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Evening star., 1917-09-16
.JOFFRE LAUDSU.S.
Adm STRUGGLE
French Warrior Receives Gift
of Golden Oak Leaves From
New York City.
''vIcToRY SEEMS CERTAIN"

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 15.-Wflliam g.
Sharp, the American ambassador to
France, and the members Of the em.
bassy stan went to the headquarters Of
Marshal Joffre this morning and pre-
sented the marshal with a branch OF
golden oak leaves in behalf OF the city
OF New York. The presentation of the
golden branch was accompanied by an
address illuminated upon parchment
The presentation ceremony took place
in the marshars private office at the
war college in the presence Of a dis
tingutshed gathering. In addition to
Ambassador Sharp and the embassy
staf. there were present Maj. Grayson
NJ. p. Murphy OF the American Red
Cross. Francis r. Sayre of the Y. NJ. c.
A., and other Navy. Army, Red Cross
and Y. NJ. C. A. officials.
Reply to Ambassador.
Marshal Joffre in reply to Ambassa- l.
dor Sharp said:
I'm the days of the Marine it was a
question of saving the future of democ-
racy as we'll as saving France, and this
present from the city of New York will
recall to me above all the sacrifices
made by the brave men I had the honor
to command and who died for that
ideal It will recall also the homage
the inhabitants Of the transatlantic
metropolis pay to those who defend
liberty to the very end and who give
their blood to a just cause
Referring to the journey of the French
shall added:
1T was the French army that the
American saluted in acclaiming the
French missfon-the army which has
fought three years without faltering
for ideals which appear to US the dear
est in life. The hurrahs which swelled
toward us from the crowd were ad-
dressed to those who, in the trenches
from Nieuport to Lorraine, have infiict-
ed so many sanguinary defeats upon
the enemy.
Selves Confidence in Future"
Nothing could give us greater con-
of the American people in their attitude
toward US and their solicitude toward
our people. You have wanted to give us
more than your moral support. which
alone was SO precious, more than the
formidable aid Of your material resources.
You have sent your men to French soil
to show our soldiers that faithful America
is no more avaricious of its blood than
besids~ds to afarm most strikingly your
faith in the great principles upon
which our sister republics were found
ed.
The French army and all of France
which has arisen to fight for universal
independence thanks you for it. More
than ever victory seems certain and sac
rinces still required will tighten the in
dissoluble bonds that unite US.
The heroism Of Americans once more
allied to the heroism of the French on
the battlefield cannot fail to insure the
triumph of our arms and a new era of
liberty in the future
Evening star., 1917-09-16
To Fill Police Vacancy.

The board of police commissioners
will hold its monthly meeting at 7:3C
o'clock Wednesday night. at which time
it is expected policeman will be
chosen to fill the vacancy on the force
caused by the resignation of Raymond
w. Smith. There are several appii-
cants.
The flfty-siX men from this city and
Alexandria county selected as the sec
ond quota to report Wednesday at the
cantonment at Petersburg will report
Monday morning at 8 o'clock to the
local exemption board and receive final
instructions brAre leaving.
The old Marshall House. on the south
side of King street between Pitt and
Royal streets. is being extensively re-
modelled. The first floor has been con-
verted into two storerooms and the two
upper floors remodeled by Contractor
Samuel Devaughn.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Premier Loft Ahead.

The 150-mile race of the South Cham
pionship Club was also flown from Am
herst, Va, and resulted as follows:
Premier loft, 1,040.7; Wolf, 1,o40.3; c.
l.0ss.2; Elmer Koch. 1923: Smith, 1,013;
Pennington. 1,O10: Hixson. zoos; Craw-.
ford, s81: Crocker, s4S; w. F. Dismer.
947; F. Z. Dismer, e39; Miller. 92S, and
William Koch. s27.
Section winners were Premier loft
and C. A. Linthicum. :
The 200-mile race is to be flown to-
day from Danville. Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
New Situation Forming.

1t is widely believed here that a new
situation has been forming itself during
the last month or SO and that the latest
Russian developments are calculated to
define and emphasize the main aspects of
this new situation.
Continental dispatches have reported
that excitement was caused throughout
Germany by reports Of peace negotia-
tions opened by England. These reports
are officially baseless. and any idea of
the European allies and the United States
treating with Germany under existing
conditions is dismissed as out of the
question Since President Wilson'S reply
to the Pope's appeal there has been a
good deal of diplomatic jockeying for po-
stion.
Recent announcements from Austria
and Germany to the effect that the re-
plies of those governments were on
the point of delivery are viewed with
some suspicion, as designed to stimu-
late the allies to the first move, which
Evening star., 1917-09-16
TRAvERS DEFEATS KIRKBY.
Winner Gets Commanding Lead in
Morning Golf Play.
ecial Dispatch to The stnr.

Special Dispatch TO The Stnr.
NEW YORK. September 15.-Jerome
D. Travers defeated Oswald Kirby yes.
terday in a thirty-six hole match
played at the Mahopao Golf Club. a,
Lake Mahopac. by a margin of 2 and /
Travers had a commanding lead in the
morning round .and was no less than
up. but Kirkby had reduced this to
8 up when the men went In to luncheon
afternoon. and, by scoring IS, was
able to cut the lead down. but it was
not enough. however. to stop Travers
who finally won out on the seventeenth
green.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Tip" IN THE MEANSCASE
Of WIDESPREAD FRAUD
Chicago Authorities Told That
Coterie of International Swim
dlers Is Involved.

CHICAGO. September 15-Local fed
eral authorities were interested in the
mysteries connected with the death
near Concord, n. c.. Of Mrs Maud A.
King, when they received today a let
ter containing fairly substantial
tip that a coterie of international
swindlers was involved in the case.
The letter. it was said. set forth that
the writer had been connected with
some sort of Industrial league" bsit
quit 1t when he discovered that it was
made up of men interested in getting
money for anti-American propaganda.
There were several specific instan ces
connecting the league" with Mrs.
Kings affairs in the letter, according
to information
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Chick Harley Determined to Enlist

CHICAGO. September 15.-Charles w.
(chfckl Harley, an-Amer1can fuIlback,
said today he probably would not return
10 Ohio State University this fall. as he
rad applied for admission 10 the A~fe ton
Cor2s. The twenty-cne-y year-oid foot
ball star was rejected for the second Of
acers training camp at Fort benjamin
Harrison because ot his age. II ne fails
70 get into the Aviation Corps Harley
I'D he probably would entsr TIA Gseat
Evening star., 1917-09-16
CLOSE RACE FOR PENNANT.
Indianapolis Leads American Asso-
citation bv Half Game Over st. paul

CHICAGO, septsmber 15.-Indianapolis
retained its lead Of half a game over
St. Paul in the American Association
pennant race as a result of today's
games. Indianapolis triumphed over Kan
sas City. to l. while st. Paul was de-
feating Toledo. to /.
Louisville. which Is game behind ST.
Paul, held to its position by defeating
Milwaukee, s to g. The season closes
next Wednesday. The standing of the
leaders:
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Search is being made by the police
for the automobile of Dr. John w.
Shaw. 1888 Rhode Island avenue, which
was stolen from in front Of 1412 Chaplin
street last night. The machine bears
District tag No. Ai6a2 and Maxylani
tag no, A0<1k
Evening star., 1917-09-16
(Cablexram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright. 1919

New York Times. Copyright. 1919
LONDON, September 15.-With the
news of the arrest Of Gen. kornilon the
last hopes Of that section of British opin-
ion which clung to the view that sue
cessful military dictatorship might re-
store Russia's fighting strength are dis
PEELED. The British government through
out the Russian crisis preserved an en-
tirely correct attitude. and in view Of the
outcome. which is contrary to eNpecta-
tions, formed at the beginning of the
struggle by perhaps majority, of the
people its careful policy of refraining from
any action or expression of opinion re-
garding the internal affairs of Russia is
specially commendable
The Manchester Guardian and Lon
don Daily News were conspicuous up
holders of Premier Kerensky. A. G..
Gardiner, editor of the Daily News. for
political purposes. assumes that hatred
of democracy" was the fundamental
cause of the haste to believe that Gen.
Korniloff would win. The real reasons
We're to be found in the conviction that
only a dictatorship could enable Rus
sia to make her military weight felt.
and that kerensky's affiliations unified
him for the task of dictatorship. This
conviction is strengthened by the new
program of SOVIET. reported today, with
it's principal plank of an immediate
proposal to all belligerents of gen
eral democratic peace.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
May Be Hard to Trump
Germany,s Peace Tricks
Game Is to End War by Negotiation or Without
Decision, According to View
in London
in London.

might prove a false one, but Chancel-
lor Michaelis' carriage-window speech:
is taken as sufficient indication that
Germany on it's side will spare no ef-
fort to force the allies. and especially
the United States, into a position which
would make it difficult If not impos-
sibIe to decline discussion.
German writers recently indicated
that the idea OF making territorial con-
cessions to France has been discussed
in Berlin. and Georg Bernhard in the
Fossische Zeitung made the followin 6
veg confirmed in his denial of exam
bassador Gerard's assertions of what
Mr.. Gerard assured the writer often,
namely, that the United States never
had anything against annexations to
the east of Germany"
The German government has also lat
terly allowed the German public to be-
come prepared for the eventuality of
the restoration Of Belgium. of course.
upon terms, and even to contemplat te
the payment of an Indemnity.
Might Have influence.
Some observers here incline to the be-
lief that Germany Will, in replying to
the Pope. make certain proposals which
VIII have at least superficial appear
ance of meeting what may be termed
the democratic war aims of the allies.
peace discussion be upon the basis of
the war map. which is really what
present negotiations would amount to,
il is argued by those who predict this
note on Germanys part. considerable
influence would be exerted upon all
those elements in the democracies of
France, England and America which
are not animated by what the Ham,
burger Fremdenblatt called IAN inten-
ton to crush Germany"
i'm ba
of guarantees which President Wilson
requires may be coupled with Ger
many's proposals. This whole subject
is matter of keen speculation here,
and while. of course, il is only specula :
ton, 1t is felt that Germany may so
play her cards that it will be difficult
to trump her tricks and prevent her
winning the game by pocketing the
stakes, the German game being to bring
about peace. nowadays alternately de-
scribed as by negotiation or without
decision, or as President Wilson once
put it, without victory.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Raid Regarded as Probable.

Just what credence the federal at
thorities place In the letter was not
disclosed: 1nasmuch as it mentioned
quarters" it was thought that some
sort of a raid might follow.
Peter NJ Hoffman. coroner o: Cook
county. today sent certified copy OF
the report On the local postmorter, ex
animation of the body OF Mrs. King
to Hayden Clements, district attorney
ct Salisbury, n. G.
Mrs. Foraker Visits Means Home.
CONCORD. n. C. September 15.-Mrs.
]. B. Foraker. daughter-in-law of the
late former Senator ]. 3. Foraker of
Ohio. arrived here this morning. She
was met at the depot by CASTOR b,
Means. who escorted her to her hotel.
She remainee in her room at the hotel
practically All day, leaving 1t late this
afternoon to go to the home of Col.
w. 2. Means. father of CASTOR Means,
where she remained for about an hour.
returning then to her hotel Neither
Mrs. Foraker nor Means would com
ment on the purpose of her visit here
W. X. Patterson of Chicago father
in-law Of CASTOR b. Means, arrived here
late last night and was taken to the
Means home, where he has remained
during the day
No Further Court Action.
Nothing further has developed fol-
lowing the refusal yesterday of Means
to deliver to Special Agent C. B. Am
brose the papers asked for by Solicitor
Hayden Clement. and for which Superj-
or Court Judge E B. Cline, at Sails
bury. ordered the sheriff Of Cabarrus
county to mako formal demand. A
telephone message from Salisbury saws
that court has closed at that place
and that Judge Cline returned to his
home at Hickory this evening without
giving further orders in the matter.
Solicitor Clement announced this
evening that, having finished his work
in Rowan county court, he would come
to Concord early the coming week and
take up the investigation of the cir-
cumstances of the death OF Mrs. Maude
a. King.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
No Further Court Action.

Honey and wax production of tn,
United States totals 46,0ea.eo In v1lul
auQaailA
Evening star., 1917-09-16
more QUALIFICATIONS.
:: I'm SHOOTING RANGES
Experts, Shnpshooters and Marks.
men Score in Home Defense
League Rifles.
HOME DEFENSE LEAGUE PRECINCT
NEETINGS

HOME DEFENSE LEAGUE PREonoT
MEETINGS.
Week Of September II.
MONDAY.
Precinct. Place Of meeting. Time.
No. 5. Holton Arms School Hall,
l7xo Church Ut. NV. 7:0o p.m.
No. 4. St. Dominic's Hall. 7.3o pm.
No. l. Police station. 7:46 Pm.
TUESDAY.
No. 2. Police station. 500 pm.
lilo. s. Business High School. 500 >. m.
20. Z. WESTERN Aug, Sahoo'. 7:3o pm.
WEDNESDAY.
No. 5. Eastern High School. 500 Pm.
No. 6. Gonzaga Hall. 500 pm.
FRIDAY.
No. 8. Masonic Hall,
6th 1t. n.e., near F. 500 pm.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Tageblatt Lectures Government.
The Berliner Tageblatt is rather
Rods1ato in tn crtttoiam4 but 1ectnres
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
THIRD BANK FOR AUDUBON

Audubon is to have a third bank
ing institution in the near future,
and from reliable sources we learn
that the institution hopes to be able
to do business with the beginning of
the new year. Rumor has it that
it will be state bank with capital
stock of $4,000 to 100000 AS
yet the name of the new institution
has not been decided upon but it will
likely be The Audubon County Saw
ings Bank
But little information has leaked
out and none of it would have been
available had it not been for the
lease made Saturday when Mrs. w.
w Smith leased her building for a
term of 10 years and 1t to give pos
session of the room December first.
A furnace will be put in and the
banking people will begin at once the
erection of a vault and otherwise
equip the room for the transaction
of the ordinary banking business.
1t has been talk in Audubon for
more than five years. At times there
appeared to be some prospect of its
elimination and all of a sudden all
negotiations were dropped. We are
not in position to publish the names
of those connected with the new en-
terprise for little If any stock has yet
been sold and there is no organization
in authority to give any details to
the public More and complete de-
tails will be published in later is
sue Of The Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
EVANGELICAL CHURCH ITEMS

Services for next Sunday as fol-
lows: Sunday school at 1000 a. m,
in charge of the superintendent,
John Butterton. Subject, "The Tenn
pie Rebuilt and Dedicated" Preach
ing at 1890 a. m. and 1880 p. m, by
the pastor.
We are expecting to have an Echo
meeting of the w. M. s. convention,
in charge of the local Womans Mis-
sionary Society. This will no doubt
be of much interest. Be sure and
hear it and remember the offering.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1880 p. m, in charge of w.
C. Sheets, the leader.
If not attending elsewhere, you are
most cordially invited to any and all
of these services.
The special revival meetings con-
templated may not be until the lat
ter part of November and the fore
part of December. Not only remem-
Der this but pray for it and boost
for it all you can.
Mrs. Chas. s. Lange has been at
tending the Womans Missionary con-
vention at Waterloo over last Sab
bath and on her return expects to
stop over with her daughter, Mrs.
Johns, at Abbott, Iowa, for few
days.
The Evangelical church attended
the union citizens meeting last Sab
bath evening at the M. e. Church.
Rev. c. s. Lang. Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
KIMBALLTON BANK
HOLDS ANNIVERSARY

AS announced in last weeks issue
the Landmarks National Bank cele-
brated it's 10th anniversary this
month.
On October 3rd, 1907, the Land
mands Bank, private institution
opened for business in a very modest
little building, then situated just
south of the present home of the
Landmarks National Bank, with
Mr.. Chas. Van Gorder of Audubon
as president and Hans Madsen as
cashier, book-keeper, janitor and
general errand boy.
After two years of steadily increas-
ing business Hans Madsen organized
what is now the Landmarks National
Bank, of which he became and still is
president. Mr.. Hans j. Jorgensen,
one of our well remembered pioneers
was elected vice-president, which Of
flee he held until his death in 1914,
when he was succeeded by Mr.
Christensen. Alma Madsen being
the only daughter Hans Madsen ever
had, was appointed cashier and has
since held that position.
One year after the Landmarks
National Bank was organized a new
building was erected and has since
been occupied by the bank
In the event of the anniversary
the officers express themselves as
very grateful and much pleased with
the progress of the bank, which has
shown healthy growth and steady
increase in each years business and
is now one of the most reliable
banks in the county, with very up
to-date equipment.
The bank has been conservatively
managed, being a national bank and
the governments agent, but it has
proved itself true friend of the
community, having always tried to
promote that, which in tho opinion,
would most benefit it's patrons and
the town and community as whole.
The officers claim much of the
banks success is due to its appre-
citation and loyal directors who have
never failed to offer encouragement
in trying times, and to the staunch
support of their patrons and friends.
-Kimballton Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
WILL BENEFIT MANY
WOMEN in AUDUBON

A bill has recently passed the SEN
ate and House of Representatives,
and approved by President Wilson,
that will benefit a number of old
soldiers widows who have in the past
received but a small pension. The
new bill which gives IL of thcm not
less than s25 a month. reads as fol-
lows:
Section 314. That from and af-
ter the passage of this act the rate
of pension for a widow of an officer
or enlisted man Of the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps of the United States
who served in the Civil War, the War
With Spain, or the Philippine Insur-
rection, now on the pension roll or
hereafter to be placed on the pension
roll, and entitled to receive a less
rate than hereinafter provided, shall
be $25 per month; and nothing here
in shall be construed to affect the
additional allowance provided by ev-
listing pension law on account Of @
helpless child or child u1oer sixteen
years of age:
Provided, however, That this act
shall not be so construed as to re-
duce any pension under any Act,
public or private.
And provided further. That the
provisions of this section shall be
administered, executed, and enforced
by the Commissioner Of Pensions"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18

German victory and saved France.
Finally the United States refused to
stand for German brutality and ar
rogant abrogation of clearly defined
rights. Then Brazil and other ma
tons came into the fray.
The Germans had rightly calculat-
ed their own military powers. They
had accurately measured the military
strength of their possible opponents.
They had placed an estimate on the
strength of their spy system. But
they miscalculated the capacity of
their brutal methods to arouse antag-
onism. In brief their miscalcula-
ticrs very far outweigh their estim-
ates of their ability to do things.
And now the evening of Der Tag" is
approaching. And instead of a ris-
ing sun the Prussians are facing a
long night-a night which may never
end. Their day is about done.
A captured German was right in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
AUDUBON COUNTY WOMAN
DIES NEAR ADAIR

Viola A. Phelps was born Novem-
Der 9Th, 1868, in Prairie City. Jas
per county, Iowa. When twelve
years of age, she moved with her
parents to Audubon county, Iowa,
where she grew to womanhood. On
September 4th, 1884, she was united
in marriage to Rufus r. Rowland of
Audubon county. They settled on
farm in Audubon county where they
lived for short time. They then
bought a home of their own where
they resided until the year of 1909,
then moving on larger farm six
and one-half miles northwest of
Adair, where they have since resided
until she peacefully passed away on
Tuesday morning, October I'd, 1917,
at 1920 o'clock, at the age of As
years, 10 months and 27 days.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland were
born eight children, two boys hav-
ing passed away to the better home.
She leaves to mourn her untimely
death, her husband and six children,
Mrs. Bertha Paul, Mrs. Clarinda Pet
ri, or Adair, Iowa, and Mrs. Minnie
Eagen, of Audubon, Iowa, and Frank
Claude and George, who are still at
home, two grandchildren, an aged
mother and one sister, Mrs. Minnie
Lee, of Guthrie Center, OLIVIA, be-
sides a host of other relatives and
friends.
She was kind and loving wife
and mother, and always enjoyed
having the family all at home with
her. She was always a cheerful and
sunny disposition, always looking on
tho bright ciHn Ti11inu Ixy
to lend a helping hand to those in
need. whenever she was able. She
has been a constant sufferer for
number of years, until during the
winter mouths when her health
failed more rapidly. She gradual
ly grew worse until death claimed
her, often wishing that she might
go home where suffering is no more.
Mrs. Rowland will be greatly
missed in her home by her husband
and children and by large circle
of relatives and friends.-Adair
News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
CONGRESSMAN GREEN is
HIGHLY COMPLINfENTED

The Red Oak Express publishes
in full in it's last issue, our Con-
CHEESEMAN'S speech with reference to
the selective draft, with the follow
ing comment:
1.-THE Express takes pleasure this
week in publishing Congressman
Green's speech in favor Of the Sc
lective CONSUMPTION bill. This was
delivered some time ago, but its rea-
soning is so sound and its principles
so patriotic that 1t is deserving of
perusal by any who have not already
read 1t, Mr.. Green has pursued a
consistently patriotic and honorable
course in dealing with the outbreak
of the war with Germany and The
Express takes pleasure in commend
ing him for It. He can rest assured
that in pursuing this course he has
the unqualified support of the great
majority of the people OF his dis
trict."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-18
AN EXTRA GIRL WINS
PRIZE IN DENVER, COLO.

Mrs. E. M. Hunt, wife of Traffic
Officer, E. M. Hunt of Denver police
department yesterday received a
check of SIS and certificate rep
resenting the prize of National
Emergency Food commission of
Washington which was awarded
her as a result of her entry in the
canning exhibition of the Denver
Mothers congress held last month.
The prize was one of 1000 similar
ones awarded by the food commits
sion turnout the country and was
the only one which has been award
ed in Denver. The Exhibit on
which Mrs. Hunt was given the hon
or consisted of 106 varieties of can
ned fruit and vegetables taken from
her stock of 906 quarts which she
has canned this season. The exhibit
captured three blue ribbons and
the grand sweepstakes at the Moth
er's Congress exhibition.
Mrs. Hunt lives at 1929 Colfax
Avenue and is a daughter of Mrs.
Alice Connrardy of Extra, Iowa.