Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-24

Il Residents say Rev. n. A. oAde "
the German Lutheran church, and Rev.
William Buehler Of the Zion Evangel'
ical church can not be criticised
; The Rev. Mr.. kloox.
TO the door OF the fourth one, how
ever. many citizens have laid respon<
sibility for the vicious pro- Germanism
which Is in evidence here. The man
is Rev. J. D. Kiooz Of the Salem
church. He Is the man who was pub
licly denounced at a mass meeting mere
Tuesday night by U. s. Deputy Mar
shall Moore, and warned that unless nc
mends his ways he will be thrown into
Jail.
Rev. Mr.. Klooz has taken strong
pro- German stand since the beginning
OF the war, the authorities claim. After
the United States declared war on Ger
many, Rev, Klooz is said to have mace
the following statement from his pull
pit:
WAR is an awful thing. and am
sorely afraid these boys who have en-
listed in Hubbard will soon be sadder
but wiser
Three men had enlisted day o.
two before and incidentally are the
only ones in this town to join the
colors. They were not Germans.
Mailed Flag to House.
party of citizens waited upon the
German divine the following day, pre-
scented him with an American nag, anu
asked him to put it up on his mousse
The invitation was ignored.
The following day. the so-calleo
vigilantes paid another visit to the
parsonage and gave the preacher
twenty -four hours in which to comply
When the time limit had elapsed, the
flag was not in sight. A body of men
then invaded the parsons front yard
with another flag and nailed 1t to the
house. Rev. Mr.. Klooz threatened to
have the men arrested, it Is said, out
failed to do SO.
On Sunday, Aug. IL, he held spe-
cial service in his church for boys VINO
had, been drafted. During the course
OF his sermon he Is claimed to have
said:
II have no consolation to offer tt
the mothers Of these drafted boys The
only grain Of comfort which can ac'
cord you is the announcement that
strong undercurrent Is at work Whicf
I hope will develop to such an exten'
that the boys will not be compelled tt
co."
At this service, it was announced
that meeting would be held soon fol
the organization of the Peoples Coun'
Gil of Defense for Democracy ant
Peace" which has been shown to have
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were all invited to attend.
So far as can be learned, not az
American was personally invited to b.
present. Not an American knew any
thing about the meeting until thirty
six hours after the Germans had pass
ed their word around to their country
men
Planned Use Of Esss.
Last Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Klooz an
nounced from the pulpit that a meet
ing Of the new organization would. b.
held in the opera house the following
Tuesday The news spread like wild
fire. Loyal Americans who are bitterl!
opposed to the organization, formulated
plans to lombard the pacifists will
rotten eggs. However, the authorize.
took things in hand, and the egg
plans were dropped.
On the meeting night the opera house
was damned to capacity and severa
hundred people were unable to gail
admittance.s All the surrounding towns
turned out their quotas to swell thu
crowd.
When the peace council heads saw
the throng, they weakened and decidet
to call off the meeting, altho no forma
announcement was made.
They Call For King. s4,
Will King was then called upon II
make an Address, and the meeting wa!
turned into one of the most patriot,
demonstrations in the history Of Hardii
county. 't 81 snE
The pro-German Clique" was bunch
ed in one part of the theater. King
whose father and mother are German
born, and who attend the same churcl
as the pro-German leaders, turned up
on his lifelong friends and associates