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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
SPEND MILLIONS On
HUN PROPAGANDA
Cost of Attempts to Subveft U.
S. Opinion.
Berlin SPENT s7,500,ooo
s ssssk5 Reads to Senators Orders
Ssns oat BY 5srnstorff in Ambas-
ssacrs Efforts to Help the
Kaiser Win War.

washington. Dec. 10.-Germany
S~as ua0re than S7.500.0O0 for the dis
ssaAsmati0a of propaganda in this cOun-
,-y froga the beginning of the war, ac-
eors5l@s ~ the testimony of 4. Bruce
ksesa~&i. chief OF the bureau of inves-
tgarian u the department of justice.
~ sAe stand ia the senate inyestiga-
yf@1 st German and brewery propa-
Sansia. Some of this. he said, was
G>ad in purchasing controlling inter
eSES n newspapers. some for the print
tas ana distribution Of pamphlets and
Sosue was sent TO the German con-
sgl1-eS in principal cities.
Blelaski was asked by Senator Over
man 20 put in the hearing an account
ot EAe activities of Bolo Pasha. exc
cute0 II France as a spy, while he was
in this country.
Bol0 was brought TO this country by
q representative of w r. Hearst. Bic
laski said. and was taken to the Ger
man embassy by Adolph Papenstadt, a
wealthy German Of New York, who is
now informed. Later the witness said,
Bolo was introduced to Mr.. Hearst,
who invited him to lunch and who
later attended a number Of meetings
with him. Bolo's mission in this coun-
try was ostensibly to obtain print pa
per, the committee was told, but in
reality it was to obtain money for pur-
chasing newspaper in France. After
getting it he returned to France.
Activities Of Labors National Peace
council. organized in Chicago, in May,
1916, We're discussed by Bielaski.
The purpose Of the organization was
to crystalize sentiment for peace and
TO demand that the shipment of mu-
nitions to the allies be stopped The
council accomplished nothing. Bic
laski said largely because Samuel
GomperS, president of the American
Federation of Labor, took a firm stand
against it.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

IT is better for It man To DO '''''0
kicking than TO develop into a human
fcctball.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
Washington

W L%OPSAbS$O
The war labor policies board 81
Washington has sent telegrams 10
governors u all the states urging the
necessity 81 developing public works
during the period Of deinobilizati ton.
President Wilson attended religious
service Sunday morning with the en-
listed men 81 the American forces on
board the George Washington
Nine million pounds Of candy for
she army has jGzt been ordered by
the war department at Washington
and IL was announced that consid-
cradle part of it would he rushed
overseas In time for Christmas.
With a story Of brilliant achieve
meuls Of the American navy in the
war. Secretary Daniels couples in his
annual report. recommendation for
continued naval expansion 10 Eneet
thu demands Of peace for national and
International work on the sea.
Tie food administration ut wash
lnerou removed ai restrictions On trad
Inc {, coro. oats. rye and barley.
The state and navy denorffnents At
Washington said that no American
"'t'"'''~'"" 3"'A '''"' ~" anu nm
"arships we're on their way TO Peru
ana that none had been ordered there,
The American navy wju total ]. POI
vessels inclndfoy a. hattlashins and
.os. ,t....~.,..-. -, v.,l.. tooo ,.cord.
'....'..'... ......'..-.., h.. d.
~ 20 4 l.'i.,.'''','' I'I"I'"i''' ~ i's"'
A'.'iIoi ''.'|l '"f inc mouse h'i'ai
committee az Washington.
The var department ~ Washington
announced that G000 jor casualties,
including killed in action. died Of
wofu,ss Of 4f14a~.. or other causes.
sa,a~alt. ,,orrded ana MISSING have
,., ~. A.... an..lt.. r...ortod %
49,. .e'... ........ g.. ,....-l.
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''~''' ''s '' '.''''' ''''- ger 'A vas '''''F'''
Robert S. I.oyett has resigned as
ri eotur Of the railroad admlnstra-
TOMS division of eanrtai evpc9difur4S
ga, tya4tlnatc. aud ,sitl ra,nrr Ga Ian
.o.~,. q 'h.. f,r,.,.~ 5n+i.s d.. ctofr.
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t'HIl U} thH "N"full'F committee Of the
lntou Pacific railroad.
,.rao+;onoi $50 +'.1r,P 30 90 80
ger~.oc,vsb;T A. 49,
f,.... t;a,,ai c,.,.+3o.s. o II 49,, 4,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

A girl never graduates un'l SHo
has learned to stab a pickle "i'D q 'i''
pin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

The diSarming Of Field Marshal
MaekenSeH's army has begun IA Hun
gary, according 10 a Berlin dispatch
received az Amsterdam.
Eleven lacn are missing as a result
Of the British warShip Cassandra
coming in contact with ii mine In the
Baluc sea az night according 10 an
official communication issued by the
London admiralty.
Allied auI American forces win tenn
pourlly occupg Berlin, exercising p0-
Zee supervision. according to the
DeutS:he Ailgemelne Zeitung Of Ber-
lin which says that an American wire
-.as~ ,4iSpaUnrdGlc LIfisaiiitrct has been
81, For Central Hospital for Insse
For State Hospital --------- Il
), all For Industrial School for Girl
, all For Home for Feeble minded
the For Industrial School for Boys
, ~ For tuberculosis Sanatoriums-
the For County tuberculosis Sanat
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Ii IN Edt
University, H. S. D. Town of
de- Sch0
TO it. District No. /, Town of Ca
anne it. District No /, Town of Kin.
it. District No. /, Town of Nc
the it. District No /, Town Of ON
go it. District No l, Village of H
IN it. District No /, City of Hur
hi Free Union II
'i"'' Town of Quincy -------------,
tho Town of Kimball
G If Town of Saxon---------------
do | Town of Mercer
tho Othe-
,si ~. Salary and Expense County Sui
,wn- INDECENT Soldiers Relief Funder.
rs. To Replace Funds Borrowed fine
.rst,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Racine-Orders were issued ~ Ta.St
Atty. AdOlph JanecEy 30 all s&.esa-
keepers OF the county 10 81 o1ce re-
move all slot machines and ogAs-
gambling devices from their places, Sc
be prosecuted Some Of the S@2o0zs
n the country districts ars sad $50
have been running side open 2z& ecz-
siderable money has been las- n
gambling games. Complaints wege
filed with the district zEE0razy. waa.
on making an invest zGtsoz- ordered
that all gambling devices d removed
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

frontier. according to a Berlin dispatch
to the London Express.
The government has taken all nee
eesary measures to insure the demo
h!lization al AL classes Of the territ0ri-
al reserve before the end OF Febru-
airy, according 10 the Paris L'Oeurve.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
Ordered Germans Out of Plants.


More letters from the secret files of
Count Won Bernstorff were read to the
committee by Mr.. Bielaski. Among
them We're instructions to all German
consuls in the United States to get
German subjects out of plants pro-
ducing materials for the allies.
The consuls were ordered to stop
Germans above the rank of common
laborer from working in such plants,
under a section of the imperial code,
and to report to the German consul
late at New York.
Bielaski read to the committee at
length from the diary of DR.. Karl
Fuehr, the German agent whose &C.
tiyities figured prominently in the in
yestigation. The notes of Fuehr said
that on the day following the publica-
ton of private letters of II. F. Albert
he consulted with Albert at Cedar
hurst, \. Y, and later discussed the
incident with Samuel Untermyer.
BielaSki said Captain Won Papen,
the former German military attache,
sent a message in 1915 to the German
consul at st Louis saying that two
agents for the Brotherhood of Metal
Workers in New York. Samuel Scol-
lard and J. L. Hall, had begun a move
ment TO stop the shipment of NUM-
tons TO the allies. Scotland was after
ward indicted in the Industrial
Workers of the World case at Chicago.
Tried to Use Labor Organizations.
The witness told how when Capt.
Franz Won Rintelen came to the United
Stats in 1915 to endeavor to stop ship
ments TO Great Britain he met David
Lamar, convicted afterward in New
York and sent to prison for imper-
sonating A Mitchell Palmer. then a
member of congress. Won Rintelen, he
said, formed lacor organizations in
the interest of keeping the United
States out of the war through Lamar
ard IN connection with that work
100000 was collected.
Only a small part of it was spent.
however" said Bielaski. Lamar had
a habit of taking credit for a great
many things he had nothing to do
with. At a mass meeting in New Jer-
sey, at which Secretary Bryan spoke.
Lamar took credit for organizing, but
he had nothing to do with it,
The New York Stats Zeitung was
mentioned by Bielaski in connection
with the financing of a secret propa-
ganda to the extent of $49i. A letter
from Bernstorff to B. H. Ridder OF
that paper said: To my great regret.
am unable TO pay any money for po-
litical purposes, as I feel that we must
keep out Of the domestic politics of
the United States"
II think that letter must have been
written for publication" said Bielaski.
'because the money was paid"
Just what the project referred TO
was nor disclosed by the correspond
ence, but the witness said it might
have been in connection with the cleo
tion Of Congressman Buchanan of Chi
cago.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Darlington -- Or. Albert Hayden,
IS, for thirty five years a prominent
md active physician and surgeon Of
southwestern Wisconsin, died at his
aome in Shullsburg. He w1s well
nown in state and county Democratic
HcIes
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Madison - Tie railroad commission
has handed down decision granting
as emergency relief 70 the Wisconsin
Power, LghE and Heat company. au-
thority 10 increase its heating rates
n the city Of Berlin about It per cent.
the increase 10 De effective, unless
otherwise ordered by the commission,
until the end Of the present heating
season The applicant company oper-
ates electric. gas anu heat utilities il
various cities Of the state
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Marinette when James Anderson
Of this city, who is witt the Ameri-
AN forces in France, learled that his
eomrade, Corporal Charles kron-
1aist, also Of Marinette had fallen on
he battlefield, he went out between
the lines and risked his own life
searching for KronQaist whose life
-ess body he carried back TO the
"a enches.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Twelve men were killed ard IS
others were Insured In series Ell tour
explosions at the IA Point P,Haier
works plant a: Pompton Lakes, y. J.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

It is reported at Paris that The
i'oihenlans have retaken Lemberr
from the Poles
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Madison Livestock production and
dairying were discussed at meeting
mere OF Agricultural workers and coun-
ty agents, Dean H. l. Russell, Reid
Murray, former food agent in Winnie
bago county. and DIT O. II. EHason.
state veterinarian were the speake.s
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Madison - That the reassessment
statute, under which the state tax
commission was able TO correct many
mistakes was so modified in the clos
ng hours Of the last session Of the
legislature as to hamstring THIS work
is stated in a report of the state tax
commission. The commission asks
he legislature to restore the old law
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Polish forces have occupied Rrest.
IdI"vsk. according to reports reoch.
ing Paris from Geneya.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Oshkosh Lien William Hicks. son
Of former Attorney General and Mrs.
Z. R. Hicks, who has been undergoing
speciaI training ior the aviation de
9artment cf the United States army.
}riu remain i'll that service He has
completed training At The University
OF Illinois and Rantoui-Chanute and
has re-enlisted to 90 into reserve
aviation service.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
News of the
Badger State

Meaominee-The Wisconsin Dairy
mems associui9n adopted resolutions
calling upon The legislature 70 enact
laws against teaching any foreign
language in the grades Of public or
private schools. and providing that
the basic language in high schools
and colleges be English, and teach g
of any foreign language shall be lnci-
dental thereto. These resolutions
form d part OF a memorial TO the late
ex-Gov. Hoard. 1t was felt that no
other permanent memorial would be
as appropriate as such law.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

La Crosse - Lieut.. Harry Worth
son Of r. II. Worth. won his silver bar
md position on the rcgimental staff
" taking charge OF MS company after
Ii the superior officers were killed or
vounded and leading them through
ane command through seventeen days
If fierce fighting. Lieut. Worth es-
aped without injury.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Neuofnee 49, The Wisconsin Dairy
den's convention elected officers as
ollows President, George McKer
ow, Pewaukee; vice-president, a
Hover. Fort Atkinson; secretary
reasurer. Paul c. Burchard. Fort At
unson; directors. Math Michels,
'cebles; J. Q. Emery, Edgerton; (. c.
Jacobs, Edmond. and 9 H Everett
Racine. The association adopted res
buttons fayoring league Of nations
. enforce peace.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Oshkosh-There are now eight can
iIdates out for the office Of council
smmissioner TO fill the vacancy
caused by the elevation of Florian
.ampert TO congress from the Sixth
dstrict. The latest person to circu-
&c petitions for the Office is former
Assemblyman Charles F. Hart of this
city.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Madlson-Tc aid worthy and needy
Students. especially returning soldiers
md S. A T. c. men. who wish TO re
main in college, the University OF
Wisconsin regents voted TO devote So
$40 TO additional scholarships this
rear. They established fifty scholag
SHIPS OF S,5 each and fifty Of $25 eac-
Tor undergraduate student residents OF
the state. These will be followed ~
dily scholarships OF 800 in succeed
rs years,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Madlson-The Tumor that students
ould be granted three-weeks' Yaca-
ion before Christmas is denied by
university officials. Civilian students
will be allowed leave srom Dec. p to
Dec. 80. The second quarter viii be gin
Dec. so.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
European Var News

The diSarming Of Field Marshal
Macken~en's army has begun IA Hun
gary. according 70 "a Berlin dispatch
received az Amsterdam.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

La Crosse-Charged with threatening
10 shoot President Wilson, Henry
schroeder. 45 years old. OF Prairie du
Chen. pleaded guilty before United
states Commissioner Harrison ere.
lie was held for sentence under $500
bonds.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14

Madison Turning willow bolts into
a9oden legs for disabled soldies is
ne Of the latest activities Of the fed
-ral forest products laboratory, Uni
gersity Of Wisconsin. At the request
81 the army surgeon general the lab
3ratoIy is experimenting on artificial
seasoning Of willow This process
urns out willow thoroughly seasoned
n from sixty TO seventy days. whereas
h natural process takes from three
o FIVE years Willow is the best wood
or wooden legs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-19
POETRY
BY DIR. A A
BY Webster.

VUTFUTT TT" " IN TTfTF -FET
some lady from Ohio sends me a few lines that seem to rhyme
here and there. and that seem Ia be cut on about the same length.
and asks me TO look over them and tell her, il will please. in the
enclosed stamped envelope, whether they are good poetry, and also
whether IN this dreadful money making day and age of the world a
poet really has any show for his white alley. or words TO that effect.
Upon the first point-whcther her composition is good poetry ar
motor even { II = poetry at ALL do not consider myself competent
TO pass. Upon the second item however, have some thoughtoids, 10
wit, namely:
Any age ra good age for poetry. Also any place or environment.
Poetry Is The one plant yOu cannot destroy it will grow in any climate.
II viii persist. under any harsh treatment. and the more YOU try to
XIII II. the ll>trr n tlourlshes. As said Arthur Symond, -" \ villa
ana books never made u poet. they do bui tend 10 the building M of
m" respectable virtues and for the respectable virtues Poetry has
Ot the slightest USE
And this day of money making Is as favorable TO poetry as any
othcr. II YOU don I believe It, go aacad and write some. All ask
u that YOU do not send II 10 me.
The poet is the one man YOU cannot keep down. You cuu nrav,unt
a boy from beng a ,ucccsstul banker, or crockery dealer. or states.
man. Ia a hundred ways You can cirumyrnt his ambition. You can
cheat inc Iahorer OF his Just due and grind him under your capitalrtic
can overlook the merits Of the aspiring schoolmarm; as a member OF
the beef trust You can combine 10 crush the honest butcher: bt the
poet-nay, nay you cannot stop him.
~ thai do not mean that he Will make a living, or get any of his
stun INTO Harper ) or The Youth Companion or get the prize i'm the
contest for the best ode at the State Fair, or anything like thar. Great
poets hardly do such things. He will probably staryc and die Young.
But he will succeed nevertheless, as Keats and Poe and Franci 4
Thompson succeeded, And after his death Mr.. Moshcr will bind hi
books de luxe, and professors in Wellesley College will give lecture
upon him, and all the real Bostonians will refer to him with a familiar
ny indicating that he is one of the family.
So, # You are a genuine. hnneSttG~Y lodncss poet. don + worry
You will arrive, IN spite Of Tophct and tiicwatcr. II YOU do moi, ym
are not a poet. 80 there you are. Anyway, YOU never can tell III
You have been dead about twenty years.
And if 50 be YOU are a great poet. ) II will he of such a mind a
10 write at the close Of your career, RS Iandor wrote rs his enyoi.
Nearers of rings and chains, !
Pray do not take pains
To set me right.
In vain my faults You quote.
write as others wrote \
On Sunium 5 height. 81
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-19

~ ENATORS and representatives of the southern
cotton growing states have appointed a Joint
committee whose duties are 10 protest TO Pres.
ident Wilson against fixing prices of raw cotton.
A committee of the War Industries board is investi-
eating the necessity for fixing cotton prices. The
President has announced that he will fix those
prices in ease this committee. in its report. regards
price fixing rs necessary.
The joint committee of southern congressman,
according to the press reports, went ON record as
stating their attitude 10 be that no government
agency had any right TO fx cotton prices Cthis in
Guiding, presumably the President HIMSELF, and
that such power rested in Congress alone. They
added the significant announcement that Con
grcSs had no intention of cnacting such legislation. ~
II is probably true that if the southern senat-
ors and representatives oppose legislation empow-
cring the President To fix cotton prices, that such
Legislation will fail for the southern democrats
control this congress, by way of the caucus.
Suppose that the committee of the War Indus
tries board should agree with Il majority of the
expert economists of this nation who hold that II Is
essential to fix cotton prices a. 10 fix wheat prices
and wool prices and suppose that the President IN
accord with such a report. should find II necessary
for the public welfare and the winning of the wtr
10 fix those prices.
Will these congressman who up 10 this time
have successfully resisted all efforts 60 fix cotton
prices. and who have ch~eerfully assisted in fixing
prices for the products of other sections of the
nation and whose slogan for the rest of the country
has been stand ny the president VIII tbeE
stand by the president
They have announced publicly that congress
has no intention of enacting such legislation.
The matter is of more than passing interest 10
New Mexico. Wool is one of our principal pro-
duets. and wool prices are fixed by the govern
mcnt have been SO fixed without any protest from
this state or It's representatives.
The by-products of cotton. cotton-seed cake
and meal. are of greatest Importance in this state
rs feed for stock. The prices of those products are
of tremendous Importance 10 our stockgrowing IN
dustry, as hundreds of Stockmen who have been
paying hcartbrcaking prices for them during the
past two years will testify.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-19
PRIVATE DANNY
IN FRANCE
BY FRAZIER HUNT

Well, our patrol took up "a place
about 20 wards on tho outside of
our wire belt and hid themsclyos
there in some shell holes and prcti'
soon thcs heard "a bunch Of men
crawling alouE 20 then loIt. With
out tipping their NIT they let them
crawl way past, and then thoy moved
on over TIN they got between th,
butChincn ana the German trenches
ana then when an was ready they
"mpticd their rifles and stsftcd
throwing hand Prcuadcs.
ct course II all come 50 sudden
ana from an entirely unexpected
quarter that the Dutchmen was con-
piotclN d'mOrallzcd Somc OF them
started running, "a few fought back
and others shot zap their hands and
yelled "kimtrcd'' In thirty seconds
- was all oVcr and we had killed
four, wounded siN and captured five
urhurt and We didn't have a man
even scratched Two minutes later
our men wag working their waN
through the cut IN n wires bringing
their prisoners and injured Dutch
men with them
Ana somewhere IN No Mans Land
sis coz seven awful scared Dutchmou
was beating II for hoIac with the
ncWs that thoy knew all about who
was iu our trcnchcs- fighiu sons Co.
guns rom Tho United states