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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
Getting Rid of Barberry Bushes.

Wisconsin is getting rid of the com
mon barberry, the ornamental shrub
which harbors black rust of wheat and
other small grains.
In some instances bushes have been
destroyed which had previously per-
century, Birds have spread the bar
berry seed to neighboring farms and
woodlands from infested premises. The
campaign for barberry eradication was
not begun any too soon, in the opinion
of State and Federal specialists, as it is
believed that in few years more the
expense of Kidding the state of the pest
would have been almost prohibitive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
REDS FORCE AMERICANS BACK
Town Of Shenkursk Evacuated Under
Pressure by Observation-Disclosures
Escape by Ruse.


London, Jan. 28.--Allied forces on
the front south of Archangel,~ mainly
American and Russian troops, have
evacuated the town of Shenkursk I'M
der bolShevik pressure and Withdrawn
TO shorter line north Of the town,
according to an official statement
from the British war office on opera
tons in northern Russia.
The bolSheyiki captured a large
store of provisions at Shenkursk,
which the garrison was unable to burn
for fear of revealing the intention to
Withdraw. All the American guns were
either removed or made useless A
ruSe saved the 1ankS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
WEALTHY SOCIALIST is FINED
William 3. Lloyd of Chicago Found
Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
Displayed Red Flag.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-William Bross
Lloyd, millionaire Socialist was adj
Judged guilty of disorderly conduct
and fined $25. A sealed verdict re-
turned by the jury which tried him
was opened in Judge Graham's court.
Mr.. Lloyd's offense was in displaying
the red flag and in creating disturb
ance while circulating~ literature
against the six-cent elevated fare. The
charge against him was disorderly
conduct. George Koop, a Socialist who
was on trial with Lloyd, was also
found guilty and fined 81. Louis
Wade. the third defendant, was dis
charged.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
ASSYRIAN AND ARMENIAN
CHRISTIANS
They Shall Not Perish. !"

That paraphrase of the famous
French Verdun slogan, "They Shall
Not Pass" has been adopted for Wis
consin as the campaign motto for the
Armenian, Syrian campaign for this
states quota of the 100000 fund to
save the lives of the remaining mem
bers Of those races.
The campaign, opening Monday, Jan
uary 81, will continue through Monday,
February 3, or until the amount
pledged for the various counties is com
pletely raised.
Never has the state been so perfectly
and thoroughly organized for any char
liable campaign as is the case in this
drive for the relief of the Armenians
and Syrians. Every county which has
not voted fund from it's war chest to
meet it's quota, has been organized with
the strongest kind of support to put
across the collection of the funds need
ed to save 100000 Armenian babies
from immediate starvation.
Many of the war Chest counties in
stantly voted their quota to the fund
or receipt of the call, but there are
groups of workers organized under
chairmen and captains in every hamlet
of the other counties of the state.
eve cannot fall" said State Chair
man Fl. A. Moehlenpah, in reviewing
the situation on the eve of the opening
of the drive, "Such cause can not
fail. It is the great heart Of the world
that is appealed to. and Turkeys cam
paign to blot once great nation off the
face Of the earth must not be allowed tC
succeed. One party of $4,000 driven
out of Armenia into the mountains had
only $50 naked women left when il
reached it's destination, and these al
died later. One and half million per
sons were slaughtered by the Turks, OIL
died Of starvation through the Turkish
seizure of their food supplies. NJ
greater race, mentally exists than the
Armenians, and they will become self
supporting as soon as we can give them
a bit of assistance to help them on THEN
way'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
WILSON FOOD BILL
!. PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Providing Food Relief Tor
Europe Is Approved.
PROVIDES FOR s1OO,000,000
Upper House by Vote of So to 10 o:
KS House BiEI-Three Demo-
Gratis and IS Republicans
Vote Against Measure.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The bill ap-
propriating $1OO,00O,000 to furnish
food supplies to starving populations
iof Europe was passed by the senate
by the vote Of 50 to IS. Thirty-four
Democrats and 10 Republicans voted
for it, and three Democrats and 10
Republicans against it. Following is
the vote:
Ayes-Ashurst, Bankhead, Beck
ham, Chamberlain, F etcher, Cay, Ger
ry, Henderson, Hitchcock, Hollis
Johnson IS. d. Kirby, Martin Qhan),
Martin Va), Nugent, Overman,
Phelan, pittman, Pollock, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Salisbury, Shaffroth, Shep-
pard, Simmons, Smith (Ariz), Smith
(Ga.), Swanson, Thompson, Trarnmel,
Underwood, Walsh, Williams and VOL
colt; Colt, Curtis, FrelinghuySen, Hale,
James (Wash.), Kellogg, Knox, Len
root, Lodge, Mclean, New, Page,
Smith (Mich.), Smoot, Spencer, Ster-
ling, WadswOrth, Warren and Weeks
Total SO.
Noes-GOre, Hardwick and Myers
Democrats; Borah, Calder, Fernaid,
France, Harding, Johnson (Cal), Ken
yon, La Toilette, McNary, Moses, Pen
rose, Poindexter, Sherman, Townsend
and Watson, Republicans. Total, Is.
The bill has passed the house and
as soon as il has been signed by
Speaker Clark and Vice President
Marshall, will be dispatched to the
president in Paris for his signature.
It is the first measure Of Importance
passed by congress since President
Wilson went abroad.
Agree to three Amendments.
Three amendments were adopted.
The first makes it specific that a por-
ton of the fund is to be distributed
among the ArmcnianS, Syrians and
other Christian and Jewish populations
of Asia Minor, not subjects of Turkey.
This was put in by Senator Lodge.
The second amendment, also by
Senator Lodge, makes it more defin-
lite that no portion of the food pur-
chased out of the fund is to go to
any of Germany's allies in the war,
and provides that it shall be spent out
side of German Austria-Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey, as well as outside
of Germany proper.
The third amendment provides that
so far as the money shall be spent for
the purchase Of wheat to be donated,
preference shall be given to grain
grown in the United States. Senator
Penrose Of Pennsylvania was the au-
thor of this amendment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
SWIFT BEFORE HOUSE BODY
Head of Big Packing Company Denies
Unfair Trade Method2-CaIIs
Charges False.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Before the
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce Louis r. Swift,
head of Swift & Co, entered long
series of denials to charges against
the packing industry made by the fed
eral trade commission.
Mr. Swift assailed the report of the
federal trade commission as grossly
unfair and Said that the hearings con-
Quoted for the commission by Francis
j. Heney were wholly one-sided, as
the packers were given no opportunity
to answer any of the charges made
against them by biased witnesses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
GARMENT MAKERS WIN STRIKE
Granted Forty-Four Hour Week in
New York-Dressmakers Are
Still Out.

New York, Jan. 24.-Ending of the
three months strike Of $4,000 garment
workers engaged in making mems and
boys clothing, and the granting of
44-hour week was announced at the
Headquarters Of the Amalgamated Gar
ment Workers of America. Meanwhile
the strike, which began last Tuesday,
of $4,000 ladies' waist and dressmak-
ers. who also demand 44-hour week.
was still in progress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
KELLY SALE

Having rented my farm, l will sell at
auction, the following property, on the
premises located 2 piles southeast of
Edmund and Il miles southwest of the
Iowa County Asylum, on
Thursday, February 20, 1919
Six head of HORSES as follows: pair
Of bay geldings, 6 and 7 years old,
weight $500 lbs; bay gelding years
old, weight 1900; black mare years old
weight 1900; brown mare II years old,
weight 1900 Gin foaD also yearling colt
foaled by same mare These latter two
being contributed by A. N. Kelly.
A quantity of oats, some straw and a
few potatoes; also small quantity Of
seed corn. Deering grain binder, Deering
mower, Keystone hay loader, Keystone
side rake, dump rake, 2 hay racks,
grain drill, corn planter, cultivators,
f. horse disc, four section harrow, two
section harrow, Bradley walking plow,
Emerson gang plow, Emerson manure
spreader, 2 farm wagons, milk wagon,
bobsled, surrey. set work harness, set
driving harness, and other miscellaneous
articles.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock; lunch
at II 30 Terms of sale: All sums un
der $40 cash; on sums over that amount
one years time on bankable notes bear
ing per cent interest.
WILLIAM j. KELLY.
P. A. Bishop, Auctioneer,
r. " HutchisOn Clerk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
WILLOW SPRINGS

Mrs W. J. King recently spent several
days at the Byron Bennett home.
Mrs Peter Lindholm had the misfor
tune to fall and break her wrist last
week.
William Hartford spent several days
last week at the home Of his daughter
Mrs Walker Calvert
Mrs Will Bracken left Tuesday for
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to visit her sister
Mrs Guy Beach, who has been ill.
The Ladies Aid was we'll attended at
Mrs Calvert last week and creditable
amount of work done. The next meet
ing will be held February 5 at the home
Of Mrs Mont. Collins.
Mr. and Mrs r. n Parkinson and
family were at Graysville Saturday
night to help remind Mr. and Mrs
Bennett of their 40 wedding anniversary
A very enjoyable time was spent
Mrs Jessie Harker visited at the
Lindholm home last Thursday.
Mrs Dan Benson visited at the Wool
rich home Monday afternoon.
Miss Della FAIRY spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs ]. d. Parkinson.
Miss Lizzie Calvert spent last Wed
nesday night with Mrs w. j. Calvert.
Mr. and Mrs John Terrell attended
the funeral of Mrs Ferrell's grand
mother, Mrs G. o. Day, at Mineral
Point Monday.
Guy and Mrs Baxter spent Monday
afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs
James Terrell.
Miss Madaline Adams spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs Thomas Adams.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Jackson visited at
the Baxter home last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Adams spent
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs Frank
Terrell.
Mrs George Bracken of Zion City. Ill.
is the guest Of her aunt Mrs George
Woolrich.
Mr. and Mrs Melvin Terrell and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs Nicholas Switzer
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs John
Evans.
Miss Gertrude Chritten spent Sunday
with her aunt Mrs Will Godfrey.
MI and Mrs Raymond Partridge spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Frank God
frey.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Bushman's little
daughter is very i'll at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs Will Bracken attended
the Penhallegon- Huxtable wedding at
Mineral Point Monday evening.
Mrs Alvin DAWSON and sons John
and Frank Sunday with Mr. and Mrs
Hans Larson.
Mrs James Nc Dermont visited at the
Kearns home one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs w. J. King spent Sunday
at the Will Bennett home.
Mrs Jane Baxter turned in the last of
her knitting to the r. G. headquarters
last Saturday. In the past year Mrs
Baxter has knit 1 helmet, IS pairs of
wristlets, 50 sweaters, and Al pairs of
socks. This is surely commendable
record for an elderly lady.
Mrs Reilly, who makes her home with
her son Frank Reilly, was quite i'll the
first Of the week, but is much better at
this writing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
HUNS SAY 100000 STARVE
Claim Great Mortality Due to Block
ade Systenn-OnIy Civilians
Included in List.

Berlin, Jan. 24.-It is announced of
ficially by the German government
that a further investigation of NOR
talitv "duc to the blockade" from the
autumn of 1916 until the end of 1918
shows that the figures were much
higher than were at first supposed.
More than 100000 deaths, it is said,
were caused by malnutrition or unde :
nutrition. Only civilians are included
in the list which says the announce
ment, "if it errs at all it is by giving
roo low figures"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
BATT[EF|ELDS ARE
VISITED BY WILSON
Views Ruins at Chateau-lhierry
and Reims Debris.
LEAGUE TO DECIDE FREE SEAS
China, New Zealand and Australia
Claim the German Coionies-U. S.
May Share in Protectorate
Over the Balkans.

Paris Jan. 2S.-President Wilson
made his first trip to the battlefront
and devastated regions, Sunday, visit
ing Chateau-Thierry and Reims. AT
the close of a tour that took him
through a dozen RACED villages, end
ing in the ruins of the historic cathe-
dral at Reims, he made this comment ::
''No one can put into words the i'm
pressions 1 have received amongst
such scenes of desolation and ruins"
That was Mr.. Wilson's only ex-
preston Of his feelings after a trip
that every Frenchman has been hoping
he would make before he takes part
in deciding what is to be eXacted from
Germany for the devastation OF north
ern France.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Adj
miral Grayson and a very small party,
Mr. Wilson left the Murat residence
early Sunday morning. The party mo-
tored first to Chateau-Thierry, and
thence to Reims, passing through many
ruined villages and along the Old light
ing lines, where evidences of combat
are still to be plainly seen.
After visiting Reims, the president
and his party left their motor cars and
returned by special train to Paris. The
last part of the motor trip was made
in a sWirling snowstOrm, the first snow
Mr.. Wilson has seen since last winter.
League to Decide Free Seas.
The freedom of the seas, which has
been more or less lost in the shut
file of other business, was taken up for
the first time today by the big i've
The discussion was private. Mari
time laws we're gone into, it is under
stood and the deliberations gradually
approached the question, although the
actual settlement will be left to the
league of nations.
This decision was reached, it is said,
because the representatives of the
great powers are DESTROYS that as
much of the work as possible be left
for deliberation by the league.
Chinese Claim Kiau Chow.
The exchange of views regarding
the German colonies in the Pacific
included Chinese representations con-
corning Kiau Chow and Australian
claims to the captured islands near
Australia, which she claims to be OF
strategic importance for her safety,
and other views.
While the conference has not yet
considered the territorial questions in
the Balkans, there is q general dis
position, constantly growing, to- be-
lieve that the United States will take
an active share either in a protec-
torate or in an arrangement similar
to that planned for Constantinople
and Armenia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
u: S. PRESIDENTS IDEA
WINS AT PEACE MEET
First Victory for America at Great
Congressional for Russian
ENJOYS.

Paris, Jan. 23.-America won her
first big victory at the peace confer
ence. The Wilsonian plan as regards
Russia, the plan which calls for the
treatment Of that country as friend
and patient rather than foe and out
law, was adopted by the big Five"
President Wilson himself had draft
ed it, and he read it in person at the
morning session. At the afternoon
sitting it became the subject of de-
bate, and when the delegates adj
journed, all were in accord that the
American plan was the most feasible,
the most practical and the most hui
manitarian.
The plenipOtentiaries of the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan officially sanctioned the
Wilson proposal.
The first step toward the execution
viii BE an invitation by the assOci-
ated powers to all the Russian fac
tons to meet representatives Of these
powers on Princes island, in the sea
OF MarmOra, February 10. The lnvl-
tatiOn involves q truce between war
ring Russian factions.
The plan, of course, is for the pres
ent an experiment. But it is the only
one with regard to Russia that is
capable and indeed, promising Of sue
cess. It's underlying basis, as described
by President Wilson himself, is the
principle that "peace in Europe and in
the world cannot be realized until
peace comes in Russia"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
Why Booze Had To Go.

Why did booze cave in so suddenly?
After resisting fierce onslaughts for
years, why should it have fed in dis
order almost in day? Of course, those
onslaughts had their effect. The appeal
on the side of good morals had created
an atmosphere. But the deciding fac
tor was not moral but economic. Booze
received it's heaviest, and its fatal blow
when big corporations discovered they
had no place for drinkers, when athletes
had to cut out drinking to keep fit,
when the war industries found they
must enforce prohibition to produce the
stuff the government needed. When
the nation finally discovered that booze
was hurting it's efficiency the states
tumbled over each other to ratify the
observation-disclosures City Times.
Read the want column. You'll find
something there. You always do.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
Country WeekIies Should Keep
Honest

Jefferson County Union: Germany
and Austria spent money like water to
corrupt newspapers in the United
States. Only the larger dailies were
thus corrupted.
It will get so after awhile that the
public will turn to the small country
weekly for a fair statement of public
issues. If these will only stay honest
the future for them is as bright as the
sunshine on Popocatepetl.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
BRITISH SHIP is WRECKED
After Striking Rocks on South
west Coast of Ireland.

Queenstown, Jan. 27.-The British
steamer Domingo de Larringa arrived
here leaking badly as 4 result of strik-
ing the rocks in Dingle bay, on the
southwest coast of Ireland. The Do
mingo de Larrinaga sailed from Gal
weston and Newport News last Deem
Der and arrived at Limerick January
10 with cargo damaged by the heavy
weather encountered on the voyage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
HUNS WILL DEFEND BORDERS
Vorwaerts Says Germany Is Preparing
to Protect People Against
Any Invasion.

Berlin, Jan. 27.-VorWaerts, COM
menting on the fighting between
CZechs and Poles, says:
/ 1--WE will not again let Germany be
made the arena for all sorts of adven-
lures and battles. The government is
making all preparations to assure the
safety of our peoples against Polish
Imperialism, as well as against the
CZechs."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
Cathedral as a "Thank Offerinc

New York, Jan. Immediate COM
pletion of the national Episcopal ca
thedral at Washington as thank
offering for victory was urged by the
Rev. DR.. William I. Manning, rector
OF Trinity church, at the annual meet
ing of the National Cathedral associa-
ton here
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
Profits by Experience.

Of course others may do as they
please, but, personally, we never ex-
pect to invest in another Oil well I'M
til it proves able to grease its own
machinery.-Dallas News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30
COLLEGE IN DUBLIN SEIZED
British Military Authorities Take Pos
session of institution Founded
by Patrick Pearse.

Dublin, Jan. 27.-The military au-
thorities have seized st. Enda'S college
in Dublin county, founded by Patrick
Pearse, who was executed in connec-
ton with the Easter rebellion in 1916
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-30

Read the want column. You'll find
there. You always do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
LIEUTENANT AND $29,2O4
MISSING FROM CAMP

BALTIMORE, Nd. May 17.-Second
Lieut. Harry ]. Bracker, paymaster of
civilian laborers at Camp Holabird.
near this city, disappeared from the
camp today and at the same time the
weeks pay envelopes for civilian Ia
borers were missed from his safe.
They contained $29,204.
1t is believed that Lieut.. Breaker
left for the west. as he sent his wife
to her home in st. Louis a week ago.
The pouch in his safe was found 70
have been filled with ashes and an o,d
horseshoe.
Lieut.. Bracker was a former enlist
ed man. having been commissioned for
the duration Of the war. He was
twenty-three years old and returned
from overseas four months ago. bear.
ing wounds. His first designation at
Camp Holabird was chief of the ri.
william police there. and later he WAS
made paymaster of civilian laborers
Of whom there are 1900.
Army intelligence officials here to-
day sent word to all midwest tr-
minals t. have every train searched
They said they had a number of c,ues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
Fifteen-Day Period in Which
to Answer Allies Expires
on Thursday.
NEW NOTE ON SARRE
SENT TO CLEMENCEAU
French Army Will Be Chief Occu.
pational Force if Teutons Fail to
Sign-Two American Divisions.

BY the Associated Press.
VERSAILLES, May 17.-Count VI.
rich Won Broekdorff- Rantzau, foreign
minister and head of the German
peace delegation, departed for Berlin
tonight. accompanied by several mem.
bers of the delegation. The party will
travel by special cars attached to the
regular train for Cologne.
The decision to make the journey to
Berlin was reached at a full meeting
of the German delegates this after,
noon. =
Count Won Brockdorff -Rantzau, for.
warded today to NJ. Clemenceau a new
note dealing with the Sarre coal dis
trict.
Conferences during the past two
days on the Italian issue have not
succeeded in reaching accord. as was
expected. The Italians made a mum.
Der Of concessions, including recognf.
ton Of Fiume as a free city and the
giving up Of considerable portions of
Istria. including the important quick
silver district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
IS NOT NAVY LUCK,
SAYS Mr.. DANIELS
Been Working for Cross
Seas Flight for Two
Years, He Declares.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE success
seaplanes. which had traversed two
thirds Of the 1.350-mile cruise to the
Azores when Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels. returning from Europe. stepped
ashore from the transport Mount YER
on today. was attributed by the Secre-
tary to painstaking work in prepare ton
for the undertaking.
There is no such thing as Navy
luck" said Mr.. Daniels. when one OF
the party which greeted him at the
pier used the phrase in commenting
on the progress of the NC planes.
I'VE have been working up to this
fight for two years." he continued.
"and as: in other projectsa within its
sphere of activities, what the Navy
has done was due to a perfect system
OF operation"
Secretary Daniels expressed con-
fidence in Commander John H. Towers
and his associate aviators, saying
that their work had fully justified
their appointments. He commended
also the courage of the flyers.
The Secretary stated that he had
made known In Great Britain that
the American transatlantic fight was
not intended as competition with the
efforts Of British aviators. It's object,
he said. was to contribute toward the
charting of the air course from
America to Europe.
Before leaving for Washington to-
night Secretary Daniels addressed
the following wireless message to
Commander Towers at the Azores:
My good wishes and confidence in
you and your associates. I only wish
1t were possible for me to be with
you now as 1t was my pleasure to
take a flight with you in 1913"