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italy REFUSES To BE
FORCED IN TO WAR
BY THE GERMANS
Austria Makes Formal Declaration of War on
Russia. England Responds Heartily to Call
for Recruits and Nation is Ablaze With
Patriotic Enthusiasm. Kitchener Ready to
Take Field Against Triple Alliance Powers.

In the midst of perfect peace the
enemy surprises us. Therefore, to
arms men.
ANY dallying, any temporizing
would be but to betray the father
land.
ITO be or not to be is the question
for the empire which our fathers
founded
ITO be or not to be is the question
for the German power and the Ger
man people.
I'VE shall resist to the last breath
OF men and horses and we shall
fight out the struggle even against
a world of enemies.''
"Never has Germany been subdued
when she was united.
Forward with God, who will be
with us as He was with our ancest-
ors."
London, Aug. THE response to
Field Marshall Earl Kitchiners ap-
peal for recruits for the British army
surpasses anythina Y, t1str;rTcex ~
British military men. Huge crowds
VI oh aseo, hHu ali SthtIOub Oh lie,
silk hated men and poorly clothed
laborers stood in long lines all day
in front Of the recruiting station
awaiting their turn to go before the
medical officer. DR.. Hans lehn, cor
respondent for the German Tele-
graphic News agency. who had been
placed under arrest. was released to-
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New York, Aug. I'll Progress,
an Italian newspaper Of this city,
says today it has received a cable de-
spatch from Rome stating it has been
officially announced there that
Italy's answer to the German ulti-
matum was that Italy will remain
neutral.
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Washington, Aug. Upon re-
ceipt today from the Russian ambas-
sador of confirmation of Austria
Hunsarys declaration of war against
Russia. officials OF the state depart
ment began drafting another neu-
trality proclamation to define the
position of the United States with
reference to the latest phase of the
European conflict. The Charge of
the Swiss legation told Secretary
Bryan Switzerland would today is
sue a proclamation of neutrality.
The charge stated that Americans
pouring into Switzerland from Ger
many, France, and Italy. and espe-
cially from Vienna, were safe.
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BUY IT IN TRINIDAD.

This city's dealers arc live and
up-to-date. They can meet the
prices Of outsiders. Read the ads
and pick out the bargains.
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Washington, Aug. 7.-Messageo
from every part of the United States
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
SCHULTZ ADMITS MURDER
Says He Killed Mrs. heaiey Because
She Ordered Him Awsv

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Calmly as one
would tell of n prank OF Childhood
Richard Schultz confessed TO the po-
lice last night that he murdered Mrs.
Elisabeth Healy Tuesday Afternoon.
He related In detail how he knocked
her down in the summer kitchen OF her
homo at 2449 Lincoln avenue nfta- she
MAD ordered him away from her door.
then slashed her throat with a butcher
knife. He did not boast: he told his
story as a simple matter Of fact.
Schultz formerly was q rousta b out
and inmate OF tho state hospital for
the insane at Kankakee. His confess
sion was made to Police Captain Dan-
ner and James c. O'Brien. assistant
states attorney.
With the aid OF a detective he re-.
enacted the Staying In Captain Dan.
ner's office.
II did it!" he exclaimed II knocked
her down when she ordered me away.
I took the knife from her hand and
slashed her with ii as she lay on the
floor"
Previously Schultz had denied us. ms
the knife. altho he admitted that he
had struck Mrs. Healy and knocked
her down. After several hours OF oues-
tioning at the Sheffield avenue station
the prisoner decided to make clean
breast of the whole affair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
britain DELAYS
!. .P[RC[VAL' 5 VISIT
DECIDES NOT TO SEND CONSUL
TO SEEK BODY OF WILLIAM
S. BENTON.
TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
AND DEFINITE LOCATION
Place Of Burial in Doubt and Anbassa-
dor Spring. Rice Concludes Little
Would Be- Aeeompished-consuI at
Juarsx Declares There Ars No
American Prisoners in Jail There.

Washington, Feb. o6.-At confer
ence today between Ambassador
Spring Rice and Mr. Bryan it was
decided that Consul Perceval would not
proceed into Mexico for the examina-
ton of William S. Benton's' body until
better arrangements can be made"
Conflicting reports of the location Of
Renton's body convinced officials that
Consul Perceval would have difficulty
in locating the body, and meantime the
American government will press for
such information as it needs for the
investigation
1t was said that the British govern
ment was not looking to the United
States for the recovery Of the body as
a matter Of legal right at this point,
5ut was depending upon the good
offices OF the Washington government
20 bring about a final determination
of how Benton was killed and the pcs
sihle return OF the body to the faml!y.
Meanwhile Perceval will remain in
El Paso in conference with Major
General Scott.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
SIXTEEN BIG CARS START
o,d1e,d. De- Palma and Other Veteran,
Driver. Participate in Race For
vanderbuilt Cup at Santa Monica,
caI.-course Has Past Record.

Santa Monica, Call Feb. 26.-With
course record Of 1912 miles per hour to
beat, sixteen big cars piloted by some
of the best known motor drivers in the
country started today on the first
Vanderbilt cup race run on the Pacific
coast. The best time made here before
in a Vanderbilt race was 74.0I miles
per hour.
The sixteen cars were sent away at
intervals beginning at 10 o'clock, or
II o'clock central time. The distance
is 29435 or thirty-five laps of the
S,4O1 mile course. which ought to be
covered by the winner in less than four
hours
The veterans, Oldiield and DePalma.
and Earl Cooper, who won last year 8
Santa Monica road race. were the
fayorites. The course was pronounced
this morning to be in perfect condi-
ton, despite the storm Of last week,
which washed out nearly every other
speedway in the country.
Car No. was sent away by Starter
Wagner at 1905 o'clock. The other
fifteen racing machines tore away az
fifteen minute intervals. Spencer Wish-
art. in No. 9. made the first lap at
eighty miles an hour. altho soft spot
deyeloped by the recent rains caused
tha cars to skid dangerously at one OF
the turns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
THREsH OUT OLD DISPUTE.

Both Sides Contend Opponents Were
Aggressors in Strike Battle.
Trinidad, Colo, Feb. 26.-The months
old dispute between striking coal min
ers and mine owners as to who fired
the first shot in the labor war in south
ern Colorado, was threshed before the
congressional investigating committee
today. Officials of the miners gave
their version of the battle at Ludlow
on Oct. Z. between guards in an auto
mobile and strikers in the tent colony
Witnesses for the operators swore
the first shots were fred by the min
ers. The miners attempted to estab-
lish the claim that the guards fired on
the tent colony before the strikers fired
their guns.
In the car were Walter Belk and w.
w. Belcher, detectives: b. 8. Larson. a
hotel proprietors r. J. Holt, company
store manager at Delagua; N. J. Chap
in. superintendent of machinery for the
Victor American Fuel Company, and
w. H. Watson, the driver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
KAHN SCORES U. s. POLICY
California Congressman Demands
Change Of Attitude Towards Mcxico
POLICY Of Watehful Waiting Dc.
ser;bed as "DeadIy Drifting"

Washington. Feb. 26.-Representa-
tive Kahn. republican, of California,
in an address in the house today ex-
pressed the hope mat the administra
tion's Mexican policy coon would give
way to a new one which would bring
tranquility and peace in the southern
republic. He asserted that the present
pc!icy. unless speedily and radically
changed. must lead inevitably to
armed intervention
"The fact that it became necessary
to issue proclamation removing the
embargo on arms to be shipped into
Mexico" Representative Kahn said,
sis practically an admission of the
failure of the policy OF 'watchful wait
ing Deadly drifting is much more
accurate description Of the admins
tration's policy. Since the embargo
has been removed. what has hap
pened? Additional murder and addi'
tional lawlessness. for which We are
probably responsible"
Mr.. Kahn urged that renewed efforts
be made to restore peace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
coNv,crs WORK AS FREE MEN,
e;f.v Texas Prisoners at Labor on Re-
voeable Paroles Will Receive Pay.

Dallas. Tex, Feb. 26.-Revocable pa
roles for fifty convicts were signed by
Governor o. B. Colquitt. Of Texas
Tuesday, ana with their departure
from the Huntsville penisentiary yes
terday the state will inaugurate an ex-.
periment in the management OF pris-
oners without guards or shackles and
a profit sharing plan for their work on
public roads.
The state will receive SIS month
for each convicts labor. Half Of this
will 20 to the penitentiary fund and
half to the mans personal account.
The county in which the men will work
will maintain them without the ex-
pense Of guards and overseers.
Governor Coiquitt yesterday an
nounced that preparations were about
complete for the paroling Of forty more
men under similar condition to the
Texas state railroad for construction
work. All Of the men selected for
parole are white. between the ages Of
20 and 26, and have served the ma :
s1ority OF their terms Of Ave years or
less. The paroles are rsvocable for
disobedience.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
BACK BAR ROOMS TRAP GIRLS.
Chicago Saloons Contribute to Deiin-
quency Of Vast Number Daily.

Chicago Feb. 26.-Thc back rooms Of
445 saloons in Chicago contribute to
the delinquency of moro than $4,000
girls every twenty-four hours. This
conclusion was reached by the Chicago
South Side Club after a woman inves-
tigator had made u survey OF all the
saloons on the three thoroughfares-
North Clark street to the city limits,
Wabash avenue to Twenty second
street, and Cottage Grove avenue. be-
tween Twenty second street and Sew
enty-seventh street.
More than majority OF women
drinking in these places were working
girls, or girls OF leisure. and young
girls at that" the report reads.
woman investigator entered every
saloon on these streets at least once.
She was nowhere refused admittance.
altho she seldom had an escort. At
some OF the places she was accosted by
men frequenters OF the saloons. but
not frequently.
Most OF the women drinkers in the
saloons covered" she decided. were
amateurs. who might have been the
daughters of almost anybody
The back room evil Is specially en-
prasized in the report.
"Out OF 267 corner saloons" reads
the report. "all but twenty eight have
back rooms for women. and OF these,
eighteen have other agencies for de-
moralzing the sex. such as question
able hotels or rooming houses. so that
but ten are conducted for men only.
"Of the 267 corner saloons. eighty
five are Immediately connected with
pseudo hotels, Of which only fifteen are
in the downtown district. In the resi-
dence districts out OF 377 saloons. 303,
or 30 per cent, have back rooms"
None OF the chop suey places. sa =
looms, or other resorts not on the three
streets arc included in the report, and
the authors assert the omitted places
are the most dangerous.
"In this connection. the committee
learns" reads the report. that the
most fashionable and exclusive drink
ing places are the most dangerous, for
in those, with the cloak Of respectable
ity tho women are started in with the
idea that they are privileged to drink,
and thev soon drift into the less re-
spectable and finally into disreputable
resorts"
The remedy. according TO the COM
mittec. Is the removal OF all condi-
tions which make for privacy.
"If screens, stalls. and booths. which
give privacy to these drinking places.
could be suppressed, one OF the worst
features OF the situation would be
cured. I'm personal Investigation the
committee witnessed the most dis
graceful and shocking scenes, which
we're not unusual In these places. the
youth OF the participants OF both sexes
increasing the horror and regret
There is no excuse for the back
room. 1t should be entirely ana to-
tally abolished"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Telsoraphie News:
Benton Incident May Force Change
OF Policy.
Test of Carranxa's Power Over villa.
Death Date Set For Beckers Pals.
Seerley Talks shop In Virginia.
Vanderbilt Cup Race On. NJ
PAGES TWO, THREE AND Four
Iowa News: Z
Effort to Halt Government Expendic
ture.
Cisaret Smokers to Be Arrested.
Rate Evils to Be Shown.
Sunday Breaks Record at Pittsburgh.
State House Poor Picking For Yeggs
Story Road Map Approved.
PAGE FIVE.
Story:
The Valiants OF Virginia
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
A Half and Half League.
Ask After Them.
Newspapers, He'll and DR.. Eliot.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN
AND ELEVEN.
City News:
Five Horses Die In Fire.
More School Consultations In
County.
State Superintendent Rules on Linn
Township Consolidation.
McCoy-Nuece Case to BE Retired
Here.
Heirs Contest Herbold VIII.
Mayer- Arnold Iyedding
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Foreign News Aids Wheat Bulls.
Corn Prices Advance.
Fresh Advance in Wheat.
Choice Steers Scarce.
Commerce Commission Overworked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
No Word From Mecarthv-

Painesville. O.. Feb. 26.-The family
here of George w. Mccarthy, a railroad
engineer. was waiting today for word
from Secretary of State Bryan and
Congressman Gordon as to whether a
report that Mccarthy had been slain in
Mexico more than a year ago had been
verified. Mrs. Mccarthy has placed the
inquiry In the hands of Judge c. H.
Nye. here, and he has communicated
with the state department and the rep
resentative Of this district, as to NC
Carthy's fate.
Mccarthy is reported to have been
dragged from the train on the Texas
& Pacific railroad enroute from Ell
Paso to Mexico City and killed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
NORMAL SCHOOLS MUST MAIN.
TAIN COURSE SUPERIOR
TO QUALIFICATIONS.
DELIVERS ADDRESS AT
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
Declare. Normal School. Can Not
Claim to BE Capable Unless Grant.
ing Every Opportunity That Eduea.
ton and Training Can Give-Head of
Iowa School Speaks on Preparation.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 26.-If normal
schools are to be factor in the prep
aration Of high school teachers they
must recognize minimum standards
approved in the states where they are
located and maintain a course Of study
cations. This was the declaration by
Homer H. Seerley. of Cedar Falls,
Iowa. before the National Education
Association here today in an address
on ''The Preparation of Teachers for
High Schools" which he delivered.
Mr.. Seerley emphasized the import
ance of the normal schools in this
preparation, after discussing the work
of the liberal arts college, which is an
adjunct Of most universities thruout
the country.
Must Offer Every Opportunity.
Normal schools can hardly claim to
be fully capable unless they grant ev-
cry opportunity that education and
training can give" he said. "The stu
dents who come to normal schools do
not know their possibilities and pros
poets professionally when they first be-
gin their work and they need to find
themselves and many Of them will
learn that they are better adapted to
high school teaching than other kinds
They should be allowed to differen-
tiate and prepare for the right field Of
teaching.
students in such a school are Of
many types. College graduates are
just as variable and just as individual
istic: some Of them could work with
distinguished success in primaries.
others in high schools. and others in
executive positions"
THE normal school has the best at
mosphere to give the teacher the larg-
est opportunity he continued. "and
its very organisation and epirit give it
great chance for large service. If it
has the means. the faculty, and the
standards that the age demands"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
action Of other nations in sending ma
rines to Mexico City. 1t was states to-
day that his position was unchanged.
Felix bin out Of Pol;t;es.

60uA Ov06 OOS 0t VOvuSsC0s
New York. Feb. 26.-Gen. Felix Diaz,
nephew Of former President Diaz, OF
Mexico, has no intention of taking part
in Mexican politics at present. Under
existing conditions. he said in state
ment made public today, he did not see
what he could do to help matters.
I am simply waiting in New York.
General Diaz said. until have an op-
portunity Of doing something for my
country. When this opportunity will
come or what shall do. don't know
To borrow the phrase of another, may
say that my policy is one of 'watchful
waiting. am of course very anxious
to help Mexico in any way can but l
can do nothing at present"
General Diaz refused to discuss the
killing Of the Englishman Benton or
any Of the recent events in Mexico.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
muscArINE HOTEL ASSURED.
Company TO Erect $215. 900 Hosteiry &c
30 Incorporated Today.

Muscatine, Feb. 26.-Arfticles Of in
corporation will be filed today for the
neM hotel company which is to erect
a modern new s2l5,00O hotel on the
site of the old Commercial House. The
announcement that all the stock IN the
new hotel enterprise has been sold was
made late yesterday afternoon. Work
on the building is to be pushed rapidly
and the new hotel Is expected - be
opened early In 1915.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
Iowa Wins Four Championships.
Special TO Times Republican.

Ames. Feb. 26.-Iowa won four
championships in the national corn
show which was held recently in Dali
las, Tex, according to Prof, w. II.
Stevenson, head of the department of
agronomy at Ames. who returned from
Dallas mt the close of the show this
week. Professor Stevenson declared
the Iowa agronomy exhibit. as whole.
was better than the exhibits OF any of
the thirty-seven other states that We're
represented. The Iowa clover seed.
clover and timothy hay. and small
grain exhibits were exceptionally good.
Hawkeye sorghum molasses won the
championship, Ferd Mccullough. OF
Hartwig, and w. +. Otcheck. OF Grin
nell, were the chief Iowa big prize win
ners Iowa fell down in the corn class,
which Indiana carried. because If the
poor year for that cereal in this state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
nuERrA STORY DENIED.
Claim, that u. s. Asked Permission q
Send Marines Untrue.


Send Marines Untrue.
Mexico City. Feb. 26.-Provisional al
President Huerta today refused per-
mission Of the U. S. governmAnt to
send 1000 American marines as q
guard for the legislation here. This
Information came direct from General
Huerta himself.
General Huerta says he was asked
by Washington to agree to the dispatch
in addition to the Americans, Of 1000
more men made up Of German and
French. To all Of this he returned .
negative reply on the ground that was
no need for such a precaution.
Nelson O'shaughnessy. American
charged, affairs, refuses either to con-
firm or deny the information.
Later Mr.. OShaughnessy denied any
knowledge of the proposal. According
to reports the plan is said to have
reached President Huerta thru other
channels.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
Chelsea News Notes.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Chelsea. Feb. 2S.-Mr. Fl. L. Wood
ruff has resigned his position as agent
al the depot and will move his family
to n farm near Ocheydan, Osceola
county. March !.
The ice harvest Is on and men and
teams are busy putting up Ice for the
butchers and cafe men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
BENTON INCIDENT
NAY FORCE Change
ADMINISTRATION At WASHING.
TON ANNOUNCES IT AWAITS
DEVELOPMENTS.
TEST OF cARRANzA's POWER
OVER VILLA TO BE TESTED
Washington Making Demands Direct TO
se.caIIsd constitutionalist Leader
Rather Than Thru Commanding 8
osnsral-Husrta Gives Story Con.
eernina Marinss-U. 8. Denies Il.

washington, Fob. 2s-The Americans
government is exertine every influence
at its disposal to obtain from General
Villa the surrender Of the body OF
william 8. Benton. No reply had been
received to the Instructions sent to
Consul Letcher yesterday to find Benz
toms grave. and Secretary Bryan was
surprised by news dispatches quoting
Villa as saying Benton was buried In
Chihuahua City. There have been per-
sistant reports here too that the body
was cremated.
Secretary Bryan conferred with
President Wilson and said that nothing
new had developed. Denial came from
the White House Of the report that
Rear Admiral Fletcher had recon-
mended the landing Of marines at Vera
Cruz.
Interest centered in the Benton exc
cution Investigation and officials con-
ceded that future developments Of the
American policy toward Mexico hinged
largely on the outcome Of the inquiry.
Test Of carranza's Power.
Another feature Of the situation
which loomed up as commanding In
importance was the fact that the Ben
ton incident promises to develop into
a test Of Carranza's authority and In
fiuence as chief Of the constitutional
list movement. Every sort OF pressure.
1t Is understood. Is being brought to
bear on Carranza, both by Americans
and Mexicans who have the confidence
OF Washington, officials. with the pur-
pose Of impressing him with the neces-
sity Of clear and convincing explana-
ton Of all the circumstances surround.
ing the death Of Benton.
II Carranza can not obtain that from
villa, tho power OF the FIRST chief Of
the constitutionalists" will fall. in the
opinion Of official Washington. II It
develops that Carranza has no control
over Villa 1t is probable that relations
with Carranza will be viewed by OFF,
Gals as Of less importance hereafter.
To Insist on Surrender Of Body.
Persons in q position to know the
viewpoint Of the president say 1t is to
insist on the surrender Of the Benton
body and an examination by surgeons.
Another incident which attracted the
official was the fact that tho Ameri-
can embassy in Mexico City had been
equipped with machine guns. The only
arms there. 1t was said, are several
rifles imported Just before the street
fightinE that ended in Nadero's down.
fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
App,.sa.e TO Hear Harlan Case.
to Times Republican


Council Bluffs. Feb. 26.-Judge Apple
gate. Of Guthrie Center, has been Sc
lected to try the criminal action against
E. S. Harlan, former receiver Of the
Atlantic Northern and Southern rail-
road, which was sent from Cass county
to Mills county on a change OF venue
pleaded for by Harlan. The case will
be tried during the term commencing
March IL. Harlan is charged In an In
dictment of misusing funds OF the
railroad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
MARs.AILTOWN. THURSDAY FEBRUARY

republican party. asserted last night
that the progressives offered to make
n deal" with the republicans before
joining the democrats. and that the
offer was spurned.
Mr.. Call is vice president of the
American Federation Of Labor. He ran
for secretary OF state in 1872 on tho
progressive and independent league
tickets fs9P
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-26
POWER RIGHTS PAYMENTS.

Government Pleased With Interest
Shown in Conservation Policy.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The interior
department today received the first
payment for power rights under the
power permits recently granted by Sec
retary Lane. They were in the form OF
checks from Utah and Montana, aggre-
eating more than S4O0.
the receipt of the money is of interest
because it illustrates the interest in
the working of the policy recently set
by Secretary Lane. that of developing
the water power of the west in way
to benefit the public generally as well
as that of the local community"