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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31

Major General Wood, who was in
jured in the arm by an accidental ex-
plosion in France, which killed five
French soldiers and also wounded two
other American officers, has been in
France for several weeks on q tour Of
inspection. General Wood was chief
Of staff of the army from 1910 to 1914.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
3 DEAD, MANY HURT IN WRECK
|. C. FLYER From Omaha Goes Into
Ditch at Granger, lll.-Iowans Are
Seriously Injured.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Three persons are
known to have been killed and many
others were injured yesterday when an
Illinois Central combination flyer from
Sioux City and Omaha jumped the
track at Granger, Ill, % miles west of
Chicago.
Ten of eleven coaches plunged from
the rails and rolled down 25-foot en-
bankment Many of the passengers, Of
whom there were between and POO
on board, were pinned under the wreck
age.
The dead-Mrs. Dwight Henderson,
Sioux City, Ia, wife Of counsel for the
Illinois Central railroad; Sidney Spitz-
err, five months old, Chicago; M. O..
Thompson, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Seriously iniured-~Mrs. ]. M. Byler,
Ia, bride of Sunday, who was on her
honeymoon, condition critical; Miss
Viola Berg, lie Mars, Ia. Miss Jessie
Craig. Sioux City. Ia. Charles Esche,
Iowa Falls, Ia; Mrs G. V. Jones, Fort
Dodge, Ia. Mrs. Bertha Splitter, Chi
cago; G. D. Thomas, Huntington, Ind,
a soldier at Camp Grant; Mrs. Arthur
Trapp. Dubuque. Ia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31

Calf, Wednesday. after visit of sew
eral weeks with relatives
Mrs B. F. Dunwidde and children
spent several days with her mother at
Rockford.
Ralph Stanton has returned to his
home at Sioux Falls, S. Oak.
Miss Mary Wenner of Dodgeville was
a week end guest Of Miss Elizab beth
Kim.
Miss Lucille Morgan of Darlington
visited this week at the home of DR..
and Mrs w. J. Morgan.
George Masten Of Darlington visited
his mother here Sunday and Monday.
Mrs Agnes Sweet and son of Vial, la ,
are visiting her sister Mrs W. A. Sears
Mr. and Mrs Carl Rock and family
are moving to Union Mills this week on
the farm formerly owned by Louis
LautZ.
The Firemen's Ball held at Commun-
ity Hall Friday evening was largely at
tended The Municipal Theatre or
chestra furnished the excellent music
The proceeds were very satisfactory.
Otto Gilman returned Sunday from
a business trip to Chicago.
Miss Jane Demuth and brother Paul
Of Milford, Iowa, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Tredinnick of
Milwaukee are the guests of Miss Eta
Wiesen and relatives.
Mrs Charles McWilliams, who was
taken seriously i'll Sunday at the home
of her daughter Mrs H. D. Ludden, is
much improved at present writing.
Gus ferguson left Tuesday for Chi :
cago, Milwaukee and Madison, on bust
ness.
Four sleighloads of young people
from this city spent a very pleasant
evening last Tuesday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs James McKenna in Willow
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs Mont Kendall and
daughter Lucille visited at the me Of
Mr. and Mrs Martin Murrish Sunday.
Alois Daum returned to Milwaukee
Tuesday, after visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Alois Burghardt.
Theodore MARI of Chicago is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs John Mari.
Mesdames G. w. Emery, Art Jacobs,
Morris Dobson, F. e. Weidenfeller, E..
A. Deneen, e. W. Hutchinson and Misses
Eva Curnow and Belle Jackson are
the home of Mr. and Mrs G.. W. Hutchi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31

Blanchardville, spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs W. S.
Ross.
Mrs Robert Smith left Friday to visit
in Chicago and with her son Robert at
the Great Lakes Naval training station.
Mrs Molly Goodsell of Baraboo is the
guest of her daughter Mrs Earl Schill-
ing.
W. S. Ross went to Linden on bust
ness by train Saturday, owing to the
roads being blockaded by the heavy
snow.
George Noble of Hollandale, Willard
Noble of this city and Mrs Hubert
Groth of garaboo attended the funeral
Of their aunt Mrs Rachel Stickler at
Mansion Tuesday.
Misses Myrtle and Gertrude Walker
returned to their home in Modesto,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
PRESIDENT URGES ALL TO
SAVE FOOD TO AID ALLIES
Two Wheatless, One MeatIess and
Two Porkiess Days Ordered-
Victory Bread Being Made.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Two wheat
days each week are decreed by the
United States food administration in
an order issued on Saturday, which
calls on the nation to cooperate so
that we and our allies may be carried
safely through the next four months.
Monday and Wednesday are to be
WheatleSs. In addition, one meal each
ALPHABETICALLY the evening MEALS
TO be Wheatless. Tuesday is meatless
day and Tuesdays and Saturdays
porkless. 1t was asked, too, that one
meatless meal be served each day.
The new regulations went into effect
Monday. They are Endorsed by the
president, who, in a proclamation is
sued on Saturday, calls on "every loyal
American" to take to heart the recon-
mendatiOns and to observe them in the
interest of the nation.
Both the food statement and the
proclamation put patriotism first, but
the statement contains the hint that
those who are unwilling" to coop
erate-if Anyway be compelled to
aid in meeting the crisis abroad.
In a conference with Secretary Nc
.Adoo Sir Richard Crawford, CONNER
cial attache of the British embassy;
M. Tardieu, French high commission
er, and Italian Ambassador Cellere
emphasized the imperative need for
food. They assured the United States
sufficient shipping facilities.
Beginning Monday mixed cereal
bread-to be known as the Victory
loaf-was given to the public. This
bread will contain certain wheat sub
stitutes, starting at per cent and
reaching a maximum of 20 per cent
February "A.
The president in his food proclama-
ton called on the public for a further
reduction in consumption and made a
renewed appeal to the housewife to
stop the waste of food. 1t also asks
the people to hold down their con-
sumption Of sugar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE MOCRAT'S
NEWS GATHERER.

William Vickerman, Sr. returned
Friday from Lewistown, Montana,
Miss Mary Pittz, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs John Pittz, left Thursday for a
stay Of several months at Los Angeles,
Calf
Mr. and Mrs Peter Klein, the latter
daughter Of Mrs Anton Gerlach, cele
brated their fortieth wedding anniver
sary with a high mass at st. Mary's
Church Tuesday, January 30, 1918, FIR.
Nicholas Weyer officiating.
Roy Staber of Chicago is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry Staber.
A. j. DOrnan returned Thursday
from visit in DOdgeville
Fred Keeling left Friday for Milwau
kee to consult an eye specialist.
George Goetsch is employed at
Schlesingerville with the Bartles -Shep-
ard Oil Co.
Earl Schlling was in Milwaukee the
fore part of last week on business.
Miss Bertha Hosken is employed as
stenographer in the Zinc Company
office.
Guy Beach returned to his home in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Merl Wiesen returned to Milwaukee
last week, after visiting his parents
here.
Mrs Phillip Harris and brother JOS
eph Wallenkamp visited at Dodgeville
Tuesday of last week:
Merl Boase of Sitter visited here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Golliner, Jr. are
moving into part of the Charles Dunn
home. Mrs Perry Davis will occupy
the rooms they vacated.
John GRADER of New York is the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Thomas GRADER,
Rev. A. M. Sherman of Darlington is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs w. S. Ross.
The Congregational Church Mission
airy society met with Mrs w. G. Hales
Friday afternoon.
Mrs I. nj. Priestley and daughter left
Thursday for three months visit
with her mother, Mrs N. Mac Farland
at Los Angeles, Calf.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Tonkin pur-
chased the James Spensley home on
Church street last week. MIR and Mrs
f. G. Ludden, who occupy the home,
will take apartments with his mother,
Mrs M. j. Ludden, for the present time.
Miss Mabel Allen returned Thursday
from a visit at Madison and Richland
Center.
Mrs Peter Schilling. who broke her
right arm near the wrist, is getting on
nicely
Mrs Clara Williams and daughter of
Waldwick visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs William Mcneil Thursday and
Friday.
Roland Ross of the u Of W., accom-
panied by Clarence Blanchard of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31

WOmen'S Shoes: One lot of narrow widths
sizes, values up to $3.50 for only ---
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31

son this Wednesday evening fer the
members of the Dorcas society of the
Nj. E. Church.
Edward J. Ellingen, who has been
suffering with severe attack of neuri-
It's, is now on the way to recovery
Word was received here last Friday
by Mr. and Mrs F. G. Ludden that their
son Lieutenant Homer j. Ludden of the
n a. had arrived safely somewhere in
France.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
LOtS.fOr Sale.

A good corner building lot facing
south on Maiden street and also farm
and lot north OF it, These lots will be
sold cheap if sold soon. Inquire of the
Mineral Point Real Estate Agency at
The Democrat office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
Colts Taken Up.

Strayed on to my premises, two dark
brown colts January 8, 1918; one has
white strip on face; and one has white
spot on forehead. The owner is re-
quested to call, prove property, pay
charges and take said strays away.
JAMES MCKENNA.
Route 2, Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
FOR SALE

10 acres in northeast part of city; 5
room house: new barn 18x3O, concrete
basement; hay fork in barn; buggy
shed; chicken house; wood house; we'll
and cistern some fruit. Inquire of NJ
R. JACOBS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-31
WOODS HEADS G. o. P. BODY
lowan Elected Chairman of Repub-
lican Congressional Campaign
Committee at House Caucus.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Frank P.
Woods Of Iowa was elected at the Re-
publican house caucus chairman OF
the Republican congressional cam
pai"n committee. The vote was
un9 nimons.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
GOO Ship Workers
Get Honor Medals
At z .L-aunchings
With Bands Playing Mer-
chantmen Slide Down
Ways in Jersey

Sirens screaming, workmen waving
and yelling banners swapping and
hands blaring, two new merchantmen
for the coas wise trade slid down the
ways of the Foundation Shipbuld'ng
Company, at Aspen Station, New Jer-
sey. yesterday morning.
At the same time 800 new names
were added to the Honor Lis. of the
first shipyard established under the
Emergency Fleet Corporation IN this
vicinity. These were the men who have
been working continuously at he yard
stree the keels of the To!o and the
Folsom he two boats launched yes
terday--were laid on June 25 last They
bring the to al list of honor men at
the Foundation yard up to 700.
In the great quadrangle before the
main Office two b. ndstands had be IN
erected for the occasion. Triumnhul
arches of timber had been improvised
for the men 70 wall: Se~ea h. riniat
ure ship, built-and duly camouflaged
by the workers. was on displav. while
red. white and blue bunting huttered
from everv ovailable beam and Granny.
The ch~istAn M rites for The Tolo
were performed by Mss Helen Coates,
of Toledo Mss Catherine Bavlev
daughter of the companies vice-rr"s'-
dent. christened the Folsom. Bo h
sponsors were nrecented witt huge
lunches of American Beauty roses and
en"raved cod and r'atinum pins
Then with the loo workers arraved
in serried ran'1s began the really i'm
rortant presentations the AWARDING of
the honor medals. Nineteen members
Of the Womon's Motor CONS of Amer
ica. under command Of Cartain Ona-
tavia made these preeen+a+ ons while
u htary escort in khaki Captain
Heathcote command;n" stood at rigidy
resNectful attention a1ongeide.
In the background the French army
b"nd composed Of sixtv-ono wounded
FroncN soldiers. eacN one Of whom has
won the Croix. de Cuerre. joined with
the yard hand in rendering "The Star
Spangled Banner" "The Ma~soillaise"
and a ro"dlev Of norular patriotic airs.
To these tunes, one by one, the big
listed men who had built the two 8 500
ton sh'ne that rode so jauntiIv on the
r'ver beside them stepped slowly for
ward The badge of their ac' ievement
was pinned to their chests by bright
smiling girls.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Gouled Must Serve
Seven Years in Prison
For Raincoat Fraud

Felix Gou'ed. Madison Avenue. was
sentenced yesterday to serve sever
years in the Federal penitentiary for
conspiracy to dcfraud the United S tates
IN obtaining raincoats. Sentence was
imposed by Judge Oushman, in the
Federai court.
While Gouled is in prison he will re-
ceivc several hundred thousand dol
lars IN commissions on army ratncuat
contracts which lie obtained through
fraud and bribery
Captain Aubrey w. Vaughan. of the
quartelmaster's department., who was
indicted by the same instrument on
which Gou ed was tried was sentenced
to serve two years in prison.
Gouled was convicted on three counts
OF the conspiracy Indictment. On the
hrst he was sentenced to serve TWO
years and pay iine Of $40 900, and
upon the ether two he received five
year terms each to run concurrent Y.
Martin W. Little,on. counse far
Gouied immediate y stayed his lm1lis-
onmcnt by II ing notice oi appeal He
was released pending All appear IN So
eco bai. although Prosecutor Joseph
Burdeau urged that he be held IN at
least $4,000 bal
Gou ed was convicted last Friday bv
jury after trial lasting one week.
Mr. Buroeau introduced te timonv
$ owing that since Americas entrance
into the war Gouled had formed many
partnerships with manufacturers W. o
were unable to get army contracts, on
a li:ty fifty tasi~. After these men ac-
ceptcd Gou ed as partner they were
alb to get government contracts He
insisted that in all agreements made
& per cent be put aside for men higher
up who we're TO as isl him IN ob-
tanning the contracts. Since the spring
of 1917 he has made twenty Contracts
with The government.
Captain Vaughan was commissioned
after America en,ered TIE var Ii mas
a wife and four small children. When
he was arraigned Judge Cushman de-
MED the plea of clemency for him by
his attorney on the ground that anv
tuch consideration would have to be
extended by President Wilson.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
T obacco Firms Face
Monopoly Charge

WASHINGTON, Oct. % Five
tobacco corporations and a number of
their officers and directors were charged
in 70. NAL complaint to-day by the
Federal Trade Commission with price
discrimination in the sale of cigarettes
and her tobacco products, tending to
create a monopoly, unfair methods of
competition and the maintenance of in
tcrlocking directorates and illegal con-
centration OF control of producing
companies.
Those named are he Tobacco Prod
vets Corporation. of Richmond Va;
the Melachrlno Tobacco Trading Com
pany, of New York; Schinas Brothers,
Inc, New York; the Prudential Tobacco
Company, Inc, New York; the Falk
Tobacco Company, of Virginia, and
George l.. Storm Ruben Mellis, Albert
Falk. Jacob l.. Hoffman, James NJ
Dixon. GRAY Miller. l.. B. McKitterck
and Leon Schinasi.
The defendants were ordered 20
appear before the conan ssion in Wash
ing; on, December 7, to show cause why
the corr orations should not be re-
quircd to dispose of stock unlawfully
hy u IN other companies in alleged vio-
lation of the Clay on law
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Bristane-Brewers
Case Put of Till
After Election
lSnnc,nf D,spnich 10 The TribMne)

(Cpcc,nf Dispatch 10 The Trtbune)
WASHINGTON. Oct 22.-The Sen
ntc's inquiry into the Brsbane-brew-
rrs "Wmsh,ngton Times" purchase. and
the general activities of the brewing
interests in connection with pro Ger
n,uu propaganda and American politics,
was postponed to-day till after the re-
convenIng Of Congress on November IL.
Alexander konta. anthnl Of letters
to DR.. Drrnburg. at whose request the
hearing had been set. for a second time
senr II letter explaining that he was too
Ill 10 attend. Members OF the sub
committee which is conducting the in
quliy intimatcd after adJournng, that
if konta does not appear voluntarily
be ISSUED Tor h.m. konta $ attorney
sad his c lent won d be ready to ap-
pear when wanted.
Major +. Lowry Humes. formerly
United States Attorney at Pittsburgh
and now of the Judge Advocate Cen
erals office, was on hand with the
evidence he gathered for the prosecu-
ton which resulted in finlng the
United States Brewers Association and
various brewing companies nearly
SO 600. He has big packing case two
and reported it would be about two
weeks before he would have the evil
dcnce tabu ated for the committees
ii e. Senator Ovcrman. chairman OF
the sub-comm ttec, announced that, at
his ~equcst, Major Humes had been de-
tailed to the committee.
A letter was received from George
Crecl, cha rman of the Committee on
Public lnforma ion, asking that he be
lowed to appear on the chargr that
he has wasted public money in hiring
Alexander Konta ard others in con-
ncction with the foreign nlanguage press
plopaganGa.
Mr.. Crccl is mentioned in a memo
randum on Germ propaganda pre-
pared for the subcommittee by Cap
tain Lester, of the military intelligence
division. The ub-committee had al
ready planned to ask him to appear.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Some Of the Loans We Have Made

the garage in which he was en-.
ploy,d. lie borrowed $1,000
On tne Morris Plan and liter
on through two additioAal al loans
succeeded in Luylng out his
partners interests an is today
tue sole owner OF tie Lu- -iness.
4. An employee of the ship.
ping apartment or a iarse hole.
sale house, secin ,tne possibilities
of making addltlonl profits in
the auto trucking usiness. but
not having saved sufficient capital
10 buy truck which c requli ed,
obtained a loan through this
Go npany Ly making a p-ymcnt
OF 20 o in cash on a truck and
giving Is a chat,el nortgagc as
security for the ! ayn.ent OF tie
balance, III adIitlon to thc en-.
dorsement of the dealer from
whom he bought the truck. He
is TO lay tie owner of the truck
Tree and Gear and Las a yearly
incou-e aside from his position
equ TO at least $1,000 and now
lntendsto purchase another truck
on the same basis.
5. A grocer who was deeply
IN debt ID his creditors obtained
a loan from this Company, paid
oil | of his indeDte mess anu was
able TO discount his bills each
mon.h. The amount lie is row
saving OF his discounts almost
pays his rent.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Brooklyn Officer
Among 165 Killed
BY Teuton Airmar'
Sergeant WOLF in Ameri.
can Kitchen Destroyed
by Direct Hit

Perhaps in nj tho war no single
catastrophe which may beta j American
troops viii equal one incident in the
fighting at Cha eau Thierry on July IS.
A German aviator. flying low over the
American lines, made a direct hit on
kitchen, in which there were $50 Amer
leans, and kled l65 outright OF the
eiehty-ive who escaped death many
were injured.
Among the men taken. wounded. from
the wreckage OF the building was Ser
geant Otto WOLF, Of 1880 WI loughby
Avenue, Brook yn. He is now back in
this country conVa esclng at the United
States General Hospital at Railway,
N. J.
Private Cha les A. Moran, died from
pneumonia in France on September 10.
He was twenty-five years old and lived
at 1870 East Ninety fourth Street.
Before sailing overseas Private
Moran promised his mother he would
write her every day. He kept his
prom sc, up to two days before his
death.
Private Joseph Walsh. killed by ac-
cldent in France, June 2S had been
twice wounded, once by shrapnel and
once when he was stabbed with a Ger
man BAY YoNct He was tn rty-two years
old. and lived at 1877 Putnam Avenue,
Brooklyn.
Private Walsh is the third in his
iami 20 give his life in the great war.
Hls brot~ers, John, twenty five, and
Michael twenty one. were killed wh
snrv ne with the British army. All
three men were born in Ireland
Sergeant Michael A. Hughes, XII ed
IN action Angus l6, was twenty three
years old, and lived VITA his widowed
mother at Ais York Street, Jersey C .ty.
He was member of t..e Attn New Jer-
sev Reg giment. and served with it on
the Mex can kordor
Pr vate Lyle A. Allen died ON
wounds on September 26. He .iveo ~
10 oA S4reeO, irvlngton, N. j. The
SO der wrote his mot er the day be-
fore he was wounI Ied that he had been
IN a rest billet for some time, but eX-
pected to go into action the following
day.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
IS to 20 Shipyards
To Be Closed on
"fnemc:ency" Charge

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Because of
their inefficiency, fifteen to twenty
shipya ds building wooden ships for
the Emergency Fleet Corporation wi |
not receive additional contracts. In
making this announcement Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board. said
there would be no curtailnent Of the
shipbuilding programme. the step be-
ing taken to save material, labor and
money.
AS fast as these yards complete ships
under construction the workmen will
be sent to other plants which are in
need of labor. Mr.. Hurley would not
make publ the names Of the yards
nor say when they would be closed.
The yards he to be inefficient have
failed to deliver contract ships within
the time or at the price pecified in
the contracts, Mr.. Hurley said.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23

l. An o 4 established business
fpcinti.g : anu Aovelleel went
into the hams, ar ceiver. o, ing
10 mt quate mcthoos. The son
of The proprietor, beng or.
on -hly convinced cf Ii. alb. lily
10 make a SUCCESS cf it, ii he
ado ,,tcd Ii, 10 date methods,
obtaine1 loan OF $500 from
this Company. Es pu. chased
the business from tbs rNceN er.
anl today il operatiAy success
fully and has aclu4i assets over
habi.itI IS il excess of $4,000.
sh recor | Was accomp ished
oyer a period OF three anu half
years.
2. A young man desired TO
en- er in the fac-simil letter
service business, but did Lot lave
the necessary capital TO start.
lie vas connected with a small
ASSOCIATION which Lad am ng its
directors some OF t.-e most in
nuentill mem of the city. Two
OF .hese IN n, ieel.ns t-at l. had
t1c necessary ability, and kLow-
ing hun to e young man Of
excl cut .Aaract r, endorse h
note t,r a loan OF $1,000 al The
Morris Plln Company. Hc lie
today successfully operating his
business aud netting an excellent
proht weekly.
3. A young n,an l.aI an op.
portun-ty - Luy al l4tcrcet IN
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
Draft Calls, Halted
BY Grippe, Resumed
Men To Be Sent to Camps
Where Influenza Has
Not Made PROGRESS

WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-Draft calls
the influenza epidemic, now are going
out again in certain zones where the
Surgeon Generals Office has decided it
$ safe to send the men TO cantonments.
The localities and the exact number of
men will not be announced Tor the pres
ent.
The October programme il under
stood to provide for the induc'i ion Of
about $50, 400 men, and The number not
called out during the remaining days of
the month will be added to succeed NJ
monthly quotas, all being called rs
quickly as precautions for sofety will
pc ernst.
The largest single call SUSPENDED wa.
for 100000 men, who were to have cn-
trained October ID
New-York tribune., 1918-10-23
y. s. Awards Contracts
For First Steel Barees

WASHINGTON. Oct %. Contracts
we're awarded to-day by the railroad
administration for IS first towing
steamers and for forty steel barges for
use on the Mississippi and tributary
rivers.
The total price was s6170.0OO. De-
aiveries are to BEGIN within two months
after steel is received by the builders
and 10 continue for twelve months af
ter that time.