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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Fires At WRIGHT
SOCIAL, PERSONAL AND OTHER
HAPPENINGS.

Wright, October Twilight neigh.
borhood was visited by couple of
fires either of which might have re-
suited seriously but for the timely ac-
ton that stopped the flames. Damage
in either case was small. Fire started
at the Ray Welton property but was
promptly handled by means at hand
and only little damage. The Olson
home also suffered slight damage
from a similar mishap.
Mrs. Wittie sullivan was a business
caller in Oskaloosa Saturday.
Mrs. o. Z. Zion and baby Louise
,of. Oslzaloosa after visiting 10 days at
the parental Landfear home returned
home Monday.
The Missionary Society meets with
Mrs. Mary Riggs Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Lyle helps Mrs. Riggs serve the
lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Howell and
baby of Marshalltown came down on
Tuesday to visit the parental Howell
home, returning Wednesday.
The Silver Crown Sunday school
class met last Wednesday evening at
the Sam Tennis home. They had fine
time and good lunch.
Henry Moore and Oscar McMain
have bought the Olson farm and Os-
car MeAIain expects to live there.
The Golden Link class met at the
A. L. Rice home Friday evening.
H. w. Landfear spent Saturday and
Sunday with his son Thurlow at Mar.
shalltown.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fl. Bond went to
Oskaloosa Saturday 10 visit Mrs. Hat.
tie Sarvis.
Mrs. Blanche Zion and baby Louise
took dinner with Mrs. Hammond Sat.
urday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
TROUBLE FOR LOVE
HELD ON INDICTMENT az FEEDER
Al GRAND JURY.

John L. Love, who claims Oskaloosa
as his. home, and the North American
continent as his, territory, was arrest
ed by the local police authorities yes
terday afternoon, as he stepped off
the Rock Island train, coming in from
the east.
Love is held upon instructions re-
ceived from the federal authorities of
Des Moines, who claim Love has been
indicted by the federal court of Taxas
for a violation Of the federal statutes,
The Des Moines officers were in
formed OF Loves arrest yesterday
noon. and wired instruction from Des
Moines to hold Mr.. Love. Warrants
for his arrest have been issued, and
he will soon be in federal keeping.
The nature of the charge filed
against him has not been made pub
lie.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
MAKING BETTER ROADS.
Walter Brown Cutting Banks and
Widening Tracks For Traffic.

Cedar Route No. /, Oct. 1S-Walter
Brown is working the roads in this
vicinity. cutting down the banks and
making 1t wider so the teams and
cars can pass on the hills.
Miss Viola Ross spent Friday af-
ternoon at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. E. J. Newell, in Krikville.
Miss Mabel Brown of Cedar visited
Sunday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Brown.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Allison and
son Andy and David Ross picked APP
pies at the Samuel Allison home last
week.
Mrs. John Ross visited at the home
of her brother, Isaac Cook. recently.
Mrs. w. j. Brown and daughter Ma
bel visited at the John Swanson home
Sunday afternoon.
George Shaver, who has been for
some time in Canada and North Da-
kota. has returned home and he and
his brother Jesse have opened the
meat market in Kirkville. Snow
drop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
IOWA ODD FELLOWS HOME
Is Well Provided For BY Action Of
the Grand Lodge Meeting in
pes Moines.

Des Moines, Oct. 20.--In the clos
ing session yesterday afternoon of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows a
resolution was unanimously adopted
appropTiating sum of $4,000 for the
maintenance of the Odd Fellows
homes at Mason City. An additions
sum of $4,000 was appropriated for
the construction of barns and sheds
at the home.
: During the morning session reso-
luton was adopted for the eonstruc-
ton of a $1,000 addition to the school
house at the Mason City home. The
addition is to be used as a nursery
and will be known as the Grace Lew
is memorial.
A resolution offered providing for
the admission of members past fifty
years of age and for twenty-five years
a member of the order to the benefi-
ciary of the aged Odd Fellows fund
failed TO be adopted.
A proposed amendment providing
for, a. preferential system of voting
for grand lodge officers also failed in
its adoption.
An amendment was adopted provid-
ing that sick benefits may be discon-
tinued after member has been paid
benefits continuously for one year.
Mason City was chosen for the en-.
campment in 1918.
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mills Of JUSTICE
TROUBLES OF PEOPLE sIFTED
THROUGH COURT hoPPERs.

Four or five men, who had imb.ed
too freely of intoxicating liquors and
who we're having night c it, failed
TO see the funny side of some situation
and became as unfriendly as the allies
and the Germans. In the knock down
and drag out fight that ensued about
four o'clock Sunday morning, Clyde
Ballinger was made the butt of the
joke, and was badly mauled and
abused. After all had paid their re-
|spects to the helpless Mr.. Ballinger,
he was taken to his home in a most
serious condition. His body shows
signs of being beat with q club, and
is considerably bruised and cut. One
cheek is torn, the nose is bruised, the
forehead is gashed and both eyes are
swollen shut.
Jesse Osborne, said to be one of the
friendly party which assailed Ballinger
was arrested, and Is now held under
$4,000 bonds. Other arrests will be
made later. The trial will occur
Thursday.
Clifford Stanton, who is thought to
have been a visitor at the barn. was
taken before Mayor J. G. Harold, this
morning, on the charge of drunken
ness, and he was fined IS and costs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
ALLEGED PLOT FRUSTRATED
New York Police Arrest san for Sup
posed Attempt to Blow Up
Transport.

New York, Oct. 20.--An alleged plot
to damage or blow up United States
converted transport here Is believed
10 have been frustrated when the po-
lice arrested a Scandinavian charged
with attempting to bribe ship me-
chanic to go aboard the vessel. The
man arrested is Charles Mailman, a
pantryman employed on yacht owned
by Harry Payne Whitney.
The transport is former German
liner seized when the United States
entered the war and being overhauled
Mt Brooklyn dry dock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
MAKE RECTOR PAY
CHURCH MAY ACCEPT REV. a. M.
LEWIS CHALLENGE.

In closing stirring sermon ON the
World War and the duty of every cit
izen to buy Liberty Bonds, Rev. Ar
thur NJ. Lewis suggested to his con-
gregation at st. James Episcopal
church Sunday morning that it would
be a fine thing if bonds in the sum of
$1,000 could be bought and given to
the church as an endowment. He
further said he would be one of TWEEN
ty to buy $50 bond and give it to
the church. He is likely to have to
pay his money, as six members of
the congregation Immediately agreed
to do the same thing. and several
other promises have come in since.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
2 SISTERS KILLED BY TRAIN
Children Crushed to Death While
Waiting for Freight to Pass at
collinsviile, iIl.

.CoIlinsville, H., Oct 22-Mary Ron
Ghetto, fourteen years old, and her sis
ter, ,Iolendi, ten. We're killed, and a
third sister, Edith, eight, and Altillo
Sanlino. twenty-five, We're seriously in
1ured when they We're struck by fast
yandalia train. They were standing on
the track waiting for a freight train
to pass on another track and cd not
see the approaching passenger train.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
MANY EGG DEALERS CAUGHT
Call on Government to Stop Loss Of
$500 Car on Storage
Goods.

Z Chicago, Oct. 20.-Caught with n
great surplus of cold-storage eggs on
which they are loosfng $500 car at
present prices, Chicago egg speculat-
ors have appealed to the government
to save them by making cold-storage
eggs a part OF the army ration. If
their plea is granted the egg may en-
danger the supremacy OF the army
bean in the soldiers diet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25

steamed the conveying American war
ships probably destroyers. .is
Suddenly there was an explosion In
the midships section. where the en-
gines were disIntegrated, and within
five minutes the vessel went down.
Nobody ON board saw either torpedo or
submarine.
The U-boat that fired the Shot must
have sighted the. conyoy and waited
for it submerged. she must have come
up near enough 10 the surface to see
her quarry thr6ueaf The periscope, just
long enough to discharge the torpedo,
and then she di$ed again and swan
away under water,
Wireless Operators Die.
The personnel Of the list of saved
and lost tells part Of the story, The
third engineer officers civilians who
are gone were below attending to their
business with the engine crew, which
win be found TO constitute the greater
number Of the lost. The rest of the
crew victims were doubtless not on
duty, probably sleeping after their
shift in the engineFooms.
Seamen Kinsey and Hunt of the
navy are missing. They must have
been members of the gun crews
Radio Electricians Ausburn and
Watson also were on the list of cas-
.ualties. They must have been the
wireless operators who were sleeping
below, while two others, more fortu-
nate, were answering and receiving
messages.
No Chance to Send s. o. s.
1t is probable that the engines We're
put out of commission at the instant
of the explosion and that there was
no chance to send final message
through the air.
The 10 soldiers who were lost of the
total OF 33 on board probably consti-
tuted the sick list, and those who for
other reasons were below for when
they go through the danger zone life
preserves are at hand for everybody,
and with the conveying vessels near,
nearly everybody who was on deck or
could get there would be picked up,
Five minutes was all the time there
was to launch lifeboats, so 1t may be
assumed that few were saved by this
means, though, as 1t is Customary TO
swing them out during the passage of
the infested waters, doubtless some
managed to cling to these until the de-
stroyers could rescue them
The Antilles was registered to carry
crew of $50. so so We're saved. Most
of the others must have been killed by
the explosion as they Were shoveling
coal and attending to the engines.
Attack Probably in Day
The circumstance that all the army
and navy officers were saved, as well
as most Of the ships officers, indi-
Gates that the attack wasfby daylight,
when they would naturally be on deck
or in what, in the Antilles passenger
days, were the saloons, from which
they could reach the deck at once.
That the U-boat was able to torpedo
an armed vessel conveyed, and pre-
sumably protected by the defensive
camoufage recently devised. surprises
only the laymen, .,, , ...
The navy people say there is no alb,
solute protection possible, but many of
the transports have had encounters
with the mdersea, boats and have es.
capped by reason of their very precau.
tons.
"They are bound to get one of us
once in while" is the way the navy
men talk about this phase of the war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
a SHIPS SUNK BY
3 GERMAN RAIDERS
$50 Persons Lose Lives in North
Sea Attack.
2 BRITISH DEsTRoYERs LOST
WarshIps Go Down Fighting Enemy
I, Who outranaed Them---vletIms
Left to Drown-Most Of Yes
sells Owned by Neutrais.

London, Oct. 22.-One hundred ana
fifty lives were. lost when five Nor
weglan, one Danish and three Swedish
vessels We're sunk by two German
raiders In the North sea. The Aften-
poster Of Christiania has estimated
that 10 Norwegians, II Swedes and
81 English were killed,
Christiania, Oct 22--The story of
the battle in the North sea in which
German raiders sank two British de-.
stroyers and destroyed the fleet of j.
merchantmen which the British We're
concoying to England was brought TO
Bergen by survivors.
They said the raiders We're two
large German warships which had es-
capped from the Gordon of British ships
which was surrounding the German
waters. The German vessels, they
said, greatly outranged the British and
sank both before the British could get
close enough to use their lighter guns.
Only ten men of the crews of the
two destroyers survived the fight.
They We're on the Mary Rose, which
lost IS officers and men. The entire
complement of the Strongbow,~47 men,
died In the unequal fight.
No Mercy for Neutrals.
No sooner had the guarding vessels
been disposed of than the raiders
turned to the fleet OF merchantmen.
They were Norwegian, Danish and
Swedish vessels. but the fact they
were neutral ships, manned by neu-
tral crews. won them no mercy.
Some Of the, lifeboats which got
away We're sunk by shells. Captain
Roenig, master and sole survivor of
the Norwegian steamer Krlstine, said !:
II ordered my crew into the life
boats, but the Germans began firing
Immediately. One Of their shells hit
one of our boats, killing nine members
of my crew. / returned TO my boat
and signaled the Germans to cease
firing. There was no response.
finally jumped upon raft"
Tie admiral In command of the
British fleet which went to the rescue
| reports that 81 men were saved. 1t
appears that At leqst ,l3q neutrals
| were lost 7
British Ships ioutranged.
London, Oct. 22.-Two British de-
Stroyers and nine unarmed merchant
men was the toll which two extraordi-
narily swift and heavily armed Ger
/ man commerce raiders Sook in the
| North sea battle, 1t was annouced by
the British admiralty. a
The traditions of the British navy
were fully sustained by the two Brit
ish hornets of the sea-the Mary Rose
and the, Strongbow. Outranged by the
| raiders guns, outspeeded, they never
theless went eagerly into battle and
fought to finish with their formida-
bile antagonists two pygmies against
ginnts. British vessels later picked
up 80 NorWeginns and others.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Penn Chronicle Appears.

Penn College Chronicle is entering
upon the twenty-seventh year of its
publication, No. I, Volume No. 81.
appearing last week Max Hark-
ness is editor. Miss Mildred Haworth
is associate editor. and Roy c. Woods
Is business manager.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
ANOTHER STRIKE IS SETTLED
shipyard Workers In Columbia River
Basin to Return to Work
Monday.

Portland Ore, Oct. 20.lrhrough
the efforts of the federal wage adjust
ment board. In session here four days,
the strike of 1000 shipyard workers In
the Columbia river basin practically IL
settled. 1t Is expected the men VIII re-.
turn to work Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25

hundred. employees of coal MINES in
the Clinton and Jackson districts re-
turned to work. These mines produce
465 cars of coal day.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-Threats Of
drastic action against miners local
unions were made by Frank Earring
Non. Illinois president of the United
Mine Workers, in an effort to get the
men back to work and break the fuel
famine confronting the entire middle
West. Mr.. Harrington sent kilograms
to heads of all the locals, declaring
that their charters would be revoked
II the men were not back at work by
next Monday.
Harrington Sees Hope.
Mr.. Farrington's statement follows:
Reports coming to my Office are en-
couraging and indicate that the men
who have been idle have decided that
their best interests will be served by
their return to work, and they are
gradually doing so.
II have every reason to believe that
Doctor Garfield is doing everything in
his power to make prospective wage
Increases effective as ei,rty as posi-
\ Bile. although he has made 1t clear to
me that he does not propose to sur
render to pressure brought to bear on
him by the men disseminating work
and am satisfied that he will not al
low wage increases to become effec-
tive until all of the men are back at
work.
II have hundreds Of kilograms frorn
local unions over the state pledging
fidelity to the organization and to the
government which indicate that the
Overwhelming majority of the mem
bers of the Illinois Miners union are
opposed to those who have suspended
work.
1.-THE serious feature about the
whole matter is the fact that unless
that part of our membership now idle
should decide to return to work, they
will In all likelihood force the govern
ment to resort to industrial conscrip-
ton. propose to do everything In
my power TO protect our membership
against this being done, and / do not
propose to allow comparatively few
thoughtless members of the organiza-
ton to bring this condition upon the
overwhelming majority who are per-
forming their duty to the organization
and to the government by continuing
at work. And in order that the con-
sentative element in the organization
may be protected against those who
have suspended work and which action
tends to bring about industrial con-
scription, am today issuing tele-
graphic Instructions to the effect that
where men aSe not back to work by
Monday their local charters will be
revoked"
Says Men viii Keep Agreement.
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 20.-"The
boys are going back to work; we are
going to keep our agreements" said
John p. White, president of the United
Mine Workers of\America, when he
arrived here to take up the labor sit
nation in the middle west coal fields,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Met Mlth SERIOUS Aooldent.

Ed Shehee Of Knoxville, met with
serious accident while binding fodder.
He go. on the binder and went in be-
hind the horses to adjust something
about the machine when one of the
horses kicked him breaking his leg
above the ankle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Plan 70 stock lake.

III. |. Yearger, of Grinnell, has been
getting signers for petition to e. c.
Hinshaw. State Fish and Game War
den to furnish Grinnell with a car load
OF fish for Arbor Lake.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
erinnell Gets Chinese Plants.

The botany department Of the Grin
nell College has just received a Geo
.ond shipment of plant specimens from
China collected by Miss Margaret
Moninger who is doing missionary
work there.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Attracts Visitors.

Public sales at the fair grounds are
the means of bringing many people
to the city where otherwise sales
would be held in the country. The
new pavilion is a popular place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Bio Loan to Farmers.

Washington, Oct. % The federal
farrn loan board has approved loans
to farmers throughout the country az
grecating $G4,0C3GDl.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
illinois Miners ].
4 RETURN TO WORK
3,100 Workers in Clinton and
Jackson Counties Are Back.
unloN CHIEF WARNS MEN
harrington Notifies Heads of Locals
Charters viii BE Revoked Unless
Strike 10 Ended at onee--ln-
diana Leader Hopeful.

Danville, H., Oct. 20.-Thirty-on
hundred. employees of coal MINES in
the Clinton and Jackson districts re-
turned to work. These mines produce
465 cars of coal a day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 20.-"The
boys are going back to work; we are
going to keep our agreements" said
John P. White, president of the United
Mine Workers of\America, when he
arrived here to take up the labor sit
nation in the middle west coal fields.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-12
FOUND HEALTH IN
'OLDWASH|NGTON
Silver Spring Md.) Citizen
Praises Plant Juice for Re-
storing His Health.

The term stomach trouble is descrip-
tive of symptoms which indicate very
serious conditions. The stomach ts the
keystone of the human system. Hardly
an organ of the body can be Ill unless 1t
II directly traceable to the stomach
No matter how slight these pains may
be they mean that something is wrong
and they should not be treated lightly.
Thousands of people suffer from the
various symptoms of stomach disorder,
brought on probably by overwork, pro-
iracted hours OF study, the fret and
.rorry of business, financial reverses, dis
appointments, irregular hours or dissi-
patton. All pursuits and callings furnish
their share to the army OF those afflicted
with stomach, liver, kidney trouble, and
rheumatism.
Plant Juice, the new herbal stomach
remedy, is proving to be the most sue
cessful preparation of the age for those
ills so common to city life-stomach
trouble and its various symptoms. Evegy
aIlment Of the stomach, liver, kidneys,
and blood is, in almost every case, i'm
mediately relieved by Plant Juice, for 1t
eleanses, reconstructs, and revitalizes
Testimonials from well-known local peo-
pie are received daily substantiating this
statement.
Mr.. e. q. Barrett. one Of the most
prominent residents OF Silver Spring,
Nd, recently gave the following:
"For some time I had suffered from a
general breakdown; was very nervous,
could not sleep at night, and my stomach
was in such weak condition that
could not digest my food and It would
ferment and cause gas to form. I had
headaches. dizzy spells, and the gas
pressed up against my heart, causing
great pain. was short Of breath, and
IN constant misery. My feet were so
swollen that could hardly get my shoes
on. I was constipated and could not
get any medicine that would relieve me
until begnn to take your Plant Juice.
I can now truthfulIy say that my trou-
bles have all left me. I sleep well and
am not nervous; can eat my meals and
enjoy them. and the gas has left my sys-
tenn. Plant Juice has made q new man
Of me, and I told the Plant Juice Man
that bet I was selling more Of his medi-
cine than he was. think II Is the grand
est medicine in the world, for II It would
do 20 much for me, 1t certainly would
do the same for anyone. most highly
indorse it,
The Plant Juice Man is at the Peoples
Drug Store, corner OF Seventh and r
streets northwest, where he Is daily
meeting the local public and introducing
and EXPLAINING ti1s merits Of this remedy.
-AAS.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-12
SING FOR THE U. s.

As a morning tonic, before beginning
a strenuous days work the thirty-five
clerks Of the customs division of the Of
flee OF the auditor of the Treasury De-
oartment. will fill their lungs with the
spring aid and sing America" 1t Is
4 -egular affair. now since the country
is at war.
w. A. Greer,'a a clerk in the onice. is
RESPONSIBLE for the innovation. As far as
he is concerned no ono will be allowed
to forget that they are Americans. Just
a few minutes before the gong rings In
The morning the company gets together,
four of them being women, and sing.
Mr.. Greer says that this will be done
every morning till the Kaiser says
enough"