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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
1880. toxards what building did you

go?"
NOEL answered that he went towards
the Jones implement shed. He said he
heard voices within the shed. There
were cracks In the shed. he declared,
large enough to put a fist in.
"Did you at any time look thru that
shed and see anybody light cigar?"
II did, He said one Of the men
lighted al cigar with a cigar lighter.
Asked as to what the light revealed to
him, Noell declared he recognized Sem
ator Jones and Albert Jones. He also
said light was struck several times.
did you see any other persons?" he
was asked.
There were two other gentlemen
there" he answered. He said he was
not acquainted with them but thought
he had since met one of the men.
MeCaull There Too.
'You may state II you are perfectly
clear you recognized any other person
in that she'd" said Attorney Mitchell.
NOEL said that he thought he did.
"who is the one you think you know
now?"
wv B. McCaull," was <he answer.
NOEL said that when he got to the
shed he stationed himself close to a
large sliding door.
.'What, II anything. did you hear F.
F. Jones say with respect to the pri-
mary election ~ asked Mr.. Mitchell.
"He says I've got to win this primary
in spite OF hell" responded NOEL, ex-
planning that he believed he was suffi-
ciently familiar with his voice to rec
ognize the speaker.
III I don't win this election l can't
down this thing" was another remark
he overheard. NOEL testified.
"What did you hear said about Mr..
Wilkerson?" was another question.
NOEL said Wilkerson's name was
mentioned often and that in substance
one man had said, I'VE have got to
get rid OF that - of Wilkerson if
we got to kill him."
NOEL said the names Of Silverton and
Willett were mentioned as workers with
Wilkerson.
Asked by Mr.. Mitchell If he heard
the name Landers mentioned Noell de-
clared they said they were afraid he
would swear against them. Mansfield's
name was also mentioned, according
to the witness. Eve must get rid of
Mansfield so they couldn't find him."
is the manner he caught that name.
Noell testified one man-had said DO
you suppose there's any decent way
to handle Wilkerson?" and the reply
was mo. you can't do darn thing
with him.! h
Mentioned Mrs. Tompkins.
what was said about the murder
plot Of Vinat Tompkins," NOEL was
asked.
zone says, do you suppose there's
any chance to buy herr Don't you sup
pose $1,000 would look big to her?"
Noell responded. The witness also
said the men talked about getting
some one to work on her.
'Do YOU suppose we can get Van
Law to work for usr Is another re-
mark Noel said ne heard. The name
Of Arney wase also mentioned, he said.
Asked n anything was said about
Grant, Noell testified one asked, How
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PAGE ONE

VNSS VINE
Iowa News:
Sensation Sprung In Jones Case.
Armed Clash in Athens.
King Finally Surrenders Artillery.
Russians Come to Relief OF Rouma-
mans.
Villa Captures chihuahua City With
Small Force.
Belgian Deportations Bring Protests.
Crisis in British Cabinet.
PAGES TWO, THREE, FOUR.
Iowa and General News:
Experts Disagree in O'Connor Case.
Hard Luck Ends in Tragedy. ~
Thirty Cents Day Menu. (
Mail Route Protest Turned Dowp IS
Roads Issue in Speakership Fig =.
Wilson Opposed to Food Embar =
Trade War to BE Delayed. -
PAGE six
Editorials:
An Excellent Choice.
The Boys in Town.
Under Our Skies.
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Nearly Thousand Boys Here For
Conference.
Day Full of Good Meetings.
Getting Ready For Deaconess Cam
paisn
Oscar Green Dead.
Mrs. w. B. Hull Has Close Call.
Local Comment
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE
and General:
Cancellation 81 Orders Lowers Wheat
Corn Lacking in Support.
Cattle Steady.
Hogs SLIGHTLY Higher
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
EPIDEMIC iNOTTIIOOF
AND MOUTH DISEASE
Government Officials Lift Restrictions
Against Live stock Shipments From
Middle Western States-Gibson Re-
ceives Official Notification.

Des Moines, Dec 2.-Official notifica-
tion that the cattle epidemic reported
from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
was not hoof and mouth disease, was
received today by DR.. ]. l. Gibson, state
veterinarian, from officials of the fed
eral bureau of animal industry. DR..
Gibson said all restrictions against
shipment of cattle thru the state would
be removed at once.
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y . /
new SENSATION
N JONES | ! | [ CASE
AIDS \ [ Defense
Phot otographer Testifies to
Overhearing Group
Of Men.
TELLS or PLANS
TO BEAT WILKERSON
photographer NesII, Of villisea, rest. /.
fiss to Nisht-Tim cenfsrenes Be-
tween Two Jones and Mecau!! in
Shed in Rear Of Jones ators-Atter-
nsy For Jones Attempts 70 Show
That Testimony u Framsup.
rBy staff Correspondent ]

siFa l6y SIAIIs IsIO1reSQOuQcnt.J
J. Red Oak, Dec. 2.Dr., ]. c. Cooper, of
yillisca, whom j. w. Noell testified he
told Of overhearing the conversation
in the Jones' implement shed on the
morning after the occurrence. was
called to the witness chair this morn
ing by the WIkerson defense in an
attempt to corroborate Noelrs state
ment. Counsel for plaintiff objected
TO Or. Cooper answering the ques-
ton and the court sustained it.
) DR.. Cooper further testified that after
the grand jury investigation last sum-
mer Senator Jones had told him At
torney Van Law was looking after the
''MarshaIltown woman,
y. w. Noel. who sprang what ID
claimed to be the biggest sensation of
the trial with his testimony yesterday,
was given another hours cross exami-
nation this morning. George Pigsley.
who, lived In Grant in June, 1912, was
also on. the stand this morning for the
defense. He testified that on the Mon
day morning. the. Moore murder was
discovered me had seen. Albert Jones
and another man in an automobile in
Grant about o'clock. w. B. Mccaull
has denied that he and Albert Jones
went to Grant on that morning.
J. ". Johnson. an Omaha shorthand
reporter, was put on the stand just
before noon BY the plaintiff. Johnson
recorded the testimony taken at the
corpner'sa inquest ut the time Of the
murder and he read from his short
hand notes. the testimony given by p.
n. Landers Reading OF the notes did
not coincide exactly with the WS1tten
transcsipt. previously introduced. ana
defense claims Johnson.s testimony
grendo ~ ,co5Fph1t1tA EiHdeiy testfs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
statu. Of Marina SIN In Doubt.

Washington, Dec. 2.--It was officially
stated today that the case Of the Brit
ish ship Marina, destroyed by Ger
man submarine with loss OF six
Americans, has narrowed down solely
to whether the Marina was, as the Ger
man commander thought, transport,
or whether she enjoyed the immuni-
ties Of chartered ship.
Inquiries have been made OF the own
ers and the British admiralty and sev-
eral days may elapse before the case
can be decided.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Barn and Stallion Burned.

SpeClHI 10 IlIIIeB-ISSpuUIICdN,
Dubuque, Dec. 2.-Fire at o'clock
this morning destroyed the livery barn
at Sherrills, ten miles northwest of
Dubuque. and also burned Percheron
stallion valued at $4,000. The loss on
the barn was $500. No insurance was
carried. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by cigar stump. For
time the entire village was threatened
and the Dubuque fire department was
called on for assistance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
vilIa Lootinq CITY.

Juarez, Mex, Dec. 2.--Vllla bandits
were reported to be loading two trains
with loot from the stores and private
residences of Chihuahua City and pre-
pairing to follow these trains west on
the Mexico Northwestern railroad. ac-
cording to a message received at mill
tary headquarters last night from Gen-
eral Ozuna's scouts at Sauz
This news was taken at headquarters
to indicate the intention of Villa to
evacuate the city, after looting It. as he
did at Parral, Santa Rosalia, and jim
inez.
General Trevino was said by General
Gonzales to have been In Horcnsitas
Thursday awaiting the arrival of Gen.
Francisco Murguia's forces from tho
direction Of CamarRo. south of Chihua-
hua City.
villa made speech against foreiSn-
ers in Hidalgo plaza, following hts oc-
cupation of the city. la Chinese mer-
chant who left Chihuahua City We'd
nesday morning said on his arrival here
yesterday. In his speech villa warned
all residents OF the city against hiding
any foreigners, and declared he intend
ed to kill them ell. Villa also said ho
intended to confiscate ali foreign props
erty and give 1t to the Mexicans.
Chinese Makes Escape.
The Chinese was informed Of Villas
threat by a woman in whose house he
was hiding. Before he could leave tho
house detachment of Villas meu
came in, He ran out OF a back door
and escaped to Nombre de Dlos, near
Chihuahua City.
He said he saw Villa troops at tho
country home OF Gen. Luis Terrazas.
north OF Chihuahua. and these fired at
the train, but without casualties.
He also said three trains Of troops
escaped to Sauz Tuesday and Weines-
day, 5a: g.. went back WITH sG:eiiis ara; ara;
Ozuna, who now Is at Guilty. He did
not see any American, French, German.
or British refugees at Sauz. he said.
but only saw numbers of Chinese and =
few Syrians
The refugee confirmed the killing Of
many Chinese residents Of chihuahua
City,, He said he saw at least fifteen
dead in the streets, and he believed
many others were killed. He was with
out money, as are more than 500 here
now and an appeal has been sen. to th6
Chinese ambassador at Washington for
funds to feed these refugees.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Serb Repulse Enemy Attack.

Paris. Dec. 2.--A violent attack was
made last night on the Serbian position
north of Grunishte on the Macedonian
front east of the Cerna river bend. The
war office announced today that the
attack had been repulsed. The an
nouncement follows:
AT point east of the river Cerna,
Serbian troops on the 1st Of December
repulsed violent attack Of the enemy
upon their positions to the north Of
Grunishte. %
There has been artillery fighting in
the region Of ,Monastir, where the bad
weather, continues"
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United State. to Renew Protest.

tations on the deportations of Belgian
civilians which have been made by the
United States to Germany recently will
be emphasized personally to German
officials by Ambassador Gerard when
he returns to his post, for which he
sails next Tuesday. He will convey
the individual attitude Of President
Wilson and tell of the bad impression
created among American people by re-
cent treatment of the Belgians.
The protest, based on broad grounds
of humanity, was hurried along partly
because OF fear that Germany's policy
In Belgium would interrupt American
relief work there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
ksnsa. civ EMBARGO Lifted.

Kansas CITY EMbafso E'f*ed.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. Am order
to remove the embargo on shipments
Of live stock from the Kansas City
stock yards was received from Wash
1ington today. The embargo was placed
on the yards because Of suspected
cases of foot and mouth disease among
cattle in the middle west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
eaeh.r..t in Imminent Dancer.

London, Dec. 2.-Hopcs OF the Rou,
nanian ability to save their capital by
making q stand on the line Of the Ar-
gechu are dwindling rapidly The
German plan is apparently to envelop
the Roumanians on both Hanks and
endeayor to cut of the first and sec
ond Roumanian armies.
This plan Is being swiftly carried
out. BY the capture Of Campulung the
Germans gained new line OF supply
and communication thru the Torzburg
pass, which greatly facilitates their cp-
erations In the meantime Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen continues to throw
forces across the Danube at different
points. The report in yesterdays RUS
sian communique that enemy patrols
have appeared In the region of Lake
Griako indicates that Mackensen has
effected q new crossing somewhere In
the neighborhood OF olte.:!!t.=a y
Unless strong Russian reinforce-
ments arrive In time to throw Macken- 4
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Rob Church Collection soxe..

Fort Madison, Dec. 2,---Forcing an
entrance by breaking stained glass
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic church
here and fiffsseti tic s5oes
The amount Of money taken is not
known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Desperate Battle in carpathi.ns.

Vienna. via London, Dec. 2-The
great battle in the wooded Carpathi-
ans, where the Russians are endeavor-
ing to break tnru into Transylvania
and Hungary is raging without cessa-
tion, the war Office announced tonigh6
The statement says:
The Russian attack in the Carpa-
thians continues with undiminished vi
olence. The enemy was everywhere
bloodily repnlsed as ON the previous
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

poured bullets into the Zappeion.
The allied forces appeared to be act
ing under preconceived military plan
which was intended to spare the city as
much as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Arehbcld,. cenaision lmrroxed.

dition of John d. Archbold. president
OF the Standard OF! Company 4es NNessss I !
Jersey, was unchanged from last night,
when s much Ia la - -
proved, 1t was said .at his homie here
todav. sss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02

sens forces back across the Danube. it
is believed that the Roumanians will
find it too dangerous to try to save
Bucharest by making a stand on the
Argechu river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Operation on Large Scale
Intended to Save Ror
manian Capital.
GAIN WESTERN PART
OF DANUBE CROSSING
Cars Army in Possession Of Approach
to Tchernavoda eridss-Two Flank.
ing Operations on Large Scale Be-
lievsd to BE in Progress - One by
Russians to Save Roumanian Army
and Possibly Capital, # suc wssfuI

Indications point to the prob
ability that two flanking oper-
ations on large scale are in prog
ress on the Roumanian front. The
one apparently is intended by the
Russians to save King Ferdinand's
armies and possibly his capital,
and the other by the Teutonic
allies to force the evacuation of
Bucharest and cut off the troops
defending it.
Having assembled what seems to
be a huge force, the russians are
. pressing a great offensive on
front approximately ESQ miles, run
ming along the western frontier Of
the Roumanian province Of Molda-
via and extending northwest along
the Bukowina border. Already they
are declared to have scored such
successes as to lead to expectations
that the supply lines of General
Won Falkenhayn's armies from the
north may shortly be, seriously
menanced.
The threat to the Roumanians
comes from Field Marshal Won
Mackensen on the southeast. Con-
trolling virtually the entire course
Of the Danube, az tar as Tcher-
navoda. the Teutonic allies, 1t has
been pointed out, seem likely to at
tempt throwing forces across 1T at,
points farther east to outflank
each line taken by the Roumanian
as they retire under the pressure of
Won Falkenhayn's forces from the
north and west and such Of Won
Mackensen's troops as may be
ready on the north bank Of the
river. 50 Il.
Entente commentators point out
that such q move may NOW have
been effected. taking the mention
by Petrograd that hostile patrols
have appeared near Lake Griaka
as Indicating a naw crossing has
Z been made by Won Mackensen near
Oltenitza, southeast 0f Bucharest.
An advance from this point would
hem I'M the Roumanfans around
Bucharest, except to the northeast,
and, II carried far enough, would
cut of altogether their retreat.
The crisis. in Greece seems oto
have passed for the present with
the announcement from Athens
that King Constantine has agreed
to give up the artillery demanded
by the entente and the marines
landed are being withdrawn. Before
this. panic has reigned in Athens
with an exchange Of fire between
Greeks and entente, marines. Dur
ing the fighting many civilians
were killed.
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Petrogrsd, via London. Dec 2.-The
Russians have gained possession of the
western part Of the Tchernavoda
bridge across the Danube, it was an
nounced officially today.
South of Bucharest the Teutonic
forces have bene driven back and the
villages of Tzormana and Gostinaei
have been recaptured.
1.-THE Tchernavoda bridge, the only
one across the Danube for a distance
Of 900 miles from the Black sea, was
taken control, Of by Field Marshal Won
Mackensen after the defeat Of the
Russo Roumanian army in Dobrudja
and the capture Of Constanza and
Tchernavoda late in October. Over II
pasees the sole railway line directly
connecting Bucharest with the Black
sea, and its capture by Won Mackensen
cut communications between Rou-
mania and Russia by this land and wa
ter route. The main span Of the bridge
itself is only about half q mile long, but
the approaches to the west stretch sew
eral times over the marsh lands bor-
dering the Danube. At last reports the
Russians, fighting their way back
southward in the Dobrudja, were some
fifty miles north Of the bridge on the
Dobrudja side. Their present seizure
Of the western end Of it may be in-
tended only to prevent it's use by Won
Mackensen. 1f
Tzomana, reported recaptured from
the Teutonic invaders, is about sixteen
miles south Of Bucharest on the rail-
road line from Giurgui and Gostanar
lies about Ave miles east Of Tzornana. j
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lndeeenox la Ruinous

The motion picture business would
be hard to Kill. But producers of inde-
cent players are making good stag at
ti--Kansas City Times.
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late yesterday afternoon. Just after
court took up In the afternoon when It
had been expected Harry Whipple. all
leged companion OF :. Bill Mansfield.
would 60 on the stand as q rebuttal
witness for the plaintiff, the defense
broke into the rebuttal inning Of the
plaintiff and put j.. w. Noell, a VIII
lfsca photographer. in the witness
chair. Noel testified that one night
during the latter part OF May, this
year, just prior to the June primaries.
ne overheard an extended conversa-
tion between four men in an implement
shed in the rear Of the Jones store and
that he recognized two Of the quartet
is Senator Jones and Albert Jones
and believed q third to be w. 3. Nc
Caull. The fourth man he did not
know. In this conversation NOEL tes-
ptiHed the principal topic OF discussion
Vas methods to be pursued to down
vthis Ahing," apparently meaning Sena-
tor Jones alleged connection with the
Moore ~ murders. Getting rid of WI.
kerson. fear OF Landers' testimony, dis
posing Of Mansfield, buying off Mrs
vins Tompkins, getting by with the
trip to Grant, and the friendliness OF
Cosson with "us" were among the sub
jects NOEL swore he heard talked of at
this night conference. NOelPs testimony
rivals anything that has yet been Of
!. fered bv Wilkerson in the present trial.
Noel is said to have gone voluntarily
4 to the detective with his story two days
ago and Wilkerson says he Is the star
& Witness.
x Jonss, Counsel Objects.
Attorney Mitchell. OF Wilkerson's
counsel asked permission for Noell to
testify at this time, saying his evidence
had only recently come to light. 1t is
i,af:f of the defense's case In CHIEF.
sCo,,hsei for plaintiff objected to the tes-
tinony bstng introduced now but upon
stha statement OF Wilkerson's attorney
that he had rested his case with the
nrivileKe OF later introducing testimony.
yJudse SRockafellow permitted Noell to
take the stand. A delay OF few mo-
nents van occasioned while subpoena
was served on the witness. Noell was
On the stand all afternoon.
Noel. during the latter part OF May,
1916 waS living in the same block In
which the Jones store ID located. His
hnS,se was across the alley south from
tl.e Jones store, A frame shed used
~ Jones for assembling implements is
Ire TIE alley l,a cls nf the
r store and in close proximity to where
Noell said he lived. It Is in this shed
il which he claims he overheard the
conservation.
1s4ss ssss4 81 ss Neeli is Explicit. *
"Do you remember of going home
during the latter part of May, 1915.
when your wife called your attention to
voices outside of the house 2" asked
Attorney Mitchell.
Yes sir responded NOEL.
What time did you get home 2"
Y Just about 10 80 o'clock. " 2
"fIave you anything to fix the time,
1ou rot home by p
Noell explained he was working in
m studio developing negatives and had
set an alarm clock to go on at 1920
O'clock. .A4l ~ 80 Ss = W, !,
VI Did y0u 70 out where these voices
a 1fe - asked M Mitchell. a
4s I did The time came home at
xSO: 50 O'Clock
81 ~Wken you went out there about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULL EriN
Tho Weather.

Sun rises Dec. at TT: sets at 4:34.
lowa--Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer tonight and In cast portion
Sunday.
Range OF temperature at MARSHALL
town. Friday, so and 20: Thursday,
So and 26: Dec. 1, 1915. 81 and Is. At
Z this morning, 30; yesterday. 80.
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Washington, Dec. 1.-TWO oyer-niEht
dispatches from Brigadier General Bell.
at Ell Paso, containing the first infor-
nation to reach the war department
from army border officials concerning
Villas victorious attacks on Chihuahua
City, were received today.
1t was stated authoritatively that the
information contained nothing that
could he construed as an increased
menace to the American border or that
threatened the safety of Juarez.
The reports were based entirely upon
information obtained by General Bell
from two refugees reaching El PasO
from Chihuahua City. Both agreed that
fighting In the city had been desperate.
the strategic points having been cap
tured by Villa forces and retaken by
the de facto troops several times.
General Trevino. the Carranza COM
mander at Chihuahua City. was said to
have had about 5000 soldiers. while tho
strength of the Villa forces was estie
mated from $500 to 5000 men.
The refugees said Villa began tina
attack Thursday morning and withA
drew that night, only to resume again
Friday The battle continued desper@
ately thruout the day and e,i1Infnatsd
in Villas forces penetrating into the
center Of the city. where street dght-
ing was general. They withdrew that
night. taking Trevino's artillery, which
they had captured ut Santa Rosa hill.
Saturday they re-entered the city and
fighting continued until Monday.
The Mexican embassy still WAS wtth-
out information today concerning tho
outcome Of the chihuahua engagement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
carranxa to Retake City,

Juarez, Mexico, Dec. IA general
attack upon Chihuahua City by Carr
rama forces was expected to begin
some time today, II 1t Is not already
under way. according to a highly re-
liable source OF information here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
Footina n .kir,;baba

| ,Ir|@7Ir 0aiH FOOttH3 vi NIIVBUdUd.
London, Dec. 3.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd says the. Russians have
gained a footing in the town Of Kir
r1.baba and that desperate street fight
ing is in progress.