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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
TEAM WORK TO END THE WAR.

Team work is needed to win the
war and team work is the thing being
demanded by the United States war
board when United States armies join
the allies for the big fight next year,
This business of letting the German
tiger from the center Of the ring eat up
the hounds one at a time must stop.
Next summer the whole pack will grab
the tiger at the same time
1t is not to be a question of who IS
to be captain. America wants an allied
war board composed of generals from
the big allied nations who will direc.
all the armies as one big army. Ger
man efficiency IS to be paid in its kind
The political struggle to beat this
idea into the heads of the English ma
ton is now on. Lord Northcliffe, tour
ing in the United States, is scolding
his own people thru his newspaper
syndicate for not accomplishing solidar-
ity in this war before. Lloyd George,
premier Of England, has proposed an
allied board and is defending his idea
before parliament and Colonel House IS
at the head of a personal commission
from President Wilson which is be
iieved to have for its mission a pro-
posal that there be team work among
the allies next year.
Had there been team work before
this the German and Austrian armies
would not be eating up Italy today.
Russia might have been held in line.
millions of men held on the Salonika
front might be doing more than merely
holding Bulgaria out of the big fight.
The day of the all star team is about
to pass. The United States has voted
to spend more in one year TO end this
war than any other one belligeren.
nation has spent in three years and
the United States wants the one year
to do the business. That requires
team work. If the European allies will
concede team work the United States
will let them name the captain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

Now let me see. In the story before
this, If remainder right, little Billy
Bunny went down to the cabbage held
to find his father but instead Of uindiug
him, ne was almost caught by Daddy
Fox Now listen to me, for as long as
the little rabbit got home safely, I'm
going to tell you why he couldn't md
Mr.. William Bunny. And, anyway,
don't you remember promised in the
story before this to tell you how Billy
Bunny's father almost lost his aur
overcoat.
And this is how it happened: That
dreadful .Niiiler's Boy happened to see
the old gentleman rabbit eating q cab
bage, so the Miller's Boy ran back into
the mill to get his gun. And then he
crept along the Old Snake Fence as
softly as you please until he came as
near as he dared. And wasn't 1t unkind
of Willie Wind not to have blown the
other way so that Mr.. william Bunny
could have smelled the Millers Boy?
That lis the way the wind tells the little
forest folk, you know. They bring the
scent to the sharp noses Of the little
forest folk just like the postman brings
you letter.
Well, as soon as the tMiller's Boy was
near enough he lifted the gun to his
shoulder and pointed 1t at Billy Bunnys
father Wasn't that dreadful? Well.
guess it was. And just as that bad boy
was about to pull the trigger. Hackie
Crow flew by with loud "Caw!" and
the gun was so startled, oh. dear me!
I mean the fMiller's Boy was so startled,
that he didn't shoot straight and the
bullet went UP into the air and maybe
1t hit a star, for all know.
And. Of course, when Mr. William
Bunny heard that gun ne didn't wait
to hear anything more. No sireemam.
Iii. CT En Inst hnNne0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

slant.
The teachers desk has been made .
soap-box platform. Pacifsm, oppose
ton to the war. attacks upon the gov
eminent, have prevailed. There has
been a deliberate campaign Of disor-
der; and the mutinoue and violent
demonstrations OF 90 many public
school pupils in the municipal cam.
paign were only one crop Of the seeds
of treason sedulously scattered BY
teachers.
It Is intolerable that the city should
pay for It's own decentralization for. the
perversion of the children to false and
fatal doctrines, for the denial and con-
templated destruction Of FREQ govern
ment, for the education Of traitors. Il
Is tntolerable that the schools should
be turned into factories Of internation-
alism. into annexes of Hohenzollern-
ism; that. while our boys arc fronting
death for the United States. disloyalty
should be q part Of public education.
and future citizens be taught to be
enemies Of their country.
Il Is said that the transferred teach
ers were not actively disloyaL" II
they were not actively loyal they
should have been dismissed. To allow
them to carry to new districts the in
lection Of their doubtful patriotism, OF
their neutrality, II they stopped at
that, Of their private opposition to La
berty bonds. - to disseminate their
doubtful patriotism; and Is It even
doubtful?-New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
As TO ENEMY MUSICAL ARTISTS.

Let's fight soldiers and not COM
posers and violin!sts. Otherwise a
time is coming when we shall look
back with shame at our own littleness
and ntolerance.-Davenpo Democrat.
The above was probably suggested
by the refusal of Ptttsburg TO consider
a recital by Kreisler Kreisler is a
captain IN the Austrian army.
Technically We are not at war with
Austria Practically. and to all intents
and purposes we are at war with that
country.
The conclusion that Captain Kreis-
Ter and other enemy aliens should not
be permitted to travel here and there
across the United States seems to be
that an Austrian captain will gather
such information as he may and offer
it where it will do the most good. AS
an Austrian officer allied with Ger
many that would be his duty as well
as his inclination. With the country
full Of allen and native German spies
why should kreisler be welcomed
merely that some of US may have our
ears tickled by his skill as a volinist.
Shall we have Hindenburg in chau-
tauqua and Won Tirpitz as a county
fair attraction!
There is a movement on foot to in
troduce American music into Germany.
The suggestion is that a band Of 500
pieces led by sousa shall march thru
Berlin playing The Stars and Stripes
Forever" but it Is not Of record that
II will be upon invitation and at pres
ent plans are being made to accompany
it with a million or 50 American SOL
diers. After that entertainment has
taken place will be time enough to in
vtte and welcome musical officers of
the German and Austrian army to con-
duct a series Of concerts. Then they
cant use information or money gained
in America to assist in keeping Sousa
out Of Berlin.
Meanwhile We should manage to
scrape along somehow on the musical
pabulum afforded by American artists
or those Of friendly and allied nations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903, A. r. &
A. M.-Special communication Friday.
Nov. %. 80 o'clock. Work in second
degree. John w. Wells, secretary; w.
H. Steiner, w. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. 80. r. A. M.
Stated conyocation Monday evening
Nov. 10 at 7:30 o'clock. Regular busi-
ness. Carl Shaffner. H. P: John W.
Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ, Mon
day. Nov 19. Regular business. l. I,
Forbes. recorder; George Gregory. / NJ,
STATED coNcLAVE, ST. AIdemar
commandery. No. 80, X. T., Tuesday.
Nov. 20, 7:S0 p. m. Regular business.
I. T. Forbes, recorder: H. c. Mueller.
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. z.
ESPECIAL meeting 70 limitation We'd
nesday, Nov. 81, 1880 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. =. E. Fred
erick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

is needed in order to demonstrate
not only the power, but the sincerity
Of the government in determining that
disloyalty shall not be tolerated. In
these pro- German communities where
the American flag is insulted. and citi-
zens refuse to support the activities
Of the government, an example should
be made Of the ring leaders, and they
should be given to understand thro
the operation of law and the power Of
the courts, that this country Is no place
for its enemies. Uncle Sam has been
a long sufferer, but unless ne takAs
notice Of some of the disloyalty and
Furnishes it, the people are likely to
take into their own hands the pun
ishment, and that is foreign to our
ideas Of justice. Uncle Sans officers
want to get busy. and do some act
ing where talking has been ineffective.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
Would Motor;ze Sailing Vessels

in different shipyards." said Mr.. Ford
ought to be wiped out, and all OF then
run at top speed and in the same way
To accomplish this every available fac
tory in every part Of the country ought
to be called into action. Each factory
should be asked to make only that part
Of ship for which it Is equipped, OF
for which 1t can be most readily
equipped. The shipyards themselves
ought to be merely assembling plants
BY this method we would make use
Of all that ds best In the present speedy
operation Of those motor car plants
which devote themselves to assembling
alone.
Fast Transports to So Added Soon.
So far as the transport of troops and
supplies for the American army is con-
cerned, transportation facilities have
recently been increased. On the con-
tinuation and augmentation of that
transportation the success of the 1918
military campaign hinges to larhe
extent Despite the disquieting fall
ures and delays that are hamperiA
the new shipbuilding program, we are
finding ships here and there that are
steadily enforcing the size of the trans
port fleets.
An additional number Of the inferno.
German steamships, damaged by sapot-
age at the outbreak Of the war, and re-
paired in Atlantic coast yards, have
Just been put into the transport service
More Of them will soon be available
They are not vessels of high speed
but they are superior to many al
present in use.
Two Of them, the Princess Alice and
the Saxon, splendid fast ships, that
were informed in the Philippines, have
been repaired, and are on their way to
the Atlantic, where they will form q
welcome addition to the transport bot
toms.
Every fast vessel that can be adde's
to the troopship fleets has a value now
that could be estimated in terms Of
human lives. We are still sending
troops across the Atlantic in slow
ships, some of them Of only ten or
twelve knots. That we have not so far
sustained the loss Of a single east
bound transport has been due largely
to the convoy system, to the untiring
vigilance Of the navy. We are taking
chances every day with the lives OF
our soldiers. simply because we are
obliged 10 use slow ships for their
transportation. The exigencies of the
military situation require 1t. A few OF
the slower ships employed in the early
summer have since been transferred to
the supply department, and more Will
No n p
come available to take their places.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
Iowa Newspapers
SHEEP OR DOGS!
TTraer Star Clipperl

Whatever may be the relationship
between the sheep industry and the
dog industry. the fact remains that
the agricultural states OF the middle
west have altogether too many dogs
and too few sheep. Wool used to sell
for ten cents a pound. Now It scars
around nifty and sixty. Next year wool
clothing will be beyond the reach OF
the poor II possible to get. With the
decrease in the production OF wool
there 10 also a decrease in the meat
supply. Iowa has never been much Of
a sheep state. Our farmers don't fancy
the delicate care needed in lambing
time. They have been able to make
more money out Of hogs. cattle and
horses. Dogs and wolves have been
serious drawback and some rather
dispense with sheep than dogs. 1t is
becoming as much OF a patriotic duty
to raise few sheep as it is a few acres
Of wheat. and the government should
act on that theory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

| occupied. and 1t IS not uncommon te
hear Of ordinary business being turn
ed aside to make room for the pressing
wants of this government and its allies
But in the retail field while buying
| holds up remarkably well under the
conditions, and tho large holiday
| trade is anticipated, more careful pur-
| chasing is clearly apparent, and the
practice of economy among consumers
| is also seen in the more general CEN
| tering of demands in the staple classes
| Of merchandise. That the trend Of COM
| modify prices is still strongly upward,
except in markets subject to Official
! regulation. is demonstrated by Dun's
list of 334 wholesale quotations, which
re1essions. The effect Of the extra
ordinary prices must not be disregarded
! in considering statistics Of business
movements, and while most export
| figures show larger totals than last
year, reckoned in dollars the, quantities
are less in many cases.
How skillfully the banking situation
| is being managed was demonstrated on
Thursday, when the payments in con
nection with the IS per cent instalment
| on the second war loan had no appreci-
able influence on rates for money. That
there would be anything resembling a
real furry, no one had imagined, but
it had not everywhere been expected
that this important financing would be
arranged without causing SO much as
a ripple in the market. The fact that
the entire transaction, while nominally
involving huge sums was, largely a
matter OF bookkeeping does not obscure
the able handling of the operation. nor
the facilities which rendered the main
1t is in foreign exchange, rather than
in money that interesting movements
arc being witnessed, and both Italian
lire and Russian roubles recovered
from the recent low records, tho the
gains were not fully held.
1t is scarcely possible to write opti-
mistically of the securities markets
when each week sees some standard
issues fall TO new low levels, not only
for this year, but for many years. Yet
the character of stock trading changed
appreciably last week. tho the main
price trend did not, and the lessening
of pressure against the list was re-
fected in average daily sales OF only
about $4,000 shares. That the liquid
ating process has already been pretty
thorough is ali opinion more frequently
heard, and the demand for odd lots at
what are called bargain prices" is said
to have become a more CONSPICUOUS fea-
ture. But OF substantial outside buying
there has been continued absence, and
If is now clear to all that the uncer-
tainties of the war period and the pos
sibilities of daily surprise, still dis
courage speculation on the long side of
the market, even after such a drastic
decline as has lately been witnessed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

Conversion Of more than 100000
tons Of American sailing vessels into
steamships has been proposed to the
shipping board by Thomas A Edison.
The inventors suggestion will be made
the subject of q thorough investigation
Because of the peculiar construction
of sailing ships it would be necessary
Mr.. Edison said, to equip them with
twin screws. Thus equipped their hulls
would bear the strain better and at the
same time they would develop consid-
cradle more speed than If carrying but
a single propeller.
Altho the placing of engines and
coal bunkers in the ships would cei
down. their cargo space the superior
speed attained would more than make
up for the difference, in the opinion OF
Mr.. Edison. American sailing vessels
arc not now permitted to enter the war
zone, as they are easy submarine tar
gets.
There are under American registry
more than 5000 sailing vessels OF con-
siderable more than 100000 tonnage
The government also will have under
it's control soon some 100000 tons OF
sailing ships turned over by the French
government.
Ford Standardized Ships.
Not merely to standardize the parts
of ships. but to standardize the ships
themselves is the task which Henry
Ford hopes to accomplish in his ne"
job on the shipping board, and In his
work he will have the co operation Of
Thomas A. Edison. Mr. Ford's concep-
ton Of what is needed to speed UP the
shipbuilding program goes far beyond
what those responsible for putting the
new fleets upon the sea have proposed
He believes that instead Of the eight
types Of ships which the shipping board
is now building there should be but one
standardized type Of notwithstanding
ship. a fast ship to beat the submarine
blockade and win the war.
Amazed at the discovery that the
shipping program calls for the con-
struction of eight types Of ships, Mr.
Ford was even more astounded when
he came to Washington to get into
harness as a cog in the machine, ia
learn that originally the plans Of the
shipping board had called for no less
than twenty-one types of ships.
This program had meant the prep
aration of countless blue prints. 1t had
resulted in endless confusion. 1t had
been responsible in large degree for
the delays in getting the new shipping
under way. The number Of types wae
finally narrowed down to three styles
Of steel ships. three Of the fabricated
ships. and two Of other classes.
The differences in methods and
plans Of construction now TO be found
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
Topics of the Times

The main business Of the day is war
Naturally that bears hard on men who
have new enterprises to finance bu
they and all of US are incidental to the
great emergency and the sooner we
find that out the better for us and the
country.
It does seem homogeneous to send
House to head that war commission
and leave men like Roosevelt at home.
The influence and standing Of the men
with foreign countries are not COM
parable
AS the war progresses and comes
closer to the doorsteps of Americans
the Stacker and pussytoot are being
crowded into the same classification. 1t
is not enough TO be passive. An Ameri-
can, to deserve the name must be
actively loyal. Neutrality is disloyalty
There is no such thing as a neutral
American.
The drive on congressman who take
advantage of the exemption of their
salaries from taxation seems to be TN :
checked. It is away past the political
Pave and going strong.
Senator G. L. Caswell Is being talk
ed of as the democratic candidate for
governor next year. 1t might be said
that If the state desires to elect a
democratic governor it could do much
worse.-Storm Lake Pilot Tribune
The time for honorable mention has
rolled round again: but as that Is about
all the average democratic candidate
gets out OF it there is no occasion 70!
general worry.
The government is going to sell 81
bonds for s4.12. The purchaser must
walt five years for the bond to bring
full price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
Purge Schools Of ,Disloyalty.

The board OF education has trans
ferred six teachers to the Dewitt Clin-
ton high school OF whom the best that
can be said Is that they are tmperfectly
or negatively loyal" That school. dis
honoring a revered name. has been too
long CONSPICUOUS as a seminary Of sea!-
ton, anti-Amercanism. socialism.
There. and not there alone, in many
public schools, which should be a
nursery OF Americanism and patriot
ism. which should impress upon pupils.
largely foreign in origin. the essential
ideas Of representative self-government
and free democracy, which should train
children to be good citizens, true to and
proud Of their country. the pestilential
vaporings OF half-baked socialists. OF
preachers OF disloyalty. have been con-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
THE DING ERA


traitor foul II don't
roasted o" Perhaps the
noble
time? The gifted speaker comes
base and mean to look my
gasoline countess oA
why get ana caA me
Id do much more NOT
70 Deaf
You
sco-
barbaric make mems and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
Billy Bunny and His Friends

I into the Friendly Forest as faAe as No
could. And now suppose you will ask
me how he almost lost his Cur overcoat.
Well, II that dreadful bullet had hit him
the Miller's Boy would have skinned
him and sold his fur, and the Miiler's
wife would have made . nice rabbit
stew. and that would have been the
end Of Billy Bunny's father.
Well, as soon as the old rabbit found
himself IN the Friendly Forest he
hoped of for home, and he was just
thinking how lucky he was when, all
Of a sudden, quicker than q skyrocket,
Daddy Fox Jumped out from behind
tree.
Now rve got you!" ne cried II
3ust missed catching Billy bunny, but
I'll sek the old rabbit" And that dread
full nox gave a great, long leap. Now II
he hadn't said, Now I've got you'll" he
misalt have caught the old rabbit. But
as soon a. Mr.. William Bunny heard
Daddy Foxs voice ne took skip
sideways, and when the wicked fox
landed on the ground, on the very spot
where the old arbbit had been q eecond
before there was nobody there. No
sircebus. Mr. William Bunny WAS safe
inside an old hollow stump. and Daddy
Fox was fooled again.
You'd better 80 home, Mr.. Daddy Fox.
To your den on the hillside under the
rocks,
And tell your children ana ten your
wife
That old William Bunny has . charmed
life!"
And when the old fox heard the rab-
bit sing this he grew 90 angry that he
picked up a stone and threw Il at tho
hollow stump, but It didn't hurt the
stump a bit And after that ne ram
home to his den ana went to bed with
ont any Supper, he was so cross.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
DANGEROUS GROWING BITTER
NESS.
Monticello Express. ]

Monticello Express.1
It is announced that because Of grow
ing bitterness between American and
pro Germans sympathizers in different
parts Of the northern district OF Iowa,
it was necessary to call conference
at Fort Dodge Of the federal officers
to consider the differences. This proves
the assertion often made that the little
speeches made on the street corners
by the United States marshal and his
deputies. were OF no particular benefit
in lessening the activities OF disloyal
residents. Something stronger and
more effective than these warnings
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

There are probably more natural
bridges in America than in any other
country Rainbow. abe largest in exis-
tence. Is 3OS feet high. Its span Is six
times as great as that Of the natural
bridge Of Virginia. Utah has three
natural bridges that are higher and OF
greater span than any other natural
bridges in the world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1.-THE LeMars editor, arrested for a
sedittous editorial by blaming it on
his seevnteen year old son, shows him
self yellow sneak" concludes the
Monticello Express.
rive don't like pussy footing"
declares the Logan Observer. when
the time for a show down
comes-and it will come-these pussy
footers" are very likely to be
placed in an embarrassing position.
II there ever was a time in the
history Of the country this state or this
nation when the "pussyfooter' had no
place this Is the right time right now.
We are all for the government during
the waT-shere Ia no disposition to al
low any Of US common citizens TO
pussy foot, even If We had the incltna-
tion,and let us not encourage it in any
one, from the government heads down"
"sk.dding accidents are not always
excusable. One has no business to
drive like Jehu" ON q slippery road"
says the Traer Star-Clipper.
'some siackers have SO far been
| getting along with out being found out,
but the net is going to be drawn tight.
err" predicts the Glidden Graphic. mo
German need think for q moment that
because he utters no sedition that he
IL exempt from prosecution. We know
| os men who are much more disioyal
| in their hearts than those who openly
confess beliefs in that direction. Their
actions in refusing to buy Liberty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

The first concrete drydock In Norway
was recently built as Moss, and the
venture has been 50 successful that Il
win probably be repeated on Q larger
scale.