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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
Great Britain Notifies State
Department Food is
Now COntraband.
RETALIATION FOR
GERMAN DECREE
Engiand's Answer to Order Of Seizure
Of Grain and Floor in German EN-
pire-Britons to Appropriate Cargo
Of WilheImina and Release Vessel,
as Sailing Was Prior to Issuance Of
Of Order.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Great Britain
notified the United States today. tho
not officially, that foodstuffs Of any
kind destined to Germany, Austria or
Turkey would be regarded as contra
band of war.
The action OF the British government
is based on the recent German decree
whereby that government will take
over all grain in Germany for common
use.
Because the steamer Wilhelmina
sailed from New York for Bremen be-
fore the issuance OF the decree, 1t is
understood her cargo Of food for Ger
man civilians, will be paid for and ap-
propriated by the British government
and the ship allowed to go free, but
hereafter food laden ships sailing from
the United States directly for German
ports or for neutral ports where 1t ap-
pears that the cargo may ultimately
reach Germany 1t will be subject to
seizure outright, ship and cargo, with
out compensation.
The state department is considering
the announcement, but so far has not
committed itself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
PARLIAMENT GETS
DOWN TO BUSINESS
British Law Makers Re- assemble
After Long Rscess-Financial Cues
tions Arising From War Chief Mat
ters Of Business.
Re- assemble

London, Feb. a.-Parliament re-as-
sembled today after recess for the
house Of commons since Nov. % and
for the lords since Jan. s. The mem
bers plunged at once into the business
consisting of various matters chiefly
financial which have arisen as re-
suit Of the war. Some Of the go men,
bers OF the house are now at the front.
Replying to question put by George
Nicoll Barnes, labor member for Glas
gov, whether the government was con-
sidering the matter of fixing food
prices Premier Asquith said
"All these matters are being care
fully reviewed"
The committee now having the mat
ter in hand. the premier continued,
was receiving information from vari
GUS parts of the government but he
could not say when the inquiry would
be concluded. The government, how
ever, he added, was fully alive to the
urgency Of the subject. and he told the
house it would have full opportunity of
discussing the entire question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
WHEAT FORCED TO
NEW PRICE RECORD
HIGH Level Of Patten Corner in 1909
Exceeded, Whom May Delivery Passes
$50 Mark = Liverpool Strength
Causes Ascent.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Wheat raced up
ward In price today, first sales showing
q jump Of as much as 81 cents
bushel. The May delivery touched $3.50.
the top figure to which the market
went in the famous deal by James A.
Patten, in 1903.
Extraordinary rises in quotations at
Liverpool excited wheat traders here.
C. H. Candy, president Of the Chicago
board of trade. said the Liverpool
prices were probably due to an ad-
vance in war risks insurance and to
fear that submarine attacks would
hinder the arri~el OF British supplies
and make shipments from other coun-
tries to Great Britain more difficult.
On a second strong swell the market
swept upward in the last hour to s1.65
for May. gain Of TX cents bushel.
compared with last night. Transactions
In the May option became so hazardous
that the bulk of trading shifted to the
July delivery. Urgency Of export de-
mand over-ruled every other considera-
ton. Sales to Italy alone in the last
hour were said to amount to 1,ooo.-
900 bushels. ttsIs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
PAGE ONE.
1eleora phjc News:

PAGE ONE.
TsIe9raphie News:
White House Backs Up on Ship Bill.
Agrees to Republican Amendments.
German Blows Up international
Bridge.
Damages structure on Maine Border.
Britain Declares All Food Contra
band.
Russ Attacked at Two Points.
Austria and Germany in Offensive
Movements
Legislature Passes First New Law.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Iowa Senate Political Incubator.
Kimball Scores Veterinarians.
Some Graft Found in state House.
Methodists to Pension Pastors.
Goods Contention Backed by Figures.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials:
Fishing and Hunting Licenses.
Auto Legislation.
Not Safe System.
Topics of the Times.
LOCKER On in Iowa,
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Much Corn Being Shefied.
Leedham Wins Suit over Paupers
Will.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
Parrot & Co.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
viii Rebuild Burnt Arkln Store.
Owner of Building to Spend 100000.
plupkett ADpeals From Reward
Thinks Viaduct Damage Allowed Too
Small.
Mrs. l.. G. Arnold Dead.
Brief and General News OF City.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Wheat Goes Above 1869 Record.
Aviates to S165.
Corn Higher in Sympathy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
German Advance Against
Warsaw Now in Full
Movement.
AUSTRIANS ATTEMPT
SECOND ADVANCE
Offensive Movement in carpathian
Passes-spirited Contests Also in
Progress on Western Front-Enslish
Ships Remain in Port For Fear Of
Attack by submarinss-None Sight
cd in Irish Waters During the Day.

London, Feb. 2.-The German lines,
after long period of preparation, ap-
pear today to be putting into execution
their plan for an advance on Warsaw.
At.the same time the Austrians seem
to have their forward movement in the
Carpathians.
The fighting in the Carpathians Is
expected to decide for the period OF
the war the mastery Of the three most
important passes-Uzsok, Dukla and
Wyszkow. The strategic value Of these
passes is Indicated by the fact that
Wyszkow is almost due south Of Lem
berg, while Uzsok Is in the same rela-
tive position from Przemysl and Dukla
is situated similarly with regard to
Cracow. The fighting apparently has
not yet assumed full proportions. but
the Austrian and German offensive is
progressing.
Spirited contests also are in progress
in the western war zone. The Germans
have made attacks in force at La
Bassee and along the coast. The
French assert that the battle at La
Bassee has not resulted in changed
positions while the attack Of the Ger
mans on tho coast is directed toward
the capture Of the Great Dune, which
remains in possession Of the allies.
No Airshlp Raid on oovsr.
London's Zeppelin scare Of last night
now appears to have been In the
nature Of rehearsal. No foundation
is discoverable for the rumors that
German aircraft were travelling over
Dover.
The German submarine raiders, a1tho
not known positively to have been In
the irish sea within the last twenty
four hours. stu hold In port a ma
Jority Of the coasting steamers and
fishing boats. Liverpool insurance
men are quoting rates approximately
four times the former figures.
From South Africa comes the news
that arrangements are under way for
the surrender Of the rebel leader
Maritz and Kempt. 1t is stated they
have disagreed with their German adj
visors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
LABOR OFFICIALS
HELD FOR MURDER
WaIsenburo Union Heads Indicted For
Alleged Crime, in Connection With
Disorders During Colorado Strike
Others Are implicated.

Walsenburg. Colo... Feb. John
Burke and Charles Haines. president
and secretary. respectively. Of the
local union OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America. were arrested last night
on indictments returned by the grand
jury OF Hauerfano county. which has
been investigating disorders incident
to the recent Colorado coal miners
strike. They were charged with ~mur-
der. Court oficials refused to give de-
IDENTITY Of others implicated. EXCEPT
Eii Gross and Eli Hickey. onlcers Of the
Colorado state federation Of labor. ar
re~ted hast night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
One Bill Gets Thru Iowa
Legislature and Awaits
Signature.
LAND TITLE BILL
APPEARS IN SENATE
Measure Aimed to Avoid Suite. to
Quiet Title introduced by Thomp
son-Titles Unquestioned Whom
Property Is Hold For Period Of
Twenty Two Years-Emory English
Confirmed.

Des Moines. Feb. 2.-The first law
was enacted by the general assembly
today when the senate passed the bin
providing that vacancies In the office
of aldermen should be filled by special
election. 1t is now ready for the sigma
ture of the governor. The measure is
for the special benefit of the city of
Davenport.
Title Bill Introduced.
Senator Thompson, of Burlington.
today introduced in the senate a bill to
make the transfer of real estate easier
and cheaper. The measure provides
that on and after Jan. l. 1916. a person
in possession of real estate and having
a record chain OF title to the land ex-
tending for Il period of twenty two
years. shalt be deemed to have absolute
and uncontestible title to the property.
e. cept that persons may file in writing
claims to property. The notice of claims
shall be good for twenty-five years and
may be renewed. However II the
notice Of claim is not filed before Dec.
81. 1915, such declaration can be filed
only twenty-five years after the filing
of the origina' instrument.
The object of this bill is to avoid
suits to quiet title and to make un.
necessary long and expensive abstracts.
English Is Confirmed.
The senate In executive session toda y
confirmed the nomination of Emory
English to be insurance commissioner.
The senate committees appointed to
report on the appointment OF w. Fl.
Duckworth, custodian. and J. III. Nc
Conlogue, member Of the board of con-
troll have not yet reported.
Persons who solicit or accept orders
for the sale or shipment of liquor will
be guilty of bootlegging IL n bill intro
duced in the senate by Whitmore, of
Ottumwa, becomes II law. The measure
was referred to the committee on the
suppression OF intemperance.
"Tama Jim" Addresses Solons.
"Tama Jim" Wilson, former secre-
tary of agriculture, this morning ad-
dressed joint session of the house and
senate in the house chamber, laying
particular stress on the need of quick
and decisive legislation to thoroughly
stamp out such plaques as the foot and
mouth disease. Mr.. Wilson urged that
the legislature appropriate sum OF
money-$100.000 or nlore-to be hold In
the state treasury as insurance against
the foreign invasion" as he called the
disease such as has recently visited
Iowa. He advocated prompt ana full
recompense for cattle destroyed be-
cause of quarantine measures, especial
ly to those progressive breeders who
have sought by importing fine breeds tc
| raise the standard of the industry.
He upheld the federal governments
| rigorous measures to prevent the
spread Of the disease and advocated
| further Capitalization OF authorities In
/ these respects even to the extent OF
| pr ting federal agents in state employ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
ADMIT YANKEE TOBACCO.

Custom officials at Havre Waive All
Formalities on Gifts For Soldiers.
Paris. Feb. 2.-Customs officers at
Havre have waived all formalities on
the second lot of 10000 pounds of
American tobacco, cigars and cigarets
sent French soldiers by Mrs. Clara
Washington -Lopp, Of New York, which
arrived aboard the Rochambeau. Part
Of the shipment already has been de-
liyered to the army commissariat SER
vice which will distribute the gifts at
the front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
At Fort Dodge.

Special to Times es-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Feb. 2.-Sleet that COW
cred telegraph, telephone and electric
light wires, Sunday, so heavily that
great damage resulted, changed TO
heavily drifting snow at night which
stopped train service almost entirely
Monday. The worst damage and in
convenience to Fort Dodge was caused
by trouble on the power line from
Fraser which furnishes light for the
city Of Fort Dodge ana power for the
street car service. Because of this
damage London darkness on the night
of an anticipated aerial raid, enveloped
the city Sunday night, interrupting
church services, theatrical perform
ances, putting the movies out Of bust
ness, and bringing all manner of COM
plications in residences and apart
ment buildings. All evening and all
Monday, there was no street car SER
vice.
The Fort Dodge Gas and Electric
Company. which shut down its plant
here last spring and has since been
buying power at Fraser. for it's Fort
Dodge patrons, worked desperately In
attempting to get It's old plant into
shape to operate. No service was OBJ
tainable for lighting the city until the
early morning hours and factories and
newspaper presses Monday were op-
Grating only spasmodically. Last even
ing, the lights were off good share of
the time. working havoc with business
and comfort in homes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
"THE SEA IS FREE"
Winston Churchill Declares England
Now Controls Ocean.

Winston Churchill Declares England
Now Controls Ocean.
Paris, Feb. 2.-"For the first time in
history England can say. The sea 10
free" declared Winstoa Spencer
Churchill, Great Britain's first lord of
admiralty, in an interview with
Hughes Leroux. editor of the Matin.
In the days when you and we
fought each other he continued, 4.our
most Important victories never brought
US security comparable with that we
enjoy today. Even after Trafalgar we
knew nothing like It, Supoosing Ger
many has friendships and relationships
In South America, how can help reach
them now? There is the United States.
At first public opinion hes.tated but
now it is unified.
Will Not Relax Pressure.
Our adversary, perhaps. can obtain
few supplies from Turkey and Asia
Minor. I cherish no Illusions, for as
long as there are neutrals complete
blockade must be a chimera Germany
will continue to receive small guam
tity Of that whereof she has consider
able, but while you and we breath free
ly, thanks to the sea, which we have
kept and can keep open. Germany is
like a man throttled with a heavy gag.
You know the effort of such a gag
when action is necessary. The efforts
wears out the heart and Germany
knows 1t. This pressure shall not be
relaxed until she gives in uncondi-
tionally. but even If you of France and
II our ally Russia should decide to
withdraw from the struggle, which is
inconceivable, we English should carry
on the war to the bitter end.
The action of a navy necessarily Is
slow but the pressure 1t exercises Is
unrelenting. Compare 1t to the forces
of nature, and remember that it Is a
stress nothing can resist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
TURKS DESERT IN EGYPT.
Declare Expedition Against susx Can,
Was Poorly Equipped.

Cairo. via London. Feb. 2--Alth0
there has been no further fighting In
the Suez canal distric.. n considerably
number of Turkish deserters have SUR
rendered. They have given graphic
descriptions of the march from Jcrusa.
lem by way OF Beersheba and Ell.
Arish (near the boundary of Egypt and
Palestine). They say they were proc
vided only with meager supply o.
provisions and were compelled to bu !
food at high prices from the Bedouir
The deserters were under command
q German officer whose insistence &
maintaining discipline was extreu l.1!l
arluous. they said. = - ~ ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
MARsHAILTOWN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1915

which arrived in the city. They assert
that the restrictions for the foot and
mouth disease are not being observed
by some of the farmers in quarantine.
and they wish guards thrown about
the places with shotguns.
The visitors will confer with DR.. ]. I.
Gibson, state veterinarian, this after
noon, to determine upon the plan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
WISCONSIN, TRAINS STALLED.
Held in Snow Drifts Near
Green RaY For Hours.

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. "A Chicago
& Northwestern train filed with pas
sengers was held in a bank OF snow at
Marsbel from 10 o'clock last night until
this afternoon. No train reached here
over that line, FOR fourteen hours. The
Green Bay & Western road was unable
to operate today because of snow fill
ing a cut . mile long. No freight trains
are being run and wire service Is badly
Unmarried,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
Russians Admit German Move.

Petrograd, Feb. Renewal Of o
fierce offensive by the Germans in the
region Of Sochaczew and Bolimovo. on
the road to Warsaw, was admitted in
an official statement issued here today.
The violence Of the German attack
compelled some of the Russian units
to retire to the second line OF trenches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
ROCKEFELLER AS
JEKYL AND HYDE
Edward p. co.tisan Prs.entes Oil
Masnate as Liberal eenefaetor and
as ceId-Hearted Money Maker, in
Testimony.

New York, Jan. John D. Rookie
feller. Jr., and the Rockefeller founda-
ton were arraigned today by another
representation Of organized labor who
testified before the federal industrial
commission. The witness was Edward
P. Costigan. of counsel for the United
Mine Workers of America, and his tes-
timony. consisting chiefly Of state
ment which he read. followed closely
the lines adhered to last week by
John r. Lawson, the Colorado mem
Der.
Mr.. Costigan announced that he ap-
peared at his own request.
The most generous estimate in
which somewhat disillusioned pub
lie will place MI. Rockefeller's activ-
ities." he said. lis that his foundation
Is dealing with effects, while thru the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company and
industrial agencies he is actually and
visibly feeding the flames and causes
of Industrial unrest.
Mr.. Rockefeller, who appears to the
world. In the relief afforded Belgium, q
liberal benefactor, stands convicted
before the workers of Colorado, is
narrowly biased and visionless money
maker.
In a great human crisis precipitat-
ed within every household, industrialiy
speaking OF Mr.. Rockefeller, his foun-
dation has been needless or impotent.
And the conclusion forced on an un-
prejudiced public has been and is that
Mr.. Rockefeller, the business man, has
cold-heartedly and without hesitation
brushed aside and imposed silence up
on Mr.. Rockefeller. the philanthropist." !"
Frederick H. Goff. president of the
Cleveland, o.. Trust Company and
head Of the Cleveland foundation. was
the first witness today Mr.. Goff said
he could not help but feel that hand
ling SO important a trust by self-per-
petuating board, presented a possible
element Of danger.
Moroan's Opinion
J. p. Morgan, the New York banker.
appearing before the federal industrial
relations commission yesterday. testi-
fed:
That he does not believe directors
OF corporation are responsible for
labor conditions.
That SO week IS sufficient pay
for longshoreman If he takes it.
That he prefers an open shop and
would object to union organizers
going on property owned by corpo-
rations during working hours.
That he has no opinion regarding
the cause Of poverty.
That philanthropic foundations have
been beneficial socially.
That his. company in connection
with Kuhn, Loeb & Co., does not DOM
mate the railroads of the country, but
that he should like to think we did
control half OF them"
That he is unable to say whether
labor organizations had benefited the
conditions Of the workers.
That we would not mind treating
with organized labor providing It
didn't attempt to tell me couldn't
employ any one else
That in labor disputes he thinks
the employer should play. the part
Of a decent man."
That he thinks every man should
have equal rights before the law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
EXECUTIONS AROUSE GERMANS.
Death Penalties Imposed in Ficks and
Grundior formed judicial Murder.

Deatn POn1ISiOo Jmp0Ooo IN VICkO ana
Grundisr Termed Judicial Murder.
Berlin, via London. Feb. 2.-Indigna-
ton is expressed by The newspapers
generally over the execution Of Karl
Ficke and Herr Grundler in Morocco
on charges Of treason preferred by the
French. The papers term the execu
tons judicial murder" in view Of the
circumstances attending che trial and
appeal. They assert that the offense
alleged. II committed At all. must have
been prior to the outbreak Of the war.
when the death penalty was not in
force. A dispatch to Berlin, on Jan.
81. it was officially announced that
Ficke and Grundler had been executed
in spite Of the fact that the French
resident general marshal had assured
the American charge that the death
penalty would not be inflicted until an
appeal had been acted upon by the
French president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
Won kiuck'. Son Killed.

Berlin, via Amsterdam and London,
Feb. 2.-The eldest son Of General Won
Kluck who waA>a naval lieutenant 10
reported to have fallen in an artillery
battle near Lake Middelkerke, on Jan.
26. All former on-commissioned Of
ficers who are under so years OF age
have been called to drill new recruits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
ATTACK HOSPITAL SHIP.
French Claim Germans Have Violated
Terms Of Hague Convention.

fronen Claim 0erma0o nave Violated
Terms Of Hague Convention.
Paris. Feb PA German submar-
inc yesterday made an unsuccessful at
tempt to torpedo the British hospital
ship Astorius.'' according to COM
munication given out today by the
ministry Of marine.
The ministry Of marine said the Ger
mans thus violated the formal clause
Of The Hague convention Of 1907. re-
garding the attacking OF hospital ves-
sels Tho Astorius. the ministry ex-
planned. was Is miles north northeast
Of ths Havre lightship. where the at
tack was made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
WIRE SERVICE STILL cuRTAILED.
Sleet Storm Breaks Many Lines Of
Communication

Communication.
Chicago. Feb. 2.-Weather conditions
today continued to hamper telegraph
and telephone communications and
and connection with many points was
difficult and in some instances cut off.
A sleet storm of yesterday was sue
ceeded in much of the district affected
by somewhat lower temp !'e, which
concealed the water on the wires and
made breaks numerous.
Telegraphic communication between
Chicago and st. Paul and Minneapolis
was arranged between New York,
Montreal and Winnipeg. Tho COM
munication with the Twin Cities was
interrupted, st. Paul reported there
was no storm there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02

needed now and said he did not believe
many of the German ships now in
American ports were Of that type.
He declared no foreign government
had made any representations on the
subject and there have been no pro-
tests.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02
BLIZZARD
INNORTH IOWA
Northwest lows Visited by Terrific
Snow and slset storm-Lnes Down
and Train Service Almost at Stand
still.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Feb. 2.-The weather for
the past few days has demonstrated
that northern Iowa has not lost it's
ability to give us the old fashioned bliz-
zard. However, the people are now
prepared for it when twenty years ago
they were not. Business in this city
was at standstill Monday. No one
was on the street with the exception
of an occasional policeman. The ther-
mometer most OF the day stood at 2S
above zero. There was no service on
the street cars and only occasionally
rigs that were carrying passengers to
places they were compelled to go. The
Northwestern tied UP passenger SER
vice north here. The Rock Island and
the Great Western were endeavoring
to push their train service thru but had
poor luck. Wire service ost Of the
city was an unknown quantity after 10
o'clock On the Northwestern between
this city apd beaumont there were
fifty-two breaks.
Country roads are piled high and full
Of snow The snow on Main street of
this city is so deep that 1t will have to
be hauled out as soon as the storm
abates. There will be little or no suf-
fering among the poor. In the country
farmers are so thrifty that plenty of
barns are provided for stock so that
there will be no suffering. Public
schools were closed.