Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14
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We must count on Russia's come
back as q sporadic effort. 1t is I'M
possible for her army to be OF any large
degree of effectiveness in a few months
Of preparation and Russia under the
cars regime was about hopeless.
Iowa's national guard now comprises
SS77 men and Iowa's quota III the draft
IS to be l2,I49 besides those who have
already enlisted in the regular army.
The two branches of the service call
for 25,465 men from Iowa or approx
mately one per cent of our population.
Canada has sent six per cent of its pop
ulation into this war already and Ger
many has not been licked yet.
The Russians have only thrust
wedge into the Austro- German lines.
If they can go on thru they will force
retreat of their enemy but not until
the Russians have crossed the Lomnica
river will the Austrian army be in any
great danger e.
| Deming New Mexico, where the Iowa
! National Guard is to spend the winter
is an ideal health resort. 1t is eighty
three miles west of Ell Paso. Texas, on
the Southern Pacific and Santa FEE
roads thirty-five miles north OF the
Mexican line The high altitude, cloud
less skies and temperature warm
enough for outdoor life but not too
warm now that the summer is nearly
gone will lend to the comfort of tent
life.
All numbers drawn for the draft will
be wired to the Times Republican by
the Associated Press Get your number
from the county auditors office and
read the T-R for the quickest news.
At the request Of the food controller.
Hoover. New York hotel keepers have
agreed to cut down their menus. Some
of the measures the hotels and res
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Of the use Of butter and bread: estab-
lishment of war bread by mixing other
materials with wheat flour; discour-
agement Of the use of pork, lamb, veal
and young pig meat; institution Of a
wheatless day, a beefless day and dis
continuance Of free lunches; reduction
Of garniture and the use Of sugar.
Claim for exemption for harvest
hands will hardly wash when it is not
planned to mobilize the new army until
after the harvests are over.
While thousands OF big business men
are devoting their time. and in many
instances their fortunes to the govern
ment, food spectators are feverishly
engaged in a wild scramble for money
Pass the food bill and stop them If it
can be done.
| Successful cattle feeders have long
made the most profit when corn was
the highest but 1t remains to be seen
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go against the crowd this year. Feeder
cattle are low now and in slow de-
mand ..
Governor Harding's excuse for mo-
bilizing national guardsmen without
providing for their subsistence Is that
he Is trying to protect the states mil
lion dollar war fund. What was that
fund provided for IL not for the emery
ency support Of our own soldiers. Is
Harding expecting to repel German in
vasion with it?
AS soon as Minnesota's home grown
new potatoes began to appear the spec
ulators in Duluth dumped their hold
ings Of old potatoes on the market and
the price for old spuds dropped to $3.50
per bushel. In Minneapolis, however.
old snnds are bringing s2.h0 per bushel.
If everybody would cut out potatoes for
a while and eat rice and lettuce there
would be more drops in priceA
It is reported that the secretary Of
the treasury at Washington IL planning
to put out another Liberty Loan OF
three billions about the time the farm
ers receive payment for their crops It
is easy to see who it IL that must sub
scribe for the next issue Of bonds