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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-16
WESTERN PACIFIC GAINS
ENTRANCE TO RENO. NEV.

san Francisco. Cal March 16.-Pres-
ident c NJ Levey. Of the Western Pa
cltlc railroad, announced today that the
Western Pacific has CAMEL entry 20
Reno, New. in competition with the
Southern Pacific by purchase o. los
miles OF the Nevada-California-O Oregon
railroad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-16

Truths hot from the forge will he
hammered home tonight bv mr.. Burma
Ftrst t'rcSh<f~ri"n church. s-f5 r. m
-feF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-16
CLAIMS CARRANZA
SPURNS GERMANY
Refuses Alliance Proposed;
Germans Now Financing
Villa, It Is Said.

A report reaching secret service
gents here Friday stated Gen. Carran-
"a has refused an alliance which was
proposed with Germany by agents Of
the German government who recently
rried 10 negotiate with him IN Mexico
CSty.
Il Is said that after Carranza's re-
fusal 70 ally his government with the
German government, the agents pro-
ceeded to Villa and induced him to join
with them and that now Villas oper-
atoms are being directed by Germans
ana he is being given money by them
10 carry on his campaign.
villa and his forces have been vic
iorious in a series OF battles over MUIR
suia's de facto government command.
.-ccording 70 arrivals from Chihuahua,
Friday These people say Villa de-
feated Marguia at Rosario, Durango,
NieTes, Durango. Parrail, chihuahua,
and near Jimenez.
The passenger said all Carranza gar
Isons at Jimenez, Santa Rosalia and
ortiz have been withdrawn to Chihua-
hua City and that preparations are
being made there 70 withstand an at
ack-
KENTUCKY AMBULANCES TO GO.
Kentucky ambulance company No.
was entrained near Fort Bliss Friday,
preparatory 10 its departure for Louis
vile, KY 1t will leave over the T
q P.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-16
Eyes Examined Properly
Ienement Owners

Geo. D. Kendall. 32s Mesa Avenue,
Makes Glasses Eight--Adv.
Tenement Owners.
Are you getting all of the money
your house should bring2 Ask Lee
Newman 1 specialize on tenements-
Phone 1903. 9051s 5 Il Paso-
ADV.
Glasses repaired while you wait
TOric Optical Co., corner Texas and
Oregon StS--Ady-
You Move when you call $500.
You get City Service CO. Moving Van.
'Apv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-16

Geo. D. Kendall 32S Mesa Avenue,
Makes Glasses Htght-Adv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
THE BIG BADGER FAIR
AT PLATIEVILLE.

Next week the big Badger Fair will
be held at Platteville, Wis, and four
big days are promised, September 45-
81. Always a successful fair, and one
of the events of the year in this section.
Three days of high class racing by
some of the country's best horses. Lib
eral premiums have been provided in
all departments.
The Heth United Shows have been
engaged for the Midway. providing a
line of high class moral attractions, in
Guiding a big Eli Ferris Wheel.
Plenty of free attractions have been
engaged, and Base Ball games daily.
Three Balloon ascensions with Para
chute leaps will be given during the
week.
Platteville extends to her friends and
Ineighbors, a most gracious invitation
to come and mingle with the crowds
that are bound to be in attendance at
the Big Badger Fair, assuring all of a
most hearty welcome and enjoyable and
profitable visit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
POCKET STOVES or JAPANESE
The kwairo Is Placed In tbs Clothing
and Fed With Fuel Which is Put
Up in Sausage Form.

The japanese kwairo is placed IN
the clothing and the fuel put up in
sausage form, the whole looking some
thing like metal cigar case. The
pocket brazler is used by railroad tray-
elers and delicate school children.
Aged people sleep with the kwlno at
their feet. Cramps or collie are soothed
by placing the little strange instru-
ment across the pit of the stomach.
In the Russo-Japanese war many a
benumbed japanese soldier saved him
self by placing a kwairo in his bosom.
Immense quantities have been ordered
by Russia during the present war.
French missionaries introduced the
pocket-stove into France.
The fuel now used was invented in
1882 by Sokichl Yamazaki of the prov
ince of ShimotSuke. The annual out
put by the trust company which bought
the inventors patent exceeds 100000
yen.
The packing and transportation OF
the fuel, which Is sold at very pop
ular price, requires very careful atten-
ton. 1t is put up in specially prepared
paper bags.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30

When the man gets on the train to go
to the mobilization camp he enters an
other life. His civilian associations,
his entire other world is left behind
Nothing is now left to his judgment.
Everything that he is to do has been
worked out in advance; he is under
orders every minute.
He reports at the camp. There he is
assigned to tent and told to take a
bath and where to take it.
He goes to the showers, takes his
bath, is given something to eat and goes
to bed. That is the end of the first day.
The next morning the real military
life starts. After roll call and break
fast the man is brought before army
surgeons for physical examination. If
they confirm the decision of the civilian
physicians that he is physically qualified
for military service, as it is expected
will be done in 80 per cent of the cases,
he will be given a uniform and a rifle,
other equipment and assigned to COM
pany.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
KISSING THE BLACK STONE
No Obligation OF Islam is More Plous-
ly Discharged Than That of Making
Pilgrimage to Mecca.

As well die Jew or a Christian as
not make the pilgrimage to Mecca, said
Mahomet; and no obligation of Islam
is more piously discharged. 1t is be-
lieved that the ritual connected with
the visit to the Kaaba-the square
building"-and the kissing Of the Black
Stone go back TO days of idolatry, the
time of ignorance" before the new
faith bloomed, says the London Chron-
icle.
The Black Stone, which measures
about 6 by Inches, is believed to have
fallen from Paradise 20 have been
guarded during the Deluge and handed
to Abraham by Gabriel when the
ka'aba was built, Certain parts of the
ceremonial--the throwing of stones ut
the devil, and the imitation Of Hagar's
distracted wanderines In the desert.
are supposed to have had significance
for the re-Mohammedan times as well
rs for Islam.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CHARLES w. EMERY. PASTOR
Sunday services
Class meetings $3.50.
Morning worship 1920. Mr.. Garnet
Wearing will occupy the pulpit at this
service.
Sunday School l1:45 a. m. Glasses
for ell. Our motto "The whole church
at Sunday School, Those who have nc
other Sunday school home are invited
to come with us.
Junior League 300 p. m.
The evening service will be held at
Z O'Clock and will be conducted by the
Epworth League.
Save Thursday evening for the reg
ular prayer service.
A general invitation to all our SER
vices is extended. Strangers in the
city are especially welcome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
ASKING for a Raise.

Have you ever asked for a raise In
salary? If you have not, there Is some
thing coming to you in the way of a
brand-new feeling. | mean the sensa-
ton you experience while approaching
the boss on this quest. 1t is not just
like sea-sickness it is not exactly the
same rs dropping ten stories in an ele-
vator; yet there are points of similar
ity to it In each of these. Walking
into the dentists Office with a tooth
aching to be pulled approximates it as
nearly as anything else, although in
this case the pain is reversed; the boss
is the one who has the pain, and you
are the one to do the pulling.
As much depends on your approach
t. the boss as does on your approach
to the green, 70 use an expression of
golf You must not shoot too far ;
neither should you foozle and have to
make an extra attempt But go right
in as If you belonged there Never
mind speaking about the weather us Il
self-starting Device say what is on
your mind. He can find out about the
atmospheric conditNns by looking out
of the windnw.--Atlantic Monthly,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
Just Salt Down Insect Bites.

Having read OF the curative proper
ties Of common salt woman who
loves picnic parties, but suffers a great
deal from the stings and bites OF the
nameless insects so numerous in the
woods, to say nothing of the attentions
of mosquitoes, determined 10 test its
efficiency She selected three bites on
her forearm, one she left untouched,
another she bathed with salt and wa
ter and the last she pricked with a
sterile needle and rubbed dry salt into
the bite. This one healed in a short
time and the burning itching sensa-
ton disappeared almost immediately
the salt was applied, the bite which
had been bathed with salt healed next
and the other bite stayed on and gave
inconvenience, especially at night, for
nearly n week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
SOFT GOODS AND 'MERCERY'
These Are Two Of Many Unfamiliar
Terms Used in the Clothing Busl-
ness in Australia.

Nearly all OF the terms used In
the clothing business in Australia are
borrowed from the British usage, with
some additions of local words and ex-
tensions OF meaning.
For instance, dry goods" is seldom
heard, the Australian term being soft
goods" but the latter term generally
applies only to piece goods, with some
inclusion of ready-to-wear articles.
The house or shop that carries arti-
cles for mems wear Is known as a
''mercery" and never as II haberdash-
er's. "Haberdashery" here means what
In America is covered by notions
small articles of all sorts.
Again, the shop that handles wom-
ems wear is known as a diapers"
and the trade is called the Master
Diapers Association.
The mantle" department is the one
that handles women's coats and suits.
The manager of the store or shop is
known as director, and an assistant"
Is a salesman.
"Warehouseman" does not mean a
man or house that stores goods for
others at rental or hire rates, but a
wholesale dealer in soft goods and
the like. The business Of what is
known in America as that of ware
houseman is conducted in Australia
by bulk stores"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
The Geneva Convention.

The Geneva convention was an
agreement entered into ut Geneva.
Switzerland. August -, 1864. by dele
gates from France, Belgium, Switzer-
land, Portugal, Holland, Italy, Spain,
Denmark and Prussia. Later the con
Yenuon was agreed to by all the gov
ernments OF North and South America
except Brazil. II was made In the in
terests of war sufferers. Among other
things ii provided for the neutrality OF
ambulances, no distinction of national
ity to be made In caring for the sick
and wounded. Natives of an invaded
country bringing aid to sick and
wounded were 20 be free and respect
ed, Nurses, surgeons. physicians and
those In charge Of administration and
transportation should be marked by Il
distinctive flag or arm badge. consist
Ing of red cross on white ground
Sick and wounded soldiers taken prls-
oners should be cared for andcured, IL
possible AMI then be liberated or pa
voled The Geneva commandments the
origin Of the Red Cross,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
To Get Rid Of Ants.

4 few leaves of green NORWOOD
scattered among the Eunts of black
ants will drive them away. Powdered
borax sprlnkled around the infested
places will, it is said, e1termlnate
both red and black ants. Powdered
cloves is good TO drive them away. An
other plan is TO grease plate with
lard and set il where these insects
abound. They prefer lard TO anything
else and viii forsake sugar for II.
Place fe,y sticks around the plate for
the ants 70 climb up on. Occasionally
turn the plate bottom up over the fire
ana the ants win fall in with the melt
ed lard. or use a small amount OF tur-
pentlne run into the 10or cracks with
an ordinary sewing machine oil can.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30

fair. The "boys" are doing good work
and Linden people are justified in feel
ing proud of the organization. Il All
this The Tribune unhesitatingly en-
dorses
G.. A. Smith has traded his Ford and
now drives a new seven passenger Stu
debaker.
Worth Gribble departed on Saturday
for Milwaukee. He will be employed
in the shops where his brother is en-
gagged at present
Misses Lucille Straw and Florence
Anderson of Hazel Green spent from
Saturday until Monday at the Alfred
Hughes home.
Mrs. w. G. Robinson and children of
Grinnell, Ia, spent part of last week
with her aunt, Mrs. J. j. Heathcock.
Dave Lemen and sister Laura of Mil
waukee and their nephew. ArthurZieg-
Ter of Minneapolis visited at the home
Of Joseph Heathcock last week.
Mrs. Norman Hadfeld and son OF
Chicago are visiting with friends anc
relatives.
Mrs. Stull and two sons, Tom anc
Claude and wives motored here from
Algona, Iowa, and spent Saturday anC
Sunday at the J. N. Vial home.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wicks
on Thursday, Aug. %, fine baby boy
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Launder anC
Clarence Gsldsworthy attended the
Monroe fair Friday.
Miss Opal Eggers visited last weel
with Gretchen Vogt at Monroe.
Nick Martin of Co. /, 4th Wis. In
fantry came home from Camp Dougla
Friday on 48-hour furlough befor'
leaving for Texas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
From the Front in France.

Our townsman, H. S. Hurlbut, re-
ceived within the last week letter
from his young friend, John Hanscor1,
also of this city, but who is now one of
the brave American boys rendering
valuable ambulance service in France.
The letter is dated July 81, and reads:
my dear Mr.. Hurlbut:-Though there
is plenty of war around me, my present
post is comparatively quiet and am
going to try to write few short notes.
This is my second time at the front
the first for period of three weeks
and now for a month but I've seen
enough to last me the rest Of my life.
At present we are fairly well fixed, not
too many wounded and short hauls.
Most of the driving is at night and, OF
course, with no lights; but it might be
a great deal worse. The French treat
us wonderfully well. We have fine
food even at the front, and as long as
something doesn't hit you everything
is all nice.
"You would, | know, be interested in
the airoplane fighting over here. II
certainly is wonderful One lone French
man dropped two Bosch on the hill di-
rectly in front of the post the other
day and got away without scratch.
Well, must stop. Best wishes to all
my friends. JOHN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
Freight Train Wreck.

Tuesday morning Milwaukee freight
train experienced a wreck about four
miles south of Darlington. The train
was coming this way, 1t happened near
a bridge. One car left the track drag
ging others with it, including the pas
senger accommodation car. The con-
ductor was slightly injurged, also a
lady passenger. whose names we have
not learned All other trains were
delayed more or less for over twenty
four hours as a consequence.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30

The Evening Wisconsin says that
an Indiana woman was peeling potatoes
one day last winter when she cut into
one that was hollow, and inside it found
this note from the Southern farmer
who had raised it; 81 got sixty-nine
cents bushel for these potatoes. How
much did you pay for them ?" The
woman wrote back: 81 paid four dol
lars bushel" She received this reply
from the farmer: Il got sixty-nine
cents for those potatoes. 1t could not
have cost more than thirty-one cents to
carry them to you Who got the other
three dollars? am going to try to
find out. !"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
CORRELL
LINDEN
<'sn<'~Jocoaooos,55ozsaooSz0o0y
BY Hazel Hicks,

Mr. and Mrs, Chas Carroll and chill
dren were at Benton and Hazel Green
last week calling on relatives.
Miss Beavers of Platteville spent
over Sunday at the j. ~ Vial home
Miss Margaret Manley of the Point
has been enjoying the hospitality Of the
j. J. Heathcock home.
The NJ +. Sunday school picnic was
held on the church lawn Saturday after
noon. An enjoyable event. as usual.
Members of the Rebekah lodge with
which order Mrs. N. Tredinnick is af-
filiated. completely surprised her at her
home on Friday evening, the move be
ing in recognition of her birthday. Re-
freshments were served and pleasant
evening realized by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Caygill, Eliza
beth Caygill and Thos Caygill returned
from motor trip to Nora Springs, Ia,
on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. John Williams was here from
Edmund Friday afternoon and assisted
IN organizing a Red Cross society. The
following officers were elected
President Mrs. Arch Granville.
Vice-P Pres. Miss Roxy Harker.
Secretary Miss Catherine Caygill.
Treasurer Miss Hazel Hicks.
The president selected as her advisory
committee the following ladies Mrs.
j M Trednnick. Mrs. John Hancock
and Miss Elsie Harker. Other com
mittees to be selected at first business
meeting The membership at this writ
ing numbers about thirty, but it is an
ticipated that several more will join.
Mrs. l., Andrews and son Gordon of
Chicago visited here several days of
the past week with the former sister,
Mrs. Carrie Batten.
Mrs. j ~ Vial and son Win, the
Misses Media Hillary and Estella Bur
roughs motored to Dubuque one day
last week
The Linden band treated the people
of Mineral Point and their fair visitors
to some fine music on Thursday of the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
Held Under $4,000 Bond.

In Madison, on Saturday last, Peter
Dochnahl a well known farmer of the
town of Dodgeville, after an examina-
ton before a u S. Court Commissioners,
was held to the grand jury under
$40, 900 bonds II is alleged he tried to
create INSTRUMENTATION among the mill
tary forces of the country, by declaring
in front of Dodgeville store on the 18th
Of this month, that this is wall street
war, and advising his hearers to
"stick together" and they wouldn't
have to fight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
New Vulcanizing Plant.

Don't throw away your old casing
till worn out. We can save you money
on your tire bill. We can double-tread
and put on new treads at about half
cost of new castings, and as we have
just added new vulcanizing plant with
experienced man in charge, you can get
all kinds of tire repair work done at
reasonable prices at Beers Harness
Shop. 20tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
DO YOUR BIT.

Peace or war. the people of the world
must be fed - and while this will always
be the stability of first mortgages on
improved farms as a safe investment
will never be disturbed.
While the producing power of i'm
proved land is the basis, investments
in first mortgages on improved farms
are war proof.
For select first farm mortgages on
improved farms, see or write
Il. j. PENHALLEGoN,
800 High street, Mineral Point, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
WARNING

The young man who broke in tbs
basement Of the Peoples Variety Store
last Sunday afternoon. between 4 and
O'Clock, is hereby requested TO come
and settle before September LIST, or he
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent
of the law We have witnesses whc
saw him break the rear window with
rock, also witnesses who saw him come
through front sidewalk CRATE on High
street. s. G. NAUMAN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
John Imuel.

The sad news reached here Saturday
of the death of Mr.. John lmmel, at
Joplin, Mo. The funeral was held there
Monday Mr.. Immel was former res
ident of this city For many years he
has been agent for the Zinc Ore Pur-
chasing Agency Of the III. Zinc Co. at
lopliD
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
CHURCH NOTICES
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
W. }. c. BOND, PASTOR

W. }. c. BOND, PASTOR
Sunday services
1890 a. m, public worship.
1l:45 a. M, Sunday School.
Evening worship 1880.
Weekly prayer meeting, Thursday
evening at 1880.
Junior Endeavor Friday afternoon.
Strangers always welcome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30

The latest national fad is the raising
of big sums to provide smokes for the
boys in France. The big cigarette and
tobacco companies might give their
next months advertising appropriation
for this purpose, and provide smokes
for the next year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
Present Bills.

All parties having bills against the
Southwestern Wisconsin Fairwill please
present them on or before September
Is, 1917. Bills not in by that date, pay
ment will be deferred to 1918 account.
35w3 w G.. MARTIN, Sec.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
UntimeIy Ending of Splendid Life.

Miss Annie LaMalle died in Chicago
Monday of this week and her body ar
rived in this city Tuesday evening for
burial which took place Wednesday
morning with impressive services at
st. Paul's church conducted by Rev.
l.. p. O'Reily.
Deceased was born in this city about
thirty-nine years ago. Here she grew
to wamanhood. Her every word. her
every act were those of pure, ideal
nature, and the respect and admiration
which flowed toward her from every
quarter of the community was of more
than an ordinary degree. 1t is several
years since Miss LaMalle went to Chi
cago to make her home with relatives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
He Who Hesitstes.

First Pacifst-What's the matter
with Bil9
Second Paclfst-0h, he hesitated
about breaking of diplomatic relations
with q hornets nest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
ST. PauL'S CHURCH

l.. p. o'REILLY, PASTOR
Sunday services
Mass at 500 and 1000 a. m.
Evening service at 1880.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30
TRINITY CHURCH

Sunday Services
Holy Bucharest 500 a. nj.
Morning prayer 1920.
Sunday School. 1900 m.
+. =. O. REED. Rector
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-08-30

Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Mueller of Chi
.eago are spending a week S vacation at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Alblinger.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-03-06
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS

AT the last meeting of Mt. Ster-
ling Lodge No. 723, B. P. o. Elks.
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing lodge year: Exalted
Ruler, Ben W. Hall; Esteemed Lead
ing Knight, John White Trimble, Es-
teemed Loyal Knight, Chas. W.
Howe; Esteemed Lecturing Knight,
Richard p. VIM; Secretary, E: w.
Senff; Treasurer, J. o. Greene; Tier,
c. w. Kirkpatrick; Trustee, c. B.
Patterson; House Committee, r. G..
Kern, W. s. Lloyd, and L. II. Ar
mold; Representative to Grand
Lodge, w. F. Crooks; Alternate,
John A. Judy.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-03-06
100000 SPIES

Newspaper reports sent broad
cast over the country from Wash
ington tell us that there are hun
dred thousand spies Of foreign gov
ernments in the United States, and
that these people are daily collect
ing information of our defensive
measures and forwarding that in
formation to their home govern
ments. If there are that number
of spies in this country our own
officials must be aware
of the identity of at least a portion
of them. And if their identities
are known why is it that they ara
still at large and pursuing their
despicable calling to the detriment
of the United States? Why are
they not behind the bars, where
they should be, and where they
would be if it were any other
country but ours? We do not need
traitors or spies in this country,
and the sooner they are kicked out
or jailed or hung the better it will
be for our own welfare. The man
who can not respect and protect
our flag and our country has no le-
gitimate place in our midst, and we
do not want him. Get out!