Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-28
Congress to sidetrack All
Other Business At Special
Session.
TEMPERANCE FORCES
EXPRESS LOYALTY
Will Net Press Dry Legislation at
This Time - EnIistmsnts In Navy,
Army and Militia Chewing Rapid
inersass Women Desire TO- Serve
With Marine Corps on ships-
Skilled Workers Responding 10 Calls.

WIN "~VtuO ~OTPO Ou SHIP0-
Skilled Workers Responding 10 Calls.
Washington. March 1s-Hope for a
lTOn- partisan organization Of the house
lbf representatives at the special ses-
sion next week was virtually aban-
doned today By Representative Mann,
proponent Of the plan.
Washington, March h2a--Congression-
al leaders today cave informal consid-
Grafton to the legislative program to
meet the national emergency, but
It was emphasized that definite steps 30
that end would not be taken until after
President Wilson delivers his address
to congress soon after It convenes next
Monday.
Meantime steps to put the nation IN
q state Of readiness went ahead rap
idly. More than $4,000 national guards
men were under orders today to do po-
lice duty In their respective states, AL
together about $4,000 guardsmen have
now been called out for this purpose.
President Wilson today was. In con-
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othss Business eidstraeksd.
Congressional leaders are counting on
having to deal with nothing but meas.
ures relating to the national crisis.
x Spokeslnen for temperance and pro.
hioition organizations have declared
their lff&Antion OF not pressing for &C.
zion any liuuor laws. and altl,o the
sAlfrago Amendment may be introduced
there appears g be little hope for II.
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Organizing Business.
Secretary Redfield will name shortly
q committee OF business men to ad-
wise his department in framing meas
ures to safeguard commerce IL war
comes. He conferred today with WILL
lard Straight, of New York, represent
ing the national foreign trade council.
The committee will serve as an in
formal body, It will work out with the
department plans for permanent or
gsnization to CO. operate with the gov.
.ernment in promotion OF foreign trade.
Commerce officials realize that the var
has changed 80 connletelv .tbi.
countrys mace IN the fnanc,al world
that a future commerc,aI noIicv ,.,,.t
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sk'"eo workers RESPOND.
More than 5000 letters from persons
who wish to serve the government In
the emergency in Industrial lines have
been received by the civil service COM
mission in response to IT'S appeal for
workers. All trades and professions are
included.
Commission officials TODAY called I'm.
ON heads of American univars,tiae and
colleges ia permit senior and technical
scientific studenta to receive din,o,nas
It once 50 the aovernnent NAV n,,,oi--
~ obtain their services. 4N'S'-
Il No Exodus az c.rm.n. "a m.x,..
Official reports from the southern a.
spartment. made public TODAY, aav 70.
ports that many Germans have crossed
Into Mexico since diplomatic relations
with Germany were broken OF. are
without foundation. The records Of the
authorities along the border show that
only three Germans have passed into
Mexico since Feb. in the Brownsville
district and seventy-eight in the La
arVdo district, thirty four OF the latter
.neving returned to the United States.
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rress repolts nave stated recently
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