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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Pleasant Ridge.

Mrs. Charles Poland and daughter
Lois spent last Friday at sanford
John Ramsey took his daughter tc
Des Moines the past week to spec.
ialist and had her tonsils taken out
and she is getting along nicely,
Mrs. Sanford Poland and .daugh-
ter Minnie went to Kansas this week
to pay her mother, Mrs. Benjamin
Vanatian and her sister. Mrs: VIII
Woods a visit and also will'visit 9th
err relatives.
MI. and Mrs. James Munyon OF
near Ellston spent THURSDAY with
Mrs. George Poland was visiting
last Thursday with Mrs. Raymond
William Overholtzer and John Ov-
erholtzer have gone to Pennsylvania
to visit with relatives and many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Poland return
ed home the past week from Kansas
where they had been visiting with
their daughter, Mrs. Alvin Donald
son and looking at the country.
James Cole Of Westerville is num-
bered among the sick this week. HIS
health has been very poor for some
time.
Hurley Munyon's baby has been
very sick for some time and is no
better at this writing.
James Owens OF near Deka!b mas
been very sick with the small pox.
Miss Addie Hopkins has been as
asisting Mrs Harry Poland the past
week with her house work.
Those who spent Sunday Win MT
and Mrs. Raymond Morrell were Mrs
Horace Johnson and son, MI ana
Mrs. Harry Sander.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Grimm and
Mrs. Heildman and children spent
last Sunday with Mrs. Sarah hlrk-
patrick OF Van Vert.
Mrs. FL. l.. Brammer and her Two
daughters were visiting SATURDAY
night with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur wy
coff of Grand River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvice Ramsey and
family and grandma Ramsey spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Wadsworth
and family took dinner Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry immersion
Samuel Overholtzer and daughter,
Mrs. Benjamin Chastain OF near
Fairview were visiting Saturday IN
Grand River with their many friends:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Brown spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan
Crees
Mrs. Louisa Wadsworth went to
Grand River Saturday r. visit with
her daughter, Mrs Allen Pence
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Brown spent |
Sunday with MI and Mrs. George
Ball
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Welcome Ridge.


1 n
Hill school opened Monday with
Miss Edith Sears as teacher
Miss Iva Stephens went Monday tic
assist Mrs. Isaac Bedell with hel
house work and care for the new
boy.
len We're Leon callers Monday.
E. B. Ryan delivered hogs at De
catur Monday
Lem Jones was in this vicinity on
Tuesday.
Clyde Rauch was Decatur caller
Tuesday. Wiley Akers and family
We're in these parts Tuesday;
Decatur Tuesday.
d. B. Ryan and Clifford Lloyd had
business at Leon Tuesday
A. Bright was threshing in these
parts Wednesday.
Mrs. George McHarness spent
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Fred
]. e. Springer was out to his farm
Arthur Cave and wife and Mrs.
Arthur Andrew called on Mrs. Fred
Tenny Wednesday.
Walter Thompson and E. B. Ryan
were Decatur callers Friday.
L. n. stephens and VIE and Mrs:
Ida Gravatt and Mr.: Bnrrell spent
Davis City.
George McHarness and wife had
business at Leon Saturday.
E. M. Needham and wife were De-
catur callers Friday.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Red Cross supper at Decatur Sat
urday night.
Mr.. Burrell spent Saturday at the
j. w. Stenhens home.
Ralph Phipps and wife were Deea-
tur callers Saturday. -
Miss Edith Sears spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
Those who spent Sunday at the j.
w. Stephens home were Anus Pay
ton and wife and daughters Lila and
Velma of near Kellerton Newman
y, orden and wife and daughter
and wife and Laura Ora
watt.
MSS Ellen Gravatt and sister
Laura and Nora Stephens attended
Sunday school at Elk Chapel. Sun
day
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Jack Oak.

Hobert Matteson end wife spent
Sunday at Clarence Osborn's.
Fred Deeuler and family visited at
Lon Dingman's Sunday.
Henry SparSur and family and
Ernest Hamilton and wife spent Sun
day with Bill Fulton's.
Mary Henderson spent several
days at Hobert Matteson's.
Ike Martin and sisters called at
c, Fl. Matteson's Monday.
Fred Young and wife spent Satur-
day night at James Young's.
John Barlean visited at II. A.
Brannon's the first of the week:
Frank, Hobert Matteson and wife,
Mary Henderson, Opal Bennett, Me-
lissa, bingham and Wade Martin
spent TUESDAY evening at Everett
Martins.
The party given for Ike Martin at
C. H. Matteson's Monday evening
was well attended and all report a
good time.
Lois Dingman spent Saturday
night with Georgia Deemer and Min
nie. Deemer stayed with Melissa
Dingman
Perry Bruner and family spent
Sunday at Dennis Hardinger's
Henry Spargur and family. visited
at John and Artie Hendersons' homes
Mrs. G. F. Tenny returned home
from visit with her son Ralph an
family at Bethany. Mo-, Thursday J,
Dorothy Martin visited several
days with Opal Bennett in Leon.
Lon Dingman has an auto now. He
traded with Butcher.
Ike Martin was among the boys
drawn for service in the army on
Sept. ! 9th. and will be greatly miss
ed by his friends here. Everyone is
hoping this awful war will soon be
over. and the boys return to their
homes.
Roy Trip and Frank Matteson
visited at Gid Sage's Sunday
H. A. Brannon went over near
Woodland and brought home an out
fit to make his cane into sorghum.
Everett Martin will make the sorg-
hum for him. MFR Martin also has
large cane patch which will be
made into sorghum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Sly spent
Monday at Henry Quigley's. Harley
went to Des Moines Wednesday with
the soldier boys. Mrs. Sly will make
her home with Quigley's while he is
away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27
Davis City.
lDelayedl-

1
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Walsh arrived
Monday from Atchison, Kansas, To-
a visit with her parents, Mr.: and Mrs
W. T. Bailey. "a
Arthur Cummings and family O
Greybull, Wyoming, are in this city
having been called here by the i'll
ness of his father, T. E. Cummings.
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Hanks of Pomona
Kansas, was visiting at the home OF
Thomas Cummings.
Girls Hartshorn and family of Chi
cago are visiting at the home OF his
sister, Mrs. Geo. Henderson.
Mrs. L. X. Venting was a Bethany
caller last week.
Rev. Paul Barton and family de-
parted for the NJ E. conference on
Tuesday, preaching his farewell SER
mon Sunday evening.
Mrs. Julian Butterworth and son
Scott of Laramie, Wyoming, left last
Thursday for their home after spend
ing a few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Scott;
Miss Helen Wales left Tuesday
her work in college.
The Apostolic camp meeting CLOS
ed Sunday with a large attendance
and every one enjoyed themselves.
Mrs. Latta Hagan and daughter
in-law, Mrs. Roscoe Hagan accom-
panied by Dean Gates and Miss Leah
Tealc visited over Sunday with Ros-
coe Hagan in Des Moines who was
called in the first draft to Camp
M. and Mrs. Cash Merritt of Al
lerton were Davis City callers Sun
day.
family left Wednesday for their
home in Chicago being called here
by the death of her father, I. p.
Cummings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27

We want your business and will
give you every reasonable banking
courtesy and accommodation Leon
savings Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27

We have some 5 per cent money
for choice farm loans. Farmers q
Traders State Bank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27

The Leon Savings Bank is. prepar-
ed to make some good farm loans AT
reae nable rates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-27

:
Mr.. and Mrs. Cash Merritt of Al
lerton were Davis City callers Sun
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
SPY INSURANCE
FOR THE NATION
Dragnet Spread From the Allan
tic to the Pacific.
SUSPECTS TO BE GATHERED
Plans Under Way For the Construc-
ton Of Internment Camps In
Various Parts OF the
Country.

Washington.-Every channel of gov
eminent activity is working under
pressure to provide Spy insurance"
for the nation in the event of war
with Germany. An army of secret
service men and agents of the Depart
ment of Justice, spreading a dragnet
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from Canada to the Mexican border,
have under surveillance thousands of
"spy suspects" and German sym
pathizers. A declaration of war be-
tween the United States and Germany.
it was learned will be followed i'm
mediately by wholesale arrests and
internments.
Among the thousands under sur
veillance are vast number of Ger
man reservists caught in the United
States at the outbreak of the Euro
pean War and unable to get back to
the German Army. Every reservist
has been listed by the secret service,
after vast amount of labor, and a
war declaration would be the signal
for their immediate apprehension and
internment. Plans are under way for
several great internment camps in
various parts of the country where the
German aliens will be placed under
guard.
In addition to these reservistS, the
secret service agents have under sur
veillance vast number of naturalized
Germans, whose activities during the
recent crisis have brought them under
suspicion Many of these are wealthy
and influential men in communities
throughout the country. AS an ex-
ample of this class of suspects, it was
learned that a secret service guard
has been installed about the home,
and business establishment of a mil
lionaire German-American in Wash
ington. While the secret agents de-
clined to make any announcement as
to what charge they were prepared to
make against the millionaire, it was
learned that powerful wireless plant
surrounding the millionaires place of
| business had aroused suspicion, and
that for month secret service man
had been in the millionaire's employ.
The President and his advisers
have decided on vigorous campaign
to eliminate all disloyalty from the
Army, the Navy and the executive
branches of the government, and the
| secret service agents have been or
dered to investigate the sympathies
of all responsible officials. Congress
will probably be asked to enact leg
islation barring from the military and
naval service all but real American
citizens. Representative Griffin, of
New York, has already begun move
ment looking toward this end.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
To Ignore Mediation Move.

Washington.-No offer of mediation
from any source will be entertained
by President Wilson, except on the
condition that Germany abandons her
present ruthless submarine warfare.
Nor has the report of an impending
declaration of war by Germany made
any impression on the President.
This, in short, is the reply of the
administration to the efforts that are
being made, unofficially at present, to
sound out this government if it will
entertain any suggestion from neutral
sources for mediation between the
United States and Germany previous
to the meeting of Congress, when a
declaration of the existence of state
of war between the United States and
Germany will be promptly adopted.
Overtures from the Swiss government
through DR.. Paul Ritter, the minister
in Washington who took over German
interests when Count Won Bernstorff
was given his passports, will not be
encouraged
Indeed, it has already been diplo-
matically intimated to DR.. Ritter that
any efforts on his part to stem the
course of events will be futile, and
therefore, any plans his government
may have might as we'll be abandoned
in advance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

eggs. I wish 1 might see them," said
one child, and another answered, Il
think it must have been the little hare
that sprang out of the juniper bush
when wanted to build my nest there"
The other children laughed and re-
peated the saying, and when the duke
came back unframed from the war,
and took away his wife and children
to their palace on the upper Rhine,
his wife set apart fund to be expend-
ed every year in giving the children
of the village which had sheltered the
royal children during the war feast
of eggs at Easter. The custom was
spread in the duchess own domains,
and by degrees it spread over the
whole country, the eggs being consid-
cred a symbol of deliverance from sin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
U. s. MEN OUT OF SANTIAGO.
cubans Give Assurances OF Ability To
Keep Order.

Santiago De Cuba.-Relying on as
surances of the ability of the Cubans
to maintain order, the American COM
mander withdrew Sunday the last
men of the force landed two weeks
ago. The city is quiet, although
skirmishes in the outskirts are not
infrequent.
Col Aurelio Havia, the Minister of
the Interior, now is here supervising
the situation. The number of Cuban
troops has been largely increased and
it is announced that vigorous cam
paign against the rebels will be inau-
gurated Immediately. The rebels are
continuing their campaign of destruc-
ton, but there are no indications that
they are in a position to make
formidable resistance.
The new Government in the city has
made many arrests of persons con-
nected with the former regime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
TRAIL OF DEAD BEHIND STORM.
twenty-five To Fifty People Killed.
Over 100 Hurt.

New Albany, Ind.-Between rs and
so persons were killed and probably
100 or more injured by storm which
swept over New Albany, demolishing
scores of residences and several in
dustrial plants.
Twenty-Five bodies are known to
have been recovered. and it is expect
ed this number will be materially in
creased when all the debris of wreck
ed buildings has been cleared away.
The lighting system for the' resi-
dence section of the city was put out
of commission by the storm. and the
work of rescue is proceeding slowly
land with difficulty.
In addition to the bodies taken to
kertaking establishments there
reports of others that We're
No private homes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
SPEED RECRUITING
FOR LIMITED TERM
Men Need Serve in Navy Only
During Emergency.
NAVY NEEDS 26,456 MEN
Men Not To Be Required To Serve
Out Usual Enlistment Term OF
Four Years - Recruiting
Force Enlarged.

Washington. - The Navy Depart
ment in a big drive to bring enlist
ments up to full strength and to fill
the immediate need for men, dis
patched orders to all recruiting sta
tons to accept men for the Marine
Corps as well as the reserve corps
for term limited to the present
emergency" Men so recruited will
be pressed into service with the I'M
derstanding that they will receive fur
Tough when the emergency ends and
not be compelled to serve out the
usual four years. To rush enlistments
and broaden the campaign for new
men, an additional force of 100 Off
GERS and 1000 men may be detailed
for recruiting purposes.
The total enlisted strength of the
Navy is 61,O89, it was shown by de-
partment reports. Figuring in the
men whose term of enlistment will
expire in the near future, the Navy
now needs 26,456 men to bring the
number up to the maximum allowed
by the present law. When the pres
ent limit is reached the President will
be asked to extend it to furnish plenty
of additional men for every vessel and
for duty on shore. When the special
session convenes legislation is expect
ed to be pressed making it easier for
enlisted men to secure commissions.
The Navy Department needs 995 Off
GERS now for immediate duty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
ANOTHER STEAMER
SUNK BY U-BOAT
Eight Americans of It's Crew
Lose Their Lives.
U. S. PREPARING FOR WAR
Will Agree To No Negotiations Until
Germany Declares Its Purpose To
Abandon Its Ruthless Sub
marine War.

Washington. - American Consul
Mahin, at Amsterdam, cabled the
State Department that the American
steamer Healdton, sunk by a sub
marine Wednesday off Terschelling,
Holland, was torpedoed without warn
ing and that 20 of the crew were
drowned.
The Consuls dispatch follows:
STANDARD oil ship Healdton, from
Philadelphia for Rotterdam, cargo oil,
torpedoed without warning 8:15 even
ing of 21st, rs miles north of Ter
schelling, Holland. Twenty of crew
drowned One died of injuries. Others
taken to north of Holland. Sub
marine seen after torpedoing."
The sinking of the Healdton adds
another grave chapter to the story of
war waged against American shipping
by Germany to be laid before Con
gress by President Wilson at the
special session he has called for
April 2.
The Healdton was unarmed, having
left port before the President author
lied the Navy to furnish guns and
gunners to merchantmen. Her fate
serves to heighten the profound inter
est with which the government and
the public awaits the time when an
American vessel prepared and ready
to send shell into hostile sub
marine on sight will enter the war
zone
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
HOW UNBELIEVER SAW LIGHT
Recognized Work of God in the Beauty
and Fragrance of Flowers in
Church.

I once heard a story about man
who was a confirmed unbeliever. His
wife, an earnest Christian, tried to
get him to attend church services, but
he stubbornly refused to enter re-
ligious meeting of any kind. And so
it went for many years, until one
Easter morning his wife with tears
in her eyes begged him to go to church
with her.
Robert" she said, Il know that you
do not believe-in anything. I know
that you do not want to believe in
anything. But won't you come to
church this mOrning-just to give me
pleasure?"
And the man promised to go; prom
Used reluctantly, and though he was
an unbeliever he did not break prom
ises, so he went.
The church was very beautiful that
Easter morning. The air was filled
with the perfume of many flowers, and
ferns and palms nodded cheerily to
each other. A great bouquet of lilies
bloomed fragrantly at the mans very
elbow, and a jar Of golden-hearted
daisies smiled up at him. Everywhere
he looked there were flowers; simple
field flowers, and rarer, cultivated
ones. And the man, leaning back in
his seat, felt great peace steal over
him.
All through the service he sat there,
quiet. And at the closing hymn he
took his wifes arm, and guided her
gently down the fower-decorated
aisle. When they were walking home,
alone, under the brightness of the
springtime sky, he suddenly spoke:
my DEAR" he said, 'this Easter
morning has done a great thing for
me. have seen the light believe ~
His wife cried out in joy, what
was it that made you believer she
questioned; twas it the music, or the
sermon, orr"
sit was the flowers" said the man
softly. "When l saw them, all massed
together in their beauty and purity
and fragrance, suddenly knew that
only a great and wonderful God could
have made them. Margaret e. Sang
ster, Jr., in the Christian Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
NEW RUSSIA RECOGNIZED.
Ambassador Francis First To Extend
Congratulations.

Petrograd.-The United States is
the first nation to recognize formally
the new Government of Russia. Am
bassador Francis made a preliminary
call on Foreign Minister Miluqoff inn
mediately upon the receipt of instruc-
tons from the State Department at
Washington.
In the afternoon, accompanied by
his staff, including the naval and mill
tary attaches, he went to the Marin
sky Palace, where the council of Min
listers was assembled, made the formal
recognition and presented congratula-
lions and Fluctuations on behalf Of
the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
Recognition Authorized.

Washington.-Formal and full rec
ognition by the United States of the
new Government of Russia was an
nounced at the State Department. The
silence which has been observed at
the department concerning the events
in Russia was broken when officials
learned that the news of Ambassador
Francis oticial welcoming of the new
regime had been received in press dis
patches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
PRISON FOR GERMAN PLOT.
Sander and Wunnenberg Get Two
Years and Are Fined $4,000.

New York.-Albert o. Sander and
Charles N. Wunnenberg, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of having sent
spies to England from this country to
gather information for the German
military authorities, were sentenced
to serve two years in the Federal
prison at Atlanta and to pay fine of
$4,000 each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
SPANISH SHIPS TO ARM.
King Alfonso Will Sign Decree For
Insuring Safety.

Madrid-King Alfonso signed
decree for the insuring of the safety
of Spanish maritime commerce. The
measure adopted will be in accordance
with the procedure followed by other
foreign countries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
PLOT FINANCED BY EMBASSY.

Detective Tells OF Admission OF Won
kIeist, On Trial At N. Y.
New York-An alleged admission
that money for the establishment of
a bomb factory in Hoboken, N. j., was
furnished direct from officials of the
German Embassy at Washington was
read when the trials were begun in
the Federal Court here of six men
charged with having attempted to
create a reign of terror on the high
seas by destroying vessels sailing
from American ports with cargoes for
the Entente Allies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
READY TO AID RUSSIA.
American Committee Sends Massage
To Premier Milukoff.

New York.-The American Commit
tee for Russian Relief sent cable mes
sage to Foreign Minister Milukoff, of
Russia, announcing that it was anxi-
Gus to give any assistance required
for the relief of distress in Russia and
asking for instructions by cable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
cAPTIvEs TO FRONT.
Germany Puts Prisoners On Battle
Line AS Reprisals.

Lausanne, Switzerland. - Germany
has sent many of her captives to the
front lines of battle as reprisals, ac-
cording to statement issued by the
International Red Cross. The state
ment said the Red Cross was en-
deavoring to dissuade the German au-
thorities from such form of reprisals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
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Easter 0ladness

Across the windy slopes sweet bells
were ringing;
A skylark's song came downward,
clear and gay,
And my full heart broke forth in joy
and singing,
This Easter day.
My risen Lord, / felt thy strong pro-
lection!
l saw thee stand among the graves
today;
81 am the Way, the Life, the Resur-
rection,"
heard thee say.
And all the burdens / had carried
sadly
Grew light as blossoms on an April
spray;
My cross became staff; journeyed
gladly
This Easter day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
TO HAVE 500 CARS AT FRONT.
Americans viii Aid Four Sections To
Field Ambulance.

Paris-Four more sections of the
American field ambulance will be Of
fered to the French Army in April.
Thus the organization will have more
than 500 cars at the front.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
BILLY SUNDAY WILL AID.
To Turn Tabernacle Into Recruiting
Station In Event Of War.

Buffalo, N. Y-If there's war; Billy
Sunday will turn his New York City
tabernacle into recruiting station.
I'D be a poor mutt of pacitist if
didn't" he said
The Little River news., 1917-01-13
VILLA THREATENS S4TEY8
It FS Rumord on the Border tlat Chi
 huaIua City Will Be Attacked.

ElPaso, Jan. Mediterranean agents have information that Francisco Yil- las main column is advancing toward Setevo, southwest Of Chihuahua C.tg to attack the yt.se capital while Gen. Francisco AIurguia is away.
 Villa partisians admit tha Villa was defeated by General Arguia at Jimi- nea Friday, bat say the Villa force there was smazl Villa, they say, was in the mountains at the time hiding 4o9 GOO pesos worth of silver bullion taken from ,he mines in the Parral dis fret. They say Villa will attack Chihuahua City again within a week.