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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
The SCHOOL BOARD

Mineral Point, Wis, Mar. 5, 1917.
A regular meeting of the school board
was held on above date at the council
rooms.
Meeting called to order by President
Hubenthal. All members present.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid
Central Scientific Co., chemistry sup....S 81
University Publishing Co., class records 81
Theo. Presser Co., bal. on acct . 10
NJ NJ. Welsh Mfg. Co., crayon, etc w 10 so
Acme Chemical Co., brushes. .... II 81
The Spring Handle Co., erosers & soap % 90
J. A. Fay & Egan Co sup. man. training 10 81
W. j. Jeuck, supplies for Dom. Science s. sc
Zweifel Bros, supplies for Dom. Science Us
Theo. Frieden, supplies for Dom. Science 90
Golliner Mach Co., labor and material 49, 2 90
M. PIT Dray and Coal Co., express . 81
M PIT Pub. Service Co., heat and light . IA 81
NJ Pit Telephone Co., rent and toll ~ 2 60
Crawford Bros, print and pub. ...... III
The Tribune, print and pub, ... 20
NJ PIT Laundry, laundering ......... AZ
W. E. White, labor and material 80 Is
Moved by commissioner Mauger that
a new flag be ordered for Fl. S. bldg.
Carried.
Moved by commissioner Mauger that
Supt. be authorized to order case of
towels. Carried.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
Attest: II. G. JACKSON, Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15
The Mineral Point Fair

The Southwestern Wisconsin Fair
at Mineral Point will be held August
81 to "a, 1917.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-15

NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
REVOLT ANALYzED
 BY AUTHOR KEENAN,
Rottenness of Russian Bureau.
 cracy Exposed by Writer

New York, March 1s.-The seizure of the government by the Russian Duma holds possibilities of far reaching effect on the course of the European war, in the opinion of George kennan. author. editor and recognized authority here on Russian politics.
 ssThe revolution will result in tre- mendously increased vigor of prosecu- ton of Russia's share of the3 war with Germany, If 1t doesn't bring about civil war;" said MT. Kennan. That is what. is to be feared. But if the army stands back of the Duma order will emerge from chaos. the people will become united as never before, and the offensive against Germany will assume character be- yond anything of which Russia has shown herself capable in the past i"
 MT. Kennan. who spent years in Russia, who speaks the language and whose sympathies for the people. coupled with his writings and general activities resulted in his being barred from the country since 1901. dis cussed the situation yesterday in his home, 1,O3S' Fifth avenue, from the viewpoint of an observer who has maintained his own clipping bureau on Russian affairs. and who sub- scfibes regularly to several Russian periodicals.
 The present revolution, Mir. Keenan believes. Is the result if forces which had been operating in the empire since the beginning of the war, brought to a climax by the increas- ingly acute food situation in Russia. These forces have been the slowly spreading education of the people and . growing appreciation, as dis closed in war activities, of the failure of the bureaucracy to meet the complex situations arising from the war.
 They were manifested in the past by an increased determination in the character of the Duma, which de- Quent changes in the ministry. Since the outbreak of the war there had been nearly twenty changes in the ministry, but, though the Duma was strong enough to effect 2 change of personnel, It had not the strength to bring q change of policy, and the sue. ceedinx ministers had each been IT conservative and reactionary as m predecessor.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

<, too,s 1t came to the attention of thu Duuna that the government ammuni. tton works was observing ninety-on< holidays q year. This included Sun- days, but the Duma realized .as. did ithe common people. that the men should work every day in the week including even Sundays, if the army
 was to be supplied properly. The Duma put the unrest of the people Into words and demanded a ministry in which the people could have con- f1dence and which should show by it's acts that 1t was not in sympathy with Germany and, perhaps, ready to con- clude a separate peace with the enemy.
 Press Censorship Adds Fuel.
 .The Liberals were loudest in voic- ing the demand They effected a
 change of ministry. though not of
 policy, and then, under excuse of mili-
 tary necessity, the bureaucrats cen
 sored the press and forbade the pub
 lication of the deliberations of the
 Duma, even where these concerned
 internal affairs. Naturally. the
 people were frightened first, fearing
 some terrible defeat, and then were
 outraged at this further curtailment of their liberty.
 There was scarcely an effort to conceal the purpose behind this cen- sorship, for the governor of Kiev or dered that only the speeches. of liberal members should be suppressed
 and he freely permitted tho publica- ton of speeches by the conservatives and reactionaries. Rodzianko, presi- dent of, the Duma. took the matter up, and, instead of complaining to the Czar or to the Council of the Empire, the Russian upper house and tho as- sembly of nobles. he telegraphed his icomplaint direct to the Grand Duke Nicholas in the field. He followed this up with a visit to the Grand Dukes headquarters, and, on his re- turn, it was freely, rumored that Nicholas was In sympathy with the liberal block in the Dqma-
 The Czar took alarm, and this probably had much to do with tho transfer of the Grand Duke to the Caucasus. However, the incident had served to arouse the people, and they were further aroused when Protopo- pof issued an order that police ofiicials must be admitted to every meeting of the Union of Zemstvos and the Union of Municipalities. and even to meetings of their executive conn mittees. ..These great unions had been formed by the people to aid the gov ernment. and they resented the re- lection on their patriotism when Pro- topopoff ordered that the police cen- sors should have the right to stop any speech and even to disband a meeting. The unions had established shops be- hind the lines, where soldiers could
 have tailoring and cobbling done. ] They had attended to disinfection and Iyaccination. and in 2 hundred other ways had served the government. They resented the governments faction. s5,ss Reanarlte Tleclse1 Over H9. lSa Ss4 y,a s1tkh alls hia sthere the kfaoa ss1 1sot4ase, khtch has been very tasnta III fetrogfad and MoScow sincs
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

Epsom Salts, by the ID ....... 11s
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

last fall, and which, the people know, was due to no lack of food but en- tifely to the inefaciency of the bureaucracy and its desire to squeeze in graft the last penny possible out of the situations created by the war. For instance. the government made . fixed price for wheat last year. The peasants were told 1t was their pa triotic duty to sell at this price. al- though 1t was low one. and they did so. Presently the price was raised. and it was discovered that tho nobles and landed proprietors had hoarded their wheat, which they now brought forth for the increased price. Again this year the government nxed tho wheat price, but the wheat did not come out; the peasants argued that they would be fooled again. So there is plenty of wheat in Russia. for not bit has been exported, whereas in the past Russia exported huge quantities. s35 3s 1gg
 Railroad Men Grafters.
 ..The failure of the transportation system added to the food shortage This was partly due to division of authority between the minister of the interior and the minister of asricul- ture, but 1t was primarily due to the policy of the government in manning the railroads with reactionaries of the most pronounced sort and of type which devoted half it's energies to the collection of graft, This policy was adopted after theattempted revolu- of 1905, when political strike of the railroad men paralyzed the nations energies completely.
 aAn these things contributed to produce national frame Of nina capable of conceiving revolution. There is no way for an outside ob- server to determine the sentiment or the Russian armies In the Held. but they have been recruited from the common people. among whom the liberals greatly predorntnates and 1t is probeAss that anons tho coneet'vas ' tives QEsthe Duma.s. ss sss ss
 Bef6fs the war, MT. xennan the reactionaries had had 300 eeats I'm the Dunaa, to 150 held by heegAlas The order was reversed six M9ntA4 Ea9o, when war experience hatss
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
COOPER'S INCREASE GUT
salary Committee Browns on Raise of
 @i,ooo and Finally Votes for $500
 --Other Raises Recommended. ].

Additional salary increases referred tn the council salary committee will
 bE reported favorably with the excep- ton Of the one which provided for an increase of $1,000 in the salary of Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper, making that officials salary $3,4OO per year. After much discussion the selary committee agreed to recom- naend ass3s.ooo salary for Judge Cooper. z.
 Councilman Albert F. Eichstaedt
 presided at the meeting last evening
 and on motion of Councilman c. J.
 Dchm the salary of the clerk in the
 assessors office was increased from
 $7SO to $SbO per annum. On mo-
 tion of the same committeeman 1t
 was voted to increase the salary of
 Deputy City Clerk H. A. Hargreaves
 from $1.2OO to $1,sO0 per year. The
 much mooted question of whether the council can make salary increases where petitions were not presented at the January meeting was again brought up by Councilman Frank T. Mcloonough. who said he would op- rose the requested increases on prin : ciples as he does not believe them legal. despite the ruling of Corpora- ton Council Cooper.
 When the suggested increase of the corporation counseps salary was taken up. Councilman Merrimansex- pressed the opinion that $3.400 for position which Is . side line of . mans regular occupation Is pretty good pay. However, he said. he tllought that judging from the atti- trde with which the council members
 had previously taken the recommen- dations. of tho salary committee it might be just as well to grant the |ipcrease without discussion. Council l1pan Dehr, was not In favor of such |ANtion and dsmoveA that an increase of 910e be Mlowsd yu66e eeoRpr. The
 motion was not sedondey aad It waa withdrawn. On motion UE Eerri- man a $500 increase Wueszexursd,S.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

Thus Goremykin was forced out o1 the premiership and his place was turned over to Sumner; the latter was succeeded by General Trepof and after 8 few weeks he turned his portfolio over to Prince Galitxin, who now, presumably. is in jail. How poorly the Duma fared in striving to effect a change of politics with its changes of Prime Ministers Is dis closed. according to Mir. Kennan, by the fact that Prince Galitsin is little known outside of Russia,Fs and in Russia is chiefly renowned for his razgrom. or violent dispersal of the Zemstvo of Tver, the provincial as- sembly of the Province of Tver, of which he was governor some eight or ten years ago. The Zemstvo was notably Liberal in feelinx. and Prince Galitzin lost no time in dis banding 1t by bringing charges of se- dition against its leading members, and. under the military law, banishing and exiling them.
 Ministers Were Pro-German.
 The cabinet. which has just now ceased to exist as such, was nearly as reactionary in tendency as was its leader. the premier. Protopopofr, the minister of the interior, was suspect ed with GAlitzin, rightly or wrongly. of sympathy for Germany. or at least a lukewarmness in war. Others were known to the people to be under the influence of Rasputin, the disreput- able pseudo-monk who was the czar's chief adviser, and were known to have attended at his levees, where officials in search of preferment were forced to hunt 1t.
 This was the political complexion of Russia's ruling body, according to MT. Kennan, but, bad as this was in the minds of the people, it would not have suf1iced to bring about 8 revo- lution had they not been fired by a series of affronts 1t the hands of the bureaucrats.
 The cause of the general discon- tent may be summarized in this way said MT. Kennan. Keep in mind that the war party is the people The peace party is the bureaucracy, which naturally fears for It's jobs If victory. in the war should lead to the grasp of greater power by the peo- pie. Now. 1t was seen early in the war, that the bureaucracy was un- able to cope with the tremendous problems the conflict created. There had been many Germans in Russian service. and many of these professed their allegiance and stuck to their posts with the hope of hinderind Russia's military procedure. How we'll they succeeded became known when 1t was reported to the Duma that trainload of ammunition had been dispatched across Siberia to Vladivostock. while the Grand Duke Nicholas was awaiting 1t anxiously in Poland.
 Presently . delegation of workmes from the Putilof government ann munition works called. on tho Dun, to report that they wefA petnittad ta work only tfreA dav1s Y Fl rsxs ,sll tlscagh raw lnst ' N i q a6 7t ts kssp thsm hns q IT s : iI = , XXI I|lI N 2l l,y
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
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New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
q E l. r ' E R - Prescription sss sssi;'s'; s.', $.
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
 Musterole L0osens Up Those Stiff .sF Ioints-Drives Out Pain

Youth know why thousands use Mus terole once you experience the glad re- lief if gives.
 Get . jar at once from the nearest drug store. It is clean, white ointment, made with the oil of mustard. Better than a mustard plaster and does not blister. Brings ease and comfort while it is being rubbed on!
 Musterole is recommended by many doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are used annually for bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, rleurisy, rheu- 5 nuatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the hack or joints. spraius, core muscles, bruises, cfnfblains, frosted feet, colds of o6e chest Git often pfeveHts pneumonia) }.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

FRESH CARLOAD HORSk ARRIVE READY FOR IfisS AT OUR sTABLEs TUEsDlli lli s E
 MARCH 20th, 1el7. M
 These horses are riElt ' 1rN farms of Ohio. Sp14nttd !saI pairs-2.7 100 to 3,2OOs Ibo an1 some singles -1. 100 to l.t00s III
 These horses show qualitJs smooth farm and business ck1 well broken and ready for ha.dis|. No colts. sss
 If in need of horse. zee y horse as represented, N guaranteed. See our co1nt(6 dump carts. farm EeatS dumps. harnesses, etc. < coNDcN's NAME IS szLNTEE. N \. s ? eoaDOH & c0,l p 4uspt etreet, Brissol ' Y ss's Phone 5s-A Atessss
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

closed the weakness ofs m and the old forms of 6e~ ~a Nven the assembly Of noblG4 - 2l national meeting had adGre K tions expressing sympathy demand of the liberal bla6 Duma for . Ministry thA4 tho confidence of the peopls
 Native esss. 3Sc dos. Aue --advt. s5I
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

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 s. what we claim. win correct
 x constipation, bottle Of sixteen :
New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

Horiiclk's Maltcd NH. 3sc, 79c, S8.O5
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New Britain herald., 1917-03-16

For Corns and Callouses try oar
 x and reliable for many years... 2oc
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-22
OBREGON-VILLA REVOLT
BACKED BY THE
GERMANS
Arms and Ammunition Given
Rebels by European
Propagandists.

Ell Paso, March 17.-Further
details of the reported alliance
of General Alvaro Oregon with
Felix Diaz and Villa for the pur-
pose of crushing Carranza were
received today. 1t is reported
that Obregon will declare Car
rama s election void because the
first chief threatened death to all
who did not vote for him.
Despite rigid censorship 500 OF
the former Carranza war minis
ter's troops have already desert
ed to Villa and even the garrison
at Juarez has become restless and
is believed to be preparing to join
in an uprising against Caranza.
! After Villas capture Of Parral
and Durango all of the de facto
garrisons were withdrawn to Chi.
huahua City. General Francisco
Murguia escaped to the capital
with only 124 of his 5000 men
with which he started south to
try to capture Villa. Advices
from Chihuahua City states that
1000 Yaqui Indians under Cen
eral. Chavez have deserted the
Carranza forces. They have al
ways been Obregon's "pets. y
German arms and ammunition
and German money, with the as
sistance of several German Off
GERS, are back of Villas sudden
successful blow at the de facto
forces in northern Mexico, ac-
cording to reports to government
agents.
General Obregon s reported de-
lection to Felix Diaz and the re-
volt Of the troops he is known to
control also is traced in part to
German activities.
Pancho Villa captured Jiminez
yesterday, according to informa-
ton brought to Juarez by train
load of refugees. from Chihuahua
City.
The refugees also confirmed
the report which reached here
yesterday, Of the death of w. A.
VIM and Bert Seigel, American
employees of the National mines
and Shelters company, who were
slain several days ago by bandits
near Majistral, Durango.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-22
Says $4,000 is Not Enough for
Bow

New York, March IT,
Cornelius j. Sullivan, as special
guardian of John Jacob Astor,
four years of age, today filed a
report approving the accounts OF
the boys mother. Mrs. Madeline
Force ,Astor-Dick. She reported
that she had expended about $75
a day for the maintenance OF the
infant from the income he is en-
titled to as an heir to 100000.
Mr.. Sullivan lauds Mrs. Dick
for her self sacrifice in behalf OF
her son, whose father died in the
wreck of the Titanic. He calls
attention to the fact that Mrs.
Dick has not found the allowance
of the surrogate sufficient to
maintain her young son and has
had to draw on her own re-
sources.
The court permits her to ex'
pend only $4,000 a year from her
son s income. As this sum is not
enough she spends some OF her
own money to make up the de-
ficit.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-22
China Seizes German Steamers

American Minister Reinsch at
Pelsin has reported to the state
department that China has sever
ed diplomatic relations with Ger
many and that the German minis
ter had been handed, his passports.
China has taken possession of
all German merchant ships in
Shanghai, about six in number,
placed the crews OH shore under
guard and placed armed guards
Of the vessels.
China severance of relations has
been expected for weeks. The ac-
ton of the United States in break
ing relations was received with
reclamation by Chinese officials
and press, particularly young
China. Feeling against Germany
has run high, not only because
scores of Chinese on the way to
Europe have lost their lives
through German submarine oper-
ations, but from the memory OF
the Kaiser's order to his Boxer
punitive force to make the word
"Geman' dreaded in China for
century and the seizure by Ger
many of the whole province OF
Shantung for the murder of two
missionaries.
Seizure of the German ships
may be taken as an act OF war
as in the case of Portugal.
- 6e9t1ina action may be followed
by the seizure Of German proper
ty in China which is very extern
sivc. In addition to all the con-
ccssions held by Germany in the
Chinese cities which is presumed
will be seized as quasi-public pro-
perry, there are extensive pri-
vate German holdings in China
Latest figures show that there are
about three thousand German
civilians scattered throughout the
republic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-22
GERMAN CREWS TO q. s.
FORTS .-...
Government Assigns Seventeenth
Infantry to Guard Interned
Sailors.

I; Washington, March 1.-THE
seven hundred informed German
sailors at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard will be moved to Fort Nc
-Phersen- Fort -QgletheFpe,
Ga. The Seventeenth Infantry
was ordered today from the bor-
der to those forts to act as guards.
The prisoners and troops will be
evenly divided between the two
posts.
The Seventeenth Infantry was
recalled by the War Department
after Secretary Daniels had asked
Secretary Baker to provide a
convention for the German in
termed crews at army posts. Re-
Gently the mayor Of Philadelphia
called upon Secretary Daniels
and requested that the men be
taken to some other point. 1t
was believed their presence was a
menace to the city, he said.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-22
mental laws for the Russian

|
mental laws for the Russian
State.
Consequently, invoking the
benediction Of our Lord, urge
all citizens of Russia to submit to
the provisional Government es-
tablishcd upon the initiative of
the Duma and invested with full
plcnary powers, until such time,
which will follow with as little
delay as possible, as the constitu-
ent assembly, on a basis Of univer-
sal, direct, equal and secret suf-
frage, shall, by its decisions as to
the new form of government, ex-
press the will of the people,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-22
U-Boat War Costs u. S.
$2O0,000,O 900.

Washington, March 1.-THE
first month Of Germany's unre-
stricted submarine warfare
against ner,trals has cost the
United States nearly 5000, O00,-
900 in export trade, Official fig
ures given ont this afternoon by
the bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce of the department
of commerce show that during
February, American exports fell
off $147,O32,6 $50 in value.
The total exports for February
were valued at 1886, 523,O34, as
against $613,555,6 93 in January.