Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-13
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<ALlSOIy APP II lis SioA >SAAA~S
to the writer from a reliable source
and names were given by the narra-
tor Working on one of our Iowa farms
is young German, just little over
81 Sc:-s Of age Last month he re-
ceived letter from his mother in Ger
many asking him to come back and
enlist in the German army. She wrote
his two older brothers were fighting
for the Fatherland and 1t was his duty
to do the same. And the young fellow
is bewailing his lot that he has no way
of getting there. The reader must
bear in mind it is his mother. not his
father who writes this letter. The
mother of two boys in the army wants
the third, safe in Iowa earning good
wages and a strong possible future
before him, to leave all and come back
to Germany and enlist under the ban
ner of Kaiser Wilhelm. This sentiment
shown by this German mother, willing
to sacrifice if necessary three grown
sons has been paralleled before in
ancient history, but somehow it sounds
different in 1915.
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PLANTATION of the fact that hundreds Of
Germans in Iowa and probably thou
sands in the United States, have be-
come subscribers to German dailies
and weeklies since the war COM
menced. So intense is this love for
fatherland they feel that American
publicatio do not publish the whole
truth concerning the war. 1t is useless
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daily is made, how many men are en-
ployed in its make up, to point out that
the editorial page is the only page
where possible expression of feeling
for or against Germany is shown. 1t is
a waste Of breathe to tell them the
headlines of daily paper always con-
form to the wireless telegram follow
ing. And so thousands of Germans
are reading German dalies and getting
a history Of this war which on all oc-
casions favors the success Of the Ger
mans and belittles all Of the reported
victories of the allies. Come to think
of it if the United States had war
on hand and we were publishing
daily in Germany our wireless specials
might be tinged.
L TIC "IllcI was III dA AoWa lo"h
during mud time in March. Just be-
fore noon the fire alarm was given. A
fine residence was on fire. Only the
business streets were paved. Out came
"the chemical and the hose truck
Dray teams and a farmers pair Of
horses were hitched on and away they
went on the dead run for four blocks,
and then they walked. AS soon as the
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was all the horses could do to drag the
they were going to the FIRE at mile
an hour gait Did somebody say good
road?" No need Of good roads" The
neighbors put out the fire before the
fire department got there.
We have all heard it mentioned that
there's an anti cigaret law on the stat
ute books Of Iowa That is it's illegal
to sell cigarets and the wrappers. But
1t seems the law doesn't prevent more
cigaret smoking in Iowa than ever be-
fore. The tough little boys" around
here-the farmers sons in
town, the dudes of the town, the trav-
cling men who like cigarets all get a.
supply somewhere. somehow. One
travelling man mentions a big city in
Iowa where it's as easy to buy Gig
arets as cigars" Pipe smoking is on
the increase everywhere, this by men
who can afford cigars. Public pipe
smoking. in the hotels and on the cars.
and even on the streets Is INDUCED IN
by swell dressed" young fellows. And
the smoking of cigarets. pipes and
cigars in the presence Of women in our
public places is much more common
than a few years ago. This not being
an editorial column no comment is here
made on any of the above practices
Just what one sees.
Others beside editors are remarking
on the unanimity of 'wets" and 'drys"
voting on liquor legislation in this leg
islature. Some readers of daily papers
can not understand it. Just why "wets'
and "drys" found the repeal of the
mulct law a good thing is a conundrum
to many. And when 1t comes to en-
forcement laws, the "wets' seem ter
ribly anxious to pass such good and
necessary laws And some readers.
some republican readers Of the daily
papers. think there's niger in the
wood pile" Is it possible there's pol
tiles in it,
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