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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
GREATEST OUTPUT OF CLAY
State Geolosist Reports That 1916 Pro-
ducts Set Record in Value.


Iowa city, Nov. 23.-The value of clay
and clay products in Iowa in 1915 eX-
ceeded the figure of any former year
in the history of the clay industry,
says DR.. George F. Kay, director Of the
Iowa Geological survey and dean of the
college OF liberal arts at the State Uni
versity, in his first report on this indus
try The figure last year was $780,
7l6.
Previous to 1915 the year 1915 held
the record for value Of production.
The output that year reached a total
of S6,749 ,0SS. The annual production
of ten years ago was more than dou-
bled in last years record breaking fig
ure, the University geoIogist points
out
The three principal clay products in
$685. So, freproofing, s1,l41.291, and
common brick s94L247. No other
state exceeds Iowa in the production
OF drain tile.
Clay products were made in Iowa
in 1916 in 81 Of the 90 counties. The
values in the three chief producing
counties We're Cerro Gordo county,
$l943,5&0, Webster county. s1.5324 AL
and Polk county. $971,9l1.
Iowa has Unlimited quantities of
raw materials for making clay pro-
ducts and the industry should continue
to expand year by year for many
wears 10 come" the state geologist as
serts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Beaman Items.

Special to Times Repu bliCan.
Beaman, Nov 24.-Some Of the
farmers are done husking corn; some
will finish in a few days, while others
have stopped husking believing < H!M
keep better in the field than in the
crib. Some cribs OF corn are smoking
like a house on fire.
George Coats and wife are visiting
their daughter Mrs. Potter, at Hedrick
before taking their leave for Florida
to spend the winter.
H H. Beaman, OF Narshalltown. is
visiting old friends here and al Conrad
this week. He expects to go to Florida
to spend the winter. leaving about Dec.
/.
Moines and arranged 20 have house
built on the farm for Roy Fint, who
will take charge of 100 acres for him.
A Young German farmer in Grundy
county who has become wealthy since
coming TO this country was being
solicited last week for the Y. VI. c. A.
After a long talk he handed the solic!-
tor SO cents. saying, here you are
give il TO your old pres3dent"-or words
10 that effect. The matter was reported
to the county attorney so he and the
sheriff called on the man and after
short conversation they all agreed that
s25 would be about right for the pre-
sent. which was quickly paid and with
out a murmur.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Rat Population.

The United States public health serv-
ice estimates that the number OF rats
living under normal conditions in our
cities equals the human population oul
that in country districts they are rela-
lively three of four times as numer-
Gus. This estimate is practically the
same as that obtained some years ago
In Great Britain and Ireland, Denmark,
France and Germany. At intervals as
the result Of especially favorable con-
ditions Of food supply and weather, ex-
traordinary increases Of rats occur
over considerable areas and the dam
age hv them is enormously increased.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
D. a. r. PRESENTS FLAGS.
Eight Iowa Units in War Receive Reg
irnenta Erbtens.

Iowa City, Nov. 23.-Mrs. Henry
Prentiss OF this city who has
been one Of the leaders OF the move
lnent Of the Daughters OF the American
Revolutions TO design and furnish al
appropriate Iowa flag TO Iowa regl-
nents and other units in the service,
announces that eight OF these regimen
tai flags have been made and presented
10 various units, as follows:
TO the First Second and Third
Iowa infantry regiments; to the
First Iowa cavalry; to the First
Iowa field artillery, the the First
Iowa engineers. 10 the First Iowa
ammunition train and 70 the first
Iowa medical corps.
The flags are OF silk, Of the regt-
mental size bearing the colors blue
white and red in vertical strips the
central white stripe bearing the
eagle from the Iowa state seal VIA
the motto: Our Liberties We Prize
and Our Rights We Will Maintain
done in blue, while beneath IS the
word Iowa" in red and gold
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Little Ones and Old Ones.

James Edwards, 20S Harriet street.
Montgomery, Ala, writes: Il sleep all
night and cough but little. feel like a
new man from using Foley's Honey
and Tar My whole family is using it
now-the little ones and the old ones
II has cured our coughs and broken
our colds" Foley's Honey and Tar
clears stopped air passages, removes
phIegm. heals ray infamed membranes.
soothcs sore chest, makes difficult
breathing easy and relieves those deep
seated. racking coughs. Sold every
where.-AdYertisem
One-tourth OF the crops OF Spain are
produced on irrigated land, altho one
sixth of the farm land is irrigated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24

Prices Twenty Years Ago.
DenisOn. NOV. 24-As showing the
---~~~ - -~'~o- ror---nn-- now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
New Sharon News.

Special to Tines-Republican.
New Sharon, Nov. 24.--Mrs. Nose
Lunt, who has been very i'll for sew
eral weeks OF pneumonia, has had q
relapse and IS very i'll.
Mrs. Mat Hull and mother, Mrs.
Farr, Of Salt Lake City, visited friends
in Oklaloosa Wednesday. -.
Rev. A. B. Cornell is enjoying a visit
with his daughter, Miss Effie Cornell,
who is a teacher in the public school
OF his place. @
New Sharon came thru with s1,4S6
for the Y. NJ. c. A. and $52S for tho
Red Cross IL the last few days. This
makes s2,o14 for these two interests
and 1t is a splendid record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
For Eventual Commissions.

The following 1owans have been
selected for eventual commissions. az
provisional second lieutenants Of the
regular army. All OF the men Will be
assigned to regular army regiments at
once:
For infantry-charles Harper. Wat
erloo; James p. Wood, Logan; David
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Crinnell and Vicinity.

Special 70 Times Repu blican.
Grinnell Nov. 24.-Miss Alice Hos
letter lies in a very critical condition
following an apoplectic stroke the first
Of the week. She had gone to tbs
basement 10 do some washing wher
she was stricken and was found IN
conscious soon after. Only the slight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24

and twenty years ago. inspection Of To-
cal papers shows that in the second
week of November, 1897, the markets
were as follows: Corn, Is cents; wheat,
rs: oats, 16: hogs. $3.50: potatoes, so;
eggs, 10; butter. Is cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
WIFE DIVORCES
DWIGHT H. HALL
WATER co. HEAD
Charges Cruelty Against
Prominent Business Man
and Club Member.

Dwight III. Hall. prominent clubman,
resident of the exclusive Mill Hill sec
ton and superintendent Of the Bridge
port Hydraulic Co., has been divorced
by Christine Hall of this city. The
fact that Judge Curtis of the superior
court has accepted a report of Attor-
hey john w. Banks, recomm ending a
decree for Mrs. Hall, was made known
today. The defendant Is the son of
the late Supreme Court Justice F. B.
Hall.
It has been known among friends OF
the couple that Mr.. and Mrs. Hall did
not get along happily in recent years
and for the last three years have
been separated Tt was not expected
a divorce would come so soon, how
ever Mrs. Hall alleged intolerable
cruelty, commencing October IA, 1914.
No details were mentioned.
Judge Curtis ordered that Hall pay
the p1aintiff alimony of s1,45o within
one week and $3.50 a month for five
years. At the end of that period an
application for a modification of the
order may be filed. The couple were
married December 4, !, 1902, and the
wedding was a big event in local So
ciety. The wife's maiden name was
Christine Dinond There are no minor
children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
CANNOT REFUSE
DRINK TO HOME
GUARD PATRONS
Uniform of State Troops
Doesn't Bar Them From
Buying Liquor.
STATE Law STRICT
DECLARES SPELLACY
Bridgeport Hotel Threaten
ed With Suit by Thirsty
Man.

Hotel keepers, clubs and saloons
cannot refuse to sell liquor to mem
bers of the Connecticut Home Guard
in uniform. Tis fact was established
today by an opinion offered by United
States District Attorney Thomas J..
Spellacy in response to an inquiry
from Bridgeport where liquor dealers
are in a quandary over threatened
suit for $4,000 by a guardsman against
one of thes largest hotels in this city.
Section IL Of the Army bill passed
by Congress and signed by President
Wilson on May L.. GIT, which is con-
spicuously posted in nearly every
saloon in the country has been strictly
enforced in this city against the pro-
tests of guardsmen.
In the local clubs the matter has
assumed such Importance that the
governing boards are almost split
asunder over the technical interpre-
tation OF what .4in uniform,' means.
In some places it has been the rule
that il the hat or coat were taken OF
the guardsnan was not strictly in uni
form and the rule has been waived.
In saloons the law was similarly met
with respect until early this week
when a muc discussed incident took
place in the barroom of a local hotel.
The matter thus far has gone to the
tContinued on Pa9s -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
Spanish Senators
Demand Autonomy
For All Provinces

Madrid, July Sixty Catalonian
senators and deputies met in BARGE
Iona yesterday and fixed the govern
ment to give administrative autonomy
to all provinces.
They. decided also that if the gov
ernment did not Immediately summon
parliament they would themselves call
upon members of parliament to meet
in Barcelona on July -.
Ninety-nin liberal senators and
deputies met in Madrid and approved
the international policy Of Count Ro-
manones, former premier.
Paris, July 6-At a meeting Of the
Spanish cabinet presided over by King
Alfonso, Premier Dato outlined the
situation in regard to the labor prob
lens, most Of which were said to have
been settled in a satisfactory manner.
Dealing with the diplomatic situa.
ton, the premier referred to com.
nents inathe foreign press which he
did not consider just. He spoke par
ticularly of articles in the French and
British press in regard to the action
of the government in permitting the
departure from Cadiz of German
submarine which put in there for re-
pairs. The premier said Spain had
adhered strictly to a neutral position
and in that had the support of neutral
president.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
new MONARCHY
TOTTERlNC, AND
READY TO FALL

Peking. July 6.-F9ghting began
yesterday Il Langfang, about 35 miles
southwest of Peking. between the
troops of Gen. Chang Hsun. supporter
Of the monarchy, and the forces OF the
republicans.
4 The situation in the capital is be-
coming serious Trains are filed with .
Chinese. fleeing TO Tientsin. The hotels
are full OF foreigners. Small Ameri-
can and Japanese forces are trying to
come from Tientsin, but their arrival
may be delayed by the fighting in;
Langfang,. where 5000 Of the royalist
troops are opposing the supporters Of
the republic
The position of Gen. Chang Hsun.
the leader of the royalist movement.
apparently is hopeless. It is feared
that when this is realized his troops
will loot Peking. The legations are
prepared for all eventualities.
Tuan Chi Jul, commander in chief
of the republican forces, has issued
manifesto denouncing Chang Hsun,
saying that his action is villainous and
declaring he is using the Manchus
|.to further his own ambitions. Tua1
CEd Jul promises generous treatment
for the Manchus after the republic is
restored.
Three thousand irnperia1ist troops
and 1000 of Chang Hsun's soldiers
have taken positions astride the PEI
kingHanlzow railroad four miles from
this city, ready to oppose 10000
troops commanded by Tsao Kun. who
have reached point rs miles from
Peking.
The diplomatic representatives have
warned the government that the pro-
tocol of 901 requires maintenance of
and free passage on the Peking-
Shanghai railroad.
London, July "a dispatch to the
| Post from Tientsin says that the
Manchu restoration seems on the
| verge of collapse. Fifty thousand
republican troops are converging on
Peking, where Gen. Chang Hsun has
only about 5000 men. Members OF
the northern military party do not
expect fighting They believe Chang
Hsun's troops will desert when they
realize the strength of the repub-
lican forces.
| Fifteen provinces now support
Tuan Chi Jul. who has been named
premier of the provisional govern
ment established in Nanking.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail says
that Gen Chang Hsun realizing his
mistake in attempting to restore the
emperor, threatens 20 sack Peking,
burn the Manchu palace and take the
emperor to Mongolia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
Retail Clerks To
Hold Mass Meeting


Intense interest is developing In
the projected campaign for the clos
ing of retail stores i'm this city at 8
p. ms on Saturdays as well as other
days throughout the year.
Announcement is made today by
Organizer Robert K. Marshall of this
city that a large mass meeting of all
RETAIL clerks will be held in Carpen-
ters. hell, Saturday evening, July Z,
from 9 to 1890 O'Clock.
SeveraIl speakers including clergy
men, citizens and labor men have been
persuaded to talk upon the subject in
question among whom is Miss Kath-
erine Mullins of Bridgeport. Dele
gates from the Retail Clerks union OF
New Haven will be present. All re-
tail clerks have been invited to at
tend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
Shut Down Upon
Passport Privilege


In order to prevent German spies
from getting passports to- leave this
country, the Department of State has
issued instructions to Naturalization
clerks not to give a passport to a ma
turalized citizen within six months OF
the time he has received his citizen
ship papers. Passports are to be is
sued only in important cases and and
those wishing to visit Europe on COM
mercial errands cannot be accommo-
dated.
In the instructions received by
Clerk Flanagan in the superior court
today it was stated the application
must be sent to Washington at least
one week before the passport Is want
ed in order to give the government a
chance to investigate the applicant
and see If there is any possibility that
the eperson Is working In the interests
of a hostile peWer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
DRAFT MEASURE
WINS VICTORY IN
CANADIAN HOUSE
Resolution Offered by Prem
ier Borden Passes to
Second Reading.
CARRIED BY VOTE OF
1l8 FOR AND IS AGAINST
Virtually Ends Long Battle
to Raise Army on Volun-
teer Plan.

Ottawa, Ont, July 6-The Canadian
House Of Commons early today adopt
ed the resolution offered by, Premier
Borden passing to second reading the
bill for compulsory military service.
Exciting scenes marked the taking of
the vote, which stood I18 for con-
scription and 55 against. q
The vote gave the government
about 20 more than it usually polls on
important questions. This was the re-
suit Of considerable number of
English speaking liberals breaking
away from the. leadership of Sir Will
frid Laurier and joining with Pre-
mier Borden in support of conscrip-
ton.
Before the bill was sanctioned Sir
Wilfrid Laurfer's proposal that the
opinion of the people on conscription
should be tested by a referendum was
defeated by a majority of 40.
The attendance OF members of the
house was the largest that had been
seen in parliament in many years. The
galleries were filled with spectators
throughout the night and until the
proceedings closed at sunrise. A ma
jority of the spectators were soldiers
returned from Europe and women
A resolution presented by tthe
French nationalists from the province
OF QueDee that the conscri psiA bill
should be killed by the adoption Of q
six month postponeme1t was defeated
by the large majority Of 1855. Only
nine nationalists voted for tae reso-
luton, and both the government and
the opposition to conscription voted
against this proposal
An amendment aimed to supply
more adequate provision for depend
ents of men at the front was defeated
lis to 55.
Premier Borden ruled Z that this
amendment was dilatory and that hi
would refuse to allow it to interfere
with the second reading.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
GREAT BARGAINS
AT RED CROSS"
SALE OF SILKS
Police Cart Away the Love
ly Things People Bought
So Cheaply.
STOCK WAS STOLEN
FROM TWO STORES
Detectives Now Searching
for Burglar Who Victim
lied Villa Park.

Az dark swarthy Individual stag
gered through Villa Park, Fairfield,
this morning with a pack on his back,
the weight of which nearly bore him
to the ground. He stopped in front
Of one of the houses where the for
eign population resides and laid his
pack in wonrans yard.
Then he loudly announced that he
was holding a Red Cross" sale. The
women hocked about him and he un-
rolled the pack. Beautiful silk gowns,
silk Enderslkirts of brilliant hlles, silk
shirt waists and lingerie dazzled the
eyes OF the women folks. A number
of raincoats attracted the men.
Like an aNctioneer the pseudo sales
man commenced to dispose of his
stock Silk waists worth IS went for
25 cents. mems raincoats worth SO
were bought for 81 silk stockings
could be purchased by the dozens for
the cost of a pair. silk gowns brought
81 and So and the purchasers were
blessing the Red Cross and the fake
representative who to them was a ver-
table Santa Claus,
The stranger was doing a rushing
business when e. man broke through
the crowd and called the seller a
'tswindaer, thief, cheat and sHar.'' The
esnraged citdzen rr1ade "a grab for the
salesman but the latter fed, leaving
$400 Worth OF merchandise on the
ground
The man who broke llp the sale
then informed the purchasers that he
bought from the salesman yesterday.
Last night his home, as we'll as the
homes of many neighbors, was Wis
tied by the police and the goods he
bought yesterday conf1scated. He no
titled Capt E. N. Cronan who sent
out and got the pack and also what
goods he could find that haJd been
purchased by the unsuspecting wo-
men.
1t appears that the goods represents
the stock of two stores in this city
Michael Boone's, 875 State street, and
Max Wettenstein, 2,097 State street
Both stores were literally cleaned out
last Sunday. Yesterday Detectives
Barton, Malone and Holbrook1 heart
that some of the goods had been solo
to Bridgeport housewives. They Wis.
tied hundred homes and recovered
more than 5000 worth of merchandise
sold yesterday in the town.
| Detectives now have good descrip.
ton OF the thief and they are conf
dent of arresting him within "a hours
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
SAXON DIET
HAS BROKEN
WITH KING


Copenhagen, July "a dispatch
from Dresden says that the Saxon diet
which on Tuesday warned the gov
ernment of disappearance of the
sentiment of loyalty toward the king
and of a coming upheaval unless the
government mend its ways, has now
broken openly with the government.
This action is in consequence of the
refusal of Count con Bitzschin
d'Ekstadt to authorize the diet COM
rnittee on constitution reform to con-
tinue its labors during recess. The
diet refused to give the necessary au-
Intersections to settle fuel problems,
and. it must therefore be reconvoked
not later than August. This will en-
able the constitutional committee TO
resume work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
Argentine to
Force Issue
With Germany

London. July e-According to
dispatch from Buenos Aires to the
Times the Argentine government has
demanded an Immediate apology and
indemnity from Germany for torpe-
doing of the Argentine vessels Orians
and Toro and a guarantee that the
Argentine flag will be respected in
the future.
A dispatch from Buenos Aires last
Sunday said that the Argentine gov
ernment was determined to enter a
claim against Germany for the sink
ing Of these vessels and that a note
embodying the demands was sent to
Germany the day before.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06

entsin July 6Fifty thousand soldiers republican
forces are converging Peng, and the attempt
dynasty appears to be at the point Of failure
ngh luan Chi JUL who has been appointed
chle1 OF the punitive expedition expected 10000
troops between Tlensn and Pekng Large forces coming
up from the south.
Along the Hankow railroad 1000 soldiers are advancing
Gen. Chang Hsun the dictator attempted to restore the
monarchy, has only about 5000
Iuan Chi Jul today addressed ultimaum to Chang
Hsuns troops promising them favorable treatment if
they would lay down their The northern military
do not expect fighting They believe Chang will be
deserted by his troops when the strength of the republican
forces is realized 1t is rumored that part Chang Hsuns
forces already have deserted him. Fifteen provinces are
porting Tuan Chi Jul Is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
PERISCOPE SIGHTED
IN HAMPTON ROADS

Washington, July 6---The reported
sighting of a. periscope of a submar-
inc in Hampton Roads caused the
navy department today to send in
structions to the commandant to
make a thorough investigation. Ac-
cording to the report sent to the de-
partment today the ocers on one OF
the American warships sighted an
object which he believed to be a
periscope, within the waters of
Hampton Roads although the exact
location is withheld.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
FINAL DETAILS FOR
DRAFTING HUGE
ARMY DISCUSSED

Washington, July 6-Secretary
Baker and Provost Marshal Gen
eraI .Crowder were completing to-
day the final details of the method
to be employed in selecting regis
trants for the new national army,
but the date for the drawings has
not yet been announced. Com
p1ete organization of every local.
and district exemption board is
necessary before the draft machin-
cry can begin to work. The
drawings will be in Washington and
indications point to the use of
numbers instead of names in max
ing selections. Secretary Baker
would not say how many men
would be drawn but fixed the min
inaum at $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
AMERICAN BOATS
ARE ON LOOKOUT
FOR ENEMY SUBS
\
Several Reported to Have
Been Sighted Off For
tress Monroe.

Fortress Monroe. Va, July 6--Nava1
patrol boats today continued their
search for an enemy submarine which
was reported to have been sighted
submerged in these waters late yes
terday, but no trace of the craft has
been found. Marine observers did
not believe it possible for a submarine
to submerge in the Roads or lower
Chesapeake Bay because of INSULT
cient depth of water, and incidentally
they pointed to the fact that the Ger
man merchant underwater boat
Deutschland could not go under until
she passed the Virginia Capes last
summer.