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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
loan
GETS BIC BOOST
THREE LOCAL CORPORATIONS
SUBSCRIBE FOR $4,000
WORTH OF BONDS.
WESTERN GROCER, LENNON
FURNACE, AND THE T.-R.
Western Grocer Company Apportions
10000 to Its Local Branches, Letts-
Fletcher Company and Mills--Lsn.
nox Furnace Takes Similar Amount,
T.-R. s1o,o0o-LocaI Total $4,000.

A big boost to the liberty loan was
announced Monday and today when
three local corporations added $4,000
to the subscriptions, bringing the total
for Marshall county up to s25O,OOO or
more at this time.
The directors of the Western Grocer
Company. at their meeting in this city
Monday, voted to authorize their sub
sidiary companies to purchase 500, 900
of government bonds, $4,000 of which
were apportioned to the two local
companies and will be, subscribed by
the Western Grocer mills and the
Let's Fletcher Company.
Lennox Furnace and T.-R. Subscribe.
Today, following the return of d. w.
Norris from Chicago, the two compa :
MES Of which he Is president voted to
subscribe for $50, 900 Of the liberty loan
bonds. The Lennox Furnace Company
voted to subscribe for $4,000. and the
Times Republican will subscribe, for
$4,000,
Is Act of Patriotism.
These grocer and manufacturing
companies all use borrowed money in
the conduct of their business, and their
subscriptions for government bonds is
an act of patriotism to the extent Of
the loss Of interest between the Irate
of 3k per cent, paid by the govern
ment and whatever rate the companies
have to pay for money, but govern
ment bonds are considered as good as
cash reserves and the companies con-
slider that they are loaning their credit
to the government in order that the
war may be prosecuted to success
full end. ~,
1t is confidently believed that these
By per cent bonds will go to a
premium if the war ends within an
other year, for the governments 81 per
cent Panama Canal bonds have been
at a premium in the past. But if not,
and the government eventually issues
bonds at a higher rate Of interest,
these bonds can be exchanged dollar
for dollar for the new issue.
There are subscriptions being re-
ceived daily by all the banks turnout
the county which. have not yet been,
reported to the reserve associate
bank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

: Mrs. Alice J. Whitney went to Min
neapolis Monday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Upholstering and furniture repairing.
Phone SIS. Marshalltown Upholstering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Mrs. G. G. Olmstead and sons, Mil
ford and Robert, of Des Moines, were
in the city Monday evening, en- route
home from visit in Belle PLANE,
their, former home. Mrs. Olmstead was
formerly Miss Ida Curtiss, of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Samuel. Mooney of Clemens, who is
critically i'll Of uremia, was brought
to this city Monday afternoon and
taken to st. Thomas hospital for treat
ment. Today his condition was con-
sidered slightly improved. Mrs. Moon
ey and daughter, Mrs. s. M. Cause,
accompanied Mr.. Mooney to the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
fd1llf's'|'-R!Ie)ub6fn,1
CITY IN BRIEF
Diamonds. Henberg.

Bring your watches in. Hodges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Arthur Hurd. son Of DR.. H. A. Hurd,
OF Des Moines, returned home after a
brief visit with his grandmother. Mrs.
Almira II. Mcbride, In this city. AL
tho only II last January. young Hurd
has enlisted in the navy, and expects
to leave June Is for Chicago, to begin
his training at the Great Lakes station.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

A snort prayer serVlCe TOT OsCdF =.
Terrill, who died Saturday mbrning,
was held from the home in LeGrand at
II o'clock Monday, in charge Of Rev.
j. r Wright The pail bearers we're H.
d. Hoover, n. O. Keen, p. d. and j. E.
Harvey, r. Rubenbauer. and S. w.
Pierce. The body was taken to Green
Mountain, where funeral services were
held at 2, o'clock from the Congrega-
tional church by Rev. Mr.. Wright, as
sisted by Rev. G. F. Barsalou. Music
was furnished by a quartet from the
Friends church at LeGrand. Walter
Thomas, e.. G Lane, B. Nichol, David
Yetley, Robert Kaple and Henry White
were the pail bearers. Burial was in the
Green Mountain cemetery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Mrs. Mary. shearer, OF vanCleve, ar
rived in the city Monday evening
from Iowa Falls, and will visit briefly
with her niece Mrs. Caroline ]. KIM
ball, before returning home. Mrs.
Shearer has been in Iowa Falls for an
extended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Lou Jackson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee WATSON, Of Phil
lipsburg, Kan, are in the city for
weeks visit with the formers mother,
Mrs. Ida WATSON, and sister, Mrs. R.
G.. Valentine. Mr.. and Mrs. WATSON
made the trip by automobile. They will
also, visit in Belle PLANE with Mrs.
Wasson's relatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Dr.. Graham, osteopath. Masonic tempt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05
Howard watches. Hellbsrs.
DR. Builard. osteopath, is West Main.

Farmers. we pay 50 cents for butter
McCorCl'S Grocery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Galloway, Mrs.
Addie Rogers and son Richard, Senator
w. H. Arney. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Arney, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Arney,
were in Union today in attendance at
the funeral Of Merwyn Rogers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Many Of the Sammies Are Sui
fering From Frost Bitten
Faces and Feet.
Continued on page %

IBy =. w. Pegler. United Pres S'aii
CORRESPONDENT
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ~
FRANCE. Dec. 31.--A certain plckeu'
crackerjack, marching unit OF Amer.
can troops, broke heart-oreanan e
hike TODAY with rest IN a cei.a,n
ancient hamlet in France, win uoz-
ems OF its men crowding hospltais
with frozen feet, frost bitten iaSes ,a
and other ailments due to bitter colu.
valley Forge had nothing ",
Somewhere in France, New eau ,
eve, 1917" said a young Cnlcasoar
drawing up his coat collar closer
around his head as protection against
the icy, wind driven snow. -.
''My feet. are swollen SO narn ns I,s
with the cold that I'm afraid to take
off nv shoes--I couldn't get EN- on
again. r
The Sammy limpingiy paced aions
silent. shadowy line OF motor m
trucks, drawn UP under ROAD E e,l, -,
bankment He was doing seheiy-so
while his unit rested. 90
The marchers arrived at group 20. VI
primitive villages down the vaiiey y,
last night after fighting the WING -
their march for many weary mi,es.
After a supper OF scorchfngiy no.
soup and veal, the Samm1es craWIeu
into barns and into the ancaens houso'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Powerful German Attack
Forces Opening in British
Lines in the Region
!, Of Cambrai.
BIG DRIVE EXPEoTEn
ono RnnQe Guns Being MhnsAseA'.
tued In Largo kumbers for
open Waffars
Campaign.

rIynited Press Leased Wlrs Seznce.I
LONDON, Dec 81.-violent hgns
ing over slippery. snei!.ctStereO
ground continued today IN the cam
brai sector where q powerful Ger
man attack over front OF neariy
two miles succeeded in temporary
nenetrating the British lines. Tne
enemy was forced to rehnquish the
rreater part Of his gains BY lmme-
date British counter attacks. but'
according to latest front dispatcnes.
he attn clung tenaciously 20 some OK
the spur positions ON Weisn rlose'
south OF Cambrai.
London regarded the assault mere
" as one Of number OF nignly
concentrated local attacks Wnicn
may be expected at any time now.
possibly In preparation for the mucn.
advertised German drive.
BY such attacks the enemy feels
OUT the line.
Making Rlo Guns.
IBy w. s. ForrSt, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Dec. 3l-Germany u
preparing for open warfare again.
The United Press learned on high
est authority today that since the
middle Of 1917. Teutonto gun fac
tories have been busy turning OUT
heavy guns designed specially for
this sort of battle.
Information obtained from high
sources shows that since the begin
ming of the war the Germans have
practically quadrupled their heavy
artillery. The average is now eight
and half batteries for each nina
try division. The average total In
crease has been forty batteries q
/ month-and the major1tdes OF these
are long range guns.
British LIne Advanced.
LONDON. Dec. 81. German
! troops still clung to part OF British
| front trenches in the nefghborhood
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
|PAYMASTER WILL
| BE VERY LIBERAL
Uncle Sam to Give Increased
Wages Now That He Has
Taken Charge Of
Railroads.
100000 ARE EMPLOYED
Director General MeAdoo Has Big
Task Ahead Of Him in Hand
ling Roads as Ono
System
I, 800, 900 ARE EMPLOYED

[By Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 31.-D1rector Cen
eral McAdoo will pay his 100000 rail
road employees more money.
This has been definitely agreed up
on between President Wilson and lead
ers Of the four great brotherhoods and
will cover increases for all employees,
whether members Of the brotherhood
or not The government will not meet
the full forty per cent increase de-
manded by the men, but an agree
ment is assured.
At a conference today between Nc
Adoo and the United States board Of
mediation and conciliation, basis OF
increase was expected to be finally de-
termined.
This question together with action
to relieve congestion at the ports OF
New York and Newport News, now
bearing the brunt of the heavy export
freight shipments, Is occupying Nc
Adoos attention to the exclusion OF
other problems now.
HIS plan Is TO divert Immediately
freight directed to these points and
send it to Boston and Philadelphia.
The long haul Of freight from the
central part Of the country for which
the eastern roads have been actively
bidding. will be eliminated entirely
and ali ouch shipments will go to New
Orleans and other southern points
which have been practically idle.
The government will pay higher
wages lust as it did when the shipping
board advanced the scale in ship
Yards. While the new rate will be
raid through the present railroad OH
ces. the government will supply the adj
ditional money because the guaranteed
average net income of the railways IN
past years cannot in most cases cover
the raise. The amount Of the increase
has not been determined but President
/ Wilson has assured the men their re-
nuests will be fairly dealt with"
The mediation board asked McAdoo
to pe permitted to represent him IN
conferences with brotherhood leaders.
The railways will not figure in the
conferences unless as tolerant thlru
nartv. because only the public and the
, an moves are directly concerned. The
raiiwav security holders are protect
ed hv the governments net income
guarantee. eor
McAdoo may act personally for
sneed. without awaiting mediation al
tbough the brotherhood leaders were
raconci,ed at their recent conference
b
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
NEW YEARS EVE WITH
AMERICANS IN FRANCE

fq,,1v clothed. their heads encased IN
knitted helmets. They wrapped up IN
thair heavy blankets and huddled to-
sather in groups of three or four,
Sharing each others body warmth
= eainst wind which whistled
through unglazed windows ana drove
snow through chinks IN the walls.
Some burrowed into straw pies.
others made their beds under the Hap
ping canvas covers OF the molor
trucks.
The sammies' New Years eve to-
night will be mighty contrast 10
the parties, the dances, the bright
tights and the fun of one year ago.
For 1918. the soldiers will awake to
salute the stars and stripes. Ihey
will hike gingerly along the bank OF
a canal and wash their faces througl
a hole in the thick ice.
Although the marchers OF the GER
tain unit here described are members
of certain picked division. dozens
dropped from their ranks, suffering
with swollen, frost-bitten feet on their
hike.
flotilIa of flivver ambulances
forged through the snow banked roads
ia nick up the stragglers and carried
them 10 hospitals. Their influx forced
the placing of cots in corridors ana
eyen into tents Fifty extra nurses
we're summoned from another unit in
handling the. large number of patients.
A dozen wood chopping camps III
the American zone are working In long
shifts supplying fuel to hundreds ol
lbIllets In which chill hangs IN tne
air despite red hot fires in the little
drum-like stoves.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
MOST SEVERE COLD WAVE
EVER IN NEW ENGLAND

deaths directly attributable co the
cold during the past twenty-four
hours, the situation in New YORK
continued serious today in the race
of the coal shortage. The weather
bureau reported the official tempera-
ture four below at nine a. m. tooay
with street thermometers showing
several degrees lower The lowest
during the last twenty-four hours
was l3 below, the coolest in the his
tory of the local weather bureau.
There was some discussion today
of continuing the Christmas honday
of the schools throughout TINS week:
keeping them closed until next Mon-
day as means of conserving coal.
Scores have been treated at nos
pitfalls for frost bite during the past
twentv-four hours. In many cases
a1nputation of fingers and toes will
be necessary, physicians reported.
Fuel authorities were today consider
ing the advisability of seizing coal
when necessary to relieve acute SUI
fering. The shipping situation was
the worst in months. The HUDSON
was partly frozen Many tugs were
frozen in while others We're endan-
gered by big ice foes. In many OF
the poorer sections persons sunering
from cold burned their furniture, the
police were told.
record breaking number of fires
occurred during the past twenty-fours
hours There We're more than o0o
alarms, resulting from cverheated
furnaces or other causes arising
from the intense cold.
The Bronx subway was tied up for
two hours in The. midst of the morn.
ing rush houI - fuse blowing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Guatemala City Ruined Again
by Series Of Earthquake
Shocks for Several
Days.
125,ooo ARE HOMELESS
American Aid Is sent Wrecked Town
Where Many Have Been
Killed In the
Ruins.

rT1nifed Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-American
aid for twisted, earthquake rent
Guatemala City was forwarded from
the states today.
Both the Red Cross and the Amer
lean minister are striving to relieve
acute suffering among the survivors,
BUT many tents are needed as the last
BUILDING that remained of the capital
had tumbied down under the stress Of
the series OF shocks which have con-
tinued since Christmas.
Unseasonabls weather for the trop,
les Is adding - the terror Of the
125, 200 honssless In this, the third
disaster 70 ruin Guatemala City since
the middle of the sixteenth century.
While the shocks were continuous
'sincs Christmas, the last OF the ruin
was accomplished over Sunday and
whereas there had been few casual
lies up to then, the close OF the
rauedy found many killed by falling
walls, according to navy department
eports.
One tfousAnd dead as result Of
the Guatemala City earthquake, was
the estimato furnished the state de
partment today In a cabiegram from
the Central and South American Teie
graph company.
The San jose manager, under date
Of December 80, related that ne mac
just returned from the capital Wnere
he found forty percent OF tho houses
demolished, most Of the others unin
habitable, the American legation ant
consulate, the postoffice and large
churches wrecked, martial law IN ef
feet, inhabitants quitting the city up
on the presidents orders and terrifie
shocks continuing at five minute IN
tervals.
Much Of the region between Guate
maIa City and San Jose on the Pac'nc
seventy-five miles away, have beer
devastated, the embassy report stated
\ All lines Of communication inians
from San Jose have been severed ane
only meager scraps OF lnformatio'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Germany in Bad Position Re-
garding Food and Anxious
For the War to be
Ended.
BUT IS NOT CONQUERED
Allies VIII Reply to TeutonIo Peace
Terms as Announced
Through Russian
Chickering's.
[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Germany
is In q worse position regarding food
than this government had believed.
for some time past.
Official data recently collected by
American government experts from
reliable sources In touch with the
Teuton food problem shows this con-
clusively today, though the govern
ment is withholding specific facts.
The pinch Of hunger may account,
In large measure, for the persistence
of the German peace movement at
this time, for despite Encouragement
thereof from all allied quarters, the
effort to make peace talk sink into al
lied consciousness continues. There
are signs that Germany will stick
to her maneuveK indefinitely.
The United Press was informed to-
day by official sources that this gov
ernment had been led to believe that
the German food situation had inn
proved as result of the last har-
vests, but had learned from careful
investigation that this was not the
case.
Under nutrition is causing de-
crease Of efficiency and there is a not
able lack of many foods upon which
tissue and stamina are built.
However, officials say Americans
should bear in mind that Germany is
far from starving to death and far
from being "bled white" She is in
a position where peace would be ad-
vantageous to her-and to her alone,
the experts declare. Her overtures,
voiced through Russia, do not show
any disposition to eliminate Hohenzol-
lern militarism with its threat OF fu-
ture wars.
mo annexations and no indemni-
ties" as adopted by Germany appears
likely to yield her Poland, Courland,
Estonia' and Livonia, as Trotsky and
Lenine are favorable to turning those
sections over to the Germans with the
single proviso that if they do not
want a German independence" they
can vote against 1t in a plebiscite.
likewise the reported agreement with
Bulgaria for peace appear likely to
leave the latter nation well fixed as
ito "annexations."
While Germany will undoubtedly
be able to draw on Russian food and
war supplies in time, authorities here
doubt that any relief can come from
that quarter this winter. Hence the
German peace propaganda is more
urgent than ever before.
And it will insure pan-Germany of
great militaristic power, extending
frem the North sea, through Turkey
if it is successful.
Kaiser Agreed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The
kaiser agreed that Chancellor Her
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
GERMANY 5
GAME IN IN
RUSSIA
Playing Carefully to Get Grip
on Country Which Cannot
4, Be Loosened for
Generation.
ALLIES sHoULD REALIZE
New Republic Would Make Welcome
Field for TeutonIo Explolta-
tIon When War
10 Over.

LBy J. w. T. Mason, Written for The
United Press.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-German
statesmen are working to detach Rus
sia permanently from the friendship
of the western powers and to turn the
Russian republic into an exclusive field
for Teutonic exploitation when the
war Is over.
The kaisers plenipotentiaries are Of
fering to, resume trade relations with
Russia at once, without waiting for
the signing Of peace treaty. There
is reason to believe that German econ
omic experts are now in Petrograd
planning the preliminaries for an ex-
change of Russian and Germans goods.
The situation which thus faces Amerl-
ca and the entente powers is one re-
curing very delicate handling. If the
Germans are to be prevented from
making serious headway
Should German organizing capacity
be permitted to restore some K1nd OF
Industrial and agricultural order out
of the Russian chaos. 1t Is but natural
To assume that the Russian people Will
be grateful. With this as a. start, tne
German grip on Russia might continue
to be so tightened so as to cause tue
German statesmen to substitute COM
merc1al expansion eastward through
Russia for their fast vanishing cream
Of mittle Europa domination.
ANYBODY con stand still and denounce
the Bolsheviki government for pc
traying the cause Of the allies. 1t is
easy to do nothing and put blind
faith in fate to awaken the Russians
tn the danger of future pro-German In.
fluences. But the chances are that
nolfcies of this negative character viii
he playing Germany's game. 1t seems
as If the time had come to realize that
the Russians must be consulted more
than the allies have consulted them IN
the past year.
Russia must be shown by actual
facts that kaiserism is still trying 70
throttle democracy and that a peace
signed by the present rulers of Ger
many would compel democracy to re-
main on the defensive. The present
Russian government Is beginning to
show evidence of being representative
of the existing Slav spirit If the Boi
sheyiI,i demand a general conference
at one neutral capital to examine
+ tneace terms. the allies must realize
that IF they decline to be represented
Prussia NAV be thrown into the arms
tof Germany for a generation or more
! Such conference might be able to
| formulate terms based on the estap
tIishment of a democratic government a
lin Germany that would compel tne
Hohenzollerns to bow to the lnevltapie
land abandon their absolutist power.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Seven Below Zero in Boston
Today With Biting Wind
and Little Fuel.

rITntted Press Leased Wire Servicel
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 3l.-With a
Temperature of seven below zero ana
a biting wind, Boston today was IN
the grip of the most severe coia
wave that ever swept New England.
railways and city traffic was de-
,noralized. Throughout the city
there was much suffering from lack
of fuel. The hospitals treated num-
arous cases of frost bites.
temperature of fifty below Is
renorted from northern Maine.
Three Below Zero.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-After
reaching three below zero, Washing
toms coolest weather in five years.
the mercury rose today and snow
was forecast.
Frost in Texas.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. IL
Frosts early yesterday and TO-DAY
damaged truck and sugar cane OF the
lower Rio Grande valley to an est.
mated amount of more than Si,oOo.-
900. The weather bureau reported II
the worst freeze for this section IN
MANY years. with the temperature
twenty-five degrees here and much
colder further inland
Nine Deaths.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-With nln'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31
Fifteen Years IN Prison
For Unpatriotic Youth
Drafted Man Sanp Dodge Refused to Perform Mill
tary Du,<g and Claimed Religious Scrupies

= v
rather the States DESTROYED than Lift hand defend sentenced fifteen
exemption When
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-31

Capper's Weekly: A good many
are feeling the rigors of war, said
rigors SO far consisting in loanlng
the government money at per cent