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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
PRINCETON GETS TRUCE FLAG
Graduate Will Give Banner Unde
Which the Yanks First
Crossed Rhine.

Princeton, \. J.-PrincetOn univer-
sity is to receive as part Of its war rel
les collection the actual flag Of truce
under which the American staff Off
GERS first entered German territory be-
yond the Rhine.
Lieut.. Alex l.. Schlesinger, member
of the class of 1912, now serving with
the army Of occupation, and who acted
as Interpreter in an armistice parley
between German and American Off
GERS, has offered the historic souvenir
to his alma mater.
With the gift Of the flag there is to
be included a map showing the exact
locality were the conference between
the German and United States officers
took place. This "white flag Of truce
was carried across the Rhine and into
the neutral zone at the COblenZ bridge
head, which was held by the Third
United States Army corps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
CASUALTIES IN SHAM BATTLE
Shrapnel, Gas and Bomb Injuries at
Exhibition Held in New York In
Interest of Victory Loan.

New York, May 2.-Three casualties
at Van Cortlandt park added a touch
of realism to a sham battle staged
In the interest of the Victory loan.
Lieut.. Joseph Brown, a casual officer
working with the defending" infan-
try, was hit by shrapnel and Private
William II. Waltz, assigned to one of
the "attacking" tanks Of the Three
Hundred and First heavy tank battal-
ion, was overcome by gasoline fumes
in the big machine.
Lieut. Philip Watson, another casual
officer, was enveloped in flames from
an incendiary bomb which exploded
at his feet during a chemical warfare
exhibition. He dropped unconscious,
but was revived almost Immediately
and continued his part as though moth
ing had occurred.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
ANARCHISTS SEND BOMBS
TO LEADING AMERICANS
Rockefeller, Morgan, Judge Lands
Mayor Hylan and Palmer Are
Aimed at.

Washington, May Post office In
discovery there of seventeen internal
machines put into the mail, addressed
to prominent men, including many
public officials.
One Of the machines is understood
to have exploded during examination,
but without causing great damage. All
were similar to the bomb sent to for
mer Senator Hardwick Of Georgia,
which, when opened at the Hardwick
home, blew off the hands Of colored
maid and injured Mrs. Hardwick, and
the one addressed to Mayor Ole Han
son of Seattle.
Among those to whom the deadly
packages were addressed were 20. t.
master General Burleson, Secretary of
Labor Wilson, Attorney General Pam
er, Commissioner General Caminettl of
the immigration bureau, Mayor Hylan
of New York, Governor SprOul of Penn
sylvania, John D. Rockefeller, j. r.
Morgan, Solicitor General Lamar of the
post once department, ana +. y. Lowe,
immigration commissioner at New
York
The bomb for Mr. Rockefeller was
addressed to his country home at Tar
rytoWn, N. Y, and that for Mr.. Nor
gan to 231 Madison avenue, New York.
Only insufficient postage prevented all
seventeen going out promptly and be-
ing delivered probably ahead Of tie one
which reached the Hardwick home.
Others to whom packages were ad-
dressed included: w. M. Wood, Il
Fairfield street, Boston; w. FL. Finck,
special agent of the department Of
justice at New York; w. J. Shaffer, at
torney general of Pennsylvania; I.
Larry Dyra, Chester, Pa, and Richard
B. Enright, police commissioner, New
York city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
HE REFUSED TO GO TO WAR
Swede Who Escaped Military Service
Finds He Cannot Be Ameri-
can Citizen.

Council Bluffs, Ia-Because he hid
behind the laws governing the mill
tary service of aliens and refused to
fight for America in the war, Carl Stem
strom of this city has been debarred
from American citizenship.
Stenstrom had applied for natural
ization, but the judge not only refused
to grant it, but placed in the court
records an order that the applicant
never should be permitted to become a
citizen.
Stenstrom is native Of Sweden. He
had taken out his first papers when
he was drafted and sent to camp.
After three weeks he applied for a
discharge on the ground that he was
not an American citizen. His release
was granted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
A Right Good Thought.

Platteville Journal: Just now there
is all together too much solicitude on
the part of parents as to what they will
do with their boys. which leaves the
impression on the minds of the young
gentlemen of the period that something
has got to be done for them, instead of
encouraging the more manly thought
that they must do for themselves.
There is no reason to suppose that the
channels to competence and wealth are
fewer and more difficult than they were
years ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
Novelty "Oh Pretty Lady, which
Municipal Theatre night on Tuesday, May

day.
William Kislingbury and William
Skews of Mineral Point are remodeling
the j. B. Harker home.
Thomas Cant was Mineral Point
caller Saturday.
John Jackson arrived home Saturday
from Chicago with two carloads of
cattle.
J. b. Harker was a Mineral Point
caller Saturday.
J. Roy Gordon had business at Madi-
son last week
HarEer Bros received a carload of
cattle from Chicago last week.
Lynn Terrill of Pleasant View was an
over Sunday visitor at the Clarence
Humbert home
Roy Buckingham and Floyd Humbert
were Mineral Point callers Saturday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
PASSING OF THE OREGON
Famous BattIeship Goes Out of Serv-
ice Because of Lack
of Men.

Washington, May 3.-Shortage of
men is about to cause the navy depart
ment to place the famous battleship
Oregon out of commission. Acting Sec
retary Roosevelt said that if the state
of Oregon desired, the government
probably would turn the ship over to
it. to be maintained for historical pur-
poses without expense to the navy.
Before delivering the vessel, the de-
partment would have her stripped of
I'll material valuable to the navy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
Goethe Memorial at Weimar.

The genius of Goethe and Schiller
characterize Weimar in many forms
of civic beauty. Goethe, some years
before his death, laid out large pub
lie park in the form of a garden and
without an enclosure of any kind.
There quaint relic of it's originator
remains in the stone altar round which
a serpent climbs to eat the votive
bread. Upon the altar is an inscrip-
ton to the genius hujas loci"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
WALDWICK
By HARVEY UREN.

Glenn Parkinson of Fayette was a
business caller here Monday.
Mrs Chris Whitford spent most of
last week with her mother, Mrs
Chandler Heath, who has been i'll.
Herschel Terrell was recently called
to the home of his brother John, owing
to the illness of his father, Mr. George
Terrell, who at this writing is some
what improved.
Mrs Robert Uren spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs George Bambrough.
Mr. and Mrs James Connolly were
Argyle callers Saturday.
Howard Nicholas spent last week in
Chicago on business.
Will Ross was Jonesdale caller Fri
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
To Save Pencils.

A great saving of lead pencils may
be effected by using metallic pencil
holders which can be bought at the
statiOner's for 10 or Is cents. In this
way you will get the use of almost
the entire length of the pencil. Or
dinarily about One-third of the pen
Gil goes to waste. An ordinary stenOg-
rapher or clerk will by this plan save
about 80 pencils a year.-Thrift Mag
aZine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
ENEMY MUST ACT
IN FIFTEEN DAYS
Permitted to Consider Treaty and
Make Proposals.
FOE ENVOY SHOWS "YELL0W'
Count Won Brockdorn- RantZau, Heao
Of Enemy Peace Delegation, Al
most Faints From Emotion at
the First Meeting.

Paris, May 3.-The German dele
gates to the peace congress Will nave
fifteen days in which to consider tne
treaty and make any counter proposals
they desire, it has been learned. Ihey
may begin offering their Suggestions
at any time, but no day Of grace Will
be allowed. Representatives OF the
allies, it was stated, reserve the right
to reply to any Of the German ODlec-
lions or proposals at any time, put
the belief is expressed that no more
than five days or week will be re-
qufred for closing the exchanges OF
ideas.
While the date for the presentation
Of the treaty to the Germans has sui
not been fixed, it probably VIII De
Monday or Tuesday. Numerous de-
tails remain TO be approved, but con-
sideratiOn Of them has reached sucn
q stage that it Is reasonably certain
that the peace documents can De
whipped into shape in the next three
or four days. The ceremony OF pres
entatiOn will be in the presence OF
only the delegates Of the governments
which participated in the war.
Still Regard Italy as Member.
The council of three is proceeding
with its deliberations, unembarrassed
by the absence Of the Italian dele
gates. Italy is still regarded as
member of the conference and invl-
tations are being forwarded to her
ambassador for participation in the
conferences.
The italian ambassador has been
formally asked to be present at a
meeting Monday when the organiza-
ton Of the league Of nations Will be
considered
Among the questions still unsettled
and which M. Clemenceau, David
Lloyd George and President Wilson
considered at two meetings is the
disposition of the German cables. 1t
is learned that the Belgian claims
have been finally disposed Of or that
an agreement had been reached giving
Belgium priority in the reparations to
the amount of $500000,O0O.
Foe Envoy Nearly Faints.
Versailles, France, May 3.-Pale
and almost fainting from emotion,
count Won rOckdOrffRantzau, the
German foreign secretary and head of
the German peace delegation, passed
through what evidently was one of the
bittereSt moments of his life Thurs
day. He was barely able to sustain
himself through the brief ceremony of
presenting the credentials of the dele
cations to a committee of the United
States and the allies and reach the
waiting automobile which had brought
him to the gathering.
The meeting took place in the
room of the TrianOn hotel previously
used for the sessions of the supreme
military council. Count Won Brock
dorff-RantZau, on entering, was &C.
companied by Herr LandSberg, Pro
fessor Schuecking and two secretaries,
and waiting for him the allied repre-
sentativeS were grouped around Jules
Cambon. the former French ambas-
sador to Berlin, who is chairman of
the commission.
Other members of the allies party
included Henry White of the United
States, Lord Harding, Great Britain,
and Ambassador Matsui, Japan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
FIRE SWEEPS OHIO TOWN
Business Section of BelIbrook Wiped
Out-Property Loss Esti-
mated at $4,000.

Dayton, May Fire Of unknown
couse starting in the residence of DR..
r. Hook, completely wiped out the
business district of Bellbrook, a town
of 1000 population, IL miles from this
civ The damage is estimated at
$4,000. Fire apparatus from Day
ton was sent to the scene and had
the blaze under control In a few
hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
TWO NAVAL FLYERS KILLED
Machine Collides With Giant HYDRO
gen Tank at Rockaway Beach
Air Station.

/. New York, May 6.-Two naval avn
ators, Ensign Adams and Chief Ma.
chinist's Mate Corey flying a naval
scout plane at the Rockaway Beach
naval air station, were killed when the
machine collided with the top of a
hundred-foot high hydrogen tank.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
ALL REDS ARE FOREIGNERS
onlv One of the Many Arrested at
Chicago Had Beer
Naturaized.

Chicago, May 3.-Hearings granted
more than score of persons arrested
MAY day rioting disclosed all were
oreigners and only one had been nat
rallied. All except one pleaded
trough Interpreters. Nominal fines
yere imposed, except in four instances
chen the defendants were held to the
rand jury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
yosKE's MEN OCCUPY MUNICH
government Troops in Complete Con-
troll of city-15o Killed, 900
Wounded.

Berlin, May 6.-Occupation of Mu-
ich by NoSke's government troops is
omplete. Here are the official casual
figures for Sundays great battle :
Tiled, $50; wounded, 900; total, 1850.
i've thousand arrests were made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08

The Politician is Down from the
County Seat hitting Everybody, so it
must be Getting near Election Time.
The Politician is a Pleasant Cuss who
agrees with All you Say, and Splits his
Sides at your Jokes. Gosh, we'd Hate
to be a Politician and have to be Nice
to Everybody All the Time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
BIOL SHEVlK ARMY is ROUTED
Lenine Forces Defeated Along the En-
tire Eastern Front by Sibe-
rian Troops.

Helsingfors, May 5.-Defeated along
the entire eastern front by the Sibe-
rian forces, the bolshevik forces are
retiring in disorder, the Russian news
paper RuSskaya Pjisni says.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
Manv Times

Haven't you observed that most Of
the worlds mistakes are due to the
doing things as you would have them
dOne?-HOuStOn Post
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
WeII-Preserved Stakes.

Some of the piles in use in Amster'
dam are three to four hundred years
old. That part which is not in the
ground in salt water is often bored
by a pile worm near the surface, but
is preserved by driving in nails with
very large heads, so as to give the
pile an iron coating. This coating is
then transformed by the water into a
layer of rust, which protects the wood
from tie pile worm. This process
must be repeated every fifteen years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08
Deaths Sting.

One of the tragedies Of death is that
the man never knows the glory of
his obituary notices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-08

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his full name
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-13

they r incriminated separately,
and you want TO look into the
Ease OF little old Mr.. Count"
you may be right, Mr.. Havi-
land" and Fleming Stone smiled
at him, ''but think you are as
sumlng q LOT because of your pref
Edice against the Frenchman. Was
he very attentive to Miss CARING
tong Had he proposed marriage
l. hes.9"
THAT don't know. OF
coarse, we had all been afraid he
would-'
"Why afraid9"
"Uil. we didn' t want my cousin
10 marry an adyenturer OF
course. he only wanted her for
tune, and, rs her business man
a@er. . had a right to interfere.
or at least to look after her inter
ests enough to prevent that"
bat was She not a capable
woman, who could be supposed to
know her own rnind?"
Ordinarily, yes But, there's
no use mincing matters. Miss Car
rington greatly desired to marry.
However, she paid no attention to
men whom SHE did not consider
interesting. There We're several.
such, and She sent the,A packing.
The Count. though, she took to at
once, partly because of his title
and partly because-well, he has
a way with him. He flattered her.
and she took the bait like a hun
cry fish,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-13
ave been overheard nv Miss

have been overheard by Miss
F'rayne would have been adj
dressed to him, and the remarks
would be, at least, intelligible.
The snake? All, yes, the snake.
AS to that there was no hint. no
clue Of any sort. But then, the
thing was so ineNplicable that the
explanation must be easy. a clue
so strange, sc bizarre, must lead
somewhere. That could be left to
the future. Now, he must decide
on his first steps.
The decision took him to call
on DIR. Stanton. and the physician
welcomed him warmly.
"Glad to see you, Mr.. Stone.v
he said; sit down, sir, sit down.
I've been wanting a talk with you
ever since I heard OF your arrival.
SO you've ferreted out the burglar
already. Great work, great work
indeed! And now for the real
murderer. You see, sir, I'm up TO
the minute IN my information re-
garding this case"
"Glad to know it," returned
Stone. CHOW, DIR. Stanton, | hope
You can help me. l don't mind
admitting the thing has it's baf-
fling aspects. The burglar was
easily traced, and easily disposed
of. The real work, as you say, is
just beginning. Will you, sir, tell
me all you know of the poison that
killed Miss Carrington?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-13
XIV.
WHO GAVE THE POISON,

WHO GAVE THE POlSONi
Though Fleming Stones acu-
men and quick perception had led
to a swift apprehension of Bates,
his next steps we're not taken SO
rapidly. He spent much time in
the boudoir of Miss Darlington,
as if striving to make the walls
tell what their traditional ears
had heard.
The upset breakfast tray had
been removed, but nothing else
disturbed. Estellc had owned up,
after Bates arrest, that she did
drop the tray, in her fright at the
sight of the dead lady, and that
she afterward denied it lest she
be suspected of wrongdoing.
The plate that had contained
sandwiches was still on the bed
side table, but the glass of milk,
with bromide in, had been carried
away.
Stone looked at the empty plate,
and wondered. Had the poison
been placed in the sandwichesf
By anybody elsef Who had had
opportunity? Estelle had brought
the sandwiches and milk to the
bedroom, according to her usual
custom, when she prepared the
bed for the night. A tiny serviette
had been over the sandwiches, and
was still there beside the plate.
Stone looked at it. A mere wisp
of fine linen, with a monogrammed
corner. The few wrinkles in it
showed clearly to Stones sharp
eyes the dainty touch of fingers
that. had held the caviarre sand
witch. 1t undoubtedly denoted
that Miss Darlington had eaten
the sandwich. Had any one merely
removed it, the napkin would have
been increased. He had been told
that she rarely ate this night
luncheon, though it was always
placed for her. Why had she par
taken Of it on that particular
night Had some n advised her
tot Or urged it, Had the Count
really visited her in the boudoir
and, having previously arranged
the poisoned sandwiches, made
sure that it would perform its
deadly mission3 Could he have
entered the room unknown to the
rest of the household
Stone went to the window. Yes,
that matter was easy enough. A
balcony outside the long French
window was connected with the
lower yeranda by a spiral stair
case. Any one could run up the
steps and be admitted to the hou-
doir in perfect secrecy. Stone
wondered for q moment why Bates
hadn't entered that way, and
quickly realized that for a marau-
der to appear at the window would
have frightened Miss Darlington
and caused an outcry. The en-
trance of the Count, however,
whether expected or not, would
be. easily effected.
If the Count were really guilty,
the circumstances were all explic.
able. Suppose Miss Darlington
had made the appointment. Would
she,not, in. her vanity, have. donped
the beautiful boudoir gown and
the jewels to appear attractive
in his eyesi And, supposing she
had playfully caught his glove a.
he removed it, aud had half nm
consciously continued to hold It.
Then the conversation alleged to
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-13

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NO" make II Il llttle more so by
describing some OF these actions y
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ms manners are goo nc ana pol
ls'led.
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l;s'.ss lurtaes con"'aefallon or
ms pefsonai'J oA''i nave seen
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his beaa d aa Aa ItaS snooA
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.u:a 'l,a. iencly IS mixed up IN
.n's .'n"s soh,eiow. now: ne
to "aS possloiy nave aonlhls-
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On the face Of things, MIR.
i1aValand' does that took plans-
lolef Is the Count, as you de-
MN, a man who would er:-
gage a burglar OF the Bates type
to commit a brutal crimei Again.
II Bates were merely the Count
tool, would he not, when caught,
pass the blame on to his en-
ployerf"
lie sure would! You are right,
Mr.. Stone, those two never hooked
up together! It's out of the ques-
ton: But, as Estelle and Bates
are in cahoots, why didn't she give
Miss Darlington the poison her
self7"
"Wcll, she did fix the bromide,
to make her mistress, sleep
soundly. But the lady never took
it. Now, if the maid had given
or expected to give the poison,
why the bromide at all?"
"But, look here" broke in
Hardy, "mightn't it be that Es-
tel1e did do tho noisoninu and ,r
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-13

There's no druggist about here
who would sell aconitine," said
Hardy; cit doubtless was bought
in New York"
"That, Of course, adds to the
difficulty Sf tracing the sale, but
lit must heydone. Mr.. Hardy, l will
ask You to do all you can to find,
|out about that"
"You want to look up q French
apothecary," advised Haviland.
THAT Count is at the bottom of
this, as sure as shootin', and he's
full clever enough to hide his
tracks mighty closely. Why, that
man is a fortune hunter and an
adventurer, and he wanted that
10000, and he poisoned Miss
Lucy to get it! That's what he
did And he was on deck that
night, after the jewels, that's
where he was! It was he in that
room talking, it was he who left
l.hia glove .there-.of course, he
Iaidnt know M-and now you We
got him under lock and key, I
hope youM keep him there, and
not let this Bates discovery get
him the alp. IL the two were not
working together, then, surely