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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
e. S. VIII Sign.

Paris July 25.-Despite the fact
tina. United States never declared war
on Bulgaria. but maintained diplo
matte relations with that country
throughout the European conflict our
commissioners will sign the peace
treaty with Bulgaria.
This procedure is unusual but it il
believed that Americas co.signature
Of the pact viii have an important
eject on the future situation In the
Balkans, 's4--.s ass- '-z '.-e-
With the arrival scheduled today.
OF the Bulgarian peace delegates. the
attention OF the peace conference will
be once more concentrated upon the
burning Balkan problems. The Bull
garian is not expected to be finished
until next week, however
Hope prevails in peace circles that
Austria will not sign the treaty terms
submitted to her and the signing may
take place Monday at ST. German.
Unspeakable Bulgar Atrocities.
Paris, July 2s.-Unspeakable afro
cities are enumerated In the official
report of the fnter-aliied commission
which Investigated Bulgarian war
crimes. The report. made public to-
day, says that $4,000 Inhabitants of
the area occupied by the Buigars dur
ing the war died in the course of two
years from hunger and ill-treatment.
Before the Bulgarian, invasion of
eastern Macedonia, the population Of
that area was Us 00o now it is 225.-
600. Starvation was systematically
organized by Bulgaria, the report
charges. Forty-two thousand were
deported by the Bulgars. and more
than one-fourth OF these died as a re-
suit of hardships. blows. and tortures
which no civilized nation would have
dared to infiict on criminals" De-
ltberate determination by hunger and
torture is charged. Prisoners were
tortured to death.
America is not represented on the
commission. which is composed of
British. Belgian. French. Serbian and
Greek investigators.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
President Believes Comprehensive
Statement Will Be Forthcoming Within
Next Few Days--May Clarity Situation
With Respect to Objections Raised
in Senate to award and Tend to Allay
Opposition.

Mr.. Wilson Calls Trio Of Senators to White
House for Conference on Ratification Of Treaty.
Discussing Taft Reservations, Executive Says
Better to Stay Out Of League Ten Years and
Then Enter Than to Withdraw After Decade.
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OLD WAR HORSES,

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-26
WEATHER

Washington. July 25.-
Fair Saturday and prob.
ably Sunday; warmer Sum
day.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
OBITUARY..
FRITZ MUELLER, SR.

Last Friday Fritz Mueller, ST., passed
away at the home of his son, in Spring
field. He suffered from a paralytic
stroke at 7:3O o'clock that morning and
death was immediate. He called his
son Herman but when the latter reached
his fathers bedside life was extinct.
The deceased was born on November
rs, 1887, at Altstaedt, Sachsen-Weimar,
Germany. He grew to manhood there
and during January of the year 1868
was married to Dorothea Stieber. Four
years after their marriage they came to
this country, arriving in New York in
the early spring Of 1857. They came to
New Ulm the same year and resided here
for many years. On March "a, 1918,
Mrs. Mueller died and since then the
deceased made his home wi h the DIFF
ferent children. During the past two
years he lived with his son Herman
at Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mueller we're the parents
of ten children, five of whom preceded
them in death. The surviving children
are Fritz Mueller, Jr., St. Paul; Herman
Mueller, Springfield; Mrs. Sophia Dit
benner, Springfield; Mrs. Andrew MARI,
st. Paul and Mrs. George P. Greek
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
COURTLAND NEWS e

There seems to be good reason to be-
lieve that our little village will have e
lectric light and power service in the
near future. A representative sof the
Northern States Power Co. was here the
latter part Of the week looking over the
prospective power needed here. The
Northern States Power Co. is building
a line into Judson, and intends to
build through Nicollet village to
CORTLAND, provided they can get e.
nough subscribers for the service.
Every citizen and property holder should
make it his duty to boost for it, because
it will not only fulfill long felt want
but also will increase property valuation.
c. w. Block received car load of
binder Irvine last week. This helps the
farmers out lot because they can not
obtain any prison Irvine this wear
Arnold Remnant is doing considerable
remodeling on his farm buildings. !.
Max Burg of New Ulm was business
caller here Monday. n
Sam Gieseke received car load Of
cement tile last week. =
Don't forget the Firemen's Picnic
Sunday the 18th. Come and have a
good time. "a. MI
A queer acting individual was arrested
here Monday evening by Marshal Jens
Knutson under suspicion of being one
of the four criminal insane who escaped
from the asylum at st. Peter last week.
The Local Lumber yard received a
big car of Cedar posts this week.
Recent rains were good for the small
grain crops but not for the Joy riders.
The show in the Princess Theatre last
Sunday night was good and was well
attended. Well have better one
next time. /:
Armin Fiemeyer purchased new
bort car from R. w. Zimmerman last
week. What's next?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
Sc, 500 MORE WHEAT MONEY
is RETURNED TO FARMERS
Many Checks Sent BY Food Ad-
ministrator Wilson To West
Brown Co unity Farmers.


Following the reimbursement of
sixty-nine farmers in East Brown county
about two weeks ago the farmers of
West Brown county are now in receipt
of checks covering amounts they con
tributed to the American Red Cross
under duress, in the summer of 1918.
Something like $50 1000 was turned over
to the Red Cross society at that time,
most Of the farmers contributing half
of their wheat checks.
The total sum paid back to the farmers
the forepart of last week amounts to
$6,434.44. The biggest part of this,
$4,018.91, goes to Sleepy Eye. Spring
field farmers received $1,526.53. and
the rest was divided among Comfrey,
Hanska, Kerkhoven, Morgan, and Evan.
A. A. Altman of New Ulm was also
one of those who received check during
the week. His check amounted to
$194.65.
Following is list of the farmers who
were paid back their wheat money:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
FOUR INSANE MEN ESCAPE.

Z Il -. ~
Four men have been reported to the
local police department. as escaped from
the insane asylum at st. Peter last We'd
nesday evening. The men are Ben
Wagner, aged twenty three, five, feet
seven inches tall, weight 1876 pounds
with dark!hair and eyes; Robert Fields
q negro, five feet eight and half inches
tall, weight 1877 pounds with black hair
and dark eyes; Stanley Lamb, twenty
four years old, dark hair and eyes
weight 152 pounds and Sam Schwartz.
twenty-nine years Of age, dark hair
and eys, height five feet, eight inches
and weight 145 pounds. They were
inmates Of the criminally insane ward
and sawed their way to freedom.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere thanks
to all the kind friends who assisted us
during the time of our bereavement in
the death of our beloved father
FRITZ MUELLER, SIR.
We especially wish to thank the donors
of the floral offerings, the pail bearers
and Rev. Albrecht for his kind minis
trations.
THE CHILDREN.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
Civil War. In their search they finally

#OlVu WAT. III tuefT SEARCH tuSy unally
reached Chicago from where they deci-
ded to visit Dr. Weschcke, a former
friend Of the family. The rest Of the
family was detained in Chicago and the
young woman made the trip west alone,
meeting DR.. Weschcke unexpectedly
at St. Peter who was on his way to ST..
Paul to meet the family She came to
New Ulm and was shortly after that
united with him in marriage. Eight
children were born to them of whom
three, Emil, Erna and Carl preceded
her in death as did also her husband,
dpou1 WE'VE years dgO. h h6hk
The deceased was a home loving body
and devoted her whole time to her family.
She was we'll read and was decidedly
partial to the German language and
German ideals and customs. She was
very mild-mannered and charitably in
clined and did a great deal for people
in quiet way. All those who had an
opportunity to become better acquainted
with her, mourn in her death the loss
of true friend and a noble woman.
Phe funeral was held Monday after
noon with services at her late home and
the remains were then sent to St. Paul
where they were, according to her last
wishes, cremated and the ashes will be
inferred in the family burial lot in the
city cemetery. Captain Albert Stein
hauser paid her a glowing tribute and
appropriate songs were sung by a ladies'
trio. The surviving children are Carl
and Ernst of St. Paul and Mrs. Meta
Crone, Miss Hertha .Weschcke and Mrs.
E. A. Pfeherle of this city.
PETER SOUKUP, SIR.
Saturday morning at 11:30 O'Clock,
Peter Soukup, ST., passed away at his
home on North State street. He had
been feeling i'll since the, first Of the
week but did not remain in bed until
Friday. The cause Of his demise was
heart failure.
The deceased was born in Germany in
1914 and was sixty-fve years Of age
when death claimed him. In May Of
the year 1869 he came to America, com
ing directly to New Ulm. Two years
after he arrived here he was married tt
Miss Anna Nun in the Catholic church
of this city. For several years. they
lived on a farm in Sigel township and
then again removed to New Ulm.
The deceased is survived by three
children, two sons and one daughter
namely, John, of Sigel township; Wen
eel, of Duluth and Mrs. Annie Sittauer
Of North Dakota.
Funeral services were held Yesterday
morning at ten 'clock in the Catholic
church after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel w. Soukup from
Duluth were present at the funeral.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
TURNER HALL

PROGRAM OF CLASSES IN GYM
NASTICS
Boys class ages to II: Wednesday
afternoon, 4:30 to $50; Saturday fore
noon, 900 to 1915.
Boys class ages II to ID; Monday and
Thursday afternoons, 4:30 to $50.
Youths class, ages Ia to II: Monday
evening, 7:30 to 8:45 and Friday eve
ming, Z to $50.
Girls class, ages to II: Tuesday after
noon, 4:S0 to $50, and Saturday fore
noon, 1915 to 1870.
Girls class, ages II to Is: Tuesday and
Friday afternoons, 4:3O to $50.
Misses class, age over Is: Wednesday
and Saturday evenings, 7:30 to $3.50.
Ladies Class: Thursday evening, 500
to 900.
Mems g lass: Tuesday and Friday even
ings, $50 to 9:45.
Fencing class: Sunday forenoon, 1000
to 1880.
Sunday School: Sunday forenoon, 1850
to IL 40. Hermann Helm
Instruct o
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11
LOCAL NOTES

Miss Barbara Dietz has returned from
Minneapolis where she visited for sew
eral days with her sister.
Robert Liesch, student at St. Thomas
college spent the week end visiting at
the home Of his parents. RA1A..
Walter Miller has returned to his home
in this city, to spend the summer vaca-
tion. He is a student at Carleton college.
Mrs. Henrietta Dirks is visiting at
the home of her son II. F. Dirks and
family in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherman are the
happy parents of a healthy baby girl
who made her appearance Nay &c.
Albert SchWeiger, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
J. Starkey and Miss Louise Kellner
from Springfield enjoyed short visits
in New Ulm during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bakken, Hilmer
Nundahl, Arnold Kinde and Miss Tilda
Torgromson from Hanska visited with
friends inNew Ulm during the week.
In honor of the first New Ulm boy
who made the supreme sacrifice in the
World War, the local American Legion
post has been named the Benz. J. Seifert
Post.
Mrs. Adolph Arndt from Springfield
visited ha1elast week. She came to
assist her father Henry Schwartz, ST.,
celebrate his eightieth Birthday ami
versary.
Mrs. Herbert Hindermann, of Sleepy
Eye is at the Loretto hospital recover
ing from recent operation for appen-
dicitis. Her father, August Mielke,
visited with her during the week.
Mrs. Arthur Teynor and little daugh-
ter returned to their home in this city
last Wednesday after visiting at the
home of the formers uncle, J. B. Angus
tin, and family, in Springfield.
Mrs. P. Joramoe, of Hanska is at the
Union hospital recovering from an
operation for appendicitis which she
underwent Thursday. Mrs. Joramoe is
sister of Mrs. Stone Of this city.
| Adolph Ackermann from St. Paul
is enjoying vacation visiting at the
home of his parents, Prof. and Mrs.
A. Ackermann. The young man is
employed at the Northwestern Electrical
Equipment Company in St. Paul.
Mrs. Otto Reinke and children Ethel
and Howard from Minneapolis are
visiting at the Carl Reinke home. Mrs.
Reinke, ST., is i'll and her daughter
in-law had come to assist in caring for
he.
Mrs. H. L. Runch and daughter
Emily visited with the formers son,
Jacob Runch near Springfield last week.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Runch
was painfully injured recently while
blowing with tractor. He is improv-
ing nicely.
Henry C. Nitz, former student of
D. M. L. College and who later was
junior instructor at the college for
short time to fill vacancy is one of the
graduates at the Wauwautosa seminary
this year. He writes the Review that
seven former D. M. L. C. students are
in his class, giving the college here more
than so per cent of this years graduates
at Wauwautosa i
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11

Minneapolis. Besides the children he
is survived by rs grandchildren and
seven great-grand children.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at 2:3O o'clock in the Lutheran church
of this city, Rev. Albrecht officiating.
Interment was made in the local Luther
an cemetery. The deceased was a
member of the New Ulm Arbeiter
verein. IEAE EsE kEEE-k i kL1E-t
~
Friday evening at 1880 Mrs. Henrietta
passed away at her home on South
German Street. She had been ill only
a few days and not until Friday morn
ing did the family realize her serious
condition as she had frequently been
afflicted with rheumatism and it was
believed that this was one of her usual
attacks. Death was due to poisoning.
The deceased whose maiden name
was Henrietta Jaeger was born April
'20, 1845, in Nordhausen, Riegierungs
Bezirk, Erfurt, Germany, and she was
therefore IA years old when she died.
She spent her youth in her native village
where she became acquainted with DR..
Charles Weschcke to whom she was uni
tedin maria ge at New Ulm, December
Is, 1853. The family came to this
country upon learning of the death of
an uncle who had been killed in the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Loose went to
Morgan last Tuesday, where they are
making visit at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Otto.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30

id fir, 200 yards, target "B," 20
shots, one string OF 10 shots kneeling
from standing, to be followed immed-
lately by string of 10 shots, kneel-
ing, sitting or squating from standing.
Time limit, one minute for each
string of 10 shots, cone and One-half
minutes with "KragD. Battle sight
or peep sight may be used.
Second stage-Slow fire, 500 yards,
target "B.' Twenty shots Ten shots
prone, five shots kneeling and five
shots sitting or squatting, in the or
der named. No sighting shots. No
rests.
Third stage Slow fire, 1000
yards, target &C." 20 shots. No sight
ms shots. No artificial rests. (To be
shot If range is ayailable.)
Rules as laid down in Small Arms
Firing Manual 1918.
The course to be fired at least
twice by each competitor. A certified
copy to be mailed or delivered to the
adjutant general at Santa Fe and a
memorandum copy mailed to the team
captain, ]. C. McConvery, Santa Fe,
n. M, not later than July Ia, 1919.
Mem bership, or an application for
membership, in the National Rifle as
ISOLATION or affiliated clubs is a re-
luirement to compete for place on the
team.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30
RULES FOR RIFLE
MATCHES ISSUED
BY GENE RAJ BACA

ICY MORNING JOURNAL ssEcIA- LEASED wIREl
Santa Fe, June 29.--Adt Gen.
James s. Baca upon his return from
Electra, Tex, where he went to look
after the interests of the Texas Atlas
Oil company, of which he is the presi-
dent, issued the following regulations
to govern the selection of a civilian
match team for the national contest
at Caldwell, n. j., during August:
"A competition open to all civilian
riflemen, will be held during the
week ending July II. for the purpose
Of selecting a team of civilian rifle
men to represent New Mexico in the
national matches to be held at Cald-
well, N j. The team is to report at
at caldwell, August 4. and remain
there until the termination of the ma
tlonal matches. August 80.
Rules for the competition: Com
petitors mya fire on any range
available. Scores made must be certi-
fled to by an officer of the national
army or of the national guard of New
Mexico or by an officer of the nation.
tional government civilian rifle club, |
who must witness the shooting.
Arm: The United States rifle, cal |
ihe" 30, model of 1903, without al
teration, or the United States rifle, |
model 1898, "Krag," without altera-
ton, may be used.
Course of fire; First stage-Rap-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30
OIL COMPANY TO BEGIN
DRILLING IN CURRY CO.
BEFORE SEPTEMBER IS

SPECIAL coRRssPoNUEkcE TO noRnIns JcosNALl
Clovis, n. NJ. June ga. +. Cur
rem and II Bell have returned from
Burkburnett, Tex, where they had a
conference with conservatives of
the Dorsey Key company. who have
contracted to drill we'll fifteen miles
north of Clovis. This company re-
Gently deposited a substantial forfeit
in local bank agreeing to begin
drilling operations tefore September
| 8 and to go to depth of of not less
than $500 feet. They state, however,
that should the indications be favor
able for oil after reaching that depth
they will continue to a depth of 4 900
feet.
THE only thing that will hinder the
drilling of the Well" sad Alex Ship
ley, trustee for the land owners, lis
the inability to secure the rest of the
required acreage. amounting to ap-
proXimatcly 1000 acres. About 80, 900
acres have already been secured to-
ward the contract. which stipulates a
body of 10000 acres in compact form.
Another week ana the wheat har-
vest will be in full swing all over
Curry county, and the cry now going
out is for more help. Never in the
history of this section have the pros
poets for a bumper wheat crop been
so bright as at this writing, and every
provision possible is being made to
handle big crop at this point.
The Clovis Mill and Elevator COMFY
pany, in addition to enlarging its
facilities for handling grain harvested,
has secured warehouses at Melrose,
TeXico, san Jon and Bovina.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30
WILSON SENDS
PEACE MESSAGE:
To bR|T|SHER RS
Declares League of Nations
Has Been Constituted in An
SWer to An UnmiStakeabIe.
Appeal From World.
tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ,tAtsn wlesl

London, June PA peace mes
sage from President Wilson to the
Daily Mail and the Weekly Dispatch
is printed this morning in the latter
Tublicatfon, 1t follows:
MANY things crowd into the mind
TO be said about the peace treaty but
the thought that stands out in front
OF all others is that by the terms of
the treaty the greatest possible meas
ure of compensation has been provide
for peoples whose homes and lives
We're wrecked by the storm of war
and security has been given them
that the storm shall not arise again
Insofar as We came together to insure
these things, the work of the confer
ence is finished, but in a larger sense
it work begins today In answer to
an unmistakable appeal, the League
of nations has been constituted and
covenant has been drawn which
shows the way to international under
standing and peace.
we stand at the cross roads, how
ever, and the way is only pointed out.
Ihose who saw through the trivial of
the war the vision of a world made
secure for mankind must now conse-
crate their lives to its realization"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30
BACK ACHE
Timber Up with Pene trating
Hamlin's Wizard OIL

A harmless and effective prepare.
ton to relieve the pains of Rheuma-
itism, Sciatica, Lame Back and Lum-
bago is Hamlin's Wizard Oil. It PEN
esrates quickly, drives out soreness.
and llmbers up stiff aching joints and
muscles.
You have no idea how useful it
VIII be found in cases of every day
ailment or .mishap, when there Is
septic application, as in cases Of
sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites
and stings.
Get it from druggists for 80 cent?
1t not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever. constipated or have sick
headache! just try Wizard Liver
Whips. pleasant little pink pills, 80
cents Guaranteed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30
EXTENSION OF
PHONE STRIKE
ONLY PARTIAL

San Francisco June 29.-Enorts
to extend into Washington and Or
egon the trike of telephone opera
tors and electrical workers which
has been in effect in California and
Nevada for two weeks has so far
proved only partly successful ac-
cofding to reports received tonight
from those states.
Strike leaders claimed S55 of the
goo operators employed by the Pa
citic Telephone and Telegraph com
pany in Seattle obeyed the order of
l.. c. Grasser vice president of the
International Brotherhood of EleC-
trical Workers, to go on strike to-
day, Company officials declared this
statement an eXaggeration, claiming
few of the evening shift failed to re-
port for duty.
Portland, Ore, and Tacoma.
Wash employees decided today to de-
fer action on the strike order until
tomorrow night, when they expected
to have reports from representatives
who have been attending confer
ences between employees and com
pany officials in San Francisco.
No action on the strike order was
taken at Spokane, Wash
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30
WAY CLEARED FOR
TREATY Of PEACE
BY CONGRES SNE n
Cleanup On Conference Re-
ports on Appropriation Bill.
IotaIIjng More Than Two
Billions Expected Today,

Washington, June 29.-The Sixty
sixth congress called INFO special ses-
sion six weeks ago. enters tomorrow
new phase of its career.
With closing up of appropriation
bills needed July l and @nding Of dis
cussion of peace treaty negotiations,
followed by a weeks rest. a clear field
is expected for actual consideration
of the German peace treaty and recon
struction legislation.
A cleanup of conference reports
on the appropriation bills-five in
number, aggregating about $3.50
600. 000-is' planned tomorrow, to be
followed by a recess of congress until
Monday July Z. soon after which
President Wilson is expected to return
and submit the treaty. If unable TO
dispose of the appropriation bills to-
morrow it is proposed to have the re-
cess over July 4th and begin Tuesday
Senate activities in connection with
the peace treaty and league of nations
are expected to be virtually suspended
until President Wilson submits the
treaty next week.
Republican leaders tonight claimed
further progress toward cohesion of
those Directing to the negotiated peace
treaty, while supporters of the treaty
expressed growing confidence in final
The republican leaders it was stat
cd authorltatively plan first, amend
ment Of the treaty in four principal
features-tO eliminate article 10 of
the league of nations, to further pro-
tect the Monroe doctrine, to eliminate |
low,