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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
iowa soLDiEH DIES iii SeIiiioaao. CHI
Can't. William A.. Rankin Served in
5ssEftE@3 s. Thirtv Third Ren;n,.n%

Capt. William A.g Rankin Served in
;s.i Thirty Third Regiment.
r. Chicago, May sI.-@-William A. Rankin,
a captain in the Thirty third Iowa in
fantry. died yesterday at the Presby-
sterian hospital. He was a years old
Funeral services will be held Friday at
his home in Onarga, Ill. 3
Capt Rankin and David Rankin, a
cousin. did much, in the development
OF Illinois Central lands about Onarga.
The town OF Rankin was named after
them. Captain Rankin was "a lifelong
republican and an enthusiastic advo-
cate Of temperance. He was veteran
OF. the civil war, q cattleman, and a
banker. .sS !. Z
Philanthropy also played an impor-
Itants part In Captain Rankin's life. In
September of last year he gave $4,000
Tor new buildings and other improve
merts at the Grand Prairie seminary
at sOnarga- s sa.s II ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
Bandit Leader Surrender. r., !

r
Chihuahua City. May 31:---Four BAN
dts, were killed and six taken prison.
ers' in skirmish between General Gar
.cia's column and Luis Sandoval's COM
.mand in the San Bernardino district in
Durango, according to dispatches re-
ceived today by Gen.. Jacinto Trevino,
commandant here, from General Her
rera, at ParraE 'E:G! AZ e. -
Following the engagement, the report
says. Isaura Villobos, notorious out
law leader Of the district, presented
himself to Jacinto Hernandez and asked
amnesty. He promised to bring In all
Of his companions, including Sandoval,
who has since been located at La Es-
tancia ranch, on the Rio, Arriba. Gen.
eral Herrera said he had ordered Gen.
eral Hernandez to assist the Garcia
column in running the bandits down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
sTREEy cAR Is .RossED.
Lone Bandit Secures TWO Watches and
Small Change From Crew. 2

Special to Times-Republican. I
h Dubuque. May 31.-A lone rohber
held UP the motorman and conductor
and a city fireman on q street car here
late last night and secured two watches
and less than a dollar In money. The
5s,aht>e.:! .:....rrea IN the residence dis
was witnessed by4a a resident. who tel
ephoned the police while the robber
had his men lined up. A mysterious
wnistIing, heard the moment the rob-
bef ran Into .he darkness, causes the
belief that he had accomplices waitin
in an automobile. Tho the police squad
hurried to that neig ghborhood In auto
mobiles and were there In three min
utess the robber escaped. Several sus-
poets were arrested today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
FALSE, MISLEADING
HOMESTEAD STORY
lows Homestead circuiatss Untrue
s: Statements AZ 80 Road Laws and
Read Desstsrs il its Desire to Get
State PRINTING. 5< 5S42 q ,S a Z y s45*


sspeesei Y y Times publican. q
pes Moinss The: lows
I'M paper puhiished
E1sas ~ Pieres Who wants u get the
stats's printing. came out last week
with 4 false statement OF facts on the
road issue Il quoted Senator Indy,
of Henry county ina statement saying
that there, wxs = law on the statute
books now which would permit people
to create special road Improvement
districts and that the road boosters Of
the state were trying to deceive peo-
pie in asking for the right Of tax
payers to vote ON roads and road
bonds. Pierce then followed Lindly.
with an editorial charging the good,
roads advocate with putting UP pre-
tense" and a sham. tss,.;
This law has never been in force.
Des Moines county. which adjoins Sem
ator Lindly's home county, has $4,000
on hand noNf With which it knows not
what to do because 1t was collected IL
legally before IT was discovered that
the special district Law was invalid.
y This law Contained a clause stating
that no levies should be made under
its provisions whenever q county board
had levied one mill for roads under
Section 1880. That ssAme section 1880
makes it mandatory Tor county boards
to levy. one mill. hence in every county
lin Iowa The tax has been levied which
inyalidates the special district law.
The Homestead has been conducting
9 fierce campaign against paved"
Il fhC 81, a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
geAylRA oFr FoR CONFERENCE.
Msxican Field General to Have Fina
Ss Talk With Psrshing.

y
Ell Paso Tex, May 31.--Gen Gabriel
c;avira, constitntionalist commander Of
northern chihuahua, left Juarez today
4 Tor Casas Gfandes, 7120 miles south Of
the frontiers where he will confer with
Cen. J. ]. Pershing, the; American ex-
peditionarys commander, with view
Ito obtaining closer cooperation be-
tween the two commands. &
Ss General Pershfng was expected to
arrive In Casas ,GransIes today from his
field base near Namiquipa and the
sccnferences were to be started tomor-
row. M ffs
Before his depaFtnrs General Gavira
sxpressed = belief that the conferences
would not be of long duration. N
General Gavira left aboard spe.
cfai train ON the Mexican Northern
& RAILWAY ana was accompanied by his
stan and m escort Of about sixty men.
"a masn.::...s S XII a. IrIuuIi
of the hox ca1B Of the train. Only a
sma1l crowd o1 lIexicans gathered to
watch the train depart, among them
being Gen: Francisco Gonzales, who
VIII assume chargesof General Gayira's
post IN his absence.
Final AttSsnpt.
The impending conference IL said BY
many TO be- the first real attempt 4 to
secure co-operat ton between the igar-.
rama forces and the Ameficans since
The expedttipnary command crossed the
border two and q half months axo. Il III
was pointed out that this Is 4he IlsI u
tural outcome OF the recent Scott
Obreaon conference. 1t which u fh4
Mexican minister OF war verbally
agreed to InAks every effort to eIimi
nate bandits from northern Mexico.
His drtt movement was to send large
!. .s-rcess ints northern Mexico and the
next TO appoint General GaNira whose
/ command previously covered q strip or
territory to Pearson. to the military
8direction of the northern half OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
british casualtie. lncre Z, . ~. . I

London. May 3f.-British casualties
In May were much heavier than in
either Of the two preceding months.
The total from all fields Is 4, ,767: Off
GERS and 2s.470 men. The total III
March Including officers and men. was
2o,424, and In April. 2o.511. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
New Note From Carranza|
Almost Amounts to
Ultimatum.
d. S. TOLD DUTY
is ON THIS SIDE
carranza Asks Explanation For Com
tiuuanes Of American Soldiers on
Mexican Soil - Suggests That II
Troops Had Been Where They Be-
long Recent Raids Would Not Have
Taken Place.

Warrington, May 31.-A new note
from General carranza asking an ex-
PLANTATION Of s continuance Of Ameri-
can troops in Mexico was presented to
the state department today by Eliseo
sArredondo, the CarranZa ambassador.
The note covers twenty-eight type :
written pages, and came in Spanish.
Arrangements will be made for. Its
publication after it has been trans
lated Carranza officials in Mexico
City have previously announced that
the note would be given out after Its
delivery. 4
Manuel Mendez. an attache Of Gen.
eral Carranza's foreign office, arrived
here Monday, but denied bringing the
note. It is not generally believed that
he actually did bring it. "
American officials are at loss to
conjecture what object the Mexican
officials here may have had In denying
Its arrival.
SAYS Duty 10 on us. Border.
General Carranza's new note refers
to the repeated declaration that the
5
Mexico and argues that the withdrawal
Of the troops would be the best PROOF
Of that attitude on the part OF the
american government. 3.
The punitive expedition, the note
avs. "a having the contrary effect. The
1 sCArranxa troops. 1t adds, ars now suffi-
4 I II 4r,tz to control outlapry In nofthern
Ssffkxico and the co-cperationsof sof 4enaeriIs
4 ~ IN tn-
1 Ri fKs Unifed states c1n best ~ Sedr-
( sIyled al ~ having the &C., On TIE
SYfcGn side Of the border.
IL dstlares that had the American:
troopssunw In Mexico been engaged IN
patroT duty the Glenn Springs and
BouuiIias raids could have bssn pre-
y, Not Al uItimasup.
The state department does not con-
siser the note as an ultimatum.
After delivering the note to Acting
Secretary POLK Mr.. Arredondo ad-
iriitted II was brought to Washington
nv Manuel Mendez. an attache OF the
Mexican foreign Office.
The ambassador said he denied the
existence OF the note at that time be-
cause ne wished to ask his foreign
. office IL anything had occurred to
change its attitude after the note had
been dispatched. IA
The note - signed by Foreign Min.
tster Aguilar. Arrangements will be
made later for Its publication.
The war department announced to-
day that court martial Of the 116 menu
bers or the Texas National Guard who
refused to take .the oath for federal
service had been delayed until June g..
II had originally been set for June 1. )
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
Wants Gavira to Take FieId.

Chihuahua City, May 31.-A, sugges-
tion that co-opera ton between the
troops Of the Mexican de facto. govern
ment and the American expeditionary
command. can best be realized If Gen.
eral Gayira. will take the field per-.
sonally was contained in the copy Of a
letter from Gen. ]. ]. Pershing to Gem
eral Gavira, received here today
In the letter General Pershing said
the Mexican commander taking active
charge can do much in expediting the
bandit search and also can control
thoroughly his subordinates. Z
= General Pershing deplored q seeming
lack OF cooperation but pointed out
it was due doubtless to the action of
some subordinate commander. "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
aurn. Ex.r;n.tion cont;nued.

New York, May 81. TT ne examina-
tion Of Detective wv. J. Burns at the
John Doe INQUIRY into the tapping OF
telephone wires In the office of
Seymour e Seymour, 20 odaysSWas con-
tinuad until tomorrow at the request
OF, Burns attorney. 81
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PAGE ONE,

svE PAGE ONE. Nh !
Teiegraphie News: e&h
Carranza Demands Withdrawal Of
Americans.
Last Note Almost an Ultimntum.
French Driven From Cumieres. &
Roosevelt Answers Wilson. M.
Hitchcock Not Acting With Autf =
ity. ..u' .ss - 'H~s
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa News:
Corn Planting Finished.
Homecoming of Odd Fellows.
Memorial Day Observances.
Iowa congressman Stick to Jobs.
Record Track Year
Cummins Outlines Platform and Is
sues.
EDITORIAL:
The Territory He Fought For.
Calling" Hughes
A Debt Every Day in the Year.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Municipal Examiners Report Filed
Economy lin Administration Recon-
mended.
Action on Paving Deferred One Day.
Wilson Wants Pipe Line Protected.
Community Entertainment Dates
Fixed.
Ansons Take Two From Burlington.
"Bulr' Durham Sold to Muscatlne.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Bearish Gables Weaken Wheat.
Corn Gives Way With Wheat.
Cattle Market Strong.
Hogs Weak to Lower.
Hyphenates Guilty Of Moral Treas son.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
slN,N FEN LEADER SENTENCED.
John MacNeiII Found Guilty and Give,
- Life Inprisonment

J. Dublin, via London, May s1.-Prof.
John MacNeill. president of the Sim
sF'ein volunteers. convicted of compli-
city in the Irish revolt, has been SEN
fenced to; life Imprisonment and the
sentence has been confirmed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
HITCHCOCK HAS
No AUTHORITY
ster For Justice Hughes
Admits He Is Without ,
Commission.
DENIES SAYING
JUDGE WOULD ACCEPT

Senator Weeks Arrivss In csslcasS.
With His Boon, - Presidsnt vvitsen
cenfers With Political Leaders and
Seeks Man For Presiding offiosr &C
st. Louis convsntion-spsaksr Clark
Refuses to Accept Place. %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
KIN. OF sPRinG- RICE KILLED.
Younger Brother of British Ambassa,
~ 3 dor Falls in Action. y s gss N

n London, May 31.--Lieut. Gerald
Spring Rice, the younger brother Of the
British ambassador to the United
States, Sir Cecil Arthur Spring -Rice.
has been killed in action. He was 50
years of age. -s.slts..-.t Z l,t.E.-9l.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
Er.n,ch pr;;venI Fror, cumierss. \

sS8 French DrivenIffom CUmierOC.
\ Berlin. May German troops oper-
ating in the yerdun region, west OF the
Meuse. have been successful in clearing
the environs Of Cumierest village, Of the
French, who were holding on there.
Nearly 400 prisoners were taken.
The capture. on May 29,s Of a naval
gun and eighteen machine guns in
,Courettes woods, was also announced.
Austro- Hungarian troops operating
to the west of Arsiero in the Trentino
district, have. forced a passage. across
the Posina river and hare taken the
heights on the southern bank, says an
official statement issued at the Austro-
Hungarian army headquarters, under
date Of May 80. \, I. 5e
The capture of the fortified Italian
works at Puntac Ordin also was an
nounced. I /. .z.&4l.s 4, 4. Nj 5s:s
The Austro- Hungarian advance on
Italian territory has been carried fur
ther In the region Of .Asiago and Ar
siero. The official Austrian statement
Of today gays the Italians have been
driven from Gallo and heights to the
north. Monte Baldo and Monte Fiara
have been captured by the Austrians.
Since the beginning of the Austrian
drive 30,3S8 prise, RS have been taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31

Paris, May Sin the course Of a
violent struggle last night on the Yer
dun front the Germans compelled the
French to evacuate first line trench
near the Caurettes wood. south Of Gu
mieres, the war office announced to-
day. s..
{ After two days of severe lombard
ment the Germans launched infantry
assaults. The French resisted stub
bornly and, the official statement says,
repulsed the Germans everywhere ex-
cept at the one point. The trench evac-
!uated had been levoled ~ the German
she'll IRE. 4 ~, -.
is | Bnder sco$er of q fog detac achments oi
sC1srunAn troops nlad d their way ITO The
vicinity Of Chat attancourt. Swhel'e they
were annfhilated by the. FfeAch afifes a.
East OF the Meuse there were inter-
mittent artillery encounters
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
Alleged Robber. Bound Over.

Special to Times Republican
4 Dubuque, May 31.--John Smith. of
Waverly. and Joseph Gilien. Of Chicago.
today were bound over to the grand
jury to, answer q charge OF robbery by
the holdup process. Their Victims,
three men employed on the Hawkeye
highway Improvement work here. were
relieved Of small amounts Of money aft
3er being badly beaten up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
vots : J 5 S2o, ,ooo, ,ooo fcr I,i, H,aiId,no.. ,I

fa-WashinGton, q Nay Sl.-Despite the
objection Of President wilson to
public building hill for new projects.
the house commit tee decided to report
auch ~ zaeasurs cArrying about 3zu,-
! UQA 900. sis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
nrandoIs Reports Comlp,tedtted.

\ NJ Brandsis RepSrts Comptstsd. s7s ss
Washington, May 81. Majority and
minority members OF the senate Judi
ciary committee today completed their
reports for and against the noniinatlon
UL LfUuISa n ssso sup
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
LESS PORK, MORE DEFENSE"
Spirit Of Times Sisnalixed on Board o
@ Trade Quotation Slate. r'''

big board Of trade blackboard. ordi-
narily devoted to quotations of pork
prices was so largely given over to-
day to big United States coat of
arms in colors that the figures were
all but crowded Off. The combination
was meant to signify Less pork; more
preparedness" sS &s,a,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Weather,

The Weather. r.
Sun rises June / at 1892; sets at II
Iowa-Showers tonight and Thurs.
day; warmer in east portion tonight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-31

The highest railway bridge in the
y - ~ a !, s-r.ra
Il; Il ssa, IL sao % test above the ssasss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-12

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BARA. widow Of Gerhardt wertsoh. RsIs.
funeral ins serVlees Wees EfSsyn nyiea 70 Ssepd
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ai5 West 9TH st. W. NJ IRON
wHEELER.--on January II, 1919 Envr
B. WHEELER. NJ. D.. aged o. years p.isN
funeral services al his late rsSidefnssssnd @ dfssnd ,bs
North sth st, on Thursday. at 8 p. m. ~.
OF the family. '''snes P'i'
wILEY.--..At Bristol. Pa..on January II Is,s
CAROLINE, widow Of ,Abneg Wiley, Rsis,
Srs sna sarvGs sstday nytea az to attend
residence: t 22s Jefterson ave. Bristol. p "a.
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DER hgsSGpId Of AN Mary Wilson aSsa
stsnd he on arg Thpsdsssya ayssa
.sp m, at his late rsslSalense ssIef and Bal.
private at Arlington cemetery, Auto tserTtnt servios
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EliEabeth Wolnnser, aged rs years Rsia.
Association, are invited to attend funeral
services Friday, Mt y. M, at late Residence
AS nurfor st. 1nterment private, Fernwood
Cemetery. g. .,--
wooD.-on January 10. 1915. DRysILLA.
widow OF Edwin Wood. aged 81 yearsY
ses sssa lste Snefa resdence iFo5 South RPssoa a
adn Hrs Frends msy sa WssIs., NJ
day evening. ~ F.
January TO- 1915, ANNA. widow
OF Jacob Ziesel (nee Bauer). In her 7ith year
Relatives and friends, also members OF ths
Holy Family and Sacred Heart Societies, ara
invited to attend the funeral. on Thursday.
ut $50 n, m, from her late residence, 1910
Cadwallader at. REQUIEM Mass at st. Peterr
Church at 10 a. IN. Interment private.
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BULL MOOSE QUIT
RING; WOULD HELP
BEAT DEMOCRATS
Progressives Now Openly
Invite Merger With Re-
publican Party
HOPE TO NAME COLONEL

ftCHICAGo. Jan. i2-The Progressive
party. through its National Committee In
session here, openly invites amalgamation
With the Republicans IN order to defeat
fhe Democratic administration.
In straightforward statement Of prin-
ciples. voiced by George w. Perkins.
chairman, the way is opened for the
party merger. The declaration fixes June
= as the date Of the Progressive National
Convention. the sne as that fixed by
the Republicans, and also in Chicago
II declares for a reunion of the party
strength and the return of the Progress
eives TO the Republican fold.
The official statement bears the sigma
talres of national committeeman at the
Chicago conference, and II IL understood
70 embody exactly the views entertained
by Colonel Roosevelt.
II That the ProEressives. too, will not
Insist on the nomination OF Colonel
Roosevelt by the Republicans as the
price OF amalgamation was the specific
etatement OF George w. Perkins. who was
understood to speak for Roosevelt.
1--we are all hoping" said Mr.. Perkins.
with deliberatlon, that both parties will
ugree on somebody and It need not neces-
sarily he Mr.. Roosevelt"
tt HOPE TO NAME ROOSEVELT.
The real purpose of bringing the Pro-
gressive Convention to Chicago the same
week the Republicans meet in June is to
force, II possible, the nomination Of Col
unel Roosevelt by the Republicans. II
they fail In this, they will accept some
other Republican, preferably Justice
Hughes.
N I'm this crisis OF our country" Mr. Per-
kins explained, "the developments of
few weeks may radically change every
thing. IL ls now only January. The con-
Mentions will be held in June BY that time
many names might be considered. No one
can tell who may develop as the crisis de-
veIops. But, / repeat, we are all hoping
that both parties may agree on the same
candidate"
lsJustice Hughes apparently has consid-
trable strength among the Progressives.
both In the West and East. Some COM
tnitteemen who attended the meeting were
frankly for him the second choice
next to Roosevelt. But nine out of 10
believe Roosevelt will be the Republican
land therefore Progressive-nominee.
4 Medili Mccormick of Chicago Il was
Eliminated will be one of the principal in
termediaries between the Moose and Re-
publicans In their negotiations for a COM
promise.