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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-08-30
KIMBALLTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Hansen were
the hosts last Thursday of several
hundred guests who came in response
to a general invitation to their 25th
wedding anniversary. A sumptuous
supper was served to all who came
early. Later in the evening the
young folks went to the opera house
which had been leased for the occa-
sion and enjoyed themselves by dane
ing. Some of the older folks also
took part, but most of them amused
themselves by looking on. A deli
cious luncheon of which everybody
| partook heartily was served at mid
night.
The breeders of blooded hogs of
| this community will be well repre-
scented at the Iowa State Fair this
year DR.. j. p. Jorgensen of Elk
Horn, Fred Bonnesen of Kimballton
and Madison Spencer of Audubon will
have exhibition of Duroc Jerseys, and
| Fred Sievers of Audubon will exhibit
Poland Chinas.
Rev. and Mrs. Valdemar S. Jensen
and Miss Emma Simmonssen left Fri
day afternoon for Chicago where Mrs.
Jensen and Mrs. Simmonsen will take
medical treatments while Rev. Jensen
goes on to Manistee, Mich, to speak
at large meeting held there by the
Danish church. Rev. Jensen was for
merly pastor of said church.
A bolt of lightning struck the ele-
vator Monday afternoon and for a
while it was thought put the building
on fire. The fire department was
called out but when they got there
! it was found there was no fire and
all the harm done was the burning
out of all the fuses of the electric
motor.
l.. C. Rasmussen of Elk Horn make
frequent trips to Kimballton now
and soon will have his new house
and place in Larsen's addition COM
pleted Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen
expect to move in about September
first.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens
Andersen was christened at the i'm
manuel Church Sunday and given the
name of Vermund Moller Andersen
Mr.. and Mrs. Andersen entertained
a number of friends at supper Sun
day evening in honor of the event.
! Mr.. Alfred Simmonsen and Miss
Karen Petersen, left Saturday fol-
Dagmar, Mont, to visit Mr.. and Mrs
Johannes Petersen, who moved there
last spring from here.
Wednesday, Aug. 18th at Atlantic
occurred the marriage of Miss Anna
Petersen of Kimballton to Mr.. Clar.
ence Jensen of Extra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19

There will be Il 0ota bile comedy act
ON view at the Columbia theatre baV-
export for the first half OF the week
starting Sunday afternoon when =. G.
<ugent q Co. present The Meal
Hound" known as one of the best
comedy skits in vaudeville today. The
Springfield. Ill., Journal says of this
act There is class written ali
over the act presented by <ugert &
Co. The lines of the plrylet contain
real humor and they are delivered in
a manner THAI leaves no doubt in the
minds Of the audience that those who
are speaking them are polished IN
their profession The comedy offered
SIS not necessarily OF the kind which
sends the audience into an upToar but
IL keeps them in good bumur 5ures-
sanity MIR. %uEeut and Bliss York
are SO good that the Majestic manage
meut has booked them FOR an entire
week" Fred and Adele Astaire
youthful singers and dancers. Bill
Robinson. the dark cloud of Joy, Nor
ris and Campbell. The AvI-are-aer'
and Radium S posing models viii CONS
plefe the bill. These are regarded as
good standard acts and should con-
form 30 The usual run of good offer
iugs which have been the rule 81 the
Columbia Eva Fav viii come back
for the last half of the week Begin
ming Thursday and viii again demon
strate the scientific arts of the East
Indian Togis and famed Naharmas.
Her adrOit and altogether wonderful
exhibition last time is still talked
about and Manager Scharu5crE had
her brought back from q distant
town to again I'LL an engagement here
Believe what you will of occ1ICism
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19

The Spencer Square theatre offers
an unexceIled program Tor next week
Tomorrow and Monday Margaret IL
Ington, distinguished star of the stage,
appears in her first screen production,
Sacrifice" It is thrilling story OF
love and war of such merit that the
Spencer Square should be packed on
both days. As an added attraction, q
Black Diamond comedy He Did ID
Himself" is booked Charles Ray
comes Tuesday in q typical American
play, "The Pinch Hitter" It is d pie
tu~e that every lover of action viii en-
Joy In addition a Triangle comedy
and Burton Holmes with the Randy
Elephants" viii be shown Bessie Love
and the Triangle kiddieS present Il
play of mischief. smiles and absorb
ing situations iD Cheerful Giverss" on
"Wednesday The Riddles are only
''farmed ont" orphans from a bank
rupt cbildren's home. but they play
big parts in q real live drama BE
witCbing Bessie in boys clothes be-
comes q servant for Mrs. Grey. who
viii have no Kitchen vampires to
play havoc with the heart of her son.
Bat Bessie does more than that. as the
picture portrays On Thursday
Hands Up" picture OF surprises,
viii be shown with Wilfrcd Lucas in
the principal role. A Triangle comedy
and the Patha Weekly News are added
attractions on Friday and Saturday.
Mae Murray appears in The Primrose
Ring" and there viii be a Mack Sen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19
At fLln Mnlestic.

once ia q year and perhaps two or
three, there comes such q picture
classic as THE Crisis Which VIII be
seen at the Majestic theatre Pr Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday OF next
week Tuis is F. pictured version or
Wfust0u's ChurchlU's grand American
novel of the same name from which
stage play was made with marked
success The characters Of Judge
SiIas Wh.pDle Colonel Garyel, stephen
Br3ce ana others including Lincoln,
Grant and Sherman VIII all be shown
ujrtDriall- Millions have read the
book and witnessed the play and tens
Of millions rc now looking at the
photGpiay ~ats. com 5iues and adds
TO the beauties off the novel and the
drama "Taa Crisis is something like
THE Birth of q Nation with the same
type of love story running through IT
with the great Civil war as back
ground There are wonderful battle
scenes taken on the exact spots where
they were fought out q half century
ago. You VIII see sherman and his
army marching TO the sea over parts
of the Identical route SbeFUau's troops
took and there are members Of the g.
A r. right here tn Rock Island who
made that march You viii see F1cEs-
burg crushed and the victorious army
Of the north sEatteriug the remnants
of the c0nrederacy. Audiences have
risen in their seats ana cheered wildly
the many fine scenes Of The Crisis.
It is not along a war play, but the
real dramatic events are ceutered
about the fine characters and a}tua-
tious- The cast includes Tom Saursc1L
Bessie Eyton, Marshall Neilan. George
Fawcett. Eugene Besserer and thou
sands Of men and horses Hundre is
Of guns are seen IN use and there are
exciting moments when the entire
house underEoes wave after wave of
enthusiasm. THE Crisis" is now play
ing at the Colonial theatre in Chicago
at very high prices. The price here
viii he cut to the usual big feature
rate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19

Miss Theda Bara. vampire extra
ordinary, has this to contribute to
The literature of the world on the
subject OF woman.
a woman is sometimes fugitive
irrational, Understandable illogical,
and contradictory great deal of
forbearance ought 80 be shown her.
and good deal Of prudence exer-
cised with regard 10 her, for She
may bring about innumerable evils
without knowing it. Capable Of all
kinds Of devotion and OF all kinds
of treason, monster Incompetent
sible raised to the sect nd power,
she is at once The delight and the
terror Of man"
If the country sees action on the
battle field there are a large number
of motion picture extras who VIII
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19

WAYNE Arey experiences several
flckHsh situations IN Her Beloved
Enemy" in which he is co-starred
with pretty Doris Grey at tine Black
Hawk theatre tomorrow He has been
discovered pilfering in q s6yscrapeT
Office building late at night. The
scrubwomau gives the alarm. The po-
lice corner him in a room. They rush
the door but find the window smash
ed-witb no fire escape outside and 20
floors TO the bottom. Wayne gets away
ali right And what's even more cur
i0us, he escapes ir Doris limoDs ne
and she was supposed to regard hun
as BIER foe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19
NEM{9NOIBS9 -1N0TELAND
RzZS 0Z DAISY DEAN T@8
They Say That;
$50 s'aa-
-
.U DAISY DEAN

A&sNF say mat
Gail Kane has the FIRST blossom in
her kitchen garden-it is a potato
blossom.
Helen Holmes is the proud pos
SCISSOR Of five goats
Ben Turpin wishes he had known
when he was a small boy that those
crossed eyes we're going TO be worth
money some day.
The one desire of Jackie Saunders
life is to be a brunette.
Charlie Chaplin is noted for being
the most careful auto driver in the
city of Los Angeles
Ann Murdoch says parrots always
make her furious because they can
talk faster than she can
Crane Wilbur threatens TO have
his hair cut because so many girls
write saying they would love to run
their fingers through it,
Margarita Fischer has. bought a
dozen pairs OF those new silk socks
You should see them
Billie Rhodes would rather dance
than eat, and is always asking for
music between takes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19
know just how To fall down after be
ing struck by bullets

know just how to fall down after be
ing struck by bullets
Billie Rhodes carries Insurance on
her eyes. The careless way she has
of casting them about is rather
dangerous al that
Sweet Sixteen.
Sixteen Is Fatty ArbuchIe's lucky
number. His press agent says that he
weighed rs pounds when born. was
born on the 10th day of March, 1886.
has been 10 years iu the theatrical
business. and was married en- the 18TH
of the month He began negotiations
with Joseph VI. Schaueh the 10th OF
last December said negotiations being
consumated on the 9Th day OF Janu-
arg. and the contract formally signed
on the I6Ih Of February All of
which sounds Hshy TO US
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19
IbSEtheatre

ars Keystone comedy. Her Nature
farce" The Spencer Square prom
s.sez loan rha Woman" with Gerald
lre. Fa~rar as star. as an early attTae-
con
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19

SiargariEa Fischer rides q buckfng
blackboard in Little Miss Mission
ary.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19
Broncbo Billy Back.

g. III Anderson, who is better
known as Broncho Billy. is about 10
return 20 the screen .-fter long re-
t1remeuJ. during which he has become
q \e" York theatre manager and ur0-
ducer OF plays Nj Anderson sold his
interests Of Essauay. of which he was
one Of the founders, and became Darr
owner and manager OF the Longacre.
he lis also one Of the producers of His
Little Widows the musical comedy at
the As1or, dls new film viii be called
Humanity and viii show Mir An
derson ta his familiar cowboy i'm
personaton
Nargari1a Fischer rides bucking
blackboard in Little Miss Mission
airy
Roscoe ArbuckIe.s next Paramount
comedy VIII be "A Reckless Romeo -
Emmy WheIen has complefea
course Of special training and is pra-
pared to go 30 The front as Rcd
Cross nurse. Miss Whelen was born
in Vienna and educated i'm Franc. and
London While on g visit IA her
mother in Europe three years ago size
visited camp Of wounded soldiers
While was in thar dreadful camn T
learned tie art o. making bandaees
and how 10 help the men Ia distress =
she says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-19

Roscoe Arbuckle's next Paramount
comedy viii be "A Reckless Romeo -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
City News in Brief

"The newest thing ~ the severe. tall
or-mHde suit with stock and
scant Hk dirt. said The pretty young
thing aH she helped herself 20 an
other marshmaliow and turned over
tho pages of the taet Chambers
story.
The price OF canned goods IL bound
90 go~upi according 10 a man who
~ hpdNiN Interested iu the whole.
sale grocery business, ss England
has contracted for most 81 the can
ned goods America can put up Tor
two years "a advance.
John :. HREEsrty. brick manufactur-
er aud coed roads commissioner,
who has been active ma orBanl1a-
ton for food production, rs IN
Washington. u. g.. lie Is under
stood 10 have gone 90 the capita
20 investigate tho national FOOD
situation.
Those cute IlttIe overcoRts the boys
wear, ~lth the belt up under their
arms. make me think - the nrst
coat ] made Johnny when ne was
baby. said fond mother We'd
nosday 81 cut 10 over from an old
one ~ his fathers. and he looked
lust too sweet for anything
"Paying svRshwoman $3.50 for three
hOurs' work H. going some, aald
woman who has not been keeping
house since everything went aero
planning And then she bossed me
Rbou, and told me what she want
cd fuT dinner. besides 7 guess THIS
ls thc day OF the masses all
right
4 British Union Jack - carried onto
the stngc la the religious pageant
"DarkpcFs and Light during tho
representation ~ StRnlcy's meeting
with Livingstone. The scene rs an
African settlement Of native nuts,
This appearance of the emblem is a
signal FOR hearty applause AZ every
performance
Accepting the Invitation % Rabbi
Leo Franklin 90 MI the pulpit OF
Temple Roth El sunday, Rabbi Ma
thnn krass ~ BROOKLYN. recog -
r'K~d among tho ministry OF New
York "a ono 80 fhe strongest mon
in tho clergt Will pay his nrs'
''sit 90 nefro'f His subject VIII
De els God asleep
IisteninE "a the talk OF two Cana
dian recruiting ofhcerS I'm front 81
the Hotel ponfcharfra In on wood
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Rv Ed L KEN.
CStar Correspondent United PressD
CCopyriEht. 1917. by The United Press)

Star CORES pendent United Press.
tCopyriEht. 1917. ny The United Press)
LONDON, May America is
getting the full and complete facts
OF every neWsa feature OF tho Brit
ish end OF tho war developments,
except the actual figures OF subma-
iine losses and may expect 20 To.
ceive them very soon The subma.
tine menace is the strongest card
Germany has played. but it viii
never win the war
The foregoing IS N the authority
& the man who o. prophecies and
statements on fhc WAY have come
to carry more weieht than those OF
any other figure in Che Allied coun-
tries ord North~l0c
Nor'hcliTe probably is the squar
est facer OF facts in England. he
rover lodges Today he United
Press put squaroly up 10 him the
proposition OF the gathering doubt
and distruJ in America resulting
from belief that British ofhcialdom
has not been frank With America
m Us statements OF submarin s
losses and possibly has not been
told the full trath regarding the Al
lies successes on the west front.
In regard 10 tho loss Of tonnage
O., submarines" said Lord North
chne. there IS no doubt that the
~gures ara serious The govern
ment does not prevent our newspa-
pers from saying so. nor prevent
American correspondents from say.
ing so. The government will be
heve, very soon publish the iuli
facts and ngures. az soon as they
can arrange the matter with car
French and italian allies
81 do not hesitate 20 say in ms
newspapers that tho submarine
menace If the greatest difficulty w,
have had so far but 10 pretend tia
the war can be won by tho subma
rine Is preposterous.
Certainly there can be no com.
plant OF lack OF frankness or Of
ovcr-censorship In tho reports ~ tho
United Press and tho, Associated
Press correspondents az the British
front. In the early part o. the war
| was one OF the censorship's Sc
verest critics But am convinced
that the present daily reports Of The
progress Of the British advance as
published here and in fhr-Fnttrd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
PURITY AND POWER
Necessary 70 Overcome Impure Blood
and Weak Conditions.

The recent trying weather. OK.
posture to storms. the grip, hard colds.
pneumonia. fevers. diphtherfh and
other blood poisoning. prostrating dis
eases leave the whole system sub
normal below par weak and slow
blood depleted and thin. with that
tired feeling. poor appetite. delicate
digestive power or almost none at all.
The ideal treatment is
Hoods Sarsaparilla 10 BE- taken
before meals thoroughly 10 purify
the blood and eXpel poisons, and
Peptiron Pills TO be taken after
meals 10 put power into the blood.
give'strength. increase red corpuscles
and restore normal heslth-tone.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has for 80 years
won and he'd the favor 81 Tho people.
Peptiron Pills arc named from pep
sin and iron and include nux and
other good blood and stomach tonics
Re wise and begin on this sensible.
reliable course OF medicine today -
Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
U. S. Public Getting Facts, Says
Lord Northcliffe; Declares U-BoatS
Cannot Win War for Kaiser

states arc the rranke statements
made ty ans az flt b'uisrroht-
The very rsct that tnc Germans
are coucnaline 'hcr huge losses In
weN and osr mothodical cariurn o.
their underground forts IN tFe r7-
Ties around Arras boull cnpr.o
Americans char our successes have
been 500 great as 10 cause them o.
hide their colossal losses in dead.
wounded and prisoners, guns and
other booty.
Whom they are winning the Ger
mans are frankness itself Today
they are hiding even such facts as
the canture OF Bagdad, which they
have not even yet allowed 10 be
published by the Turks. Their re-
PORTS Of our series OF Bagdad and
Mesopotamlan victories. which have
put the proposed BerIin-Bagdad
proposition out OF action, are mere
ly satlres on the truth
The whole situation OF the war Is
that in 1919 and 1915 the Prussians
owing 20 their many years Of prepa
ration. were successful in certain
areas. though they lost an their
colonies and had their ships driven
from the seas -ast year VAS The
wear OF GnM preparation by tho al
lies. but during 1916 che f.eht re
somb'od that. point In p tug Of war
when neither side seems able 20 pull
he other over tho line To-day Tur
key is on It's last legs Austria and
hungary arc CRYING ont tor peace
and Prussia and Bavaria are dis
cuntCnted
Through tho United Press have
repeatedly pointed out ~ variog,
periods ~ the war that in my jude
ment tho struggle will be a long tur
have not altered my iudgmon'.
A tyranny Tint has taken so MANY
years 10 gather strength and has
fortified itself By every possible
mixture OF brute force and science
IL not easily broken.
II was talking today with on
American citizen who left Austria
with your ambassadorial train
three weeks ago. lie tells me that
the Prussians and Bavarians Ions
ago discounted the entrance OF the
United States into the war. being
characteristically ignorant OF tho
speed with which you VIII be able
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

Sensing nation wide doubt as 20
whether Brtfai1 haf been telling the
full truth -egardinE the German -uh-
marine sGcceeses and the aFnpB IGN
ON the west front tho United Press
today Put the question squorrl y up
20 the best posted man In 90" British
empire Lord Northcline. and Inquired
whether America is getting all tho
facts
In addition. the dlfdcultv of AHari-
cans accepting unrescrvcdly Br tain 5
claims % great interest In small ma
tious and democracics while tho
Irish question is unsettled. was point
cd ont and request made for an
authoritative statement 90 Eng land g
attitude
As an Indication - the inheritance
attached 90 th" Inquiries hy fhe Brit
ish foreign office Tho resulting in
terview was cahlad Co the United
Press today over the British govern
msnt's own line. evidently at the suE-
Eestion 81 the foreign Office
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

20 make your preparations. But on
the other hand tho Ausuriuns ana
Hungsrians greatly regretted having
come 90 the parting OF the ways Win
America. and their newspapers we're
permitted 10 say so
You ask about ireland and ! ap-
rreciate the stimulus that would be
given the campaign IN America were
The Irish question settled There IL.
however. no difficulty between Eng
land and ireland. ~ should be re
nembered that the difficulty Is he
tween the Ulster Protcstants and
The South and Southwest Catholics.
Mr.. Lloyd George Is devotlng a gree;
amount of time IN IN effort TO bring
about union among the Irish people
themselves. We hope no less than
you for an early and satisfactory
settlement
"Thruout the British domlnions
and In France and Italy there Is
complete understanding OF the fact
that the entry OF the United States
is the most important event In the
war since the days Of August. 1914
am sure that our government quite
understands that lack OF franknes'
between the Allies would be disas
trous. They know too that In any
case truth and the news can only
81 held up for week or two. and
that truth suppressed would eventu
Ally leak out and SOW suspicion
thruout the United states.
Save for the submarine tonnage
/ Ggures which I believe will very
shortly be made public. | know Of
lothing In tho way OF news OF I'm
portanco. either on land or sea thai
has been withheld by the Britisf
censorship during many months. cx
cent The details OF one or TWO SIGMA
/ ,uccesses with certain new war ial
/ Elements tho nature az which tn.
/ Government is wisely hiding fron
The enemy in the same way that I
kept the great secret 81 the tank.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

ward-area early Wednesday after
noon. two men apparently German
sympathizers. tried 60 start an
argument A hystauacr stepped ny
and quelled the disturb@r with
display ~ his dsts. The Canadians
were ssekng men fur ne United
states army.
Ha, mond ". Van SICKLE, secretary OF
the Detroit chapter OF the sons OF
the American Revolution, has is-
sued "a year book of tho Detroit SOC
ciety. with a list ~ members and
biographies - those who have died
during the past year The organi-
zAtion - branching ont into the
state. ms report shows. - members
having been enrolled in the past
year thru those extensions.
Following the high winds Of Tues
day, the stars and stripes on the
nag pole al Central high school
became $50 cutangied ln the hal
yards that only "a tiny biz ~ II
could uy in the breeze, 80 Theodore
y. heiser. lN years Old No. 80
Maidstone ave, and NJ. clyde Var
ney. No. iof3 Third ave. determ
med 90 free o. Accompanied by
Janitor Kopp. the boys climbed 10
the roof - the school building
"Wednesday moon. and while kopp
and Narney held ladder Keiser
Skinned" 20 the top ~ tho pole
ropes. and sltd down again 70
safcty while hundreds OF students
Cheercd
The Rev. VI. :. Rice declared himself
strongly for the SrIectiVe drift
plan and commended presldenf VII
son Tor having taken stand
W Ehinst Germany, "wednesday. IN
addressing 900 members 81 the Tui-
VrrFity - Michigan Alumni assoc
citation lie leaves today FOR Euro
poRn hRttlefelds 10 preach the Cos
pei 20 tho soldiers More college
men than any other class now ore
"nlistlng pr Rice told the alumni
During n recent VISIT 20 Princeton
univer-ifv 81 students told mo they
wore going 90 enlist ip tho army
or uRNY look FOR world w d.
dcm0rrarr a. tha md ~ the war
and believe fhr roVf three wears
viii mark an epoch in The history
~ fhe tinted states and other coun
tries