Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
German. Fleeing From Brazil.

0SFWano tIeein0 from 6raxil.
Prominent German agitators, includ-
ing leading business men In Rio Grande
do Sui. are fleeing into Argentina Be-
fore martial law was declared oe OF the
! first persons to leave was man nam
| ed Bromberg, q wealthy business man.
Christian Meissner the Austrian consul
whose attempt to emuggle out interned
German sailors led to the declaration
Of martial law, :las escaped into Para :
quay thru Argentina.
Reports received here from Rio de
Janeiro say the government Is planning
wholesale arrests of spies in this state.
German schools are being closed and
German priests in Catholic schools are
being replaced by Brazilians.
Reports Of German unrest in the
states Of Santa Catharina and Rio
Grande do Sui are frequent, but the
government: evidently has the aliens
we'll in hand and is in a position to
prevent a widespread revolt, unless
threatened by invasion of South Ameri-
can neighbors. a contingency which Is
widely rumored and generally feared.
No Aliens Allowed at Capitol.
All alien enemies who have come to
Washington since the declaration OF
war, April s, 1917, must leave the Dis
trict Of Columbia before midnight.
Resident aliens Germans who took up
residence in the District prior to the
declaration OF war. are allowed to re-
main until December 10.
The Department of Justice has ruled
that an alien enemy is a native OF
Germany who has not obtained his
final naturalization papers.
The police department will not eject
from the district any enemy alien found
here after midnight, but will arrest
him and ne will be held for internment.
These were the instructions issued by
Mai Pullman. chief OF police.
Each German leaving the capital
must give full information concerning
the place to which he expects to go
and a report will be made TO authori-
ties OF the locality to which he is des-
tined. Germans were also ordered to
report Immediately to the United
States marshal Of the district to which
he goes.
Government to Finance Factories.
In banking circles keen interest was
taken in the limitations received from
Washington that government officials
were engaged in working out plans for
the creation OF a credit board the func-
ton of which will be to aid manufac-
turers and contractors supplying ma
terials TO the government to finance
their requirements Thus far there has
been a lack OF uniformity in the gov
ernment's dealings with contractors
and, while in many cases advances
have been made in .othens they have
been refused, with the consequent re-
suit tina; difficulties In financing pro-
duction OF goods needed for war pur-
poses have delayed deliveries and caus-
ed some embarrassment. The need OF
a credit board Is particularly important
at this time by reason Of investment
market conditions and the inability to
market the usual form OF short
notes. 1t has been suggested that later
on 1t may be necessary for congress to
modify some OF the provisions OF the
federal reserve act with the view OF ad-
justing the banking machinery TO the
current coalitions. which are extraor-
binary on account Of the war and tho
continuous hotation OF government
loans.
Driving !. W. VS.. From Oil Fields.
A roundup OF I. w. VS. in the oil
fields Of Kansas is to be made i'm
medIately. Fred Robertson, district at
torney for Kansas announced. More
than fifty alleged I. ". WIS were ar
rested in the Butler county oil fields
by the state and federal agents The
purpose OF the raids 10 to rid the oil
fields Of undesirab les. federal officers
say, and each man arrested will be ex-
amied as to whether he has register
a