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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-14
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19

PAGE ONE.
Teleeraphic News:
Wilson Trying to Force Compromise.
Railroad Presidents Feel Big Stick.
Action Delayed, Until Next Week.
British Advance Line on Somme
Front.
Italian Liner Submarine Victim.
Loss Of Life Unknown.
Storm Wrecks Guard Camps.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa News:
illness Among Iowa Guardsmen.
Woman Killed in Runaway.
Potatoes to Be High.
International Church Convention
Plans.
Iowa Has Largest Gold Fish Farm.
Gathered by the Wayside.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Bonds and Efficiency.
Dogs and the Rest of US.
The Fight For the Nickels.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
AnSOnS Beat MuSCatlne.
Fair Offers $4,000 For Races. 4
Splendid Program Arranged.
Will Try Chemical on Road. "a \
Albion Chautauqua Successful.
Local Comment.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Covering by Shorts Strengthens
Wheat.
Hot Weather Sends Corn Higher.
Light Hogs at Record Price.
Cattle Trade Steady.
Grain Standards Law in Force.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Union Waters Refuse
to Serue Hughes Lunch
at open Shop Club

San Francisco, Aug. l9.-Union
walters refused today to serve a
luncheon given to. Charles e.
Hughes. republican presidential
candidate, at the commercial club,
because the club exhibits in the
window an open shop card. For
the Hughes luncheon a request
was sent by the club management
to the walters union asking for
sixty five walters, after the union
officials had protested to Francis
keesling, chairman Of the republic
can state central committee against
dining the candidate at an open
shop club.
Pickets were sent to the COM
mercial club entrance to warn
union walters away. Culinary
workers struck several weeks ago
for shorter hours and the restaur-
ants association Immediately de-
clared an open shop regime.
One of the large open shop cafes
locked it's doors and sent it's entire
crew to the relief of the Hughes
luncheon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
rroop, ,Reuairino Camps,

San Antonio, Aug. 19.-The West
Indian hurricane passed thru Browns
vile without serious damage and with
no loss Of life. according to reports
today. ze9, ~
The troops were reported busy re-
pairing their camps which suffered
from the gale.
There were few casualties from the
storm elsewhere. At .Ilano Grand, a
Minnesota guardsman suffered a
broken arm. .,-'-'
Tie mess house Of the First Iowa
regiment band collapsed and. one man
was slightly injured. ...,. ..-..
Every tent Of the Third Texas and
the Twenty-third United States In
fantry were blown down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
WORST DAMAGE ON COAST.
Crops Ruined Near Corpus Christi and
Brownsville.

Dallas, Tex. Aug. 19.-The tropical
storm of yesterday and last night in
flicted considerable damage near
Corpus Christi and Brownsville, passed
inland southwest of San Antonio. fol-
lowed the Rio Grande valley to about
Del REQ and then spent its force on
the plains Of northern Mexico.
This was the summary given out to-
day by DR.. J. L. Cline, head Of the
local weather bureau:
There has been considerable dam
age on the coast. where thousands Of
acres Of land are probably overflowed
Tie worst damage is probably IN the
immediate vicinity Of Corpus Christi"
Information received today said that
the United States soldiers and guards
men were not hurt by the storm. The
telephone company announced that a
train left Houston this morning with
linemen to restore their wires. The
train would not arrive In Corpus
Christi before night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
IOWA CAMPS DESTROYED.
Soldiers Forced to Take Refuge
Public Buildings.

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 70 o-This DIS.
trict has been stormbound for hours.
Torrential rains and a seventy mi: 9
wind broke down all wires. General
Parker ordered the temporary aban-
donment of the militia camps here be-
cause they We're Inundated and the
tents blown down.
The Iowa troops are quartered in the
town, in the court house. churches
warehouses and private homes The
men were issued two days rations be-
fore leaving the camp. The wooden
buildings of the Iowa camp were blown
down. Much equipment has already
been lost. -
The towns lighting plant and its wa
ter supply are seriously endangered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
euLoARs REPuLsED.
Attack or Position Of Allies on Serbian
@ Frontier Fruittcss,

saloniki Aug. 1s.-Bulgarian troops
who attacked the positions of the en-
tente allies RFnng thet Serbian frontier
on sAngsg II Acre repltlsed and thrown
back after sustaining enormous losses.
says the Serbian official statement.
The Serbian statement issued, Aug.
IS. says:
yesterday at dawn the Bulgarians
attacked along our front in the sector
Of Moglena, north of the village Of
Scupina and Rojar The Rulgariars
were repulsed by our powerful counter
attacks and were thrown back on
their original positions after sustaining
enormous losses.
The Bulgarians occupied the town
Of Florina.
An enemy air squadron threw bombs
on the British ambulances at Verbuk.
Six persons were killed.
Nineteen allied aeroplanes dropped
bombs on enemy hangers at Monastir.
Excellent results were observed"
1.-THE capture by the Bulgarians of
the Greek town of F1orina, five milees
from the border and fifteen miles
southeast of Monastir was reported yes
terday by the Berlin war office.]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
FUNSTON FAVORS
TROOPS WITHDRAWAL
Border Commander Said to Favor Re-
tirsment Of Pershins's Expeditionary
Force From Mexican Territory
Numerous Conferences Held.

Washington, Aug. 19.-While Secre-
tary Baker and officials refused to
confirm reports that Major General
Funston has recommended immediate
withdrawal Of the punitive expedition
from Mexico, there were indications
today that such message had been
received.
Major General Bliss, who returned
yesterday from the border. conferred
several days with General Funston
and also went to General Pershing's
line in Mexico.
Secretary Baker yesterday conferred
with General Bliss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19

New TX. Aug. 1.-The Italian
steer ), Stampaiia, which plies be-
tr ~ New York and italian ports. has
pa sunk
. The Stampalia was a passenger liner
Of 5000 tons. In common with other
Italian liners she mounted guns for
protection from submarines, She was
last reported at Genoa, July 80. from
New York. so that she apparently was
sunk on the return voyage to the
United States.
She had accommo dations for about
100 passengers. On recent trips the
passenger list has been light. Her crew
numbered about ITO.
No word had been received In New
York by the agents Of the line Of the
reported sinking of the vessel at the
time of the arrival Of the London press
dispatch.
Submarines Active.
There has been some increase re.
Gently in submarine activity. The naval
expert OF the Paris Temps wrote Thurs
day that the submarine campaign was
again in full swing In accordance with
the note Of Germany to the United
States In February. in which It was
said merchant ships carrying guns
could not be considered as peaceful
vessels.
The Stampalia was f76 feet long and
fifty five feet OF beam. She was
built at Spezzia in 1909 and was owned
at Genoa.
The New York agents for the. SIAM
palia said today that two weeks ago
they had received a message advising
them that all sailings OF the vessel had
been cancelled They took it that the
Stampalia had been requisitioned ana
In this case she would have no passen-
gers on board.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
DIR. LEONARD A. BLUE DEAD.
Dean Of New York State Teaohsrss Col.
Iege Former iowa Educator.

lege Former Iowa Educator.
Special to Times Republican. @
Cedar Rapids, Aug. 19.--Word was
received from Albany. N. Y, giving
meager details OF the sudden death Of
DR., Leonard A. Blue. dean Of the New
York State Teachers College. IAr Blue
leaves wife and two children, q sister,
Mrs. w. H. Burrows. and brother J. i.
Blue. Jr.. both OF this city; the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Blue. In Belle
Plaine; two brothers, DR.. Robert Blue.
Of Chicago. and T. C. Blue. Of Mar
shalltown. and a sister. Mrs. Alice B.
Noble, OF Belle PLANE.
DR.. Blue was an Iowa product. He
graduated from Cornell College in 1892.
receiving the degree OF bachelor OF
philosophy. In 1893 he did graduate
work in the University Of Chicago and
was given the degree of master of
philosophy by Cornell for his work
at Chicago. From 1894 to 1893 DR.. Blue
was an efficient court reporter In the
Sixth judicial district. While doing
court reporting he took up the study OF
law, and was admitted to the bar in
1895. From 1898 to 1900 he was
teacher at Iowa Wesleyan at Mount
Pleasant. The year Of 10000 was
spent in study as n fellow in political
science at the University Of Pennsylva-
MIA. He was member OF the faculty
Of Morningslde College from 1902 to
1904. He was an able pulpit orator
and was a member of the Northwest
Iowa conference. He left Morningside
College to become a member OF the
faculty Of Goucher College Of Balti-
moro which position he held for six
years. He spent one year at Clark
University in Providence, r. l. He was
dean Of New York State College For
Teachers. which position he held at
the time Of his death.
The funeral will be held in Albany.
N. Y, Sunday. and burial will be at
OskalooSa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Rs.uma Mall serxies.

New York. Aug. 19.--The resumption
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany trans-Pacific service, announced
yesterday, is made possible says Presi-
dent G. ]. Baldwin by the present high
rates for freight.
I'VE know that during the existence
of the present abnormal freight rates
these ships could be operated profit
ably"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES.
Prohibits Interstate Shipments Of
Products Made by Youngsters.

HfoductS Wade py youngsters.
Washington, Aug. 19.-Without de-
bate or record vote, the child labor
bill was accepted by the house with
the senate amendments and put on
it's way to become law with Presi-
dent Wilson's signature.
It represents the results Of years Of
struggle in congress between forces
urging the conservation Of child life
and those opposing it on many
grounds, chiefly that it was a question
for the states and not the federal
government
1t would not have become a law at
this session Of congress had not
President Wilson insisted upon its in
clusion. It prohibits shipment be-
tween states of all products Of any
establishment which employs child
labor, and it becomes effective one
year after the date of the presidents
approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Biggest Railway Scale.

The largest railway scale in the
world has recently been completed at
West Albany, N. Y, 1t is capable Of
accommodating a load of 1,650,000
pounds. It consists Of six weighing in
struments, eacht having capacity of
275.00O pounds. It Is designed for
weighing locomotives and other heavy
rolling stock. Some Of the engines used
upon the Pacific coast weigh 215 tons.
but this giant would be able to weigh
four of them at once, IL necessary. The
accuracy Of this giant .instrument ;s
remarkable. It does not vary ten
pound at its full capacity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Printer. Vote Down Increase.

Baltimore, Nd. Aug. 19.-Coloradc
Springs was chosen as the place foI
the next convention Of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union. The res
olution to increase the death bene-
fits of members from $500 to $500 and
to raise the old age pension from S.
to $3.50 per week was defeated. Dele
gate Howard, Of Portland, Ore, in
sisted that the union was labor or
ganization and opposed increases in
dues to add to pension funds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
BeIeians Progress in Africa.

Havre, Aug. ia Belgian official
review of the campaign in German
East Africa, in the vicinity Of Lake
Tanganiyka, issued today, says that
the first two weeks IN August were
marked by further progress of the
Belgian troops in Africa and an
nounces that Colonel Molitor's brigade
occupied Saint Michael, Aug. 12. Kig-
oma and Ujiji were captured July 30.
Some prisoners were taken as well as
booty,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Loss Of Life at, Rockport.

Dallas, Aug. 19.--Lives We're lost in
the tropical storm at Rackport, on
the coast, about twelve miles north
of Port Aransas. according to a tele-
phone message received here from
Beeville, Tex, about six miles inland.
Several ersons were caught while fish
ing in small boats. The exact number
was not learned. r,...'-r'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Italians HauIt Austrian Attack.

Rome, via London, Aug. 19.-The
Austrians launched an attack last
night on the left wing Of the Italian
forces on the Carso plateau. 1t was
announced officially today that the
assault was checked.
Along the whole front artillery ac-
tions occurred the statement said.
Hostile batteries shelled the town OF
Gorizia and the Isonzo bridges.
Yesterday the enemy began an at
tack against the left wing Of our po-
sitions on the Carso. 1t was checked
promptly"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
MILLIONAIRE JOCKEY KILLED.
Sidney Kahn Dies 40 "sidnsy has-
qerty" in New Jersey.


serty" in New Jersey.
New York. Aug. 19.-It Is learned
that the boy Jockey who was killed at
the county fair In Pennington, ". j.,
while riding under the name Of sid
ney Haggerty." was Sidney Kahn.
Columbia student. and son Of Solomon
Kahn. Of $50 Park avenue. Manhattan,
and millionaire member Of Kahn Bros,
metal workers Of Humboldt street,
Brooklyn.
The boy would have been 20 years
old tomorrow. He was identified by
papers found after his horse threw and
killed him.
The parents returned to their home
In Park avenue this afternoon. They
admitted the boy was worth 100000
in his own right but had an over
whelming desire to ride race horses.
He had refused to stop racing when
he made a visit to his home day be-
fore yesterday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
No chance n paraIv.i. situat;on

New York. Ang ls.-The end 0. the
seventh week Of .nient:le par,!fsis
was marked by no material change in
its development. During the past week
the disease has neither advanced nor
receded. During the past twenty-four
hours thirty children died and 1874 new
cases were reported.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Ex.mpIe Of euoyancy.

Probably the most buoyant material
in the world is the pitch from a giant
sunfiower grown In Siberia, which can
support thirty flve times its own
weight when on the water Cork. on
the other had. has a buoyancy of only
one to ave, and RENDERS hair one to
ton ,.fl.t- Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
RECORD FOR ALEXANDER.
Leads Pitchers Of Major Leagues il
Shut Out Games in SINGLE Season.

Leads Pitchers OF MaJor Leagues TT
Shut Out Games in Single Season.
Cincinnati, Aug. 19.-According to
records in the hands Of the national
baseball commission the shutout
game pitched by Alexander Of the
Philadelphia Nationals here yesterday
establishes a record for no-run games
pitched in single season by one
pitcher. According to the records,
Mathewson, pitching fcrs New York.
held the honor with twelve shut out
games during q season. Alexander
yesterday pitched his thirteenth shut
out of this season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
COALITION Is IMPOSSIBLE.
Conditions Demanded by Danish So
cialJsts Will Not Be Met,

eialists Will Not Be Met.
Copenhagen, Aug. ls.-The socialist
party adopted resolution in caucus
today expressing Its willingness to be
represented in coalition cabinet in
order not to prevent the sale of the
Danish West Indies to the United
States. It was stipulated in the reso-
luton, however, that this action would
be taken only on consideration that
the home and foreign defense policy
Of the new cabinet should remain un-
changed.
AS the opposition, the conservative
and left parties, is unwilling to accept
this offer it means q coalition cabinet
is impossible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Allied Attack Repulaed.

Berlin, Aug. 1S.-The war, office re-
ports of today say the Germans victori-
ou.ly resisted the stupendous Anglo
French attack on the Somme front
which was made yesterday. but that be-
tween Guillemont and Maurepas the
Germans shortened their line some
What. !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
While no lives have been lost the prop
erty damage has been very great
Repair;no Broken Lines,

Portland, Tex, by telephone to Dali
las, Aug 19.-Linemen reached the
shore of Corpus Christi bay at II
o'clock this morning, but because Of
bad weather could not discern objects
in the storm-swept city seven miles
away. 1t appeared that the Corpus
Christi causeway has been damaged.
The linemen hoped to string line
across the bay on RATS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19

lines on the Stokhod river in Volhynia
and have made considerable advance.
The statement says:
4 Last evening after an artillery
bombardment the enemy launched an
attack near the village Of Zvieniache,
southeast Of Svinichi. 1t was repulsed
West of Lake Nobel, sixty miles
northeast Of Kovel, our troops cap
tured part of the enemy's POSITIONS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Storms On somme Front.

With the British Armies on the
Somme Front, Aug. 19-The thunders
Of the heavy rain storms of the season
Joined those of the artillery this morn
ing as finale to yesterdays Anglo
French attack from Pozieres to the
Somme. The chilly heavy downpour
continues. The British main advance
was toward Guillemont, where they
gained an important position on either
side of the town, besides ground on the
right of Highwood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Germans Driven From FIeury.

Germans OfIven from TieuFy.
Paris, Aug. 19.-The remainder of the
ruined edge of the village of Fleury was
captured last night by the French. The
battle continued all night long and the
French won their way foot by foot.
The announcement says:
North of the Somme the enemy dur
ing the night delivered several violent
counter attacks against the positions
taken by us yesterday and on preceding
days north Of Maurepas to Clery. All
the enemy's attempts were broken
down by our machine gun fire and the
energetic counter offensives of our gre
nadieres. We took about fifty more
prisoners during the night.
South of the Somme the artillery
fighting was very spirited in the region
south Of Estrees.
ION the left bank of the Meuse yes
terday, the Germans delivered two at
tacks with grenades northeast Of Avo-
court redoubt and against our trenches
on hill 304. The enemy was forced to
fall back.
"On the right bank of the river, the
fighting, which began yesterday, con-
tinued obstinately. Our troops captured
foot by foot the clump of ruined houses
which the enemy was still occupying on
the edge of Fleury. The entire village
is now in our possession, notwithstand-
Ing two violent German counter at
tacks.
EAST of the vaux- Chapitre wood,
German counter attacks brought about
no appreciable change. The number of
unwounded prisoners taken by us on
the right bank of the Meuse during the
fighting Of Aug. II and 18 exceeds 300.
"On the Somme ses.ron Second Lieu
tenant Guynemer brought down on
on Aug. II, his thirteenth aeroplane,
and yesterday his fourteenth, which fell
between Bouchaveness and Clery.
ION Aug, II, Second Lieutenant
Haurtetux also brought down a Ger
man machine. making the fifth which
this pilot has brought down up to the
present time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
BANK TELLER ARRESTED.
EmpIoyc Of Harris in Chicago Con.
fesses to Embexxlement Of 81, 500,

Chicago. Aug. 19.--George w. weigle.
receiving teller for the Harris Trust
and Savings Bank. was arrested today
charged with embezzlement. A short
age of $1,000 recently was discovered.
Weigle is said to have confessed the
embezziement. He was released on
bonds of $4,000 when arraigned to-
cay. The case was continued until
Sept. 10. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Cotton Crop Ruined.

Houston, Tex. Aug ia house at
Skidmore, many barns and about all
of the windmils in the surrounding
country were blown down. according to
a message received here. Sinton re-
ported heavy damage in that town and
all the cotton crop in that section was
ruined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Air Attack on AvIona.

Berlin, Aug. 19.-On the night Of
Aug. 14-15 an Austro- Hungarian
aeroplanef squadron attacked Avlona,
says an admiralty statement. Definite
hits weresobtained. All aeroplanes re-
turned undamaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
T..R. BULLETIN.

Sun rises Aug. 20 at 5:15. sets at s:53.
Iowa-Partly cloudy; probably local
thunder showers this afternoon and
cooler tonight in western portion;
Sunday somewhat cloudy and cooler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Crown Prince Not Wounded.

Paris, Aug. 19.-The report that the
German crown prince. Frederick Will
liam, Is wounded, and in hospital at
verdun. is authoritatively denied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
FAIR AND COOLER
ALL NEXT WEEK
Heat Wave to Subsde Sunday and
Fair Weather With Normal Temper
atures to Prevail-MiddIe West Tenn
peratures Still High Today.

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-The heat wave
continued today. Weather bureau Of
1cials said the temperature again
would range between 95 and 100 de-
grees in most central states.
Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday say:
Upper Mississippi valley and plains
states: The weather will be generally
fair during the week. Lower temper
atures will extend over this district
Sunday and Monday, and thereafter
the temperature will be normal"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19
Advance From Highwood
to Junction Point With
French Forces.
GERMANS DRIVEN
OUT OF FLEURY
French Occupy Ruined Outskirts Of
Village, Recently Taken by Gsrmanic
Forces-ltaIians Check Counter Of
fsnsive Of Austrians on carso Pla-
teau - Russian Drive on KoveI Is
Successfully Resumed.

The most notable advance recently
made by the British on the Somme
front is reported by London today.
The gains were on a two-mile front.