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TAYLOR SAYS WE'LL WIN
coNoREssMAN RETURNS FROM
EUROPEAN BATTLEFRONT.
Colorado Legislator Declares co-opsr'
atIon 10 the Dig Lesson Amsr'.
cans Must Learn.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvics.
Denver.-"We've got the money
we've got the men, we've got the sup
plies. and we've got the right on oul
side. and we'll win-but. by Godfrey!
let NO American man or woman thinh
this war 10 . picnic! And shame on
the American man or woman who
complains Of our little trials today
tiny, Insignificant economies and
troubles compared to the superhuman
sacrifices being made 80 bravely BY
heroic France!"
brought to the American people by
Congressman Edward T. Taylor. one
OF the ten United States legislators
who. ~ guests OF the French. British
and Belgian governments. recently
spent days and nights in the front
line trenches between the Baltic sea
and the Alps. obtaining first-hand In
formation Of conditions that this coun-
try must face in bearing the brunt OF
an offensive war against Germany.
8looOAoou AoyiVA 0IsNCu as ACA
YER en- route to his home In Glenwood
Springs. where Mrs. Taylor Is recov
ering from an operation. On his re-
turn trip to Washington he will be the
guest Of the Civic and Commercial As.
ISOLATION here. and will speak on war
conditions at . public meeting TO be
held In the Auditorium.
Cooperation Is the ibg lesson We
must learn" Congressman Taylor
declared. There must be one d..
rscting force at the head Of the allied
armies on the western front. Trans.
portation 10 our second problem. We
must have ships. and at this time We
must ignore the cry from France for
moro men. II would be criminal to
send an army Of . million men to
France unless we are able to send
supplies with them. Our men will
face famine on the battlefields II We
send them over without supply ships
accompanying them. Transportation
must be supplied-and then we'll send
our fighters over to do their part.
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OF ceurss She Old.

A young woman had come In answer
to an advertisement. She was asked
why she left her last place.
"Yes'm. don't mind tellln' all about
It. It was just this way. The lady
comes Into my kitchen and asks me II
I can make corn pOnes. and proceeds
to show me. to show ME-. how to make
corn pones, an I'm from Kentucky.
Did ! Quit7 OF course I did."-In-
dianapOlis News.
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"sunny Jim" Commits suicide.

La Junta-The suicide at the coun-
ty Jail OF restaurant man. called by
everyone Sunny Jim, but whose real
name the officials were unable to as
certain. came as a sequel to the ar
rests which have been made during
the past few days in connection with
the robbery OF Santa Fe cars contain.
ing groceries.
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Total Observation-Disclosures
Greatest Sums for Army and Navy.

Greatest Sums for Army and Navy,
r o..... .,u. =, ,o,rso 49,.
...,a,..sa -. ~ armv .nd now 10.
s..s..ss s.o,,,.,,.,,, .,,hr,,.,.a ~ tor,n.
-. .sSi.s. "a .es..,nas,,, r,,,,,on.
=. .nU 'u1. ..s.as 1 .. 800. -; r.,,,;ons
. Au,,.. ~
an" e. D" .sa .,.,., .a-v,.. which T.,
.,,,a.. tho .re.t army for tho air n :.
1ss eIo AK Il Estimated. This sum In.
oIude. the ss40. oo0. 900 previously an.
nronri.ted for the great air fleet
49,. ~ ~. -. n. ...,,.
'S''Ns W. 's ~
a oniion oolla1s ID ssAeo LOT ~
ana miscellaneous expenses OF inc
army; more tnan TWO o'liion ooiisrs
tor the euartermsster corps; SloI.Voo''
900 for hospital and medicines; $780,
100000 for the equipment OF engineer
troops and $SS2.O0O.O00 for the ex'
penses Of their operations In the field.
Ammunition for the great guns to
blast way through the German fronts
10 estimated to cost S390.0OO.00 For
machine guns. the deadliest weapons
Of the war. more than $237.0O0.000 10
asked. For armored motor cars more
than @75.o00.000 ID estimated.
No estimate appears for the com.
mittee on public information. the ex.
penses Of which are being paid out Of
the Presidents S100.000.00O war
emergency fund.
Navv's Estlmatss.
m. navy. tot.l NJ . little more
than 4, 600 OoO. O00 IA distributed prin.
cIn.i,v in mi. w.v.
Paw NJ officer. and men, 1926 OOO..
ooo. .vi.t,on sea 600 ono. ,mprovins
.nh .on,rn,n. navy v.rd. for con.
.,n,c,,on ~ .hIns a ono 600. nav.
n.nv,.Ior. and cIo, hin. Tor the ma ine
co,r. "a, o0O 00O. recrui,In. trans.
mort ,,on and 'outfittins recruits. SIS.
ooo ooo. .rmIns and eouippins naval
m,,,,i. q, ZOO 900 ORGANISING naval re-.
..rve force s2oo. 900: schools and
c.mn. NJ ina, ruct,on for naval reserve
rscruits ~ 600. 900. ordnance strictly
IN the bureau Of Ordnance. s2s.50O,.
900. new batteries Of guns for ships,
Sss oo0 600. ammunition for ships
alone. saa .ooo. 900: torpedoes and tor.
n.do Appliances. 81 ,OO0. 900: extension
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Fuller Succeeds Walsh.

Denver-G. p. Fuller has been
elected secretary Of the transporta,
ton committee Of the Colorado Coun.
Gil of Defense to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of w. F.
Walsh
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Ths 0saiss Thsa psss M GAs4 nas1
eeea.se Of ~ tonic - lexatiye e1eck lA4aaye
1assins Esrvons1sss o. nnGinS a Tie hsal: T1sS
dgna1lfo 3 o. boz. ~.
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vlsiiantes Surprise Cattle Thieves.
Rocky Ford.-so serious Is becom'
ing the loss Of cattle to the ranchers
south OF Rocky Ford In the caii0ns
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Want. Addresses Of Rssis.rants.

Denver. - Provost Marshal John
Evans received word from Provost
Marshal General Crowder that all reg
istrants for the draft who have
changed their addresses since being
registered are requested to send their
new addresses to their boards.
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Girl RssponsIbls for 0oy's Death.
Brighton.-Frances r. Marlborough.
10 years old. Is held responsible for
the death Of John Wagner. 1G years
old. by a bullet from . rifle. but a
coroner's Jury has found that the
death was accidental.
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Philippines IL increasing rice pro-
suction.
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Since the Draft.

Jones-HOw Nre you?
smith-Are you speaking ms friend
,r as a member Of the exemption
ooard3
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Mrs. Lydia shuster, 1858 Hargaret
St., Frsnkford, Pay says: "a cold start.
I'd my kidney trouble. Ny back beG.a
70 to;. .sh: -, and e. i S. and lane: ny
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q IOI1UWS y KeHeIdI bCdteIIeut
estimates by general headings:

Total (cents omitted
here and above). .$13.504 1857 $40
postal returns ....... 4s5.ss2,s45
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28

You remember in the story before
this that Billy Bunny and Uncle Lucky
were at the seashore. and out a little
ways from the land was the good
natured Whale. Well, as soon as ne
saw the little rabbit he swan up to
the beach and said Hello And then
Billy Bunny introduced him to Uncle
Lucky, and after that the Whale said:
Don't you both want to go for
sail?" and as the old gentleman rap-
bit had never been on whaieship IN
his life, he said yes right away, and
so did the little rabbit.
Then the Whale pushed his tail up
on the sand and the two little rabbits
hoped over it just like bridge. anu
then they sat down and away went the
whale with swish of his tail that
spattered the spray all over the bay.
Goodness mel" cried the old gentle
man rabbit. I'll have to wipe off my
spectacles,' and he took his polKadot
handkerchief from his pocket, and az
ter that he tied It over his old wedding
stoyepipe hat for he wasn't going to
lose that hat, 20 stree, and a no Stree
man. not even if he had to tie the
anchor to 1t.
BY and by, not so very long. they
heard q sweet voice singing, so they
looked everywhere. but the only thing
they saw was the big green ocean
II wonder who is singing, said
Uncle Lucky, and he took his sypglass
out Of his waistcoat pocket and twist
ed it around and around until he could
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MASON
NOT IN STOCK.


long for peace, for balmy peace; q
like to see the scrapping cease. asked
the kaiser il the boon OF peace wouio
reach US pretty soon. We have no
peace in stock" he said. and Wlpeo
some carnage from his head. I'VE useo
to keep such goods on hand, until we
found there's no demand. We have
none. be 1t understood, but here is
something Just as good" With that ne
tahbed me with a spear and winged
me in my starboard ear. called on
half a dozen kings, who deal in gore
and kindred things, and asked II they
had peace fof sale, and always hearo
the same old wall. There's absolutely
no demand for peace, in bulk, in crates
or canned. We strive to keep abreast
the times. we have on hand all stand
ard crimes; we can deliver at your
door the latest novelties in gore For
winter goods we're making room, ana
closing out our stock of doom; IL you
desire a dead mans bone. Just cali US
I'D by telephone. But peace! It's strict
ly out of date; we can't afford to pay
the freight; we couldn't sell IT II W.
would-but here is something just as
good" with that, before could escape
they shot me up with slugs and grape.
You cannot buy pound OF peace N
any mart from Cork to Greece.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
"c;rI. Left Behind, by Germans.

Souvenir hunting in abandoned Ger.
man dugouts-a favorite occupation o.
the entente soldiers on the western
front when time permits-is not a.
safe q pastime now as 1t was at hrst
The willy Huns have Fesortea 70 al
kinds OF tricks to make The visit almost
as dangerous to the intruder as when
thew still remained there, as yividls
told by Lewis R. Freeman, in an IL
Illustrated article in the September
Popular Mechanics Magazine OF "hicA
the following Is sample:
Something of the direction his tine
German's1 latest effort has taken Was
revealed by Tommy who was exhibit
ing TO me some of the treasures nj
had gathered in cleaning up recent
ly occupied German dugout One o.
these. carefully preserved between the
leaves OF q magazine, was the photo
graph Of what, was evidently a Ger
man girl, ,punctured with not less than
dozen bullet holes.
"Did you take it from a German sol
dier2" asked. va
"'No SIR was the reply; only from
the wall Of dugout.'
"'But how did she come ton get SC
shot to pieces?' I asked; adding A.
teringly,,. have never heard that the
British soldier makes war on women.
'"tBut this I'm lydy was maxim wal
on. us, SIR he answered with grin;
or leastways one of 'er friends three
or four dugouts down the line tried te
strafe US, and we had orders to strarf
back
Then he went on to explain that tn
| Tomntes had always We'd with eacf
other in collecting photographs from
the walls OF the captured dugouts a:
souvenirs, a circumstance which tn
| Germans, who appeared to have go
| wind Of it in some way, endeavored K
take advantage b .,. .. ming a wir'
from the. back Of some Of these mura
decorations to mines concealed beneat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28

beneficiaries Of its institutions. It ia
net just to assume that q healthy wem'
an without children IL DEPENDENT
properly she Is not for she 10 able to
earn her own livelihood in evocations
and employments where her services
are in great demand. Moreover to ex-
empt married men without taking note
of those who FASTENED to marry as a
protection against military service is to
place premium on slackers.
There are 19-year-old boys in the
service, plenty of them. The enlist
ments of volunteers were probably
seven to ten of youths under 81: but
the willing patriotism Of youth is not
bar to the duty of older men. Re-
sponsibility remains. 1t Is as import
ant that the 19-year- old youth should
complete his preparation for the
struggle of life as that another, whose
attainment to full citizenship has en-
dowed him with a more direct respon-
sibility, should continue to thrive un-
disturbed while the youth accepts all
chances and fights all battles of de-
Tense.
The married woman and the married
man without children and Of able body
are as much involved in this war as
any hers PerhapS the draft age linz
its would have been fairer had the
limits been set between 81 and So.
1t is wise to take those who may be
taken without leaving dependents at
home who must be cared for but the
wisdom of exempting men for depen
denotes that do not actually exist and
taking the uniformed boys wholesale is
net so evident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
MARRIED EXEMPTIONS lNo BOYS.

The proposal Of General Young to
lower the draft ages to 10 because 80
per cent of married men claim ex-
emption and because the president ap-
pears to favor the exemption OF all
married men, will not strike thinking
persons as completely fair or efficient
To lower the age limit below that OF
citizenship because those who have ar
rived at citizenship hasten to advan-
tage themselves Of every possible pro-
vision and opportunity to escape mill
tary duty scarcely seems Just or ad-
visable.
In the matter of married men and
exemptions the ruling that exempted
only those with children and invalid
wives who are properly to be termed
dependents appears to have much more
justice in it. It is policy open to yer,
serious question, this proposal to take
the adolescent youth of the country
as a whole to war and its possibilities
and probabilities. When the propose
rests for main reason on the fac
that others attempt to evade that dut.
of common citizenship it is still mor'
questionable.
Women have their responsibilities -
well as men. They are citizens o
this country, sheltered by its laws an.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28

should evoke no response There are
local branches of the Red Cross that
are dependable, Jand everyone knows
some officer in the army or navy OF
some official OF state or nation who is
dependable and who will either act in
behalf Of the good cause or refer those
who wish to give to others who will
act.
The faker does not care who suffers
from his false pretense. He would rob
the widow and take the last penny
from O child's bank in the pretense OF
aiding widows and orphans. He would
steal hospital supplies, If granted the
opportunity, and divert them to his
own use while pretending to seek aid
for the wounded.
Any faker whose offense can be
proved, should have summary treat
ment at the hands of his intended VIC
Tins. His scalp would be suitable
thank offering in the cause Of true
charity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
NO TAX ON CHARITIES.

When the surtax strikes your in
| come of 100000 or over or under for
the matter Of that you have a means
of escape-you can give one-tifth OF
it to charity, religion, or education in
stead Of paying taxation. This
fmeans that one-ffth Of our total in
come may be spent as you see fit if
you see fit to spend it charitably or for
There isn't much doubt that incomes
will be severely pruned by taxation
but that is not to deprive the owner
of the income from pursuing his char
tiles and welfare contributions. The
income of 100000 can still assist
charity 100000 worth That includes
the Red Crooss and other charities and
helpful charities connected with the
war.
1t IS WISE provision that amendment
OF Lenrooots which it is to be hoped
the house will accept. Taxation of in
gram would certainly affect charities
seriously were no such provision made.
Educational and religious activities
would find themselves limited at
time when charitable, religious and ed
ucative activities are most necessary.
So the income owner will have his
chance to give even more freely to the
causes indicated. OF course that will
greatly affect in dollars and cents such
interests as those Of Mr.. Rockefeller and
the vast income owners; but it will
also affect the smaller income owners
favorably to giving freely that which
otherwise would be Communicated to
the common welfare.
1t is most necessary provision. The
charities local and general should not
be taxed in a time when charity and
heipfulness must meet extraordinary
demands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
Billy Bunny and His Friends

[see distinctly, which means plainly.
you know.
There she is cried the old gentle.
man rabbit, and he got so excited that
he looked thru the wrong end of the
spyglass and then he said, mo, she
isn't!" for he couldn't see anything at
all that way. you know.
What did you see?" asked the little
rabbit, and he pushed forward Uncle
Lucky,s old wedding stovepipe hat TO
keep 1t from falling over his left ear. 4
"A mermaid" cried the old gentle-
man rabbit, and before he could turn
the spygiass the other way a lovely
mermaid swan up and handed him her
card and on 1t was written in lovely
purple ink:
Miss Coral Seafoam. "A
Oceanville.
U. g. A.
PLEASED to meet YOU" cried the OLD
gentleman rabbit most politely. This
is my nephew, William Bunny, BrieY
Patch. Old Snake Fence Corner, and
by name is Mr.. Lucky Lefthindfoot and
/ live in Lettucevllle, eorner Of CarrDts
and Lettuce streetA.~ and then he trfedi
to take off his hat, but he couldn't fer
1t was tied down tight, you remem-
Der, with his blue polkadot handkerr
chief. And after that the mermaid
asked them to visit her coral islanA
where she and her sisters sold coral
beads and scarf pins. And in the
next story you shall hear--weH, guess
i won't tell you now, but let you wall
and see.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
Topics of the Tim IS

Just now the coal shovel looks twice
as big as the snow shovel.
Thank heaven one item of cost has
been cut. Aeroplanes are being manu-
featured at one-half their former cost
Get your aeroplanes early and avoid
the rush.
Perhaps il those colored soldiers
were located somewhere close to Lens
they'd be so occupied with other and
Undressing matters that they'd forget
to riot.
Not a word of ''amo," which is the
ground work Of lovemaking in French,
is included in the soldiers french
handbook of language. But never minu
about that. The boys will pick up
lot of language that isn't included in
the handbook.
Do you seem to notice that death
and serious accident by automobile mas
become SO common a dispatch in the
PAPERS that you read almost every
thing else first?
How small petty policies and other
pettiness seems when the boys are
getting ready for war.
49,
How quickly Goethals went and no"
long Creel hangs on.
It doesn't take a great deal OF agita-
ton over tar and feathers to set e1-
citableper sons heating tar and hunting
for old featherbeds. It is also worth
remarking that excitable temperamen's
often make mistakes. Better go apou'
reprisals against disloyalty along ths
legal methods. but get busy with the
nroDer means. Proof of disloyalty
should bring the legal penalty instea'
Of a tonguelashing by one or another
individual who happens to hoio authof-
;tv a little action and less lecturins
will bring more immediate and lasting
results.
Has il occurred to the average per-
son that right now is mighty gooo
time TO start and keep up a scrap
book that will be a volume OF curren'
war history after the mists nave
cleared away?
The suggestion to pro-German ora
tors is that they will do well to take
a leaf out Of Wilkerson's book and &c
+al in Omaha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
NEWSPAPERS ARE NOT pRoFi1EsRs.

Inc senate is insistent upon adding
a cent pound to the postage rate of
newspapers. The distinctive value of
the newspapers to the government ap-
pears to gain small consideration with
the senior legislative body. 1t is ar
gued that the newspapers car pass the
cost on 10 the subscriber by a raise of
subscription and advertising rates.
Newspaper publishers are entirely
willing to bear their just share Of the
burden Of the war. Moreover they can
and will raise their rates because It
Will be necessary for them to do so if
the program Of taxation and postage
is carried OUT. Otherwise most of them
would go to the wall; for it is true
that most newspap ers are not highly
profitable ventures and also true that
many are not profitable al all in the
commercial sense.
Another measure providing for the
present rates of postage within a zone
of 800 miles from the place Of publ
cation has merit in it. Most news
papers circulation is confined TO that
area. This measure would bear heav-
lily on magazines that are mainly adj
vertising pages and eliminate many
publication that are merely adverts-
ing handbills and should be Eliminated.
II is in every way preferable to pub
fishers and public.
Moreover the newspaper finds no
war profits. On the contrary it's ex-
penses increase in war time, that is
the expenses OF newspapers that fur
nish accurate and prompt news SER
! vice increase greatly while incomes do
| not advance because of war To class
! ify the newspapers with munition
makers and profteers thru war would
| be not only an unjust but a sense
less proceeding.
The government and the people both
| depend upon the newspapers. The
press is dependable In times Of emer-
| gency. 1t devoted itself to the Liberty
loan as it devotes itself to the supper.
Of the country in every reasonable and
effective measure proposed It is a
service rendered freely and without
| counting cost-and it does cost. The
Fourth Estate is we'll named. It is
the support of the government and the
| protection Of the people. And It should
| receive a respectable consideration al
the hands Of both government ant
people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-28
WHAT ABOUT COAL?
TiWaterloo Times-Tribune. I

Coal dealers claim that coal will be
cheaper this winter, provided they can
get the coal at the reduced prices es-
tablished by the government. They
express fear that they will not be able
to buy at the prices fixed, and il they
can not, they are not to be expected
to sell the coal they bought during the
summer at prices then prevailing on
the basis Of the market today as fixed
by the government.
1t may be a little unpleasant for re-
tail dealers to view the prospects OF
business of the immediate future. but
it will be well if they pull themselves
together and prepare to lose from their
their early purchases. We hope most
Of them were shrewd enough to have
arranged with the mine owners or
their representatives for rebate in case
Of government price fixing; they
might have expected that the govern
ment would not stand for't prices
that prevailed last winter. Chicago
dealers. Immediately the new prices
were announced, met them and the
result has been that the Chicago con-
sumner is buying now and the yards
are being unloaded; whereas. dealers
who have refused to cut have the coal
in their yards. Neither do these deal
ers need expect to charge what may be
their loss to the consumer, because the
government will make the price to the
consumer, allowing a fair margin OF
profit all around
We do not know how much coal is
stored up in the country but if the
dealers think that there will not be
enough mined at the new price to take
care Of the business and that they can
work off their high price coal at their
margin of profit, we fear they will be
because there will be
men who will get the coal at the es-
tablished price and they will sell TO
the consumer at the established price.
no matter how strong the coal dealers
may be in any city. Men
will get this coal for the reason that
the government will see that the mines
are run to capacity. Dealers have no
doubt that II the mines are fully oper-
ated there will be surplus OF coal.
They know the possibilities OF output
as we'll as anybody. There will not be
lacking railway facilities. either.
But the mine operators ought TO DC
called upon to protect the retailers :.
the stock on hand. 1t would only De
lust to make the price at the mine re-
troactive. taking into consideration the
amount Of coal on hand held by
dealer. There is no good reason why
The retailer should be forced to STAND
this loss and the mine owner reap TINS
exorbitant proft-but it looks like ne
NAV have to stand it, as certainly ne
can not expect to load peoples base
ments at the prices he is charging at
present