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TWO MEN MEET TERRIBLE\
DEATH IN BURNING PLANE.
While Testing Smoke Bombs, Machine
Is Accidentally Fired by
One of Them

Buffalo, August 21.-Chas. A. Wall,
Jr., and Richard HI. Mead were burn
ed to death here yesterday when an
airplane in which they were expert
menting with smoke bombs caught
fire in the air. Both men were dead
when the destroyed airplane fell to
the ground.
Wall and Mclean had gone to a
height of about 700 feet to make tests
with a new bomb which had been Of
fered to the United States govern
mept for work in spotting gun posi-
tions. Circling the field, they released
one of the bombs, watch burst into
smoke at a safe distance below the
machine. Then watchers on the ground,
among them the inventor of the bomb,
saw Wall lean over the side, a second
bomb in his hand. He dropped it and
almost instantly there was flash and
the planes were ablaze.
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GERMAN U-B0AT CAMPAIGN
PROVING LESS effective

London, August 23.-The number of
British merchantmen sunk by subma-
rines or mines in the last week was
only slightly larger than the previous
week, when a considerable falling off
was noted. According to the official
statement, Is vessels of more than L.
900 tons were sunk and three of less
than 1000 tons, in addition to two
fishing vessels, as compared with IA
large vessels the previous week, two
small vessels and three fishermen.
The admiralty statement says:
Arrivals, 2,838; sailings, 2,764.
British merchantmen sunk by mines
or submarines, over 1000 tons, includ-
ing one previously, 10; under 1900
tons, three.
British merchantmen unsuccessfully
attacked, including two previously, IL.
British fishermen sunk q"
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VACATION FOR CONGRESS-
BY SEPTEMBER Fifteenth
Solons Hope to Get Decks Cleared and
Adjourn not Later Than
First of October

Washington, August 20.-The legis
lative program remaining for the ex
ira session of congress has assumed
such definite form that leaders ex-
press hope for a vacation about Sep
tember Is, or not later than October l.
Included in the program for disposal
within the next three or four weeks
are:
The $2,0O6,0OO,OOO war tax bill.
A new war budget authorizing about
81 ,500,0 100000 in bonds, probably at
per cent, for further loans to the allies
and to retire the $1,000, 100000 of 3h
per cent bonds already authorized, and
providing for $2,0O00O0,000 worth of
certificates of Indebtedness and like
amount of small denomination war
savings certificates.
A deficiency appropriation measure
aggregating between $6,0O0,000,000 and
$1,000, 100000, now being prepared by
the house appropriations committee.
The administration trading with the
enemy act passed by the house July IL.
The administration measure for in
surance of soldiers and sailors.
The Webb export trade bill, peace
resolutions in the senate, extension of
the espionage act and several minor
measures.
Most of the measures, leaders be-
lieve can be disposed of while the war
tax bill is in conference. Should OBJ
structive opposition develop against
the less important bills, some may be
postponed until congress resumes.
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TEUTS LOSE THREE PLANES
IN AIR RAID OVER LONDON
Several Persons Killed and Injured
by Bombs Dropped From
Great Altitude

London, August 23.-German air.
ships made a raid off the Yorkshire
coast Tuesday night, and Wednesday,
10 German airplanes approached the
English coast in the county of Kent.
Lord French, commander of the
British home forces, announces that the
latest reports show that although a
number of enemy airships approached
the Yorkshore coast Tuesday night,
only one, and at the most two, ven
tured overland. Twelve explosive and
13 incendiary bombs were dropped on
three small villages near the coast.
A chapel was wrecked and several
houses were damaged. One man was
injured.
Lord French's report shows that
bombs were dropped by the raiding
airplanes on Dover, Margate and
Ramsgate. There were no casualties
at Margate but at Dover and Rams
gate IL persons were killed and 13
injured. A hospital and some houses
were damaged.
The pilot of one of the enemy ma
chimes brought down was rescued, hav-
ing only been slightly wounded.
The admiralty has issued the fol-
lowing amplification of Lord French's
report:
"Ten enemy airships Of the Gotha
type were attacked by naval airplanes
in the vicinity of Ramsgate between
10 and II a. m. Wednesday. The enemy
machines, which were flying at
height of beteen 1000 and $4,000 feet,
were closely engaged and in addition
to the two mentioned by Lord French
in the earlier communication, another
was shot down by aerial naval air
machines close to the coast
The remaining seven Gothas returned |
seaward followed by numerous air.
craft"
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NEW WAR BUDGET BILL
GIVEN TO committee
Eleven and One-haIf Billion Dollars
Called for in Estimates of
Secretary McAdoo

Washington, August 20.-Authoriza-
tion to issue bonds and certificates to-
falling S11 ,53S, ,945, AGO at one time is
provided in the new war budget bill,
embodying recommendations of Secre-
tary McAdoo, which has been deliver
ed by the public printer to the house
ways and means committee.
In addition to authority to float a
81, ,53S, ,945, ,460 four per cent bond issue
to care for a previous $4,000, 100000
and future $40O0,0O00OO allied loan
authorization, the secretary desires
of Indebtedness to the amount of ST.
OOO,000000 and an equal amount of
war savings certificates in a form
available to small investors.
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GOVERNMENT WILL AUCTION
WYOMING OIL LAND LEASES

Lander, Wyo., August 22.-On Oc-
tober 10, at the Shoshone agency at
Fort Washakie, Wyoming, there will
be sold at public sale, leases on about
half Of the lands covered by oil with
drawals on the ceded part of the Sho-
shone reservation. Descriptions or in
formation may be obtained from Super
intendent Hutchinson at Fort Wa
shake. Between $50 and 100 leases
are to be offered. They are part of
the Pilot. and Maverick Springs oil
fields and were withdrawn before the
development work started at Pilot
Government geologists recommended
the Withdrawals, which were later bit
terly contested by oil men interested in
the fields.
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BELcIANs WILL GET FOOD

Washington, August 25.-Belgians
will get food quickly and neutrals will
have some of their wants supplied
through an arrangement entered into
by the food commission and the gov
ernments Of the neutral European
countries.
It was decided to let 80 or more
Dutch ships sail at once from Atlantic
ports carrying grain owned by the
Netherlands government on condition
that the greater part of the cargoes
Ihall be for Belgian relief.
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STRIKE Of Nv. v.
DECLARED F|zZLE
WITH LEADERS IN JAIL INDUS
TRIAL WORKERS CONTINUE
AT WORK IN NORTHWEST
EVERY INDUSTRY is NORMAL
Fifteen Thousand Troops Held i'm
Readiness for Any Emergency
Soldiers Placed in Idaho
Mining Districts

| San Francisco, August 22.-Peace
prevails throughout the states of Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana,
where a strike of thousands of Indus
| trial Workers of the World in the con-
struction, harvesting and fruit indus
| tries was scheduled to take place Mon
| day. A survey of the situation shows.
that every line of industry to be affect
ed by the proposed strike is pursuing
its normal orderly way and no attempt
was made by the members of the /. w.
w. to carry into effect the strike order
recently issued by James Rowan, dis
trict secretary of the organization,
with headquarters at Spokane, who
advised farm workers to ''let fruit rot
on the ground" and calling on con-
struction workers to lay down their
tools.
The swift and unexpected action
Sunday night of military authorities
at Spokane, acting in conjunction with
Washington state officials, in arrest
ing Rowan and 26 other alleged Indus
trial Workers of the World, is believ-
ed to have exerted a powerful influ-
ence in deterring the radical members
of the organization from precipitating
strike, which, it is admitted, would
have had serious and far-reaching re-
suits. The arrests were made at the
instance of Col. Clarence E. Dentler,
commander of the United States army
of the northwest, but it was consider
ed that the proposed strike would in
terfere with the prosecution of the
war.
The 27 men were arrested and held
as military prisoners and will be ex-
amined within a few days and some
of them, it was said, probably will be
released. 1t was announced at the
headquarters of Colonel Dentler at
Portland that $4,000 troops We're avail
able in the four northwestern states
for eventualities. In addition, the
farmers and other agricultural and
interests have perfected
for their mutual ben
Eft.
Advices from Wallace, Idaho, stated
hat troops have been placed in the
Joeur d'Alene mining district to pre-
serve order. AT Lewiston, Idaho, troops
llso have arrived to take care of the
:. w. w. situation. From Seattle re-
,orts were received that the l. w.
". construction workers in hat district
would take a strike referendum vote
September 10.
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No Navy Yard Strike

Washington, August %. - Earnest
cooperation with the government In
the war has been pledged to Secretary
Daniels by the 1000 employees of the
Philadelphia navy yard. A delegation
from the men called and presented q
memorial signed by the entire force
expressing desire by example to
Stimulate all others to the fullest per-
formance of their duty to the country
It this time" This reassuring message
of threatened strike in the New York
navy yard.
The circle banner., 1917-08-31
PRICE OF COAL IS
FIXED BY WILSON
EVERY MINE IN UNITED STATES
is TOLD HOW MUCH TO
CHARGE FOR COAL
RETAILER NEXT ON THE LIST
Middleman Will Soon Be Informed
Amount He Can CoIlect-Appar-
emily Abandon Plan for TAX
ing Over Mines

Washington, August 23.-Bitumin
Gus coal prices have been fixed by
President Wilson for every mine in
the United States. The next step in
coal control, White house announce
ment said, will be to fix the prices to
be charged by middlemen and retailers.
Prices were set on cost of produc-
| tion estimates furnished by the fed
eral trade commission after months
of exhaustive investigation. The coun-
try is divided into 20 districts and
every producer in district will mar
ket his output at the. same price.
The president named no agency to
carry out the provisions of his order,
but is expected to appoint soon coal
administrator who will be given entire
control of the coal industry. Rumor
has it that President H. A. Garfield
of Williams college is the man. Mr..
Garfield now heads committee named
by the president to fix a government
price for wheat. His work will end
before September i, when the wheat
committee probably will be dissolved.
The prices named for run of mine
coal in the large producing districts
average slightly more than 81. In a
few districts they are below that fig
ure and in the western territory they
are higher. Washington state is high
est with S3.25.
The prices f. o. b. mine for Montana
and Wyoming are as follows:
Montana: Run of mine, $2.70; pre-
pared sizes, $2.95; slack or screenings, |
S2.45.
Wyoming: Run of mine, $3.50; pre- |
pared sizes, S2.75; slack or screenings, |
1925.
The prices fixed are from 20 to
80 per cent under the maximum price
Of So fixed by the government officials
and operators at conference here
more than a month ago. The So price
agreement, however, did not hold, as
many operators refused to abide by it
after Secretary Baker, as president
If the Council of National Defense, reA
it as too high. Prices re-
.ently have ranged far above the So
INIT.
The fixing of prices was the presi-
lent's second step in the direction of
,oal control and was taken under au-
hority given the executive in amend
nent to the food control bill. The
irst was taken when the president
irected that coal shipments to the
orthwest be given preference over
ther goods.
The fixing of definite coal prices
5 taken as an Indication that the pres
lent has abandoned a plan originally /
onsidered which called for govern
lent requisitioning of the output of !.
II mines, with the government sell !.
lg the product to the public This pro-
edure was strongly recommended by 9
ne federal trade commission and un-
l very recently it had been believed
would be the program adopted. =
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CANADIAN MUNITIONS SHOP
DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION

Montreal, August 20.-A report from
Rigaud, Quebec, estimates the dead in
the Curtis & Harvey munitions factory
explosion at from IL to 25 persons
Search of the ruins for bodies had
not been possible as the shattered rem
nants of the buildings were still blax-
ing.
A roll call Of the employees at the
plant will be made to ascertain If
possible the exact number of dead.
This work has been made difficult be-
cause the first explosion occurred
when the workers were changing
shifts.
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UNITED STATES is FACING
A BIG WHEAT SHORTAGE

Washington, August 20.-Declaring
that the United States and it's allies
face wheat deficit of .400,OOO.OOO
bushels unless new economies are in
troduced, Herbert Hoover has again
appealed to the American people to
eliminate waste and to conserve wheat
by substituting other cereals. A saw
ing of one pound Of wheat flour
week for every person, he declared,
would go far toward solving entirely
the food question.
The circle banner., 1917-08-31
GERMANY MUST HAVE COAST OF
FLANDERS SAYS TEUT GENERAL

Amsterdam, August 20-General Won
Leibert, in a speech st Rathenow,
Prussia, is quoted by the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung as. saying:
"We cannot sign peace before we
have the Flanders coast, colonial en-
pire and maritime bases. Should we
not realize this now, we must prepare
to work for it after the war in view
of the next war"
General Liebert's speech was loudly
cheered by his hearers, but was criti-
cized by the German press.
Voerwaerts declared: '"This may
prolong the war until Germany has
been so badly beaten that even our
pan-Germans cannot even think of
next time.
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HUNDREDS OF WORkMEN IN
kRUPP FACTORY WALK OUT

Amsterdam, Angus 20.-The Local
AnAer states that several hundred
worlJnen, employees in Krupps' Madge-
burg plant, have gone on strike owing
to the \arrest Of one of their leaders.
The wdrkmen considered this disci-
plinary measure and sent a deputation
to the deputy commander In chief who
informed them that the man under ar.
rest was suspected Of high treason be-
cause has had distributed handbills in
citing the workers to general strike.
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WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
Two full-blood Indians have enlisted
in the regular army at st. Paul.

4 4 q
Early regulation of the meat indus
try is predicted in Washington follow
ing the departure of Herbert Hoover
the food administrator, for Chicago to
confer with meat packers and with fed
eral representatives who are investi-
eating packing methods.
4 &
James Z. Ferguson was suspended
from the office of governor of Texas
when the board of nine managers NAM
ed by the house of representatives pre-
sented to the senate 21 articles of i'm
parchment alleging official miscon-
duct.
The United States reaffirmed its
| faith in the new Russian democracy
and gave concrete evidence of its con-
fidence by lending another hundred
million dollars to the provisional gov
ernment.
The first big food contract for the
American Lake cantonment was award
ed in Seattle when the government
placed an order for 100000 pounds
of potatoes with commission mer-
chants.
Hog prices, which have risen every
day since July 21, reached new high
record Tuesday when they scared to
$50 per hundred pounds ON the Chi
cago market.
Representatives of the New York
Coffee and Sugar exchange have con
ferred with Herbert Hoover, the food
administrator, on the stabilization of
sugar prices in the United States.
Six women pickets arrested in front |
of the White house refused to pay their |
fines and were sentenced to the work |
house for 80 days.
Two German airplanes, each carry
ing three men have been shot down
over Holland by Dutch soldiers. All
the airplane occupants were injured.
4 4
The commission from The Neither
lands to the United States to discuss
questions concerning their
country has left an European port for
New York.
Hiram Johnson, Jr., son Of the Unit
ed States senator, Hiram Johnson, has
been denied exemption from military
service which was asked on grounds
Of his wife's dependency. His father
n-law, a San Francisco capitalist, Of
fered to support Mrs. Johnson, it was
said.
Construction work on the national
guard camp at Palo Alto, Cal, has
)een ordered suspended by the war
department as a result of the insist
snce Of local health authorities that
sewers be installed in the camp.
& 4
The price paid by the food admins
ration for the portion it buys of the .
917 wheat crop probably will exceed
2 bushel. The committee, headed
" DR.. II. A. Garfield, who will recon-
mend a price, will submit it's report
Don.
Prof. Alfred Atkinson, professor of !
gronomy at the state college at Boze- !.
lan, has been selected to be food COM !
Missioner of Montana, by Herbert
4 |
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Socialists Secretary Held

Chicago, August 23.-Adolph Ger
mer, secretary Of the National Social
espionage act, has been ordered held
for the grand jury under 5000 bonds.
The circle banner., 1917-08-31
SENDING MAIL TO SOLDIERS
How Letters for the Boys in the Ma.
tional Army Camps Should
Be Addressed

Washington, August 25.-Before
long several thousand young men will
be in the various cantonment camps of
the National army, and their relatives
and other friends will wish to write
to them. In order to expedite the de-
livery of their mail and give the boys
the best service possible, the postoffice
officials instruct their correspondents,
if they know in advance the company
and regiment to which the soldier is
assigned, to address mail according to
the sample:
PRIVATE JOHN JONES.
A Company, First Infantry,
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
If the company and regiment are
not known, the mail should be ad-
dressed thus:
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PRIVATE JOHN JONES,
OF Minnesota,

When all troops are organized the
mail for each man will be distributed
direct to his company and regiment.
Until then it will be delivered through
his state section.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13
The Local Field

ACorrell G. Martin for clothing

.ACorrell & Martin for clothing
Let the children kodak. Kodaks
for 81. rs and up at IveyNs Pharmacy.
Albert Enzenroth and family of
Galena were guests recently at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Enzenroth.
Ernest GRADER, Micheal Dunn,
Thomas Kearns and Frank Philips re-
turned Saturday from attending the
Fat Stock Show at Chicago.
"A pot luck dinner at the farm home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Treweek was
greatly enjoyed on Friday by members
of a ladies sewing club of this city.
Miss Eulalia Richards arrived home
Wednesday. after six months stay at
Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan, Can
ada, to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Richards.
The Co Workers of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the Red Cross
rooms, Farmers and Citizens Bank
building, Thursday, Dec. 13. to sew
for the Red Cross.
The Sonora Talking Machine won
the gold medal at the San Francisco
Exposition for tone in competition with
all other makes. See them at Ivey s
Pharmacy,
MIR. and Mrs. Reuben Ellsworth,
Sr. left for Chicago yesterday to meet
their son Ralph of Detroit. Mich, who
has enlisted and will go into training
Immediately with the U. S. A.
Robert and Roger Davis, sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Davis of this city,
left Jefferson Barracks, Mo. on Tues
day of last week to go into training al
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. G.
Position wanted by woman to dc
homework and milking on farm
could start Immediately and in the
spring viii be joined by husband who i
an experienced farmer Inquire at thii
Office.
Word was received here Monday o
the death Of Miss Lillian Toay at be
home in Bingham, Iowa. Miss Toa,
was daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Simol
Toay, former residents Of this city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13
Respected Woman Called.

Mrs. Marietta Roether passed from
this life Dec. 5th, 1917. and her remains
were laid to rest in Grceland last Fri
day afternoon, after services at the
home of her daughter, conducted by
Rev. w. JIG. Bohd.
She was born in Chagrin Falls, Cay
boga, county, Ohio, Dec, l6, 1874, being
therefore nearly 70 years Of age at the
time Of her death.
She was united in marriage to Robert
Quick and came to Mineral Point from
Ohio Jan. IL, 1871, and afterward re-
sided for many years on their farm a
few miles from this city.
OF this union there are three suryiv-
ing children, Henry and Thomas, and a
daughter, Mrs. Gus ferguson. Three
brothers and two sisters also remain,
viz: Edward and Frank Austin of
Mineral Point, Charles Of Atlanta,
Mich, Mrs. Sarah Osborne, Kewadin,
Mich. and Mrs. S. o. Rogers OF Stick
ney. S. OAK.
4 After the death Of her husband Mrs.
Quick remained a widow for several
years, when she was married twenty
four years ago last October, to Henry
Roether, who died in the year 1867.
Since that time she has lived with her
children, spending the last four years
with her daughter, Mrs. ferguson, il
this city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13
James Brewer Co.
Telephone No. 4 Telephone No. 245
Telephone No. 4

Mrs. Villa Arthur was called to
Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, owing to the
illness of her sister, Miss Anna Jacka.
W. II. Brubaker and daughter Ber-
nice arrived here Friday from Winthrop,
Iowa, to visit his aunt, Mrs. Ella Sims.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weise returned
Sunday from visiting with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Orville Treweek, at Cassville.
Mrs. Mary Treweek returned last
week from an extended visit at Cass-
vile with her son, DR.. Orville Treweek.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13
SCHOOL NOTES.

Second annual concert by High School
Music Club was given Wednesday eve
ming.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend the Parcel Post Sale to be given
by the High School Red Cross Auxiliary
in the high school building, Friday eve
ming, December Ia. Light refreshments
will be served at small cost.
The high school enjoyed a concert
given by their band at the assembly
exercises last Friday morning.
Mr.. II. C. Antonides, a former high
school teacher, visited friends at school
last Monday.
School closes on Friday, December 81,
for two weeks Christmas vacation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13
Mineral Point Boy Married.

The Milwaukee Journal of Dec. 9Th,
contained the following announcement
of the marriage of Arthur Coppin, son
of Mrs. Charles Gilman of this city:
Mrs. Caroline Lidicker, Delafield,
Wis, announces the marriage of her
niece, Katherine j. Shersmith, to
Arthur Coppin, Mineral Point. The
ceremony took place Nov. "a. After a
short wedding trip the young couple
will reside in Chicago"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13

Zero weather and below for six
mornings within the past week, com
mencing with the 9Th. During the
period 10, ii and Is below was reg
istered Quite severe and prolonged
for the first part of December The
citizen who enjoyed the snap hasn't
been heard from.
Give him lunch kit, cigar jar,
smoking set or a box of cigars for
Xmas. -Ivey's Pharmacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13

The federal grand jury at Madison
on Tuesday indicted Peter Decimal Of
this county for using language in public
such as to create resistance to the fe =
eral draft act The offense was com
mitted several months ago on the
streets Of Dodgeville.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-12-13

AT the Masonic Hall Wednesday eve.
ming the following Eastern Star officers
were elected.
Worthy Matron Mrs. Bertha Treweek
Worthy Patron Otto Gilman.
Associate Matron Mrs Nettie Benson.
Secretary Mrs Anna Stratman.
Treasurer Mrs. Lizzie Vivian.
Conductress Mrs. Mayme Harker.
Assistant Cond Mrs. Nell Gilman.