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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
PEACE FOR MEXICO
United States Working to Draw
Various Factions Together
CARRANzA VERY FRIENDLY
Rebel Chief is Ready to Discuss
Peace with President carbaJaI
Successor to victoriano
Huerta Resigned.

Washington, d. C.-Every influence
and diplomatic agency at the disposal
of the United States government 10
working for immediate peace in
Mexico.
The administration is convinced
that with the elimination of Huerta,
for which 1t has been steadily press
ing for more than a year, the vari.
Gus factions in Mexico will be drawn
together. To aid in this, and assure
normal conditions without further
bloodshed, officials here are exerting
themselves to smooth the way for a
new and stable administration in
Mexico which shall be recognized by
the powers of the world
Not only is the American govern
ment at this moment counseling Gen.
eral Carranza, the constitutionalist
chief, to arrange with Franciso Car
bajal, Huerta's successor, for peace
full transfer of the government at
Mexico City to the constitutionalists
NitHOul luillcE HSHllH5' UuL ID huuWh
that the administration is indirectly
In communication with Emiliano Zap
alta, leader of the revolution in south.
ern Mexico.
Zapata, according to reliable reports
to the state department, has $4,000
men, and though most Of them are
poorly equipped, they would consti-
tute a serious menace to new gov
eminent at Mexico City IL they re-
manned in revolution Zapata, who
demands agrarian reforms immediate
~ made common cause with the con-
stitutionalists and obtained supplies
Of them with which TO fight the Huer-
ia government 1t is not known,
however, whether he will lay down
his arms in favor Of Carranza.
II is known in Washington that Mr..
Carbajal wanss to transfer his au-
thority to Carranza Immediately and
that the commission of three consti-
tutionalist sympathizers sent north by
Mr. Carbajal to confer with Carranza
has authority to arrange for the trans
sction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
IOWA BRIDE OF WEEK SLAIN
Yong Girl Is Fatally Shot BY Form
er sutton While Riding In
Buggy With Husband.

Hopkinton.-Mrs John Allen, aged
L., bride OF a week, was fatally
wounded by man said to have been
George De Laire, disappointed suit
or. She was riding with her husband
in buggy on their way to their new
home. Her death came half an hour
after the man had stepped to the side
Of the buggy and fired shot which
pierced her side. The slayer fired
four Intellectual shots at the buggy as
the husband endeavored to control
the frightened horse. DeLaire was
arrested at Ryan, while he was ear.
ing breakfast in hotel and was i'm
mediately taken TO Manchester.
Sheriff Hennessey and County At
torney stiles Immediately examined
their prisoner and state that he made
full and complete written confess
ion, admitting that he slew Mrs. Allen
because she had repulsed his atten-
tions and had married a rival.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
WILL HELP SAVE PARK TREES
Experts In Forestry at Ames College
Aid Several Cities In Preserving
Shade Trees From Decay.

Ames.-Public park officials who
want to save larger trees that are
threatened with destruction by decay
or other injury may get advice or
other help from the horticultural de
partment of Iowa State college. The
department is giving special atten.
tion to tree surgery. Already this
summer 1t has given assistance in
Fairfield. Des Moines, Knoxville, Ced.
ar Rapids and other places. BY proper
and timely attention, the life Of large
trees may be much prolonged, much
as the life Of human teeth Is extend
ed by dental surgery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Hold Odd Fellows Day.

Colfax.--One OF the features OF the
Epworth League assembly which has
been in session here for several days
will be an Odd Fellows Day. which
is to be July q. Many members of
the order have signified their inten-
tion to be present.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Unless the So western railroads give
q guarantee that the finding of ths ar
bitration board would be obeyed, the
locomotive firemen and engineers de-
clare they will never submit their
demands to arbitration. This was the
announcement made in Chicago by
Grand Chief Engineer Warren s.
Stone of the engineers and W. s.
Carter of the firemen. The dispute
involves an additional annual wage
payment of approximately $33,000,000.
-
Los Angeles was chosen as the 1915
meeting place of Elks at convention
in Denver
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
VIII Lay Cornerstone.

Cresco7The trustees Of the pub
lie library at a recent meeting form
ulated preliminary plans for the lay.
ing OF the corner stone of the new
library building. Special services are
to be held BY the Masonic lodge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Divides $4,000 Farm Between Sons.

Ida Grove.-Friederick Gebers, a
wealthy farmer of this county, has
divided his 700 acre farm among his
four sons. Giving each one slightly
more than quarter section. Land
in that locality is worth over s20e
per acre, so that the gift is in the
reighborhood OF $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
women's Foreign Missionary Society.

Lake Okoboji.-The Women's For
eign Missionary society will hold a
summer school here beginning July
20. and continue until Aug. 8. Mrs.
william Dudley Of Indianola ~I'l 10
In charge of the program.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Waterloo Man Killed By Auto.

Waterloo.-Harry ]. Jennings. who
was struck by car driven by G. A.
Foote Of Parkersburg, last wednes-
day, died without regaining conscious
ness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Kermit Roosevelt and his bride,
who was Miss Belle Willard, arrived
at New York on the steamship lmpera.
tor. They were recently married in
Madrid, where the brides father Is
the American ambassador.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
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Dictator
Peace
Unit:
HIr
Victori;
visional d
10. 1913,
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rested at
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were sho
night rid,
ace to tn
manner 0
explained
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sional pre-
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United st
Il have
that | ha
ment II
from now
reign"
PRO
The Me-
at once p
notwithsts
Huerta of
amnesty.
8 officially
governmer
himself co
chair.
Zapata.
south OF I
a few days
BACK 10 nj
Salazar,
IN the arm
Carranzs
chihuahua
statement
MO.
Francisc
an adhereI
northern a
Pasqual
northern 4
notable fig
who declar
TAFT
Presiden
his term,
problem of
tions with
son Huerts
day Of ths
auguration.
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ministratio
United Stai
"a soon ia
raising fun
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ened by n
tories In Il
rumors of
nephew of
ally In the
HuERT
May / +
would urge
In October
The congre
the date of
to that efd
June 3.
Felix Diaz
self as a ca
was sent to
Henry La
bassador, W
and Nelson
d'anaires, W
lean interes
REJEd
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that Presid
send John
Minnesota.
representa-
range a bas
Huerta ann,
tolerate for
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note from p
Huerta re
By the Am
Of which W
he resign an
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United State
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attached the
Mr.. Lind an
ton.
HuERTA
Huerta wa
senate octo
guez, who hi
what was In
some Of his
disappeared.
The chaml
resolution ca
To this Hu
and swift.
troops to
seized ITO d
INTO prison.
Through
United Stat,
against viol,
deputies
In the cleo
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or his retur
General Blan
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Ten thouss
santa Cruz
,ated with W
IN undergror
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'ower. brin
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any season,
months come
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
DIGEST OF WORLDS
IMPORTANT NEWS
EPlToME OF THE BIG HAPPEN.
INGs OF THE WEEK.
TO Be READ At A GLANCE
Items, Both Foreign and Domestic,
That Have Interest for Busy Read
ere, Arranged and Classified
for Their Convenience.
Washington

President Wilson nominated John
II. Clark Of Cleveland, O., to be a
United States judge for the Northern
district of Ohio.
The gunboat Princeton struck an
uncharted rock between Tutuila. Sa.
moa, and the Aunau islands, and was
beached. Lieutenant Beall, in charge,
cabled the navy department at Wash.
ington that there were no casualties.
One of the most glazing instances
OF maladministration revealed In all
the history Of American railroading,"
Is the interstate commerce commits
sion's characterization of its findings
in the investigations of New Haven
railroad financial affairs, reported to
the senate at Washington. The New
Ravens directors we're pronounced
"criminally negligent"
The senate at Washington con-
firmed the nomination of Ira Nelson
Morris of Chicago to be minister to
Sweden.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Mexican War

That Gen. Felix Diaz will fight for
the presidency was made known when
Octavio Campero, constitutionalist
agent at Vera Cruz, announced that
Ffdencio Hernandez, ex-president of
the Mexican congress, had organized
Indians in the state of Oaxaca in be-
half of Diaz and that Huerta had
turned over to Hernandez all the arms
landed from the liner Ypiranga. Cam
pero expected the Mexican troops be-
fore Vera Cruz to join this revolt.
Members of the diplomatic corps at
Mexico City believe that Huerta will
go to Europe and there pass the rest
of his days. He has accumulated
wealth in the year and five months
that he has been president and prac-
tically all HIS wealth is deposited in
European banks.
Francisco Carbajal, successor to
General Huerta as provisional presi-
dent of Mexico, advised the United
States government Informally that he
intended to retire in favor of General
Carranza, the constitutionalist chief.
Mr.. Carbajal wishes only that gen
eral amnesty be proclaimed and pro-
lection given to the property of those
who opposed the constitutionalists.
Gen. Victoriano Huerta resigned
from the provisional presidency Of the
Mexican republic and his resignation
was accepted by the senate and cham,
Der of deputies by a vote of 121 to II.
In his address presenting his resigna,
ton he blamed the United States for
the present revolt in Mexico. General
Banquet, minister Of war, and many
other generals and officials left the
capital with Huerta on special train
for Puerto Mexico, where Dutch war.
ship is waiting to carry them to Eu-
rope.
IF Victoriano Huerta falls into my
hands will execute him without par.
leying." said Gen. Francisco Villa at
Juarez. in reply to question from a
correspondent
Laborers, acting under orders from
Mexico City, started work repairing
the two-mile gap In the Mexican rail
way connecting Vera Cruz with the
capital, and the rushing of the work
is believed here to indicate posi-
bility that the first train to pass over
the repaired road may be special
conveying general Huerta and his
family to the coast
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Lord Mersey, chairman OF the com.
mission which Investigated the EN-
press of Ireland disaster, sailed for
Liverpool from Quebec on the steamer
Calgarian. He was accompanied by
Professor WEIGH and Commander Gay
borne, the commissions assessors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Mrs. Mabel Probert, 1854 Baltimore
avenue. Chicago, was shot and killed
in a Manitowoc (Wis.) cemetery by
Charles Danielson, boarder. Dam
ielson committed suicide. Danielson
followed the woman in the belief she
was to meet another man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Tony Petras. whose trial for the
murder OF Tressie Hollander resulted
in disagreement, was ordered held in
jail by Circuit Court Judges Carnes.
Slusser and Irwin at Geneva, ILL.,. pend
ing new trial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Mrs. Belva Lockwood, once candi-
date for president OF the United States
and the first woman admitted to the
bar OF the United States Supreme
court, was elected by order OF the
court from the home in Washington
in which she has lived for so yesrs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

A high sea and heavy undertow
caught a party OF bathers in the lake
at Chicago. Two were drowned and
four others we're rescued. The
drowned. Miss Florence Jordan,
aged twenty-one; Charles MARGIN.
twenty-six.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Hears from Corporations.

Reports Of Iowa corporations on
the business of the year ending July
/, 1914, are being received by the sec
rotary of state. The firms indicate
that Iowa has felt no business depres.
sion during the last Twelve months.
The secretary asserts that the mum.
Der Of corporations formed last year
was unusually large. The heavy
months for new companies are Decem.
Der, January. February and March.
These months not only maintained the
record of the year before, but the
succeeding months showed better re-
suits than formerly. 1t is the mum.
Der of new corporations formed which
is the best evidence OF business pros.
perity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Tap v

Ten thousa|
Santa Cruz
gated with "
an undergrad
centrifugal ri
power, brin
liver to the
! sr nows OF
ra.1y season.
months GOMEZ
; meath the
& Zen the e
Rise this wal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Permission for a baseball game at
Lynn, Mass, next Sunday between the
Boston and Detroit clubs Of the Ameri.
can league I'm aid of the Salem fire ssf.
ferers was asked of the city council by
the Lynn Lodge OF Elks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Foreign

0oOTgeS carpenter, heavyweight
champion of France, defeated Gun,
boat" Smith, the American, In London.
The referee awarded the bout to Car.
pentier in the sixth round.
An official test Of the Paragraph car.
ried by Heinrich Oelerich In his bi.
plane showed that the altitude at.
tanned by him on his record ascent at
Leipzig. July IA, was over 5000 meters.
or 26.246 feet-that is. only 154 feet
less than five miles.
The German government completed
the preparation OF new military bill
providing for the construction of $780,.
100000 worth of railways. Work OF
construction on these lines, which are
designed for strategic purposes, will
commence In the fall. II the bill passes
the reichstag at Berlin.
Captain Jessipow Of the aviation
corps of the Russian army. and me.
chanic were killed In the collapse OF
hCiOpiduC thCy
over the military aerodrome at otcha'
koy, Russia.
Aviator Selerich of Berlin. Germany.
flying in monoplane. created a new
altitude record when he assembled 25..
900 feet, or about five miles,
Outbreaks marked the celebration
OF Orange day in several towns In Ire
land. The demonstration at Drumbeg
eliminated in a scene of immense en-
thusiasm when Sir Edward Carson.
Bible in hand. pledged the covenant,
ers never to surrender to coercion. to
remain loyal to the throne, and never
to waver In their support of their lead
ers in the fight against home rule.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Personal

Mrs. e. w. Carmack. widow Of Sena-
tor Carmack, was nominated by the
president, and Immediately unanimous
ly confirmed in the senate. as postmis-
tress at Columbia, Tenn. Mr. Carmack
served In the senate from 1901 to 1907.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Power Company incorporated.

The Cedar Valley Power company
OF Charles City, with capital of ST.
100000, filed articles of incorporation
today in the office Of w. S. Allen, sec
rotary of state. The company paid
the state s1,017 filing fees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Charlie White of Chicago was the
victor over Stanley Yoakum. the Colo
RADIO Gave Man." before 10000 cheer
ing fans in vicious battle at Denver
Colo. White won on knockout in the
nineteenth round.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Patents Granted lowans.
Patents granted to residents o.
Iowa recently are as follows:
M. NJ. Barnes. Lovilla. motor.
F. Carlson, Des Moines. stencil! rack.
c. A. Crowder. Burlington, gaseous
fuel heater
+. E. Drake. Radcliffe. call box sys.
tenn.
c. B. Gibney, La Porte City. oiler.
w. II. Gray, Eddyville. apple sorter
Jos. Little, Oelwein, locomotive
wheel, fiange oiler.
l.. NJ. Macy. Abel. ice cutting ma
chine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Urges soyIs Censorship.
state conylcts Sent to Ames.

Twenty men will be sent this week
to Ames from the reiormatory at Ana
mosa to work on the college grounds
under the Iowa highway commission.
The count at the present time is 6S3,
of whom IS are females. Since the
last biennial report 6S.7s1 letters, 1884,
$50 papers and 3914 packages OF mer-
chandise have been received at the re-
formatory. There was sent out dur
Ing the same period 47,504 letters and
800 packages OF merchandise.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
State Aids Schools.

The Newell consolidated school dis
trict which includes nearly the whole
of Newell township, Buena Vista
county, is one Of the first FIVE rura
consolidated schools in Iowa to re
ceive state aid. Recently 1t received
warrants for $500 and $3.50 or a tota
OF $3.50. This school has been con
s0lidated for four years and has
proven a success in every way. i
has corps Of twelve teachers ant
the course of study includes domestic
science, agriculture and manua
training.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

Two-year-old Nancy Carpenter, heir
ess TO millions and niece of United
States Senator Henry A. Dupont OF
Delaware. was drowned In shallow
pool on the estate of her uncle, Pierre
9. Dupont, at Kennett Square. near
Philadelphia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
Domestic

Prohibition forces lost their battle
for the insertion of plank favoring
the resubmiesion of the prohibition
question toNa vote of the people at the
Iowa Republican convention at Des
Moines. The convention did adopt
plank indorsing the present liquor
laws and commencing their enforce
ment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
BANKING COMPANY HOLDS $12,.
100000 OF STOCK OF LITTLE OR
NO VALUE.
IN IGNORANCE OF CONDITION
OF c., II. & D. WHEN BOUGHT
Representative Of Company Tells Com.
merce Commission Morgan e. Co. Re-
turned Money Received From Stock
UnIoaded on Erie Railroad and Found
to Be Worthless.

Washington. Dec. 19-when the In
terstate commerce commission resumed
hearing here today on the operation OF
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and
Pere Marquette railroads, Frederick
Stevens, representing j. p. Morgan &
Co.. presented testimony to support the
contention that operation of the c., H
& D. had burdened them with $24.700.-
900 in financial obligation and sent IL
into receivers hands before the
Morgan house bought control of the
road for the Erie.
At the time OF the purchase in 1905
Mr. Stevens said, the Erie directors and
the late j. p. Morgan were in ignorance
of the actual financial condition of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton.
Took Stock Back.
AS soon as the actual condition was
disclosed, he said. the late ]. p. Morgan
bacs. from the Erie at the purchase
price. and under the receivership, be-
gan in December. 1905, considerable
WdS uCCOIIiLllSIleu III EeSlOTil8 Tie IOau
to sound financial basis.
In 1911, M. Stevens said. the Nor
gans bough. from the Hamilton g.
Dayton LOO shares of Pere Marquette
STOCK, Summarizing the present situa-
ton the witness said:
Stock Now Worthless.
"Thus ]. p. Morgan & Co. have the
10000 shares of the Pere Marquette
stock, now of doubtful If Of any value
to show for the s12.O00.O0o and upwards
paid by them in 1905 to relieve the Erie
railroad of the c., H. s. d. railroad"
J. p. Morgan g. CO. were not MEM
bers and hadNno interest in the syndi-
cate under Zimmerman's organization
Negotiations for the Eries purchase for
control of the C.. II. & d.. h declared
wefe completed l., Ignorance of the
caiamitous changes in the c.. -. & D.
financial cond ton. which had just
taken place during the Zimmerman
administration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
DECISION TO HAVE FAR REACH.
ING EFFECT DECLARE RAIL.
ROAD OFFICIALS.
BEGINNING OF BROAD
coNsTRu, 5 : POLICY
P''''d'". 'R.'. '".y'v."'. Lines.
Regards D. a. establishments
Of New ? 4 Railroad Regulation
-Road> ~ Continue Efforts %
Conserve and Augment Revenues.

Chicago Dec. ls.-The rate Increase
granted yesterday by tho interstate
commerce commission TO eastern rail-
roads will not only benefit the rail-
roads but will stimulate general busi-
ness. according to opinions expressed
today by many railroad presidents.
bankers. manufacturers and business
men.
1T should be understood that this
decision is not to be viewed from the
standpoint Of dollars and cents" said
George NJ. Reynolds. president OF the
Continental and Commercial National
Bank. but from the sentimental ef-
feet ii viii have on the railroads OF the
United States. and everything pertain
ing thereto"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
PAGE ONE,

PAGE ONE.
Telesraphio News:
Allies Success Offsets German Vic
tories.
Germans Win in East, Lose In Wcst.
Berlin Clamors For News of Battles.
Morgan & Co. Stung in Railroad Doal
Rate Increases Stimulate Business.
Copper Shipments May Go to Italy.
Plum Pudding For British Soldiers.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News:
Splendid Club House Planned.
Tangle over Naturalization Fees.
Auto Registration Law Upheld.
Corn Show Feature at Ames Gather
ing.
No Ban on Chicken Shows.
Gathered in the Byways.
PAGE FIVE.
Story:
The Call Of the Cumberlands.
PAGE FIVE.
Move or Improve.
Pity But Not Evasion.
Convict Auto Factories.
Topics Of the Times.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Better Weather For Festival Next
Week.
Horn Day" Proves Big Success.
Insurance Men to Meet Here Tues
day.
Marshalltown Twenty-Five Years
Ago.
Local Comment.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Stronger Gables Lift Wheat.
Corn Prices Ruled by Wheat Ad.
vance.
Hog Prices on Down Grade.
Cattle Quotations Nominal.
Many State Primary Laws Defective,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
Great Britain to
Permit Shipments of
Copper. U. S. to Italy

Washington, Dec. 19-Representa-
tives Of the western copper pro-
ducing interests who called on Sec
retary Bryan today were informed
that an understanding was being
framed between. the United States
and Great Britain, with every indi-
cation Of success. whereby Ameri-
can copper could be shipped to
Italy without detention.
The British government, which
had declared copper contrabapd.
asserted the eight to seize it. The
nature of the understanding be-
tween Great Britain and Italy,
which will permit the resumption
Of American copper trade with
Italy. Is not disclosed. but it is un-
derstood at the state department
that Great Britain is satisfied with
the guarantees Of the Italian gov
ernment that the copper will not
reach Germany or Austria If al
lowed to enter Italian ports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
FIRE THREATENS BOONE
First National Bank Building Gutted
With Loss Estimated at $6o, 900
Fire Department Was Unable te
Check Flames and Complete De.
struetion Of Bio Block Is Threatened

struction Of Big Block Is Threatened.
Special to Times Republican.
Boone, Dec. 19-The First National
Bank building. one OF the finest in the
city. was gutted by fire, which evi-
IDENTIFY started in the furnace room ear
ly today.
The entire city fire department, and
the Boonesboro department worked
thruout the day but could not find the
flames. The fire had spread to the
walls. floors and stills before 1t was
discovered.
The loss will be 100000 or more.
Half the business portion of the city
is threatened by the fire which is still
raging In the basement and threatens
the complete destruction Of the big
block
The home of the Boone Commercial
Association. in the bank building. was
entirely ruined
The First National Bank building, a
handsome six story structure, is COM
paratlvely new, having heen built only
a few wears ago