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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13

Quoting the services. Interment was
in the Willow Springs cemetery.
Miss Nina Whitford and Mrs Joseph
Benson visited Mrs A j. Walker last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs George Woolrich, ST. and daugh-
ter Leila attended the picnic last Thurs
day and visited until Friday at the
home of George Woolrich, Jr.
Several from this vicinity attended
the funeral of Mr. S. Terrill at Mineral
Point Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Meehan of Oar
lington and the Misses Mylore spent
Sunday at Mr. and Mrs Frank Reilly's.
Mrs Emma Thomas of Livingston
spent few days last week with her
mother, Mrs Motley.
Don't forget that Willow Springs
will celebrate the 4th of July in God
frey's grove. Proceeds for Red Cross.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
ARMY OF u. S. BEST IN WORLD
Major General Gorgas Denies That
Vice Is Rampant Either Abroad
or at Home.

Chicago, June 11.-"The American
army is the best in the world phySi
cally, mentally and morally. And it
will be kept so until the boys are re-
turned to their homes
This was the message of Maj. Gen.
William G. GOrgas, surgeon general Of
the United States army, to the homes
Of America. He made most positive
denial Of immortality or drunkenness
being rampant among either the Amer
lean expeditiOnary forces or i'm the
environments at home and asserted that
'"There never was a cleaner army on
the face of the earth" He is in Chi
cagO to attend the American Medical
association convention.
"The world has never seen better
army than America is now putting into
the field and the standard is constant
ly rising The reports that come to
me constantly show that not only is
the death rate decreasing as the health
conditions improve, but that social dis
eases are being rapidly curbed, if not
eliminated, and the chief obstacle we
have to contend with in that line Is
with the new recruits who are in
fected," he declared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
SEVEN IN PLOT AGAINST u. S
Jeremiah O'Leary and Six Others In.
dicted by Federal Grand Jury
at New York.

New York, June Six men and
one woman were indicted by q federal
grand jury here on Friday on a charge
of high treason.
The indicted include Jeremiah
OLeary, Irish agitator, now a fugi-
tive from justice The others are
Maria X. de Victorica, now being held
at Ellis Island, and Paul Rodicker,
who are charged with being spies of
the German government; Albert Paul
Ficke, w. J. Robinson, Emile Ripper
and John d. Ryan.
In an indictment the defendants are
charged with furnishing information of
value to the military and naval enc
mics Of the country; with handling
money for the financing of enemy
propaganda; with placing of spies in
munition and other manufacturing
plants, and with handling money for
the financing Of bomb plots through
out America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
ORIGIN OF THE SALUTE

1t was ever the custom of brave and
gallant knights, upon meeting, to raise
their vizors and lCok each other square
ly and fearlessly in the eye. On the
road or in the arena before the fitting
match, clicking up Of the vizor was an
indispensable courtesy. This custom
has come down to us in the form of the
salute. We no longer wear vizors COW
ering our faces, but we raise our hands
to the vizors of our caps and look
squarely and fearlessly at the person
saluted. The salute is sign manual of
proud fellowship in arms, and not the
subservient acknowledgement of su-
perior officer. Our military regulations
require all officers and soldiers to salute
each other upon meeting, and it is
courteous for the junior in rank to sa-
Lutte first. Courtesy is an indispensable
quality Of pride. No one can be dis
courteous and be proud of it.-St.
Nicholas
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

United States Senator Henry S. New
OF indianapolis, who left the Indianap-
oils speedway Saturday in an airplane
for trip to Dayton, o., arrived there
safely making the trip in an hour.
Mrs. Finley ]. Shepard, formerly
Miss Helen Gauld, is seriously ill with
appendicitis at her home in New York.
The attending physicians reported that
her condition is satisfactory and it is
hoped an operation may be avoided.
italian aviators surprised aviation
camps between the Piave and the
Livenza and the railway station at
Caldonazzo, while in full activity, and
effectively bombed them, says Rome.
Ten hostile machines were downed. 4
Mrs. Harriet McAdoo Martin,
daughter of Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo, was married to
Clayton Platt. The ceremony took
place in st. Thomas Protestant
Episcopal church at Whitemarsh, Pa.
Five British and twelve German
seaplanes Of the largest type fought
battle off the Dutch eoast, according
to a Terschelling dispatch to the Han
delsblad. One Of the German ma
chimes was observed to fall in flames
into the sea. One British machine
was forced to descend but landed
safely.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
WILLOW SPRINGS

George Godfrey has returned from an
extended visit in Oregon and Washing
ton.
Miss Della Johnston and Miss South
gate of Aurora, Ill.,, are here visiting
with the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Stone and family
enjoyed an auto ride to Darlington
Saturday.
Miss Susie Kearns and brother called
on Mr. and Mrs Stone Friday evening,
Will Benson is at Bloomfield saving
lumber for barn for George Kelly.
Mr. and Mrs Reuben Ellsworth were
guests of Mr. and Mrs A. J. Walker
Monday evening.
Della Johnston, Miss Southgate, Lyle
Benedict, Roy, Frank, and Herbert
Stone enjoyed picnic supper and fish
ing by moonlight last Friday evening
at Stones creek.
The funeral of Henry Beers, who
passed away at Monroe, June 5, was
held from the Beers home last Friday,
Rev. Mr. Vincent of Darlington con-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
THE MARKETS.

FLOUR-The United States adminstra-
tlon hour standards are as follows: Per
DBL, IN Jute, SO lb. sack basis, barley -four
1915; corn flour, $9.75; white flour, $1,000;
dark rye, $3.50; spring wheat, $1060010.80;
special brands, 5000; hard winter $10.600
1870; soft winter, s10.00010.80.
HA4-Choice timothy, $24O0025.0 90; No
timothy, S22.00Q2300; standard, $21. O0l022. 90 +;
NO. z timothy and clover mixed, $4,000
A.OO; No. 3, $14.O0@18O0; clover, $9.O0Q12. 90 ;
thrashed timothy, $8.0O010OO.
TATOES-Wisconsin and Michigan
white, S160Q1.90 per 100 lbs.
CATTLE-Choice to fancy steers, SIG. 75l
Il.SO; good to choice steers, $15.50117.00;
plain to good steers, $11.50Gl15.50; yearlings
good to choice, $11.00G17.25; stockers and
feeders, $9.00q13.75; good to choice cows,
s9.50Q13.00 good to choice heifers, $4,000
400; fair to good cows $85009.5O; Gamers,
F.0@765; cutters, s7.70Q8.35; bologna bulls,
$10.00@1075; butcher bulls, S110O01350;
heavy calves, $9.O001100: veal calves, s11.00
@15.50.
HOGS-Prime light butchers, SIG. 65016.9O;
fair to good light, S16.35@16.95; medium
weight butchers, 225G250 lbs, $16.60Q16.85;
heavy weight butchers, 260Q400 lbs, SIG IS
Q16.70; choice heavy packing, SIG. 35Q16.6O;
rough heavy packing, s1620016.40; pigs,
fair to good $16.0OQ17.00; stays. $4,000
1900
SHEEP-Shorn yearlings, $15.00@16.0O;
western lambs, good to choice, SIG. 00017. go;
native lambs good to choice $15.75117. 40;
Colorado shorn lambs, good to choice. SIS. rs
617.4O; spring lambs, s19.0Oa20.0o; shorn
wethers, $14.25@15.25; shorn ewes, s14O0G
HE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
REVISION OF DRAFT is
ORDERED IN ALL STATES
Crowder Draws Exemption Lines
Tighter to Fill UP Glass 100000
Registered June 5.

Washington, June S.-With the dou-
BILE purpose of increasing the number
of men available for military service
and of insuring fairer administration
of the selective service law, Marshal
General CrOWder telegraphed govern
Ors of all states asking immediate re-
investigation of the draft classification
lists everywhere.
BY "sllcker marriages" land I'M
grounded claim of right to industrial
or agricultural exemption, General
CrOWder believes, some regiStrantS
have imposed upon the burdened local
boards to escape service, while in 9th
er districts an application of the reg
ulations has been perhaps stricter
than is intended.
The governors and the appeal agents
are asked to investigate and upon evil
dence to ask boards to reclassify men.
Assistance of the public through sup
plying information to the boards also
is asked.
1t was said that with the gradual
exhaustion of class l, unsllllled farm
laborers whom the boards have been
allowed to place at the bottom of the
lists, will have to go to environments.
1t is expected the Encouragement
will bring into class 1 more than 5O0,-
600 men.
Returns received by the provost
marshal general from the registration
for military, service of men who have
attained the age of tWenty-One since
the first draft registration year ago.
indicate that the number registered
will approximate 8 per cent Of the reg
istration last year, or 100000 men.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13

former resident Of this place, which
occurred at La Crosse.
Miss Mildred Liddle is home from the
Platteyille Normal to. spend the sum-
mer vacation. y
Mr. and Mrs Roscoe Liddle and Mr.
and Mrs Edwin Jones motored to Bel
mont and Platteville Sunday.
Sam Hitchcock left this week for
Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs W. j. Wiseman and son
Clinton went to Benton Monday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
SPECIALIZED CLERKS
URGENTLY NEEDED

Washington, d. c., June 10, 1913
Expert clerical work has a more impOr-
tant place in the Governments war
organization than most people realize.
We all know that the war can not be
won in the trenches alone; that an eff
fective establishment at home is vital
to the success of the biggest job ever
undertaken by any nation; but the full
extent to which the specialized clerk is
needed is perhaps not generally under
stood. And it is in this class Of work
that women have the best opportunity
to be Of real service to the Government
at this time.
In the national capital alone the civ
ilian force increased from 10000 to
nearly $4,000 during the first year of
our participation in the war. Nine
tenths of the new employees are clerks
of one kind or another, and fully three
fourths of them are women. $4,000
photographers and typists are at work
constantly in the Government offices at
Washington on the tons of correSpOn-
dence and records made necessary by
war preparations on a scale such as the
world has never before known.
General clerks, that is, those without
speciality, are not difficult to obtain
even under present conditions, but the
United States Civil Service Commission,
charged with the duty of recruiting the
civil service to meet war needs, is ex-
periencing difficulty in obtaining a
sufficient number of applications for
many clerical positions which require
special training or experience. There
is an urgent call for applicants for the
positions of stenographer, typewriter,
bookkeeper typewriter clerk bookkeep
er, cost accountant accounting and
statistical clerk, statistician clerk quail.
flied in accounting, clerk qualified in
business administration, index and cat
alogue clerk, schedule clerk, passenger
rate clerk, blue print file clerk and
assistant to business manager. All of
these positions are open to both men
and women. Representatives of the
Civil Service Commission at the post
offices in all cities are prepared to fur
nish definite information and applica
ton blanks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13

Though an American citizen buy
Liberty Bonds until his finances are like
a Chinese puzzle, and give to the Red
Cross until he must go hungry, but does
not read the Presidents addresses, he
fails in his duty as member of this
democracy" comments the New York
Sun, in reply to a man who boosted
that he did not read what the President
wrote or said because he did not like
the President.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
MIFFLIN
BY KATHRYN (fOMMAN.

|
The Misses Elsie White and Della
! Wilkinson gave miscellaneous shower
for Miss Ida Crapp on Monday evening
! June 3, at the home of Mrs W. j. Bull
! liam.
Russell Wonn visited his sister Mrs
Walter Stephenson at Ridgeway last
week
Miss Jessie Latham of Rewey is visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs Peter
Fosberg.
William Wiseman made business
trip to Galena Wednesday of last week
Homer Stacey, who has been employ
ed at Rockford, returned to his home
here Thursday.
Homer Young was here from Platte
vile last week visiting at the home of
his aunt Mrs William Rowland.
John Held spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Milwaukee.
The intermediate and primary rooms
closed last week and the teachers the
Misses La Vfna Whitney and MAYA
Stanton have returned to their respec-
tive homes at Rewey and Montfort.
Those from here who went to Dodge
vile to register last week were Russell
WOnn and Clarence Jenkins.
Mrs Leslie Gowman departed Satur-
day to visit relatives in Milwaukee.
The Junior Red Cross held sale
here on June under the leadership of
the Misses Stanton and Whitney.
Everybody willingly donated and the
proceeds amounted to 1852.
Mrs Thomas Jinkins went to Kewau-
nee last week as delegate to the P. M.
conference.
Mrs j. Rain is visiting relatives at
Polo, Ill.
On Wednesday, June ), home we'd
ding was celebrated at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Charles Crapp at 10 o'clock
when their eldest daughter Ida C.
became the wife of Samuel O., Oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs James Williams.
They were attended by Dorothy Crapp
and Harvey Bullian.
Miss lea Washburn of Montfort was
a visitor here recently.
Mrs James Gowman and daughter
Kathryn, Mrs Adam Dolphin and Hugh
Smyth motored to the Oscar Berg home
Mr. and Mrs Harry Jenkins and son
OF Linden were guests Sunday Of the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs R.. H.
Jenkins.
Word was received here Saturday of |
the death of Mrs John Trevorrow, a |
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
NEW CAP FOR OVERSEAS MEN
War Department Says Headgear Adds
to Safety of Men-ls With
out Brim.

Washington, June 11.-A new cap,
without brim or peak, and matching
the army uniform in color, is being
worn now by all American soldiers
overseas. A war department state
ment says the cap not only is more
practical than the regulation cam
paign hat worn by soldiers in this
country, but adds to the safety of the
men in the trenches, as in the case
of tall men the campaign hats could be
seen above the parapet. The cap can
be worn under the steel trench helmet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
rs DEATHS IN MARINE CAMPS
Headquarters Gives Out Statement of
CasuaIties-396 of the Men
Wounded.

Washington, June IA summary
given out at Marine corps headquar-
ters shows total of IS deaths in Ma
rine corps in France from the time
the forces landed until the day the
dispatch was sent. The number Of
wounded was 1903. One man was re-
ported missing and one prisoner.
1t is not believed the recapitulation
covers any of the very recent fighting
in which the marines have been en-
gagged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
rs YEARS FOR As ELECTORS
Members cf Mennonite Faith Sen
fenced to Prison for Refusing to
Wear Army Uniform.

Dallas, Tex, June 11.-Forty five
conscientious DIRECTORS were SEN
fenced to life imprisonment here. The
sentence Of life imprisonment imposed
BIZ a court-martial on the conscientious
directors, who refused to wear the
army uniform was revised to 25
years by Brigadier General O'Neil, who
reviewed the record. He directed that
tn prisoners should be sent immedi-
ately to Fort Leavenworth. The men
are nearly all from Oklahoma and
n9euahers of the Mennonite faith.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
629 SHIPS BUILT FOR u. S.
6s7 ,o55 Tons of Merchant Vessels Con.
structed During the Last Five
Months.

Washington, June 10.-The steady
growth Of the American merchant ma
rine in all classes of vessels was re-
vealed for the first time since the war
began in statistics from the depart
ment of commerce, showing that in
the first five months of this year there
have been built in this country and
officially numbered by the bureau Of
navigation a total of 629 vessels of
687, 055 gross tons.
The merchant fleet of the United
States now amounts to approximately
100000 gross tons.
This tremendous fleet is Second only
to the merchant tonnage of Great Bril-
tain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
LEGAL NOTICES
T. NJ. PRIEsTLEY, ATTORNEY.

T. NJ. PR1EsTLEY, Attorney.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND TO DETERMINE
INHERITANCE TAX.
COUNTY COURT Iowa County, Wisconsin.
O-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of John j. Mitchell,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
OF the county court to be held in and for said
county at the court house in the city of Dodge
vile in said county on the first Tuesday (being
the 9Th day. OF August A. D., 1918, at the
opening of court on that day, the following
matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Dora Mitchell admin
istratix of the estate of John j. Mitchell
deceased late of the city of Mineral Point in said
county, for the examination and allowance of hiss
final account, and for the assignment of the
residue of the estate of said deceased to such
persons as are by law entitled thereto: and
for the determination and adjudication of the
inheritance tax, if any, payable in said estate
Dated June 18th, 1918.
By the Court
ALDRO jerks, County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
Pair Held as Arson Leaders.

st: Louis. June 11.-William B.
Whiffen and wife, alleged to be leaders
of a gang charged with burning scores
of buildings in st. Louis and Kansas
City, were brought to st. Louis fol
lowing their arrest on their farm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13

Brig. Gen. Robert E. Noble, chief OF
the personnel division of the army
medical department, has passed on the
qualification of and assigned to duty
all the 10000 physicians who have
Joined the ranks of the government as
medical officers. He is also director
Of the hospitals on this side of the At
lantic. 1t is generally expected that
if General GOrgas retires as surgeon
general when he reaches retirement
age next October, General Noble will
be named as his successor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-08
MUNICIPAL COURT

Last week two Chicago tourists
each paid $l4.51 for speeding and Ed
Sieyert, brought in by Officer Dueno,
contributed $l4.46 for running wide
open.
Ed Oswald of Chicago, was visiting
the old homo town at Two Rivers last
week. Judge Schmidt informed him
that there is no exception in the speed
laws for this back TO the old home"
stuff and ED had to dig down and get
$14.9S
The Municipal court has installed a
loose leaf system of keeping records
and all court records will be made on
n typewriter hereafter This is said
to be an innovation in Wisconsin court
records.
Charles LIE Claire, a Two Rivers
fisherman, caught big sturgeon last
week. The law says throw II back"
but lie Claire threw 1t into the boat.
me minimum ilne Is $500 which the
fisherman paid. He will have to
make quite a few lifts to pay for that
sturgeon.
A domestic named Tillie Pretti sued
Victor Trestak for wages she alleged
to be due her. Victor asserted that
she had been paid in full and after
hearing all the testimony the court
agreed with Trestak.
Charlie Hall. a deckhand was rudely
awakened from peaceful slumber on a
church lawn by an unsympathetic po-
liceman last Friday. He had been
drinking something stronger than the
new 2 per cent beer, and he was as
sessed 81 and costs and told the grass
would give him rheumatism.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-08
CRAUTAUQUA DEFICIT

The Chautauqua last week was @
fizzle financially, No one took the
matter In charge In advance as in for.
mer years and in consequence there
was no advance sale of tickets. Coun-
ter attractions on some Of the even
ings and lack Of proper publicity re-
suited in small crowds. Vice-presi-
dent Beers of the Lincoln Chautauqua
met some of the forty local guarantors
last week and informed them that
they would have to make good any
deficit They say that their guaranty
was conditional upon their being fifty
guarantors which fifty were not Sc
cured There seems to be some dis
crepancy between the contract held
by the Chautauqua people and the
supposed duplicate held here. If an
attempt is actually made to collect
there will probably be lawsuit.
The programs were good and fully
up TO the standard of recent Chautau-
qua programs here.
Later-At meeting Mon. evening
the Company offered to take from each
guarantor the amount he would have
paid II there had been fifty signers.
Those present, about II Of the 40,
agreed TO pay II all would. AS all pro-
badly will not the Company very likely
will have to sue or back down and out
gracefully.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-08
A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Denis Dewane was killed Thursday
morning while employed on the farm
OF his brother, Jim, three miles east OF
Denmark, when his team became
frightened and ran away. He was
thrown TO the ground and the wheels
OF the wagon passed over his chest in
juring him seriously. DR.. Vosburg
WAS called and rushed him TO Coopers.
town where he died fifteen minutes
later.
Mr.. Dewane was tifty.Gve years of
age at the time OF his death. He is
survived by six brothers and five sis
ters, Mrs. Tim O'Brien OF Dunbar,
Wis, Mrs. ED. Moore of Wabeno, Mrs.
Geo. MAIDEN OF Green Bay, Mrs. Mike
Reise OF Kewaunee, Pat, Tom, Jim,
and Willie Of Cooperstown and John
and Tim OF Maribel.-Denmark Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-08
ALUMINIUM GOODS PICNIC

The annual Aluminium Goods picnic
was held at Silver Lake last Saturday
and 1t was surely some turnout. There
were over 1900 marchers in the par
ade through down town streets in the
morning, The different departments
wore distinctive uniforms and there
were numerous floats and clown
stunts all along the line. The star
feature was an impersonation of the
Kaiser marching in hollow square
Of United States soldier boys.
There were four bands and drum
corps, in the parade. 1t took a half
hour to pass. The picnic was grand
success. The weather was ideal and
the merrymaking continued for many
way over into Sunday.