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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05

statesman whose vision comprehend
! only half a world.
! IF President Wilson could hay
! said earlier what he said yesterda,
and if in Great Britain, France an
Italy, the responsible leaders ha
| made his language their own, Russ,
might be today driving the enemii
from her borders.'
The Times says there are no hi
tones in the presidents address, adj
/ ing:
There are no ambiguous phraai
on which militarists may feed the 4
lusions of their dupes, no hints
compromise and no suggestion OF fa
, tering or doubt to raise the spirits I
! the pacifist. With this straightfal
ward and logical statement of Amoi
ica's war aims the last hope OF II
pacifists must founder" a
The Daily Graphic says!
whether this restatement,
lofty in spirit. so forward looking 4
| effect, will have any influence y
German opinion is doubtful. TIKI
! the only resort is to in1ict suchlI
military defeat upon Germany as
| convince the Germans Of the inf
mousness of their rulers"
None of the editorials dwells 4A
pecially on the request for decla1
alton of war against Austria HungarJ
but brief references imply that 1t
regarded as logical and desirable.
The job is much more difflcult thai
it was in the case of Germany. Ther'
are in the United States many sub
jects of Austria Hungary who are or
posed to that government and syn
pathize with the cause of the Units
States. Many of them are C1eu1
Bohemians and others Of the r1&l
which have been oppressed by
Austrian government. Many OF th@1
to join the fight for freedom OF tlii
countrymen and realization OF d
tional aspirations. have Joined Il
American army, waving exemptiol
they might have claimed as aliens.
Is evident that some sort of an q
ception will be made for them,
the government hardly wishes to trd
them as enemies and still wishes
protect itself as far as possible.
The department of labor which hi
custody Of alien civilians, classed
enemies, also was making it's prepafs
tions to care for them as may
necessary, probably in camps such
those in which German civilians aa
confined.
The Department of Commerce, tn
war trade board and the other ager
cies charged with enforcement of til
trading with the enemy act, faced
new task but as they already hay
created the machinery for dealir
with such a situation a new war ded
laration actually involves only eXter
sions of steps already taken.
To official Washington the declars
ton Of war on Austria is secondary
interest to President Wilson's statt
ment OF Americas war aims. It
considered at once a reply to tf
peace ideas Of the Marquis of Lam
downe and announcement to tl
world that peace can only come wit
the destruction of Prussian autocrAN
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05
UNIQUE in History.

london. Dec. 6.-The situation In
RUSSIA Is unique in history, according
% the PotrogrAd correspondent of the
Srornirx Post. writing Saturday. but
4 II not yet advisable to attempt to
,nase the curtain upon the mysteries
Of the .ragd-comic drama" The COR
respondent insists Russia will right
harseif If generously allowed the nee
easary attitude by the puzzled Allies,
ad ccxt sp~.ng :t will put new armies
In the hel6 to Sight the invader with
tho success that marked the Russia
.rror,s earlier in the war"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05
MAN POWER.
This subjects4s Taken Up by Inter
lsIfietl Conference.

London. Dec 5,-constieration of
tho question of man power for the
prosecution of the war was one of
the important matters taken up by
the inter-Allied conference in Paris,
it became known today when the
official summary of the results Of the
conference was made public.
In the permanent committee which
will handle this problem the United
States will be represented it having
been decided by the conference that
the United States should appoint dele
gates to take part in the delibera-
tions OF the committee.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05
RELATIVE OF MEANS
TESTIFIES FOR HIM
Speaks Of Murdered Woman'S
Mother As "0ld SeYenty-Six"
" TRIMMED HER SAILS"

suggests In Letter That MIS-. MaUO0
A. King Be Taken Out for Auto
Rides to ''Keep from Rocking tho
Boat"
Concord, S. c., Dec. 5.-The state
concluded today its cross-examination
of w. r. Patterson, father-in-law Of
Castor B. Means, on trial here
charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Maude A. King, without bringing out
anything materially to break down his
testimony yesterday to the effect that
the defendants business transactions
with Mrs. Kings money were leg1ti-
mate and with her knowledge and ap-
proval. Reading of letters written by
Patterson to Means in July, 1917, just
after Patterson, Mrs. King, Mrs. Mel
vim and other members of their party
had arrived at Asheville from Chicago
and had been accommodated in a
hotel, occupied most of the morning
session.
"Old Seventy-six" Patterson wrote
to Means referring to Mrs. Robinson.
mother Of Mrs. King, "has settled
down after fluttering around while
like an old hen after scratching up
"Maude has trimmed her Sails"
wrote the witness, but he did not see
much prospect Of any successful f1irta-
tions. Later he wrote that 'Maude"
had ceased her flirtattons, as about all
the men at the hotel were married.
In one letter, Mr.. Patterson writing
from Asheville to Means at New York,
suggested 1nsictently that automobile
drives in *ho mountains would keep
Mrs. King in good frame Of mind and
keep her from rocking the boat"
The party was comfortable in the
resort hotel, but the expenses, for
each room were considered excessive
ly high.
c. A. Rumbaugh, mechanical en-
gineer of Asheville qualified as an
expert in firearms, and testifying for
the defense, declared that from ex-
perience and observation study. he
had learned that a 25-calibre auto
matic pistol was liable to be fired at
any time by a jar.
He testified that in his opinion Mrs.
King could have held the pistol in
position to inf1ict wound found in
her head.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05
DARING BANDITS.

Chicaso, Dec. 6.-F1Ve oandlta
rohhed the Stockmen's Trust and Saw
,nps bank in the stockyards district,
az $4,000, Or more today and drove
away in an automobile. The presi-
dent of the bank and seven employees
we're herled into a back room while
~ xobbers rif1ed the safe.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-05
Can9enade Is Of Extreme Violence
: With Heavy and Middle Cali
hre Guns in Use
llFGROATS ARE SHELLED
BY CREW OF U-BOAT
kolshcviki Gives Out Correspondence
Tending to Show Efforts In August
to Have China Enter the War-Sit-
uation in Russia Unique in History
Pope Makes Denial OF FavoTing
Austria

! Pope Makes Denial OF Favoring
Austria.
italian Army Headquarters in North
c-n Italy. Tuesday, Dec. 1, (By the AS
sociatcd r'ress)-Great forces Of men
q and guns lave been massed by tho Aus
trians and Germans in the Asiago Sec
tion, according to reports reaching
here tonight and resumption of the Of
fersive is expected. The reports indi-
sions Of troops. An exceptionally
heavy artillery bonn bardment from the
enemy positions around Asiago last
night and through the carly hours
today appears to foreshedow the long
expected resumption OF the heavy ene-
my offensive from the north. The can
Nonade was of extreme violence, the
encmy using heavy as we'll as middle
caiibcr guns. The first violent erup-
ton began early last night. There was
n !un toward midnight and then it was
resumed with added intensity at three
O'Clock this morning, lasting until
nine. Heavy shells were rained on the
whole range of italian positions. and
were concentrated particularly on the
locations supposed to shield Italian
batteries. The violence Of the artil-
lery action left little doubt that it was
a prelude to infantry advances in
force whereby Field Marshal Conrad
Won Hotezendorf. who Is directing the
Austrian forces in this sector, hopes to
realize his project OF pressing down
the Astico valley leading to Vicenza
and the open plain.
The latest reports show the intense
bombardment continues. The indica-
tions are that this signal is a new and
strong offensive.
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Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-06
BIC FEATURE FILM
IS At THE PALACE
;wAE,n i, q i -

"Polly Of the Circus" starring Mae
Marsh, the famous little heroine of
"The Birth of a Nation" and "Intol-
erance," with which the Goldwyn Pic
lures Corporation makes it's formal
bow to the public, sets new high
water mark for elaborate and spec
tacular production. 1t is the biggest
drama of it's kind that has ever been
attempted in motion pictures. The
perturbation of Margaret Mayo's IA
NOUS play, which was such a big
stage success in both America and
Europe, and which will be shown to-
night and tomorrow at the Pal
&C etheatre, is the final accomplish
ment of a stupendous undertaking
which required, not only staff of
specialists and artists, but also the
population of am average American
town and the equipment of a complete
circus to produce. Some idea of the
magnitude of the undertaking is
gained by the time and effort put in
to the production. 1t took eleven
weeks to photograph the scenes that
make up "Polly of the Circus" after
several months of preparation before
the camera came into play. In addi-
ton to the members of the cast, more
than 500 persons were used as "ex-
tras' to carry out the effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-06

Perhaps the largest service flag
which can be obtained by any con-
Germ in Southern California, outside
of Los Angeles or San Diego, was
received at the office of the South
ern Sierras Power Company yesterday
and suspended from the north window
of General Manager Vests suite on
the third floor of the First National
building, which it can be plainly seen
from the street below.
The flag is ext feet and contains
81 stars, indicating the number of
company employees that have entered
the service of Uncle Sam in the world
war. Since the flag was completed.
two more company men have joined
the colors, one of whom is the treas
rer and director of the company, Law
renee c. Phipps, Jr., well known
financier of Denver, who has enlisted
in the aviation corps and is now in
training at the governments aviation
field at Omaha. Mr.. Phipps' father,
L. G. Phipps, was one of the original
incorporators of the Nevada -Califor-
mia Power Company and the Nevada
California Electric corporation.
Nearly every branch of the govern
ment service has claimed an employe
of the Southern Sierras and the Hol-
ten Power Company, including avia-
tion, field artillery, Coast artillery, Of
ficers' reserve, navy and army, several
being members of Company M-River
side Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-06

such situation we should not "be-
come so obsessed with the value of
the value of money as to be blind to
the value of other things" The part
which money plays is not of the
greatest Importance.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-06
RESERVE BOARD

APPROVES RATES
|. Washington, Dec. 5.-The Federal
Reserve Board has approved general
increase of one-half of one per cent
in the discount rates at most Federal
Reserve banks, to discourage infla-
Ftion and to promote sound conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-12-06
COMPANY
MEN JOIN RANKS

Huge Flag to Commemorate Their
Action Is HOisted in Riverside-It
Contains Fifty-One Stars, One for
Each Man of Sierras Co. Joining the
Various Branches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
FIRST FEDERAL FARM LOAN.
Adams County Man Borrows $4,000
For Thirty. six Years.

Adams County Man eorroWs $1O,OOO
For Thirty-six Years.
Corning. Aug. 21.-Adams county
claims the honor of having placed the
first federal farm loan in the state
of Iowa The loan was secured thru
the local farm loan association, organ
lied in this city June 20 this year. L.
H. Johannes secured loan No. and 1t
was for the limit of the amount per-
mitted to be placed on any one farm,
$4,000. In conformity with the federal
farm loan law, it was necessary for Mr..
Johannes to take $500 stock in the
federal loan bank at Omaha in order to
secure this loan.
Under the federal act this loan may
be paid off in thirty-si years, or in
seventy-two semi-annual installments
of $500 each.
There are thirteen members in the
farm loan associaton>in this county,
which also includes three townships ii
the northern tier of Taylor county. In
addition to the above named loan the
association has applications for other
loans to the amount Of $4,000. The
rate of interest is per cent.
Only a few places in Iowa have fed
eral loan associations. Hon. D. P. Ho-
gan, president of the Omaha farm loan
bank, is a former Adams county man,
and from him it is learned that the
above is the first loan placed in this
state. There are associations in Coun-
ell Bluffs, Atlantic, Extra, Avoca, Elk
horn and Clearfeld, with applications
ranging from $4,000 to 100000 from
each association.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
RAiLRoADERs AROUSED.
consid erable Controversy Over Respon'
sibility for Near Catastrophe.

iSOUSJQ0T&OIS SOuNtOVSo'y w.
sibility for Near Catastrophe.
Special to Times Republican.
Charter Oak, Aug. 21-The recent
near-wreck of fast freight train and
the fast mail on the Milwaukee, railroad
near Ute which was only prevented by
the quick action of the state agent at
Ute, assisted by two farmers who flag
ged the freight train with lanterns, has
aroused lively controversy among
railroad men as to responsibility for IT,.
The operator at this point, upon
whom published accounts OF the mix
up place the responsibility, insists that
responsibility for the sending OF two
fast trains toward each other rests
equally upon himself. the train crew Of
the fast mail, the dispatcher at Sioux
City and the operator at Napoleon.
The Charter Oak operator says the
train order should have read that third
section of 81 would meet 20, at Ute and
a freight at Smiths Siding, but by leav-
ing out two words 1T made the order
read that Isl would meet both east
bound trains at Smith Siding. The OPP
orator did not forget to deliver the Sec
ond order. as reported so he claims,
but delivered the ouly order that came
to him from the dispatcher. The order
delivered to the conductor was improp-
err and should have not have been
accepted by the train crew, is the claim
made.
Nothing occurring on the Iowa di-
vision of the Milwaukee railroad in
many months has caused such commo-
ktion and djcS1SSion aS this sensational
incident and it is understood the rail-
road men are congratulating themselves
upon the avoidance of disaster when
all the element for one were set, only
to be upset by the Ute agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21

morning by Marshal e. r. Moore and
Deputy Marshal Healy was stopped for
a trip Monday when reports received
from Coggon and Ryan changed their
routing. Instead Of taking the trip as
planned, they changed their course and
went to these places, where the arrest
ed William Detlefsen. farmer living
two and half miles southeast of Cog
gon, and John Zumbach, farmer living
four miles west Of Ryan, on charges Of
reasonable utterances.
The men were arraigned before
United States Commissioner HARDWOOD
Monday afternoon and held to the fed
eral grand Jury under bonds of $4,000.
They furnished the bonds and were re-
leased
\ The arrest Of the men followed a
series Of complaints from loyal citi-
zens Of the United States in thei: vi
entity, who reported tic Deputy Mar
shall Healy some of the utterances If
the men.
Detlefson is said, to have made the
remark What did you have that d
thing on there for?" when he tore the
American flag from an auto belonging
to some other parties. When questioned
regarding the remark by Deputy Mar
shall Healy ne admitted that he had said
1t, Nbut stated that he had only done
so 1estingly. The complaints rega riding
his REASONABLE utterances and desc
Grafton Of the flag have been numerous
and have been going on for some time.
He Is said to>have become worried over
actions with the American flag and he
tried to get the parties who witnessed
the act to sign affidavits stating that
it was done in fun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Colo Has Now School Building.


. Nevada. Aug..21.-The schools in the
consolidated district Of Colo will open
in their splendid new school house in
Colo on Sept. 8 under the most favor
able condition this year, The school
house has been thoroughly cleaned for
the opening and the grounds have been
put in the very best Of condition. The
school will specialize in agricultural
work this year. and plot of ground
provided for that purpose has been
prepared for the work. Of experiment.
ing and garden work. One OF the
splendid features Of the. school work
this year will be the organization of a
high school band under the direction
Of Mr.. Hopkins, "a local band man Of
much experience, who is donating his
work to the organization.
The faculty and teaching force this
year Will be new with few excep-
tions. E. S. Jordan will be in charge
as superintendent, while Miss Dorothy
Rooms, Of Brooklyn, will be INC prin-
cipal Of the high school, with Miss
Helen Nichols, Of Marshalltown. as as
sistant principal. The other teachers
are Helen Humphrey, Of Carroll, do
nestle science; Leo Croker, Of Colo,
seventh and eighth grades: Veva Ray
Nevada. sixth grade and music; jesse
bal Larimer, Nevada fourth and fifth
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Northern Iolua Items

against the company. Edna Backwith
asks $4,000 for injuries she alleges
were sustained when truck Of the
Booth Fisheries Company ran her down
at Third and Douglas streets Dec. 1,
1916.
Waterloo.
Results in the cases Of 102 drafted
men asking agricultural exemption in
appeals to the district exemption board
were. made public by the board yes
terday, and indicate that the board is
not disposedNo grant wholesale exemp-
ton to rural conscripts. Only thirteen
were granted exemption. The remain
ing eighty-nine will have TO serve in
the national army or carry their ap-
peals to the supreme board.
Clinton
! -Four men were arrested here Satur-
day for failure to appear before the
draft examining board and face the
anti-registration law. The list included
Karl Croholm, instructor In the Ger
man college in this city. All of the
men registered but refused to put in
their appearance before the examiners.
The other three men are Kalmanty Ul-
ski, Mike Icich and Charles Smith.
They will be tried before federal
Judge.
Oelwein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Magner ar
rived in Oelwein from Dies Moines FRI
day during the night and Saturday
forenoon took the Rock Island passen-
ger for West Union where it is UNDER
stood they will resides The wedding
took place in Des Moines Thursday.
The bride is well known ,Oelwein
girl, Miss Mable Cooper. She gradu-
ated from the Oelwein high school and
for three years she has taught, two
years at Guthrie Center and last year
at West Union, where she met Mr..
Magner. He is employed there as a
clerk.
Sioux City.
While returning home James Smith.
SIS Sixth street an employe Of the
Sioux City Gas and Electric Company.
was shot thru the hip AS he APP
preached his home, two men stepped
from the rear steps Of his house and
covered him with gun. Smith threw
up his hands, called for help and start
ed to run. Both men fired at him.
Sergt. Dale Rickabaugh, Company E.
Fourth infantry was held up at Four
teenth and Court streets. by man and
woman Friday plight. The woman
covered him with d revolver, while the
man went thru his pockets. They. got
nothing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Waterloo.

| Waterloo.
The first case Of infantie paralysis
! in Waterloo in many months was re-
ported when the home of A. j. Wittick
| $50 West First street was quarantined
| The victim was Mr.. and Mrs. Wittick's
daughter, Frieda, 10 years old. -
Cedar Falls.
Mrs Caroline Warner Richey, g.
| passed away at the family home, 80
| Lincoln street. Saturday, following a
| long illness due to Brights disease. She
| is survived by her husband and three
children. The funeral was yesterday
and burial in Greenwood cemetery.
| Waterloo.
Miss Lulu Burk and Max Petrie
| both of Waterloo, went to Albert Lea
and were married. Mrs. Petrie is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Burk
and Mr.. Petrie is employed at the Iowa
Telephone Company. They are at home
in the Peek -Rath building.
Sutherland.
The new airplane Of Price & Mathers
at Sutherland was destroyed by fire
lust after a beautiful flight had been
made at the far grounds. A loose cons
| nection between the gas tank and the
carburetor is thought to have been the
cause.
.Emmetsbure.
The Quaker Oats Company, which
has large mills at Cedar Rapids, Fort
Dodge and other places, will build q
$4,000 concrete warehouse on the site
| of the old Model mills in this city. ~
will have capacity Of 100000 bush
els.
Greene. IS. % IS Is u. 80.
Charles. Harris, south OF town
bought eight bushels Of wheat which
he sowed on four acres, and he has
just threshed and marketed the whea,
from those four acres. getting thirty
bushels per acre and 81 per bushei re-
ceiving approximately $50 per acre.
Denison.
County Auditor Portz. who. has been
serving on the exemption board, has
rendered his resignation to the gov
ernor and it has been accepted. Mr..
Portz says that to serve on the board
cripples his efficiency as auditor, and
that there were other men who could
serve with no sacrifice to another pubs
lie office.
Sioux City.
Rudolph Holmvig In behalf Gof his
son Martin. 20 years old, who was In
jured by an Edwards & Bradford truck
Dec. ., 1915, asks $4,000. In his suit