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rubbed with wire brushes and water ns
soon as orins are removed. TO fCim
= rough texture and exposing the g"aIcl.
The concrete walls OF the frst story
should he furrcd and lathed on the IN
side. wood Turing strips being used
Exterior walls above the second story
floor .eVol should be Of wood fame con-
st-uction with cxtori.r surfaces covered
with wide claphoarding.
The roof should he covered with
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There Should hr 10 cellar under tho
extensions or undor the living roam
The plan ls laid gu: with the intention %
ultimately add = a garage to III.
i.tchen extension. wit 2 sleeping porch
above.
'Thc !dca in the arrangement Of the
first iioor is "a mako the effect a. open
as possible treating the entire hoor rs
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ahd atti' n.or tiers of beams should he
regular spruce beam construction
TIE roof should be stained a rich
uu' b,oNn colo" Win ella pbosrdjng and
trim white and cement walls natural
The Interior c-lor scheme should ne In
brown and ,ream tones.
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: zee; Shel,ca mould he ,ns,a...i Tor
books and china"
This design and plan attracted con
Siderable notice ~ the judges i'm TIE
81 rs recent country home competition,
ana II was With reluctance that the iur-
removed II from the number which they
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,pusidered from which ~ select the four
prize winners. In the conception Of the
idea and the execution or tho work they
found no fault-in fact. quite TO Tho con
trary. they thought the design one Of
exceptional merit and the execution To
no that Of a master. Their chief con-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
EXPLAIN GERMAN RELATIONS
Chancellor Gen. Won Bethemann-AoII-
veg Makes Comprehensive
Speech in Reichstag.

Berlin, April 5.-Speaking to a
crowded Reichstag, Chancellor Gen.
Won Bethemann-Hollweg made today
what was judged by his hearers the
most comprehensive speech on the
whole war.
He reviewed the whole military and
political situation. He discussed the
main warfare and Germany's rela.
lions with the United States. He ex-
planned the government attitude to-
ward the different nations of Europe.
1t is necessary to guarantee peace
of war, giving these countries a
chance of free elevation along the
line of their mother tongue and nat
ural Municipalities. He closed his
speech with these words:
THE spirit of union which leads
the government will lead our
children and our grandchildren
through the struggle of their
fathers towards field of strength
and liberty"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
VETERANS RANKS Trimmed
Report of Assistant Adjutant General
Of G. A. r. Shows That AS
Died During 1915,

Des Moines, April 5.-Deaths among
the members of the G. A. r. of Iowa
in 1915 numbered 445, according to a
report now being prepared by George
A. Newman, assistant adjutant gen.
eral. This is between and 6 per
cent of the total membership in this
state.
The Iowa department now has T.
9O3 members in good standing. A
year ago the membership was S059.
During the year 400 new members
were taken in. Regardless of the
new members the net membership
showed a loss. The deaths in 1914
numbered AT.
There are many veterans of the
civil war living in Iowa who are not
identified with the G. A. R. 1t is
estimated that there are about 5000
Cd soldiers who are not now afiliat-
ed with any Grand Army post. The
state department is urging each or
ganization to make efforts to induce
veterans to join who are eligible.
The reports will be made at the
state encampment which will be held
June 20 to % at Marshalltown. John
F. Merry, commander, will preside.
Owing to illness during the winter.
he has not been able to visit any of
the posts as he had originally
planned. However, with the CON-
ing of pleasant weather the physi-
clans expect the commander to
greatly improve in health.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
200 FAMILIES HOMELESS
Rising Water of Mississippi Floods a
Section of ST. Paul. Low
lands are Flooded.

St Paul, Mimi, April 5.-More than
200 families were homeless here and
half that number are expecting their
homes to be surrounded by water at
any moment due to the rising water
of the Mississippi river.
Indications are tina 1.-THE crest of the
food has been reached, unless the
government dam, few miles up the
river. goes out, according to those
watching the dam. the pressure against
it is not so great as earlier in the day.
Lowlands Flooded.
La Crosse. Wis April 5.-With two
city parks flooded and the water flow.
ing over hundreds of acres of land in
low living sections of the city and sur.
rotnding dozens of homes in North
La Crosse. the Mississippi river last
night reached thu highest stage here
in eleven years when it registered lis
on government guages. Owners of sum.
mer homes and low land farmers are
moving their possessions to high
lands. The river still is rising and is
expected to come up a foot or more
vet. Thousands of acres of farm lands
in La Crosse and Root river valleys
are inundated.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
DRINKS POISON
AND ENDS LIFE
MRS. DORA HARDING OF EDDY
WILLIE WRITES LETTER FIRST.
BIG CAMPAIGN FOR PAVING
Farm Hand Near Sac City Shoots Self
Through Head - jefferson Furni-
ture Man Pleads Guilty to Set
ting Fire to Own Store.

Eddyville, April 5.--After writing a
letter in which she said she knew
what she was doing, babe her chill
dren goodbye and made arrangements
for her funeral, Mrs. Dora Harding,
aged Al years, drank a quantity of
poison at her home in the south part
of town yesterday morning. Death
ended her sufferings in the afternoon.
Worrying over supposed ill health
is thought to have been the cause for
her act. She wrote a letter to her
brother-in-law, Wig Harding, and the.
other was open. 1t was in the latter
she left the directions for her fun
eral. She is survived By two chill
dren, Ross Harding OF Corpus Christi,
Texas, and Mrs. Lyle Sparks who
lives near Eddyville.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
HAS NO INTENTION OF WAR
Germany contempIates No Violence
of the Monroe Doctrine, Says
Won Bethmann-HolIweu.

Berlin, pril 5.--Germany has no in
tention of waging war on the United
States, either now or in the future
This was one of Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg's statements this after
noon in speech before the Reic
htag. He covered every conceivable
point of the military and political sit
uation.
Among his most striking state
ments made was that Germany econ
templated no violation of the Mon.
roe doctrine, neither the conquest of
Canada or to obtain foothold in
South America. Germany will con.
tinue to carry on her submarine war
fare, meeting England's attempt to
starve her out.
Germany will never willingly con-
sent to the return of Poland and con.
quered Russian provinces to the car
in conclusions of peace. They will
furnish a new Belgium in which the
Flemish residents, who are of Ger
man stock, shall receive fullest con-
sideration.
1t is folly, in view of the present
situation, of promising the forecast
ing of the coming close of the war
when the allies are hofding out thaiI
intention to starve Germany out
Won Rethmann-Hollwegg contradict
ed the statement that the war would
be brought to an early end.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
UNION LABOR CONFERENCE
Leaders Meeting to Promote Cause
of Organization. Fart Of Gen.
eral Forward Movement.

Des Moines, April 5.-Meetings are
being held in Des Moines this week
by officials of union labor organiza-
tons to promote the cause of union
labor. A similar meeting is to be held
in Davenport and in other Iowa cities
These MEETINGS are being held in var
ious cities throughout the country as
part of what the labor organizations
call "the forward movement" Not on.
ly are the leaders attempting to in
crease the membership in unions al.
ready organized and to organize new
industries not heretofore unionized,
but they are holding conferences with
employers in many trades concerning
the relations of employers and union
labor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
LONE BANDIT HOLDS UP U. P
After Collecting About $3.50 He Makes
His Escape From Rear Coach
of Limited.

Cheyenne, Wyo, April 5.-Union Pa.
'cific overland limited No. 1 was held
up by a bandit at Corlett Junction
five miles west of here last night
according to a report received The
robber escaped. A sheriff's posse is
hurrying to the scene.
The bandit appeared in the aisle OF
one of the Pullnan's, about nine O.,
clock shortly after the train had left
Cheyenne. No one in the car appeared
to know how the robber entered and
attention was first called to his pres
enCe when he began to call for valu,
ables from the passengers. flourish
ing a revolver to enforce his demands
After the bandit had collected
about $3.50 in cash, according to Union
Pacific officials, he disappeared from
the rear coach.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
FUNSTON ADMITS
ESCAPE OF VILLA
SAYS HE is NOW HEADING FOR
THE PARRAL DISTRICT.
ONLY FEW AMERICANS FOLLOW
Bandits Escape Made Possible Be-
cause of Misinformation Given OF.
fieers by Mexicans--More Auto
Trucks Ordered to Border.

/ San Antonio, April admitting
mat villa has escaped to the south,
General Funston declared the bandit
probably was heading for the Parral
district, with few American troops in
pursuit.
Explaining this statement. Funston
asserted that it is impossible to send
a considerable body of soldiers fur
Their south because of the necessity
OF protecting the line of communica-
tlon. The present available forces
are not trained to meet this require
ment.
Funston freely admitted that a con.
tlnuation of the chase south must be
backed up by stronger force than at
present is available.
Villa escaped from Guerrero be.
cause of misinformation given Ameri.
lean officers by the bandits friends.
Commenting on Col. Browns de-
feat of Villa bandits, thirty miles
north of Guerrero, April 1st, Funston
pointed out that the troops under Per-
shing probably have pursued the
bandits, now far south of the engage
ment which resulted in the killing of
thirty bandits. No casualties were
among the 200 negro men of Col.
Browns command.
More Equipment Ordered.
Washington, April 5.-To meet the
serious shortage of transport facilities
at Mexico, Secretary of War Baker
today ordered at Gen. Funston's re-
quest four additional companies of
automobile trucks, 10S in all, and two
tank trucks for carrying gasoline
This was believed to indicate the
administration had probably reached
a solution to the entire transportation
difficulties brought about by the ina
bility to make any use of the rail
roads. Notwithstanding requests sent
to Carranza in the matter for the use
of the railroads, il was suggested at
the war department that poor physical
condition of the roads would make
reconstruction necessary in any event
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
BOYCOTT STANDARD OIL co
Substitute Invented by Minister, and
Cheaper Than Gasoline, Will
Be in the Market Soon.

Pittsburgh, April THE Pittsburgh
Automobile Dealers Association has
decided to buy no more gasoline from
the Standard Oil Company until its
prices are justified.
Regarding a report that the Rev
R. J. Mcknight of Williamsburg had
invented a substitute for gasoline that
could be retailed for cents a gallon
Secretary Bell of the association said
today:
Mcknight has the goods and his
invention is working out ideally. Pref
ty soon it will be on the market and
We will have a staple of motor power
just as good as gasoline and whole
lot cheaper"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Beer Party Lanai

Council Bluffs, April Sit is per-
fectly legal to have beer party in
your home in Iowa, Judge Capella so
ruled in freeing Frank Miller, who
had been arrested on a charge of
having beer celebration at his home.
But, If there is a minor in the party
and he is permitted to drink, the case
is different.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Campaign For Paving.

Atlantic, April 5.-Atlantic is in the
midst of the biggest campaign in her
history, the raising, by popular sub
scription, of the money to pave the
road from this city to the Atlantic
cemetery. The project is $4,000
one, and of this amount $1,000 has
been raised by assessment against
the property abutting on the road
from the present end of the paving
to the city limits, leaving about $12,.
900 to raise by subscription. Of this
amount all but about $500 has been
subscribed. The end of the week
will see it all secured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
BRITISH FLEET
HAS INCREASED
VESSELS BUILT FASTER THAN
U-BoATs DESTROY THEM.
ALLIES GAINED SO STEAMERS
Admiral Bridge Asserts the Present
Shortage of Tonnage is Due to
Great Requirements of Military
and Naval Forces.

London, April. 5.-Answering the
statement coming from Germany that
the kaiser expects to win the war by
destroying the British merchant feet,
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge issued a
report showing the loss by British
steam shipping has been less than four
per cent of the total number of yes
sells under the British flag. ..
Admiral Bridge said the amount
of merchant shipping built in Great
Britain since the beginning OF the war
was greater than the number of yes.
sells lost and the combined losses Of
France and Great Britain had vir-
tually been made good by the building
Of new vessels.
increases SO Vessels.
In 1915" says the report, after
more than a year Of the war, the
steam shipping of Great Britain in
creased SO vessels and $4,000 tons
France at the end of 1915 was only
short nine steamers and 12,5OO tons
of the previous years total Italy and
Russia both show an increase in ton.
mage.
1T is therefore clear that the pres
ent shortage Of tonnage is due not to
the action Of the submarines but to
the great requirements of the military
and naval forces. The latest pub
lished statement Of these show that
they are demanding 3,1OO merchant
vessels"
Statement Shows Losses.
The statement of total losses to
shipping from the beginning of the
war to March % follows:
Losses to belligerents:
Steamers-British 379, 1920, 900
tons; French, Al. 100000 tons; Bel
gian, 10, 10000 tons; Russian, q,
$4,000 tons; Italian, 81, 10000 tons;
Japanese, 3, 10000 tons.
Sailing vessels-British, 81, 10000
tons; French, IL, $4,000 tons; Rus
sian, s, 1000 tons; Italian, 6, 5000
tons.
Trawlers-British, 237; French, 7;
Belgian. 2.
The losses of neutrals, which have
been considerable, follow:
Steamers-Norway, so, $4,000 tons;
Denmark, IS, $4,000 tons; Swe-
den, 80, $4,000 tons; Holland, %.
$4,000 tons; United States, 6, $4,000
tons; Greece, II, $4,000 tons; Spain.
4, 5000 tons; Persia, /, $50 tons; Port
ugal, l, 625 tons.
Sailing Vessels-Norway 90, 10000
tons; Denmark, 10, 1000 tons; Swe-
den, 7, 1000 tons; Holland, 2, 225 tons;
United States, /, 176 tons.
Trawlers-Denmark, /; Holland, T.
Percentage Is Small.
The loss to British steam shipping,
says the report, is less than per
cent of the total number of vessels I'M
der the British flag, and slightly over
6 per cent of their total tonnage. The
French loss in steamers Is about
Z per cent of the total French
tonnage, while the Russian loss is 5
per cent and the Italian Az per cent
Steamers arriving from Scandinav-
ian countries lay particular stress
upon the large number of new mines
in the North sea. many OF which are
adrift and are making navigation ex-
tremely hazardous.
Drifting mines are particularly
numerous along the Norwegian coast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Stone in APPENDIX,

Knoxville, April 5.-When surgeon
removed the appendix of little Mil
dred Line, S-year.old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Line of Columbi
they discovered a stone, the size
a cherry, in the APPENDIX.
Surgeons declare that the stone l.
the accumulations of mineral sub.
stances. In color it is grayish. Such
accumulations are seldom found in a
appendix, surgeons say. The chile
will recover.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Desperate Forces Marched.

Columbus. April SIN desperate
forced marches American cavalry are
driving Villa bandits from the dis.
trict from Namiquipa to Guerrero and
still further south. Major w. r.
Sample commanding herr expressed
this belief to-day and that Pershings
troops probably are skirmishing with
the bandits almost daily. Pershing
himself has left headquarters and gone
into the thick of the pursuit of Villa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
French In Further Gains.

Paris. April 5.-French troops have
made further gains in trench fighting
in Caillette woods, south of Douau-
mont. A squadron of French aero
planes engaged in great air raid on
two German supply stations
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Farm Hand Suicides.

Sac City, April 5.-William Stotts
a farm hand employed on the James
WEIGH place, fourteen miles southeas
of Sac City, committed suicide b,
shooting himself through the head
with revolver. His body was found
in the haymow and beside it lay :
revolver, note was in his coat pocF
ct explaining that he had been nnfor
tunate in some of his domestic at
fairs.
Stotts was 30 years of age an
had been in the employ of Mr.. WEIGH
about a year. He leaves a widow
mother, two brothers and two sister
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Put Them in tha aPen. .

Washington, April 5.-"Put the trust
magnates in the penitentiary and you
won't have any mroe trusts" This
was the statement made by w. H.
Wallace of Kansas City to the house
judiciary committee on the hearing of
the Borland resolution for an inves-
tigation of the alleged beef trust.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
LeMars Pioneer Dead.

LsMars. April Geo. E. Pew, aged
So, for over forty years leading bust
ness man and citizen of LeMars, died
from heart failure. He came to Lee
Mars in 1876 and engaged in the hard
ware business. He is survived by
wife, two sons and daughter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
French Gain Ground.

Berlin, April 5.-French troops
have reoccupied the Notifications
northeast of Haumont on the west
bank of the Mouse, the war office ad-
mitted today. French attacks on the
east bank of the Meuse were repulsed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
-FOUR MORE SHIPS
SENT TO BOTTOM
BRITISH, SPANISH, NORWEGIAN,
AND DUTCH BOATS VICTIMS.
BIG EXCITEMENT AT THE HAGUE
Holland Orders Immediate Official In.
quiry as to Sinking of the e.
zina Helena. Gen. Com.
In Secret Session.

London, April 5.-Four more vessels
three neutrals, have been sunk in the
past twenty.four hours with a loss OF
one life.
The British steamer Bendew, 1900
tons from Liverpool, was sunk with
the loss of one life
The Spanish steamer, Vigo, LOO
tons was torpedoed in the Bay of Bis.
cay after the crew was allowed to
take to the boats. Spanish sailors
Wee picked up by British steamer
"a hours later in Gibralter.
The Norwegian steamer, Arena,
LOO tons. was sunk but the crew
was saved. The Dutch schooner, Ell
zina Helena was torpedoed in the
North Sea. The crew was saved
Excitement at The Hague.
The Hague, April 5.-Torpedoing
of the Dutch schooner, Elzina Helena
while Holland is in the grip of war
scare, caused excitement here. News
Iof the sinking of the schooner in the
North Sea reached here to-day. The
government ordered official inquiry
Investigation was opened by the ma
val office in Rotterdam.
The government at the same time
opened an Investigation of the sink
ing of the Dutch liner, Tubantia.
The tension increased when the
general committee of the lower cham.
Der met in secret session. 1t is ru-
mored this committee will allay pub.
lie fear with further reasons for Hol-
lands actions lately, giving assur-
ance there is no immediate danger of
war.
Skirmish in North Sea.
Copenhagen, April ga German
squadron immerging from the Baltic
dashed into the North Sea in a minor
skirmish with British boat fiotilla,
according to dispatches from two
sources.
A dispatch from Stavenger, Nor
way, said, a German squadron fired
off that point. Shippers arriving later
said they heard gun firing near the
coast
From Kullen, Sweden, came the re.
port that heavy cannonading was
heard south AMI that a German tor
pedo boat was towed in that vicinity
a few hours later.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Stole Car of Horses.

Ottumwa, April Sam Bachman
wanted in Elko, New, charged with
stealing a carload of horses, and
shipping them back to Blakesburg, in
this county, started for the western
city last evening in custody of Sheriff
J. G. Harris of Elko.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Scraps Are Tabooed.

Corning, April 5,-Class scraps are
tabooed in the Corning high school
The school board has taken this for
NAL action abolishing them, A few
days ago three young men were In
jured in a free-for-all class fight.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
commencement Day Speaker.

Iowa City, April 5.-Prof. Bliss Per.
ry of Harvard will be announced to.
day by T. A. Wanerus, secretary OF
the alumni association, Rev. John
Gardner will be the baccalaureate
speaker.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Pleads Guilty to Arson.

Jefferson, April 5.-Ross Potter
who operated furniture store here
for several years, yesterday appeared
before Judge Albert in the district
court, and pleaded guilty to arson
Potter confessed that he set fire t.
his own store last December, collected
the insurance, secured a new loCatio:
and bought a new stock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Eour Amerlcans Aboard.

Washington, April 5.-Confirmation
of press dispatches saying four Amer.
leans were on board the torpedoed
British steamer. Berwind. reached the
state department today in message
from United States consul at Cork
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Attractions for Fair.

Des Moines, April g. - The State
Fair board was in session today con-
sidering attractions for next state fair
They met with Alexander Sloan. man
ager of the j. /. Case auto racing team,
which put on auto races at last years
fair. fs sFisrcs fSju tal8t as
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
Italian offlolals Reslan,

Rome, April 5.--Minister of war
Gen. Zupelli and under secretary OF
war Gen. Ella has resigned. Gen. Mon
rome has become minister of war.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06

is especially intended as a mark OF
good will of the City of OskalOosa
for the City of Council Bluffs"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-13
Power Of Money.

You tell me that money cannot buy
the things most precious. Your com
monplace proves that you Save never
Known the lack Of It. When l think
II all the sorrow and the barrenness
hat have been wrought in my life by
the want Of few more pounds per an
num than l was able to earn l stand
aghast at moneys significance. What
kindly joys l have lost, those simple
forms of happiness to which every
heart has claim, because Of poverty.
think 1t would scarce be an
exaggeration to say that there is no
moral good which has not to be paid
for In coin Of the realm.-From "The
Private Papers Of Henry Ryecroft," by
George Gissing.