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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Let me see. / promised to tell you
more about Gen. Uncle Lucky Left
hindfoot and his soldier Dummies. And
don't forget, either, that little Billy
Bunny was drummer boy and that he
gentleman rabbit going around trying
to get people to join the army OF Uncle
Sam and Aunt Columbia.
Well, the Luckymobile was getting
more crowded every minute, and II the
little mouse, hadn't crept under the back
seat, I'm sure somebody would have
stepped on him. And maybe 1t might
have been the long-legger Photographer
Crane, for he didn't know what to do
with his legs, for when he sat down his
knees kept humping into Uncle Lucky's
head and this made the old gentleman
rabbit nervous and once or three times
he almost steered the Luckymobile up
a telegraph pole.
Well, after they had gone for maybe
a mile, and maybe little more, they
met the Rainbow Bird. Mr.. Killy-loo.
whose eyes are pink and whose bill is
blue.
Uncle Sam needs you in the army"
said Uncle Lucky. Come and join the
Bunnyville regiment" So the killy-loo
bird hoped into the Luckymobile and
off they went.
Il feel as If we had Noah's Ark
on Wheels" laughed Uncle Lucky. And
then he honked the horn to the tune
of Yankee Doodle Dandy" and Billy
Bunny beat on his drum and the yell
low Dog Tramp waved the flag and
pretty soon there was big crowd all
around them. So Uncle Lucky stopped
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
Topics of the Times

Those British tanks, like the common
American variety, don't seem to care
where they go once they get started,
The less the L. S. invests in the
bolsheviki the better. Shares in an
archy are not a good investment
The Italian army has evidently go.
rid of the Neapolitans. At least it Is
now fighting army.
Why is It that a man will pay freely
for cigars and the tax on amusements
and howl to high heaven because he
can't get a 50-cent meal for a quarter .?
Now IL appears that the surprise OF
yesterday which broke the HindenburE
line was an American suggestion-sort
Of Yankee trick as our British broth
ers would say. AS the war goes on
American pep" and daring are due To
astound the kaiser even more than the
event Of yesterday.
Dies MONIES crooks got $4,000 out OF
a Dakota man the other day, which
is another evidence that Des Moines
grows certified.
Concentrate your donations. There
IS as much necessity for centralizing
war charity as centrahAng war au
thorfry OF ary chararfer
Really, did public interest ever more
completely fatten out over anything
than over the Kelly murder trial?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
THE VOLUNTEER
TTte Independent /

We are sorry to notice through art
icles in different newspapers. that the
volunteer soldiers seem to think they
have not been properly appreciated, all
because the home folks prepared dem
constructions upon the departure Of the
conscrlpted soldiers to the training
camps. We can say for the Indepen-
dent-and we believe 1T to be the uni
versal sentiment-that there can never
be a greater measure Of appreciation
felt toward any Of our soldiers than
that feeling OF pride we have stored
away in our memory for the boy that
did not wait for the draft, but said,
I'm off to help Uncle Sam" And he
was off-off like a shot He barely
waited to bid his friends goodby. He
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
THE TURKEY QUESTION.
rCedar Rapids Republican,


There are millions OF pounds OF these
fowl in storage, left over from last
year. The government recently orderd
the distribution of vast boards down
in Texas. Some of these fellows are
going to get bumped. The people DO
not have to eat cold storage turkeys,
not eevn for Thanksgiving and they
won't do It unless the prices are
brought down within reason. No tur-
key, in our opinion is worth so cents
pound-unless pound is made to go
round family for q whole meal. the
people are going 10 have something to
say finally about such things for II
still takes two to make a bargain the
buyer as well as the seller. Some OF
the things that are happening
are tending to make ordinary hu-
man beings divinely independent in
these latter days for we all are learn
ing how to get along with out certain
things when the prices do not suit US.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
Army of 100000 Next Year.

Estimates for the money required
for the maintenance of the military es-
tablishment during the next fiscal year
again are in course Of at least third
revision.
The estimates of the various bureaus
originally were based on force OF
5000. 600. Later Secretary Baker di-
rected that they be revised to basis
of 1000. 900 men. Notwithstanding the
fact that theoretically there were over
100000 men already in the service
Now it is probable that when the est-
mates are submitted 10 congress they
will contemplate force of 100000
during the next fiscal year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
RIPPING RHYMES,
BY Walt Mason
NOVEMBER MINDS.


hats neither
meet
red
to
7 fishful cost;
wind
must draw like other care
oroncni
pasters for ches.
the Deh
could be all May
month"; that's y z.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
lively is that we as q civilized people,
defending orr own freedom and that

lively Is that we as q Civilized people,
defending our own freedom and that
Of the world against the brutal attack
Of a maniac shall conduct our defense
and fight our battles against the strong,
direct our punishments against the
guilty. wage war as men and not as
super savages, respect the sanctity OF
womanh0od, refrain from assassina-
famish children but feed them, that
we go forth to crush an Infamous idea
and to fight and STAY the strong who
would Cypress and enslave a world,
not to destroy peoples, dissolve ma
TONS shame and debauch races.
The war will end, sometime. 1t will
end at the limit Of human endurance
It will end when force with the well
fare of humanity behind it overcomes
brute force inspired with a greed Of
power and the instinct of tyranny.
The time has come for every Amer
can to turn his back upon the nation
that has perpetrated those atrocities
that shame civilization; to sever the
connections that have bound him to
that guilty government and people.
When American fathers and mothers
grant the bloody sacrifice Of their
sons there is neither excuse nor ex-
tenuation TO be made for Americans
of any blood or nativity who refuse to
sacrifice a sentiment.
Between Abraham Lincoln and Will
helm, Imperator, lies a great gulf that
can not be brdged with words or with
signs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
We Must War On Austria Next

Is opposed to radical changes In the
soldiers bill Of fare, proposed as
measures Of food conservation, ana the
army is backed up by scientific opin-
ion Of its own and has proved and
tested theories about the ration that
1t will not surrender.
1t Is true that reduction Of 20 pe'
cent in the army ration would cut ap-
proXimate,y 100000 day from the
commissary BILL but 1t could not be
made without reducing the fighting
efficiency Of the troops.
The adoption of a meatless day in
the environments, proposed by the food
administration, would be opposed by
the army as a whole, and by the SOL
diers in particular. A meat ration is
regarded by medical officers as abso-
lutely essential Tor men who live an
outdoor life, and who are expanding
great muscular energy. 1t might be
possible to substitute cornbread for
white bread, but it is felt that it might
be difficult to make this substitution,
as many men from the north are UNI
accustomed to the use Of cornbread,
and the cooks from that section are
relatively ignorant of methods of pre-
pairing food from cornmeal. Tests
have demonstrated that men can maruh
and fight as we'll on cornbread as on
white bread, but its use is more re-
slricted thar that Of floLr.
Our army ration Is balanced for an
American, and is gagged upon the
American standard OF living.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
the Luckymobile and stood up on the
front seat and made q speech:

Hear the bugle call,
Bring your gun to fight the Hun,
Rally one and ALL"
But, on, dear me. There wasn't
room in the Luckymobile to take them
all. So they formed procession and
followed the Luckymobile back to
Camp Cabbage.
And after they had gone for maybe
q mile or three they met Billy BunnyiO
old friend. the Circus Elephant.
Let me join" he said, even before
I1ncle Jh,cky could ask him. And AZ
there was Just room in the Luckymobile
for one more. the elephant climbed in
and away they went.
II think we will have q good sized
army pretty soon," said Uncle Lucky,
looking back at the long procession
following the Luckymobile. And 10
was a good thing he didn't make It 80
fast, for tho dust might have choked
some Of them and that would have been
dreadful. And just then they went BY
the little wooded hill where Daddy Fox
had his den under a big pile Of stones.
There's the old robber pesking out
81 us. said Billy Bunny and he took
his pop gun out Of his knapsack ana
pointed It at Daddy Fox. And after he
had pulled the trigger the Luckymo-
bile stopped to see whether that wicked
old fox was hit. But he never made
a sound. so I guess he pulled his nose
out Of the way Just in time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A. F. g.
A. M.-Special communication Friday
Nov. %, 1880 o'clock. Work In second
degree. John w. Wells, secretary; w,
H. Steiner, W. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. M.
Special convocatton Monday evening,
Nov. IS. al 1870 o'clock. Mark mas
ter's degree. Carl Shaffner, II. P; John
W. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & s. NJ, Mon
day. Dec. II. Regular business. Elcc-
ton Of officers. l. T. Forbes, recorder;
George Gregory, I. NJ.
STATED CoNcLAVE. St. AIdemar
cor7randery, No. 80. K. T.. Tuesday
Dec. IS. 80 ?. n. Regular business.
Election Of officers. l. 7. Forbes. re-
co-dar H. c. Mueller. ,mnander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, o. &.
S.-Regular meeting for business Wed
nesdav. Dec. -, 7;30 p. N. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. =. E. Fred
erick ". n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

They can not take turkeys and eggs
out Of cold storage and sell them to
the people at any sort OF prices. IL those
prices are not reasonable. not 80 long
as there are other things to eat and
there are plenty Of things that are be-
ginning to taste just as good as colo
storage turkeys or eggs and We also
know that there Is more human sus-
tenance In some Of those other things.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

The Alton Democrat says political
writer's who are discussing partisan
candidates for -hlg Office and that place
are poorly advised as 10 the temper Of
American sentiment. II would be a
GodSend II we could legally avoid an
other election until the close Of the
war. When that is over, when the
boys start home with the menace Of
rn:l!tz-ISru forever destroyed. then il
VIII D@ time enough for the patriots 70
trot out the mule and the elephant, 70
fling torth the campaign banners, To
crate On the tariff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

This incident in Iowa politics IL
hkely ~ be duplicated wherever DIS
trscts have been represented by trim
Irs" says the Davenport Democrat
commenting on the Third district re-
1~olicaa conference u name a canc:-
date - oppose Representative Sweet
ii ths pFi:laTy. 'Th05s who have
hedged for the sAke Of votes las they
suppyee6." the Democrat continues,
4are likely 70 md that such action is
not only transparent but Is resented
ny ecyry Ioya! citizen regardless Of
political ariliAtion.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

refuses to be Influenced by browoeat-
ing, while they detest the towards VINO
for business or other reasons dare not
take their stand for Uncle Sam. No
apologies are necessary for such a
stand and none should be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

Is the Germany army within our own
borders. That army IL working stead
lily to break down our morale, to make
us q nation unfit for fighting. It IL that
army which accomplished the over.
throw OF Russia and which made such
enormous gains by the Teutons In
Italy possible. While our sons are at
the front offering their life's blood IN
giving battle to the German in uniform
we must give battle to the great army
of ununiformed Germans in this
country. And We must do it fearless
and fully.
About the surest way to force loyal
Americans to take the law intoI their
own hands in meeting out Justice to
pro-Germans in this country would be
for federal authorities to maintain an
easy-soing policy in tho punishment
OF those who by their utterances and
actions show they are not only against
our government in this war but in fact
sympathize with the enemy.
When q man Is found guilty Of maxi
ing reasonable utterances at q time
like this at the very least he should bs
made to serve a term in prison. II he
were In Germany he would be shot. We
may have to come to that later. For tho
present, however,, a term in prison may
be sufficient as a punishment for the
guilty party and a warning to others.
When 1t comes to reasonable acts
and utterances it is hard to conceive
Of extenuatins circumstances. A man
who Is heart and soul with his country
doesn't know any conditions or cir
cumstances which would justify or call
for any remarks except the most
patriotic. II he Is not simon pure
American no may keep the fact COW
cred up for some time but It II going to
come out sooner or later unless no
knows BY the fate OF others that he
will be swiftly and adequately punish-
ed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Would anyone ever have believed"
says the Abba Republican. that New
York would give TO the women Of that
state what Iowa denied its women?
We believe that Iowa would do better
If another trial were given"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
sio Drive For the Jews,

Beginning Dec the Jews Of Amer
lea will conduct a two weeks campaign
10 raise $4,000, 900 OF a sl0,0o0,0oo fund
for the relief of their kinsmen liter
ally dying by thousands in Russia, Po-
land. Turkey and the Balkan states.
Jews internationally famous are at
The head of the appeal. The most
prominent business and professional
men of the various cities have been
picked to serve on the war relief COM
mittees The slogan for the campaign
is:
OF all the nationalities which have
suffered by the war. none has seen
more hardship and death than the
Jews.
Such men as Henry Morgenthau
former ambassador to Turkey, Jacob
Fl. Schir. Nathan Straus and Louis
Marshal are members Of the national
committee and are authority for the
statement that unless the Jews OF
Poland and southeastern Europe are
given immediate aid they VIII abso-
Iutely disappear as a race. AT present
5iseasa and slarr,.jcI due to their
utter poverty, are taking trighful toll
OF their numbers.
OF the present fund single Chicago
lew julius Roscnwaid. has offered %
contribute one-tenth or 81 100000. In
meeting his requirements - 100000
by himself for every
81 900 600 raised by the Jews Of Amer
ica-the national executive committee
has already obtained something Ike
$500. 900 from him. His original oner
expired on Nov. /. bat has been ex-
tended until Dec. 81.
Jacob n. SchiH has given @2ooVoo
to start the 100000 Greater New
York campaign for Jewish war reiief
and for the Jewish welfare board IN
the United States army and navy Thts
makes a total in excess
OF 100000 which Mr.. schifr has given
for war relief during the present war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
And for Good Reasons.

The self-satisfied person who always
knows he could have done better man
the one who was present In time OF
some special trouble or danger is sci.
dom the person to whom anyone turns
nann HELM or advice Is needed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

Uncle sam" says the Dies Moines
Register. may call TO the colors the
married men who have habitually neg
Iected 70 support their families, but ne
vii lind It some task 70 instill in them
the love OF work"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

Noting that somebody has suggested
that church congregations save fuel by
wOrshiping together the Sioux City
Journal adds both here and hereafter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

was gone before the community was
able 10 grasp the idea that we would
have to contribute our young man
hood to the cruel fortunes Of war Do
we honor him? VIII we forget that we
looked upon him as a mere boy. yet he
stepped out at the first call and filled
the full measure Of a man! Never will
we forget him and fail to do him honor.
American people seldom give vent to
their finest and most precious senti-
ments, and their sentiments toward the
volunteer are OF the that character.
That is why we are sorry the complaint
has ever been uttered. We are proud
that the American people are big
enough and broad enough to love and
praise all the soldiers Of the nation.
whether they be volunteers or con-
scripts. and 1t Is true American spirit
that is going to create no distinction.
difference or dissent among the boys
when they shoulder arms side by side
and present a solid front for demo-
crazy against other powers that are
noted highly for class distinction. To-
day It is honor enough to be an Amer
lean, aligned on the SIDE Of democracy,
right, justice and liberty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22

A French scientist IL trying to pre-
vent fogs by floating small Quantities
of oil on rivers TO check evaporation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-22
THE DISDoYAL TO THE PEN"
TT~ha Dpdre MesseDgar1

In federal court last Saturday MIN
lister Swanbeck Of swea CITY was fined
5000 for making dsloyal remarks. 1t
is hard to tell just what will be &C
complished by that fine. Either Swan
beck was guilty or ne WAS not II no
was guilty he deserves to go to prison.
II he was innocent he should be re-
leased. The fine Of 5000 does not serve
as much Of a warning to others OF a
disloyal temperament-!n fact It may
encourage them. Neither does it punish
Swanseck If he was guilty OF disloyai-
ty., And at that same court two per-
sons were, sentenced to more than q
year In prison for interfering with Wit
nesseS.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
DORT SETS Water
and FUEL RECORDS
A. A. A. Economy Tests Show Sur
prising Results with Stock Car.

One of the most striking results OF
the recent bort economy run under
A.A.A. auspices was the record of
coles milas to z Gallon OF water, show
ing very unusual cooling qualities. In
the entire mileage of 1854 covered.
only thirtT-One quarts of water pass
ed through the radiator.
Details II the test are interesting:
The start waS made from Los An
geles on September C, at 10 a. m..
when G. F. Stephenson. A.A.A. tech
nical representative, sent Jerry Wood
i'll away accompanied by W. J. Stipe
as observer on the first leg of the
Iun. Woodill turned the car over
To Bill Fitzgerald and Observer James
Whyte in San Francisco after aver
aging 23.37 miles TO the gallon. "Fitz"
drOv" bacH to Los Angeles with an
average of 25.A miles to the gallon.
Then w. b. Felix and Observer Her
bert Harms climbed aboard and with
a determination to better the first
days marks. Felix shot the bort
through for an average of 262l miles
per gallon over 49S miles. the high
mark of tho run.
The intense heat in Antelope and
San Joaquin Valleys, where the tenn
perature reached as high as l25 de-
gIees during the run, was the su-
preme test of the cooling system of
the bort.
Tne bort that made the economy
record is just as stock a car as the
factory makes
The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
HISTORIC RUINS FOUND.

An extraordinary find of historic
pottery and relics has been made by
Earl Morris, excavating Pueblo ruins
at Aztec. San Juan County, with a
force of twenty-five men, for the
American Museum of Natural His
tory.
The discovery includes sixty pieces
Of rare pottery. over 10000 carved red
and black stone beads, baskets, mat
hns' knives. battle axes and other
stone implements. Turquoise beads,
mosaics and shell ornaments are
classed as among the finest ever ex-
cavated in the Southwest.
Grains of corn with cobs ta.ss,s
ana husks were found intact, as were
also beans and bean pods, pumpkin
SEEDS pine cones, cotton fibre, yucca
leaves, rushes. cotton yarn, and cloth
sandals, snow shoes, beaver taetb
and bones Of animals and human he
ings, one skeleton. in a sitting most
tion' indicating the man had been
uecapitated. The find was made q,
Underground communal dweIIings
buried for centuries Kansas Citv
Journal. lily
The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
JOFFRE'S VALET RICH.

When Marshal Joffre went to the
United States he took with him a
body servant who was to act as his
valet. The man formerly had served
in the family and there was nothing
said about what pay he was to receive
until the journey was over. when the
Marshal asked him what he owed him.
Il couldn't ask for any pay in view
of the petite fortune that l have
brought back with me-"
What little fortune?" asked the
Marshal. You haven't been specu-
lating?"
'Mais non. monsieur de Marechal.
but there were times when l could be
of service. People who wanted auto
graphs. and those who wanted to see
the chambers occupied by Monsieur lie
Marechal. and those who sent notes
and messages
81 understand said the Marsha,
but. IL / may ask. how much did
you bring back?"
"Eh. hen, Monsieur lie MarechaI,
about $4,000 francs"
1t is Nine. Joffre who has let the
story out. She has told II to some
of her acquaintances in the American
colony in Paris. who repeat her as
surances that it is perfectly true
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-07
CAMOUFLAGE.

What is called In France the "art OF
camoufiage" is not only developing
into a new school OF high Importance
in the strategy OF war, but Is furnish
ing opportunity for artists of the al
lies to employ themselves patrioticaIiy
and to greater advantage than as SOL
diers on the firing line. II was to
have been expected by those who
know the temperament and spirit of
the French. that they would find some
special mission for their artists TO
perform; but 1t is especially interest
ing to know that American artists
have caught the idea. that they are
organizing TO offer their services. and
that they have some assurance that
their tenders will be accepted.
Ernest c. Peixotto. secretary for
America of the Appul aux Artistes,
has recently pointed out that profess
sional artists can be of great service
to our army in France: That is par
ticularly true of those who have
mastered the underlying principles or
color and the distant and deceptive
effects Of light and shade. Abbort
Henderson Thayer. a distinguished
American painter of ideal figures, has
deemed the study worthy OF him, and
long before the war began, in 1886. dis
covered the law protective coloring Oh
animals, and announced it in an
article published by the Smithsonian
Institution, which has been followed
by its adaptation to military needs.
"Camoufiage." therefore, despite its
French name. can be rightfuIly claim
ed as an American institution. French
officers have also lectured en- 1t be-
fore officers training camps in the
United states, showing the importance
they attach to this new factor in war.
Portland Oregonian.