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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
DEATH ANGEL
AT DEFIANCE
Mary Ellen Gantz, Daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Gantz, Passes
From Earthly Existence.
SURVIVED az MANY RELATIVES
Funeral Held at NJ. e. Church Wed
nssday Afternoon, Conducted by
Rev. &. B. Scoqaan.

DEFIANCE, March 10 Especial to
the Review Mary Ellen Gantz,
daughter of John and Elizabeth Gantz
was born in Washington county, Mary
land. Sept. 8, 1888, one of family Of
nine children. She grew to woman
hood there and was united In mar
ria1e with Solomon s. LOudenslager,
Feb. IA, 1856, soon after which they
moved to Ogle county. Illinois. They
remained there until 1883, during
witch period nine children were born
"a them, of whom six are still living,
10 having died in infancy and one
Ion at the age of 20 years.
y In 1883 the family came to Shelby
County, Iowa, and have been repre-
sented here by some member OF the
family in or near Defiance up to the
i present time In 1891, the husband
4 and father died. For a time the moth.
Or maintained home Of her own and
later lived alternately with her son,
!. r., OF Carthage Mo-, and her daugh.
ter. Mrs. w. r. Triton of Defiance at
whose home she died March II, 1918
at 2 %. m. at the age of 81 years, 6
months and days.
She is survived by three brothers,
+ one sister, six children, sixteen grand.
children and five great-grandchildre
1.-THE children who remain to mourn
lher loss and cherish her memory are
Ms follows: ]. F.. Loudenslager, Of Car
IAhage, Mo-; o. L. Loudenslager.' Of LIE
l Mars, Ia; H. G.. Loudeoslager, of
Bfoadview, Montana; G. H. Louden.
Slayer OF Washington. d. c.; Mrs.
Kathryn Tilton of Defiance and w.
O. Loudenslager of Trent, S. Oak.
'Grandma" as she was Familiarity
known was raised in the Dunkard
faith and remained faithful and con-
sistent member of that church until
slar death. The members of the fam
tlyA though scattered far and wide.
hi e always been conscious that
M ther's prayers have assembled for
ITEM daily and that mothers love has
sGeaselessly followed them until she
was called home.
The funeral was held from the NJ.
+. church Wednesday afternoon, the
seEyices being conducted by Rev. f.
b. Scoggan assisted by choir COM
posed Of Mesdames Warren Reams
and Nm. Wheatley. Messrs Walter
Sch6 Hermann and VIM. Jenkins, with
Ell Ell Haskins, pianist. The body
n 5 laid to rest in the Defiance GENE.
~ beside the body of her husband.
The children present were the sons:
T. r. o. L., and w. o., and the
daughter, Mrs. Tilton. One grand !
daughter from distance, Nina LOU |
ienslager. of Carthage Mo-, was also
y -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
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John Lamuck was passenger to
Wall Lake Tuesday.
Mrs. Scott and family were in Wall
Lake on business Wednesday.
Miss Angela Bruins entertained her
schOolmate Nellie Gerkin, Thursday.
Several of the Herring ladies went
down to Mrs. Corelius' and papered
for her last Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday was Ladies Day in Her.
men had to leave town. Miss Martha
Gerken substituted at the school.
e iouse, Miss Valna Dean at the depot,
and Mrs. NJ. Meyers at the store.
ring as the business and professiOna!
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20

When you buy the ordinary phono-
graph, you must be content with CIV
ing up some Of your favorite music.
You must forego hearing some OF
your favorite singers and musicians.
You must confine yourself to one make
of records. 49,,
But not so with The Brunswick,
which we sell.
This fnal-type photograph plays all
rccords-whatcve make. So you arc
unlimited in your selection of a must
cal library. Buy the records you want
of each make,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20

work around the kitchen window was
scorched and the smoke blackened up
the room to some extent.
At 1890 o'clock an alarm was sent
in from the Virgil Butterworth home III
East Denison. Here bon fire was
started to dispose OF some rubbish
and the high wind started blaze that
was soon out of control. A coal shea
at the rear end of the lot caught on
fire, but a few buckets of water put
this out before the department ar
rived. =.
The firemen responded to both OF
the alarms promptly, although they
were DELAYED n few moments answer
ing the first alarm owing to the TACT
that there was no driver on hand to
operate the auto truck.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
Hear and Compare

Until you have heard The Brunswick
YOU have not enjoyed the latest in the
photographic art. You have probably
heard the best SO far, but The Bruins
wick is way in advance. Come in and
ask us to- have your favoritc records
PLAYED. Then hear them on other in
struments. Make comparisons.
Nearly every Brunswic kis sold az
ter the severest test and we arc always
glad to make sales on this basis. We
want all to know that The Brunswick
is Incompatible.
Hear this remarkable machine today.
Price $3.50. w..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY
Answers Two Alarms Same Day
First at Roscoe Romans'-Second
At Virgil 9utterWorth's.

The fire department answered two
alarms yesterday but in both instan
ces the flames were extinguished be-
fore the firemen arrived on the scene
with very little damage being done at
either place.
The first alarm was sent in about
II o'clock in the forenoon. A kero
sene stove at the Roscoe Romans
home exploded and for a few minutes
caused a bad blaze. Mr.. Romans hap
pened to be at home at the time and
managed to smother the blaze, before
much damage was done. The wood
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20

country schools for the past seven
years and has many intimate friends
who extend their best wishes at this
time. The groom is the son OF Mrs.
Henry Reuwsaat of Manila and is
successful farmer near that place.
The young couple will make their
home on the grooms farm where they
will be at nome after April l. The
Review joins with their many friends
in wishing them much happiness and
prosperity in their welded life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
Plays All Records
The Brunswick is the Only Leading
Photograph With This Advantage

1t is built OF the choicest, long-seas-
oned wood, like violine. Thus The
Brunswick gained new tonal values,
hitherto unattainable. SO we lay claim
to the fact that The Brunswick not on
" plays all records, but plays them
better.
We recommend especially Pathc
Discs. Pathe, as you know, brings
you the largest musical collection the
world has ever known. All the Euro
pean and American favoritcs. Some OF
the greatest musicians, singers. bands.
orchcstras, etc, perform exclusively
for Pathc
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
Incompatible Tone

Superior tone, for instance, has come
through newly invented sound cham
Der.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
1t Had to Come

Music lovers waited long for such
photograph as The Brunswick, and
when it came, over year ago, it was
enthusiastically WELCOMED all over the
country. Thousands have been sold.
~, Not one Brunswick owner would ev-
. er go back'.to the old way. Not one
would exchange Ills Brunswick for
one-record Instrument. -. ..
y This all-tecord feature is but one OF
the many advantages offered Bruins
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
PRESIDENT N. l.. HUNT
Meeting of School Board Monday Eve
ring Results in Mr.. Hunts Etec-
tion-teachers Leave Vacancies

The school board met Monday eve.
ming and closed the years business
and after electing N. l.. Hunt presi'
dent of the board for the ensuing year
preceded to dispose of business per-
tanning to this years work.
The board reviewed applications>for
teachers for the coming year and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
WARTIME PROFANITY.

This epidemic OF with which Germany has in
fectsd the world, just like any other disease
acterized only by its symptoms but by
host OF little which a of surface erup-
tcn indicative OF trouble within.
rule minor Affections pass with the disease
itself and occasions anxiety on the other
hand. II treated in time they sometimes leave
permanent scars.
or this latter description is the amazing outbreak
of profanity which the indications OF
the general disturbance in the decent life.
Germanys crimes have transcribed the ordinary
VOCABULARY it is true there natural feeling
that the controlled forms Of speech her
all But it a great that this feeling
should have led to the pacarding of billboard and
moving theater front, shop window and automobile
wind shield, with signs calling upon God for the
eamnation Of the kaiser consgning him to ever
tasting flames.
In warnings from pulpit platform. whose object
e the public the stronger phrases Of speech
have certain solemnity meaning which justihes
their The employment of profane expressions as
catch words. the contrary. is distinctly harmful
and it is this misuse which has put them not only
the-Iips of men. but into the mouths of women,
and OF all made them familiar part of the
speech OF our children
Even the mild of profanity quickly becomes a
habit Of the hardest in the world TO break Tn
less this evH is recognized and promptly dealt with
public and in the home shall find ourselves aft-
the disease itself spent suffering a permanent
and dRgraceful disbursement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
Editorial i'm New York World, Oct. IL

How many the Americans who are shouting for
unconditional surrender" know the meaning o. the
words they use? Except in the cases nations de-
stroyed there is such thing unconditional sur
render by governments. Armies said surrende.
Internationally. but that is completely so even in
their AS armies they submit the conqueror
individuals they hostities subject all the
provisions of international law.
1t is well to remember that this war began with a
demand by Austria Hungary inspired by Germany for
part the Serbian government Attacked overwhelmed
neither the Serbian government the Serbian army
has surrendered Internationally.
The unconditional surrenders which Grant ex-
Of armies and not of a government and in spite
of the phrase, there each of these con
dtOns which the victor, impelled less by humanity
than by wisdom and the law of nations, was glad 10
concede. Every confederate officer who carried away
his side and every confederate soldier who went
home with his horse the embodiment Of a condi-
Governments do surrender Internationally, even
when their last exhausted. They simply
disappear. If they still power of resistance
recently Bulgaria, they make the best pos
sibe terms whatever those terms may If the war
continues, than German army may surrender,
the phrase is 'uncon ditOnally' Germany will
be compelled to terms, but these them
selves will carry conditions
For these reasons deplore the present thought
less and irresponsible demand for unconditional sur
render II is only pharse and issue of this magni-
tude ever settled by phrase.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP-RO0T

Thousands upon thousands Of wo-
men have kidney and bladder
trouble and never suspect It,
Women's complaints often prove TO
be nothing else but kidney trouble.
or the result of kidney or bladder
disease.
If the kidneys are not in a heal
thy condition, they may cause the
other organs TO become diseased.
Pain in the back headache. loss
of ambition, nervousness, are often
times symptoms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt, a physi-
clans prescription. obtained at any
drug store, may be just the rem edy
needed TO overcome such condi-
tons.
Get a medium or large size bottle
immediately from any drug store
However, If you wish first 10 test
this great preparation send ten cents
10 DR.. Kilmer & Co, BinghamtOn
y. Y, for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention the
South Bend Daily News-Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
Other Editors Than Ours
CIVILIAN SLACKERS.
indianapolis NcWs.)

There are plenty of people who are willing to DO
anything the world that is within their power ne
win the wareXcept something that will interfere with
their comfort convenience break their
lar habit o. living They the obstacles real
work distinguished from imitation work,
Of which latter there is so much done with so much
futtering They the people who had driven
20 observe the food regulations who took every
opportunity possible o evade them. They seemed 10
have feeling that the discomfort-none has yet
known the nardshps-Of should be experienced by
every body else that some mysterious in
eXplcabe reason, they should exempt because they
were different from other people.
II is this people that are now hamperng the
success Of the Liberty loan. They would be glad to
subscribe if they had idle money they could
not otherwise at higher interest and they
easily able 10 Justify themselves themselves by
the explanation that they have such money To them
IL seems be only preposterous but outrag eoUs
that anyone for moment could expect them
dure little Inconvenience to experience little
cOnsfort change their living any respect
order that they might devote their income
or CAPITA to the needs of the government They
will admit that the loan is good nvestment-and
especially goc6 investment people who pay their
taxes honestly-but let il be known in euphonious
phrases they not in the market for any kind
Of investment that entails any sacrifice.
If there a legitimate way to force such people
endure the discomforts war.
would justify its Thus the deep sympathy which
they eloquently express by mouth but by act.
for the the lighting front might pass from
expression real feeling They verbOsely patriotic
pUt when il TO shoudering their share il is
with them always the fellows Their neigh
bOrs know them and have uncomplimentary thoughts
and sometimes utter uncomplimentary words about
them, and whenever they have the honesty and cOur-
to quit making for themselves themselves
they will understand why.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
LIZ DEVIL A MONK MouLD Lee.

The Huns seem TO have stopped burning other peo-
piles towns In occupying several large French ana
Rlgan cities recently evacuated the allies have been
surprised 10 md signs of the desJruc-
lion formerly visited on every city town village and
farm house from which the invaders were driven
There is still good deal Of shameful theft but COM
paratiyely little vandalism.
We need not hastily conclude THAI the Hun has had
change OF heart. IL is something though 10 ind
so conspicuous change OF head and hand Apparently
the rising Indignation OF mankind voiced by pres:
Wilson his note and the growing fear that the
allies would visit reprisals on German cities have
had their effect
Whatever the cause we are duk thankful And
though the German devil deceves nobody when ia
his military sickness he plays the monk. nevertheless
he VIII benefit from his apparent reform. Every city
he refrains from burning IS city he Will no.
have TO rebuild with his labor and money. under
allied uAskmasters after the war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
THE MELTING POT
'Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
BOBBIE A Nd HIS PA.
BY VILLA IN T.. Kirk.

Mas cuzzen Horace was 10 our
house last nate, ne IS listing Ma for
-wo 90 days * then ne is going
Jack to Chicago ne sed two (2)
days is a short ,ime for "a visit but
"a sed 10 Ma that ne was glad the
days is shorter now Pa doesn't
ike Unkle Horace.
He is my deerest cuzzen. sed Ma,
all my life 1 have liked him better
than any other cuzzens. He is al
ways so brite & CHEEKY. sed Ma
lie looks about as brite & CHEEKY
as the German Genral STAFF. sed Pa.
dOsent he ever LAM sed "a. lie
jest toal me he was going out to
buy a paper & the way he looked
YOU wud think he was going out to
his funeral. Pa sed.
Horace is deep & thotful, sed Ma.
ne has been that way since he was
littel But he is brite a CHEEKY
in the eevnings. sed Ma
Any man can be brite & CHEEKY
after he has speered a good feed sed
Pa. but it talks a heerO 70 be brite
a. CHEEKY beefoar meals I dident
see yure cuzzun smile much wen he
was waiting for dinner, sed Pa. Do
YOU think he will be abel 10 find his
way back TO the house after ne buys
his paper sed Pa.
He is vary brite. sed Ma. He has
a chair in one Of the colleges out
West, sed Ma.
The poor old Teller. sed Pa. cant
he git a room sumware insted of a
chair2
You think you are Brilyunt. sed
Ma, but is vary bad taste. sed Ma,
to make fun Of my kin, & just then
Horace calm back.
Is thare anything new in the pai-
pers2 sed Pa.
I dident motifs anything, sed Hor-
ace. ] was looking TO see if any
of the paipers nOtised my arrival.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
LINCOLN'S ADVICE TO WAR CRITICS
Washington Bulletin

Lincoln enemy of worthwhile criticism. But
when told him something wrong. he wanted
that to tell him also how make il right.
lie always objected criticism that merely OBJ
joction-the criticism of the professional crouch cot
Which have plenty in the present just he had
Gentlemen suppose all the property you were worth
in gold, and had put it in the hands OF
BlOndin the tight-rOpe walker. to carry the
Ma sara a rope Would you shake the cable
and keep shouting out TO him: 'Blondin, stand up
little str8ghter-Blondin, StoOp a little TO the
north-ean little more TO the south? 40; you you'd
hold your breath well your tongue and keep your
hands until he over.
The government is carrying an immense weight in
this Untold treasures its hands doing
the very Don't badger it, Keep silence and
Wen get you safely across
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24

New York paipers is funny that
way. sed Pa. Thare reporters hardly
ever goes down 10 the railrOade
stashun 70 see who gifts OF of the
cars. But If YOU wud like 70 nave
yure naim in the paper. sed Pa.
will nix IL with old Tom Dibble sed
Pa. he will say a few kind words
about you Pa sed. as favor 20 me
The reporters in my hoam town
was all at the train wen I left for
New York. sed Mas cuzzun That
is why l thot maybe the reporters
here wud be on thare job
The reporters here mite possibly
have been busy. sed Pa, looking up
Congressman d Forren Genrals, sed
Pa. The reporters here. sed Pa.
keeps thare brite eyes peeled for
Big Guns, Pa sed. like me or Teddy
Rusevelt
/ doant suppoas YOU know, sed
Mas cuzzun. that was on the
Bord of Estimate in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. he sed. x onst the peepul
went TO the polls, he sed, & cast
thare sacred ballots 10 maik me
Assessor. ne sed, a offs wich 1 held
with crate credit as long as my
credit lasted
That is fine. sed Pa; it is too bad
the newspapers here dident know
you were cumming. I will tell them
tomorrow. sed Pa. & yure naim will
be on the front paige with the Bashi
BazoOk Of Bulgary, sed Pa. Now that
them Bulgaryans is with us, sed Pa,
It will be quite a honor to have yure
naim in the saim paper. They have
laid off on the KiserIsed Pa, & it
will be his own peepurs turn next
Then unkel Horace patted me on
the he'd & sed My fine littel man,
tomorrow I will get you a stick of
candy or sumthing, he sed.
Git me a Liberty Bond, 7 sed
Liberty is sweeter than candy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
Dropping PLumn1ets in the Star Depths
BY GARRETT p. sERVIss.

see two birds chasing each other
round and round a track in the air.
and keeping at Numerically oppo-
site points Of the circle, both their
distance and the size of the track
being unknown to you.
BY simple observation you could
ascertain the time that it took
them to complete a circuitl and
also the angular diameter OF the
track Then, if you could. by any
means, ascertain the actual speed.
say in feet per second, of the birds
you would be able 10 turn the an
gular measure Of the diameter of
the track into linear measure.
and from that calculate the dis
lance.
Now, in the case of a binary star
the actual speed in the orbit is
given by the shifting Of the spec
trail lines in the stars light. in case
the orbit happens to lie in a plane
nearly parallel 10 the line Of sight
When that is the case one Of the
two stars is approaching the eye
while the other is receding, and the
amount Of the shifting of the spec
trail lines due TO these motions OF
approach and recession determines
the speed
There are other ways Of infer
ring the distance Of stars too re-
mote TO yield a parallax. so that
! our knowledge of the size of the
universe is not confined 10 what
we can gain from measurements
based on trigonometry. The results
| il is true, are only approximate
but II may be said that they are
below rather than above the truth
1t is a probable conclusion that
the nearest parts of the Milky Way
are as much as 100000, 900. 600,
| 600 Ga hundred thousand trillions)
of miles from the earth. so that if
its stars should suddenly be snuffed
out the train of light-waves stretch
ing from them 70 us would continue
TO enter our eyes for about 1900
years after it was cut off at the
other end.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
POSTAGE STAMP CONSERVATION.

DO not use stamps Of small denomination when
fewer stamps OF large denomination snay be used
urges the post Office department For example US
one three-cent stamp instead OF ones. or one
t0-cent stamp instead of five twos
The idea the saliva. though
thing might said for that The point that il costs
the department just much make and sell a one
cent two-cent stamp it does threecent or 10
stamp. and that the OF unnecessary number
Of stamps wastefuly increases the of depart
ment J; is easier too 10 canoes stamp than several
Ordinarily give heed to such matters. Now we
learning 70 take them seriously or exactly similar
reasons manufacturers putting paint large
instead Of several small ones. Increasing the
size-uns Of jelly sat-bags. spice-tins and
cracker boxes
We can save enormously in material. labor and time.
by applying thoughtfulness and common sense the
little things There billions year in if. if We once
Get the habit
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-24
PATRIOTISM PARTY ASSET.
ldiannpoHs News. 80. FL. 1Ses. }

No attempt Is made 10 conceal the fact that the
publican managers hope 10 profit by the visit Of the
president (Mckinley) 10 Indiana While the receptions
all along the route nOn-partisan in character.
the republican state committee it that every
put forth the meetings republican
Advantage By pre-arrangement republican spell bind
addressed every gathering except the one in this
city after the presidents train had departed All OF
the ARRANGEMENTS for the presidents in the state
and for the stops made by republican mana gers.
Yesterday afternoon after the president had the
city. The executive committee of the party here
and summed the results. IL agreed that great
benefit 20 The republicans the visit OF
the president The crowds every stopping place
even larger than expected and the supporters OF the
administration were very much pleased with the
uEanimity or sentiment displayed everywhere. The
campaign cry Of the republicans from until the
election day be. stand by the President