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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
T..R. BULLETIN
The Weather,

The weather.
Sun rises March "a ut $3.50; sets at
GIG.
Iowa Fair tonight and Saturday:
cooler in extreme east portion tonight;
rising temperature Saturday.
Range of temperature at Marshall
town: Thursday, 81 and So; Wednes-.
day, SO and "a: March %. 1915, 81 and
10. ssAt I this morning. 35: yesterday,
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PAGE ONE.
TeIesraphic News:
Germany Seeks to Shift Blame For
War.
More Americans Killed by Sub
marine.
Steamer Healdton Torpedoed.
Deposed Emperor in Tsarskoe-S
French .APeasantry Saved by Ameri
4lously Ill
PA ssWo, THREE AND FOUR.
/, sws: I.
Is .eme Court to Be Enlarged,
.SN sachers Lose Chance For Pensions
6i.ast of Iowa Guards Start Home.
~ Harding to Ask For Large War
Fund
Training Camp For Iowa Boys.
Farm News
PAGE FIVE.
Story:
The Destroying Angel.
PAGE SIX.
EDITORIAL:
Grandstanding.
Some Leading War Expressions.
The Iowa Landsturm.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGES EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN
City News:
This Years Paving to. Cost. More
Money. -.s-r
Talking Consolidation in Marion.
Y. w. c. A. Campaign Progressing.
New Applicant For County Agent.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Bullish Reports Lift Wheat.
Corn Responds to Bullish Argentina
News.
Cattle Turn Weak
Hogs Hold Firm.
Roosevelt May Head Army In Europe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
AVOIDED DANGER ZONE.
Trip 81 Healdton Made After Meetin
Several Obstacles.

e
II Phiiadelphia, March %. Thirteen
n american citizens were among the
forty members Of the Healdton, sunk
~ submarine last Wednesday of
\ STerShelling, Holland. with the probable
Es1pss Of score or more Of lives.
The tanker was unarmed, having
left this port before President Wilson
authorized the navy to furnish guns
and gunners to merchantmen. She was
6f 4 900 tons, and sailed from Philadei-
pliia on Jan. 26 for Rotterdam with q
cargo Of 2.13T711 gallons of refined
L petroleum.
The loss. including cargo, approxi-
\ mates 32,150,00o.
Up until two years ago the Heald-
ton was known as the Purelite and
sailed under German registry. but
since then has sailed under the Amer
Slc6n flag. Built In 1908 In Greenock
& Scotland, she was 396 feet long, 27
feet In deepth and 81 feet beam.
After Germany issued her submarine
warfare notice the Healdton picked up
Iza wireless message OFF the coast OF
France ordering her to return at once
Ito Halifax. She arrived there on Feb
! ID and sailed again Feb. % for Rot
|terdam, via the Shetland Islands. The
! dacision OF the agents to have the yes
s6i avoid the danger zoine and not cal
M Kirkwall caused the British auth
Orities to put this ship and crew thru 2
fiaorous examination at Halifax.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Steps to Emaneipate Jews.

Washington, March 23-First steps
by the new Russian government toward
the emancipation OF Jews In Russia
were reported today by Ambassador
Francis, who said all educational re-
strlctions as to both schools and COL
leges had been renewed. Officials here
look upon this step as a forecast OF
freedom for the Jews in Russia Also
it forecasts removal Of passports re-
strictions, because of which the United
States abrogated the commercial treaty
with Russia.
Combined with steps toward home
rule in Finland and promises OF auton-
omy for Poland, it convinces officials
that the new leaders intend to carry
out their liberal program at once as es
tablishing Il firmer foundation on which
the war can be prosecuted more sue
cessfully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
MANY KILLED IN
RUSS REVOLUTION
German Newspaper Asserts Official
Reports Show 1000 Were Killed and
1000 Wounded-Russian Admiral Of
Baltic Fleet assinated.

Berlin, March 23.--Quoting from Il
dispatch from the Stockholm CORE
spondent Of the Vossische zeltung the
Overseas News Agency says:
"The number killed during the revo
luton in Russia Is now given officially
as 1000, and the number of wounded as
1000. In Helsingfors soldiers killed
about 100 OF their officers Admiral
Nepenin, commander Of the Russian
Baltic fleet, has been assassinated by
sailors. Appeals to workmen to desist
from strikes have made little impress
sion as they We're issued by employers
and not by the workingmen's party
"The provisional government has
promised food to the people but there
Is the same scarcity as before the rev.
oution. Virtually no Independent news
service is allowed In Petrograd,'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Private Soldier First
Victim, of"Near War"
Conditions In u. S,

Portland, Maine, March a3.-Private
John Poor, of the Third company,
coast artillery corps at Fort Williams.
was shot and probably fatally
wounded early today while attempting
to capture two men who had made
their way into the reservation despite
the presence of heavy guard and had
reached a point near one Of the bat
teries of twelvs-inch guns. The men
escaped
Because the reported presence Of
suspicious characters near the fort,
the guard forces have been greatly in
creased and every precaution taken to
protect property.
On Wednesday night shot was
fired at soldier on guard at Portland
Headlight. More experienced men were
detailed for duty at the fort. Early to-
day two men attempted to pass in the
darkness. Poor grappled with them
and was shot in the groin. At the
hospital 1t was said his chances for
recovery are slight. The bullet was
from pistol Of large caliber.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Deposed Emperor Of Russis
Held In Custody With
Family at Palace.
CZARINA RESTRICTED
IN HER PRIVILEGES
Given Freedom Of Grounds But ps.
MED Communication With Outside
World - All Of Children Of Late
Ruler III in Bed of Measles - Two
Hundred Adherents and courtiers
Held Prisoners in Gymnasium.

Tsarskoe -Selo. March 23.--On his ar
rival here today In the custody of four
members Of the duma, Nicholas Roma
non, the deposed emperor, was turned
over Immediately to the Tsarskoe- Selo
commander and taken to the Alexan-
droVsky palace. where the former em-
press Alexandra already was interned.
Inc special train carrying the former
ruler arrived at 1880 o'clock cutsidu
the Alexandrovsky park. On leaving
the train Nicholas entered an automo-
bile accompanied by his adjutant.
Prince Dolgoroukoff, the only courtier
OF the first rank who accompanied him,
and by the four duma commissioners
They were driven to the palace.
Nicholas was E:et at the dou1- in in tho
left wing OF the palace by Count
Benckendorff. who was his marshal OF
the court and Is now under arrest. The
former ruler held himself erect, look
ing calm and Indifferent altho he
stepped from the automobile with ner-
Vous haste, A battalion OF the first
rifle guard regiment was at the depot
Concerning Alexandra and other
members Of the family the following
information was given:
Prisoners We'll Treated.
All five children are in bed with the
measles. So far as Is known. no order
has been issued preventing tho czarina
from walking about the grounds. She
has been forbidden the use Of the teie-
! phone or telegraph. 4
At the Nicholas gymnasium. big
building near the city hail. 200 adher-
ents and courtiers OF the former en-
peror are under arrest. In big room
on the first floor the correspondent
found seventy persons In civilian dress.
formerly palace spies. Hero also were
found four Russian officers with Ger
| man names, arrested on suspicion OF
having sent communication from the
former empress to Berlin.
On the second floor Prince Putiatin
was held Prince Putiatin was one OF
the reactionary men OF Russia For
| merly he was private secretary. The
prisoners are we'll treated and the COR
| ridors are crowded with children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
GERMAN ATTACK ON WILSON,,
Berlin Newspaper Accuses President OF
Grimm L.. Haroloss Ei,la.aae.x-

Berlin Newspaper Accuses President Of
CrminaIly Careless Diplomacy.
Berlin, March 23.--The I.okal An
zeiger accuses President Wilson OF
criminal carelessness in the conduct
paper says:
dispatches from America and other
neutral countries repeatedly play with
the possibility Of Germany according
American ships different treatment
from that given other neutrals on the
ground that Germany must have an
interest in avoiding conflict with
America. 1t seems a fact that America
Is keening a hope that at least we may
find d way to compromise with
America.
After the chancellor and other off,
cials have repeated that there can be
no going back. it only necessary to
lay stress upon the following:
"rhe policy Of President Wilson has
been characterized by careless and
criminal errors. He has played with
the destinies OF great peoples He de-
sires to make his further course de-
pend on whether Germany commits an
overt act At the same time he let's It
be known that he has commanded
armed merchantmen to fire on sub
marines.
an face Of the reasons we have
given for unrestricted warfare. it Is
unparalleled rashness il the president
risks the lives OF American citizens in
the careless belief that we will not
dare to injure them Our naval men
declare it Is practically impossible to
distinguish American from other mer-
chantmen.
"If President Wilson wants war. he
should start II and he shall have It,.
The monstrous guilt for a German
American war, should 1t come would
| fall alone upon President Wilson and
his government"
Hugo Plant Tenders Services.
Salt Lake City, Utah, March Ca
Tender of one Of the largest time fuse
manufacturing plants in the country
was made to the United States gov
ernment today by d. II. Smith. head of
the y. T. Smith Company, who Is In
Salt Lake to inspect mining prop
critics. The factory is located at
Irvington, ~ Y. and has capacity Of
15, 900 time fuses a day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
HIGH WATER HALTS
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
Great Western and Minneapolis e. St.
Louis Roads Virtually Tied-up at
Northwestern Iowa-Bridges Out at
Ruthven and Hansell.

Fort Dodge, March 23.-Tnffic was
virtually at standstill today on the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis and the Chi
cago Great Western railroads as the
result OF last nights rain storm and
spring freshets resulting from the melt
ing of snow. which has remained on the
ground in this section since early last
wintes. a. ....
Reports received here today said the
Minneapolis & st. Louis line, which
had been blocked by snow for nearly a
week and which was opened only yes
terday, was again closed as the result
of the washing out of a bridge near
Ruthven. Iowa. r.r.
\ stretch OF track inside the Fort
Dodge city limits was washed out this
morning and an engine and several cars
went into ditch. None was injured
4 bridge at Hansell washed out and
food conditions were reported all along
the Great Western line between Fort
Dodge and Mason City.
The Des Moines river today had risen
to six feet above normal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
CARRY OUT MURDER PACT.
Two Young Women Believed to Have
Slain Each Other simultaneously.


Portsmouth. \. H., March 23.-The
two young women who killed each 9TH
cr simultaneously in a cafe here last
night were identified today as Mar
garet ("Peggy") Spalding, daughter Of
&. f. Spaldlng. of Newton. Mass, and
Ethel Stanton. daughter Of J. l. Stan
ton, city passenger agent OF the ROCK
Island railroad, with headquarters at
Los Angeles.
A note signed Peggy and Ethel
found In a room in hotel indicated
they had agreed to commit suicide to-
gether Miss Spalding was 1S years
old and Miss Stanton %. The lntter's
fingers were closed around a 32-calibef
revolver and beside Miss Spaldings
body lay a 22-callber revolver.
The police express the opinion that
each girl held revolver at the others
head and fired. No reason Is given
for the girls act
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
c.,i. Attack Treacberous.

Amsterdam. via London, March 23.---
iThe Handlesb1ad says there are only
4 six Americans among the survivors OF
| the Healdton. Standard Oil tanker. In
! itn account Of the sinking Of the Heald-
Hton the paper says:
.AThe unreliability Of the German as
stirances regarding. the so-called SAFE
" zone is shown by the reports Of the
crew Of the HealdtOn and the crews OF
\fishing boats.
s.tFor safety's sake the Healdton
El1Nyse the northern route. Wednesday
II .J4eriing at 8:15 o'clock a submarine
Euddenly made treacherous attack
E{Nithout warning 1t fired two torpedoes
which hit the steamer amidships, SO
Mat the vessel. because OF the dan
hr0us character Of her cargo, caught
fire.
.'The crew in three boats tried ia
neaye the ship. Two sloops with seven
men each succeeded in getting away
hut a third. with twenty-one men. cap
bixed and nearly all drowned.
s.The crew of a Dutch trawler. which
7had observed the .ilre at a distance. De-
sieved the glow was the northern lights
Hand did not so to the rescue. The
'next morning, however, they observed
sloop manned by crew utterly ex-
hausted and they approached the
Faloop and some Of the Dutch fisher
|ynen Jumped into the craft and brought
|sit alongside the trawler, where the men
swere cared for.
n "After the attack the submarine at
borice submerged and disappeared with
pt,t troubling over the lot of the ship
wrecked sailors.
"Among the crew of the Healdton
were thirteen Americans, Of whom six
h were rescued
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
BIG "WAR FUND" SOUGHT.
Governor Harding Awaits Develop
nents Before Asking Appropriation.

Governor Harding Awaits Develop
nents Before Asking Appropriation.
Des Moines. March Ex-Governor w.
l.. Harding. it was said today, will not
make an immediate request to the
legislature to appropriate war fund"
10 ue used 10 hefray expenses: CO g.. 9 .s! -
ing munitions plants in the event OF
war. II.
1t was said at the state honse to-
day that advices received from the war
department were to the effect that ths5
state would be expected to provide
guards for such plants In case OF war
but after conferences with Ad3utant
General Logan it was asserted the gov
ernor had decided to await develop 4
ments before asking the assembly to
make any appropriation
If later on it appears that war can
not be avoided. it was stated. the gov
crnor would ask for either 100000 or;
$3.50, 900 as "war fund" for the de-
fense of government property In the
state. 9ss II jss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23

but We're counter attacked immediate
ly and driven as far back as Serau-
court -le- Grande, three miles northeast
of St. Simon.
The French continued to advance
north of scissors. French detachments
crossed the Aillette.
The statement says details which
had been received regarding the at
tack by the Germans on the Vregny-
Chivres line show they suffered heavy
losses.
Two Companies of French chausseurs,
which were isolated for a moment
from the remainder Of the troops, cut
their way thru and brought back pris-
OnerS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23

name was Brickle and she was one of
the pioneers of Eldora. She is surviv-
ed by three grown children, Mrs. Jen-
ME Allen Of Eldora: c. NJ. Barnes, Of
Cedar Rapids. and Mrs S. B. Gardner,
of Benson, MINI. Funeral services
will be held Sunday.
Mrs. Harriet Reed, aged IS years.
died last night at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Ben Heard. She also
was one of the county pioneers Fu-
neral services will be held Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Sunday Baseball
and Amusements
Escape "Rl..e Ia:us'

Des Moines, March 23.-Members Of
the legislature and attaches Of the
state department Of justice today an
nounced that probably no attempt
would be made to suppress Sunday
baseball or amusements on account OF
violation Of the Iowa "blue laws" pro-
vided admission tickets to such amuse-
ments were sold on Saturday and not
on Sunday. The announcement was
believed to indicate that no further
effort will be made to amend the sun
day closing laws.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Entente Naval, Losses Tremendous

Berlin, March 23.-Entente losses in
warsfips have now reached total cf
10000 tons, says IAN Overseas News
Agency announcement today. This
computation includes the French bat
tleship of the Danton class, recently
announced to have been sunk by a
German submarine. The statement
says:
by the destruction Of a ship Of the
Danton class the warship losses of our
enemy, including auxiliary ships. have
reached In round numbers $4,000 tons
displacement. This Is equal to the
combined tonnage of Russia and Japan
at the beginning of the war and is only
go, 900 tons less than the tonnage of
the United States navy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Germany Threatens Norway.

Amsterdam, via London, March 23.-
Indications of renewed tension between
Norway and Germany are appearing in
the German newspapers. The Cologne
Gazette makes a feature Of an editorial
headed Norwegian Insolence," which
says: 'The press Of Norway has as
sumed q tone Of insulting character
which Germany can not tolerate. The
Norwegians would do well to remem-
Der that their unbridled press campaign
once before led to diplomatic tension
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
CALL oFF AUTO CLASSIC.
sAnnua, 500 Mile Race at indiana paIis
Is Abandoned.

{ indianapolis, March 23.-The annual
5o0-mlle automobile race scheduled for
the indianapolis motor speedway on
Memorial day was declared Off today
by James A. Allison, secretary treas
urer Of the company, because of the
threatening war conditions. Mr.. Alli-
son also announced that the big plant
recently constructed here for the man s
ufacture of motor cars would be turned
over to the government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
TWENTY LIVES ARE LOST.
Of Thirteen Americans on Board Heald
x1n Hnl, A. c>,.>L

Of Thirteen Americans on Board Heald
ton Only Six Are Saved.
The Hague, via London, March 23.-
A second boat from the Healdton has
been brought to Tscherselling with
eight men, one badly injured. One
Dutchman jumped overheard losing his
life. Twenty lives were lost out Of a
crew Of forty-one. OF the thirteen
Americans on board, only six were
saved.
notwithstanding the electrically IL
Illuminated words "Healdton, New
York" between the masts, the vessel
was bombarded suddenly by an invis-
ible submarine, which first shot away
the Illuminated name and then torpe-
doed the vessel.
Fire broke out at once, followed by
an explosion in the machine room. The
crew sought safety in the boats at
once. All efforts to save the nineteen
men In the overturned boat were fruit
less. The boat with thirteen men, in
Guiding the captain, was sighted on
Thursday by the steam trawler Java,
which iiad just put to sea, but immedi-
ately returned to Ymuiden with the
shipwrecked men. A number of these
survivors were in their underclothes
and all were terribly exhausted by the
nights fatigue and exposure in the
open boats They had not even enough
strength to come along side the trawl-
er, whose skipper had to apply his best
seamanship to bring his boat along
side,
In dispatch from Ymuiden It is
said that apparently the Healdton was
within or on the border of the German
danger zone. Nothing could be dis
tinguished Of the nationality of the
submarine.
In addition to the Illuminated sign
the Healdtons' nationality was indcat-
ed BY the fact that she flew the Amer
lean flag and had her name painted on
the side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
Kaiser III From
Nervous Breakdown;
Ordered to Homburg

London, March 80. - Private mes
sages have reached The Hague that
Emperor William is suffering from q
severe nervous breakdown.
The emperor's 's-physicians are said to
have ordered him to take the cure at
Hamburg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
CRANES NAME CONSIDERED.

Washington, March 228.-4C,harles r.
Crane. Of Chicago, was understood to-
day to be under consideration by Pres
I,dent Wikon for appointment a. am
bassador to Japan II succsed the late
Ambassad1r e 0uthyta IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
WireIeSs Operator Saved.

Philadelphia, March 23. - Herman
Parker. wireless operator aboard the
Healdton, was saved, according to a
cablegram received here today by his
father, William Parker The message
was dated Terschelling, Holland. Mr..
Parker said his son was 10 years old
and native Philadelphian.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
InfIict losses on French.

Berlin. March 23.-Heavy losses were
inflicted by the Germans yesterday
upon French troops who had crossed
the Somme- Crozat canal in the vicin-
ity of st. Simon, the army headquar-
ters announced today. The French
were repulsed and 230 prisoners and
several machine guns were taken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
American survjver, Of H..,dtor.

( Rotterdam. via london, March %
The six Americans saved from the
Healdton are Captain Charles Christo-
.Dher. Of Brooklyn; y. Coldwell, OF New
York, chief engineer; G. Embry, Of New
Orleans. first assistant engineer. all Of
whom landed at Ymuiden: o. o. Will
lerup. chief mate: Y. Swenson, second
assistant engineer, and Y. C. Johnson,
third assistant engineer. who landed at
Terschellinr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
U. S. eREETs NEW RUSSIA.
Ambassador Francis, at Petrograd
Presents Congratulations.

Ambassador Francis, at PetroUrad,
Presents Congratulations.
Petrograd, via London, March %
The United States Is the first nation
to recognize formally the new govern
ment of Russia.
Ambassador Francis made prelimi-
nary call yesterday morning on For
eign Minister Milukon Immediately up
on the receipt Of instructions f q the
state department at Washington. This
afternoon. accompanied by his staff. In
cluding the naval and military at
taches, he went to the Marinsky pal
ace, where the council of ministers was
Assembled, made the formal recogni-
ton. and presented congratulations
and felicitations on behalf of the
United States.
The naval and military attaches ap-
peared in full uniform, while Ambas-
afternoon dress
The Russian VOLTA In long, unsigned
article exposes what it terms the trea-
son of the court clique, and alleges
that Tsarskoe-Selo was a "nest OF
German spies" The paper says that
a special committee has been appointed
to Investigate the Grimes Of former
ministers during the last Bacchanalian
nightmare years of the dynasty. on
which Rasputin put the final touches"
The article says In part:
1--WE know from the letter OF General
Guchkoff, mf7fister Of war. to General
Alexiff, that Sturmer and Belaieff re-
fused England's offer to give half a
million rifles to the Russian army.
Similar facts have been collected by
the defense committee of the imperial
duma. We know the consequence OF
General Soukhomlinoff's doings when
he was only governor Of Kiev and when
he surrounded himself with spies
"IIis nearest friend was commander
of the Austrian spy organization. Our
military secret service knew, but could
do nothing. The result Of his treason
was a Russian defeat costing millions
of lives. What are we to do now? AL
low Nicholas to live In beautiful Li"a-
dia, among the flowers he was so fond
fof and among the conditions Of free
dom he always denied to others? AL
low him to do this SO that he may or
ganize other dark forces for the re-
establishment OF the Romanoffs?"
The Russktal Volta appeared on the
streets today with the startling cap
tion. Long Live the Republic" on its
front page.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23
German I. bread =, Ration lReduced.

Amsterdann.S March 23.--The bread
ration in Ger,nanH s5Iifl be diminished
one-fourth, beginning April ta,ro owing to
the scarcity of wheat, according to a
dispatch from Berlin in the Weser
Zeitung Of Bremen.