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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09

Fire and Smoke Damage House.
A defective furnace pipe started
fire which did considerable damage at
the home Of Philip Simmons 212
North Third avenue. at 9 o'clock this
morning. The fire had burned away
several Of the joists between the floor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
Notice.

The Written hotel is now open FOR
accommodation to the public. M q.
Hickman, proprietor, Written, Iowa,
box 2.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09

The current events department OF
the Woman's Club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. r. E. keyser, 3ol
West State street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
FARMERS AND GROWERS
Many Contracts Have Been Made-Ar-
range to Call Western Grocer Mills
Next Saturday.

No&e SAeUFoay.
Next Saturday will be arranged for
contracting. Mr.. Greene will be in the
office all day. Arrange to stop in and
make out your contract requirements. .
1t is suggested you consider the
growing of sweet corn in connection
with winter wheat. After the crop Of
sweet corn is harvested and the fodder
Is cut there is ample time in which to
disc the stubble and drill In the wheat.
There is more money per acre in this
arrangements than there is in field corn
or oats. Winter wheat is much better
with which to seed down, than other
small grains.
The following prices will govern for
1916 season:
Sweet corn .............$8 per ton
Hominy corn 81 per 100 pounds
Tomatoes SO per ton
Pumpkin ............. $3.50 per ton
Cabbage IS per ton
Kindly arrange some time during the
day next Saturday to stop in at our Of
flee. 1t will only take a few minutes
to make contracts. Western Grocer
Mills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
G. A. R. WANTS MONUMENT

r. M. Thomas Post Behind Movement
to Petition Board For Tax to Raise
$4,000 For Monument For Sol
diers.
Frank M. Thomas Post. No. "a. g. A.
r., and the w. r. c. are behind
movement to erect a monument in
memory Of soldiers of the civil war
who went from this county. At joint
meeting to be held in the east court
room Friday night at 7:30 o'clock the
movement will be considered.
The plan is to petition the board OF
supervisors to submit to the voters OF
the county a an election a proposal TO
levy special tax that Will raise
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09

Licensed to Wed. g..
Benjamin Cozzi, farmer. aged %. and
Ro~alia Mortillaro, aged Is, both Of this
CITY.
AGolph Pose butcher. aged 45, and
Eva Dillon. aged Al, both Of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
MARRIED,
snoIanS-Smithh

Jesse r. McLane and Miss Emma G..
Smith. Of the Clemens neighborhood,
were married in this city Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock by Rev. w. H.
Scett at his home, 81 South Fourth
street.
The bride is daughter Of Frank
Smith. living near Clemens, and the
groom son Of w. T. McLane of the
Bangor neighborhood. They were ac-
companied to the city by several
friends and relatives who were wit
nesses to the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLane will make
their home on farm near Bangor.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
EXPLODING Gas IN
STOVE oven blows
Fellows HAT OFF

To have ones hat blown off by an
explosion Of gas and not to be burned
was the experience Of Frank d.
Moore, who boards with his sister.
Mrs. William J. Tunstall. No. 1924
Pine street. That the explosion had
force was shown by the breaking Of
every window light in the front Of
the Tunstall home.
Early yesterday morning, while Mr.
Moore was preparing coffee on a gas
stove Il his sisters home, he acci-
dentally turned on the valves supply
ing gas TO the oven Of the range. The
gas accumulated in the room and
shortly afterward the neighborhood
was shaken by an explosion.
Moore was standing before the
stove at the time and his hat was
blown from his head The force OF
the gas appeared to travel toward
the front of the house. as all the
windows there were broken. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tunstall. who were in bed at
the time thought a powder mill had
exploded and rushed from their bed
rooms. Luckily the gas fumes did
not ignite and there was no fire. The
gas range was destroyed.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
WANT TO HELP CHASE
BANDIT WLLA2 THEN
JOIN NATIONAL GUARD

WASHINGTON. d. C., March 49,
Young men who are looking for an
immediate chance 10 shoulder a gun
or to view the scenery OF Mexico and
vicinity. may Join the National Guard
right now and not wait for a call
for volunteers If. indeed. a call for
volunteers will be necessary.
The law requires the government
to call out the guard before call
ing for volunteers. The soldiers in
the regular service 80 first and the
national guard next.
At the present time practically all
the mobile troops available are on
the Mexican border or have been
ordered there.
The available troops comprise a
force OF approximately 10000 in
fantry. cavalry, field artillery and at
tached troops. such as the signal
corps. hospital and QuarteImaster
corps. II Is not likely the coast ar
tillery can be spared, so II more
troops should be needed the govern
ment will have to turn TO the ma
tional guard.
II is regarded certain the national
guard will be called upon unless the
force sent after Villa captures him
Immediately or the administration
withdraws the troops for fear Of war
with all Mexico.
Should Carranza be overthrown or
should he turn against the United
States, il is certain the national
guard would be called upon. OH
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
1000 Chicks AND
PROPERTY LOST IN
This NIGHT FIRE

The two-story barn. chicken house.
wagon shed and 1000 young chickens
on the farm OF James Duggan, two
miles from Newport were destroyed
by fire at o'clock this morning. The
fire originated in a chicken house in
which a brooder lamp had been
placed
Railroad men who were nearby dis
covered the blaze and sent word to
Fire Chief Magill who ordered the
Reliance and Water Witch fromen to
respond. When the hremen arrived
at Newport they could not see the
fire and they went several miles out
OF their way. When near Stanton.
they noticed the reflection and re-
turning TO Newport they went to the
Duggan farm.
All OF the cattle and live stock had
been removed from the barn By
Duggan and his farm help. but con-
siderable hay and farming imple-
ments were destroyed The loss was
estimated at $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
SAYS He TOOK Goods
he THOUGHT WORTHLESS

John Testa, employed at the mills
Of the Joseph Bancroft and Sons Com
pany was held in $500 bail for the
Court Of General Sessions by Judge
Churchman today on a charge of lar
ceny Of four yards of table linen
valued at 81.
Test said he thought the linen was
damaged goods and took il al a tine
when everybody could see him.
Walter Owens said he saw Testa
come TO the fourth floor of the build
ing with the linen under his arm on
last Tuesday evening and place It
near his (Testa's) coat. Anthony
Donnell stationary engineer ana spe.
cial officer at the plant said he ar
rested Testa as lie was leaving the
place and that G had the linen hid.
den inside his clothes.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
AVIATORS
IN & DUEbS ON
VERDUN FRONT
Other SquadronS Attack
COnflanS, Metz and Arne-
vile; Results Satisfactory
GERMAN FOKKER IS
DAMAGED IN FIGHT
By The United Press.


PARIS, March ls.-French ayiators
made five great raids ON German cities
and important positions last night and
engaged in 30 duels along the Nerdun
front. the war Office reported this after
noon.
The air activities in the last twenty
four hours have been almost without
precedent in the history Of aerial war
fare. Seventeen or eighteen aeroplanes
attacked the railway station at Con
nans. through which the Crown Prince
draws large part OF his supplies for
the Verdun offensive. They dropped
forty big bombs.
Another French squadron Of fourteen
niers attacked the Sablons station at
Metz. The bombs were hurled with un-
usual accuracy, striking their targets.
Three fires broke out in the station it.
self and numerous explosions occurred
along the railway. This squadron was
violently cannonaded, but returned with
no losses.
Another French air hotilla dropped ten
bombs on the German aerodromc on
Dieauze, and five on the Ameville rail-
way station.
French fiiers made 20 flights in pur-
suit Of enemy planes and engaged in
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
PAWTUCKET MANS
HARD Luck STORY
Wins CITY JUDGE

John Square. OF Pawtuoket. Mass.
told an unusual hard luck story in
City Court today which touched the
heart OF Judge Churchman and as
result a charge OF disorderly conduct
against Square was dismissed
Square said he was shipped" from
Pawtucket to Chester by the agent
OF munition concern and expected
TO earn from so to SIS a week He
stated that twenty men In all we're
shipped" to Chester from Paw
tuckct. and that they were not treat
ed right when they reached Chester
being paid only 81 a week and were
compelled to pay s. a week for board.
He said he went from Chester to Bal
timore 10 look for work. but the only
work he could get was on a boat
which he could not do. He stated
that he was taken IN while In Balti-
more and went 10 the Johns Hopkins
University, and was released o.
Thursday. He came here 10 look
for work.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
.EMPLOYES ESCAPE WHEN
POWDER House BURNS

Eleven employees Of the dupont Pow
der Company had narrow escapes from
injuries at Plant No. at Carney
Point. \. j., about ] O'Clock this morn
ing, when No. = mixing house was de-
stroycd by fire, together with four hun
dred pounds of powder.
When the powder ignitcd the work
men made a dash for the doorNays and
windows One was stunned and fell 10
the floor. He was carried ont by en-
ployes The injured man is John Down,
of No 1890 Thatcher street this city.
lie was treated at the emergency hos
pital at the plant. Some of the men
were slightly scratched or confused in
their rush 20 get out OF the building.
lt was reported that five men had
becn badly burned. but company officials
after an investigation said that but
one was injured Sparks from a hot
bearing on a machine are said 10 have
caused the fire, which was in a mill that
mixed ingredients for smokolcss pow
der
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
TEN MEN ADRIFT in RIVER
ON SINKING BOAT AFTER IT
WASRAMMED BY ICE FLOES
Powder Workers Cling ia Zero Weather Of Early Morn
ing to Roof Of ''Jitney" Cruiser Hyacinth for Au
Hour Until Rescued, Chilled and Exhausted by
Crew Of Norwegian Steamship
HUDDLED ABOUT OIL STOVE ON
CABIN UNTIL SIGHTED BY SHIP

and carried ten men as passengers.
The boat had left the wharf only a
short time when IL got into the thicl,
Of the ice foes opposite Wilmington
and was pounded by the heavy cakes.
AS a result of the constant humping
of the heavy foes. the exhaust pipe,
which extends from the side OF the
craft. became detached, at the same
time tearing the planking at the wa
ter line and leaving a large hole. The
water flowed fast. and immediately
tho men went to work with three
pumps But these were not sufficient.
and u soon became evident that the
boat would nll. AS the huh con-
tinued to settle down the men donncd
life prcsorvers. and were prepared TO
jump into the water If the boat should
sink.
The temperature was lowering
about the zero mark. but notwith-
standing this the men climbed 10 the
top of the cabin and remained there for
one hour. while the boat was tossed
about by wind and ice before assist
ance arrived In spite OF the fact
that they did not know at what mo-
mont they would be plunged into the
Icy waters, no excitement prevailed
and they patiently awaited the arrival
of aid
The boat sank into the water until
the deck was submerged That it did
not sink any farther was due evident
~ to air compressing beneath tho
deck and In the cabin as the boat
went slowly down. All the men put
on life prcservers. however. and hud-
died together on the roof OF the cabin
They had saved an oil stove from the
cabin Of the boat and it was taker
to the top oi the cabin. and wat
lighted and placed in the center O
the group. They were chilled throusl
aud near exhausted by the sever
cold.
- After they had 1oatnd about for al
four they were sighted by the Nol
Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18

GERS OF the guard have been in con-
ference with war Office onicials here
several days.
The guard is organized into twelve
infantry divisions. but some of the
divisions are lacking In many essen
tials, such as cavalry artillery. hos
pital and engineer corps troops.
None of them has ever been mohilized
and maneuvered as a division.
The strength OF the national guard
right now Is 129.3gS officers and men.
This Is about $4,000 less than what
the peace strength should be. and 70
raise the guard to the war strength,
il would be necessary to enlist about
1S5.OOO men.
The national guard cannot be or
dered out OF the United States. In
case of need for guards 10 cross the
Mexican border. Il would be up 20
each member OF the guard to yolun-
teer his services
II is probable that many guards
men on account OF family and bust
ness connections. would not want TO
volunteer for a war OF lesser proper
tions. such as a war with Mexico
might be. so about 2S5,000 men
would be needed for the twelve divi-
sions to be completed and turned out
at war strength.
Now is the time for men who want
TO enlist, should be have war with
Mexico. TO join the national guard
and get some training before the
time 20 go into action.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
new TROLLEY CARS FOR
CITY ON april FIRST

Thomas W. Wilson. vice-president
Of the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company. stated this morn
ing that the fifteen trolley cars that
are being built for the company by
the Brill Company. OF Darby, will be
delivered about the first OF April. lie
stated that the Baldwin Locomotive
Company. who are building the trucks,
will deliver some OF them in a day
or so, and the motors from the Gen
eral Electric Company are also about
ready for delivery. These parts will
be delivered to the Brill Company and
assembled there. It has not been de-
cided on just what lines the cars will
be placed
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
Forced compressed
AIR into workman;
victim near death

Clarence Smith, OF No. SOS1 Calver-
ton Road. Baltimore. Md, who was
employed under the name of Charles
Sullivan. at Plant No. 1, of the DUPONT
Powder Company. at Carney's Point,
\. J., is in a critical condition at the
Delaware Hospital this city, suffering
internal injuries, due to air pressure.
Smith was removed to the hospital
early this morning in the Phoenix
ambulance. after being brought to
this city on the steamer Fred A.
Haber. OF the dupont Company.
According to officials of the dupont
Company, Smith and a party of work
ers at the change of the shift at plant
No. I at midnight last night began
"slrylarking' on their way through
the yards. One of the men grabbed
an air hose laying nearby and forced
Il into Smith. Another man is alleged
to have turned on the compressed air
supply and not until Smith screamed
with pain war the air cut of.
dupont Company officials said the
Pennsgrove, n. J. authorities had ar
rested two of the men who attacked
Smith. The names of those arrested
were not announced here.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18

While carrying ten workmcn of the
DUPONT Powder Company at the Car
ney Point plant to their homes I'm this
city. early this morning. the power
boat Hyacinth. which is running In the
"iiiney" service from Third street
wharf. had an exhaust pipe wrenched
away by ice foes on the Delaware
river. tearing a large hole in the side
OF the boat When the accident oc-
CURED the boat was in the middle OF
the river. opposite Pigeon Point.
In spite Of the fact that the tempera-
turo was near zero and that they did
not know what moment they might be
plunged into the icy water. the men
climbed TO the cabin roof. where they
stuck. each wearing a life prcservor,
until picked up after an hour Of ex-
posure, by the Norwegian steamship
Malm They we're carried TO >ie quar-
antine station az Marcus Hook.
The men took the first trolley car
back 20 this city from Marcus Hook
this morning. and, aside from being
chilled through by the bitter air, they
we're none the worse for their thrill
ing experience.
While the names Of all the men on
board the boat are not known three
of them were said to be George Arm
strong. Howard Price and Robert
Staunton. who board at various
boarding houses about the city. The
boat was In charge of Captain Thorn
| as J. Morgan. OF Chester. the owner
but he knew the men only by their
! frs. nnmes or their "niChuamoa " hf
said.
The hole in the boat was caused
by the ice foes tearing away the eX
haust pipe from It's side This lef
large hole through which wato'
flowed fast, and the men, although
working three pumps ON Il. were un
able to stay the flow
The Hyacinth was bringing M
men to their homes in this city from
the 12 o'clock shift at Carney's Point
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
AVIATORS DIRECT
j. 5. ARMY IN THE
VILLA Head HUNT
General Pershing at Guz-
man; Bandit Chief 200
Miles Further South
Leaves MANY BURNED
BRIDGES Behind HIM
BY The United Press.

by I ne 0ulAtu AAt0's
Ell PASO, Texas. March 1S.-Relent-
lessly pressing forward over desert
trails. the crack troops of the United
States army were well along in their
pursuit OF Francisco Villa today.
Guided by aeroplanes. the two
divisions OF the American punitive eX-
pedition were entering the heart Of an
unfriendly district filed with Villa
sympathizers. Hard fighting was not
expected. however. as the American
forces greatly outnumbered any out
law bands in the immediate vicinity.
Colonel Dodd's cavalry column,
making forced marches. was expected
to pass Janos. Chihuahua. 100 miles
south Of Hachita. y. NJ. which the
troops left early Thursday. General
Pershlng and the main Columbus col
umn we're skirting Guzman. obeying
the Carranza request 10 avoid MeXi-
can cities and towns where the old
hatred OF "gringOes' might break out
in sniping by non-combatants.
Villa was variously reported from
$50 to 200 miles farther south.
He was believed to be in the Cusi-
huiriachia district today. fleeing for
the Sierra Maures around Durango,
his favorite haunts High army Off
cials here expect the pursuit TO last
at least three months. Pershing is
leading the flower Of the American
army over Chihuahua desert and into
the most inaccessible mountains on
the continent and officials here al
ready have warned that the people
should be patient
Additional troops reported to be en-
tering Mexico may eventually bring
the total number in the chase TO
10000. The points at which the bor-
der was crossed were not selected for
speed or strategy. but because the
routes the two divisions took did not
include the principal chihuahua cities
where the Moxicans might have been
excited by the sight OF American
troops. The real test was expected
! Continued on Page Thirteen.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
FAMILY IN DANCER when
FIRE DESTROYS Home

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. March 1S.-Fire OF un-
determined origin today destroyed the
dwelling on the home farm Of Denny
Lafferty. east Of Dover.
Mr. Laiferty and his sister, who liv-
ed in the house. barely escaped with
their lives. Miss Lafferty being scantily
clad as she rushed from the burning
building 10 the home OF a neighbor.
The loss will be $4,000.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
ITALIAN MISSION TO
Open At Cathedral

Much interest is shown by the Italian
colony OF the Cathedral parish in the
big mission TO open tomorrow morning.
Father Michele Martiniano, priest
of the Precious Blood Order from Brook
lyn, y. Y, will arrive this evening 70
conduct the exercises.
The mission will open with solemn
mass on Sunday morning and close on
the following Sunday. The Italian so
cieties OF the parish. including the Chill
dren of Mary, the Society Of St. Ann,
and the mems organizations Of 81.
Joseph and st. Aloysius. will be present
in a body. A sermon viii be preached
each morning at > o'clock aud $50
o'clock each evening.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
THAT TUBANTIA
WAS TORPEDOEO
Seems CERTAIN
Amsterdam Consul Says
Three Americans Were
on Lost Dutch Liner
four PERSONS MISSING
LATEST REPORT Says
BY Tie United Press.

WASHINGTON. March 1S-Ohi-
cial word from the Amsterdam consul
today tended TO clinch reports that
the Dutch liner Tubantia. with Ameri-
cans aboard. was . submarine torpedo
victim.
His message said two Of the ship
officers and the lookout swore the
steamer was torpedoel, and that most
of the passengers held the same view.
The consul named the Americans
as Richard Schilling. of the New York
Life Insurance Company. temporarily
located at Stuttgart Mrs. Schilling
and daughter of New York, all en-
route to Rio de Janeiro. They we're
unhurt
-Four persons are missing, the re-
port said
n is assumed the consul will gather
anidayits and forward them soon.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
TRIRuTE TO SAMUEL BANCROFT.

40 The annuaI meetng of the BOARD on
directors OF tho Baltimore. Chesapeake
and Atlantic Railway Company, held m
Salisbury. Md, on March 10, the follow
ing minute was recorded:
"Thc board records with regret the
death on April p. 1918, OF Samuel Ban
croft, Jr., a director of your company.
Mr. Bancroft had during his eighteen
years Of service as a director displayed
great interest in the welfare Of the
company and was ever ready with help
ful advice. IL is, therefore. with deep
sense OF sorrow that this record is made
Of his death. Joseph Bancroft was elect
cd director on May 25. 1915, TO fiji the
vacancy thus caused"
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
AL sArE. sAYS REPORT.

BY The United Press.
AMSTERDAM. M -ch 1S.-ThOr-
ough investigation shows hat every
person aboard the Dutch liner Tu-
bantia. sunk off North Hinder Light
ship by a mine or torpedo, was saved.
Il vas announced at the company's
Offices today.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
MAN Who NEVER DID
Anything WRONG" accused

"I never did anything wrong in my
life" said Nathan Plotkin. when ar
raigned in City Court today on a
charge Of breaking a show case in the
store of Lewis Finsmith at No. 422
East Eleventh street.
Are you ready for trial today?"
asked Judge Churchman.
NO. your honor. I want to connect
up with lawyer" said Plotkin.
The case was then continued until
Tuesday
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
RICHARDSON PARK
WANTS LIGHTS.

Some residents OF Richardson Park
held a meeting last night at the home
OF William Tinsman. 70 discuss plans
for having the village properly lighted
The meeting was not as well attended
as was expected and consequently little
was done. Another meeting. however.
will be held probably next week, when
the matter will be discussed again
There are no street lights in the vii
lage at the present time.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
ANNIE ADAMS DEAD.
Dy The United Press.

BY The United Press.
SALT LAKE. Utah. March 1S.-Mrs.
Annie Adams Kiscadden, mother Of
Maude Adams, is dead here today
Miss Adams was at the beside when
death came. Mrs. Kiscadden was
known to the stage as Annie Adams.
She was with Charles Frohman in
his early managerial days.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
ENGLAND DENIES STORY.

BY The United Fress,
LONDON. March 1S.-The secre-
tary Of the British admiralty com
menting on the Berlin report that
English submarines were near the
scene Of -he Tubantia sinking de-
clared the report was untrue.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
HE NEGLECTED HIS LICENSE.

Arthur j. Lynch pleaded guilty In
City Court today to operating a motor
vehicle without an operators license.
He said he had such a license. but had
failed to have it with him yesterday
when arrested. Lynch was fined SO
and costs.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
MR.. REM WITH PENNsY.

Harry Ward REM. assistant in the
tax department of the Reading Rail-
road at Philadelphia. has resigned his
position 10 accept one i'm the Will
mington Office OF the real estate de-
partment, Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
change OF time FOR
'CYCLONE' Davis talk

The time for the temperance lecture.
TO be delivered by Cyclone" Davis. the
Texas Congressman, az the Tabernacle,
has been changed 10 Friday evening.
March "a. No admission will be
charged.