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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
OBJECTED TO CUSTOM
Observance of Thanksgiving Was
for a Period Not Popular
in Southern States.

YIN the South Thanksgiving day was
practically unknown until 1855. In
~ that year Governor Jones of Vir-
ginia sent a letter to the state legis-
lature urging recognition Of the day
that he might issue q proclamation for
it's observance; but he was advised
that as most of the citizens of the
state regarded this day as "a relic OF
Puritanic bigotry," he ought not to
urge it's observance.
Two years later Governor Wise, the
successor Of Jones, without asking ad-
lamation, and the people, generally
throwing aside their prejudice, OBJ
served the day.
In the next year, 1858, eight COVER
nors of southern states issued procla-
nations after the model OF New Eng
land, calling upon their people to OBJ
serve the last Thursday in November
as a day for Thanksgiving. But the
Civil war was at hand, and the bit
terness engendered in the long contro-
lent opponents of the North to oppose
the proclamation, because of the in
PRODUCTION Of yankee custom"
Undoubtedly our present Thanksgiv-
ing day has its prototype in the Ply
mouth thanksgiving festival Of 1921.
1t has been asserted repeatedly that
the Plymouth festival wae suggested to
the Pilgrims by the Jewish ''Feast Of
Ingathering."
If the Plymouth festival has imme-
date kinship with similar events in
the past, it has anaiogies with the har-
vest home Of England. The Pilgrims
were familiar with the English cele-
bration, and many of them, no doubt,
had participated in it. The dominant
mark of each was the joy ever the in
gathering harvest.
The chief difference between the two
was the want Of ceremony at Plymouth
that characterized the English festi-
val. In some parts of England the
merrymaking was around the mod
.dingsheaf," or ''kern baby" and in
many places the last load of the har-
vest was drawn to the barn ina wagon
called the "hoch cart" In front went
pipe and tabor, and around it gathered
the reapers, men and women, singing
Joyously as they proceeded. AT Ply
mouth there was no ceremony. There
was no harvest song So familiar in
the ,fatherland:
Here's health to the barley ROW;
Here's a health to the mar
Who very we'll can
Both harrow and plough ant SOW.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
Kaiser to Blame for Excesses.

Milwaukee, Nov. 12.-'"The despot.
ism Of one man always leads to the
despotism of the mob" said former
President William FL. Taft, when in
formed of the events of the day In the
German empire on his train, coming
from Madison to Milwaukee to open
the drive for the war fund. 1.-The kai.
ser is as morally responsible for any
excuses which occur in Germany now
as he was for the Outrages in Belgium
and France. The pendulum always
swings the other way. The name sol.
diers and Workingnen's council has
an ominous sound after the debacle in
Russia. I hope Germany will not suf.
fer as Russia has. The Germans are
an intelligent people, we'll educated,
which the russians were not, hence
I hope they will escape the bolsheviH
excuses which have made the name
Of Russia a bywOrd. Our work In Eu.
rope will not end with the coming OF
peace. An American army will fe
needed in Germany to stabilize condi.
tions there"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
Wilson Gives Text of Arm
istice and Pledges Aid
to Stricken Country.
HUN ARMIES TO DISARM
President informs Congress oil
the Agreement Signed by
Vanquished Enemy.
TO GIVE UP HER NAVY

Occupation by Allied and American
Forces of Strategic Points in Ger
many; Surrender of Fleet and
U-Boats; Occupation Of
Naval Bases and Re-
lease of All Allied
and American
Soldiers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
.JONESDALE
BY LUCILLE HARRIS.

Mrs ". N. Uren of Waldwlck is
visiting relatives near here.
Misses Kate and Genevieve Burns
were Dodgeville callers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs H R. Carter and family
visited at the Homer Collicutt home
near Mineral Point Sunday.
Mrs Jesse 6. James spent Monday
and Tuesday at the Raleigh James home
near Mineral Point.
Mr. and Mrs Fl. j. Voigt and children
autoed to Milwaukee Tuesday, where
thev intend to spend the winter.
Jack Burns accompanied his sister
Mary to Cuba City Monday.
Miss Mary Sweeny of Fayette is Wis
iting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs John Ley spent Sunday
at the ]. l.. McCaulley home.
Mrs w. R. Uren is visiting at the
Harry Richardson home at Spring
Green.
AlviG Sullivan Of Dodgeville spent
Monday at the John Burns home.
Mr. end Mrs j. E. Harris and daugh
ter Lrcile were Dodgeville callers Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Ley We're Dodge
vile callers Friday.
Miss Mary Sweeny spent Wednesday
at F1ceport.
Mrs James Jackson was a Dodge71llt
caller Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Jackson were
Dodgeville callers Friday.
Miss Mary Burns went to the St
Clara convent at Sinsinawa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Duncan and faa
ily were DodgeviIle callers Friday.
Peter Beckius of Union Mills spent 4
few DAYS this week at the John and
Peter Weier home.
Mrs Fred Hafdeman and son Matte
Ley were callers here Monday.
John Ley had business at podgeTillf
Friday.
Miss Lillian Burns spent few days
this week with relatives at DodgeTille
Mrs John Burns spent Monday ano
Tuesday at DodgeVille.
Mrs Frank Burke of DodgeVille Is
visiting this week with her mother
near Hollandale.
Mrs Frank Hughes of Cambria is
visiting at the James Jackson home.
Henry Jones of Barneveld antoec
here Wednesday and spent the day al
the James jackson home.
George Frank of Argyle spent Thurs
day and Friday at the Olaf Wilbere
home
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
Time for SeIf-Examinatione

The Thanksgiving season is a good
time to examine self and see if there
is anything in our life that hinders
the progress of the neighborhood, It
may be that we are standing IN the
way of community progress unawares.
1t may be that while we feel that we
are leaders we should be followers in
stead, or at least one who works with
others instead of in advance of them.
Society does not care whether we lead
or whether our neighbor leads. What
society wants is progress and we will
be held responsible if we do not sac
sary for the welfare of the neighbor-
hood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
Welsh "StafeH."

Reference 30 "Stafell" in q recent
West Wales breach Gf promise case
puzzled the court. The 'stafeN' is
the household linen usually brought by
a Welsh bride to her new home. The
custom, still practiceG, is one Of great
antiquity. In early times q girl was
not allowed to get married until she
had spun the linen, and from it comes
the term spinster. ';Stafell'' is now
bought at the shop, to the old folks a
degenerate innovation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
State Market Men Meet.

Milwaukee, Nov. 1.-THE Wiscou,
sin Retail Market Mems association
opened it's annual convention at the
Republican house on Sunday with a
registration of all those attending. The
convention formally opened Monday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
AUTO LIN +
Miner al Point RodgeViIle

The Penberthy Livery succeeds Nor
ris Proctor in running a motor bus be
tween Mineral Point and Dodgeville-
leaving Mineral Point at 8 a. m. and
Dodgeville at 2 p. m. and special trips
as ordered. Good service guaranteed.
Call telephone 1.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
Duration Set at Thirty Days.

"VI. Duration Of armistice:
"34. The duration Of the armistlce
is to be 80 days, with option to ex-
tend. During this period, on failure
Of execution of any of the above
clauses, the armistice may be de-
nounced by one of the contracting par
ties on 48 hours previous notice.
"VII. Time limit for reply:
'35. This armistice to be accepted
or refused by Gs.'nany within y hours
Of notification,
"The war thus comes to an end ;
for, having accepted these terms of
armistice, it will be impossible for the
German command to renew it.
'Tt is not now possible to assess the
consequences Of this great consumma-
ton. We know only that this tragical
war, whose consuming flames swept
from one nation to another, until all
the world was on fire, is at an end
and that it was the privilege of our
own people to enter it at its most crit
ical juEcture in such fashion and in
such force as to continue in way of
which we are all deeply proud, to the
great result"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
sSssT HANlKSGIVING III
AssS3}erefS5ag3asrc tSAYSI

Red sumac flames across the hill.
And in each wood fringed hollow,
The autumn breeze among the trees
Calls, Follow, follow, foIlowl"
The pumpkins CLEAN like vagrant gold.
The grain is silver shining;
The very clouds a I'VE unfold,
To show a rosy Gningl
Red sumac flames across the hill.
Where fading sunlight fingers.
And points the way for me to stray.
With soft enchanted fingers
And as stand beside the way,
The world seems throbbing, living
And there | feel Gods love today.
And thank him for Thanksgiving
-Cbrittian Herald
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
HANDLE IN BULK
RathdTum Elevator Prepares
to Enlarge Bin Capacity

The bulk handling of grain being
adopted by the farmers, necessitates
an increase 10 the capacity OF the
Rathdrum elevator for storing grain
without use of sacks. This elevator
mas always been in position to handle
oulk grain, but thus far sacks have
been so extensively used that only
Two or three cars have ever been
loaded with bulk grain from the
elevator chute for shipment from this
point. While the elevator is already
able to receive. clean, elevate and
ship out by the carload, the capacity
for bulk storage has been limited and
preparations are now being made to
accommodate growers 10 this respect.
1t has also been decided to improve
the apparatus for receiving bulk grain
from the wagon tanks, so that the
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
Relieved of Positions.

Mrs. j. p. Matthiensen OF Sand
point. received a letter last week
from her husband, Captain Matthien :
sen, IN which he stated that he, with
Lieutenant Miller, Major wilkins
and Col. Edelblute had been relieved
from their positions in battery C,
l46 artillery, now 10 France, and
were awaiting appointment to other
service by the military board. The
captains letter was dated May l2,
and stated that the boys OF Sand
point company were in excellent
health. Pend d'Oreille Review.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
FROM OVER TIE COUNTY
POST FALLS

Chas. Watson lost 500 worth Of
bedding aud clothes 10 a tent house
fire.
the ladies OF the Presbyterian
church staged play last Friday
night.
A. G. Nordstrom has proved up on
his S0,acre homestead.
Marshal Thomas is collecting dog
taxes.
Post Falls precinct registered seven
young men under the selective service
act June 5. They are George Dodge,
Frank Gaskill, Palmer Otterson,
Chris Loan, Emery Knudson, Charles
Coles and Waldo Berry.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
TO REGISTER ALIENS
Department Of Justice Sets
Date June 1926,

German alien females are REQUIRED
10 register under the provisions OF
the espionage act recently enacted.
The time fixed by the department. OF
Justice for registration begins at a.
m. Monday, June II, 1918, and
registration may be made on any day
thereafter except Sunday up to and
Including Wednesday. June 26, 1918,
at 8 p. m.
The chiefs OF police in the cities OF
Boise. Occur d'Alene, Lewiston,
Pocatello and TWO Falls shall
register those within the limits OF
said cities. and the postmasters OF
said cities shall register those outside
OF said cities who may reside withlo
the county that said postoffices are
located IN. In all other communI.
Ties than those above mentioned the
registration Is to be done by the local
postmaster.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
SPIRIT LAKE

The local chapter OF the Red Cross
has completed the houor roll of those
who have helped during the past
month.
The Junior Girls Patriotic League
will give an entertainment June IA
A car repair department is to be
added TO the Milwaukee shops at
Spirit Lake, to employ fifty workers
Martin Omhalt was arrested here
as a Stacker. He failed TO I'LL out a
questionaire.
Clifford Allison, Walter Wetmore,
Homer K. Wood, james Webb,
Edgar Rider and III race G. Brown
were registered 10 Spirit Lake under
the seltctive service act June S.
The Pleasant View baseball team
defeated Spirit Lake 5 to 8.
Percy Dolan has enlisted In the
navy.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
To Ferret Out Disloyalty.

The attorney general has issued a
circular To district attorneys OF the
United States aimed To further
facilitate The collection by his Depart
lent OF Information regarding dis
loyalty cases and utterauces. Under
it the United States attorneys are
Instructed to cooperate with news
papers In their districts so that public
notice can be given from time TO
time OF the location Of the nearest
offices OF the district attorney or the
bureau of Investigation. to which
persons who have information which
they think may be OF value to the
government conveniently can 40.
The district attorneys are instructed
to make 1t clear that complaints OF
even the most Informal or confldent-
ial nature are always welcomed, and
that citizens should feel free To bring
their Information or suspicious TO
the attention of the nearest represen
tative of the department OF justice.
or III that Is not convenient com.
municate with the department at
Washington.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14

London. The British postal au-
thorities have warned the British
public against using The abbreviatlon
IA. E. f." on letters addressed To
men 10 tae American army owiog To
the likelihood OF such letters getting
missent to the Australian forces.
1.-THE postmaster general strongly
advises the public when writing
either to Americans or Australians 10
write the address in FULL" says az
official warning placarded in all post
Offices 10 Great Britain.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
CGUR D'ALENE

Albert Anderson was sentenced for
six months and fined $500 In probate
court Mo0day for disturbing the
peace. According to the evidence
Anderson INDUCED 10 liquor at Rose
Lake last Friday and created dis.
turbance at the Carlson home.
An organizer for the International
Union OF Timber Workers is at work
10 northern Idaho. Government
officers, who are organizing the Loyal
Legion of Loggers & Lumbermen,
discourage the efforts to form the
new union.
Al Woolsey of Spokane. member of
a party Of three men and three
women, who created a drunken dis
turbance at Hayden Lake. was
arrested for having liquor 10 his
possession. He was brought to the
county Jail.
The jury 10 the federal court Satur
day found John Noes guilty of ylolat.
log the espionage act. Noes was born
In Gutenberg. Evidence showed that
he declared 1.-THE Red Cross was a
graft"
One hundred and sixty one Koot-
enai county men have been summoned
from whom the KooteDai county
quota of lao will be fllcd for the
June draft. They are to report for
entrainment between June "a aud 20.
Some OF those called may be given
deferred classi ihcatIon on agricultural
exemption or other causes.
Captain Birkho,z, who recently
dispersed meeting of the Interua-
tional Timber Workers Union 10
Standpoint, appeared at a meeting of
the Occur d'Alene local OF the
organization and read telegram
from Colonel Disque, regarding the
organization of any union 10 couflct
with the Loyal Legion OF Loggers
and Lumbermeu.
At convention held by the county
democratic central committee 10 the
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14

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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14

city ball Tuesday, the following dele
gates were elected to attend the plat
form convention to be held in Boise,
June 25th: Geo. f. Weeks, r. II.
Elder, j. q. White, Chas. Waggoner,
T. j. Coleman, N. d. Wernette, S. J..
Klepfer and Glen NJ. Yowell.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
Why We Are At War With
Germany
By Ephraim Douglas Adams, Executive
Head, History Department, Leland
Stanford Junior University, California
TRAITORS TO OURDEMOCRACY

TRAITORS TO OUR DEMOCRACY
The general definition of a traitor
Is Que "who gives aid and comfort to
the enemy" This is usually applied
to DIRECT action, as 10 the Oklahoma
movement in opposition to the draft,
or the encouragement OF draft
evaslons, or when an American citi-
zen reveals our war plans TO Germany
Such acts constitute direct treason, j.,
but there is kind of Indirect treason,
much harder to define and combat,
yet often far more dangerous to our
country and the success of the war
than direct treason. Before the war
| there were in this country many
social, political, or Humanitarian
movements on foot, all of which were
RADICAL (that is to say, advocates OF
cHANGE) in their programs. Such,
for example, were the Socialists, the
Land Tax reformers, the PacfiSts.
But all OF these asserted faith 10 the
democratic principle 10 government
and wished to gain their ends by con
verting our democracy. Most of the
adherents Of these various movements
have recognized that this democracy
Of ours having entered upon war,
must be upported-that special pro.
grams must, for the moment, be sub
ordinated to the one great object of
WINNING THE WAR But there are
some persons so feeble minded or SO
incapable of grasping the world i'm
portance of this war, that they talk
and write things calculated to weaken
our efficiency ia war. THESE PEOPLE
ARE TRAITORS TO OUR DEMOCRACY.
The whole matter is summed up by
the Single Tax Journal OF California
(Everyman, November, 1910:
Wilson's business now is to win the
war, and win it soon The radical
press should stop knocking him and
attend to its own business-which is
to create the democracy that the
Allies are To make the world safe fJr.
TO fight war, after 1t is on, is booLless.
To HINDER IT'S QUICK, EFFECTIVE
PROSECUTION Is, OF COURSE, TRAIT
oRoUs."
But there are other methods than
radical speech which Gao "hinder the
quick. effective prosecution of the
war" Labor organizations, long en-
gagged 10 a struggle for better labor
conditions, may see 10 the existence
of war an opportunity to secure their
demands. Ii such demands are un-
usual and II they would have been
unluStitied had there been no war-if
labor seeks to take special advantage
of war, then such labor is traiturous.
1t HINDERs the successful prosecution
of the war. For the most part, labor
organizations have not sought such
special advantage, but few have
done SO, and 10 public estimation
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
HELPS TO WIN WAR
Local Organization Described.
Report Of Red Cross Drive

The organization of Rathdrum
precinct and district for all war
drives is published here for the
first time. Under the national and
state councils of defense each i'm
portant precinct or district of each
county has member of the county
council of defense. In his district
each such member has his advisory
committee to keep him informed
and to consult with him on matters
pertaining to keeping up patriotic
sentiment in the community and
having charge Of the community's
part in support OF the war.
Attorney Miles F. Egbers is the
Rathdrum member of the Kootenai
county council of defense. His
advisory committee consists of l.
Z. Kirkpatrick, chairman; M. B.
Layton, secretary; Fred H. Brad
bury, treasurer; Jacob Biemond,
Stewart Young, George w. Flem-
ming, S. E. Beggs, o. w. Stone,
James ]. Feely, Ernest Reiniger
and Charles Wickertsheimer,
members.
Another part of the precinct
organization is the designation of
Rathdrum State Bank, Ltd. las the
official depository, the institution
in which local war funds are de-
posted and from which such FUNDS
are checked out.
The advisory committee selects
the solicitors for war funds, new
solicitors being chosen for each
drive. For each drive the advisory
committee makes up lists and in.
dlvidual quotas based on war
census data in its possession and
these lists are given to the solic;-
tors, called captains. Each captain
is assigned to a district of which
there are ten in Rathdrum precinct.
The division of the precinct into
districts is permanent.
In the recent Red Cross war
fund drive the name of each of the
captains will be found at the head
of his district list. This drive
Closed May 27, the total cash being
S958.2o and pledge cards $I5s 5o.-
AS the following report is based on
the figures turned in at the close
OF the drive it does not show what
pledges have been paid since the
drive closed. Pledges paid will be
shown in cash items in the next
report.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-11
GEDDES IN WARNING
SAYS THING TO DO is TO WIN
WAR.
First Lord of British Admiralty De-
cIares Peace Talk May ParaIyze
Energies of Troops.

Washington, Oct. 1O.-Talk of peace
at this time is apt to paralyze the en-
ergies of soldiers and impair the use
fulness and productivity of munition
workers. Sir Eric Geddes, first lore Of
the British admiralty. said in discuss
ing the German attempts to obtain an
armistice.
1--WE cannot win this war by talking
of peace" sir Eric said. There can
be no greater peril to the cause of lib
erty, decency and humanity for which
the allies are fighting, than a relaxa-
ton of energy brought about by a gen
eral conviction that the wai is about
to end, that Germany is licked and
that therefore It is not necessary to
continue preparation and striving. |
am not interested a how much longer
Germany can hold out What interests
me is how great a whipping we can
give her. The allied armies and allied
navies will bring peace. Let the kai-
ser talk while Foch shoots"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-11
WILSON NOTE BACKED
BRITISH REGARD REPLY AS
CLEVER DIPLOMATIC STROKE.
London Believes HohenzoIIerns Are
Pushed Into Corner and Will Have
to Show Hand

London, Oct. 10.-President Wilson's
reply to the German chancellor is
hailed here as a clever diplomatic
stroke. The man on the street" gem
orally believes that the Hohenzollerns
have been pushed into a corner where
they will have to accept President
Wilson's IA terms and evacuate all oc-
cupied territory. If they do not do
that they will expose their hypocrisy
to their own people as well as the
world and thereby hasten the inevi-
table revolution.
The question as to whether the Ger
man chancellor is speaking for the
people or the war lords clinehes this,
it is held here. Even the British la
Dor pacifists agree with President VIII
son that all occupied territory must be
evacuated before an armistice is de-
clared. President Wilson's reply
reached London too late for comment
in the editorial columns of the morn
ing papers, but it aroused the deepest
interest everywhere.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-11
YANKS TAKE 10 HOT KITCHENS
Capture SteamIng Food in Drive West
of Argonne Forest-Bis Supply
of Eats.

With the American Forces North
west Of Verdun, Oct 10.-Ten rolling
kitchens which a few days ago rolled
about with steaming food for the Ger
mans were rolling behind the Ameri-
can lines in the region of Mont Blanc
with hot food for the Americans.
The kitchens, together with a great
supply of food. were captured in the
course of the Franco-American lush
west of the Argonne forest. the Ameri-
cans overtaking the kitchens in the
wooded tracts beyond SommePy.
Fires were burning in several of the
kitchens when the Americans arrived.
In additica to the kitchens the
Americans also captured a number of
horses used in hauling them and these
animals also now are working in the
interests Of the allies