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she employs to separate non-Cath-
olics from dollars to support her
enterprises, all show that though
she pleads religion she is vast po-
litical machine whose chief aim is
undoubtedly to conquer the world ;
to convert everything un-Catholic
into a Catholic parody on the same
thing. She will do that very thing,
and if she can't, her popes teach
that it must be destroyed for all
things un-Catholic are Of the devil.
Sit idly by, sons of America and
heed not the evidence before your
eyes, look on you heirs Of freedom,
but if you prefer to look at the re-
ligious signs over the doors Of
popery's institutions and the titles
Of priests, cardinals, and bishops
and pope, attached to her kaiser and
princes in the papal government in
stead Of looking at her works and
the condition Of free institutions
where she has had her perfect
chance some day you will awake
and wonder what it is all about
Then, when it is too late you vii,
hear what amounts to the same
thing as, "BQw down ye slaves ant
worship Baalp
American institutions must g
forward or they will surely go back
ward. More than six hundred for
eign language newspapers, befor'
the war, were aiding the campaign
to substitute the parochial TO
public schools, for the simple rea
son that parochial schools promot
foreign languages, many Of them t
the entire exclusion Of English
This is favorable to un-Americal
propaganda. How many paper
like The Fatherland have bee
suspended we know not, but W
know that unless the public school
and the English language are mad
the sole mediums through which
educate Americas rising genera
tions we or our children will hay
to pay for our lethargy.
We dare not 60 back to the letl
argic attitude that existed in pr
war days. You know that troubI
comes only when you are aslee
and the enemy is sufficiently o.
ganized to give you trouble. Yc
know that successful resistance
possible only through an awakel
ing that meets that trouble with O
ganization. Romanism's battle t
day is just about in che same stal
, as was the kaiser's in the spring
1918. The K. Of Q, arrogance
displayed in war days must ce
tainly have acted much as did IL
; disaster Of the Lusitania. TT
} question is: Are you going to
neutral? II not write. to this 0
flee and find out what to do abo,
} II
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-14

and a subservisnt secular press
makes no effort to turn on the light.
The power she exercises over cow
ardly politicians who are willing to
let the constitution and statutes Of
the land be violated till the crack
of doom if only their little two by
four necks can be saved politically,
will be broken when we meet her
with organization and bring the
weak politicians to their senses.
In every state in the Union Rome
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-14
Irish VS.. Other Catholics

Why Is it, that in all this big cry,
for the pope to be at the interna-
tional peace council, we do not see
word from the Catholics of France
and Italy? Nothing but the roaring
Of the Irish Catholics Of the United
States.
Was the job Of breaking up the
council by creating q feud between
the United States and Italy but q
scheme to hide the work Of others,
or are they roaring and tearing
around because it's characteristics Of
them, and they can't help itl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-14

matter would not be Of vital con-
Germ were it not for the fact that
throughout the United States and
notably in Iowa we see the fruits
of the decisions rendered by arch
bishops.
Iowa is replete with evidence
that Dubuque's Roman Catholic
overload is conducting a carefully
planned campaign that is destroy
ing the public schools where Rome
can build her own schools and,
spewing the virus Of Romanism
into the schools where it is not pos
sible to openly substitute parochial
institutions therefor.
His kaiser-like authority over
papists and the perfect working Of
his scheme is apparent to every
wake-awake citizen of Iowa. That
popery demands and receives the
undivided allegiance of Romanists
is clearly evident on every hand for
the public schools in rural districts
are fast becoming irredeemable
wrecks and parochial structures are
taking their place and getting full
support from the public funds.
We recently published a story
showing how the archbishop Of Du-
buque had Systematically segregated
papists into districts in Black
Hawk county, Iowa, how the inev-
liable result of electipg Roman
Catholic school board was finally
accomplished and the public schools
abandoned in districts five and six.
OF course, the Eagle Center priest,
under the authority Of the arch
bishop, had offered to rent out. at
a very nominal fee, a room in the
nearby Catholic school so they could
maintain a semblance of respect
ability and an excuse for demand.
ling the public school funds.
For ten years now they have col
lected those funds and reaped
financial aid through that parish
school until the total amount col
lected is more than enough to pay
for ever building Rome has erected
for the promotion Of her un-Amer
Eican campaign in that particulal
part Of Black Hawk county. Sucl
is the way Rome makes our gov
ernment pay for the erection Of he,
churches, her parochial schools, he.
priest houses, and ,domiciles TO
nuns, for all of these stand on tn,
papal property on the same block o
, real estate that holds the Catholi
! school.
If she should be permitted tt
continue in every community il
which she has a foothold, in twent
years she will have collected enougl
money from public funds to pa
for every Roman Catholic building
in the United States, and her vas
E collections from the Pfotestan
: public under the plea that the
/; are aiding charity will undoubtedl
I have mounted to sum suficien
i to pay more than half the ez
t pense she entails in operating he
9 institutions, leaving her the enol
! nous incomes wrung from her pee
! pie practically clear. Morgan in hi
8 blamiest days never had a bette
!, scheme he may have made it taste
but he never could have devised
s surer means of getting back ever
e dollar invested and donation
, enough to pay more than half th
I expense Of running his business.
d OF course Rome has no show
|: do these things if we invoke I'll
! statutes and laws designed to pr
' hibit such practices, but many a
: unscrupulous financier has built u
n a massive fortune that he could ne
= have obtained otherwise than b
lh,vino n,if nn1iHo;ena and nfy1.sa
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CONTINUED on Page 2. Column q
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I775lOMING from the zeal
I'M GUS Catholic Tribune, pub
llNl lished in the residential city
A Of the Roman Catholic
prince who sits as the over-lord Of
The archdiocese Of Dubuque, Iowa,
the papal governments pronounce
ment that American citizens can
not decide what schools their chill
dren shall attend shows whether or
not popery allows Roman Catholics
to exercise that freedom Of choice
which Americans are supposed to
enjoy.
To be sure, poperys law on this
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-14

The health Of Cardinal o'ConneII
is SO far improved that he was able
to call himself "His Eminence the
Cardinal" twenty-six times on the
front page Of his own paper Novem-
Der 16 and several additional times
on the editorial page.
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his DYING Wish
Dearborn, Mich,

Dec. D, 1918.
Dear sirs: My husband,
Robert O. Straight, has passed
to the great beyond, and ho made
the wish that Il ] got his insur-
ance that / send the Defense
League $4,000, So enclosed
please find check for same.
Respectfully,
Mrs. EMILY STRAIGHT.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-14

The least that we can do In the
interest Of united Americanim
among our. future voters Is to see
that all schools, public or private, are
placed under control of the state
boards Of education. +
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
FIRMS USE UNFAIR METHODS
Complaints Against Thirty-Eight
Big Concerns.

Washington, Feb. 26.-COmplaints
charging unfair methods of competi-
ton were authorized on Monday by the
federal trade commission against 38
concerns, most of which are engaged in
the paint, soap, varnish and ink indus
tries.
Included in the number are the
Adams & Elting company, Chicago /;
the Frank w. Thurston Varnish COM
pany, Chicago; the Grand Rapids Var
nish company, Grand Rapids; the
O'Neill Oil and Paint company, Mil
waukee; the Grand Rapids Wood Fin
ishing company, Grand Rapids; the
Rockford Varnish company, Rockford,
Ill. These concerns have 80 days to
reply.
The complaint alleges that the con-
Germs stifle and suppress competition
through "lavish entertainment of COM
petitors, secret payment of money to
employees Of customers, who might
otherwise buy goods from competing
concerns, and, In one instance, with the
adulteration of competitors goods"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
PLEASANT VIEW

Mr. and Mrs Louis Gratz attended the
Lanyon sale northeast of Jonesdale last
Thursday.
Mrs James Benson spent few days
recently at the home of her son j. f.
Benson.
Miss Nellie Gratz spent the week end
with her friend Villa James.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Griffith and
family have moved on a farm near
Rewey.
Miss Bertha Powell and Charles Day
spent Sunday at the j. j. Humbert
home, west of town.
Mr. and Mrs Raleigh James and fam
ily and John Proctor attended the Car
ter James wedding at Jonesdale last
Wednesday night.
Roy Gratz transacted business at
Waldwick Wednesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
1902 Die ON RED CROSS
SHIP WRECKED BY GALE
Forty-Forty Survivors from Steamer
FlorizeI Rescued by Craft Which
Stood by All Night.

st. Johns, n. F., Feb. 26.-The death
list of the Red Cross liner FlOriZel,
wrecked at Broad Cove Sunday, is 1O2,
with A saved, according to wireless
message from Cape Race, two miles
from where the ship lies broken on the
rocks. These survivors were taken off
by the steamer PrOsperO, which stood
by the wreck all night.
Among the survivors are: Capt. w.
J. Martin Of the Fl0rizel, Chief Officers
James, Marconi Operator Carter, John
Kelly, passeng~r, and two seamen.
The first batch of survivors was
taken off in three lifeboats and four
dories, but the sea was SO rough that
they were unable to approach the
shore near which the FlOriZel struck
while on a voyage from this port to
Halifax and New York. All had suf-
fered terribly from cold and exposure.
The official list of the survivors from
the Florizel wreck given out here fol
lows:
Passengers: Alec Ledingham, Miss
Kitty Cantwell, Ralph Burnham, ]. 2
Kelley, Major Sullivan, William Par
minter, Archibald Gardner, William
Dodd, J. c.. Sparrow, Thomas Whalen
David Griffith, Minnie Denieff, A. c.
Pagan, G.. Maloney, John G. Cleary
Joseph Slockley and w. N. Dauphins
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28

their farm home with bounteous din
ner Friday, Washirgton's Birthday.
Miss Kate Decimal of Dodgeville
spent last week at the N J. Kieffer
home.
Private John Ellsworth of the 356th
Aerial Squadron at Camp Kelly, San
Antonio, Texas, is spending a furlough
here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Reuben Ellsworth, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Stratman of
Dodgeville spent several days with
their son Irving and family.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Cox Of James
vile, MIR and Mrs George Cox of Rock
ford, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Cox and
Thomas Whitford of Beloit, Mr. and
Mrs Peter Il. Jackson, town of Mineral
Point, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Cant and
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Whitford of VALID
wick attended the funeral Of Mrs
George G.. Cox here Sunday. Dwight
Cox, her son of Wolf Point, Montana,
who visited her recently, could not be
present at the funeral
James Whalen of Darlington spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs Frank
Bliss.
Mrs A. F. Bishop, Jr. returned Mon
day from a visit ia Livingston.
Miss Eloise James spent over Sunday
with relatives in Chicago.
A social missionary society Of the
Congregational Church will meet with
Mrs i. Varlin Friday afternoon from
3 to o clock.
Mrs B. F. Dunwiddie, son and
daughter returned Sunday from visit
with Mrs Jennie Church at Rockford
Mrs George Jeuck, Jr, visited at
Darlington Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
REVOLUTION IN COSTA RIGA
German Firm in New York Furnished
100000 for Organization of
Revolutionary Movement.

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Feb.
Pa revolution is in progress in
Costa Rica.-Wire communication has
been interrupted between the frontier
and Las Canas. The present govern
ment of Costa Rica came into power in
consequence of a revolution in Janu-
airy of last year. President Gonzales
was overthrown by General Tincco,
who assumed the presidency. The
United States has not recognized the
Tincco government. According to
press dispatches from San Jose at
the time, a German firm in New York
furnished 100000 for the organiza-
ton Of a revolutionary movement.
After General Tincco became president
Costa RIGA severed relations with Ger
many.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
FIND TRAITORS IN ARMY CAMP
Soldiers at Camp Lewis, Tacoma,
WASH, Planned Murder Of Officers
and Surrender to Germans.

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash, Feb.
23.-Four National army soldiers are
held in the guardhouse awaiting q
presidential warrant from Washington
which will mean their internment as
enemy aliens, who plotted not only to
shoot their officers the first time they
got into action in Europe but also to
deliver all the American soldiers in
their organization to the German army.
The names Of the men under arrest
have been withheld by the Judge ad-
vocate pending receipt of advices
from Washington.
A general cleanup of enemy aliens
at Camp Lewis is in full swing, off,
GERS said. Thirty-fOur were dis
charged from the service.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
TERRY M'GOVERN is DEAD
Former Lightweight Champion Passes
Away in the East-Ill Only
Two Days.

New York, Feb. 23.-Terry McGov-
ern, former worlds lightweight cham
pion, died at the Kings county hos
pital at 9 :25 this morning. He had
been i'll only two days. Pneumonia
and kidney trouble, complicated with
other ailments, brought on the boxers
end within 48 hours from the time he
was removed in an ambulance from his
Brooklyn home to the hospital. His
wife was with him when he died. They
have one son, Joseph, aged nineteen.
McGovern was born in JohnstoWn, Pa,
March 9, 1880.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28

THE MINERAL POINT
HIGH SCHOOL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The following pupils of the fifth
cellency in penmanship: Gladys Ellery,
Edna Goeden, Winnifred Quirk, Albion
Richards, Howard Ryan, Dorothy
Sperbeck, Earl Stephens.
About forty Of the high school boys
have enlisted for farm work this sum
mer.
Miss Florence Knight is substituting
for Miss LeTendre in the music work.
We would like to have help in COM
plotting the list of graduates and former
students of the high school who are
now in the service. We will appreciate
information giving name, place of en-
listment, and place in the service Of
any former student so that our service
flag may be complete.
The basket ball team met the Ian
caster team in the gymnasium last
Wednesday night and added another
victory to their string. The visitors
started off with lead of 6 points be-
fore our boys scored. This lead was
overcome and the score tied at the end
of the first half. In the second half
Mineral Point outclasses her opponents
and won the game by score of % to
10. The team goes to Platteville on
Saturday night.
Dodgeville game tonight, Wednesday,
at the gymnasium.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
u. S. MEN CAPTURE
. q TEUT0NS IN RAID
Two Officers and Twenty Others
Taken by Yankees.
NO CASUALTIES FOR U. S.
Number of Enemy Killed and Wound
ed During Action in Chemin Des
Danes Sector-American
Aid French.

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 26.-An American patrol in the
Chemin DIES Danes sector, in conjunc-
ton with a French patrol, penetrated
a few hundred yards into the German
lines and captured two German Off
GERS, twenty men and one machine gun.
There was some sharp fighting and
wounded. There were no American
casualties. The Franco-American pa
troll was under command of a French
officer.
The news quickly spread along the
American front and developed a keen
competitive spirit among the men.
The Boche artillery got the range Of
a village late Saturday afternoon and
shelled it vigorously. The streets were
full of officers and men.
Artillery Opens Quickly.
With the arrival of the first shell
they vanished into dugouts and bitches.
One officer found he had jumped into
the exposed side of a ditch. When a
shell exploded near him he scurried
into a house and signaled the Ameri-
can guns.
The Yankee artillery began pounding
the Germans, who soon ceased firing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
GERMANY HINTS AT PEACE
Chancellor Says Presidents Message
Is Step Forward, But Declares
Britain ImperiaIistic.

Amsterdam, Feb. 26.-Speaking be-
fore the reichstag the imperial Ger
man chancellor, Count Won Hertling
made this declaration:
81 can fundamentally agree with the
four principles which in President Will
sons view must be applied in a mutual
exchange Of views, and thus declare
with President Wilson that general
peace can be discussed on such a ba-
sis.
"Only one reserve need be made in
this connection: These principles
must not only be proposed by the pres
ident of the United States, but also
must actually be recognized by all
states and peoples.
"But this goal has not yet been
reached. There is still no court Of ar
bitration established by all the nations
for the preservation of peace in the
name of justice.
"Englands war aims are still thor
oughly imperialistic, and she wants to
impose on the world q peace according
to Englands good pleasure.
eff a proposal came from the op-
posing side-for example, from the
government in Havre-We should not
adopt an antagonistic attitude, even
though the discussion at first might
only be unbinding.
meanwhile I readily admit that
President Wilson's message of Febru-
airy II constitutes perhaps a small step
toward a mutual rapprOchement."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28

David Raisbeck and mother moved
here from Darlington last week and
are residing in the Joseph Branger
home on Commerce street.
A. t. Spang was at Madison Satur-
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore Frieden and
family are moving into one of the Cal
vert Spensley houses in the second
ward.
Mr. and Mrs Ross Bishop and son re,
turned to Cobb Saturday.
Josiah Lanyon. Ross Bishop and
Joseph Mauger were at Hollandale on
business Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
Notice to the Public.

That there may be no misunderstanding re-
garding the charges for publication Of certain
classes of notices in this paper the following
rates are published for the information Of
the public:
Card of thanks 80 cents.
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liar bodies, SLIGO.
Poetry to accompany an obituary notice, Sl.OO.
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church or any other entertainments
ments, or other simila~ matter, where charge is
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notices, and regular advertising rates for dis
PLAY advertising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
UTAH BOMB PLOT UNFOLDS
Further Evidence Shows Conspiracy to
Free War Prisoners and Kill
Guards at Fort Douglas.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb 26.-Fur,
Their evidence of what is believed to
have been a plot on the part Of Ger
man civilian prisoners in the third
war prison at Fort Douglas to kill the
officers and guards of the prison com
pany and to consummate a delivery
Of the aliens through the use of high
explosive hand grenades came to light
when another bomb was discovered In
the compound.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER

Miss Ada Crandall returned Sunday
from visit at Milton.
StansmOre Vivian Of Madison spent a
day with Mrs Mary Neal recently.
Twenty ladies rendered a surprise
party to Mrs Ill. E. Hanscom at her
home on Washington's Birthday. A
dainty luncheon was served. A very
pleasant social time was spent.
Miss Anna James and brother Gin
ton returned Tuesday from sojourn
of several months in Chicago.
Mrs George Alton was an over Sun
day visitor with her sons at Linden.
Mrs A. Sperbeck returned Tuesday
from a visit in Chicago.
John Filback has returned to Greg
Dry, S. Oak, after visit with his
daughter Mrs William Ellery.
Miss Loretta Huxtable is attending
business college at Rockford.
Philip Gorgen was at Madison Wed
nesday and Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs George Goetsch and
family left this week for Schlesinger-
vile, where they will make their home.
James P. Hutchinson at Camp Grant
has been promoted to First Sergeant.
Miss Elizabeth Davis of Platteville
Normal spent the week end at her
home here.
Mrs M. Parkinson spent over Sunday
at Platteville with her nephew Sergeant
Rufus Phillips of Camp Grant, who
was home on short furlOugh.
E. g. Fielder was at Dodgeville Mon
day and Tuesday attending court.
Miss Susie Rink returned to Hazel
Green Sunday, where she teaches
school.
DR.. r. A. Chase, Platteville, district
superintendent of the M. E. Church,
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs c. W.
Emery Sunday and preached at the
morning and evening service of the NJ
E. Church.
Miss Florence Rink returned to
oClOlU "ACIC tCdS1CS III
the High school, after spending her va
cation with her parents.
Elmer Carlson of Blanchardvill9 was
an over Sunday guest at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs Reuben Ellsworth, Sr.
Miss Ella M. Dave of Milwaukee
spent the week end here with hel
mother, Mrs NJ. j. Dave.
Roland Ross Of the U. of w at Mad
ison spent the week end here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. S. Ross.
James Brewer returned Monday from
a business and pleasure trip to Madison
Joseph Aide and family of Dodgevillt
moved here Saturday.
Mrs Jane Kirst returned to Dodge
Vile Monday, after a visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs G. w. Hutchison.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Tonkin enter
tanned the J. w. Hutchinson family a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
BRITISH CAPTURE JERICHO
English Troops Take Ancient PaIes-
tine City, as Turks Continue
Their Retreat.

London, Feb. 23.-The British have
captured Jericho, in Palestine, the
war Office reports.
The city was entered by Australian
troops Thursday. Little opposition
was encountered. Subsequently the
Australians established themselves on
the line of the Jordan and the Wadi
Auja. During the fighting of Wednes-
day the casualties Of the British troops
were again slight.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28
TRINITY CHURCH NOTICES
+. p. O. Reed, Rector.

March 3-Third Sunday in Lent.
Holy Eucharist, 500 a. IN.
Holy Eucharist and Sermon, Subject,
Il am The Bread of Life. 10 80 Il. m.
Evening Prayer and Sermon, The
Cross, THE Loom of Life. "-7:30.
Friday Evenings during Lent, Song
Service and Question Box-7:30
Choir practice, 8:15.
Woman's Auxiliary will meet with
Mrs. w. S. Ross every Thursday
afternoon during Lent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-02-28

Miss Mary van Kleeck, in charge of
new WOmen's division in the war de-
partment, will be responsible for the
maintenance and housing of women
who work in Uncle Sans munition
plants. In fact, her supervision ex-
tends to women working in private
plants as well. Women supervisors
will be named for each district where
women work, and one of the innova-
tons which will add to their well-be-
ing will be the establishment of can
teens, where they may obtain whole
some food at reasonable prices.