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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
PLATTEVILLE.

The News says:
Reuben Clifton of Mt. Hope, grand
son of Mrs. Wilkins of this city, is at
the Cunningham spital recovering
from an operation for appendicitis.
DR.. Dunn appeared before the city
council Wednesday night and request
ed that the seat occupied by John
Kettler as alderman from the first
ward, be declared vacant as he was
not living in the ward he represen s.
John Kracke bought the 80-acre
farm of the Gherke homestead in the
town of Belmont for $198.5O an acre.
Chas. Helms bought so acres of the
estate at the mound for $50 an acre.
Word has been received of the death
of Clyde Allison at a camp in New
York, where he was waiting for ov-
erseas orders. Mrs. Allison will be
remembered mere as Ella Jackson,
r. N. at the Cunningham hospital
VIM. Weber was killed while fight
ing in France. He was a member of
the 3rd regiment M. NJ Aviation Sec
ton Signal Corps. He was a gradu-
ale of the mining school in 1915. His
will be the second gold star for the
school, the first being for Leslie Paul.
Mr.. Webber's parents live in Galena.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
MUSCODA.
The Progressive says:

The Progressive says:
Sack Kaiser and Dud Huppler re-
turned from Hammond, Ind, last week
with Muscoda's new fire engine They
brought the engine here under its
own power and the tests they have
given it this week have proved salts
factory.
Frank 'Watsky" Lusk, who was on
a furlOugh and visited here with the
Ed. Kurtz family and friends. left on
Thursday last to resume his duties
as watcher of the seas" between Am
erica and Europe.
The kaiser was hung in effigy last
Monday from telephone pole at the
F. & M. bank corner The dummy was
suspended in the middle of the street
between Marcus and the State bank,
and the thing attracted a good deal of
attention. When the news reached
here that Germany had surrendered
several men got out their shotguns
and fairly riddled the "eyesore."
We learn from a reliable source
that DR.. A. w. James is mighty busy
man with his French patients. Some
families he is doctoring can't speak
English, and the doctor can't speak
French. However he is making
hit with them and they have an af-
lection, little short of alteration. for
their American DOCTOR" as they call
him. Recently these French families
honored DR.. James 50th birthday with
dinner and other courtesies charac-
teristic of the French.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record says:

The Record says:
Lincoln Abraham was home from
Madison Monday evening until Wed
nesday to vote and visit He says he
has nice job with the Library Com
mission and likes it very much.
Indirect word came that Lincoln
Abraham Jr., who went to Europe
with his company about a month ago.
was taken sick in England and re-
manned there His parents have not
heard from him since he started on
his journey, and have written to the
Red Cross at Washington for infor-
nation regarding him.
A telegram was received here last
Thursday that Mrs. Jesse Erwin had
died in hospital at Milwaukee. a
victim of influenza. Friends here
when appraised of her illness were told
she was improving, but she was too
frail body to battle with pneumonia
that set in later and she passed into
that sleep that know no waking. It
seems exceptionally sad for one so
young-22 years of age-to leave hus-
band and year old babe. Her father
and two sisters also mourn her de-
parture. The body was brought here
to the home of her mother-in-Ia
Mrs. Stella Bean. and short service
was held Saturday, after which she
was laid to rest at the Nagle ceme-
terry. May she rest in peace.
Several from here were at the
camp at Millville Saturday night and
Sunday. Some were fishing with fair
success. They got a few ducks but
had poor luck with the coons.
Mrs. F. H. Baldwin received a mes
sage Monday evening that her husband
was i'll at Ft. Riley. and with her
daughter Betty went to Livingston
expecting to go on to Fl Riley at
once. We hope that DR.. Baldwin's
case is not serious.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
LIVINGSTON.

The Mail says:
Emil zimmerman is able to be out
again after severe case of pneulnon-
ia; Grace Skate is improving; Reub-
en- Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry AL
len and Miss Alta Skate are improv-
ing. Others who are on the sick list
are Dave Livingston, Francis Taylor
and the Wright Haskin families, al
SO Dick Noble is quite sick with the
flu.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Hillery of
Dodgeville, was here Wednesday and
sold at sheriff's sale the wood and
tlmbers at the o. P. David mine, at
tached by creditors of the Hump Dew.
20. Clyde K. Stephens was the pur-
chaser at $195.00.
While out hunting Elmer Gundlach
fell and broke his right arm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
BAGLEY.
TOO late for last we

TOO late for last week.
Mrs. Harvey Kramer end baby OF
Eastman, visited Geo. Rcady's last
week
Mrs. Ida Christianscn and baby of
La Crosse, visited the home folks
here.
Geo. Wade had a telegram from
Camp Grant saying his nephew, Frank
Cook, had undergone an operation for
appendicitis and pneumonia set in
later. The boys grandmother, Mrs.
Alvin Cook, and aunt, Mrs. Wade,
went to Camp Grant at once.
Mrs. c. c. Stevens of Elrod, S. D.,
visited the VIM. Wood family
ARGUS Calkins of Great Lakes, was
here on five day furlough.
Ralph Calkins of La Crosse train
ing school, is home on a ten day fur
Tough. He is one of ten selected for
officers training.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
CASSVILLE.

Inc RECORD says.
We have an interesting letter from
Serg. Joe Niemer who is lover there
which we will publish next week. AL
so one from Pri. ROLAND Wooding-
ton.
Mrs. John GraybilI and daughter
Eva, left Wednesday for an extended
visit with her son-in-1aw and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs Cnas. Norris, at In
yer Grove, Mimi
Mrs. Chas. Updike left Monday for
Ogden, Utah, after visit of several
weeks at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Beckemeier.
Mrs. VIM. Andrews is reported quite
i'll at her home in this village.
DR.. w. H. Schneider, who has been
stationed at Camp Greenleaf, Ca,
since his Induction into the service,
was recently appointed lieutenant.
Mrs. Frank Blum has been quite i'll
at her home the past week with bron-
chial pneumonia Mr.. Blum and son
Robert, were also confined to the
house with the flu.
Pvt. Gerhard Adrian of Camp Funs-
ton, Kas., surprised his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ReiHer Adrian and his many
friends, by coming home Saturday on
short furlough. He returned Sun
day afternoon and expects soon to
leave for overseas Two of his bro
theirs are already over there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
U.S.-TeutOsgfC War NesvS

General Pershing in his communica-
ton to Washington reports that east
of the Mouse National Guard troops
from Wisconsin and Michigan took the
heights of Biandeville and other
ground in severe fighting. 1t was con-
tingents of the noted Rainbow divi-
sion and of the First division that
made the final whirlwind dash into
Sedan.
In the present drive on the Ameri-
can front, which started on Friday
morning, American airmen shot down
124 German machines in three days,
it is officially announced at army
headquarters north of Verdun.
The crowds which paraded the
streets of Rome in celebrating the
great victory, carried American as
well as Italian flags. American Off
GERS met on the streets were greeted
by shouts of "Viva America Viva
Wilson, p A torchlight procession met
Il number of American sailors and car
ried them through the streets on their
shoulders. Celebrations OF the vic
tory over Austria-Hungary were con-
tinued all through the night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

Mrs. P. R. Emmert, wife of the for
mer assessor of incomes for Grant,
and Iowa counties, died at Dodgeville
Monday evening of last week. Mrs.
Emmert had had an attack of uraemic
poisoning few weeks before but had
seemingly recovered On the day of
her death she was taken i'll at a Red
Cross meeting. She died the same
night. Mr.. Emmert was in Mineral
Point and was called home arriving
at o'clock. The husband and four
children, Margaret, IA, Dudley, IL,
Elizabeth, 8, and Jean, 5, have the
deep sympathy of all who know the
Emmert family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
U. S. OFFICER ARRESTS
DARLINGTON CITIZEN

Knagv Wagneski, a resident Of
Darlington, was arrested last Wednes-
day and taken to GAINESVILLE. u. S.
Marshal Touton made the arrest. The
man with the unpronounceable name
was placed in the Dane county jail
on $4,000 bonds after he was held
for violation of the espionage act.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
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Foreign

Mgr. Bonaventura Cerretti, papal
unoersecretary of state and former
apostolic delegate to Austria, will go
to the United States as special envoy
OF the Vatican to attend the jubilee
celebration of Cardinal Gibbons. Mgr.
Cerretti is the msot prominent official
OF the Vatican ever to go to the Uni
ted States, says a Rome dispatch.
A Paris dispatch saws the French
ana British governments have issued
a joint declaration assuring the peo-
pies between the Taurus region and
the Persian gulf of assistance in secur-
ing full autonomy.
The London house Of commons
passed on third reading the bill per-
hitting women to sit in parliament.
After a long session of the cortes
Premier Maura went to King Alfonso
at Madrid to submit the resignation Of
his entire cabinet.
The greater part of the submarine
crews in all German naval harbors
have joined the revolution, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen.
e. M. House has been the recipient
of numerous congratulations over the
agreement reached by the interallied
conference at Versailles on the impor-
tant questions before it, notably the
armistice terms for Germany and the
peace conditions.
After a discussion lasting all day,
the house of commons at London re-
jected by vote of 1876 to 115, the mo-
ton of John Dillon, chairman of the
Nationalist party, that the Irish cues
ton should be settled without delay on
President Wilson's principle of self
determination.
The Austrians are evacuating Odes-
sa, according to a dispatch to the Paris
Matin from Moscow.
The indications are that Russia will
refuse to make any further indemnity
payments to Germany, according to
the Frankfort Gazette. The newspaper
says that Russia, which had paid two
inStallments of the war indemnity, has
stopped the transport of gold and bank
notes to Germany.
A seat in the French academy at
Paris has been offered to Marshal
Foch, it is learned.
The conference at Geneva of Czech
Slovak leaders framed constitution
for the new republic patterned after
that of the United States. DR.. Karl
Kramarz, former leader of the Hun
garian Czech party, who was several
years in prison on charge of treason
prior to July, 1917, was chosen first
president.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

OSIDldl ITOOpS nave CIOSScu TIC
Danube into Hungary, where they have
been received with the greatest en-
thusiasm, says an official statement is
sued by the Serbian war office.
Bavaria, next to Prussia the largest
and most powerful kingdom within the
German empire, has been proclaimed
81 republic by revolutionaries, it is re-
ported at Basic. The report is uncon-
firmed.
The Germans are evacuating Rou-
mania, said dispatch from Zurich.
1t was reported from Jassy that Field
Marshal Won Mackensen is directing
the military evacuation.
All men liable to military service up
to twenty-six years of age, OF the
Czecho- Slovakian races, were called to
the colors. according to Prague dis
patch to the Weser Zeitung of Bremen.
1t is said that this order includes Ger
man Bohemia. Comments in the
Czechic press indicate that the mobili-
zation is against Germany.
An Amsterdam dispatch says Count
Michael Karolyi, with several members
of the national council and the work
mems and soldiers councils, will leave
shortly for Padua for the purpose OF
opening peace negotiations with Cen
eral Diaz.
Austrian prisoners captured by the
Italians before the armistice took eff
feet are estimated now at 100000 and
the booty taken includes 2oO'OOO
horses. An official dispatch from Rome
telling results of the final Austrian de-
feat saws that on the Trentino front
alone over 10000 prisoners fell into
the hands OF the Italians.
Diplomatic relations between Russia
and Germany have been broken, It IS
reliably reported at Stockholm. me
Russian ambassador to Germany, NJ.
Joffe, has left Berlin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
Domestic

Mayor Kiel of st. Louis issued
general order closing all business es-
adjustments in st. Louis not essential
to the prosecution of the war for a
period of five to seven days on account
of the influenza.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

William Davis, a native of Wales,
died at Superior last week aged log
years. Mr.. Davis came to this coun-
try when a child and was a civil war
veteran.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

A wireless dispatch has been re-
ceived at the headquarters of General
Bourains on the Belgian front from
the Germans, saying they had decided
to abandon Client, and asking the Bel
gians nor to fire on the suburbs of the
town, where white flags are raised.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
Washington

Warming that the signing of an
armistice would not necessarily mean
the end of the war, is contained in a
telegram sent by Secretary of the In
terror Lane to George Gordon Battle,
chairman of the community councils
of national defense at New York.
Secretary of War Baker at Washing
ton emphatically denied that immi-
nence of an armistice had caused any
curtailment in military activity on the
part of the government. Such a mat
ter has not been discussed.
Republican control of the senate as
well as the house of representatives
appears assured by the latest returns
from the congressional election, which
gives the G. o. p. rule of the house by
81 and the senate by two votes.
All shipbuilding records for any
country in the world were broken by
the total deliveries Of completed new
ships to the United States shipping
board in October. This official an
nouncement was made by Chairman
Edward N. Hurley. Seventy-nine COM
pleted new ships of 415,908 lightweight
tons were added to the American mer-
chant marine in October.
The fact that Roumania always has
hoped for reunion with it's people of
Pennsylvania, held within the boun-
darieS of the Austro- Hungarian empire
was referred to, and the assurances Of
sympathy and support from the United
States were given in a message from
Secretary Lansing at Washington to
the American legation at Jassy, .cabled
for transmission to the Roumanian
government.
The Supreme court at Washington
refused to review the case of Maurice
Sugar, publisher of the Michigan So
cialist, convicted of refusing to regis
ter under the selective service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

Mrs. Mathew Wardyn, wife of a
farmer residing near Winona, Mimi,
is sole survivor of family of five who
died with Spanish influenzf. the last
month. The husband, two daughters
and a son are dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

Complete chaos prevails in Austria,
according to travellers returning to
Berne from that country. All the
railroad villages in the Tyrol are
flooded with the returning armies in
full disorder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13
European War News

Serbian troops have crossed the
Danube into Hungary, where they have
been received with the greatest en-
thusiasm, says an official statement is
sued by the Serbian war office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

A Paris dispatch says the French
and British governments have issued
Joint declaration assuring the peo-
pies between the Taurus region and
the Persian gulf of assistance in secur-
ing full autonomy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

Circuit Judge L0rlng at valparaiso,
Ind, decided that marriage in Indiana,
If one of the principals was divorced
in Illinois and was married within a
year after the divorce, is void. The
Indiana courts, he ruled, must uphold
the Illinois courts.
Ohio went dry by around $4,000, says
a Cleveland special. The prohibition
amendment to the state constitution
had a majority of 1852, the unofficial
vote being: For, 436,661 against, 422,-
O69.
The Methodist Episcopal church,
through it's board of foreign missions
at Yonkers, N. Y, appropriated $780,
600 for reconstruction work in Europe
and at home after the war.
One Mexican federal soldier was re-
ported killed and Ranger ]. r. Perkins
was missing after a clash between
Texas rangers and Mexicans, accord
ing to word received at Ell Paso, Tex.
The fighting occurred on "the island"
80 miles southeast of Ell Paso. The
international boundary passes through
the island.
Oscar Anderson and Herman John
son, both of DeKalb, ILL.,, were killed
when an Illinois Central train hit
their motortruck near Colvin Park,
III.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

Diplomatic relations between Russia
and Germany have been broken, II IS
reliably reported at Stockholm. Inc
Russian ambassador to Germany NJ
Joffe, has left Berlin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

The Germans are evacuating Rou-
mania, said dispatch from Zurich.
1t was reported from Jassy that Field
Marshal Won Mackensen is directing
the military evacuation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-13

The London house Of commons
passed on third reading the bill per-
uniting women to sit in parliament.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-01
MRS. M. C. KIRK ~
PASSED AWAY SHORTLY
AFTER NOON TODAY

The many friends of the deceased
will be panied to learn of the death
Of Mrs. M. c. Kirk, which occurred
between II and o'clock today at
the home of Mrs. Kinks daughter,
Mrs. c. |. Inman, on East Orange
street.
Mrs. Kirk had been in ill health
for the past two years, due to a fall
which she sustained, which broke
her hip, necessitating the use of
crutches during this time. About two
weeks ago she sustained stroke Of
paralysis, which brought about her
death.
Mrs. Kirk was splendid, energetic
kindly woman, beloved by all who
knew her, and in her passing the
bereaved daughter and sister have
the deepest sympthy of their many
friends.
The funeral services will be con.
Quoted at the Inman residence at ID
O'Clock tomorrow morning, DR.. w. X.
Finer officiating, assisted by Rev. L.
ID. Lowe. Interment will be made In
the Lakeland cemetery. The friends
OF the family are invited to attend
the funeral.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-01
H. GRADY LOVE

The remains of Mr. H. Grady Love,
who died at the home of his brother,
DR.. G. w. Love, yesterday morning
were taken to Monroe, N. c., today,
accompanied by the father, who ar
rived from North Carolina last night.
The young man was aged about %
years, and had been in Lakeland for
the past several months. He has
been a sufferer from diabetes for
quite a while, and recently had spent
some time at Green Springs in the
hope that improvement might be
found there. He grew no better,
however, and on Sunday DR.. Love
brought him back to his home here,
where his death occurred yesterday
morning.
The bereaved family, and particl.
larly DR.. Love, have the deep sym.
pathy of the community in their sor.
row.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-01
Wavelets
Fro m
The Deep
C. Gre e n

When man tells you to lay in
your winter coal now, tell him he is
crazy and that you would prefer to
lay in bed.
Government detectives are, as a
rule, very charitable; they are always
doing somebody a secret service.
Some work is easy but playing a
hand organ is an awful grind.
Pluto was great statesman years
ago but what is it today?
Anyhow you can't say a bedbug's
bark is worse than his bite.
Most all ball players have "bats in
their belfry."
Because a man has eruptions on his
face is no sign he is an earthquake.
Roosevelt, who is strong against
race suicide, must be happy when he
boards a Pullman car these days to
see the increase in the berth rate.
It's a fast world. Even the rocks
are getting boulder.
A drunken man in bathing at the
seashore reminds you of cucumber
in brine"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-01

his forward system very thinly with
posts here and there and trenches
behind. So it happens that some
times, though rarely, Of course, as on
the other night, British raiding par
ties find themselves alone within the
German lines between one post and
another.
The Germans nave been doped with
stories OF the way in which the Brit
ish treat their prisoners, and it is
extraordinary that German soldiers
of normal intelligence should believe
these fantastic allegations. A day
or two ago New Zealanders who
brought back some prisoners from a
raid were amazed at the terror of the
Germans, which only disappeared
when they had been well fed and
treated in the decent and humane
way which is the invariable fortune
af all our prisoners.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-01
MAIZE & COWDEN,
G. r. Maize, Manager.
1852

The Ladies Auxiliary Of Myrtle St.
M. E. church gathered at the home Of
Mrs. T. G. Smith Wednesday after
noon for their annual picnic. Two
trucks full Of jolly crowd and plenty
Of good things to eat speeded their
way over Polk county's beautiful as
phalt road till they came to Auburn
dale where lunch was spread under
large oak trees on the shores Of
,Ariana lake. The most fun that pio.
beers always have is trouble with the
car, but as luck would have It a kind
gentleman with a large truck came
along and brought them safely home.
Those who enjoyed the fun were Mrs.
j. e. Rush, Mrs. r. R. Blair, Mrs.
W. L. Smith, Mrs. o. J. Pope, Mrs.
s. W. Flarrand, Mrs. J. M. Wood,
Mrs, W. T. Miller, Mrs. T. G. Smith,
Mrs. W. l.. Moore, Miss Mary Wheel
err, Master Lamar Rush. Mr.. Tom Mil
Ter Jr., Mr.. Simmons.
Ter Jr., Mr.. Simmons. REPORTER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-01

AS soon as their fright was over
they confessed that they had been
told by their officers that the New
Zealanders were cannibals, who
would first offer them cigarettes and
then eat them. Cigarettes were Of
fered to them, according to the proph-
ecy and to man they refused them,
with signs of great uneasiness, but
there was no banquet to follow.
Those red-cheeked New Zealander
boys will hugely enjoy the joke of
this reputation, but it leaves one
staggered with the credulity of the
German soldiers.
Well, all those little things, these
incidents that help to break the mo-
nctony of trench life and form COS
zip Of the dugouts, have no more i'm.
portance than Individual experiences
In war where only massed battles
count toward the end.