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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
Won HERTLING ILL; MAY QUIT
Prince Won Buelow Expected to Be the
Next Imperial Chancellor of
Germany.

: London, Jan. 15.-According to adj
vices from Berlin Count Won Hertling,
the German imperial chancellor, is ill
and will probably resign shortly, says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
Some ten days ago there was sim
liar report from Berlin, where the
statement that Count Won Hertling
was indisposed was coupled with a
rumor in political circles that there
was an intrigue in progress to induce
him to resign on the ground of ILL
health in order to make way for
Prince Won Buelow as occupant of the
chancellorship. Chancellor Won Hert-
ling shortly afterward, however, ap-
peared before the reichstag main COM
mittee to make a statement regarding
the negotiations with Russia, and it
has been stated in Berlin advices that
he will again appear before the reich
stag this week to reply to Premier
Lloyd-George and President Wilson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
NATIONS SHIP PROBLEM

the word brought the United States by the French and
British Missions shortly after the United States Joined the
allied nations in the struggle for world democracy.
If ships will win the war; the United States will provide
them was the promise made by President Wilson to the
French and British and that promise being kept Enough
has already been done insure the Of Americas
gigantic shipbuilding program.
Under the direction Of the United States Shipping Board
the work of providing the vessels that will carry abu
dance of supplies and materials the battle pro-
crossing satisfactorily This has been demonstrated by the
Senatorial inquiry into the activities of the Shipping Board
Chairman Hurley and his associates gradually meet
ing the upendous demands made upon them Never before
IN the worlds history has such task been attempted Its
accomplishment would have been declared impossible any
other age in any other land The great strides already
made by the administration in assembling what destined
pleasing revelation to critical Senators.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
MAJ. A. P. GARDNER is DEAD
Former Congressman From Massachu-
sets Dies of Pneumonia at Camp
Wheeler Base Hospital.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Maj. Augustus
P. Gardner of Hamilton, Mass. died
in the Camp Wheeler base hospital
after short illness from pneumonia.
Major Gardner, who was veteran
Of the Spanish-American war, resigned
his seat in the house of representatives
last May to enter the army. During
his public career he was one of the
most active figures in the fight for
military preparedness, and he was one
Of the leading supporters of the reso-
luton recognizing the state of war
with Germany.
Major Gardner was born November
5, 1865. He was graduated from Har-
ward in 1886 and began his public ca
reer as a member of the Massachusetts
senate in 1890 He was elected to con-
gress from the Sixth Massachusetts
district in 1902 to fill an unexpired
term. and was reelected to each sue
ceeding congress.
He married Miss Constance Lodge,
daughter of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts, in 1892.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
GERMAN SPY CAUGHT WITH
MATCH IN u. S. MAGAZINE
Detectives Arrest Lieut.. Spoorman in
Navy Yard at Portsmouth-Ar
rived Here on the U-53.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 15.-GOvernment
detectives arrested Lieutenant Spoor-
man of the German army as he was
trying to apply match to the maya
zine in the navy yard at Portsmouth,
which would have caused a disastrous
explosion that might have wrecked the
city and many war vessels.
SpOorman wore the uniform of an
American naval officer. A letter was
found On him from Captain Boy-Ed,
former naval attache to the German
embassy in Washington, showing that
he had received $4,000 for spy work.
Spoorman came to America On the
German submarine U-53, which caused
SO much excitement when she turned
up suddenly at Newport in 1916, before
the United States was at war with
Germany. The object of the subma
rine's visit at the time was not dis
closed.
The capture of Spoorman reveals
now that she had put ashore at least
one spy.
The attempt of Spoorman to blow up
the magazine is reported as part of a
widespread plot.
Eight confederates are known and
will be rounded up. A wealthy citizen
of Baltimore is said to be concerned.
The German submarine U-53 ap-
peared suddenly in the harbor Of New
port, r. l., on the afternoon Of Octo-
Der Z, 1916.
Leaving Narragansett bay late in
the afternoon, the U-53 appeared the
next morning off Nantucket lightship
and during the day in that vicinity
Norwegian steamships.
The raider then disappeared and re-
Gently and was captured by the French.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Constitutional Amendment Measure
Wins 274 to 136-EarIy Passage
by Senate Predicted.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE woman
suffrage constitutional amendment bill
passed the house on Thursday night,
274 to 1876.
The victOrs had not a single vote to
spare. TWO-thirdS of 40 votes (the
total of 274 ayes and 1856 nays) makes
273 1-3. But the house parliamentary
an ruled that the tally clerks could
mot split a man" into a third or any
fraction.
Early passage by the senate is pre-
dicted.
Some southern Democrats voiced
bitter opposition to the presidents
statement of his position in favor Of
the women. During the day this an
tagonism steadily increased until 1t
seemed for time in the first roll call
that the amendment had been de-
feated.
The vote from Illinois, Iowa, Michi-
gan and Wisconsin was as follows:
Illinois.
For, RepubIicans-Madden, Mann,
WILSON,, JUL, DIittCup TOoSI NOHICy1
Fuller, Mckenzie, Graham, King, Ster-
linz, Cannon, Mckinley, Wheeler, Ro-
denbero, Williams, Denison, Mccor-
mick, Mason. Democrats, SABBATH,
McAndreWs, Gallagher, Rainey, Eos.
ter.
Iowa.
For, RepubIicans-Kennedy, Sweet,
Haugen, Good, Ramseyer, Towner,
Green, Woods, Scott. Against, Repub-
Iican, Hull.
Michigan.
For, RepubIicans-Smith, Hamilton,
Mapes, Kelley, Cramton, Fordney, Nc
Laughlin, currie, Scott, James, NichoIa
Democrat, Beakes. Against, Democrat,
Doremus.
Wisconsin.
For, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Davidson,
Esch, Browne, CIasson, Frear, Lenroot.
Against, Republicans, Voight, Stafford.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
ILLINOIS 2-CENT FARE UPHELD
United States Supreme Court Renders
Decision in important Cases.
100000 Refund.

Washington, Jan. 15.-IllinOis' two
cent passenger rate was upheld by the
United States Supreme court. AS re-
suit all railroads entering Illinois must
pay a rebate of four-tenths Of cent
per mile on tickets sold for travel in
the state since May, 1917, providing the
passenger kept the receipt. The inter-
state commerce commission issued an
order compelling the railroads to
charge "a cents per mile. 1t is esti-
mated the refund will amount to ap-
proximateH $3,0O0,OOO.
y'he decision was handed down in
proceedings instituted by the Illinois
CENTRAL railroad to restrain the Illinois
ic utilities commission from en-
-. o-ccnt rate. and is re-
lD+:ible victory for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
THE MARKETS.

FLOUR-The United States administra-
ton flour standards are as follows: Spring
wheat, in jute, $10.10; special brands, SO. 70
per bbl, 98-1b. sack basis; hard winter, In
jute, $1,000; soft winter, in jute $1,000;
white rye, 1856; dark rye, $500.
OVERWHELMINGLY extras, 48c; extra
firsts 470471ac: firsts. 43@461kc; seconds, SO
@41c; centralized, 5000 score, 461z@47c; 88
score, 45@451kc; storage, extras, 441k@45c;
S969O score 44@45c; 87@S8 score, 43@4315c;
ladies', 371a63Sc; process, 41@411zc; packing
stock, 34@36c.
EGGs-Fresh firsts, 60662c;' ordinary
firsts. 5665ac; miscellaneous lots. cases in
cluded, $4,000; cases returned, 54@59c;
checks. candled, 35036c; dirties, candled,
3S64Oc: extras, 66@67c: refrigerator stock,
extras. 45@461ac; firsts, 411sc; country stor-
age. 41s044c
CATTLE-Good to choice steers. $10OO@
400: yearlings, good to choice $9.00113. Is;
stockers and feeders. $775@1o.oo; good to
choice cows, S.O001875; good to choice
az 90. Gamers, $5.0006.0O: cutters. 5000
20: bologna bulls, $7o069.O0; butcher bulls
e 2561O50: heavy calves, $950013.00; veal
calves, $145O@15.50.
HOGS-Prime to light butchers, $16.400
1870: fair to fancy light. s16OO916.4O; me-
di,,ro weight butchers 2001240 lbs, $16.25G
1e e5. heavy weight butchers, 240@400 lbs,
s1e 3011e.65: choice heavy packing, s16.209
1e 40. rough heavy packing, $16.0OG1625;
MOS fair to good, $13.00@14.25; stays, $500
@16.75.
70 n. good to choice ewes, $100001260;
warnings. s12 50@15.00: western lambs. good
to choice, $le25@17N-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
SENATOR J. H. BRADY IS DEAD
Lawmaker From Idaho Dies at WASH
ington of Heart Disease After
Brief illness.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator James
III. Brady of Idaho died at his home
here on Sunday of heart disease. He
suffered an acute attack a week ago
Idaho and had been in critical state
since. Senator Brady was born In
Pennsylvania June IL, 1862. He was
educated in Kansas public schools and
at Normal college, Leavenworth, Kan.
He taught school for three years. and
edited a newspaper for two years. He
was elected governor of Idaho In 1908,
and to the United States senate as a
Republican in 1913. He was reelected
senator by popular vote in 1914,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
SHIPS TO GET COAL FIRST
Garfield Says Vessels Carrying Food
and Ammunition to U. S. Forces
Must Be Supplied.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Ships carry
ing food and munitions for the Ameri-
can overseas forces and the allies
must be supplied with bunker coal
even "at the expense of domestic con-
sumers and factories manufacturing
war supplies" This ruling was an
nounced by Fuel Administrator Gar
field
2 Homes must be Kept warm, Doctor
Garfield declared, at all costs. Fuel
administration officials look for little
increase in coal shipments during the
next ten days and declare that most
communities must get along with what
fue, supplies they have and what little
the railroads can move to them over
snow-bGund lines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

| Scott Franklin, a farmer. his wife
and five children were incinerated
when their home, near Bowling Green,
KY, burned.
Both houses Of the Kentucky gen.
eral assembly ratified the proposed
prohibition amendment to the federal
Constitution.
Charged with violating the espionage
act, man describing himself as Mar
quls Edmond Rousselot De Castillot,
born in France, thirty years old, was
arrested at New York.
The late Joseph r. Choate's estate
is valued at S4,629,S79, in a report filed
in surrogate court at New York. Thir-
ty-seVen relatives, friends and en-
plOyeeS are beneficiaries.
IWenty-fOur passengers aboard the
Penlnsular and Occidental steamer
OHVette were rescued after their ship
had stranded 100 feet off shore eight
miles from Havana, Cuba.
Thirteen Indian boys, ranging in age
from nine to seventeen years, lost their
lives in a Ire that destroyed the boys
dormitory of the Dwight Indian Mis-
sion school near Marble City, Okla.
A government powder plant to cost
S6O,OOO,OOO, and to employ about $4,000
men is to be established by the war de-
partment on the Cumberland river
about II miles from Nashville, Tenn.
0f
jected Lord Loreburn's amendment to
the representation of the people bill,
by which it was sought to exclude
women from the suffrage. The vote
was 134 to SO.
A successful daylight air raid has
been made on Karlsruhe, according to
a British official communication issued
at London. Karlsruhe sometimes
Carlsruhe, is an important railway
junction in Germany.
The governors council of New
Hampshire refused a reprieve for
Frederick L. Small, who was to be
hanged after midnight for the murder
of his wife, Florence A. Small, at Os
sipee,~in September 1916.
British casualties reported to Lon
don during the week ending on Mon
day totaled 24,979 officers and men, di-
vided as follows: Killed or died of
wounds: Officers, III; men, 5,149.
Wounded or missing: Officers, 3O4;
men, 1900.
Jail sentences must be served by
Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman,
Louis Kramer and all others convict
ed of conspiracy to Obstruct the selec-
ington determined in waving aside the
constitutional points on which the
draft opponents based their appeals.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
Captain WhippIe Suggests The DEM
ocrat Printer for Congress.

Waterloo Democrat: 1t begins to
look as if Congressman John Nelson
has listened to his masters voice once
too often. There is very decided SEN
timent in his district that he ought to
be retired. This is no time for parti-
sanship in politics, and the people of
the district should unite on some good
man whose patriotism is unquestioned.
Rob art M. Crawford of Mineral Point
would represent the district with dis
tinction, and no better man could be
found.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
ROBERT M. CRAWFORD. EDITOR
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1918,


Governor Philip has issued call for special session of
the legislature, Tuesday, February 10, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon The call embraces eighteen sub
ects including request for power to appoint successor to
the late Senator Husting.
However kindly may have taken Governor Philips
request the first place. from the storm of protest which
has called OUT certainly appears that the people of
Wisconsin in favor of appointed D. S.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17

The N. Treweek property situated
north of the Municipal building park. This
property includes three dwelling houses and
shop. If you are interested in the whole or any
part Of it inquire at TIL Democrat Office or of
any member of the Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17

Waterloo Democrat: A reading Of
the letter convinced us more than ever
of the tremendous responsibility resting
upon the parent in bringing up his
children. . No, Bobbie, save your
postage. Don't bother about sending
any more Of your rot to us. We are
interested in only one side of this war
question, anyway.
Bloomington Record: 1t is beroming
evident that Senator La Toilette is at
last attempting to counterfeit the many
attacks on his war record We received
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
For Sale---A Good Nine Room House

in the 1st ward. Lot 27Oxl20. Good location
electric lights; hot water furnace; bathroom
closets in each bed room; good barn This is
the George Woolrich resid nee. It is very good
prop rty, indeed; and will be sold cheap. In
quire of the Mineral Point Real Estate Agency
at The Democrat Office
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
To Ask lreiand's Freedom.

London, Jan. 15.-Sinn Fein execu-
tives initiated a referendum on an in
dependence appeal for Ireland to be
addressed to the peace conference.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17

When Senator LaFollette the length of
his pervse opposition to the righteous policy of the United
States towards the boodthrsty warord of the
imperial German government the thought naturally OBJ
tanned, that while he might be altogether undeserving of
sympathy his account it would be bad for him
bring dishonor upon his family 1t appears however,
that Robert M. LaFollette Jr. is chip off the old block
and seeks to uphold all that the old block stands for The
young is engaged in bombardng the newspaper
Offices of Wisconsin with weekly Washington letters which
would make appear that the whole country out of
STEP except Senator LaFoete and Representative Nelson
His efforts will be unavailing The people have taken the
of their representatives who failed the country in
her of need. Some the LaFollee letters
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17

the first Of series of Washington news
letters to be written by the senator's
son few days ago and it contains a
good many attempts at justifying what
the senator has done and also what he
has failed to dc, and number of petty
attacks on his critics. The criticism of
Editor Richard Lloyd Jones Of the Wis
consin State journal is especially un-
worthy. The offer is made to send the
letters regularly for publication in The
Record, but we have declined with
thanks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17
5000. 900 Fire Loss at Canton, o.

Canton, O., Jan. 15.-Fire of an un-
known origin entirely destroyed the
plant of the Miller Pasteurizing Ma
chinery company here, with loss es-
timated at $2O0,OOO.>
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17

Maj. Gen. james Parker has been
transferred from command of the
Thirty-second National Guard division
and assigned to Camp Custer, where
the Eighty-ffth National army d.
vision is in training. 1t is under
stood that General Parker will soon be
selected for service in France.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-17

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New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

skilfu1 exploitation of a new system of
tactics and an accidental advantage of
position. Within few days, it seems
certain, we should see the present attack
slow down-unless there be a great dis
aster. But almost Immediately there
after the German will attack elsewhere,
just as he attacked in Flanders after his
Picardy assault.
1t is almost certain that if Allied re-
serves have been drawn from before
Amiens or Hazebrouck he will attack
either in Picardy or Flanders, because
either before Amiens or before Haze
brouck relatively small gain would
yield very great proft-greater than
anywhere else on the front But if the
Arras sector is weakened the blow will
fall there, just as it may fall about Yer
dun if there is a transfer of reserves
from behind the French line in this
sector.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Campaign of Many
Blows Faces
Allies Morale
Is Under
Fire
Copyright, 1918-The Tribune
Association

y
and as soon as the whole position of the
English and French armies has become,
so to say, ripe for storming, and the de-
velopment of the enemy reserves has been
forced, the time has come for the last
and decisive strategic blow Although
the external phenomena of such strategy
are undoubtedly of extraordinary i'm
portance, the point upon which every
thing depends-the central point of Ger
man strategy in this battle-is complete
ly invisible.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Allies Face
Long Campaign

Above all it is essential now to recoe-
niZe that we are in the midst of a cam
paign which will probably last for many
months, and we shall make very grave
mistake if we attach to any one detail
a supreme Importance. The conditions Of
the campaign are these: The German is
striking, now here, now there, in Picardy,
Flanders and Champagne, in the hope
that he may be able to win some victory
Immediately great enough to force the
Allies to yield, or that by a succession Of
blows he may in the end break the mill
tary power of the Allies and the morale
of the civil population behind the lines,
upon whom the series of local German
successes will weigh increasingly.
AS for the Allies, they are striving to
limit the extent of each German local
success and to exact for each a price
which, before the German attains his
ends, will compel him to give over the
offensive because of the exhaustion of his
reserves. I do not think there is any
large Allied expectation of a counter
offensive this year, but if the Germans
can be held this year they will not have
the numbers for renewal of the attack
in 1919
I mean to leave for next week the dis
cussion Of the local values of this latest
German effort. So far it has carried
over the ground won by the French In
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Crisis of This Attack
At Hand

Unless the French pivots east of Sois-
sons and west of Rheims break the Ger
mans will soon have to halt, just as they
did in Flanders, and direct their atten-
ton to clearing their fanks, for their
wedge is becoming too narrow and deep
for comfort or even for safety. On the
other hand, an advance of four or five
miles now will take them to the Marne
and enable them to cut the Paris-Cha-
lons-Nancy railway, one of the most i'm
portant of French lines
Before these lines are printed the
crisis in the present offensive will per
haps have been passed and certainly
have been reached Unless the Germans
promptly widen their wedge they will
have to stop, and when they stop all
past experience would indicate that the
halt will be for a considerable period,
for Allied reserves are coming up fast
and are already engaged.
But, as I have repeatedly said, halt
in Champagne will almost infallibly
mean an attack in Picardy, in Artois or
in Flanders, even conceivably in Lor
raine. And it will be a profound error
to hail check in Champagne as having
more than local significance. The next
blow will be wherever the line has been
most weakened to meet the Champagne
thrust, and it's success will be conditioned
on the extent to which the weakening
has been carried.
An interesting sidelight as to German
strategy may be gathered from the fol-
lowing extract from the military COM
ment Of the "Frankfurter Zeitung":
"1t can be regarded as the intention
OF the German supreme command first
to loosen the whole front of stationary
warfare and to convert the stable wall
OF cement into an improvised front con-
sisting of masses Of reserves and shaken
at several points Of vital Importance
human bodies instead Of armored works.
AZ soon a. this aim has been achieved
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Exaggerated
Apprehension

l have constantly warned against un-
due optimism in recent weeks and I re-
peat the warning-but there is equal
reason to be on our guard against ex-
aggerated apprehension. We are in one
OF the great campaigns of human his
tory, and in the third month of it the
German is still far, very far, from his
victorious peace. He has only four, or
at most, only five months more of cam
palgnlng weather, and each month brings
more than 100000 Americans to France.
Long before October his own casualties
will compel the German to abandon the
attack if he has not brought off the vis-y
tory, and that victory is not to be dis
covered in what has happened so far.
Next week shall analyze this Third
Battle Of the Aisne in detail, but de-
sire my readers to keep in mind what I
have said above about the German OBJ
Jective, which is not geographical but MIL
itary, which, believe, is comprehended
in seeking by series of blows delivered
at weak points to produce general dis.
location Of the Allied front and a con-
sequent disorganization and defeat Of
the Allied armies. Getting Amiens or
Calais, reaching the Channel or tha
Marne will be important rathet "a Il
contributes to this grand result than be-
cause Of its own Importance
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Second Attack
Seems Certain

But it is we'll to realize at once that
the moment he feels himself checked in
Champagne the German is likely to
strike elsewhere, just as he struck in
Flanders the moment he was halted be-
fore Amiens. And he will strike inevi-
tably at the point where he believes or
knows tho Allied line has been most
weakened to supply reserves to check
him in Champagne. He may strike any
where between Verdun and Lille, as he
chooses, with equal facility, since these
are the limits of his semicircle or wheel.
While it is futile to prophesy, nothing
seems more certain than the second at
tack when the present drive slows down.
And this brings me to the final point
l mean to discuss in this article-What is
the larger German strategy We have
in turn diagnosed his attacks as (1) an
attempt to separate the British and
French armies, (2) drive for the Chan
mel ports, with hope Of isolating and
capturing British and Belgian armies,
and now (3) an effort to envelop Paris
from the EAST, cutting the railway unas