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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-09
Bucks Winners in
City League Melee

The Bucks trimmed the Wet
Wash laundry lads in Sundays City
league encounter. II to 4.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-09

Nobody but our old friend. Hank
Gowdy. hero of the 1914 world
series. two weeks ago one Of the
best catchers In the National
league and now private. Fourth
regiment. Ohio National Guard.
Gowdy has been made an orderly
in the headquarters staff and Is
now in Columbus awaiting orders
for his regiment TO go TO the front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
GLOOMY PICTURE FOR GERMANY.
Admiral Tirpitx Says Country u
Ruined Without lndemnification.

Amsterdam. Dec, IS A siooMN
picture of Germany's future was paint
ed by Grand .Admiral Won Tarp'tr IN
his recent speech in Essen. accordsmss
TO the Hamburg News. RegardinS
successful economic war against Ger
many after the war he said:
Imagine the position II we si'n"'.
taneously have to bear the burden "
taxation which must fall on every Ger
man and, despite the fallen Na'ne ~
German money. we still have ~ guy
the most necessary food ana raw
materials from abroad. Can anyone III
his heart az hearts really eclieve that
IN these circumstances, without an IN
cresse cf power. without indemnity ana
without security we coul6 avoid Ger
aaay's rain"
T5Hrur&,tyrs pslSl.t y: the hAmdS ~
England AS heonauC& 2S tolews>
~Nos 0DlE has EaTISad taken oar
colonies and Mes0Y0s&aI!A, Au' every
wtse-ra she has made deeper and t'r'nSr
asaSas fer heS maritime and cnse"Sa'
SAenaS tarwGSNSi and ;rca-
dtN IOWA Iae aSTs:Nso and aenrr OF
Germany 2>y nprrg2Ns,tH0;eS >ssianinsHs,
In ;As w&s,n sran$a.samIAr world 40
arr cSssS &EeCy>i AS cssgsa:>ecHi and done
sg,~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
MEDICINE lassls MUST NOT LIE
Nssa~s-S5-s 90 s+U-s~sss ~ Alleged
Ceres css~eSsss ~ SssSs ard Srass
A.

NASE2 5gsS sSs@- INEvE e. Esn SsaTS SSo
+ :ne-s Mas ~, AS.ssszs;' ~ which human
asSA Is Ga; As1r SAss some maker OF
7 pa-ast medicines aEa GNc claim 10 ne
&Gsc ip cure &Esa sgscA case that II
seemed: almost ses Atas Of foolish
ness not - aArl with enc price for his
aosi-uU,s
Today. because - the operation OF
the federal food and drugs act. the eS-
; trsvaEaDr promises % cure that char
acce-ized the labelling of the patent
medicines Of ten years ago have prac-
ideally disappeared from the prepare i.
tlous that enter interstate commerce.
They may however. still be found in
newspaper and other advertisements
pure food law" as il is known IL
concerned only with the package as Il
! IS shipped IN interstate commerce. II
one questions the truth OF newspa-
per advertisement OF q patent medi-
cine Let him read the label on the car
ION or htt;le at the corner drug store.
The latter will come nearer telling the
truth about the medicine.
M.sbranding. in regard TO healing
value Of hundreds of alleged cancer
cures. so-caIisd cures" for coughs.
colds. consumption. kidney diseases
epilepsy. St. V.tus dance, and the like,
have been corrected. This Is told in
The annual report OF the bureau OF
chemistry. department OF agriculture.
which reviews the operation OF the
food and drugs act IN the safeguarding
| q the health ct thn American people.
The laws requires the Labels OF pat
eEit medicines 10 declare the presence
iot any habit-.o-rtng drug, such as
opium cocaine. or alcohol. thus pre-
venting the innocent development Of
The drug habit This provision Of the
Ian Is particularly valuable N warn
ing mothers againSt the pc OF So
called soothing sEspps Containing
opium.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Original Notice
Frank 0. Wilbur:

10 FRANK y. w NDur.
You are hereby notified. that there
is now on Ale in the office OF the clerk
Of the district court OF the state OF
Iowa within and FOR the county OF
Marshall. the petition and affidav.: for
publication OF Abby NJ. Wilbur. claim
ing Of you DIVORCE from the bonds
Of natrinony on the grounds OF cruel
and tnhunan treatment such as TO en-
danger the lie Of the plaintiff. Also
praying for One Hundred Fifty
I150o0) Dollars temporary al:mony
ard $1,000 per month permanent all
mony tor the care and support OF the
two minor children. also asking for the
care and custody c: SAID t1o children
ard FOR costs
For full, other and different part!
cGiars see petition now filed.
Now, unless you appear and naxs
defense thereto az or before noon 81
the second day OK the ns1t rssUla.
term Of said court, 70 be begun al Mar
shailtown, Iowa on the I4th day II
January, A. D., 1918, your de.aul. will
Dc entered and decree rendered
thereon as prayed for In said petition.
Dated this 7th day o. December, A
D.. 1917.
Abby ". Wilbur Plaintiff
Frank ". Haraion and VI. n CRryoa.
Attorneys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

ence Of the material or articles they
are inspecting. They therefore, rely
upon their Interpretation of the spe-
c.acation entirely, in which the human
element is all that is left for them to
use.
When to this is added the fact that
the inspectors are in uniform. and un-
der military rule, il should easily be
seen hon lstNe even the human eie-
n,euc cans be .! service, on account
ac restrictions each man in these con-
ditions works under. Whatever
breadth ot miri ~ individual action
these u,ca may have been capable OF
displaying in their ordinary CONNER
cal lie IS NOW discounted by their
being ohiSged to act in narrow
srsNvS,
ASIAN. the fac, thar they now hold
q military position tends 20 create in
their usSn6 al Ae,i'W3e az adverse
CRITICISM, Which usually results in their
pvets-CaHs - NuIiI M reputation %
rs1scs .nS, rather than accepting.
Al <ucA matters should 10 placed
Ia ne AanSs % cIv,3.an organization
DIV TIE creation Of $ separate depart
present ceEs1rell3cS sacsac and Ga freq
crNar1 politics
"Noa- allies gesr& Ny batter expert
szce THAI E@@s MAS sSs NSaN way ~
produce S1sN& results ana ws snNs,l& 81
o2es carly a similar plan EntN sTSs>.
II Ne DO not go>&%ct tAat Vsas qsviac-
ton % munitions Will - ssrSrsGsSN ham
2erea ~ delays ans restrictions Ggst
70 military matters
y feel :AAs Nc ssS,s a man ~ guide
ana S>ct-a. iris matter similar n TYPE
20 Lloyd George ~ England. EAo sG.>S
over tGs munitions 9-a&lSttEoe ia lNac
way, and :Sirs ws s&ve that man
Our s.ozar should De A rsDna<ESn
IEayi George ta- America. AB& ali
things paint - his p-atC;yre here n
he form - Theodore EscSs yea4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
GERMANS FORCED TO fight
Letter ., Ceaa SoiSier Reveals Cor
citicrs s-cro German T-eccs

French Front Dec. 2S.-EfsET1aa SOL
iia-s from some ~ the towns % F>-1s-
ssa are ser: 10 the front under armed
guard as criminals are LED 10 the
execut!o2sr says a ls:ier found on a
dead German soldier, who Was killed
IL q recent hattie OF TIRE F-enca front.
The writer had given vivid daSc-:p-
tom Of the scene az the departure Of
a detachment q rsi0to-cezne u;S from
SaarloU.s. a town in EhsEish Prussia
The recruits were intended to fl the
saps in battalion w2.;ch had suffered
heavy loses The writer says:
The first battalion ss ordered TO fur
nlsh 6 reinforcing de!achueu. of 80
men To escort them to the Saar2ouis
station soc men have been ordered out
some ot them with arms 20 ua-ch
alongside the Uer going Of and others
20 act as p:cks;s On TIE way 10 the
station. The nlen were all ready ia the
afternoon and had 10 wait some time
fo- another squad Of comrades from
th@ first company OF convalesceats who
eventually arrived
VIA. 4 scene, Aheai marched a
squad OF guards and 10 right and left
u each 9l!e tvo armed guards while
another squad Of guards brought Up
The rear 10 guard these German SOL
6.erS-oQr brave soldiers n ae.G-srar
who according 10 the magnidcisutly
ph-ased st0-Ies Of the newspapers,
dash forward fgI ot JOY and sustained
oy lore Q. Fathe-laa6 10 destroy our
enemies
Tire 5atzcizrne-z- moved of with q
sand 7laTIne q E1areh. The guards
were so numerous that tAars was one
tcss =ve-T two men Of Iae departing
detachment Is I Doe scandal that
or Children IL selG-g-ay s1oGi3 he
I'D 10 ~a- 10 Sgas and shed t5s5r blood
IN the SAINT way as criminals are led
70 the sEec-s.ols. o. sIiT Worse. fIke
attic n the siaaghteraouss Il was
-g- Ezs3Cis-t that tCr 3gg-s before
haz5-ta tacJ fran the moment % the
saI0s1ce-sa- If tia departure Of the
Observation-Disclosures soldiers WHO I'D not
1,=-o-E - i were prevented from going
lnto t5e tsx1 sv se-tizeis pasted eTs-y
zTe yards No. st wzs considered
NECESSARY 20 s1o-nt; The men u TIE
shame II marching 70 ing depot un6er
gZz-d
L-o zc- re II ga35c5E-t ns1Sacso3E
articles 4 oG- papers represent II L
ta1se Eight or c-zTs 5syys n z4.t-zrsT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
WOULD UTILIZE ROCKWELL
Phfias.ishis E1sic.s~ ssJs T.sS, 10
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Good Reason.
1--WE cut out smoking lately"
How'd that happen?'
Going with different crowd now"
- Record.
Good Reason,
Mot Unusvsl fxpsrlence.


He lay there still and motionless,
his eyes closed. his little limbs. once
80 alive with animation. now limp and
pathetic.
1--WE done my utmost" breathed the
man. And he mopped his forehead and
poked piteousIy at the silent. staring
woman by his side.
.Tye shaken him and shaken him
and shaken him; and tried cold water
on his face and every other way
could think OF" he replied f1oliowly.
The woman leaned over the Still fig-
uTs.
willie.. she cried. willie! willie!
svillie."
The figure did not Stir ny 50 much
- .hs culver Df m eyelid.
The man leaned over.
"wfiIie.v he called .Willie!a vii,
He. Wjiiie.'
Uftss sifenGs n q The only reap0nse
fThsy 10th IlsnS4 0vsf, gi1Iists Tie
leaite1 vbilisi WtllJst NJ! ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Subject 70 GROUP.

"Ou- lit:le girl Is subject 20 frequent
attacks o. Group" writes F. o. Strong.
Ca3pelia- Cal = always give her
Cha-nfre-.ain's Cough Remedy, as one
or two dosss Of II cures her" This
:s q tagari-e remedy for Group, as Il
can be depended upon ard e pleasant
and safe 70 take Il contains no mar
cot5c- For sale by ali druggists
Advertisement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

Above = Cavalry erossins bridge
thrown over British trench and in
.fantry below making way along
trench bottom. Below - British
tank numbering thru wrscksd vii.
lass strsst.
The photographs show three meth
DDS OF British advance oi. the western
front. The network Of trenches which
rendered cavalry practically useless to
the British early in the war do not
bother the .horsemsn 80 much since en-
gineers have built portable bridges
which are thrown across the trenches.
The infantrymen are in their usual
place-beiow ground level on the
.-o..ni1 Annr
The tank 10 roaring and rumDIins
thru the wreck Of I village near
Cambrai.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

4 kitchen motor performs all the
tasks which ths hC-sexiss has hereto
fore beer compelled 10 do by hand.
This Includes the bread mixer. the ice
cream freezer meat chopper, egg beat
q ard other operations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARslIALLToWN IowA DECEMBER % 1917

going to fight and destroy the enemy
for the love or the fatherland, while
such things as these are happening
Verify it la voluntary sacrihce.t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Railroad Time Table
CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN,
GOING WEST

GOING WEST.
No. I1-Denver Special 800. 1:3sa. M,
No. Los Angeles Limited 5:12a.
No 3-China and Japan Elk. SIT A. m.
No. 2s-Ames Passenger .1l:Ia N
No. 6-Des Moines Pass'ser $3.50 D. N.
NO. io-Ha"xeye Express. s:2s D. "a.
No. i7-Oregon and Washing
Ton special ............... 4:2s A. a.
GOING EAST.
No. i-Des Efo..nes pa..'s.- e.o,a
no. tL-DehEer special. l:10 .. m
No. 1s-Oregon and Washing
ington Special ............ 2:so =. m.
20. s-cnh'on Passenger -. 3:17 .. m.
20 -Atiantlc Express 80. s:25 .. n.
No. 22-Chlcago Special .11:ssn m
No. lo-Eastern Express 900. s:a4a m
Nos. 4, 5, 20, so, daily excspt SUNDAY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Keep Sober to Fisht-r. r.

A letter from Theodore Roosevelt
advocating wartime prohibition not
only for fighting men. but for citizens
working on railroads and IN mines,
factories and sh!pyards, was made
public tonight by DR.. Clarence True
Wilson. OF the national temperance
board Answering a letter from Doc
tor Wilson. Colonel Roosevelt wrote
that he had advocated prohibiting the
use OF food grains at the outbreak OF
the war, and added.
Neither the men in the army nor
the men engaged in doing vital work
for the army in connection with rail-
roads. factories mines and shipyards
should be allowed to waste strength
and health in drink at this time. The
same reasons that render 1t necessary
to prohibit the sale Of liquor to soldiers
in uniform or within a given number
Of miles from military camp and to
stop its use on battleships, apply to
extending similar protection for all cit
iexns engaged in the work OF railroads,
factories, mines and shipyards.
II may mention that my sons who
are now In the army in France, write
me most strongly Gust as General
Pershing has expressed his opinion
most strongly as to the harm done to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

MINNEAPOLIS 4 st. LOUIS
Effective April /. 'Sl7
NORTH BOUND Lave.
No. ALBERT Lea Mali, daily s;1zA. IA.
No. s-Mason City Mail Tex
cspt Sunday ..:... g;3ep, M.
No. twin City Lin daily i.sg 4. m.
Looal Freight (exospt SUM, s.sg H. IA,
~OUTH BOUND
Ne. Est. Louis ANA Kansas
City Mall daily 4. E;l6 q, IN
No. le--PsoriA Exp. tsx. SUM- t.tE !, IN
Ne. est. Louis and Peosta
lmitsd( daily 100 S,1i Z, M.
LooaI Freight Except SUM-. Too 4. 10,
STORY CITY BRANCH
UDave. Arrive,
y:4ypsn. Passenger daily S:z6s. N.
I SO = =. (sxcept Sunday, 4sss .. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
TO SELECT men
AS SPECIALISTS
EXCEPTIONS IN NEW DRAFT
CLASSIFICATION CALL FOR
SPECIAL SERVICE,
TECHNICAL EXPERTS
MAY Sc CALLED AT ONCE

Men SSiltes in Mechanics Also lsssIs
to snmso ate SsrS &c - ,rssuSeS IN
Final Quota ~ First C-st-S@-oe,
to Be Distributes Equally A~sas
States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
lBoysandGirls|
Get Rid Of Pimples-|
IWithCuticura|

Use DR.. Hands
Teething Lotion
And have a baby that
Does not slObber
Does not fuss
Does not cry often
Eats well and sleeps well
Most of these troubles come
from the pain Of cutting teeth.
Apply DR.. Hands Teething
Lotion to the gums with your
finger. Rub it on frequently; if
baby swallows some, it is all
right.
n reduces the swelling, sof-
tens the gums, eases the pain
and baby likes it.
This is a scientific lotion, pre-
pared by a famous baby special
ist, and every mother should
know of and use DR.. Hands
Teething Lotion. It only costs
Is cents at your druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

"willie!" he cried. Here's q penny
for you!'
Anybody call me! What time is
it?" he muttered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
CHICAGO GREAT WE0TEhN
Corn Belt Route"

SVTH 0wIt NOVt0
GOING SOUTH
No. 1-St. Joe and K.C. Lin 1885, m,
No. Six. c. Mail and Exp. s:1sp. m,
No. SIX. G. and st. Joseph. 1905 a. m,
No. 65-Des Moines Mail. >. sss m,
GOING NORTH
No. Irwin Cities Limited. IA %. m.
No. 4-Chicago-st. p. Exp e..eam
No. 54-Daily ...........,. 7.ssn m
NO. 6-ChtcaGo Filler ..... LOBE q. 70
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

900 men engaged ON Russian con-
tracts had about completed this work.
and unless the government could pro-
vide contracts the farm would be help
less to continue the operation Of this
particular plant,
The same condition exists at the
Remington Arms, Works, where a
lesser number OF men, gathered togeth-
er for munition production. would have
10 he laid on With the completion of
Russian contracts. These firms make
arms and shells greatly needed by the
governments and. while some contracts
have been given them. there Is not
sufficient government work now under
contract to employ the entire force.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
War Council Some Account.

The newly created council OF high
officers in the war department will be-
come one Of the most important war
agencies Of the government II Score
tary Bakers plans are carried out.
This military cabinet. II was learned
yesterday. Will guide the secretary in
the decisions he must make ON ques-
lions vital to the welfare Of the army
and the prosecution OF the war.
Organization OF the war council
however has not been completed. But
the fvo general officers now constitute
Ing the membership are meeting every
day TO 60 over with Mr.. Baker the
larger problems before him that are
pressing for solution.
No statement has been Issued COW
ering any point so far taken up by the
officers OF the council. In his an
nouncement OF the formation OF the
new body, however, Mr.. Baker laid
stress on the fact that additional ofYi-
GERS would be added as necessary and
there are indications that more ap-
poin;ments are to como within the next
few days.
There are many questions OF supply
and equipment which the secretary
must decide and heretofore he has had
only the individual and often confilct-
ing views OF the staff bureau chiefs
to guide him. The council provides a
means for Co ordnating these opinions
and for the threshing out Of any con-
fiict Of views.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-13
B. Associated Press.

LONDON. Dee. l3 Reports from British headquarters today -.n the Haig forces this morning met and rc- pulsed the first masscd atticl>s made by the Germans on ;he western front during the past several days
 The Germans attacked along a front of one mile in the region east of Bullc- court and fought desperately to gain a foothold in the HrtieH lines but without success
 Previous to the attack. thr Germans
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-13
116 MILES TRACK
 NEXT SUMMER
By Associated Press.

SEATTLE. Dee. l2-Onc hundred and sINt,cn miles of rilrod line will be laid on the new government railroad line in Alask,l according 10 fiscal cs- tmatcs made by the Department of the Interior and embodied in the gov crnmcnt budget presented to congress by the Treasury department
 The Interior Department has pcti .on- cd congress for an appropriation of seven million three hundred and fifty six thCusand. seven hundred and fifty eight dollars for furthering the work of construction during the coming year. According to officials of the railroad commission there i4 every prospect that the work of construction will be somewhat hampcrcd next sum mcl' owing to shortage of labor. II is anticipated that labor may possibly be so scarce as to cause q considerable delay in the completion of the line
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-13
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dcc. l2 Tlc frs; government license to mine coal issued since the opening of the north ,crn coal fields as d means of ailcViat- ing the present serious fuel shortage throughout the country, has been granted to the Chickaloon Company, a one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollar corporation, a large part of the stock of which Is owned by Italians and the remainder by
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-13
Sy Associated Press.

WASIIINGTON. Dee l& The sel- ate committee on military affairs com mcnccd yesterday an open invcstiga- tion of the war departments work in arming and cQuipping the national military forces as the frs; move in a congressional inquiry 1s to the general conduct of the work of raising and training an army for active military service.
 Although the n"u.ry was at first -tatcd ;o be in the nature of con >cntial effort on the part of the com mittcc to secure a wider tnowlcdgc oi the work ana methods of the war Gcpartmcnt |; now teNtiops that the investigation is really animated bN the evidences that there has been con siderable mismanagcmcn and nctIic- icncy, particularly in the matter of almmg and clothing ;hc troops who are now undergoing training at the various military training camps in var ious parts of the country.
 one of the first things uncarthcd by the committee during the cxamm- ation of General Cro2ier chief of ord nance department. is that there is not enough modern rifles to arm the Troops and also that there are far from being enough machine guns on hand ;o cquip the troops in accordance with the regulations. II was also brought out tMat in spite of the fact lhnt .Amclca