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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
"sLAcKERs" MADE TO WORK.
War Worse Than He'll For Miltiamen
Who Refused to Take Oath.

War Worse Than He'll For Militiamen
Who Refused to Take Oath.
Des Moines, July Without doubt
war is hell, but it's worse than war
to be "slacker'' under Maj. S. B.
Philpot, Of the Second regiment.
The major yesterday made slack
Ing" the most disaereeable thing about
Camp DodgA And he also put the
Second regiment on record as having
fewer soldiers who finally refused the
second oath than any Of the three regi-
ments. .
1t all began when in the First bat
TALON in the regiment there were
twelve men who dropped out OF rank
when the oath was administered. The
major, q veteran Of British army ser
vice dn the Boer war and a soldier by
birth, viewed the ceremonies. BY the
time the last man had fallen out or the
line the major was so enraged he could
hardly restrain himself.
:; Jesrs Of No Consequence.
The men had little time to pay at
tention to the 5eers OF their COM
panions, however, before the major de-
cided upon a method of saving more
OF them to the regiment.
Sergeant Kelly" he ordered, take
those twelve men to the top Of that
Hill make EN- cut heavy logs and
carry fem back here and build bridge
across this ditch. Be sure the logs are
heavy, and be sure the men carry
them. The mules are too busy to haul
logs"
His orders were followed. Part of
the time the major followed the de-
tail. The men were not allowed
moments rest. They walked down the
hillside with the heavy logs. They
were not even given a breathing re-
spite. AS soon as they reached the
Bottom they were ordered to put the
legs in position, and the positions they
chose didn't suit the major, until they
had been changed several times.
The men struggled and sweat and
sweat and struggled The hot Juns
sun dried UP the perspiration as fast
as Il appeared: the men didn't have
time to wipe It off.
Half an hour after they had refused
to serve the president ten Of the first
detail Of twelve had changed their
minds and went back to the muster
ing line.
others came on. Companies r. G. and
r, from Ida Grove, Webster City and
Fort Dodge respectively, had no slack
ers, but the other companies made up
for them. And as fast as the men
came on the major would put them at
work-"the dirtiest, hardest work." as
he plrt it,
II the major has his way he will
take the "slackers" to the border and
make them do the dirty work for the
other men. He will ask the war de-
'partment for that privilege, ne sid
yesterday
= There's that fellow in the blue suit"
he interrupted himself. Hes an ex-
regular. Wouldn't take the oath If
I don't make him. wish he was in Hall
fax my name amt Philpot!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Baker TO Visit Iowa.

Davenport July In communica-
ton to the Tri-Sty Press Club re-
ceived from Secretary of War Baker
this morning. he accepted the invita-
ton issued some time ago to be
guest of the press club during his visit
to the Rock Island arsenal this sum-
mer. In his letter he explained that no
date could be definitely selected at the
present, but that he is making every
effort to visit the arsenal some time
this summer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
lHis saekb one Cons |.

More mon have kidney troubiS than
are aware Of It. Just how serious 9
backache, sore muscles. aching Joints
rheumatism. swollen ankles, and blur
ring vision may be is sometimes real
lied only when man attempts to take
out life insurance and is refused on ac-
count of kidney trouble. Joseph g.
Wolf. 734 So. jackson st., Green Bay,
wis, writes: FOLEY Kidney. Pnh re-
lieved me Of severe backache that had
bothered me for several months" 4 Any
symptom Of kidney trouble deserves at
tention. Mcbride & Will Drug CO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Nine Cars Djtched,

Special to Times Republican.
Aredale July IA freight train on
the C. & n W.. south of Aredale. at
1890 yesterday had nine cars and the
caboose wrecked three and one-half
miles south of town. The track was
torn up for fifteen rods and the trucks
were torn from most of the cars. The
conductor was slightly bruised No
one else was injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Better Enains. Saw. Gas.

TN spite of the high price Of gaso-
lene, it really does not cost US any
more mile to run the average 1915
car than it did the cars Of 1906 or
1906 is the statement recently made
at meeting of the Society, of Auto
mobile Engineers, and the speaker fur
ther said: The increased efficiency Of
the engines and decreased weight OF
car have certainly ena bled US to go
more miles on gallon Of gasolene; in
fact, think almost double what was
possible ten years ago, or even five
years ago, in this country"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

first trip was rafting success. but all
he brought back from his second trip
was a bunch Of fresh excuses"
What was 1t you called him-a
whirfwind?"
YES"
IT see. All the whirl at the beginning
and all wind, at the finish. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

an automobile by giving tickets with
number on them and somebody will
mix them up in a hat and someone
will draw a number, then you have
game of chance. Don't you see the
distinction between the game of
chance and reward of energy?"
The county fairs begin in July.
About ninety-two fairs will be held in
this state this year. Most Of them
will be held in August and September.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
A WhirIwind,

They were talking about promis-
ing young man who had failed to make
good as a travelling salesman. ~
The first man said to the other man:
1T was queer about that boy. He
seemed to be a regular whirlwind. His
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
NdIC
per cent
MuIet Foreign Owned Estates.

WUIct FofeI9H O""eU Is0s'
The measure also carries provisions
for the taxation of nonresident aliens
on incomes derived in the United
States. These provisions were placed
in the bill largely to hit bowers OF
American girls who marry foreign
titles. They win also hit number OF
expatriates, such as Baron Astor, for
merly william waldorf Aston, OF New
York, as well as foreign holders Of
American securities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
Prio.l... Praise.

A tug, which had suffered badly from
a collision, with the wharf, had under
gone extensive repairs. After these
had been executed the owner of,the YES
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01

A ton Of Campeche logwood which
is the best 10 worth 500.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
GERMANS TAKE FORT vAUx.
Oefenses Five Miles Northeast Of Yer.
oun Surrendered After Oes-
perate Battle

London June Sort Naux. lying
some five miles northeast OF Verdun,
which for weeks past the French
have been s;ubbornly defending
against terrific onslaughts by the
Germans. has at last fallen into tho
hands OF the Teutons. according to
Berlin.
The men who defended the fortress
to the last surrendered to the Ger
mans, who also captured large
number of guns machine guns and
mine throwers Paris, however,
claimed that the fort was still in
French hands early Wednesday morn
ing but that since then it had been
impossible to communicate with the
fort owing to the violence of the
bonn bardment
British trenches running through
Hooge have been captured by the
Germans, according to the British Of
fetal statement
Russians in big offensive on $50
mile front have driven Teutons from
fortified positions and brought the to-
tai of prisoners to 10000
Rome reports Austrians have been
checked all along line in southern
Tyrol
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
FOREIGN

The E--E1zrE- s1F-r-1-.-t VII
1EsEsztrh tas snail steamship l,s1itn-
tof-@s.,4 70 ne r~Scoe Of tn SA>cksl-
isH crew
Th- -1F@rnzeut @: Greco protest
eE tc the ez-ezte E3lle6 powers
zEzt1s5 tie y-c.clzI-A-5ou O: martial
lzx a. Sa5ozlsd
Russlz EIl cout-uue DRY AFTER the
a.. 80 tn a. vodka Is concerned
Ts- limited sale O. b-eT ard Light
E51=s all te p=--niTtet-
Pestns zdviess zznoane= the death
O. Yuan Shi kzl president q
the Chinese re2abllc The e4ase o.
his death j. gwen - urszaiA-
A Renter dlsFzich from ZuIlch says
thzt members 0. tne German Land
stg-D- class Of 1917. ~bo are living
abroad have t,een ordered to return
home Immediately
Pablo Lopez Villas chief Ieatenant
IL the raid upon Columbus. y n paid
the penalty for his crimes facing a
n-ing squad Of consritutlonslI-t sol
diers at santa Rosa. "a aua hua
place o. execution
The authorities. il Conjunction With
the customs officials. have estao
Ashed graphOphone record testing
heate 8arI-rs IN Berlin Each and
every record that is to be sent out
Size Of Germany must De run off
al this place b-fo-e il ~ill b. permit
led 10 pass the border
A profound sensation has been
& used By the speech made il Ber-
lin before the geichsrag by Chan
ceiior Won Bethmann-Hollw in
which he declared that any f3rlhs:
suggestions q pare b. Germany
would be futile and evil His eloquent
appeal TO the nation to hold on until
victory vas theirs. and the cztegori-
ca defiance be hurled 81 England
we're greeted with fhunders OF ap
plause
Five British sailors from the de-
stroyer SharE. Who sa~ their con-
TuanGer- with ole les shattered. fire
his last gun a. his ship sank owe
thelr lives TO LIE bravery o. Capt O.
C. Christensen o. the Danish steamer
NIdaI. and the devotion OF Danish zno
>or~ egIsn nursss. who were on board
the Danish ship. These women are
believed to D. the only ones OF rhelr
sex Va 10 saw anything OF IT. s.Tal
trztt4e
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Robins Delivers Keynote Address.

Chicago. June s--The keynote ad-
dress OF the Progressive party's ma
tional convention. delivered by Ray
mond Robins of Chicago as tempo
rary chairman, asserted that the Pro
gressiyes will stand by the announce
ment made by the national committee
last January, that the party will Join
the Republicans if the latter nomi-
nate for President man true to Pro-
gressire principles; that the principle.
however, is greater than the party
and if need be the Progressives will
go on alone; that preparedness is the
paramount issue OF the campaign and
that Theodore Roosevelt is the
man of the hour.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
IMPROVING PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
important Routes All Over Colorado
to Be Opened for Motor Tourists.

important Routes Al Over Colorado
to Be Opened for Motor Tourists.
Denyer-Improveme on public
highways in every part Of Colorado
are being made under the supervision
Of the State Highway Department
Advertisements appeared for bids for
4 $4,000 job on the Denver-Morrison
road which will complete the last mile
and a quarter of the highway between
these two points. Under the plans
which have been drawn up. . big hill
On the Bancroft property not FAR from
Morrison will be cut down and other
portions of the road filled in The
improvements will assure a better
grade and a straight alignment. be-
sides doing away with q big reverse
curve in the road. Three concrete
bridges also will be built to complete
the highway.
On the Denver-Limon road, which
Also is heavily travelled. a contract
has been let for 400-foot bridge on
Bl9ou creek at Byers in Arapahoe
county which will cost about $500.
On the same road a $4,000 contract
Las been let for bridge on East Col
fax crossing Tollgate creek. Work
on it will be started in about two
weeks.
Work on the Wolf creek pass road.
between the towns of South Fork and
Pagosa Springs. is being rushed in
the effort to complete it by July II.
when a big celebration is planned.
The highway is the only one to south.
western Colorado and opens a new
section OF the state to motorists In
the same district work is being done
on the highway between Pagosa
Springs and Chama, New Mexico. T.
j. Ehrhart, state highway commits
sioner, has received word from the
state engineer of New Mexico that
the authorities OF that state have ap-
propriated money to improve the
road from Chama to Santa Fe. so that
when the work Is completed there
VIII be an excellent road from points
in Colorado through to Santa Fe
In Moffat county. 5000 is being
spent improving the road between
craig and Meeker, Strengthening the
alignment and building five bridges,
while in Garfield county advertise
mena have appeared for bids ON .
$1,000 job finishing the road between
Rifle and Meeker. which will give a
good highway through to the county
line on the north
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Dsfauiter's Wife Assumes Blame.

Denver--While pleading for leni
ency for her husband. Mrs Ernest H.
Pettigroye, wife OF the man charged
with embezzling $4,000 from the 10
cal branch OF Swift & Co., admitted
to the district attorney that she was
responsible for her husbands down
fall and that she should be punished
in his place 1t was the beautiful
things in life that wanted she said
''and to get them for me he took the
mooey. l am the one that should suf.
fer instead Of him
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
PRIZES FOR DRILLING
a6GiE CADETS AT FORT COLLINS
AWARDED MEDALS.


z ssse-1n Ss~ss44E-r -aaz Kew. se-x1ce
Fora Collin Coso.-N- Lee Foster
Denver yoz-a- captain o, c Company
Aggle cadets received tie Whsdoee
cup for his company, ii having beer
declared winner Il the COMPANY drill
The drill for the medals Offered b.
Lieutenant Rogers ~xs held with
Ma. W. P. Sto1e Of the coast Ar1ii-
lery, Capt W T Bates of the in
taafry service. and Lieut. " r Sharp
Of the field artillery. officers IN the
United States army. Is judges
Pvt J. Chlds ~as awarded the
Colrie. medal for the best drilled
cadet
First Se-gc Claude A White won
the Rogers medal for the highest
grade il the infantry drill. theoreti-
cal
SerE1- II l. Gsymon xon for the
highest grade infantry drill, theoreti-
ca and practical combined
Corp. r Nichols Of Denver won the
medal for field artillery drill and gun
n-ry. theoretical
Capt Herbert S Thompson OF Fort
Morgan Hon the medal for the high
est grade drill in field artillery. thee
r@i5cal and Practical combined
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Six Injured in Auto Crash.

Fort Morgan-An automobile con.
tanning six Fort Morgan residents.
tree women and three men. was
wrecked while running forty miles an
hour north OF Brush. Mrs Myrtle
Parker one OF the occupants, was
badly cut on the head and is in a
Brush hospital where she is not en-
pected to live The other five per
sons escaped with bad cuts and
bruises The car was demolished.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Prosressives Draft Platform,

Chicago provisional draft of the
Progressive platform framed by a
committee of leaders shows that the
principal appeal of the party will be
made on preparedness, with Ameri-
canism as the foundation. The draft
is short. not more than $500 words
in length 1t discusses preparedness
under three military "of the
spirit" and Industrial Under the
spirit" comes Americanism and nm
der Industrial preparedness" come,
the tariff and questions of social and
Industrial reform.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
NEHlCANS HOLD pEMoSS1RA -
TON IN CHIHUAHUA CITY AND
STONE FOREIGN CLUB.
U. S. SOLDIER IS KILLED
TROOPS LEAVE LAREDO TO PRE-
VENT RAID sS LUIS De IA
ROSA AND aoo MEN

wes.ez1 Sesssxs.-- raou New, s--sTs-ius
Chihuahua CITY Mex- June h--A1
1ottAuerlczz rao1- fncifed ny s TnAss
meeting 10 protest against the COR
tinued presence Of American troops IN
Mexican TERRITORY WAS puI Down here
by the military after deEnonst--a
ton had t-es1 MADE against the AIpar
lean consulate End stones hurled 81
the Foreign Cl1h, Il The t'ellA4 thai
i was an American Institution
The meeting Sas q protest kEa-nsi
prospective American Intervention Is
well as against the presence Of the
punitive force. called for the Csaten-
rial theater. but the thesIer proved
too small 10 contain the crowd SC
that an overflow meeting Was hello
later in the Alameda near the Amer
iean consulate There various orators
contin ped their speeches OF protest
The crowd snstched the consulate
signs. which were later recovered BY
the police
After the trouble com oed. Gen.
Lopez arrived OF the scene with troops
and placed strong guard around the
consulate The mob then oontented
itself with throwing few stones at
the Foreign Club, Later. when the
club was in darkness some of the
rioters returned and broke more glass
Colun bus. y Nan American
truck driver attached 10 train No. 10
under Capt. Tobins, was shot and
killed in the Mexican town OF E Vale
on the night Of June 3, according &c
reports received here The persons
bringing the story back with them
from Mexico said the driver. whose
name was unknown to them. absented
himself from the train without leave
and entered the town against orders.
They also said the body vas inferred
at Colonia Dublan and an investiga-
ton ordered into the death
San Antonio-Two troops of the
Fourteenth cavalry left Laredo 10 pa
troll the Rio Grande near San Ignacio
and Zapata to prevent. If possible, q
raid by Luis de la Rosa and 400 fol
lowers reported moving toward the
border II was reported that troops
from Fort Ringgold also are being
moved up the l..er in the direction OF
Zapata-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Pueblo Quarry Man EIeetroeuted

Puebio-Peter Johnson. resident
of Stone City. eighteen miles north
west of Pueblo. endeayored to max
his own electrical connection in his
home and paid with his life He was
electrocuted. dying Instantly. while
his wife and two children looked on
johnson was an employe IN the stone
Quarries and was 10 years old
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Trainmen Open Thirty-oay Meeting

Denver.-President W S Carte,
called the twenty-seventh triennial
convention OF the Brotherhood Of Lo
connective Firemen and Enginemen,
composed of SAC delegates. represent
ing 10000 railroad employees in the
United States and Canada, TO order
for thirty-day session at the Audi
torium. In his annual address Presi
dent Carter declared that the organi-
zation was in most prosperous con
dition- The balance on hand. he said
amounted to s4.ss5,s3ss7, the largest
in the history of the organization.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
sehooI PupiI Sent to Reformatorx.

Pueblo.-Because he was so unap-
preciative of the efforts OF his teach
er and visitors to entertain him that
he yelled Rotten when one OF them
was making a speech, a i6-year-old
pupil Of a Beulah school was sen
fenced 10 the reform school by Judge
Mirick in Juvenile Court
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Wife Falls Dead at Hushaad's Fee.

Sterling I'm going TO take your
picture. Mrs Clara Latham Arm
strong, s.. cried from the top OF a
cliff TO her husband. who was cutting
pines 10 feet below her in Old Sandy
Cshon- The next moment she plunged
forward with a shrek Her head
struck a rock a, her husbands feet as
she fell and the body bounced, rolling
100 feet down the steep slope of the
canon She was killed instantly The
Armstrong; had left their home in
Sterling for short camping trip and
had pitched their tent in the cahon
midway between Sterling and Kim
ball. Neb. The woman was Mr. Arm
strong's third wife.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Demands safe ceossinaa


For the protection OF life and - y
result OF the startling number ef Per
sons recently killed in and near Den
yer. permanent order forcing every
electric and steam railway In tho
state to maintain uniform and safe
grade crossings, has been issued
William Shellebarger and his wife,
Mrs. Katherine Broemmel and Miss
Mary Broemmel were killed at West
Mexico and Cherokee streets Nov. 8
iast year when a freight train hit
their auto. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ F. Bran
nan. Elmer c. Elrod and B. l. Fussel-
man were killed at the Denver and
tnterurban crossing of Federal boule-
ward April II this year The State
UTILITIES Commission took up the
cases, Investigated them, traced
down the causes and the order II the
result This order affects the fifty
railways and street car companies op-
Grating in Colorado. 1t forces them
to alter their crossings 80 that the
ordinary driver will know beforehand
exactly what sort Of grade to expect
when he approaches tracks,
wherever they may be located. The
order applies to 1876 grade crossings,
only 254 of which are protected ct
present by gates, flagmen, "wigwag'
signals, bells, or other safety devices
In addition to the customary crossing
signs
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
W A SEINGTON

TIE House passed. $50 10 4. naval
appropriation bin Carrying increased
Building program substantially as re
ported from committee
Louis D. Brandeis of Boston took
his seat as an associate justice OF the
Supreme Court. the sixty-second citi-
zsn to rise TO that distinction
Plans for the Democratic national
convention. with particular reference
70 the platform. were discussed By
President Wilson with his advisers a.
he cabinet meeting and al an infor-
nal White House conference
The Supreme Court interpreted the
Harrison Federal Drug Act OF 1914.
making il unlawful for any person not
registered under the law to have
opium in his possession as applying
only TO those who deal in the drug
and BOT to those who use IL
William Jennings Bryan. as a news
paper correspondent. made the rounds
OF all the headquarters of the presi-
Dental candidates il Chicago.
An executive order was signed by
President Wilson closing all govern
ment departments in Washington on
June IA to enable employees to par
ficipate in the preparedness parade
Mai. Gen. George W Cocktails. gov
eruor of the canal zone. after arriving
II Washington Tnheralded, conferred
wiih secretary Baker. and is under
STOOD 70 have reiterated his desire
70 ie ire to private life
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Denies Destroying Fence.

Pueblo.-Arrested Oh warrant
charging her with destroying a sec
ton OF fence belonging to c A Far
low. Mira Sarah Brown. a Sloan
ranchwornan. denied her guilt before
Justice Leddy she was released on
bond She came 10 the court house
unattended. having been notified By
Undersheriff Sam Thomas to come
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
Man Fires Bullet Through Brain.

Colorado Springs.-George G. Car
penter. 25. a resident of this city for
some time. killed himself at Prospect
lake in the southeastern part of the
city by firing bullet through his
head
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
WESTERN

Bernard G Fsrrar. breret brigadieT
general L. 5. A, and former United
States sub-treasurer at s.. Louis. died
At his home in St Louis at the age
Of S.
irving Shuman. assistant United
states treasurer in charge OF the Chi
zEo subtreasUry since 1913. tele-
eraphed his resignation to Secretary
HcAdoo
Six men were killed and five Others
injured when part OF Denver & Rio
Grande passenger train No Il. vest
bound, left the rails and crashed into
freight train on siding at Cotton.
Utah
Reports OF damage done by great
aunbers Of grasshoppers in north
~e=stern Nebraska reached state of
hcilts at Lincoln. Sheridan county
crops are especially menaced. accord
ing to reports.
FRED o Roof OF Pueblo vas elected
chairman Of the Colorado delegation
At the Chicago convention and DR. HUI
bert Work. also of Pueblo, vas re-
elected national committeeman. both
By unanimous vote
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-06-09
tungsten Rise Predicted

Nederland--Them market for tung-
stem is due to rise within the next
few days, mining men and others who
have studied the situation say