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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-22
FEED PRISONERS;
CONFORMATION
Kindness Toward Austrians
Proves Worth While.
we're LITERALLY STARVING

Real Food and Cigarettes Put Cap
tives In Such Gratifed Frame OF
Mind That They Open Their Hearts
to Y. M. c. A. Workers and Make
Startling Revelations Regarding Con-
ditions in Austrian Army.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-22
NEED LABOR IN SOUTH
Shortage In Cotton Belt 10 Serious
Proposition.

Proposition.
The question of securing cotton pick
ers is proving a great annoyance to
Southern cotton planters. Reports
from all parts Of Alabama show that
cotton piekers are short everywhere.
Plantation owners have put in a large
acreage of cotton this year and the
bolls are already opening so fast the
farmers cannot get the crop picked
Fear is expressed that a large amoun,
Of cotton will be lost If more pIckers
are not secured.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-22

Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, COM
mander Of cruiser and transport force
of the United States Atlantic fleet.
Our navy is doing fine work in guard
ing the uninterrupted flow of Ameri-
can troops to France. Not n trans
port bound for France has been sunk
by a Boche submarine, and that is
something that all true Americans may
well be proud of.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
SAYS FUSSING is HUMAN
Brooklyn Court Rules 1t Does Not
Constitute Cruel and Inhu-
man Treatment.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Squabbles, wordy
alterations, unkind and exasperating
or even insulting words used in the
heat of passion aroused by chickering's
do not constitute cruel and inhuman
treatment, according to a recent di-
vorce case decision by the appellate
division. The court added:
Unfortunately for our weak ma
ture, these things constitute conduct
which renders it unsafe or improper
to live together"
Testimony went to show that the
wife, who sought divorce and alimony,
objected to the presence of a stepson
and chased the male members of the
family from the house.
"In these squabbles she (the plain
tiff seems to have been able to hold
her own" said the court. eve do not
think any law requires a domestic
exile to support a wife while living
apart from her own family"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
USE SNAKES IN WAR
California Man Has Scheme to
Kill Off Huns.
Lonesome Jack" Says Side Winders
Would Exterminate Whole
Boche Army.

Los Angeles, Cal.-'Lonesome jack
Altman, king of all rattlesnake catch
ers, offers to gather 10000 side winders
or hornet rattlesnakes if the govern
ment will let him, dump them into
trenches vacated to the Germans by
the Americans and let the snakes do
the rest. The side winder is death
dealer extraordinary, strikes three
times as fast as any other RATHER, and
unlike others, does not act on the heart
but paralyzes the nerves within 20
minutes.
Altman would have no trouble in
gathering them in Arizona and the I'M
perial valley, he says. The Germans
if they possessed such deadly weap-
on would not hesitate to use it, Altman
believes.
"The beauty Of my idea is that the
RATHER can live five or six months in
captivity without either food Or water
and they will be just as effective dur
ing that time," says Altman. 81 have
an antidOte for rattlesnake bite that
could be supplied to anyone that han
dies them, but the Germans would
not know what stung them.
"My idea would be to catch them
and then soak their tails in warm wa
ter. Then the shell that rattles and
gives warning could be removed with
out injury to the snake. Their fangs
are so sharp that unless the warning is
given with the rattles person would
hardly know what bit him. Side wind
ers range in size from four to twelve
feet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08

where she underwent very critical
operation, by DR.. Karcher of Freeport.
John Skinner went to Chicago with
car load of cattle last week.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Humbert and Mr.
and Mrs Chad Harker were DOdgeville
callers last Tuesday.
Charles Grafton was at Hollandale
Monday.
Thomas Ryan of Mineral Point was a
caller here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Needham of Oar
lington visited Wednesday at the Wash.
Keegan home.
Mr. and Ms Hansen of Muscoda are
visiting their son Mark this week.
Mr. and Mrs Robert barrow and Mrs
Norton Cannon were Dodgeville callers
Tuesday.
Robert Uren was a Madison caller
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Roy league spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the home of Elmer
ScOttum.
Mr. and Mrs William Tomlin and
daughter Elgie are visiting relatives here
Verda Huxtable of Mineral Point
spent over Sunday with Irene Lehr.
Mr. and Mrs Stephen Terrell spent
Tuesday at the N. h. Cooking home.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
WILLOW SPRINGS

Mrs Calvert and daughter Irene were
guests at the Johnston home one day
last week.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Walker and
family were recent visitors at Madison.
Miss Fannie Lilibridge and niece of
Harvard, ILL.,, returned to their home
last Thursday after visiting with Mrs
Will Bracken.
Misses Mary and Lille Johnston are
guests of Mrs R. N. Parkinson.
Mr. and Mrs John Sheldon were out
from Darlington and attended church
here Sunday.
Mrs Cork is visiting her sister Mrs
Jane Baxter this week.
Will Benson and mother entertained
the Whitney family of Chicago last
week.
Mrs John McQuaide of Darlington
was visitor at Frank Reilly's last
Wednesday.
The Woman's Council of Defense
cleared S175 at their social July 80.
The white elephant proved to be
white chicken donated by Mr. Reilly,
which brought S44. Mrs Reilly says
she has several more like it she will sell
at the same price. We thank you all
for the generous donations and espec-
tally do we thank those outside the
district who so willingly helped in
every way.
George Woolrich and family spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs Ed.
Wolfe.
Russell Benson visited at Camp
Grant over Sunday.
The farmers have the grain all har-
vested and threshing machines are busy
now.
r. N. Parkinson, Will James, Homer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08

Collicutt, Billie Bennett and A. J.
Walker were at Madison recently.
Mrs Bachelor is visiting her sister
Mrs Parkinson.
Rev. Mr. Vincent and family of OAR
lington called at the Bracken and
Woolrich homes last Wednesday.
The little girls of this community
have organized a War Workers society.
They meet every Thursday afternoon
and sew for the Belgium babies. Any
child is welcome to join,
Mr. and Mrs S. A. D. Parkinson re-
ceived very interesting letter from
their son Corporal H. N. Parkinson,
who with his brother Lee, is now at
the front in France. They have been
in the trenches since the middle OF
June and we are glad to report them
enjoying good health.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
WALDWICK
BY HARVEY UREN.

BY HARVEY UREN.
Mae.Uren entertained Lulu Gilbank
Mildred Buckingham, Kathryn Bah
cock, Ruth Skinner and Alberta Harke1
Thursday afternoon.
Rev Dr. Chase, Mrs Chase and son
of Platteville called on Rev. Mr. Linds-
ley Friday.
Clarence Humbert had his tonsils and
adenoids removed by DR.. Karcher of
Freeport at St. Joseph's Hospital at
Dodgeville Tuesday.
Glen Parkinson of Fayette was a
business caller here Friday.
Charles Grafton and Mark Hansen
were Spring Green callers Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Boyle of Soldiers Grove
are visiting Mrs Boyle's parents, Rev.
and Mrs Lindsey.
DR.. Rice of Fayette accompanied Mrs
George Bambrough on Tuesday to the
st. Joseph's Hospital in Dodgeville,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
700 IN u. S. CASUALTY LIST
Men From Forty-Six States Named in
Report From Pershing-Few
OF Wounded Die.

Washington, Aug. 6.-CaSualues
among the American troops in the Sc
we're lighting in which they have been
engaged since July Is, when the Ger
man offensive was launched and halt
ed at the Marine, are now being re-
ported in the daily lists from General
Pershing though no estimate Of the
total has yet been received.
Mondays army lisr contained 4O7
names, the largest number reported in
single day. OF the men named 203
were killed in action, 81 died of
wounds and las were wounded. is
seriously and 100 degree undetermined.
The missing in action numbered only
three.
An additional list Of nearly 800
names, bringing the total for the day
to about 700, was checked at the war
department in preparation for publ
cation.
OF the American soldiers wounded
in the Marne-Aisne offensive probably
less than one in twenty VIII die from
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
ELOPERS BEAT OUT FATHER
Young Georgia Couple Run Off in Big
Automobile and Are
Married.

Nashville, Ga.-Foster Monk and
Miss Maurine Moore of Douglas, Ca,
were married here at midnight recent
~, after a sensational automobile race
from Douglas.
Monk and his bride-to-be left Doug
las ostensibly for a ride in Monks
"big six"
Shortly after their departure the
father of the young woman became
suspicious, The father and a twin
sister of the bride brought an eight
cylinder car into play, giving chase.
Cupid was the first to make the home
stretch.
Daddy, you are too late-we are
married" was the daughters greeting
as the fathercame up.
The father accepted the situation,
extended his blessing and congratulate
ed the bridegroom on his skill as
driver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
CANDIDATE FOR TREASURER

| will be candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for County Treasurer,
subject to the decision of the voters of
Iowa county at the September pri-
maries. If nominated and elected, |
will render the same faithful service as
in the past. JAMES FL. KENDALL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08

Back home, a gong similar to this
was sounded when old man Zeke's
barn was afire. In the battle zone it's
quite a different occasion. This Amer
lean marine is sounding the alarm so
that our boys may be prepared to meet
the poisonous gas attack being launch
ed by the Germans by putting on their
gas masks, which the marine has al
ready done.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
Had Asked His Ma.

New Philadelphia, O.-That his
mother, Mrs. Lennox, is living in
Bridgeport, Conn, at the age Of one
hundred and six was what William
Lennox, aged seventy, told Deputy
Probate Judge J. T. D. Bold when
he applied for a license to wed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
CALLING CARDS AND INVITATIONS

in correct sizes and styles, neatly print
ed at the Crawford Printery, Mineral
Point. Engraved work also furnished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08

Bloomington Record: During the
last presidential campaign, two of the
strongest opponents of the re election of
Mr. Wilson were DR.. William Baynard
Hale and George Sylvester Viereck of
New York. Both had numerous arti-
Giles and interviews in the papers of the
country on the matter. DR.. Hale being
especially critical of the Presidents
course with reference to Mexico and
Viereck having found much fault be-
cause Mr. Wilson was too severe on
Germany. Federal agents have now
discovered that at the time they were
loudest with their criticisms both Hale
and Viereck were in the pay of Ger
many.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-08
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Authorized by James H. Kendall, Dodgeville,
Wis, and paid tor at DC per line per week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
DixlIkes Lectures

About the only irksome feature of
soldiers life to Patsy is the two
hour session in "wareAims." a course
of instruction conducted by DR.. Mar
shall S. Brown. professor of history
at New York University. Professor
Browns lecture is the only classroom
work the men have, all the rest or
the curriculum consisting of training
in the machine shops, blacksmith
forges and in the open.
Every morning two sets of men sit
through an hour lecture each, anc
Patsy is always on the job TO lead
them to the Hall of PANE, where the
lectures are given. He leads as far
as the door to the lecture room, and
then retires to the end of the column
and brings up the rear. Any man who
fails to keep the formation ascending
the stairway gets a prompt call
down"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
YANKEE PROPERTY
SEIZED IN GERMANY

NEW YORK. Sept. i5.-American-
owned properties. including business
houses and branches and estates.
have been seized in Germany to the
number OF los, according to a table
made by c. II. Huberich. n lawyer of
Is Park Row. from the German Of
fetal Gazette.
Some OF these firms are continu-
ing to operate under German control.
while the affairs OF others have
been wound up. Some American firms
have not been sequestrated and are
continuing business under the priv
ate management by German repre-
sentatives, approved by the German
government.
: It was estimated at the offices Of
the alien property custodian that the
American property seized by Ger
many was about one-fiftieth part of
the value OF the German property
seized in this country by the alien
property custodian. This does not in
clude the German ships seized by the
Government which would make the
disproportion even greater. The Ger
man property seized in this coun-
try is valued now at more than $500 =
100000. and is constantly increasing.
The American property in GERMANY,
according to this estimate, would be
worth less than S14OOO,OOO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
j. S. SONG LEADERS
SCHOOLED At DIX

CAMP DIX, n. J., Sept. l5.-Leading
the singing of a church choir or a
glee club and directing the vocal ac-
tivities of a bunch OF Uncle Sans
husky fighting men are two occupa-
lions so distinctively different that
some OF the best choristers in the
county have fallen down" palpably
when they tackled the army song
leader job without experience. That
is the reason a school for army song
leaders has been opened at Camp Dix.
1t also explains why men who have
been recognized leaders in their pro-
here as willing pupils for the expert
ence to be gained in this novel train
ing school.
The average American soldier likes
to sing: likes il on the march, in the
barracks or at the social centers. But
he can't be forced to sing. And woe
betide the header who tries the
forcefuf method. The memory still
fingers in the camp of some pathetic
instances. Yet once he senses the
army atmosphere, grasps the situa-
ton and makes good, every song
leader in the service seems to fall in
love with his work and hates to think
of going back to the tame, by COM
parison, task of directing the choir or
choral society.
The need for an army song leaders
training school was noted during his
service at Camp Dix by Stanley w.
Hawkins, Y. NJ e. a. man, now in
France at the request OF General Per
shing to head-up the singing activi-
ties for the American overseas forces
"a mans man. with plenty of red
blood and pep" real leading ability
and a genuine smile, something of an
actor, acrobat and psychologist and
very much of a diplomat
This is Hawkins, and the character
istics are those which the man who is
to teach songs to soldiers must de-
velop. The "Y" found worthy sue
cessor to Hawkins as camp song
leader in Chrystal Brown. who also
directs the song leaders training
school.
Brown explained today why promiI
nent singers are asked TO take the
training course before they enter
actual service in the camps or abroad.
The course of training which
Brown prepared for the school covers
a period of from ten days to two
and is composed of twenty-onc
periods Brown is such a believer in
the value OF every army song leader
keeping in close touch with the army
that he advocates leaders obtaining
permission to drill daily with the
headquarters troop or some other or
practice which he him
self follows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
SAYS TRADE NEEDS
LIQUID RESERVE

American business must be al
lowed to amass a liquid reserve dur
ing the war period to tide it over the
r. ]. Hamilton, secretary of the
American Radiator Company, told the
Senate Finance Committee yesterday.
Under corporation and profits taxes
in the House bill, 1t will be impossible
for any business to collect any con-
siderable reserve, he said. He recon-
mended that business be allowed 4
certain percentage of profit tax free.
This profit he would, have Invested
in Liberty bonds or deposited with
the Federal reserve banks, to be held
until two or three years after the
war
Senator Simmons, chairman Of the
committee, refused to accept Hamil-
toms views that there will be great
falling of in prices and a severe
business depression after the war.
1T would seem to me a calamity
to have American business accept and
act on this opinion" he said What
business expects is almost bound to
happen. II business expects hard
enough. My belief IL that there will
be NJ depression whatever after the
war"
III that is true" Senator Lodge put
in. at will be the great exception.
After every other war there has
been a panic.
Senator Simmons asked if this re-
serve would escape all taxation in
case there was no depression after
the war. Hamilton believed it would
be possible to frame legislation that
would permit taxation Of the reserve
in the coming times of peace in the
proportion that the expected slump
failed to materialize.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
ALsArANs LAuo pERsHINe.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-claiming
General Pershing a. a descendant Of
an Aisatian family. the Association
Generate Des Alsaciane-Lorralns
D'Ameriaue sent congratulatory
eabisgrsm to the American commando
err on his fIfty-eighth birthday.
sThe AIsatlons and Lorrainers OF
America. deeply. moved that the noble
descendant OF an Alsatian family
should have been chosen to destroy
the odious chains with our Foeh.
PetaIn. Haig. and Diaz. send you on
the occasion of your birthday our
heartfelt wishes for a great military
success in 1915 the message said
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
Takes Part Of Sentry.

When the last man has entered the
door Patsy takes sentry post and
keeps sharp lookout for any in
tFuders. He doesn't seem to pay
much attention to what DR.. Brown is
saying, but he is determined that no
one not in uniform shall hear it.
When the class lecture is finished
Patsy escorts the men back to the pa
rade ground and leads the second
class in, and for another hour he does
sentry watch.
Last week a detachment OF men was
transferred to other camps, and they
had Patsy all roped up and ready to
start on the first leg of the trip over
seas. but Sergeant Grayson and some
Of his men OF Company A decided
otherwise. They permitted the jour
ney to proceed to the point where the
men were drawn up in military for
nation, ready for marching to the
station, and then the sergeant calmly
led Patsy away.
Some OF the men in the detachment
say that Patsy is an airplane dog.
When a company is at drill he always
marches about ten feet in advance of
the column, and IL a butterfly crosses
his path he never looks at fhe insect,
but follows its shadow on the ground
This is positive proof to many that
Patsy has the markings of a first-class
airplane trailer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
CRUDE OIL SHORTAGE

Reserve stocks OF crude oil In the
United States are being depleted at a
rate OF 10000 barrels a day. Judge
Harry Covington. representing oil in
terests, told the Senate Finance Com
mitteeS~
There Is a very substantial short
age of crude OIL he said. coil pro-
duction Is now keeping pace with
The only reason the oil
interests have been able 10 supply the
and variety ~ products they
have was the existence Of a vast re-
serve. Now this reserve Is rapidly
being exhausted"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
RUNAWAY BOY, Il,
TALKS FOR LIVING

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-Leroy True
blood, eleven years old. of Euclid. Va.
was arrested here after he had made
an address on the street. passed his
Boy Scout hat, and collected So from
his audience. He said he had been
sleeping in elevated railroad cars at
night and making speeches in the day.
and that he had collected $50 since last
Saturday, when he reached New York
by boat from Old Point Comfort. The
fare for the trip was also collected. he
said, from persons who listened to his
speeches. TruebloOd's parents were
notified to come here for him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
tDEARE,' WOUNDED
BOYS BABY FOUND

II was not until Nita Sheads arrived
from a trip to AshvilIe. n. g, that the
secret of the story. which has puzzled
so many, was solved. She states that
she is going 10 pay the professional
nurse on X street to care for the baby
until Mrs. Bluctt. Of Biuefield, w. Va.
can care for it. She further states that
the. mother Of the child is teaching
school In West Virginia, and therefore
cannot care for X at this time.
The police of Alexandria are satisfied
the hahy il getting the proper care.
The real name Of the baby is said to
be Elizabeth Bluett
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
"Deario" has been found.

'Dearic" has been found.
The mother OF the child of many
homes is in Bluefeld. w. Va. while
the father is confined in base hospi-
tal in France suffering from wounds
received in the big offensive around
Chateau-Thierry.
The baby, whose appearance on a
Fairfax county doorstep early one
morning, and whose later disappear
ance puzzled the Fairfax county au-
thorities and police of Alexandria. Is
now looked after by a professional
nurse on X street. Washington. Such
is the statement of NitA Sheads, who
begged the baby from its mother and
then could not locate a home for it
until the baby had changed residences
several times.
Left on Doorstep.
Saturday morning, two weeks ago,
Mrs. Robert Dove, of Fairfax county,
found the little baby on -Efer-r-frefst-
doorstep. It was fully dressed and
in q shoe box On the wrist was Il
band Of adhesive tape on which was
penciled the name "Dearie." 4 note in
the box stated that if the Dove family
would take good care of the shoe-boN
arrival they would receive $25 q
month.
Mrs. Dove became attached to the
baby and communicated with the
Fairfax county officials in an effort
10 secure papers OF adoption. Five
days later a woman, who gave her
name as Mrs. Sheads, of Alexandria,
got the baby and carried it hack to
alexandria, where Mrs. Sheads said
the mother Of the baby resided
The story Mrs. Sheads told was that
her daughter Sita Sheads, had always
been anxious to adopt baby, snd
while so expressing herself TO sol
dier's wife, was told she could have
her baby. According to Mrs. SheadE,
some one in Washington who had
promised to take care of the baby did
not show up. and she took sthe baby
home. $500.
Mrs. sheads. 3t1e mother OF sIita,s re-
fused to let her daughter have the
baby in her house. as young woman
boarder had recently been operated on
for appendicitis and bearders might
suspicion the young woman OF being
mother of the child. II was then
that the baby was carried to the Dove
farm, and later removed to Alexan-
dria. She denies that part of Mrs.
Doves story about the baby being left
on the doorstep.
Whereabouts Mystery.
The whereabouts OF the baby and |
the mother, after the trip back to |
Alexandria, became a mystery. Mrs. |
Dove did not know; Mrs. Sheads /
would not tell: Mia Sheads could not |
be located, and as no crime had an
been committed. the Fairfax |
county authorities, police OF AIexan- I
dria, and District of Columbia police /
could not demand from any of them |
where the baby had secured" a home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-15
JAPANEsE PAY RAISED.

TOKYO. Sept 15,-The government
has decided TO meet the grave eco
monte problem By increasing all SAL
aries 80 per cent. and private employ
ers are following the governments
lend Having adopted all practical
measures Of relief. the Impression gen
orally Is that the cabinet win soon
resign. and this IL expected further
TO relieve the Internal situation.