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VON BUELOW MAY BECOME
NEW AMBASSADOR TO i. S.
Won BcrnstOrff'S Elevation to
German Foreign Ministry
RumOrcd in Berlin.
HINT At PEACE MISSION
Sy,,tdI Tdble DssDofrb IN Tur s,S

>p'rn 'dbie Despatch 10 TnE SuN.
HERLiS. via Amsterdam, May ct
Prince bernhard Won Buclow, former
imperial German Chancellor and the
kaiser's most trusted friend and adviser.
Is reported to he about to proceed to
Washington on a special mission. No
official information of the report could
he obtained here Tonight. This same re-
port. II will be- recalled. was cablcd to
New YORK some weeks ago.
Rumors of ali sorts sprang up immedi-
atciy after the report was circulated.
The most popular version is that the
Prince Is to take n message pertaining
t. peace to President Wilson. Another
theory Is that he will become German
ambassador to the United States. to sue
coed Count Johann Heinrich Won Bern
storn.
The correspondent of TuE SrN is able
to state IN connection with these reports
that for some time the powers that be-
IN Berlin have been considering the ad-
visibility OF making Coun Won Bern
storn Foreign Minister.
Thus far nothing substantial has
cmanated from official quarters here
that might tend t. verify any " these
reports. hut the fact remains that i'm
| portart changes IN the empires dlpro-
matte service are looked for 10y the press
and pubic.
These changes. It is conJecturcd, will
he In line with that in Germany's sub
marine policy marked by her concessions
10 the United States. The old policy
Of apparent disregard for American feel
! ings and protests gradually yielded since
President Wilson'S Sussex note to a pol
icy aimed at securing and maintaining
the sincere and unrestricted friendship OF
the United States. The recent official
,nt. WARMING sirat,Dh thA a.ar,,a H.
hassy. Germans in America to obey the
laws of that country. WAS only one OF
several convincing sidelights upon the
new policy.
Prince Won Buelow is known to be a
strong advocate of peace with America.
II was his influence which during the
recent crisis exercised great weight in
deciding the Emperor to acquiesce In the
American demand for abandonment OF
the old methods of submarine warfare.
II he is sent TO America the business
! and financial element here counts on him
to work successfully to bring about
closer relations between Germany and
America. such as would preclude the
recurrence OF such crises AS have marked
| them since the war began.
Dr. won Jagow. the present Foreign
Minister. has of late been subjected 10
some more or less fervent attacks. Many
critics have called him weak and
clamored for n strong nan" for the
| office that guides the fatherland's foreign
policies.
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500 F'RENCHMEN TAKEN.
Fighting Continued N Lnte After
noon. says Berlin Report.

BERLIN. via Amsterdam. May 81
Two important successes in the Nerdun
lighting are claimed by the German Wal
Office to-day. The Germans. the state
mcnt asserts. rccapturcd almost the
whole of the ground ut Fort Douamont
lost to the French last Monday. The
Germans took 500 prisoners and the
lighting was still In full swing late this
afternoon. the French s~tubbornly con-
testing every Inch of ground.
The village OF Cumieres. on the west
bank OF the Mcuse. due east Of Ilau
II and ic Mort Homme. was captured
by Thuringian troops. who took sos
prisoners. including eight officers. A
French attack on the southwestern slope
OF Lee Mort Homme broke down under
the Teuton machine gun fire and infantry
fusillades. 1t is announced.
The German statement said
southwest Of Givenchy strong Eng
lish forces attacked our new positions
several times only "A few scattered
troops gained entrance and they fell
In hand to hand fighting. Otherwise
all attacks were repulsed. The Eng
lish suffered very heavy losses.
Small dctachments near Hulluch
and Blairsvillc also were repulsed.
southeast OF Nouvron and north
west of Moulin-Saus-Toutvent and in
the district north of Frunay weak
French attacks failed.
ON the left bank of the Meuse
German infantry ana machine gun
fire repulsed an attempted advance by
the French on the southwestern slope
Of L. Mort Homme
Thuringian troops captured by storm
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TO END FOOD STRIFE
Is GERMANY'S NEED
Deputy Bocttgcr Would Blast
"Anglo- American Hopes"
by Restoring Confidence.
MUST CRUSH Discomfort

Specia, CANE Despatch to Tnr srN.
LONDON. May 2t.-"Wanted-a die
GATOR fully qualified for his work and
equal to all emergencies. He must he
prepared to remove speedily all defects
In the food market and to inhict OK
emplary punishment on all guilty per-
sons. Salary and other c~nioluments by
agreement"
This advertisement Is placed by Dr'
Hugo Boettger, member Of the Relchs'ae
from Ducsseldorf. at the head OF an
article in the Ducsscldorfer Gcn'rdi-An-
iciDer. In which he gives an explanation
of the necessity for an economic dictator.
IAN sections OF the nation are SUM-
GENTLY aware. he says. that our food
supply must on account Of the sea block
ade and the cessation Of imports from
Russia become scan,y and lead to hleh
prices.
"Dur enemies have to undergo wal
horrors Of "a totally different kind. our
people therefore are prepared to bear
what is unavoidable. but nothing beyond
that.
W are also fully aware that the
evils of scarcity ate u to make them
selves felt with special acuteness In the
large towns and centres OF labor and
traffic. but the most DANGEROUS feature
Of the situation IL that II Is precisely
IN those places that n political short
circuit OF disturbances and risings are
aJt to occur. the first things for which
our enemies are longing so much nrd
which would weaken our inner lines
Hence W. must now seek with all pos
sible energy the right man TO crush IN.
head of the serpent of rising discomfort
and strife"
This bears out reports brought here by
neutral observers about the growing un'
rest among the masses Of the German
people.
Having pointed out the various way.
In which IA strong man could regulate
the food supply. pr. Boettger observes
Above all. he will attain the mora
success of arousing once more in ;h'
popular mind the feeling Of security anc
confidence in the State authority and II
the social order. Then the British anc
, Anglo-American hopes will be dashec
to the ground and the game OF the in
ternational i%ntriguers will be spoiled
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VAR ON KAISER URGED.
Italians Press Government to Make
Formal Declaration.

ROME. May 2+.-Repor's current In
Rome that Empero William Is about 10
visit the Austro-Italian front have re-
sult.d I'm a renewal of the demands N
soln. quarters that Italy declare war
against Germany II is reported that
,;erma @ are to lee Dug TO the
Italian front TO assist the Austrlans.
similar rumors OF German help III men
and ..r,illery have been heard since the
beginning of the war between Austria
and Italy. hut there has never been any
official support for thes" reports. WIN
he opening of the present Austrian
offensive the reports wer" revived. WIN
the added statement that the ''"vil'"
General staff had taken over the direc-
ZION az IN. campaign on this front.
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WOULD RETAIN -ELGIUM.
Won RcScntlOw Finds mn Entirety
New henson for I:OIdIng Territory.

Special Cdbie DeSDotch TO Tur SuN.
AMSTERDAM. May 24.-Count Ernst III
Revcntlow In the Deutschc Tdges:citup0
continues his campaign against the idca
Of restoring Belgium. lie has dis
covered a new argument. Here IL is:
at is "A well known fact that before
the war Belgium used TO earn enormous
su,ns from Germany by her transit trade
II is. therefore, intcligible that she
should desire TO keep this source of in
come and IL possible enlarge 1t with the
rclp Of her friends.
"ucre Is "A question to which the az
tention Of the German public must he
drawn. We regard 1t as one OF the most
important economic questions of the
future. "A question hat h most init
matcly connected with Germany's ability
t. compete in the worlds market. that
Belgium hould cease 10 be an economic
barrier etwcen the Germans and the
industrial districts and the ocean"
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Prince Bernhard Won Buelow.

that Prince Won Buelow. former German
Chancellor. Is coming 10 Washington ~
"A special mission is not credited in Off
cial circles here. No intination that
such a visit is In prospect has been re-
ceived officially or unofficially 10y the
state Department. The German En-
bassy Is sceptical about the accuracy ,.
the report.
Some officials regard II as possible
that Prime Won Buelow might he sent
Ia the United states later. provided there
is a prospect Of discussing peace. but
50 far the United States Governments
has held aloof from "A definite initiative
in attempting 20 bring about an end of
the European war. This is because
frank statements have come from Paris.
London and Petrograd that peace
negotiations will be out OF the question
until the Entente Allies win decisively.
The report that Prince Won Buolow
might succeed Count Won Rsrnstortf as
German ambassador here is no, taken
seriously by officials.
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formation said the Secretary for Wal
suddenly.
The officer replied that that was i'm
possible because the machines could
neither travcl far nor stay long in the
air.
you will have to do IL all tho same
Kitchener said. before his wal -
over"
In the opinion OF airmcn the susgcs-
ton was absurd at that time, but 1t has
come true IN the part of both British and
French aviators. Reconnaissance and OBJ
servation work is nov carried o in
regular battle formation. Aerial war
fare Is. In fact. going through all the
stages whirh warfare by sea went. rho
development in three months Of aero
nautics is about equivalent TO hat Of Il
century In the older service.
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AIR LOSSES VERY HIGH.
I0I German Machines Brought
Down In Two Months.

LoSpoS. May 2t-Thc correspondent
OF the DdiIU N'rs at British he1dquar-
.ers in France telegraphs:
IN the daily aerial activity the bal
ancc of advantage for some time past
has been markedly on our side. The
enemy's losses have averaged something
over three machines daily on the west
ern front and it Is known that l91
German machines have been destroyed
here In the last two months
At the very beginning Of tho war. ac-
cording to the correspondent, Lord
Kitchener was visiting Il certain flying
ground in England watching men fly
and listening to what the officer COM
mauding had 70 say.
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KAISER IN CONFERENCE.
Discusses the Food situation With
His MInlstera.

RERLIN. via London. May % de-
layed) .-Emperor William lunch.d to-
day with all the Imperial and Prussian
Ministers and the presidents II the
Re!chstag and Prussian Chambers. DR..
ven Bethmann-Hollwcg also conferred
to-day with the leaders of the various
parties In the 1.eichstag.
II is believed that these conferences
were for the purpose Of discussing thor
or@h'y N. food situation and m" meas
ures to be taken by the food dictator"
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BRITISH SEIZE DUTCH MAIL.
The Nicuw Amstcrdn ms ~ sacks
Taken az Kirk wall.

The iiolland-America steamship
Nieuw Amsterdam, in yesterday from
Rotterdam. Falmouth and kirkwall.
brought 1j3 passengers. including 49,
in the first cabin. but no mail, the Brit
ish authorities having taken all Of 1t.
$50 sacks. AZ kirkwall. Among her pas
scngers was Marshall I~.anghoruc. sec.
rotary to the American Legation at The
Hague. who Is here 20 get married. and
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incidentally. see Secretary OF state Ian
sing.
Marinus Van Mccl. aviator OF ITolla MI.
who Is going tn Java, not, he said.
by aeroplauc route. although he believes
that soon will hc feasible. will spend
several weeks here inspecting a~eroplanes
foi his country.
Albert Is. Dawson. moving picture
operator. who has been making films
Of battleiiclds on the eastern war front
for the Last eighteen months. brought
many relies. lie said he had been ar
rested seventy times and that three
times he had been held TO await eyecu-
ton rs a spy, hut managed To get away
Caspar Whitney. who has been in
northern France. IL here to advocate
the nomination of Col. Roosevelt.
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WASHINGTON DOUBTFUL.
.erman Embassy ALSO Questions
Won Ruelow RumOrs.
WASHINGTON. May 2+.-The report

of every mature you have Fought IN n
hundred coinbats and won. for you nave
the ideal OF Italy IN your neart. But
the country again asks Of you new ef-
forts and more sacrifices.
81 do not doubt that you will know
how to give new proofs Of bravery and
force Of mind The country. proud ana
grateful. sustains you in your arduous
task by its fervent affections. its calm
dcmeanor and It's admirable confidence
IL sincerely hope that fortune VIII
accompany us in future battles, as YOU
accompany my constant thoughts.
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RUSSIANS REPUISE GERMANS.
TeutOns Lose Heavily In Fighting
Near DRhlen IsIn nd.

~rETRoGEAp. Via London. May ~
The Russian War office to-day issued the
following statement:
To the southwest Of Ddhlen Island
the Germans Were ropule,d with loss.
To the north Of the plyka salient we
put to ftsht an Austrian field post.
In the Caucasus there were no opera-
tons u any Importance.
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TO RELEASE MISS SILLIMAN.
German Foreign office Tells 4. =
Envoy Of Decision.

BERLIN. via London, May 9+-The
Foreign Office has informed Ambassador
Gerard tina, Miss Mary Silliman, an
American a teacher in the Amer
lean school for girls at Constantinople
who vas arrested AZ Warnemunde on
suspicion OF cspionac" n month ago
while on her way to the United States,
will soon be released.
1t is said that the arrest resulted from
the discovery Of a code in Miss Silli-
mans TRUNK. The teacher said the code
probably was put in the trunk by a
pupil from motives of revenge.
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LONDON is
Speculntes NJ 10 How Won RurIow
Can Reach 4. =.

TTTTTT TTTTT7 TFFTTTTTF TT IT IT
LONDON. May "a The suggestion
that Prince Won Buelow is to yisi. the
United States on a special mission and
possibly to become German Ambassador
in Washington. greatly interests official
circles here. The question as to how he
Will be able to reach the United States
should the report OF his proposed mis-
sion prove accurate forms the subjec, Of
much speculation. The general belief
is that In case the report is true a most
interesting situation will develop.
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Confined from FIRST Page.

mat the Germans regard the holding OF
me complete line from the Cote du
foivre to Naux village on the east bank
OF the river n OF Hill 3O4 and lie
Mort Homme on the west bank abso-
lutely essential to any further success
before Nerdun. The particular value OF
the ruins of Fort Douaumont in this
scheme lie In it's facilities for Observa-
tion. since from II the German OBJ
servers can direct the fire on the French
positions at the T%hiaumont farm. Naux
and the Caillctte wood.
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URGED.
German Professor Wants Nation to
60 Nratless Two Months.

NDffI"T '"OIf f'D"T'N 10 IHF HIN.
LONDON, May 2i.-tompulsory Nege-
tdrianiSm for two months Is the panacea
of Prof. Boas for relieving the meat fam
inc in Germany. The scheme was put
forward the same day the announcement
was made that for the first time on rec
ord Berlin had been without sausage
for days.
The |~OirrdcrtS expresses doubts
whether the hard working population will
endure a mcatlcss diet extending into
months.
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FIGHT ACROSS RIVER.
Heavy Bo,nbn ri men On Both SIDES
Of the SOucheS.

Special 'abis Despofch 10 Tnx SuS.
LoNDoN. May 2i-The following re-
port from British headquarters In
France was issued by the official press
bureau tonight
The situation On he Nimy ridge is
unchanged Small parties OF our
troops passed forward and engaged in
hand to hand fighting. To-day there
was a heavy bombardment on both
sides of the Suuchez River by both
artillerlcs. There was considerable
artillery activity near Roclincourt, the
Hohcnzollern %rcdoubt. Wytschactc and
81. i;loi.
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ITALIAN RETREAT
CONTINUES, Big
GUNS DESTROYED
"Orlcrly Evacuation Of AS
tico and Smgana Valleys
Officially Reported.
ROME VOW EXPECTS
GREAT TEITON DRIVE

Npsetpi 'rbio ms Ddtcb 10 Ntr StN.
ioNroN, May 2i--Thc withdrawal o.
.te italians from thc advanced front in
the Trcntino. in soue cases across he
frontier to Italian soil. before the Aus
frU,u advance continues. TIL" uppc"
basin If the Astico was abandoned yes
,crda, in order to consolidate the
italian lines in the Arsicro basin t.
Tho south. Tho heavy artillery til At
could not he moved was DESTROYED
I'm tho Sugana valley the Italians con
trucd yesterday the withdrawal to thor
main defence lines which was begun M
Monday
The Italians are holding their lines in
.hc l.agarina valley. Immediately south
# Reycrcto. betwecn Lizzano and
Marco. their artillery yesterday check
me- an attempt of the Austrians 20
advance oward the latter town. In the
VllrArsa. which runs parallel to the
Val Lagarina a short distance to the
east. the Italians made "a stand which
blocked an Austrian attack on the Monte
di Mclzo.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-17

Bankers P. ]. Anthony of Munich.
and A. B. Brandt of Hampden were,
business visitors in the city Thursday
night and Friday, having autoed down.
While here Mr.. Anthony was looking
up the matter of electric lights for
Munich. Munich is having a healthy
growth and is becoming quite a nice
little city. The business men of that
place are forming an incorporation for
the purpose of installing an electric
lighting plant there, which will add
much improvement to that place.
Plans are being called for for a new
Catholic church and as soon as the
plans are accepted bids will be called
for and the church will be completed
ready for occupancy this fall.
Also they are having a large addi-
ton to their school building. The
same is to cost about $4,000. These
along with many other buildings in
that village this summer and fall adds
much to the growth of that thrifty vii
lage.
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Burtscher will dry clean that suit
and make it look like new. If

Bismarck Palladium: Mrs. G. j.
Fisk, of Sixth street, entertained at
her home on Saturday afternoon n
honor of Mrs. Mary Lewis, formerly
of this city, but now of Devils Lake,
who stopped here several days enr"u+e
to Yellowstone National park. The
guests included fifteen of the most in
innate friends of Mrs. Lewis. The
time was pleasantly spent in doing
fancy work and visiting. Mrs. J.. P.
French sang several numbers and Miss
Helen Fisk rendered a number of nj
ano numbers. Bowls Of garden Aow.
ers were used throughout the house.
Mrs. Fisk, assisted by her daughters
Misses Helen and Doris, served dainty
refreshments to the guests at S o'clock
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Mrs. John Patten was taken i'll Sat-
urday at Devils Lake while enroute to
Bisbee with her husband. Mr.. Patten
is a brother-in-law of Mr.. John Bren-
nan of this place. Mrs. Patten was
taken to the hospital at the Lake and
MI. Patten and Mrs. Brennan went
down Tuesday to see the patient. The
intense heat seems to have affected
Mrs. Patten and made her quite ILL.,
Bisbee Gazette.
Dr.. Sihler was over from Devil;
Lake on Thursday in consultation with
DR.. Vigeland over Mrs. E. Hultgren
On Friday Mrs. Hultgren was taker
t othe Devils Lake hospital by her sor
Oscar and Mrs. j. Walker. Oscar re.
turned Saturday while Mrs. Walker
remained with Mrs. Hultgren at The
Lake for a few days.-Brinsmadt
Star.
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Nh. and Mrs. M. A. Degnan, Miss
Hazel Mckay and Miss Katherine
Degnan have returned from an auto
trip to Omemee and Rugby. They
we're accompanied on their return by
Miss Hilda Perrin of Omemee. Miss
Degnan entertained Frlady informally
for Miss Perrin, the guests being
Misses Hazel Mckay, Hilda Matson,
Fern Way, Teresa Chisholm, and Mary
DePlazes. Violin solos by Miss Way
and singing by Miss Perrin were much
appreciated. Miss Perrin left Satur-
day for Omemee.
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MI. and Mrs. Knutzen, Mrs. A. P.
Bjorlie and Miss Martha Rustad au-
toed to Starkweather Sunday where
they spent the day visiting with Miss
Rustad's sisterjsMrs. Peter Sather.
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A brand new boy arrived at the
home Of MI. and Mrs. A. v. Haig
Tuesday, August Is. Allie is now
daddy. Haig, while j. A. Haig be.
comes. grandpa again, and Col, Henry
Hale says "me too. Mother and
baby are doing nicely and Col. Allan
v. has grown about a foot in the past
two days.
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100000

100000 Armenians have been
nassacred or have died of privation
caused by the unspeakable Turks. Mr..
o. G. Bagidasarian will describe the
greatest slaughter of an unarmed and
innocent people of all human history.
The lecture will be held in the Pres
byterian church Monday evening,
Aug. 81. Admission free, but an Of
fering will be taken for the cause
which appeals to every human person.
MI. Bagidasarian is himself an Ar
naenian and speaks from experience:
as we'll as from reading. The sener-
al psblie viii be ntsssstsd.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Madison and son
Leslie, left by auto route Tuesday for
Christine, this state, where they will
spend a few days visiting relatives
and friends.
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THRESHING MACHINES AND
ENGINES FOR SALE

One 25 horse Case :
One Is horse Buffalo Pitts {
Two IS horse Nichols & Shepard
One 80 horse Buffalo Pitts
One IS horse Port Huron.
SEPARATORS:
One 40x60 Nichols & Shepard
One 35x56 Minneapolis
One 36x6O Advance.
Those engines and separators are M
in good shape, ready to go right ints
the field. We can furnish Tanks and
Cook Cars for any of the above ma
chimes.
To anybody not wanting any a
these used machines, come in and is
us fix you out with a new outfit as ~
are local agents for the Advance
Rumely Thresher Company.
Office 223 Fifth Street,
HALVORSON & MCDONALD
Phone 527. Devils Lake, N. u.
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It has been years since the waite,

It has been years since the water
has been as high in Freshwater Lake
as it is this season. For years tho
pioneer club have had their gasoline
launch laying in their boat house high
and dry on the banks of the lake for
the reason that there was not enough
water to float it, but this year they
have taken It out and will have many
good rides in it this fall. Vixen
launched this season it was in coed
Shape and the engine popped of at the
inst effort.
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Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Anderson and
daughter Kathleen, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
M. Crazy and daughter Lois and Miss
Lois Jones, autoed to Hampden Sun
day, where they inspected the crops,
and found them very poor.
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Miss Ada Grunnewald and Mr..
Claude Phillips, both Of Cleveland
township were licensed to wed this
week. Both the contracting parties
are we'll and favorably known in
which which they live and have a
large circle of friends who will join
in wishing them a long and happy
welded life. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Grunne-
valid of Cleveland township, and she
has been reared to womanhood in this
county. They will make their home
on the farm of the groom near Web
ster.