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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
THE MARKETS.

FLOUR-The United States food admin
istration -four standards are as follows:
Fer bbl. in jute SO h. sack basis: Barley
-four, $50; corn flour, s111O; white rye
-four, $1075; dark rye, $3.50; spring wheat,
s11. 0061.25; special brands, s11.57; hard
winter, new, s10.SG@1125: soft winter,
s1oso.
HAY-Choice timothy, 30.0O@31.O0: No. l,
500 00G300o; standard, s27.50@2S.50; No. 2
standard and clover mixed, s26.00027. 90;
No. 8, s23ooG25oo; clover, s1S.Oo@22.oo.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, &c. ducks,
25@2S16c; roosters, 22c; spring chickens,
3O1zc; ducks, 29c; geese, Ice; spring geese,
a0c
CATTLE-Choice to fancy steers, $4,000
1890; good to choice steers, s16.75018.00;
plain to good steers, s105eG16S0; yearlings,
fair to choice, s12.50@1S.50; stockers and
feeders, $7.75@13.50; good to prime cows,
sS25G13.o0; fair to prime heifers, 5000
1475; fair to good cows, $7.5O99.0O; Gamers,
Sc 5Og7.2o; cutters, $7.15@7.50; bologna bulls,
S. 25@9.40; butcher bulls, $9.2591275; heavy
calves, $75o91375; veal calves, $17.O091S.5o.
HOGS-Fair to good light, $1975@2o.10;
choice to light butchers, $20.O0Q20.25; med
ium weight butchers, 225G26O lbs, $19.S09
2025; heavy weight butchers, 27OQ35O lbs,
s19 55919.95; choice packers, $1S 4N91910;
rough heavy packing, s1775@1S.40; pigsa
fair to good, s16.5oQlS.so; stays, s175o0
1910
SHEEP-Western lambs, 17.5091S.40 ma
tive lambs, good to choice, $1625G17S5;
yearlings. s140O015.OO; wethers, good to
choice s12.OO913.o0; ewes, fair TO choice,
:11 .ood1z. Is.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05

coming fourth loan this should not be
changed to one in every three persons
In the United States and finally that
every person in the United States shall
own bond. Fancy the state of mind of
the German war lords If they were
made to realize that every one Of the
one hundred millions of Americans
were SO determined to beat them that
they had all invested with the one idea
to beat them. Would the war con-
tinue another year? Most unlikely.
Most Of us ask each other or ourselves
when will this war end?" There Is
no quicker way to end 1t than to make
it possible for our government to throw
into 1t every resource that we have
The moment that the Prussian wal
lords realize this fact, they will come
to their senses. And the only way to
bring this about is for you and me to
do our part and to do it fully. This
means to loan every cent we can to the
government; hold nothing back, but
give it our all. 1t isn't a question of
when can we end the war; it is ques-
ton Of when you or end the war. It
is what you and I do. It is the drop
Of water. multiplied by millions, that
makes the deluge It is what you and
do in our small way that, multiplied
by the millions, makes for a united
strength before which nothing can
stand Win the war we will, but when
we win it depends upon US. 'It can't
be too soon for me-" we say. Then
let's get busy, real busy, and save and
1non RI 0I1r CovarnYnont what wn cavQ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
Valuable Brick Material.

The slime which accumulates at the
various mines In the Kolar gold fields,
In India, is now being mixed with clay
and made into bricks, instead of being
treated as waste product, as hereto
fore. The bricks made in this way are
said to be superior to those acquired
from outside sources and are used ex-
tensively in lining circular shafts and
other construction work carried on by
the mining companies. Later on it Is
proposed to make fire brick, clay cruel
bles, and artificial stone.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
FAILS TO REMOVE HIS HAT
Manager Knocks Down Employee and
Then Hands Him "Biue
Envelope"

Miami, Okla.-Because an employee
of the Riverside park here would not
take off his hat when the band played
'The Star-Spangled Banner" Man
ager A. 81. De Vaux knocked the Of
Tending lid off the mans head, after
he had asked him three times to re-
move 1t. AS the man stopped over to
pick up the hat, Mr.. De Vaux gave him
3 right uppercut to the jaw and he took
The count. he also received a "blue
spxelope."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
PAID POLITICAL MATTER

1t is we'll for newspaper publishers tC
remember that under the law of the
state any paid political matter must
have at it's head in Plea (12pt) capitals,
PAID ADVERTISEMENT and also in
any type, statement of amount paid OF
to be paid: the name and address of the
candidate favored by the article, and of
any other, authorizing the publication
also the name of the author.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
PRESIDENT TO TOUR U. S
Wilson to Speak All Three Weeks OF
Liberty Loan Campaign-To
Leave September 80.

Washington, Sept. 3.-Under the
tentative program for President Will
sons fourth Liberty loan speaking
tour, the president probably will leave
Washington about September 80, to be
away throughout the three weeks of
the loan campaign period. In the
swing that may carry him to the Pa
cific coast he expects to make stops
in nearly every section of the country.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05

With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 3.-The Americans have passed
through Voormezeele in an easterly di-
rection, overcoming stiff enemy resist
ance,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05

The Want Advs. bring results. Read
them on page s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
Black Eye for the Hun.

Seventeen million individual sub
scribers were part of the third Liberty
loan. That means one in every six
of the population Of the United States.
Bit there Is no reason why with the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
Isn't Ii Possible That

The original New Years resolution
must have been made when Adam said
he would turn over a new leaf?-In-
dianapolis Star.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
GUILTY FEAR

The people Of Cologne, through
their clergy, asked that the allied air.
men refrain from raiding the city
Thursday so the celebration OF the
feast Of Corpus Christ. might proceed
without fear Of death among the civil
ians. The promise was given, and. as
far as dispatches indicate. 1t was kept.
But the people Of the German city dis
pensed with their religious process.
sions, fearing that their appeal would
not be honored.
Such Is the attitude OF mind OF the
Germans at home And why? Their
giant guns spread death and desola'
tion In Paris on Good Friday. their
bombardment having been timed to
trap the worshippers at the solemn
devotions of Good Friday. Their sub
marine commanders murder the help
less crews Of vessels which they de-
stroy or turn them adrift at sea In
open boats. Their soldiers mock all
humanity's laws as they surge through
conquered territory. Their aviators
drop bombs deliberately upon red
Cross hospitals to kill defenseless
nurses and wounded, helpless soldiers
Their torpedoes seek hospital ships as
IL their gunners were blind to the sign
of the Red Cross. Their regiments ol
hooters drench whole towns with poi
son gas to make their work OF thiev
cry more easy. Their soldiers. whc
cravenly cry "kamerad" the momen
capture awaits them, slay their owl
- n
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
EDDIE AND HIS MATES

Reading the dispatches from the
American army's headquarters in
France one Is constrained to wonder
whether the resourceful Lieut.. Ed.
ward Rickenbacher Is the only Amer.
can aviator on the Toul sector. The
lieutenant, by the way, used to tinker
with automobiles in Des Mcines be-
fore he became a speedway king and
then chauffeur for General Pershing
In those old days he was merely Ed
die. Occasionally, after he took to the
speedways, his namei would appear In
the sporting news, but now It Is a
dull day indeed that fails to bring
its front page story of some thrilling
aerial battle from which he has
emerged with whole skin and new
crop Of fame.
Nor do his old friends over here
begrudge him one iota of the glory he
is winning. Instead they are glad tc
read, from day to day, that he is night
ing on and adding to the score OF his
victories. The frequent references to
him which are to be found in the dis
patches may mean merely that he is
one Of Americas most daring pilots
or that an indulgent censor let's his
name slip through while others are
blue-penciled, or that he has an in
dustrious press agent Who cares?
II we had influence with the censors
we would plead thus: Let us have
more stories of Rickenbacher's vic
tories, and with them let us have the
names OF our other flying heroes. Lei
US, back here at home, learn to know
more about the identities Of those
daring youngsters of whose adven
lures we read with SO much interest
but each of whom we know only as ar
American aviator or another Ameri
can AVIATOR"
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dismembered bodies in No Mans Land

dismembered bodies in No Mans Land
to test the yalor of the murdered
mems surviving comrades.
They boast of the churches they
have destroyed. of the babes they
have killed. OF the cities they have
laid waste in wanton .ruthlessness. Of
the tribute they have wrung from
helpless communities under penalty
of death and worse. Their ruler. In
human and degenerate, claims part.
nership in his career Of unspeakable
crime, with the same Deity whose pre-
cepts mark the path of righteousness
on which the kaiser and his race have
turned their backs
Is 1t any wonder that the, people OF
Cologne, If they have any shred of
conscience remaining feared venge-
ance and veprisal? Is there any Ques-
ton as to how promise such as the
allies had made would be regarded by
those glorious forces" Of which the
kaiser writes so boastfully?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
THE BASIC EVIL

In Chicago, statisticians are keeping
a record Of the number OF women &C
cused of murder who are acquitted by
juries.
At Waukesha. Wis, jury has de-
cided that Grace Lusk Is guilty OF muir
der in the second degree, rejecting the
theory Of the defense that sho sud
denly became insane moment before
she killed the wife Of the man with
whom she was infatuated.
Sob squad journalists wrote columns
of shallow, sentimental stun about
this woman while she was on trial.
yellow dailies printed her denuncia.
ton OF the man with whom she had
intrigued and her slushy advice to
girls against falling into the errors
which brought her to a felon's cell.
But the hard.headed jury was busy
trying murder case. The facts which
Il considered were that the defendant
had first wronged a woman by means
of the age-old triangle. then killed her
with one well.aimed bullet.
Had a man been on trial, charged
with staying an inconvenient husband.
there would have been far less inter
est, far less sob squad activity and far
less OF question as to the verdict.
Doubtless the same plea Of insanity
would have been presented and the
Jury would have returned verdict Of
guilty after one or two ballots instead
Of ten.
It is unfortunate for Grace Lusk that
her capital crime was committed In
waukesha instead Of Chicago. Prob
ably Chicago jury would have kept
the record straight by acQuitting her
or finding her insane. Then another
fight in the courts would have fol
lowed: possibly she would have been
released after while and possibly
she would have found her way into
vaudeville or the pictures.
A miscarriage Of justice was avoid
ed by the Waukesha jury. A blow was
struck. not only at the Beatrice Fair
fax brand Of literature but at the
Lusk-Roberts brand OF free love, which
Andae1ta.. fuaandataoa fh--tha- hmEnnsn|
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
OTTUMWK SEMIWEEKLY COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE q 1918

code OF social conduct taught by soc1'
ology professors Of the Thomas stripe.
The proper sequel to the Lusk trial
would be the arrest Of Roberts under
the Mann act. Certainly he should not
be permitted to remain at large.
Such sordid tragedies will recur, no
doubt, but the Waukesha jury has
done Its bit toward reducing their
number in the future. Now il an
aroused public conscience will demand
an inventory Of college courses and an
adjustment of the trashy sociology
which professors Of the Thomas sort
teach, there will be Justification for
the publicity which was given to the
Lusk case and something wholesome
Will have been accomplished for the
future of society.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04

whom THY have been trained, this il
another decision which comes clearly
within tip province of the administra,
ton officials.
The var can be fought effectively
only If tle various factors Of the army
are sed2where they are most neces,
sary and3most useful. 1t may be that
the war department heads have de-
cided that national guard troops
should serve in France under officers
who have had experience in the battle
zone. It may be that the former guard
officers have exhibited at Deming a
degree Of excellence which can best
be utilized in the training Of recruits
on this continent. It may be. too, that
It is considered expedient to keep
them in this country and near the
Mexican border because of the pecu.
liar conditions which have arisen
there In recent weeks.
i Any of these considerations or any
one of several others would be SUN.
cient. They are among the problems
which war department officials must
decide in the interests of the whole
country and without regard for per
sonal or individual preferences.
And while their decisions may be
open to criticism, as they are at times,
it must be admitted that they are in
a better position to make decisions on
matters Of this sort than are non-mili.
tary persons who cannot possess all
the. information on which decisions
hro based.
The Courier holds no brief for Sec
rotary Baker nor the president. and
has been frank in criticism Of the war
department for shortcomings which
were patent to all. We have endeav-
ored to limit criticism to the construc.
tive sort, however, and to utter 1t only
on the basis of a showing Of fact.
General Wood is the most popular Of
fcer In the army, counting popularity
among civilians as well as among mil
itary men. We would be glad to see
him lead the division he has trained
when It goes to Europe. We would be
glad, too, to see the Iowa guard OFF,
GERS at Deming command their units
in the battle zone But 1t is senti-
ment, not a knowledge Of war condi-
tons, that is responsible for that feel
ing, and sentiment has no place in
war.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
seNr,MENr AND THE WAR

There Is q we'll grounded beliei
throughout the country, shared with
particular enthusiasm by the men at
Camp Funston, that Major General
Leonard Wood should be lighting IN
Hrance. that his presence there Would
add greatly to the strength and abil'
ity Of the staff of officers which sur.
rounds General Pershing and that
politics is responsible for the orde:
which keeps him in America instead
OF permitting him to go overseas with
the division he has trained.
Il is regrettable that the Wood Issue
has bobbed up again. 1t is barely pos
sible that the president and Secretary
Baker prefer to keep him out OF the
battle zone because they fear he would
be disturbing element as much as
helpful one. General Pershing has
climbed above General Wood since
they were together in the Philippines
and It Is not beyond the limits OF or
binary imagination to suspect that
little Jealousy might creep into their
relations II they were In France with
the old positions reversed.
This would be bad for the army and
might be bad for the country. The in,
terests of the United States in the war
have been entrusted to General Per
shing and nothing should be done to
embarrass him. 1t would be setting a
bad precedent for General Woods
friends and admirers to enlist in a
campaign to force the president to
send him to France. It is difficult and
unpleasant to believe that Mr.. Wilson
would choose to rebuke Theodore
Roosevelt for his numerous recent &C
sivities by ,humiliating General Wood
Certainly no one who desires to be
fair wishes to entertain that belief. II
g more probable that Mr.. Wilson has
some really good and proper reason
for his course which he does not see
at to make public.
IN any case. he is within his rights
% commander In chief Of the army
and unless the issue should be q far
greater one than the personal fate oil
General Wood It would be unwise fol
his friends to make 1t the excuse for
criticism of the war department or the
administration.
Politics, personal or partisan, should
have no part In the conduct Of war
France and England have had disae
trous experiences in finding this out
America may well profit by their mis-
fortunes and leave decisions like tina,
with regard to General Wood to the
ohicials who are in position to know
best what should be done.
While It is but natural that efforts
should be made, as they, were yester
which, It IL understood, would send
- ~vA - Cnv -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
AMERICAS DUTY

Against the fact that the resumption
OF the German drive has rewarded the
crown prince with gains of consider
able magnitude In prisoners, guns and
terrain, the allies have the reassuring
knowledge that the line Of defense has
not been pierced at any point. This
means that despite local losses at sew
era1 points along practically the whole
OF the front between Ypres and
Rheims, the British and French, with
the assistance Of the Americans, Bel.
CLANS, Italians and Portuguese, have
maintained their lines OF communities
ton and defense intact as those lines
have moved backward before over
whelming numbers Of enemy troops.
This is merely a reversal Of the sit
uation which existed during much OF
last year. In the spring the Germans
were withdrawn In a single movement
across almost all the territory which
they have reclaimed since March Il.
Then, throughout the summer and I'm.
til winter interrupted the fighting, the
allies were on the offensive much Of
the time.
The British and the French attacked
alternately as rule. Each would
gain some ground. paying for the ad.
vance in dead and wounded. The Hin
denburg line, which had been called
impregnable, yielded here and there
but never was pierced None of the
allied gains amounted to a turning OF
enveloping movement. Always. no
matter how far the British or French
might go, they brought up against q
wall OF gray clad warriors and even
tually they would stop and dig in.
At Cambria, after General Byng'e
spectacular victory, the Germans made
a successful counter attack which re
suited in the most disastrous loss the
allies suffered during the year. Elk
cept for that, however, the allies cam
paign was one of alternate offensive
and preparation, and the Germans
were on the defensive, making coca
sional surrenders OF terrain without
the loss of vitality important points.
Thus far, the German drive, which
lentersd Its tenth-wesksYesteIdax,. hAl
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g Of the line at its point nearest tt

ing Of the line at its point nearest to
Paris.
These are ugly facts to face, but It
is better to face them than to be is.
norant Of them. No danger is les
sened merely by saying it does not
exist.
The lesson which the German drive
has taught America is that Yankee
fighting men must be rushed to
Europe as rapidly as ships can carry
them, that every ounce Of energy
America possesses must be exerted to
the end that this program shall not
fail in even the smallest of its intri-
cate details. Americans who stay at
home must submerge every other con-
sideration to that of winning the war.
We must deal with facts and with
what we have done and are doing-not
with fancy nor with boasts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
THE PRICE

one OF the features OF the prSseus
battle in France which attracts the
attention OF the student of war news
is the absence Of that statement which
appeared so often in the dispatches
during the fighting which began March
FL: THE Germans advanced in waves
and thousands were moved down by
the allies guns, but still they con.
tinued to attack, new ranks being
rushed forward to take the places OF
the fallen, until they advanced literally
over carpet of corpses."
Some such grewsome word picture
was to be found in the stories from
the front almost every day during the
first stages Of the drive In Picardy and
Flanders. Meanwhile, we were as.
sured, the allies losses were far less
than those Of their enemies.
Since the battle began at the Chem.
in des Danes we have read more OF
barrages with gas shells which proceed
ed the advancing Germans. The dis.
patches tell Of the overwhelming
masses Of attacking soldiery but they
are strangely silent as to the losses
which the defenders are inflicting as
they retire.
This, more than the distance Of the
days advance or the names Of the
minor towns which are swallowed up
in the German tidal wave, must spell
the real results Of the battle and the
whole campaign. In all their attacks
in the past the Germans have traded
lives for terrain, and the odds have
been with the allies when the smoke
of battle cleared away. II the enemy
has discovered a method Of winning
ground without continuing the big sac
rifice Of man power America must add
more speed to her preparations, no
matter whether that may seem pos
sible or not.
The best the allies can hope to do
is to hold the German tide in check
and reduce the preponderance Of Ger
man man power until Americas mil
lions can balance thef scale and turn
the advantage Of numbers against the
kaiser
Great Britain's report Of casualties
for May shows total exceeding 1867
o0o Most Of these LOSSES were sui
fered during the drive in Picardy and
Flanders. The casualties sustained
by France doubtless are greater in
proportion to the relative sizes Of the
two allies armies. AS to Gerrnany's
losses we can only guess, but there is
ample reason to believe they exceeded
those OF the allies. II this is true Of
the present battle also, the losses Of
terrain thus far may be regarded with
a measure OF equanimity. It would be
no little consolation to know that Ger
many Is paving the price,