Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
MEMBERS OF COUNTY DEFENSE
COUNCILS REPORT ON LOCAL
CONDITIONS.
UNPATRloTlc SENTIMENT
PREVAILS IN SPOTS
These Places Being Closely Watched
Council Inquiries as to Prices-Iowa
Coal Found to Be Selling From So to
$3.50 Per Ton-Much Canning Being
Done.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. S.--The creates
need in Iowa is an awakening to thu
real gravity of the war and realiza
ton of what the state and nation mus
face. This is the expression Of man!
of the members of county defense
councils in making reply to a list o.
questions sent them as 20 condition:
by Secretary H. ]. Metcalf, Of the stat
defense council.
The reports in general are that the
crop prospects are excellent, mucl
canning is being done by the house
wives. that fuel is apparently hard Il
get and that commissions are not es'
pecially active in buying up products
Iowa coal is selling all the way from
IS per ton, the price at Centerville. tc
$3.50. But little Of II is being stored
the reports say.
There is unpatriotic sentiment II
spots. the county council members re-
port, and these spots are being
watched
People Need to Wake Up.
Out of the reports thus far received
the question asking for suggestions FOL
betterment of conditions along defense
lines is the most freely answered
Some Of the replies TO this question
follow:
More education as to the gravity OF
the situation. An awakening to the
situation. More public meetings and
# q. German air craft would only drop
a bomb in a pasture and kill bull. -
0. ]. Wilson. Washington, Iowa.
Educate the people TO the fact there
is a war. It don't sink in yet."-W. F
Parritt, Waterloo. Mr. Parritt declares
in reply 10 the question, Are you In
teresting the women Of your county
in defense work ?" Women do better
work than most men.
Our people would feel better il
congress would act without so much
delay"-P c. Winter. Creston.
"Organize home defense guards and
put them to training.'-R- Q. Green
Fort Dodge.
u think we should organize ouE
forces in the county and hold more
public meetings in rural districts. C
]. LeValley, Sheffield.
Strong, repressive measures agains,
seditious utterances and exhibitions OF
disloyalty l think that firm hand
now may save much more serious
trouble later'-E. A. Robb, Carroll.
"A campaign of education as to why
we are in the war. General distribu.
ton Of Governor Hardings speech tc
the defense council."-H. c. Finch
Northwood.
Coal Prices in State.
Prices Of coal at various localitie!
are given as follows:
Washington, 1925 per ton for lowe
coal; Waterloo, Pocahontas soft coal
81 per ton, hard coal $3.50; Center
vile, SO per ton for Iowa coal: North.
wood, Worth county, Illinois soft Goa
$3.50, hard coal 81; Scranton, Greene
county, 81 to $3.50; Fort Dodge, lows
domestic IS to So Illinois lump $3.50
Corning, 81 at mines and 81 on track
Creston. $3.50 to 1925 for Iowa coal
Illinois SITS and hard coal $3.50.
What have you done in the wa!
! Of food conservation? is one of tn
questions asked. The reply to this i
generally to the effect that the womel
are putting up big quantities Of vege
| tables and fruits, that gardens gen
orally are plentiful and that cannin!
| clubs and food conservation clubs ar
| being formed and the women ar
| studying the problem. R. o. Green, o
Fort Dodge, reports that women o
| the defense council there are startini
a food exchange.