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Evening journal., 1918-01-10
Il DANGEROUS
SPIES At LARGE
They Are Being Shadowed
by Best Trained Govern
ment Detectives
TO RUN DOWN
MANY OTHERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. i0.-Twelve
dangerous German enemy aliens the
asi Of the horde which sought by sa-
3otage. and propaganda 20 wage war
on united states soil are at large in
he United states. according 90 John
-ord OBrian. Assistant Attorney
arol in charge of Department of Justice
prosecutions and investigations of spies
md plotters.
The twelve men are being shadowed
oy the best trained detectives in the
employ of the Government. The plot
ers are permitted 10 entertain q false
sense Of security SO that the Govern
ment. through knowledge of their mo-
H,es. may locate other pl0tlers. With
n a short time some of them viii De
informed
Nir OBran today discussed the plans
Dy which the Government is combating
spies so this country A number of
spies have been arrested not only by
NE Department of Justice but boy or
iers from The intelligence departments
OF the army and navy The Depart
ment Of Justice has prosecuted some OF
me spies and interned an except those
who are being shadoWed.
no date nc prosecutions have resulted
IN death penalties But Mr.. OBrian
made e clear that he has no knowl-
sdge Of action taken by the Wer De
partment or The Navy Department IN
cases over which they assumed iuris-
diction Definite figures on the num-
Der Of prosecutions Of spies by his de-
partment are being compiled and VIII
be given soon TO the public.
'Nlr. OBri5n's statement was coupled
with q digest issued by his depart
ment relative 10 expressions which in-
Iicafed growing fear by the public
that the Department OF Justice was mol
ropina with the spy menace and that Il
was too 4neni in The parole Of aliens
The statement says that the Attorney
General 'has shown rigorous severity
IN dealing with persons actually found
10 be dangerous TO the welfare Of The
country" The statement continues
'nf The many hundreds OF men who
have been seized and Inferred for the
duration of The war only six, a negll-
aihlc fraction of 4 per cent of the total
have been permanently paroled TEN.
porary paroles have been granted Ia
only ten cases.
Utmost confidence Is placed In the
action Of the Government agents IN
reaching decisions by which subjects
of Germany held for a few days under
suspicious are released on parole aftel
giving bonds. Many of the hundreds
detained after being found in barred
zones have proved to be workmen wh'
were guilty through Ignorance rathel
Than intent. OF ihe number released oi
parole less than a dozen have been th
subject or subsequent complaint.
Evening journal., 1918-01-10
SIXTY PER CENT OF Allies
Shells made OF NINN. ORE
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
VIRGINIA, MINI. Jan. iO.-six out OF
every ten shells hurled at the Germans
during the coming year VIII be made
from ore mined on the Mosabi ore
range in northern Minnesota.
Mine operators today estimated the
1918 production OF these mines at l5,-
36O.76O tons, but 100000 tons s than
In the past year.
With the exception Of a futile attempt
by the l. w w TO incite a strike the
Minnesota mines have been free OF all
industrial unrest since the United states
entered the war.
Evening journal., 1918-01-10
TOaSter Stoves
Milk Warmers
Water Heaters
Radiators
Vacuum Cleaner.
Portable Lamps
Grill Stoves
Electric Irons
PercOlatOrS
Curling Irons

This sale is OF the greatest ever held in Whining
Practically cost prices electric appliances in the
face of rising wholesale prices time when it is next
to impossible to duplicate anything
1t is no halfway sale Everything, outside of ranges
and globes is re-priced This is the time anything
electrical you've wanted or need in your home
All sales be for immediate delivery, the sale
is to 90 away with as much packing breakage and
ing possible. OF many there but few
Evening journal., 1918-01-10
BRAZILIAN EMBASSY
IN WORLD WAR; times
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Jan. iO.-Brazll IS
represented in America by Domiclo da
CANADIAN Of the South American
diplomatic corps-with the title OF
Ambassador Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipoteniiary.
Da Gama-who speaks classic English
fluently-and who has q magnetic per-
sonalty, was the lrst South American
envoy TO bring America the moral and
material support Of a great Western
Hemisphere nation. Brazil declared
war promptly against Germany, and
gave "all-American solidarity its FIRST
great impetus
out on Massachusetts, avenue-near
Du Pont circle, the hub Of the uni
verse" Ambassador Da Cana is in
stalled in o handsome stone residence,
the permanent quarters Of the Brazil
ian diplomats here.
On the first floor, where the chan
Gerry Is located. Da Cana receives visi-
tors. His many American friends dnd
him especially interesting on account
Of his facility with the Englsh Ian
guage, which is probably very much
more perfect and fluent than that Of
most American diplomats
Evening journal., 1918-01-10

by the dupont Company at Carney's
Point is spending O few days with his
mother here.
Mr. and Mrs Carson Riley. OF Cam
bridge, Md, have been visiting Mrs.
Rleys parents, Captain and Mrs.
Thomas r. Marshall
The Home Missionary society met at
the home Of Mrs Napoleon b. Register
on Tuesday afternoon
Evening journal., 1918-01-10
IENyEs VISITORS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES. Del Jan i0.-The Lewes
Real Estate Company has purchased
The Susan Rowland property ON Bank
street for 81 $50
Lynford Trutt of Philadelphia. has
been spending a few days with his
parents Mr. and Mrs Charles w. Truitt
Mrs. John w. Tnlett, of Washington,
u. c., who has been spending The sum
mer and autumn here, has returned 90
her home
Miss Grace NJ Durl.ng. Of New York
state. who has been teaching the
eighth grade In our public school, has
resigned.
Frank II. stevens. who is employed
Evening journal., 1918-01-10
lsHA Observation-Disclosures

ed
ing
the
leXt
lgeS J
hing
sale
lOV-
few
N
E
Evening journal., 1918-01-10
LINCOLN WINS ONE

End basketball team Tuesday night in
an exciting contest, "a TO 49, Sell
played well for West End, while Nc
Vey, hearney and Fish excelled for
Lincoln. McLoughlin starred from the
foul line, caging seven foul goals. Lin
coin wants TO hear from teams IN the
city. Address communications to An
drew Hamilton, Lincoln Club. No. 1909
Lincoln street.
Evening journal., 1918-01-10

IRON HILL, Md, Jan. iO.-Using pigs
TO catch a black bear is the novel
method adopted by Willie Hacken-
schmidt, i5 The lad booked a 25O-pound
Bruiu the other day with the help Of
his sIuealers
fathers pigs" he related afterwards.
"lt was when / was out driving the
pigs through the woods when heard
Evening journal., 1918-01-10

the bear first. sent one little squealer
to him. When the brute took the pig
into his paws. and seemed TO be enjoy
ing himself at his capture. / released
the rest Of the pigs
"Nou ought TO see them dig in to the
bear. They paved him all over When l
came up, he tried to run, but the pig
gies held fast. and / killed him"
Willie Is keeping the skin as SOU
venlr.
Evening journal., 1918-01-10

Engineers, metal workers. clerks and
drivers Will find positions by seeking
the Want Ads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Welcome Ridge.

Oliver McGahuey, wife and daugh-
ter Reta, Ed McGahuey and daugh-
ter Orpha were in this locality sun
day. ,,;a fr;on
Murven Naylor Sunday.
w. B. Stanley. wife and son FOR
est spent Sunday at Isaac Payton.
Mrs. Oren Stanley was Lamon'
caller Monday ~,
Clarence Townsend called at Mary
P. Bonds Monday. :,
Mr.. CLANCY and wife called on )
E Woodmansee and wife one day
Misses Iva and Carrie Stephens
visited their sister Mrs. G. l.. Nc
Harness one day last week,
M. Ryan and sons attended church
at Elk chapel Sunday: :. :,
r. d. Boord and wife were in TINS
vicinity Thursday. ,,.a
Mrs l.. N. Stephens called on MIS-
! w. Stephens and family Thurs
day. r;fo ra+urnef
home Thursday from Des MONIES
where they had been on business.
Nora Stephens visited Haze
Mills Thursday.
Mrs. Mary P. Bond was Lamon
caller Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Leroy.

School began Monday. The teach
ers are Mrs. Wescott, Miss Holiday
Miss Miller and Miss Bowman. .,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Miller, of North
ter Mrs c. l.. Culver and family.
Pauline Buffum, Of Cambria, came
Saturday. She will make her home
with her grandfather and attenc
school here this winter.
Ed Randall and family moved te
Osceola last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Trisler anc
children. of Weldon, visited Sunda!
with her mother Mrs. M. j., ROSS.
The young people OF TINS com
munity enjoyed a taffey pull at tht
Harold Stockton home Wednesda!
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Boggs were
Charlton visitors Friday.
Will Hanson and Arthur Sullivan
returned Friday from a trip to Nortf
Dakota. They visited at the George
Benson home.
Mrs. Charles Adams was an Osce
ola visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Will Day and two childrel
spent the week end with Mrs. Sila
Ringo. -.
Obey Moon accompanied by nj
wife and son Raymond went TO Us
ceola Friday and had his tonslls re
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Clark an
son Deyo attended the tent meetlh;
| of the Holmes association near Al
| lerton Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
DeI<alb.

Fodder shocks are getting pretty
numerous in the fields at present in
this locality
Nebraska, spent Sunday with MI.
and Mrs. Erastus Wilson.
Earl Anderson worked for, Clar-
ence Mckee, of Van Vert, the first
Of the week.
Several from this vicinity register
ed at Van Vert Thursday, between
the ages of IS to As.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Wells and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. ana
Mrs Jink Wells. ~
Charles Cox was a visitor IN van
Vert Saturday evening.
Clarence Anderson started work
ing on the section, Thursday.
II. D. DeKalb was called to Van
Vert by the local board, Thursday
to help register the men:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shepherd has
been visiting the past few weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cox,
Clarence Anderson assisted Harry
Wilson with his blowing "Wednesday
Lloyd McCarl spent Sunday after
noon with Harvey and Wills Ander
We have been visited with fire.
uuent showers lately after it is al
most too late.
Mrs. Bert anderson and daughtel
Clyta called on Mrs. Dick McCar
Wednesday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Pleasant Ridge.

Sunday was Forest Shocks birth
day. His friends came in to help e y
him celebrate the day. with we'll NIL
ed baskets. Those present were, II.
l.. Brammer and family, George 70,
land and family Mr.. and Mrs. David
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Poland, S. NJ;
Poland and family, John Brown and
family, Raymond Morrell and fam
lily, lobe Burns and family, p. c;
Vanderpool and family. L.. Poland
and family, William Warrick and
family, Mr.. and Mrs; Thomas
Wookey and son, Mr.. and Mrs Jas as
James Jones and two daughters, L.
f. Greenland and family, Paul Jones
Mil MiIls te and Wife. We wish him
many more happy birthdays.
tended. Everything sold very, we'll
one Jersey cow bringing SIG
Mrs. S. N. Poland, Mrs: James Jane
Munyon, and Mrs. Ira Foster spent t, ut
Mrs. w. F. Wadsworth spent
Thursday with Mrs. Allen Pence, OF
Grand River.
Mrs. Mertie Hieldman took her
son up>to Iowa City the first OF the ne
again at one of the hospitals there:
There were 1913 registered last
Thursday at Grand River.
Grandma Brammer was visiting
the past week with Mr.. and Mrs. W
| r. Wadsworth and with her daugh-
| ter Mrs Louisa Wadsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boyd, OF Kan
sas, came to visit with Mrs: Boyd
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William 70
land and other friends.
Clarence Brothers came home the
mast week for a visit with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. James Brothers
| Of Grand River, and to visit with his
wife who is teaching the Comstock
cchOo1
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
r, F. d. No. 3.

ceorse Dahlenberg shipped IN a
o,. of Stock from st. Joe last satuf-
day, tao, 40, On the Burlington
Iva nne cnmnIeted the new steel bridge
over Little river. ,,;fo Mrs. AL
Zeke Merryman and wire, MIS-. ,n "a
c.rdner and daughter Nora. anu
G Sharm simnson attended the fair at
Bethany last Wednesday, 81 High
There was no school Nv, a.. Miss
Brier last week, the te a,e lit "i''
Doolittle being on the slck s .,een are
Some of the road dfag ivy Hnn fhe
getting careless aDout uid i,aya Them
roads. Now is the time e. nav ~ 'Aein
smoothe when winter sets III ~ Os.
Dillon Manchester casieu un
car and Ralph Mills SuneaS ~ siank-
We have not heard OF any 1 Eden
ers who failed to- reg1stst ~ IN the
We may be little snort on oa, not not
fourth Liberty Loan II we Ean mole
swan some good sorghum Vi poi>
wood on the first payment. oorras.
It was funny to see lne ooma r.
nondents of The Reporter roa4
fife when brother Hull N, tated NV &
to mt us on the retired llsl, Nh 9
IS all right. do not expect soiie'hi-'s
ior Frank Cox bought II ceres s1oa n o,
land of Luther Bason at 2ioo p <
acre. with no Improvements. :
worth the money. tool 9
Ack and Amos Brazeitoh , euI a
trim down in Missouri 10 ,2o m :
iand tt is easier to sell iahu eh"i
it is to buy LAND.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Franklin.

Mrs. Glen Petticord, Anna D ~ !,
field and Jemima Kob called at VIII
Scott's Thursday: ,s d
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Mcdonald ana
Mrs. Baker spent Sunday at Joe Mer-
Miss Eunice Evans spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss mae
Scott. -, Wy Z,
BOYD Sunday morning.
Roy and Willard Bright spent
Sunday at Harry Plummer,s;
Mr.. and Mrs. Wise McCoilo4ISs " u
and little daughters Audrey ana 70
rev spent Sunday afternoon at >. D.
MIR. and Mrs. John Cooper a an
children. of Danvers, ILL.,, Mr. slo
Mrs. Charlie Fuller and son OF CaI'
lock. Ill, and Mr. and Mrs; N; =
Petticord and children spent wed
nesday at Glen Petticord's. co,
Misses Audrey and Edrey McCo!,
lough spent Tuesday night WIZ
Misses Lucille Lionberger ana Au
". d Clark and family Of CHAR
ton. called at S. ]. Clausen,s sstur
day +bo cor,
picnic Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Route No. I.

Thelma Mcdaniel called ON her
grandmother Mrs. Slower one morn
ing last week. r,-a.v
Earl Still and wife srent TUESDAY
afternoon at the A. w. sparsu VI
home. - d Mrs
Mona Craig and son Claude calIeo
on Mrs. Emmett Cowles Wednesday
afternoon. ,u.dnos.
day at Jim Stills. r,,.do1
pauline Dale spent THURSDAY
night and Friday at Sam Dale,s:
Mrs. George Blakesley spent one
day last week with Mrs. Elba Rale
Jim Still and family drove TO FoI;
Madison Saturday for snort Vlsi
with relatives. ;. -, c..,,
Earl Still and wife. Nell Still an !l
wife and Jim Drury called at Roiile
lCraig's Sunday. ~,
clifford Cowles and family spen'
Sunday at Sam Dale's...
Ross Dale and family spent SAT
urdav night and Sunday with reia
fiyes near Garden Grove.
Nell Still and wife and Jim Os
horn and family attended the picnl
| at Garden Grove Saturday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Elm.

Lester Hamilton and Emmett
Moore spent a few days last week in
Des Moines.
Reed Warnock spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Charlie Workman.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Drake and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Foreman spent
Sunday with George Hamilton and
family.
Charles Barr and John Bright
spent Sunday with their friends Mont
and Flute Moore.
Mrs. Premila Prather returned to
her home at Princeton. Mo-, Thurs
day after a few weeks visit with her
son George Hamilton and family:
George McCarty spent Thursday
evening with his friend, Emmett
Moore
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Warnock
spent Sunday with the latters par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Curren Bright
and attended meeting at Elm Sun
day evening,
George Hamilton spent the last OF
the week in Ottumwa visiting rela-
tives and looking for a house and
lot where he expects to make his
future home.
Arlo Cox spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his cousin Lawrence
Moore
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Orphan Ridge.

w. NJ. Humphrey and wife, of
southern Missouri, came Friday and
spent over Sunday with the Barlean
boys. Mr.. Humphrey is a cousin OF
the Barlean boys.
The big new barn on the G. NJ
Axes farm at Blockley was complet-
ed last week and it is second to
none in these parts.
w. NJ. Barlean helped Lee Davis
thresh Monday.
Several have commenced their
fall blowing preparatory for putting
in wheat.
The rain Tuesday was great
benefit to pastures and for fall seed
ing.
Our school is progressing nicely
with Miss Doolittle as teacher.
A. c. Brazelton and son Amos
went to Springfield, Mo-. Monday tC
buy. land and if suited may conclude
to locate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Lonesome Ridge.
DELAYED.

Ernest Little spent Thursday al
Tohn Mendenhall and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. S. Evans and son
Russell were Sunday visitors at Roy
Walters. - n
Ralph Frost and wife visited at D.
H. Hubbard's Sunday.
Lee Mcdaniel, one. Of our y sailor
bows who is on the U. S: S. Charles
ION is spending a ten day furlough
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs; ..
b. Mcdaniel and family and other
relatives and friends. -,
Mrs. Mary Grogan called at Il. D.
Evans Sunday afternoon.
81 7 Evans and family Jesse
Maynard and family and Robert NC
Daniel'spent Friday evening at j. o.
SG clyde Waller and family visited at
]. N. Stills Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Evans at
tended the Corydon tar saturaa nd . ,
e. Cannon and WlIe spent ouhoa'
at Fred Potter's.
Patrick Griffin and family ano
Wayne Cannon and wife spent sun
day at Ed Gritfins. , - c;,
Will and Stephen Mullin, OF Sll,
verton, Colorado, George Mu1i l;' "
near Des Moines, and Joe Muillh, "
near Leon. spent Meon e;s3er Mrs
THURSDAY Will IAASA'
M1 Roscoe Mcdaniel spent, Saturday
ofternoon with his friend Raymond
Mrs Mrs Jesse Maynard and sons FL
don and Ernest spent Iuesday altei
noon with Mrs. lack McDan311el. &c
M, 1eJ Eink hone Visited at 7. A. Web
ster's. Vito snont SIM
day at w. N. Martin $. +
Miss Beulah HUB Dard ,s spe sist or
few days last week Win her sis'e'
Mrs. Ralph Frost: + cunda,
Az Mrs. NJ. Griffin spent o = su Grif
night and Monday at the Iaoe 1s uta
fin home helping care iG 81 JAM .
D. j. Evans and wife atte ,iioI7 wa va,
funeral OF Thomas COX Mnion W."
held at Bethel Saturday a11 Ganns .
Mr.. and Mrs. }: =. Johe ~ =
Greenfield, spent SUNDAY d. v" =
McDaniel's. ,+ c.+urda,
night with her sister, MRS. w. q
Mc d f. Hubbard and daugh It II
Anna and Beulah and Mr.. ana r; ~,
Ralph Frost were Lamonl Vlsl'oi
; Sunday afternoon. r., fo,
TIarence Hubbard left Friday i i,i
Camp Dodge where he enters hiiii
'ai : elatives and friends have re e; Nv,
cd cards stating that Prlvate riu 10y
3 Webster had arried saieis oNe'
seas,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Rauch No. 2.

Mrs. Reed is on the sick list.
Rosa and Eliza Reed returned
from an extended visit with relatives
at Cedar Falls.
Perry visited over Sunday at H.
Arthur Orield and family were
visitors at Harrison Orfields last
week.
ed the Bethany fair.
Roush's drove to Bethany Friday
enjoying the fair very much: :.
Bob CLANCY visited relatives IN
Missouri last week, and reports
good crops in northern part OF the
Will Norman hauled cane to Leg
Mr. and Mrs John Coffin were
Sunday callers at Chaney's.
T. o. Andrews are making mo
In
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the. ear.
There is only one way to. cure Deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
tion of the mucous lining of the Eusta,,
chan Tube When this tube is inftamed
you have q rumbliny sound or imp ,rfeet
hearing, and when it is entirely closeo'
Deafness is the result. and unless the IN
fiammation can be taken out and TINS
tube restored to It's normal condition.,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by SatartIH9.
which is nothing but an i1!iaIned :onol-
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One .dr ars any gasd 3,
Tsii,s (atsrrh t,...gs sad for ciryrllrs, 1-ce.
F.J CT.EEEy, s co, Toledo, Ohio
ooA BY Drugris;s. s-S.l.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
Fairview, District No. s.

Alma Adrian visited Friday night
with her friend Grace Nordyke.
Picnic Saturday and had fine time
Dorothy Nordyke spent Friday
night with her friend Violet adrian
Ralph Herrold has been hauling
oats to Weldon last week.
August Adrian who is in the Wei
don hospital after being operated
upon for appendicitis, is getting
along nicely.
We had quite cold spell Sunday
Earl Wright has been working
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
New Buda.
(Delayed.)

Little Raymond Martin is serious
y ~ S Fetty and family spent sun
dav at Vinney POWERS: ono the
mrs. Harold Hagen IS among ~
sick I'LL lls1 For and wife, Ed Seymour
and wife spent Sunday at the A. w,
MaItifh :. h Fetty returned home Satp ni.
a.v from a few weeks visit VIII p1aa d.s
eisfer Mrs. W. A. Hine, OF BACK
well, Okla.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19

for John CARRIER.
wheat at the Corn picnic Saturday
Orison Pease and family were
seen in this neighborhood Sunday
afternoon.
Philip and Julia Hughes returned
home from williamsburg, Iowa,
Friday morning.
ID. II. Davis is busy cutting corn
these days. 1t certainly is 2 fine
time for the job.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19

Clarence Daniels, wife and baby
spent Sunday with j. G. Hagen and
Mrs. J. G. Mcdaniel and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents lat PleasantOn.
daughter Mrs. Harold Hagen who is
seriously i'll.
J. l.. Latta called at the Perry Lat
ia home Sunday
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19
New Buda.

Little Raymond Martin is better
at this writing.
Mrs Harold Hagen is some better
at this writing
Mrs Jim Snethen and daughter
Flora visited Wednesday with Mrs.
Argyle Hagen.
Mrs. Sadie Fetty is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Nellie Latta visited Saturday
with her mother Mrs. Joe Vandel
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-19

Silks at money saving prices. These represent the
best the market affords at last fall prices when our or
ders were placed. Our instructions to guarantee
Bedding Bros Silk and this means something Belongs
S225 to S2.45, other S1.95 up, yard width
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05

November 8. Premier Kerensky fed
from Petrograd, and other members of
the cabinet of the provisional govern
ment were arrested. On November 10
the rebel government made Lenine pre-
mier. kerensky, at the head of a body
of loyal Cossack troops, attacked Pc
trograd November u, but was badly
defeated. The bOlsheviki were appar-
emily in full control of Russia by No
yember %, when the Lenine govern
ment proposed u general armistice TO
all belligerents
American troops on the west front
suffered their first casualties on No
vember when German troops raided
salient held by the Americans, kill
ing three. w0unding five and taking
II prisoners On November 5 the
American patrol boat Alcedo was sunk
by torpedo and 81 were lost
During the last days of November
and the early part of December the
Germans made determined efforts to
regain some of the territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held a large portion of the
ground taken, inflicting heavy losses
on the Germans. The AuStro-GeTman
forces began a new offensive in Italy
early in December. forcing the Italian
lines back for a distance of several
miles at some points.
Early in December it was announced
that a large number of national guard
troops from the United States had ar
rived in France. units from every
state being included. On December Z,
the United States congress declared
the existence of state of war with
Austria-Hungary. The following day
It was announced that the American
destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunk
by a German submarine with a loss
of GA men.
The Russian situation was further
complicated by a new revolt against
the b0lsheviki government launched
by Generals Kaledines and Korniloff,
CoSsack leaders.
British. French and Italian troops on
December 10. captured Jerusalem,
which for 673 years has been under the
undisputed sway of the Moslems.
GA December 16, 1t was announced
that Russian and Teuton emissaries
had signed a four-weeks armistice, one
provision of which was that peace ne
gOtiations should begin Immediately.