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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-10
Dr., MichaeIisI Promoted

COPENHAGE. Aug. 9.-Dr. Mich
aelis, imperial German chancellor, has
been promoed from captain to lieutenant
colonel. DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg,
DR.. Michaelis' predecessor, bore the title
OF major general
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-10
River-Harhnr Bill Signed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The rivers
and harbors bill appropriating approx
imately s27.o0o.000 became a law today
with President Wilson's signature.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-10
French Troops Make
New Gains in BELGIUM

.tsOU Octitio III COtSiai''
I LONDON Aug. e.--New gains by the
French forces to the northwest OF
Bixschoole, on the Belgian front, were
reported in the off1cial statement for
warded by Field Marshal Haig today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
MsYaowsr Household Furniture.

The browser among old wills Is sure
OF much re"aftdi.iis iTifor nation ibori;
The customs. habits, domestic goods
ana gods of our ancestors They APP
pear there III their habit as they lived
We see them walking over Sege and
| meadow, busting III the mansion
house; in the inventories of their es
tates we see how their houses were
furnished. The Mayfiower descendant
earns the gratitude Of all snappers- up
Of the unconsidered tritIes that give
dead history blood and life by printing
some of these wills.
Freedom TO spell as they pleased was
one n the liberties brought in the
May flower. Happy and freer time:
The individualist IN photography roams
dei.ghtedly among these "cubbards,
''bosters." "boalSters" 'bedis" "har
His, "samp morters." "basons," kit
tles." The dry is shocked. the wet
charmed. to find Jane Snow. widow OF
Herwich," baqucathlng 10 Anne Att
wood "a pater wine cup and dram cup
and "a sucking bottle The philoso-
pher is glad that Jane was comforta-
BILE woman. at least n woman who
loved her little comforts. For the ac-
compt of Nicholas Snow. executor of
all and singular her goods and cha,tels.
takes us 10 no uncheered bedside:
ITO plums singer btsket Rum & other
Distilled Lickurs used In her sickness.
as. Cd
In the will of Capt William Hedge.
Of Yarmouth. 1910, this CLEAN ill1min-
ates his domestic history:
And Whereas Blanch my WIFE hath
Dealt falcly with NEE in the Covenant
Of Marriage in Departing from NEE:
therefore | Doe in this VIII give her
twelve pence: and aIsoe what / have
received Of hers shaIbe returned 20 her
againe."
Poor Blancil with her twelve pence.
Here is a bequest that smacks n the
captain and of a prepacitist, Indian
fighting, soldierly race:
TO son John fifty pounds and my
next suite Of Clothes and my orasse
muskett and my napier and belt and
two mares and: two Colts
Mark Snow. Of Eastman, gives and
beGueathes 1ssiJ;
To my Son Prince snow my rnuskit
and taIusbvx cartridge bOxJ and Cut
las and one pistol:
ITO my Son Thomas Snow my Back
Sword and one pistol:
TO my grand child Jonathan Snow
my Carbine.''
SO Il Fowiing Peice and Powder
Horncs'' was a common bequest. Hunt
ers Of game. hunters Of men. for cause.
they had carried their carblnes and
"musketts" TO the nesting house. these
armed farmers, embattled easily. The
spirit of manly generations. nourished
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
IOWA GUARDS ASSIGNMENTS.

| The locations to which Iowa troops
are assigned TO guard property are
withheld in compliance with the re-
quest OF the president. One compal.y
is already in charge of n valuable
property and others are being assign
ed to posts.
The reason assigned for withholding
the news of locations is that publica-
ton might call attention to the proper
ties.
II is not easy TO see how suppression
OF the locations is peculiarly protective
OF the properties. If any organized ad-
versary is planning their destruction
the movement OF troops across Iowa TO
their defence IS fully known because 1t
can not be concealed from spies and
informers. A body OF troops patrolling
railway line or cordoning a railway
terminal is plain 10 every eye. There
is no such thing as concealing their
presence from those who seek the in
formation for a vicious purpose The
location of the different troops will be
known 20 the families of each indtvid-
ual member. So far as an enemy IS
concerned the agents Of Germany, If
Germany desires the information, can
furnish It within an hour after the ar
rival OF the guardsmen.
The assignments are suppressed and
withheld in compliance with the presi-
dents request. That is the main rea-
son, Al present il is sufficient reason.
Perhaps it will assist 10 bring home to
peaceful Iowa a fuller understanding
that war is knocking at the gate; but
TO the enemy there is no secrecy in il
Aside from the imposs!bnity OF moving
troop trains and garrison!ng points I'M
observed the publication OF the troop
movement should have been suppressed
II secrecy was 10 be observed. An en-
envy informed of the plan of campaign
would have slight difficulty in tracing
the troops and locating the points to
which they are assigned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
LIVING WITHOUT WORK.

Living without work Is a pleasing
and popular industry which furnishes
regular employment to thousands OF
people who were put on earth not to
till but to populate the same.
One of the most discouraging things
the charity worker has to contend
with is the huge number Of married
men who are unable to raise money,
children. Sometimes a kind-hearted
charity worker Will enter home filled
with dire poverty and muhitudinous
progeny, and on going to look up the
fond husband and father will find that
he has Just spent his last sest on flf-
teen ball pool. Charity which looks
after the wives and children Is a grand
thing, but it sometimes SENS as IL it is
not necessary to spread 1t around so as
to take in a lop- cared alcoholic hus-
band who can't look days work in the
face without a shudder.
One of the unhealthy signs Of the
times, in too many communities, is
the growing number Of boys and young
men who always have ready money and
never earn any outside of poker
SStttle. "utit u ppS lifS Soe ~ INV viz
back of his head that he can earn a
living by shooting craps in the livery
barn or playing 25-cent jack pots on
the river bank. he becomes about as
useful a member OF the community as
the past grand master of the Knock
ers' union. The pool halls and shoot
ing galleries and roller skating Kinks
are infested with boys who couldn't
get past the Fifth grade. but are smart
enough to jingle money and wear sport
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28

Now. let me see? Where did l leave
OF in the last story? Oh. yes. Billy
Bunny had just put on his Flying
Jacket and had Jumped out Of the
crows nest. Wen. sir. want to say
right here that the Tailor Bird who
made that Flying Jacket was a won
der. You would have thought that the
little rabbit was Bunny Bird or
something OF that kind, for instead OF
coming right down to the ground he
kept flying along just above the grass
Ike a swallow, or maybe robin. Only,
of course. he didn't look like robin.
because his jacket didn't have a red
:est
The Tailo~ Bird vas very proud and
flew along. too. Keep right on he
said ana If you tear the jacket III
mend il, so don't You care"
Well by and by Billy Bunny grew
tired. for he WASH; asea &c this sort ~
thing at all, you know. SO he dropped
down on the ground and famed him
self with a leaf, for he was awfully
warm
Il think. il you don't mind he said.
IN take off the Flying Jacket ana
hop home the rest of the way"
-Ali right" said the good kind Tail
or Bird, just as you say And he
helped the li:-le bunny undo the but
tons. Then he flew away. after asking
Billy Bunny to tell his father when he
reached home that his suit OF clothes
would be finished by Saturday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
IOWA WALNUT TREES.


From Mount Vernon three car loads
OF walnut logs. ranging from ten to
twenty inches in diameter have been
shipped to Des Moines mill. What a
pity TO have cut down those walnut
trees, for So per thousand feet, when
Linn county does not have too many
walnut trees in the growing. But II the
Mr.. Travis who shipped those logs will
see to II that other walnuts are planted
il may be possible to forgive him.
There are hundreds OF acres OF land in
Linn county that nigh: be growing
walnut ana other timber 10 advantage.
lands that are new almost worthless.
Along the creeks and river there are
many old pieces of land that are now
going almost TO waste. II we only
had some means of reforesting them,
after the European methods what
wealth We would be comforting on
coming generations. \ walnut tree
makes a fine growth in short gem
Grafton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Well, 1t was nice to be on his own
legs again. and the little rabbit hoped
along. his knapsack humping up and
down OH his back and His striped
candy cane shining In the hot sun. And
by and by he came to a strawberry
patch where a robin was eating some
nice ripe fruit. And then Billy Bunny
began to laugh, for all Of sudden he
thought he had found out why the
robins have red breasts. And can YOU
guess what the little bunny thought?
Well, I'll tell you, anyhow. He thought
they stained their breast feathers red
with the strawberry juice. And may
be they did years and years ago when
the world began and strawberries grew
on trees, for all we know.
Come In and have some fruit for
breakfast" sang the robin.
Have strawberry. ripe and red;
Pick 4 t-e.a !ts ae%s BED.
Fresh with dew instead OF cream; 4
Sweeter, too, than any dream
Well. It didn't take Billy Bunny long
to try them. And pretty soon. oh dear,
oh dear: he had red vest even red
der than that CT the Robin.
well, might just s we'll have kept
my Flying Jacket he said to the
Robin: then l would be a Bunny
Redbreast!"
(Now, II don't have a basket OF;
watermelons for breakfast tomorrow.
I'll tell you in the next story about
Billy Bunny and the porcupine.) \, i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
that was earlier the site Of the old
THE TEACHERS REPUDIATED
tDes Moines Capital.l


After twelve years of almost constant
effort to eecure n pension law, the
teachers OF Iowa are doomed to disap-
pontment again as the result of the
action Of the house in the Iowa legis-
lature. The bill lost by the narrow
margin OF two votes.
II a pension law were revolutionary
measure. II II had anything of the ex-
perimental nature in il, this persistent
opposition to 1t might be explained.
Since large majority of the states al
ready have similar legislation for their
teachers and as far as we know each
state Is satisfied with II. the only eX-
cuse for failure would seem to be the
tendency in Iowa 10 hold To the old
order OF things and to avoid the new
and progressive ideas just as long as
possible.
Apparently it means nothing to the
opposition members in the house that
the average service of rural
teacher in Iowa is less than three
Years 1t means nothing to them that
In order TO get enough teachers for
these rural schools young boys and
girls just out of high school must be re-
cruited. Their attitude might be thus
defined: Millions for the advancement
Of our crops and our live stock, but not
cent for the welfare Of the profession
to which We entrust the lives and ca
reers of our children
What can the teachers expect when a
representative of the people will get up
In deliberative body OF the standing
and dignity that belongs to- the Iowa
house of representatives and solemnly
declare that if the teachers would
quit spending their money for cigars
and movies they wouldn't be penniless."
And to think that the representative
who said il was once county super
intendeut OF schools
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Ripping Rhymes
y WALT MASON
MIDNIGHT OIL

r.. T
When | was young. long years ago.
ambitious boys / used to know, who
yearned to scale the heights; by day
they piled the hoe or ak, until they
sprained their weary backs; they stud
led books o. nights. They brayeIy
burned the midnight oil. these tired, as
pirlng sons of toll. and I1aply they
would say. I'VE are determined that
wen shine. as jurist. statesman or d.
vine, before our heads are gray" And
scores of men who won the game, and
climbed to honor. wealth and fame. in
idle hours would tell Of how thru long
cold nights they wrought, to store their
minds with gems OF thots until the
breakfast bell. Abe Lincoln thus learn-
ed how to score. and Garfield. too.
and hundreds more, to whom we point
with pride: the world admires and loves
the lad who rises from surroundings
bad, and hits the giants stride. But in
these times of motor cars, and sounding
brass. and movie stars, when fun's the
end and aim, do any lads ambitious
toll DER dusty tones and burn the oil
that lights the way to fame?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
THE NEWS CENSORSHIP.

The American press is patriotic. II
will give its best 10 the government
ana stand steadfastly by the country.
The American press also mas common
sense, 1t is no blind force, a machine
to be worked Of necessity by levers
from q tower of officialdom like the
switches at a railway crossing. Put it
down that the press and the people Of
this country are ready and willing to
assist in every way and to suffer and
sacrifice for their country.
But neither press nor people will be
content under a censorship that denys
legitimate knowledge Of the progress OF
the war. This war is to be fought and
borne by the people. 1t is to be taken
into consideration also that in this
country the democracy which is affect
ed by our foreign relations have found
it necessary to speak their minds as to
that policy. Censorship which refuses
them understanding and knowledge of
the conduct and conditions of the war
is not likely to be borne The people
of the u. S. trust the rulers they APP
point to represent them. But they do
not release their sovereignty and they
demand as intelligent and patriotic
stockholders in government to be kept
informed sufficiently to arrive at their
own conclusions.
We must have censorship. That Is
necessary and sensible. On that all
will agree. 1t must limit the usual
freedom of news publication. There
are few newspapers in this country
which will refuse to consent Willingly
to a code which will withhold anything
! that would disclose information TO tine
enemy prejudicial to the success OF
American arms. The few who would
advantage themselves against public
! policy should be suppressed as Unfit tc
handle publicity in the emergency o
| war.
| But the New York Times Is entirely
correct in it's protest when it says:
But anybody can see that the code o
regulations published yesterday, q sor
Of self denying ordinance which th'
newspapers would be expected to i'm
pose upon themselves, is crude ant
faulty 1t needs revision. and the re
visers should have the benefit of ait
and counsel from persons competent Z
point out to them the difference be
tween the obviously necessary and tn
utterly superfluous. Military order
and operations are plainly not privlleg
ed until events disclose them, but !
will be better to trust such matters a
a policy Of the government in any in
lternational situation' to the loya1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
UP 10 Mr.. HAvNER.

The house Of representatives yester'
day refused rs repeal the so-calleC
blue laws by an overwhelming vote
defeating the Griffin bill and al
amendments Jhat had been offered
thus leaving the Sunday observance
laws without change. II may be taken
as conclusive that the Sunday restric-
tive laws will remain on the statutes
as is
Governor Harding warned the legis-
!ature TO clean up all laws that it did
not desire 10 retain and have strictly
enforced; Attorney General Havner
announced himself as determined to
enforce the Sunday laws as they were
left on the statute books by this leg
tslature Both were bold declarations.
IEGeed there We're and are still those
who look upon them as Of extreme
haridhooG O: spirit or OF politics and
involving srea, difficulty of accom-
plishment
:; = now up 10 the attorney gen.
erals office. Either Mr.. Havner and
the governor must repeal or modify
their Own declarations or make good
by wholesale prosecutions. Ii the de-
pa-tment Of Justice proposes to tight II
ogt N the lines its chief laid down il
follows tina; the county prosecutors
Will be warned 10 get busy.
Il means a sharp fight. Probably
The sunday ,heaters and cigar stores
viii be the flrst points of attack. II the
closing campaign works If Iowa as II
has elsewhere they vii! demand the
closing of other places where profit is
made by sales Of any character. In
Kansas City during a fight OF this
character the hotels were forbidden 70
sell cigars 70 guests. They avoided the
order by setting up cigar machines.
Sunday baseball where an admission
fee is charged viii come under the
ban as all amuseuents conducted fo-
profit All Of them Will fight of course.
Behind them will be a very consider
able part Of the population in SYM
pathy with open Sunday amusements.
The attorney generals office has its
work cut out if it puvsues its an
nounced policy Of strict enforcement
Of Sunday laws.
There is no argument TO be made
against the enforcement Of any law on
the statute books. Theoretically that
is what il is there for and the attor-
ney general is within the scope of his
duties and his oath when he insists
on enforcement OF all laws. The only
argument against an existing law is
that it should be repealed II ii is IN
just or non entorciole. While it is law
It IS law; but the history of strict Sun
Gay observance campaigns is mainly
a history Of failure. Both sides tire
and conditions gradually relapse into
conformity with the average Sunday
morality of the community.
Anyhow after the legislature has adj
journed we shall know more about the
policy Of the administrative and exc
cutive as applied to the laws remain
ing on the statute books when the leg
isIature gets thru"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
SHORTER HOURS ON THE FARM.
Huntington Hawkeye

Out on the farms the short hour
movement is growing apace They
have not reached the eighe- hour plan
as Yet. But on many of the farms the
rule now is from Z a m. until p, m.
Not many years ago that was consii-
cred short day in the towns. BY and
by the fact was developed which Is be-
coming fairly clear 10 many people that
there is only certain amount of work
in man. That ne can do that amount
OF work in sixteen hours, and that he
can do the same amount of work In ten
or in eight hours IL the number OF
working hours is reduced. Progressive
farmers discovered long ago that 1t
does not pay to get out too early and
to work too late. The man who works
shorter hours can develop more speed
than he who expects TO put in fourteen
or more hours
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, Ne. loS A. :.
a. M.-Spec3al communication. WORK
in third degree Friday, March So COM
mencsng at 1850 2. n. Dinner VIII oe
served AT $50. John ". Wells, seefe-
tarv. w. II. Steiner ". NJ.
sleNET CHAPTER. No IS, R. A. NJ.
special convocatioa Monday evening
April :. 7:S0 O'clock. Royal Arch de-
gree and a feed Carl ShaftneT. Il. =
John W. Wells. secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & : NJ, Thurs
day. April -, $50 ., n, Cor WORK. DIN
ner al $50. I. T. FORBES Recorder
George Gregory, 7 NJ.
SPECIAL coMcLAVE, St Alternar
rommandery No. SO, X. T. Tuesday,
April 3. for work Order Of the Tenn
ple. 1880 p. m. I. T. Forbes, recorder
n c. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, O. e
s.-specia, meeting for initiation " ca
nesday, March .. Al so ? NJ MIS-
George Downing, secretary; MIS- J. T.
Frederick, W, NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28

capitol. It IL a mistake that can be
rectified as soon as the public sees
the point. and It win be Increasingly
plain as the plans for capitol extern
SION arc worked out.
Let them proceed without making a
bad matter worse by any action such
as was proposed this winter toward
moving the Allison memorial, In due
time there should be no opposition to
moving the soldiers monument to the
spot not far away where II ought to
stand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Iona Newspapers
SPEEDING ,EM UP.
MASON City Globe Gaxette.l

I"dsUH CITY GiuUe-THHette'I
If there Is any real essence in the
theory advanced that under the Adam
son law the railroads will move their
trains at the rate of twelve and a
half miles an hour instead Of ten, the
eight-hour day ought to be boon to
shippers. This was one of the things
that was urged in the contention and
the painful waits and tie-ups at sta
lions and switches were the main
points In the grievances. undoubted-
" the train dispatchers will have some
strenuous work mapped out before
them to keep things moving and time
spent at stations switching and un-
loading freight will be scrutiniZed with
more care than ever before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28

and wise discretion OF the press. Since
the 4th day of August, 1914. the people
of the United States have repeatedly
found it necessary to take a hand In
the shaping of our foreign policy. The
press is their organ, for Information
and expression. 1t would not conduce
to their peace OF mind II 1t We're to
print only what the government doles
out. And criticism may be the govern
ment's best guide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28

in the open. accustomed to the use OF
arms. lives In those New England gov
ernors. legislatures, states now eager
To defend those rights that unstained
from their sires have descended. New
Nnrl, 'Nimes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
\ BROODING MARCH MORNING.
TCharier Oak Times


During the night il had frozen, The
earth was wet and soft Almost at
every step The water splashed away.
and the ankle deep mud pulled and
tugged al Pedestrians foot. The sky
was heavily draped with low hanging.
dark gray clouds. which shut in the
view; but the limited view had its
own compensations. Nearby a little
stream. not knowing where to run. had
spread out In its indecision and was
covered black with wild ducks. At the
sound of the approaching stranger they
took wing. The air was SO humid that
their wings beat the air in vain to
make rapid progress and for the same
reason they flew so low that Pedestrian
could have heayed a baseball higher
than they flew. Quite in harmony with
the same law. the smoke from the tall
chimney rolled slowly. black as ink
like a great funnel 20 the earth But
what a contrast the things heard made
TO the things seen. a train vas APP
preaching and the noise seemed Ike
the noise of ten long trains. II fairly
Numbered: and little bits Of streams
laughed so loudly that you would have
thought them ulI-grown rivers. Pedes-
trian had his own troubles Speed
was difficult. and il seemed as il in
his lungs there vas hut one cell in
stead Of a thousand.