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energy. The Arlington towers are ex-
amples of this plan and they have been
copied throughout the chain of naval
stations.
The antenna. the name applied to
the section Of the apparatus which
comprises the actual transmitting and
receiving agency, Is really an insulated
conductor suspended between towers.
A difference Of opinion also exists as
to what constitutes the most efficient
form for these. In any case. regard
less OF forms. they are a mass OF
bronze wires suspended between tow
ers to excite-that Is. when sending
messages-the ether in the atmos-
phere by electrical means. They are
charged with a high voltage from the
stations source of power: this causes
an explosion in the ether similar to
dropping Q stone into q smooth pond.
The waves from the electrical splash
are picked up by the antenna of the
receiving station. 1t is possible to ad-
Just these waves to an exact length
and both transmitting and receiving
stations can be tuned to correspond.
Uncle Sam, Wireless Experimental.
OuClc 6dIu ID BIB quarry cQulppcu
to perfect his knowledge Of radio COM
munication. With high-powered sta
tions on both OF this country's coasts.
1t is possible to make all kinds Of OBJ
servations. 1t has been found that
climate makes a great difference In
wireless transmission on the Pacific
Coast the climatic conditions seem to
be ideal. even small outfits work two
and three times the distance that they
do on the Atlantic Coast.
East or west. II 10 not an easy mat
ter to chose q site for a giant radio
station They demand much In the
way OF setting. First Of all. the cleo
trical conditions In the way OF ground
connections must be good. No high
mountains or tall buildings should be
nearby. for they absorb the magnetic
waves. And In these war times the
question OF defense 10 a vital one. A
high tower makes a fine target and
It II especially desirable. to an enemy
to paralyxc sources OF communication
For this reason towcrs must be 10.
gated far inland to- 'secure immunity
from gun fire. ,,, 80. 80 =.
1t would appear. that radio station
Is very fastidious piece of mechan-
ism. as witness the amount Of thought
they demand. But mere thought IL
not all that 10 expended upon them.
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erious internal troubles and the line

serious internal troubles and the line
of Rurik became extinct. When Boris
Godounor was assassinated, pretend
ers thtn cropped up and one who de-
clared himself to be the son of Ivan
the Terrible by his seventh wife came
to the throne. VANS son was sup
posed to have been murdered when a
child and the people never knew ex-
actly who. this man was or from
whence he came, except that he
brought Polish money and Polish SOL
diers. and ruled we'll. meeting out
Justice to both ric.I and poor alike
But the people did not like the Polish
influence at court and he was assas-
sinated, as well as many of the Polish
noblemen who were his friends.
Russia was again threatened by the
Poles on one side and the barbarians
on the other, and the people seemed
to have relapsed into a state Of apathy
until a butcher and a country squire
succeeded in rousing them to a sort Of
nationalism and the Poles were driven
out.
Beginning OF The Romanoffs.
teen-year-old son of the metropolitan
Philaret, was elected Gear. He was
the beginning of the present Romanoff
dynasty. which has been in power for
more than three hundred years. Dur
ing his reign the people suffered from
religious prosecutions and hundreds
went to martyrdom.
After Mikhail's death his son sue
ceeded and as was usual with the Rus
sian rulers married unwisely and
bribery and corruption ran riot in
his court. The peasants and citizens
were taxed beyond all reason. Then
the people rebelled and hundreds were
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His son became Alexander the First

His son became Alexander the First
at the age of twenty-four. It was
during his regime the Russians de.
clared that the regeneration Of their
land was commenced for he brought
about better understanding between
peasant and landowner. He even cor
responded with George Washington on
the subject of the American Constitu-
ton hoping to gain a knowledge of
the rights Of the people from this doc
ument- He introduced advanced edu-
cation and scholarships for poor chill
dren. A vacillating cabinet, however
prevented him from doing more for
the people and he died ut the age Of
forty-eight with only q few of his
wishes as to his countrymen's welfare
fulfilled.
Dccembcrist Revolution.
1t was during the reign Of Nicholas
the first that the famous Decemberist
mutiny broke out. The 14th Of De-
cember had been appointed as the day
upon which the soldiers were to mu-
tiny against the new Gear. The ruler
knew OF the conspiracy and had
guards mounted ready to meet 1t. And
the flowers OF the Russian army were
either killed or imprisoned. The con-
spirators were put to death or sent to
Siberia. They were men Of all ranks,
including princes. barons. generals
colonies and peasants. The bodies OF
Ave of the most noted men were al
lowed to hang in full view Of the pop.
ulace for an entire day as an example
|, Of the fate Of 'conspirators Many OF
the wives of the convicted men fol-
lowed them to Siberia declaring that
their husbands were martyrs to a pc.
litical idea. 1t was a terrible expert
ence to the new Emperor and had q
disastrous effect on the people. There
were wars without and revolutions
within and when he died his legacy
was disturbed and discontinued ma.
ton.
When Alexander the Second came
to the throne he was filled with the
idea Of great reforms and the air wa.
ladened with ideas Of emancipation
One of his first acts was to grant
amnesty to the people who were be-
ing punished for the Decemberists
mutiny He also RENTED over-du.
! taxes and abolished the. hated mill
tary colonies. A new. era set in and
when the Gear abolished serfdom tn,
whole land rejoiced and the .atmos
phere was one Of hope that the peopl,
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Copyright, 1917, by II

the Russian Empire there has
been for centuries a feeling OF dis
content which has exhibited itself.
on many occasions, only to be met
with the overpowering hands of an au-
tocratic government. Notwithstanding
the rule of merciless bureaucracy,
and in spite of the espionage of
a cruel and relentless police, there
has existed for long time an under
current of revolt against the Roman
off dynasty and tyranny which has
been gaining strength and popular
support in the face Of the severe pun
ishments which have followed the
numberless prosecutions Of political Of
tenders. Each struggle has advanced
their cause and the light Of education
and advantage of communication with
other peoples increased their deter
mination to have a voice in their
government and some say as to the
laws under which they should live
and conduct their daily transactions.
.aA Early Troubles.
D in IT, earliest history of Russia one
finds not only dissension among the
people but in the family of the rulers.
for as far back as 955 the son Of Igor
and Olga was treacherously murdered
by some member c. his family after
his mother had abdicated in his
favor. The principality was then d.
vided among his three sons who OPP
pressed the people and quarrelled con-
tinuously among themselves until $50.
when Vladimir the Great. the young
est son, became the sole ruler. After
his death his sons quarrelled and
again the country .yas in an uproar.
The people clamored for reform At
least in the system of succession but
nothing was done.
Finally in 1857 Andre Yurievitch
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ing an effort to protect the Kremlin.
After the Mongols were driven out,
Moscow became the leading city of
the Muscovite empire under the rule
Of the descendants Of Alexander New
ski. -
Ivan The Terrible.
When Ivan III came to the throne
new era was inaugurated-a reign
Of terror-for he at once made war on
Novogorod and Pskov. killed about
$4,000 people and compelled their
richest citizens to. settle in Moscow.
He also made war on the German
merchants and sent a number Of them
to prison. He allowed the relatives of
his deceased mother to be massacred.
accusing them Of setting fire to Mos
COW. His love of carnage increased
with his age and the most trifiing
offense meant an orgy of blood. car
ried out in the Cars presence. He
had an ungovernable temper and in a
fit Of fury slew his own son by hitting
him over the head with a bludgeon.
This instrument is preserved in the
historical museum at Moscow. The
old execution block, where scenes OF
carnage were staged for his amuse-
ment, still stands and has become q
nesting place for birds. He believed
that the, majority of his subjects. were
guilty Of treason and by his inhuman
methods Of putting down treason
he created a feeling Of rebellion, and
anarchy was fostered among the peo-
pie. %
At the time of his death, in 1884
despotism and autocracy had been
raised to a height on which his i'm
mediate successors sought to keep II
perched. About this, time the Co.'S
sacks began to play part in Russian
history. They were warriors who
founded colony along the border to
fight isolated tribes of Mongols They
soon became valuable to the Govern.
ment, especially when other Cossacks
settled on the Ural River and al
Prctcnders. So
- From 1893 until 1912 there were
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How for Centuries This Nation Has Been Involved
In Disturbance and Intrigue Hundreds Of Its
PEOPLE Have Died Fighting for Their Rights.
International Syndicate.


came to the throne and while he ruled
with an iron hand his enterprising
policy toward foreigners attracted col
onists and during his reign many small
towns were built. A man Of physical
courage he was lacking in self-control,
and many q subject disappeared"
when they dared to question his au-
thority.
|. Ovcrrun BY Mongols.
From the Twelfth to the Fifteenth
Centuries the country was one Of 'un-
rest. for during this period the land
was laid waste by the Mongols. The
invasion of Belgium was outdone by
these barbarian hordes, who swept
over Russia with a vast army, and
during their march it is said that five
millions of people were either killed
or taken prisoners and sold as slaves.
Three times the country was invaded
by the Mongols.
The land tenure system so common
in Russia today was organized during
those dreary days-a system which
made the burden greater for the peas
ants as their farms were made to con-
sist of little strips Of land, sometimes
half mile apart, and when they
worked for the Boyars, as the rich
people were known. they received a
mere pittance for wages.
It was at this period that Alexander
Nevski appeared. He was the Prince
Of Novogorod, and Russia still cher
ishes his memory as the man who
stemmed the tide of Mongol invasion
and who did all in his power to light
en- the burdens of the people. Prince
Dmitri was the first ruler who dared
to interfere with the, Russian church,
but when the metropolitan of Moscow
fed before the Mongols the Prince de-
posed him for cowardieein not max.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
Giant Radio Stations Of
the United States = Uncle
Sam Making LongStrides
In Perfecting Eadio. Tel.
egraphy- The Great In
ternational Spokesman.
ne 0e5EYYZI2S~
I1S1[I ZaH>Go~
Copyright. 1917. by The International
Syndicate. ~

Of Wight, 1t would have been difficult
TO convince the men who witnessed his
early experiments - remarkable as
they were at that time In covering a
range of fourteen miles--tfat within
the short span of nineteen years the
world would be dotted with wireless
towers.
But such Is the truth. The develop
ment of radio communication has
been phenomenal and tho radio sta
lions which exist today must exceed
In both height and power those which
Marconi himself visualized when he
saw the significance OF the great fact
that electromagnetic waves can be
used for telegraphing without wires
Indeed. this Is one Of the fascinat-
ing phases of the development of radio
telaSraphy. 1t has given rise to .
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-19
WEST SIDE Items
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County Supt F. N. Olry visited the
West Side school Wednesday,.
VIM. Goetsch returned Wednesday
from Chicago, where he shipped cat
tle
Roy Craig has quit his job on the
mail route and gone to work at the
GCetsch garage at Manning. John
Krnse is substituting at present.
Mrs. Ed Martens was Carroll shop
per Wednesday.
NJ. j. Campbell, Gus Brockman and
DR.. &. l.. Patterson were Omaha visit
ors Thursday.
Gus Brockman and Hans Schleuter
returned Wednesday from a visit in
Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benningsdorf returned
to their home in eastern Iowa Thurs
day after visit with relatives here.
Bart Mitchell enjoyed visit from
his father from Vail Thursday.
The funeral of Parks Gulick was
held here Saturday. Mr.. Gulick died
at his home in Denison but formerly
resided here, where he was very we'll
known.
Henry EIanslnan sold 40 acres Of
land to Geo. Novotne for $500 an acre.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. White, of Manil-
la, spent over Sunday with relatives
here.
NJ. r. Hueschen and Henry Sievers
played with the Lidderdale band Fri
day for "A celebration held there.
Mrs. A. W. Starek and Mrs Thos.
Bnton were Carroll visitors Saturday.
Ivan Glas3c0ck took the third de-
gree in Masonry Saturday.
Moving pictures Of the town and
people were shown at the opera house
every night this week. There was a
very good attendance.
Shipments to Chicago Saturday
were: Henry Hansman, l car of cat
tie; Delmar Benten, cars of cattle;
Hans Wilkens, 4 cars of cattle and 2
of hogs Hans Wilkens, Carl Kraft
and VIM. Thies accompanied the ship
ment
Mrs. e. Evers returned Friday from
a two weeks visit in Clinton county.
Mrs. Adolph Winters and baby
spent the week with relatives in Hol-
stein.
H. H. Sievers and daughter Loret-
ia, and Miss Therea Nickelsen were
Carroll visitors Friday.
WI anu WI D. CtC Wal tCho iCIuIA Cu
from Bancroft Friday, where they Wis
tied their son, Charles.
Mrs. Claus Thiedemann was Car
roll shopper Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Rohwedded, of
State Center. spent Saturday and Sun
day at the ]. Fl. c. Peters home
Mrs. Henry Eitfert and Mrs. William
Eiffert went to Rock Island Monday.
Geo. BrOtherson is the owner of a
new Studebaker.
John Book was notified to appear in
Denison before the exemption board
Friday.
Henry Bornhoft was in Carroll Mon
day.
Maurice Dewey was a Carroll pas
senger Monday.
Mrs. A. w. Starek went to Missouri
Valley Monday for visit at the Clark
home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Art Brotherson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hannes Bohr were Oma-
ha passengers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kemp. r. G..
White and Mrs. Kruse went to Mime
sofa by auto Monday.
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HClearino the Plate"

Some gray headed men who grew up
in New England remember the custom
that prevailed in many families of max
ing a boy or girl clear the plate or
eat what was left at another meal be-
fore getting anything else. That was
not irrational or cruel. The child was
permitted to help himself or herself.
If too much was taken the discipline OF
having to eat it sooner or later was
wholesomely educative. We may get
back to it. Waste is never justified In
prosperous families or other families
1t is a big element in giving children
an utterly false idea Of what makes
prosperity. at least in binding young
sters to the vitalism Of thrift on which
all accumulation is based.-Brooklyn
Eagle
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daughters. Hattie and Tena, went to
Lake View Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Carlson and
August Simpson and sister, Anna. OF
Stratford, are visiting in the Lawrence
Iiollander home.
Lawrence Hollander and sons, Tom
and Benny, and otto Hollandcr anu
Willie Stegemann returned Friday
from Osmond, Neb.. and Bloomfield,
Neb. At the latter place they visited
the Henry Kolls family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hanneman and
Richard HanEeman were called TO
Oklahoma last week by the death OF
their father.
Misses Loretta Schmidt and Ella
Anderson and Henry Petersen were
DenisOn visitors Sunday.
The Hugo Wicgand family spent
Sunday with the George Hargens fam
lily in Ricketts,.
Supt, and Mrs. +. y. Olry and their
daughter, Carmen we're Sunday guests
in the Jurgen Schroeder home.
Born on "Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Louie jepsen, baby girl.
The G. J. Clausrn family were sur
prised by several friends on Monday
evening in honor OF their fifteenth
wedding anniversary.
The Dr.. Conn family OF Ida Grove.
spent Sunday in The DR.. Schultz home
here.
Busch Frahm l.; visiting here with
his mthcr, Mrs. jursen Schroeder.
Work has begin on the new garage
for BoySen & LatrentZ. When COM
pleted the building will cost 81 900.
Workmen are also busy on the ne"
building for Will Schroeder and when
the buildings are completed they will
add greatly to the appearance OF
the business section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest ltickert and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Paulsen went to Oklahoma last week
on account Of the death of the lady's
father.
The G. c. G. club held splendid
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Herman
Schmidt Friday afternoon.
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Always a. Fighter.

In Lloyd George. the Man and His
Story" we are told that Lloyd George
was fighter from the beginning and
that one of his earliest foes was the
Established church. At twenty five he
beat out the clergy in their effort to
keep an old Nontonformist father from
being buried beside his daughter in the
churchyard OF village at the foot OF
SnowdOn. Take the coffin IN by
force" said he, IF necessary. If tho
churchyard gates are locked against
YOU break them down." 1t was done
50, and the chief justice at London up
held the local jury which decided that
the action was within rights.
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Mrs. Henry ROhwer. of Davenport.
has been a guest here with her son,
| TheO ROhwer, and family.
Mrs Dick Engelking and Mrs. Har-
nv Belenberg went to Ft Dodge the
first of the week to visit relatives and
frieNds
Elmer Watson, carrier on route two.
is enjoying a fifteen day vacation and
lwen.
| Miss Grace Selhnder, Of DenisOn,
spent q couple of days here last week
looking after her music class and on
| Wednesday played the wedding march
| for the CarStens-Wiegcl wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Schwenn and
children. of near Denison, were call
ing on relatives here Wednesday.
Wilson Jones, Of Ida Grove. was a
guest last week of his son, Or. II. ID.
Jones and family.
Miss Alma KlotZ. of fIolstcin. is
spending Il few days with her brother,
Henry KlOtZ, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Schmidt and her
mother, Mrs Andreas Hadenteldt. OF
DeniSOn. were business callers here
Wednesday.
MI and Mrs. VIM. Jochims went to
Sioux City Tuesday to consult a spe-
cialist in regard to the formers
health.
Miss Theresa ROhwer went to Cedar
Falls Tuesday to complete the course
at the college.
iIrne Schmidt, who has been in the
Schultz pharmacy, has resigned his
position and gone to Creighton. Neb.,
where he has place in drug store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Linn, Mrs. Carl
Mohr and son, Elmer, and Mrs. Anna
ThOms made an overland trip to
Bloomfield, Neb., last week.
G. =. Hollander was an Omaha Wis
itor Wednesday.
j. NJ. Meehan came up from Deni-
son Monday to look after some bust
ness matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jochims went to
Luverne. Mimi, Tuesday to visit with
their son. Herman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Jacobsen, of Ida
Grove, spent Tuesday here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans LOhse.
Miss Anna GrOneberg was recent
visitor with Denison friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Ernst left Mon
day for two weeks trip to points
in eastern Iowa.
NJ. w. Maxey and r. r. Watson
were fishing in the Little Sioux last
Friday.
Thomas and lngwert Hollander and
Harold Reinckc were county seat Wis
itors Monday.
August Schmidt. of Almond visited
here last week with his brothers and
also looked after business matters.
Mrs. John Schmidt and son, Hugo,
Of Lost Nation, spent Tuesday here
with her sister, Mrs. TheO. ROhwer.
She had been called to Ida Grove by
the death of her father, Mr.. Brech-
void.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Watson and
children visited at the James Dilla-
YOU home near Denison Sunday.
Peter Hansen has returned from a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. Ernst
Boock.
Mr. and Mrs Will Mohr and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ludolph MOhr went to Smithland
Sunday for a visit in the Richard Kohl
off home.
Mr.; and Mrs. Adolph Bieenberg
went to Bloomfield, Neb., to visit with
the latter's relatives in the lvert Nil
sen home
Hans Behrman is now working in
the p. c. Hollander clothing store.
Albert Stegemann and sister, Min
ME, and Mrs. Will Stegemann and
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school, They will visit relatives in
dewitt and Davenport before school
"opens: .........-. ~. ...~. ,-.-,~
Denison Tuesday
Mrs J. Hook and Miss Kate Cody, of
Manila, visited with friends here the
last of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Johannsen and chill
dren left Sunday for Mapleton. wheAe
they will make their future home.
Geo. Buchanan was a DenisOn pas
senger Tuesday.
Miss Anna Mccarthy. of Denison.
was here the first of the week visiting
friends.
James Hickey made a trip to Man
ming on business the last of the week.
w. Slechta was transacting business
in the county seat Tuesday.
Mrs. A. H. Clark and children. of
| Missouri Valley, spent Sunday here
at the F. Starek home.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Hoffman and Mrs
r. j. Morse motOred down to Deni
son Tuesday on business.
Miss Mildred Olson left last Sun
day for Des NOines. where she will
enter Drake university.
Mrs. Ralph Quirk. Of Dunlap, spent
Wednesday here with friends and rel
atives
Mrs Jas Aldridgc and two dau2h-
ters, of VcrdOn. $. d., who have been
visiting here with relatives. left last
Wednesday for their home.
Mrs b. Olson and daughters, Nell
and Mildred. were calling On Dcnison
friends Wednesday.
VIM Gallaghers birthday was pleas
antly remembered by ii number Of his
friends, who were delightfully."- enter
tanned at his home on last Tuesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs F. Holland and Mrs b.
Mitchell were Denison visitors Fri
day.
Miss Julia Ryan left Thursday for
Omaha after spending a month here
with her father, Thos. Ryan.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. HINES and John
Stagleman mOtOred over to Guthrie
Center Sunday for visit with rela
tives.
A. Ahrenkiel was a visitor in Car
roll the last of the week.
Mrs. Fouts and daughter. Laverne,
were Denison visitors Saturday.
Ed Sheridan and son, Francis, we're
DenisOn passengers Wednesday.
Mrs. Maria Mangan visited in Oma-
ha last week.
Miss Anna BrOgan visited over Sun
day with friends in the vicinity of
DenisOn.
P. Garyin and family, Of Dixon, Neb.,
are visiting here at the Mrs. p. Har-
rington home and with other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs +. Hoffman and son,
Leonard, spent the last of the week in
Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tarpy, of Man
ming, spent Sunday with Vail relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hickey and daugh-
ters, Stella and Laurine, motored to
Denison Saturday afternoon on bust |
ness
Chas. White was Denison passen-
ger Tuesday.
The 200 acre farm of B. O'Donnell
in Jackson township, which was aQc
toned iflast Wednesday, was pur-
chased by Chas. White for 1919 per
acre.
Joe Monaghan, of Denison, spent
Sunday here at the Geo. Dieter home.
John kral made a trip to Denison
Tuesday.
J. P. Conner. of Denison, was a Vail
caller last Saturday evening.
Fred Fitzsimmons was in Denison
on business Monday.
Miss Blanche Hickey came down
from Denison Sunday morning and
spent the day at home
Jas. DoZark has purchased the Geo.
NeWcOm farm near Boyer for $500 per
acre.
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