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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
The Mystery of Spanish Influenza
From the 10 ndon Times.

There can be no doubt that the world
is in the grip of a pandemic of influenza.
and of the associated diseases which fol-
low In, its train. such as has not been
known in our times. and possibly not
since the middle ages. There is, how
ever. nothing in the pandemic for which
ample historical parallels cannot be
found. and every characteristic now re-
ported a be traced in the old records.
Such outbreaks have been noted from
the earliest accessible periods. and in their
more virulent forms they a g%enarally
out the globe. 1t has been we'll said.
epidemiology." Though it is the most
battling n elusive of diseases to inves-
tigate. it is not to the credit of medical
science that SO little is known o its
origin. In the matter Of origin. though
not necessarily Of development. all that
a be said with certainty is that it
appears to be Independent of climate. of
race. n of seasonal influences and vari-
ations of the weather and the winds. In
itself influenza is not q highly fatal dis
ease, and because in recent decades 1t
has appeared only in comparatively mild
forms we have regarded it far too lightly.
1t has, however. frequently been associ-
ated in extreme cases with pneumonia.
and what makes the present visitation
serious is that in all countries people are
dying of the septic pneumonia which
often e" supervenes IL the utmost precau-
ton is not quickly taken. The existence
of diphtheria like conditions of the throat
has also been much noted in the last
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
That Railroad Car.
From the New York Tribu

From the New York Tribune.
That railroad car. somewhere in
France. wherein a marshal Of France
read the fate Of a nation to German
delegates seeking peace is likely to pass
into history along with the Appomattox
apple tree. 1t is an unforgettable pic
ture in it's simplicity and d~irectness.
When General Foch entered the Ver-
sailles conference he was described as
entering alone. without staff or attend
ants. The picture In the railroad car is
of a peace with this democratic straight
forwardness.
The terms of the armistice are the
essential part of the negotiations. But
simple physical facts take a more pow
erful hold upon a peoples imagination.
And for the people OF Germany, as for
the peoples of the world. now and in the
years to come. the unforgettable fact
will be that German delegates. through
the petition Of their government, went
to france to beg peace. They who had
| been so arrogant crossed the line blind
folded-a routine military p%recaution.
yet not without its part In the historic
picture. Since Henry ". holy Roman
emperor, went to Canossa n waited In
q cour yard for . papal absolution there
has been no more utter and humftatinS
act of submission by . great power.
That scene In . railroad car. With ita
import and consequences. = tie most
wholesome event In The hiseoV q ths
German nation. Nay tn o0ni1brAooe
sink h and remain - WaRa an6 hanabeo.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12

very %jocular frame of min 1 happened
to mention to him that / planned to go
to America the following summer in con-
nection with the porcelain tooth 1 had
patented. well. it won't be necessary
now. Davis" he commented. w can
send the Deutschland over n bring
back a boatload of teeth"
Fix my teeth well. Davis" he de-
clared on another occasion, 80 that I
can bite. There are lots Of people l would
like to bite" and he snapped his jaws
together in a way that BODIED i'll for the
victims he had In mind. although his
remark was evidently more facetious
than vicious.
To the late Putnam Griswold, the
opera singer. whom he had just seen in
the part of the king in AIDA" he said:
You play the part Of a king so well.
Grtswold. 1 am sure you would be my
most dangerous competitor" A COM
pliment whose significance can be appre-
ciated only by those who know how
keenly the kaiser enjoyed playing the
king himself and 10Y necessarily he
PLAYED 1t.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
In Versatile. P.lac. wher. Psae. confer.ne. viii Be Hold.

many. Nearly 100 years previously, on
September 3, 1888, Great Britain and
the American colonies signed their
treaty of peace in that room.
. Built For a Woman.
The palace was not built with an eye
to peace conferences, or assemblies Of
democracies. Louis XIV didn't know
about such things. But Louis had q.
lady friend, a Miss La Valliere, with,
whom he was trying to make a great
hit. She was the same lady who wore
the little decoration suspended about
her neck, from which lavallieres IVA,
riously spelled and designed in these
days) take their name.
A certain Fouquet. Louis minister Of
finance, also courted Miss La Valliere.
and one night gave a big party to win
her heart. He spent $4,000, 900 francs
on the party. but then he was minister
of finance He invited the king. and
the king became wroth that a mere
minister OF nance should be able to
give such a party and steal his girl
at the same time. So Louis had Fou-
quet thrown in Jail as a suspicious.
character, and decided to build a house
that would knock Miss La Valliere's
eye out. so to speak. Louis was q mar
ried man, of course, but then he was
king, and in those days a king could do
no wrong.
Both Louis XIV and his successors
found that the palace was entirely too
big for one lady friend, SO they brought
in several al a time. and yet managed
to keep them so ar apart that the
royal hair pullings were few indeed.
Among III successors of La Vallier0
were the notorious Mines. Montespan.
Maintenon, Dubarry, M Pompadour.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
BY FRANK II. s,MoNps.
copyright, 1918, N. Y. Tribune, Inc.

" ss00st ttSsy
The approach Of the hour when rep
resentatives of the various nations
which nave for more than four years
been at war will meet at Versailles to
frame a document restoring peace has
served to concentrate the attention of
the world upon the possibilities and the
probabilities OF what must prove the
most momentous international assem-
bly, since the congress of Vienna.
o at the m when the discuss
sion of peace is imminent we are not
In the least certain that we shall have
in the case of the two larger nations
which have been at war any recog-
tanction Of the German people or n
conceivable group Of representatives.
collectively speaking for what was a
Month ago the Hapsburg empire.
And this Is the first and greatest OBJ
ifacle which lies in the pathway Of the
We have the clear possibility that
what happened in the cas- of Russia
may now occur In the case Of Germany.
The revolution in the former German
empire may rapidly or slowly march to
the chaos which has existed in Russia
for more than n year n a half. II 1t
does. we can occupy such portions OF
the German territory as we choose.
Germany is helpless: we can make
such provisional arrangements as nay
please us, but we cannot come at the
German nation; We cannot settle any
thing.
Austrian Problem Easy.
With respect to Austria. we can settle
the question of the frontiers between
the several n~ationalities in which the
Hapsburg empire a resolved itself.
These several states a act as nations
AMI accept the territorial changes.
They, together with Bulgaria and
Turkey. will be definite entities, unless
they. in turn all or in part. sHccumb
10 socialistic and bolshevist revolu-
ions: or, declining allied arbitration,
light among themselves; or, in part,
succumb to socialistic principles and
fighting.
But it is with Germany that we
must really make peace. And il Ger
many resolves itself into Russian an
archy then we can only choose between
whiting at the Rhine until anarchy
has passed and sending our armies
into Germany to restore order and
reorganige h nation against its will
So. much for the first obstacle. But
there u Q second only lees imposing
~ Versailles two things 1re to be
aSught and they are By no means easy
s7tk ~haEEoa48e.- We, tho cooQusfoeD ol
,tlEBAex, ~ gNfQg to simsooess upor
- -. - -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
Nothin, like Loneliness.


From the Woman's World.
A French lady wrote to Governor NC
Call, of Massachusetts. to ask II the
American soldiers were good enough Tor
French girls to marry. and a lady from
Missouri, who thought her son should ne
in the Rainbow Division because he had
red hair, blue eyes and pink freckles.
wants to know just kind OF pro-
lection the French government is going
to give our boys from annett and the
rest of the "oui our girls. A statistical
. expert estimates that 10000 American
soldiers will marry French girls. l am
mo expert on this. but l know we can't
do anything about it just because
/. They's nothin' like loneliness. waitin
m sittin' round, m wondertn' II your
ever git back m how her voice'n sound.
M If to you she's been really true, not
tickle like the ongtray nous. And does
she love? "Ah. parlay vous?" Yes
a little. in English. but. of course. I'm
new" o. they's nothin' like loneliness
They's nothin' like loneliness. waitin.
m sittin' round. n wonderin' If he'll
ever come back. n how his voicel'
sound. N If to you he's been ever true
M the flivver horn honks: "They's room
for two" N the exempted coughs a
wheeze: will you?" N the first thing
you know you are gaspin' II DO" o.
They's nothin' like loneliness:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12

spent in constituting waterwofks sys-
TENS to bring 1t from n distance. The
royal revenues were used recklessly.
Louis XIV, frightened for a moment
as he gazed at the accounts. tore the
bills into fragments so that his people
might no know what they had been.
The Hall Of Mirrors.
The corridor along the western face
of this central building, 240 feet in
length, 35 feet in width. and AZ feet in
height from its tessellated floor to its
arched ceiling. is known as the Hall of
Mirrors. 1t is in this stately room that
the peae conferences probably will be-
held.
Opposite the II large arched win
dows which command such q geautiful
view of h gardens is a corresponding
number of bevelled mirrors set In the
wall. Cynics who set little faith in the
permanence of treaties have said:
Statesmen who sit n a glass house
hould not be surprised IL the nations
throw stones But the world is peren-
nially hopeful.
Just opposite the center of this Gal
lery of Mirrors" toward the inner
court. Is historic bedchamber of Louis
XIV, in which his richly adorned bed
stead is still preserved.
In the Hall Of Mirrors was consum-
mated on January Is. 1871. h treaty
ending the Franco Prussian war. by
which France lost Alsace and Lor-
raine and was forced to pay to Ger
many 81, 900. 600, 900. Twelve days pre-
viously the victorious Germans had in
sultingly chosen this same hall for the
scene of the coronation of Wilhelm III,
liking of Prussia. as emperor of Ger
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12

Paris. Nov. 30.-The follies. the trag-
edies. and the sublimities OF 1900 years
drift like ghostly mists about the walls
and the gardens of Versailles, where
The greatest of all peace conferences Is
about to be held.
The ghosts of profligate and giggling
kings, OF silken royal mistresses. the
shades of mighty statesmen and of
miserable tatterdemalions whose hun
ger whitened faces are smeare with
marble corridors of it's palace and the
a swept park. Versailles. name of
a million memories!
Versailles is a town. of 5000 or
more inhabitants. clustering about the
palace and the park which are
SO closely a part of the history of
France. 1t is just IL miles from he
heart of Paris. scarcely separated from
the city. so thicklys the intervening
suburbs to the southwest of the city
have grown up. A half hour by train
or motor is sufficient.
Three hundrd years ago the spot
was a sandy plateau. high enough
above the surrounding country to make
its air sweet and fresh. LOUIS XIII Of
ten hunted in its woods. He had done
little to change the place from its vir-
gin condition when he was succeeded
by his son. Louis XIV. the Magnificent.
And "the Magnificent" made it his
playground.
One hundred million dollars. at that
time an amount which fairly staggered
the imagination. was poured out in
building the palace and the gardens
and in filling them with works of art.
n site. lacking water. great sums were
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12

force this repayment, however long and
intricate may be the procedure.
But if our first objective is to re-
organize human society, international
society. by creating a League of Ma
tions TO which all peoples willingly
surrender the right and the w to
SETTLE their international differences.
an organization which in the nature of
things will be a .guarantor of things,
as they are. of the map made at YER
Germany-will Germany, bleeding from.
THE wounds OF settlement. made in ac-.
cordance with justice, to be sure, be Q
willing member OF any such associa-
ton, or surrender, save for the time
and language alone. her freedom Of
did after Tilsit-submit but circum-
vent?
More than this, il for example, GER
ain nations in the number of those as
ISOLATED with Germany go to Versailles
with the view that seeking r%eparation
and restitution nus be the chief OBJ
jective and others go with the belief
that reparation and restitution are less
important than the creation OF q real
League of Nations. will there not be.
a split etween the victOrs in this war,
and will not the Germans be able to
make use of this split, naturally ally;
ing themselves with those who seek to
promote the League of Nations rather,
than the claims for restitution and
reparation?
And if such a divergence of OBJ
~jectives occurs. it seems to me in
evitable that the United States, which
has suffered no material injury of con-
sequences and is therefore least CON-
cerned for itself with any claims of
restitution, will be most likely to drift
toward a community of action with the
Germans in the furtherance of the
scheme for a League of Nations at tho
sacrifice Of the claims for reparation
to Britain, France, and Italy, as we'll
as Belgium and Serbia.
The Germans, moreover, whatever
degree OF order they may succeed in
establishing, at home are bound. as
their ourse has already Indicated. to
come to Versailles with an insistent
demand for generous terms in order
that their country may not sink into
the Russian state of anarchy.
The result may easily be chaos at
| Versailles. an extension of the sessions
through weeks and months. to the ut
ter Reorganization OF the business Of
the world and the perpetuation Of o
ditions U Of which anarchy may grow.
a-T.H
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
Ex.kaiserlsms.

Arthur N. Davis. in the London Times.
In referring to Roosevelts patriotic
offer to lead an army in France. the
kaiser declared that he admired him TOT
his r and zeal. II hear" he aid
that he Is now on his way 70 lta4y.
II ia too bad we did not postpone our
there. Perhaps we might have
captured him. Wouldn't Teddy To-
shortly after the U-boat Deuscchiand
made III ~euccsasful trip TO America tho
kaaDss caised on No, aod he va - .
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12

American warships will be used to
tre1spoFt troops tp the United States.
Il ~ reported.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12
Wine 3. Fir.t Purposs?

In war and In peace. In all human
relations. it is equally essential to fix
upon the objective. Is the Versailles
gathering to be- primarily for the pur-
pose 0 compelling Germany. at last
conquered. to make just restitution
and reparation for past sins against
humanity? To make her repay to the
French and Belgians what she has
stolen. seissd. destroyed? II %, 1t 10
easy 70 frame Q treaty which doos thAse
things. and No have the power to en-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-12

Germany the sentence OF the civilized
world. We are going to make her pay
for her crimes in two years. We are
going to deprive her of certain prov
inces inhabitated by people who are
Germans, not by their own wish, but
by the decision of the sword in the
past. We are going to free the Danes.
the Poles and the inhabitants of AL
sace-Lorraine. In addition we are go
ing to compel Germany to pay any
where from $4,000. 00O. 900 to S20.OO0.-
10000 as reparation for wanton in
juries o in defiance of the accepted
rules OF war.
Two Objects Sought.
This is one number on the program.
But in addition. we, with the Germans,
are to frame a new International sys-
tenn, a league of nations which is to
regulate all international relations in
the future, serve as a superstate, with
police power and with many other
powers owe h whole body of ma
tions. such as have heretofore been
exercised only by h central govern
ment within separate states. And un-
less Germany is a willing and sincere
partner in this enterprise the league
o! nations will be a failure. for its
success must rest upon it's univer-
salty.
Now it would be conceivable that
should the victors of the present war
follow the example of those of a CEN
fury before. remit to Germany their
Just claims for indemnities, content
themselves with talking for France
! Alsace-Lorraine and distributing Ger
man colonies as they chose, they
might successfully establish some
orderly regime in Germany and, in
negotiating with it. formulate a con-
! stitution of a league of nations. Re
member l am not for a single moment
suggesting this as a light, just or
proper course. On the contrary. it
would, in my judgment, be %singularly
inequitable and intolerable. But If the
league Of nations is the chief concern
Of the peace congress his would Of
fer a way. and 1 think the only con
ceivable way. of bringing Germany into
it.
What .. First Purpose?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-24
The Simple Breakfast.

over, under and through all eating.
she simple breakfast still stands SUI
preme, declares A. J. r., In the Mime
anolis Journal. A glass Of water, a
Gerral or wheat biscuit with cream In
abundance and a peach from Colorado
s,tced ia, two slices Of bacon not SO
crisn that they break, two slices of
homemade bread comfortably TOASTED,
a cuU OF coffee poured upon the cream
hn,> sugar and stopped ut exactly the
riIlt color two OF mothers dough
auts aud, MS you leave the table with
"a Sigh of relief, IL it be possible 60 get
.he hooks on one Of baby's bits of choe-
oldie candy for a topper, no great
AM3n Is done. With that breakfast.
onr may leave the house feeling that
ma Is fortified until the noon hour rolls
around again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-24
RECORD OF THE PAST.
No Stronger Evidence Can Be Had In
Mineral Point.

Look well to their record What
they have done many times in years
gone by is the best guarantee of future
results. Anyone with bad back; any
reader suffering from urinary troubles,
from kidney ills, should find comforting
words in the following statement.
P. Whalen, State and Front SITS,
Mineral Point, says: Il suffered from
kidney trouble and rheumatic pains for
eight or ten years. had dull, heavy
sort of pain in the small of my back.
The kidney secretions were unnatural
and sometimes | had too frequent de-
sire to pass them. / had to get up
often during the night. Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Ivey's Drug Store,
gave me great relief
Over five years later Mr.. Whalen
said: 81 wouldn't want to be where
couldn't get Doan's Kidney Pills, for
love or money. They always benefit
me.
Price 60 cents. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Whalen had. Foster Milburn Co. +,
Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-24
LINDEN
BY Hazel Hicks.

DR.. A. r. Hallender of Chicago has
taken charge of DR.. Ovitz's practice
mere. DR.. Ovitz recently purchased a
hospital at Laona, Wis.
Misses Florence Taylor, Anne Krause
and Aida Butterbrodt entertained the
G. G. Club and several other ladies' on
Friday evening at the Taylor home.
Miss Vera Trednnck spent a few
days of last week with friends in High
iand
II. L. Treloar, who has been en-
ployed in Beloit returned to his home
here on Friday.
Hazel Hicks entertained the V. Il. NJ.
Club on Thursday evening.
On Friday evening the Freshmen
gave the Eighth grade and the High
School students party at the high
school building. Light refreshments
were served and the evening pleasantly
spent in music and games.
MT anu hllS. tutNls I IeshoH are re-
ioicing over the arrival of a fine boy,
James Curtis, born Jan. 20.
Dr. Young of Milwaukee has arrived
here 20 administer to the aching molars
of the community He comes to fill
the vacancy made by DIR. j. j. Ells.
worth, who moved to Appleton few
weeks ago
Mrs II. Lewis and daughter Agnes
came here and spent short time at
the l. Jacobs home, prior to leaving
for Jacksonville, Fla, to spend the re-
mainder of the winter.
Mrs, Hazel Stephens has moved from
her farm into the front portion of Mrs.
VIM. Adams house on Main street.
Nelson Holman moved onto the farm
Saturday.
Chris Pavlof had both hands severely
burned while fighting fire one day last
week.
Blanche Dixon of Calamine is visit
ing at the Frank Faull home.
j. 7. Leighton is i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. I. j. Heathcock visited with his
daughter, Mrs. l.. II. Treglown, at
Livingston for few days.
Mrs l.. c. Eggers visited her daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. w. Thomas, at Mineral
Point few days of the past week,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-24
FOR SALE

House and several lots for sale Ia north
part OF city. A good residence section. House
has eight rooms. VIII be sold all together for
81 600. or the lots may be bought separate. IL
known as the John Roberts property.
Comparatively new FIVE room house with
summer kitchen. Two lots. Ii you are look &.
for bargain you had better investigate this.
large two story. nine room dwelling CON
yeniently located TO school. business and
church. This property can be purchased at
reasonable price for such property.
A seven room house on Front street. This
is very desirable property on account of
location so near business section. school. etc.
Electric lighted: Has barn. wood shed and
chicken house also cistern.
A good seven room house on Hoard street
Has been built only few years. Electric
lights, large shop building
Six room dwelling on Spruce street with
about one half acre of land.
For terms and particulars call at Tribune
Office or at the Office of j. b. Reynolds over
Iweifel's store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-24
WV [ nnk After Daddy 2

Mary was going downtown with her
1Rtrer, and mother, after dressing her,
gfge a few instructions on how TO be-
n,tNe She ended with, And Mary
dear. always hold daddys hand whom
pon are crossing the road. Mary
lopEscd up innoccntly. why. mamma. 7
,S'itS said. cant he take cure Of HIM
seif2''
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-24
Notice of Final Account AVID TO Deter
mine lnheritanccaTax

Notice is hereby given that at the regular
term of the County Court to be held in aud
for said county, at the court house in the city
of Dodgeville. in said county. on the first
Tuesday (being the 5th day of February. A.
d. 1918. at the opening of court on that day
the following matter will be heard and con
sidered:
The application of James W. Hutchinson.
executor of the will of George Alton, de-
ceased late of Mineral Point. in said county,
account. and for the as ignment of the residue
of the estate of said dee eased to such persons
as are by law entitled thereto: and for the
determination and adjudication of the inner.
itance tax. If any. payable in said estate; and
for the construction of the will of said de-
ceased.
Dated January s. 1918.
BY the Court.
ALDRO jerks. County Judge.
Fielder Fielder Attorneys. 2w3