Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-13

made arrangements Tor IN indefinite
absence make 'em."
Jim shook hands with others OF the
men about and then went down to the
noise and exuberance Of the street
The crowd cheered him by name a.
he came out. and amid the crush about
him he felt some one Juggling ut his
coat 10 attract personal attention. He
turned about and faced Agnes. Her
face was chalk white, and her lips were
trembling, and the hand which tugged
at his cont was shaking violently. and
as Jim faosd her he was white ALSO
She knew he had broken his pledge to
her, and she had not yet come to un
derstand why.
War had come. she knew. but to her
1t existed yet only in words. 1t was
tall, black type Of unpleasant print
upon great sheets Of white paper past.
ed to board before newspaper or
Ace: 1t was wild, reckless bonsts and
taunts on the tongues Of boys and men
about It. War was horrible madness
made Of bestial passion. WOmen--if
men failed-must forbid 1t. the slaugh
ter and suffering Of nation.
Historically Agnes cried this to jim
needless of the crowd about them.
And you've joined them! Don't-don't
ever speak TO me. Don't look at me
again! Only-only." she pleaded with
him now. beside herself with horror.
has Mart been up there too? Where's
Mart, Jim? Have you seen him?"
mo. Agnes. looked for his name.
and asked about him. He hasn't en-.
listed here"
Then he's gone somewhere else to
join the army. He went out Of the
house before the rest OF us got up this
morning. and from the things he took
with him l know he's gone to enlist!"
Jim got her out Of the crowd and
started to 80 farther with her but she
would not have him. Ele turned away
from her and went through the tumult
Of the street toward his fathers fac.
tory. The noise and cheering were as
loud as before. louder IL anything. and
a band was parading somewhere
blaring the "Star Spangled Banner"
But now to Jim there was hollow
ness In that noise-a hollowness OF a
nation at war and unready.
The smoke was streaming from the
chimney Of the Ashby factory. and
Jim could see as he neared the shops
tered tine door lie heard his fathers
voice roaring in violent vituperatior.
IVA men in plain clothes hut display
Ing special deputys stars. and man
In police Uniform were dragging ma.
than Ashby from his office.
ORDERS" the policeman tod Jim
when for an instant Nathan Ashby
was quiet--"orders from Chicago. as
I've tried to explain to him. sir
There's the deuce to pay there. sir!
There'il he martial law by night II the
riots keep up. They've arrested lot
Of men--one Of thent named Holman.
who had good deal to do with your
futher yesterday afternoon. Orders
are to arrest and hold for examination
every one Holman saw. so were doing
it. That's all there Is to It. and you
nor no one can do anything different
about it till we get different orders
from Chicago"
Jim went with his father to the po-
lice station. where the cells already
were full Of men and boys taken that
morning. The police. booking Nathan
Ashby under, the charge Of conspiracy
against the safety Of the state. thrust
him with two others into. cell. Jim
able to do nothing then. went back to
the factory. Smoke was still coming
from the chimney. but all work inside
was stopped. and the workmen were
leaving the building.
whats the matter:'' Jim demanded
Of Drayton. the superintendent.
Look at tllcse!." Drayton cried. SHOW
ing at Jim a sheaf of teicgrams.
They've, been coming in all morning
as fast RS the wires could carry them
and scrrc by telephone too. Cancella-
tions-al cancellations. We'd almost
cleared tie boards. you know, to start
work On the automobile parts for De
troit That was Cancelled at o o'clock.
and everything else we're working on
has followed. The country's paralyzed,
tell you. They're shutting down ev.
erything everywhere. That's some OF
the trouble In Chicago. | understand;
they're turning of people by the tens
Of thousands there and everywhere
And stocks! Lord. they never dared
open the exchanges! But the banks
Drayton stopped helplessly. "Oh. it's
terrible. and it's only begun!''
Portentous things were happening
portentous without parallel even in the
terrible twelve days" OF July and An
gust, 1914. Then the whole world
knowing little Of the methods and
means Of modern destruction. was par
alyzed as to nor,ial industry and pal
sled to all new enterprise except the
awful obsession Of war. and now the
world knew that war meant for the
invaded nation destruction and ruiz
on n scale undreamed OF before. h;st
in 1914 the world knew that the pow
ers opposed were SD equal that neithel
alliance might work its will upon the
other. but now In 1917. upon the neu
trail exchanges Of Europe, American
securities the standard" securitie.
| Of a nv months before-were obliter
ated as things of value. and In Amer
lea everywhere. men displayed theil
terrors Of the future. Before noon
when q moratorium was declared II
every state In the Union. credit hat
ceased to exist. The men and womer
who had awakened to a morning o.
Rmazement before news Office and bul
letin board crushed to the banks Il