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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-06
THE IOWA FARM.

I
Thomas ]. Rogers sold his 120-acre
| farm: lying just west Of town on the
Lincoln Highway to Harry w. Dee for
1898 an acre last week. This is an in
crease of $3.50 an acre over what Mr..
Rogers paid four of five years ago. or
a total increase of $4,000.
The rise in the value of land ip Iowa
in the past twenty years is almost as
startling as the rise in the value of
Dupont Powder Company. or Home
| stead Steel stock since the opening OF
the war And while the rise in the
value of Iowa land has not made mil
lionaires of the business men OF the
community, as the rise in the value OF
stocks in the corporations noted above
did il has made the Iowa farmer the
most well to do class on the face OF the
globe.
Twenty years ago a man who had
offered SIS an acre for this farm would
have been considered out of his head
by his neighbors. Today 1t sells for
more than four times that price. or an
increase OF more than 100 per cent
over the original price every five years.
and this outside Of its value as a crop
producer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-06
has had tho effect of making the horse
cost o little more than before. The
moro the horse is relieved, the higher
goes the price seems to be the rule.
FUN IN IOWA.


fGrundy Democrat
Thank goodness. the special days.
baseball tournaments county and dis
trict fairs for the year are over. It
has kept even some Of our people with
six and eight cylinder cars on the jump
to go to everything during the sum-
mer entertainment season to which
they were invited. II winter doesn't
set in too early some Of us will have
time to save up enough In the next
few weeks to get our winter clothes. A
man living in city in Pennsylvania
was here on visit this summer and he
said he was surely surprised at the
amount Of time and energy we use up
out here in enjoying ourselves. Back
in Pennsylvania they have a notion
that people here follow the pillow from
sunrise to sunset and then go to bed
and that their only diversion is the 60
ing to church on Sunday The Penn
sylvanian who visited here after fol-
lowing our lace for week admitted
that we devote more time to enjoying
ourselves here in one month than they
do in his state in year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-06

There is one thing the people OF
Butler county should demand OF the
candidates for the legislature next
Year. pledge that they will use the
best efforts within them 10 better the
present road laws of the state. The
Eclipse does not intend TO supper:
any man for The legislature who is
not willing TO give such pledge. pro-
claims the Parkersburg Eclipse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-06

TO The Hardin County Citizen 1t is
disgusting TO think of 4 state law thai
in effect forbids competition among the
insurance companies and then allows
them a monopoly of the rate making
business. That was certainly bloom
ing piece of legislation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-06

The Ackley World Idem) notes
that Iowa republicans are becoming
serious in their advocacy of Cummirs
for president. l. is not beyond the reach
the reach OF possibilities and the honor
is worth fighting for concludes the
World
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
GOVERNOR CLARKE
WAS ALL RIGHT
Senate COMMITTEES Recommends His
Suggestions for Cutting Down
the Expenses.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. To-
After scolding Governor Clarke for
using the term pure, unadulteratad
graft. in his reference to legislative
employees, in his annual message and
asserting it was an unhappy choice
OF words the senate COMMITTEES
which has been making an investiga-
tion, reported today generating the
senate from the charge and adding
that the administration of the state 3
business is in serious need OF correc-
tion.
The senate says the governor
charges are unwarranted and unsup-
ported by evidence secured from many
sources during the probe. HoWeve.
the committee recommended that the
number OF committees be -educed
from forty to twenty-one and that
nineteen committee clerks be dis
charged. which is what Governor
Clarke was driving at. The commit
tee recommends the discharge OF two
file clerks, an extra mail carrier, Que
cloak room janitor, two senate jan
itors. three men employed in the ONCE
|of the secretary of state, in the law
i,brarv and three assistant door keep
ers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
What the War Moves Mean
Bv ]. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press.

minist tration, would not overlook so
vital a matter as food supplies in
war times 1t Is a logical conclusion
that the Germans have been conf
dent OF their ability to feed them
selves satisfactorily until vhry re-
Gently.
Something. apparently, has happen
ed to change this opinion. 1t cannot
be the British embargo on wheat, be-
cause that was not pronounced until
after the German government had
demonstrated the uneasiness by TAX
ing over the distribution of bread.
Nor Is 1t conceivable that the Ger
mans miscalculated the amount of
grain they possessed. 1t may be.
however, that GerInanys alarm is
caused, not by the present quantity
of grain, but by the condition of
domestic wheat fields where the seeds
are ripening for the approaching
harvest. A low yield may be ex-
pected and the present precautions
may have been ordered to preserve
some Of the existing wheat for next
season.
The finest wheat fields within the
bounds Of the Germanic allies are in
the Hungarian plains near the Car
pathians. 1t Is possible Russian cav
airy raiders have devastated the grain
areas, or the recent hasty maneuvers
of Austrian armies in Hungary may
have produced a similar effect. All
central Europe depends largely on
Hungary for food stuffs. While the
Russians have failed to hold fast to
Hungary, they have made several
advances into the food raising dis
tricts. IL the Cossacks have worked
devastation in the food fields, Ger
many's present anxiety is fully ex.
planned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK. Feb. 16. I'll a. nj
Germany's anxiety concerning her
food, inevitably suggests that short
age of supplies prevails in the EN-.
pire. At the same time, 1t is difficult
to understand why the Berlin govern
ment SO suddenly should have be-
come impressed with the seriousness
of the situation.
Normally, Austria-Hun gary and
Germany, between them, supply al
most enough food stuffs for their
Joint population; and certainly very
little economy would be necessary
under average conditions to prevent
not only starvation, but even discom-
future. The Germans had no fears
when the war broke out Of their abil-
ity to feed themselves. The govern.
ment believed the slight economies
necessary could safely be left to
private initiative. Now, however, six
months after hostilities began, the
government is compelled to regulate
the bread supply and gives increasing
evidence of uneasiness at the outlook
There can be no question that the
German government knew the amount
of wheat on hand soon after the wal
began and was able to estimate
whether it would last until the next
harvest. However sanguine the Ger
mans were last summer Of a quick
ending of the war, 1t has been appar
ent to them for several months that
peace could not be gained before the
coming grain reaping.
Nevertheless. no attempt was made
during these months to conserve the
kupply of grain on hand. Undoubted
iy a government scientifically man
aged as is the German imperial ad
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BERLIN, (via wireless to London),
Feb. 16.--lt is announced that the
Rundesrath has ordered that the
brewcrIes shall again curtaiL the use
OF malt for beer In order that more
barley shall be left for tho use Of the
public.
The correspondent Of the Lokal An
zeiger just returned from the eastern
fighting front declared that In the re-
cent fighting here eleven Russian army
divisions have been either annihiiated
or defeated.
German shipping circles openly
charge today that, in order to involve
neutraIs, British submarines can be
expected deliberately to sink one or
two neutral vessels. It is also charged
that the British have sown their own
coasts with mines as a protection
aqsinst German submarines.
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.-(Via wireless
through s:ayviIIe to the United Press)
The beginning Of the German sub
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
SHIP PURCHASE BILL WILL
BE PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Polite, Firm Reply.

the secret caucus-it was the product
Of the president Of the United States" !"
At this point he was Interrupted by
cheers and yells from the democrats.
THAT caucus met last night" he went
on, mot to consider this bill, but to
carry out the captain OF the teams
orders. And that team, whose team
will not listen to other players, will
at the end OF the session, be found at
the tail end of the race"
Then he read from newspaper,
quotations from the speech said to
have been made by Speaker Clark at
the caucus last night. When he reach.
ed the climax. ''if there is an extra
session, the democratic party will be
wiped off the face Of the earth" Len
root. speaking directly at Clark, said
"For your Judgment, Mr.. Speaker,
have the profoundest respect.
"The gentleman's time has expired
answered Clark, which happened to
be the case, but caused roars Of laugh
ter
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
All Night Session Of Senate is
Expected to be Held
Tonight.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-An initial
test OF the administration's strength
in the house on the ship purchase bill
today showed 1s1 votes in favor ana
l26 against the legislation, on q move
to limit debate on the gag" rule,
bringing the bill before the house.
Another all might session. the fourth
since consideration OF the ship puf-
chase bill began, was in prospect for
tonight.
It was expected the bill would pass
ne house about p. M, and be sent
Immediately to the senate. Then will
come the move TO concur In the house
amendments From parliamentary
Viewpoint. the bill will be the same
weeks bill as was passed by the sen
ate, except that an amendment has
oeen added to 1t The fact that this
amendment is virtually a substitute
Tor the entire bill, does not alter the
parliamentary status. The republican
niiDuster will be directed against the
motion to concur in the house amend
ments. II possible, the democratic
leaders would like to hold the senate
IN continuous session until vote
Ineir ability to do this was rendered
problematical by the attitude OF Nor.
Fig and Kenyon. II these two voted
Win them, 1t was feared the repubil
cans will be able to force an adjourn.
ment Strenuous efrorts were made
ov the democrats to win back few
OF the seven bolters, but no success
was reported.
senator Weeks OF Massachusetts
was excused by the senate this after
noon from serving on the ship bill
ionoy committee. Senator Smith oi
otah was appointed in his place.
weeks declined to serve on the
.ommittee so as to give his entire
Nh ,r,ne to fiahting the bill on. the floor
me republican leader also wanted q
tee. ~
Lenroot Of Wisconsin, taunted the
anemocrats with forcing the bill
through merely because the president
wants it.
II the majority of this house were
~, aree to vote its convictions he said
would be defeated before we ad
'ourn. This bill was not the work o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
BELGIUM

limited Press Leased Wire Service
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 16.-A specia,
despatch received here today says
that King Albert OF Belgium, on Sat
urday participated In an aerial recon-
noisance over the German lines. Leav-
Ina his headquarters in Belgian o,.
plane. he was taken directly across
the main German line Of trenches.
For an hour his machine was pill
oted over the German positions, some
times dropping close to them 70 get
an accurate line on them. After an
hours flight he descended at his head
quarters.
Durino the time he was In the air,
he was always under fire and several
times he was exposed 70 a sharp Ger
man fusiIlade
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16

pears to have received encouragement
Lack home and Is ready to stand to
the last for the men Or principles on
which he started the session Less
stubborn than formerly, they are de-
claring willingness to vote for the
first man who looks as II he has q
chance but these are so in the minor
ity that they are not even balance
of power.
The First Ballot.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,. Feb. 16.-Re-
ceivfng the combined strength OF the
wet republicans and the Browne
wet" democrats on the first ballot TO-
day in the Illinois house speakership
race, David 3. Shanahan, republican.
polled ffty-seven votes, but the other
four factions OF the house each stood
by a different man and the deadlock
continued with no solution In sight.
Edward D. Shurtleff of Marengo, re-
ceived twenty-five votes, representing
part of the "dry" republican strength:
James NJ. Pace OF Macomb, got the
rest. Robert Elliott Of Monmouth, got
eleven dry democratic votes. Jane j
81. sEarrell Of l:hieago. got the twenty
ndministration democrats led VT DS
Michael Igoe. Walter M. Provine and
three other close adherents voted for
Isaac Rothschild. DaviG Shanahan and
four other republicans voted for Rob-
ert Scholes of Peoria.
Scattering votes we're: O'Rourke.
/. Burns, j: Merritt, 1; DeYoung, /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16

y,,,,,ed Press Leased Wire Servfce.l
WARRINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Unit
- states stood today IS intermediary
between Germany and Great brltain.
seeking to protect its own commerce
and lives. this nation forwarded 70
england over night the combined Ger
man threat ana compromise offer. Ger
nanv declared 1t would war on COM
merce to the finish IL England tried
- ,tarye out Germany. Tut would re-
lsr its plan II England made conces-
sIons.
AZ the same time, this government
cent England evidence in the. Wilfei-
nina case with request that Great
nritain release the American fooa
cargo Germany bound, unless 1t has
evidence hitherto undeveloped. On
cials today declared they had forward
ed two messages solely in Americas
interest But It is evident in o1nciai
circles, oficials considered both Eng
land and Germany In . mood TO make
concessions the net result Of which,
from the United States standpoint.
would be ! benefit to American COM
merce
While the German note was for
-SwSrded without cUfai1esst tiSs mAin-
fest tone Of the action was 9 request
ON Great Britain to relax her starva-
ton plans, both in German and Amer
lean interest. And the Wilhelmina
case was concrete evidence that the
Unitea States desires free pathway
Of her goods to Germany. State de-
partment oficials pointed out thar
they were not concerned with either
German or English interests. except
from broad, humanitarian stand
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday. Rising tern
perature.
For Iowa and Missouri: Fair tonight
and Wednesday. Rising temperature.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday Rising temperature Wednes
day and west portion tonight.
Weather Conditions.
There has been light snow in por-
tions of the lake region, and rain in
the northeastern states. as tho lake
storm passed on to the eastern coast.
The weather is fair this morning from
the central valleys to the Rockies,
and colder in the Mississippi valley.
whiIs, the temperature is rising in the
plains states and mountain region. un.
der the influence Of depression III
the extreme northwestern states,
which is attended by rain on the Pa.
cific coast.
Conditions indicate fair weather
with rising temperature for this Sec
ton tonight and Wednesday
Local Observations.
Feb. Bar. Eher Wind w'th'r
Is D m.-3O.36 "a w Clear
16 z a. m.-30.44 23 w Clear
River stage. 700 m, 7s feet.
Change in past "a hours, rise s..
Mean temperature 18th, 33.
Highest temperature, 3s.
Lowest temperature, %.
Lowest temperature last night. IS.
Ottumwa Des Moines river, IL f.,
q tenths. rise. tenths sine, yester.
day.
FRED 2. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
It is Spreading Throughout
Germany Because Allies
Use Arms Made in -
United States.
PUBLISH FALSE RI 4IRTs
Some Of the Newspapers s:-rlnt Stories
Which Are Causing the Germans
to Think America is
Not Neutral.

by Karl H. Won Wiegand, United
Press Stan Correspondent
BERLIN. Feb. 16. (By courier to
Copenhagen and cable to New York;
The American government, press
and public, apparently, does not real
ize to what extent and depth the bit
terness of feeling throughout Ger
many against Americans Is spreading.
With the German press daily publish
ing dispatches tending to show that
the United States is siding more and
more with the allies and with the re-
printing OF dispatches taken to Eng
glish newspapers indicating extreme
hostility toward Germany, the people
iof Germany are becoming worked up
to point which it would be difficult
ito exaggerate. Officials and Ameri-
can citizens here cannot disguise
their serious fears that some incident
will occur which will lead to serious
crisis.
Wounded officers and men from the
front openly charge that the German
losses are becoming much greater
now that the French are using Amer
lean manufactured arms and ammun1-
ton. This has created an atmosphere
which, to put it mildly, is becoming
more and more rigid daily for Amer.
leans. Although hitherto the Germans
have maintained praiseworthy attt-
tude OF calmness and composure to-
ward American business. they are now
beginning to complain bitterly and
the naturaI etfect IS continuous
growth OF anti-American feeling. Fol
instance the peasants and landowners
iof Bavaria and elsewhere are nov
refusing to buy agricultural impla
! ments made in the United States.
/ The Berliner Zeitung yesterday pub
lished pamphlet which Il charge
was prepared by former President
/ Theodore Roosevelt and urging the
United States to join the allies and
crush Germany.
The Berlin Tageblatt reprinted a
dispatch today from an English news
paper which says American officers
have resigned from the army and are
| applying for naturalization as Brit
fshers. In order that they may be
eligible for commissions in an Amer
lean brigade being formed to fight fol
England, 1000 strong. These are fail
samples Of the statements which are
Delng puDllSHeu WHICH axe CleatAAs
the anti-American feeling. Americans
throughout Germany are no longer
wearing the tiny American flags N
their button holes that were 30 no
(. ticeable and SO generally applaudeo
in the early days of the war.
! The embassy and consulate here Is
i being deluged with letters from Ger
mans, friendly to America and from
German Americans which is: "How
can we answer man who asks us
/ why America sells ammunition to Kill
/ our sons and then expects us also tc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
Wheat Investigation.

United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-Govern-
mental investigation into the wheat
situation, particularly as to how
much wheat the farmers are holding.
was urged today by George W. Per-
kins, chairman of Mayor Mitchefs
food supply committee, at the open
ing OF the state attorney generals IN
yestigation Of rise in bread prices
The investigation, Perkins said.
should extend over three lines: how
much wheat is being held by farm
ers; how much is being manipulatei
by middle men; and how much the
speculation of European buyers hns
influenced the situation.
The farmers, Perkins said, shotId
not be allowed to go unnuestioned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
=. Offered to Withdraw Submarine Blockade
Order if England Will Agree to Permit
Food Stuffs to Pass Through.
AMERICAN COMMERCE Between FIRES
Blockade is to Start on Thursday and Much Anx-
iety is Evident From All the Nations Of
the World, Over the Outcome.

point and that their course was based
entirely on desire to benefit anu
protect American commerce admit
tedly caught between two nres.
Polite, Firm Reply. !.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 16.-Berlin ad-
vices say that the German reply to
the note OF the United States, protest
ing against the planned submarine
blockade of the British Isles Is expect
ed today. It is declared in official
circles that the answer will be couch.
ed in the most friendly terms, but
will be very nrm and will positively
insist on the right Of Germany to de-
clare the waters around the British
Isles a war zone and declaring that,
in-as-much as England admits her
abuse of neutral flags. neutral ship.
ping entering the prohibited zone wifi
do so at their own risk.
No Cause for Alarm.
BERLIN, (via Amsterdam), Feb. 16
According to the LIokal Anzeiger
James w. Gerard. the American ami
bassador sees no cause for alarm IN
connection with the present negotia
itions bsfSesn the United Gsssss~anu
Germany growing out Of the subIna
rine blockade.
$50 far as the present relations be
tween our countries are concerned,
the newspaper quotes to the ambas
sador. II regard them with the most
complete, calm confidence. The ques
tions in dispute will, with the exist
ing good will on both sides, certainly
be solved satisfactorily to both par
ties
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
Veteran Republican Member of Illinois House,
Got Eighty Votes When the Sixty-Eighth
Ballot Was Taken.
AFTER SEVEN WEEKS OF WRANGL|NG
Deadlock Which Broke All Records
For State Legislature

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-David
e. Shanahan OF Chicago, veteran re-
publican house leader was elected
speaker OF the forty-ninth general as
day, receiving eighty votes. His elec-
tive strength consisted Of wet" re,
publicans and wet" and administrA-
administration democrats promised
last week and predicted over the
week end, but which on the first bai-
lot Of the day failed to appear, brought
the solution OF the deadlock whicn
already had broken all records In the
state If not In the United States for
organization tie-ups, by going into the
seventh week.
Shanahan in a vitriolic speech de-
nouncing bipartisan last week, de-
clared he would not accept the eavel
under the present circumstances
when Browne democrats We're voting
for him. He left loop hole, however,
,by saying that he believed the time
for STRAIGHT republican organization
had passed and that when thss cleo,
ton came he weula /, be .ssrytng The
/ state. ~
The Early Outlook.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb, 16.--The
speakership situation today was more
desperate than ever, with as little or
less hope Of seeing the opening week
bring the end Of the deadlock.
The only new feature Of the situa
tion was the effort OF some "dry" re-
publicans to boom Robert Scholes OF
Peoria. whose candidacy at this time
with that support Is regarded by most
others as joke. The "drys" had a
chance to vote for Schohss once be.
fore in caucus and refused 1t.
The least forlorn OF all the hopes
today was the Oft predicted outcome
that David A. shanahan woul6 &c
through this week Or next by the com
bination of all but few radical
dry" republicans with th., aid of the
Igoe-Hoffman and few indepenoen,
democrats. Shanahan will take the
gavel from majority of this charac
ter. He will not take the Browne
votes.
Weary, apathetic and disguised ar2
the assemblymen, yet every man az
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-16
Death of John crawford.

MENDON, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-John Craw
ford, aged 100 years, ten months and
three days. died at his home here Sat
urday evening. February 1, just be-
fore 5 o'clock.
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