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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Ting-a-ling went the telephone bell
in Uncle Lucky Lefthindfoot's house,
the kind old gentleman rabbit who was
the uncle of Billy Bunny, you know.
And only say this right here in case
some little boy or girl should read this
story without having seen all the mil
lion and one or two. or three that have
gone before
So Uncle Lucky jumped out of the
hammock where he had been swinging
UP and down on the cool front porch
OF his little house in Bunnytown, corr
ner of Lettuce avenue and Carrot
street. and hoped into the library and
took down the receiver and said Hell
lea, This Is Mr.. Lucky Lefthindfoot
talking"
rs that you. Uncle Lucky" an
swered voice at the other end of the
wire. This is Billy Bunny, and I'm
lost in the Friendly Forest"
What" cried the old gentleman rab-
bit, and he got so excited that he put
the wrong end Of the receiver to his
left ear and got an awful electric shock
that nearly wisgled his ear off. Where
are you row?"
uOIi KNOW, Tepileu his SIIldii
nephew I'm lost, don't you under
stand?"
Gracious. goodness mebus." ex-
claimed the old gentleman rabbit, then
how am 7, to find your
Il don't know, but please do said
Billy Bunny sorrowfully, for I'm
dreadfuily hungry, and l havn't got a
single lollypop or apple pie left in my
knapsack.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

troops engaged. Many times more
soldiers are required to bring up sup
plies and to remain in reserve back OF
the firing lines than are engaged in
the first line trench attacks.
It is these first line activities that
one hears about What all the other
soldiers are doing affords little ma
terial for news stories. and if they did
they couldn't get by the censors. for
what goes on back of the lines is no.
bodys business.
Study of the statistics of the French
army for three years has led Mr.. Bah
son to the conclusion that fourteen
cut Of fifteen men engaged in the war
are safe 1t is the Fifteenth man who
is killed For three-year record that
Is interesting.
1t should be remembered that kill
ing the enemy is merely an incident
or a necessary accident. If the greater
purpose in war-the causing of The
enemy to give ground Or the democrat
izing Of his forces. The result is that
in some Of the theaters of war grea,
advances have been made with com
paratively small slaughter
OF course men are killed in war In
any contingent there will be casual
ties, many Of them fatal. But t.
doesn't follow that all the Americans
who go to Europe will be killed. or
that any great proportion OF the total
will fail to come back. Even many Of
the wounded soon recover . For in
stance. Mr.. Babson says:
Most Of the wounds sustained in
the trenches are clean cut and of such
nature that few weeks In the hos
pital makes the subject as fit as ever
Only 100000 French soldiers have been
discharged on account Of wounds dur
ing the three years of the war.
Fighting in the trenches. most OF
the wounds are in the top Of the head
simply scalp wounds. Practically
spea king, a wound is either fatal or
slight, with but few in between these
two extremes"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
PRESIDENT WILSON'S OPPORTUNITY.

The Hampton Chronicle is convinced
that the democratic party is playing
politics seven days in the week" That
is an opinion voiced freely by other
newspapers Of lesser and greater de-
gree than the Chronicle 1t is also the
opinion Of a very great number Of
thoughtful and observing people from
one end Of the country to the other.
President Wilson has great oppor-
tunity to his hand If he shall see fit
to exercise it. There is wide willing
ness to trust him and a general agree
ment that as president he shall be con-
coded the leadership his high place en-
titles him TO. But it is not the less
true that confidence does not extend
in the same degree to his particular
political family and those officially re-
puted to advise him. In the first place
the country Is convinced that they are
intended less 70 advise them to take or
ders and execute them per presidential
schedule. Secondly there is a general
feeling that they do not represent the
best counsel obtainable. And the coun-
try would experience relief or anxiety
and stimulation of confidence were
the president to forget party and par
tisanship and possibilities of the next
election and draw from all parties the
strongest and most capable to counsel
with him and assist him.
No other president ever sat where
Mr.. Wilson does in a time of national
crisis to be given so freely the power
and offered the confidence and help Of
all leaders Of all parties. The manner in
which other parties beside his own and
other leaders Of other parties have sup
ported the president Is the essence of
the finest patriotism, patriotism that
forgets partisan and personal advan-
tage and subordinates both to national
emergency.
| The president could not do better
than to draw about him those strong
and capable advisers and after having
brought them into his circle thus to lis
ten to them, seek their opinion and fol
low the composite oe their best thought
OF course the opposite course will make
a spoon or spoil horn personally and
politically for the president and his
party. However If it makes the spoon
it will be party and personal spoon
If 1t spoil a horn it will spoil it for al
the people and interests Of this nation
| Partisanship and personal ambitions
and bids for historical note or notoriety
should not enter into the conduct o.
this war. The president has srea
opportunity II he shall seize II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
Masonic Meetings

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. +. q
A, M.-Special communication. WORK III
third degree, Friday, Aug. D. at .eo
D. m. Supper at $50. John w. Weils'
secretary: W. II. Steiner, W. NJ.
sIeNEr CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. M
Stated convocation Monday evening
Aug. 90. at s o'clock. Business session
Carl Shaffner. H P: John W. "ens'
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No 90. R. & S. NJ Won
dav Aug. 90, 100. Regular business
7 T Forbes. recorder; George Gregory
/. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St Aldenat
commandery, No. 81. K. t Inesuas,
August IA. 1880. For work Oruer VI
the Temple I. T. Forbes, recos"ei'
II. C. Mueller, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. Q. e
S,-Special meeting for initiation Ne
nesday, Aug. 8, at s p. m. Mrs. Gso's
Downing. secretary: Mrs. J. = Freo-
erick, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
Topics of the Times

Sunday closing. Wilkerson and the
milkmen have their end. but the coal
operator seems able to go on forever.
Certainly, certainly, they get drink
yet in Iowa, but the outcry and lamen-
tation Of those fellows who used to
get diurnal skinful is evidence
enough that prohibition does consider
able prohibiting.
Iowa doesn't mean to swing her hat
with one hand and keep her purse be-
hind her in the other when she cheers
her departing soldier boys. Not Iowa.
Don't blame the real Iowa
While central Iowa could do with a
lot more rain the allies on the west
front would be extremely glad If we
had their overplus.
The easiest thing the man exempt
by age or otherwise does is to criticise
the conscript who thinks he can be
more good to himself and his country
at home And some Of the pleas and
tw1stings TO avoid service are properly
TO be criticised and condemned. After
all it is up to the board and the rules.
If the boards do their duty honestly
and iudc!ally that's about all that can
be asked But the most contemplate
stacker isn't smaller or meaner than
the wealthy man who fails of his duty
when funds to care for the soldiers are
being raised. Some of those are get
ting off altogether too easily.
What's Japan's idea, to stick around
idly until the barn is raised and then
butt in on the festivities when the
snack is laid out?
Get all this cool atmosphere while
the getting is good for the hottest is
yet to come.
Let's also pity those young German
boys dragged from their school books
TO bolster with their mangled bodies
a false theory and a failing throne.
First thing that bureau of public
information" knows there'll be the
devil TO pay over a censorship disap-
proval by congress and discarded by
Great Britain as a blunder. A censor
ship is not a Caesarship
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

spy and scout has been left behind by
the airnan who goes forth openly and
noisily. sweeping over enemy lines at
a mile minute. On sea. it IS no long
er the snip which can shoot the far
thest, or the fast cruiser which can
not be overtaken that sinks the most
enemy ships, but the submarine whose
underwater missiles are often unseen
and never heard.
Trench warfare as practiced today is
an evolution Of the old earthWork
idea, but SO changed and expanded az
to have little resemblance. 1t was a
German invention, worked out to in
clude streets and alleys with main
arteries of communication from the
rear and complete underground habi-
tations capable Of housing men by
thousands. These underground rooms
are not only one but often two stories
deep, the lower level being reached by
concealed trapdoors. In the Japanese
Russian war the Japanese made use of
zigzag open trenches as means of ap-
proach to fortress, but to nothing
like the extent employed now.
The development Of both the sub
marine and aeroplane has requisitioned
abilities, training and qualities which
are largely new, and uncalled for in
the past. Especially is this true as re-
CARDS the aviation corps, which de-
mands the best in superman. So es-
sential and rigid are these require
ments that our public. unacquainted
with modern warfare, has little concep-
ton OF the qualifications. One would
naturally suppose the ability to sue
cessfuily loop the loop time on time
would indicate an airman abundantly
able to leave the fair grounds, report
himself at headquarters, be assigned to
machine and go aloft on military
rnission. AS matter Of fact. such q
one Is merely an air chauneur ano
nothing more 1t is not a question OF
undaunted courage-there are plenty
such-nor ability to guide a plane thru
all manner Of pyrotechnic maneuvers
tho these two things are required. The
army airman must be. and know. and
do. ever SO much more. Indeed the
operating OF plane under normal con-
ditions is only the first reader in the
aviation corps.-H. q Windsor IN
Popular Mechanics. b,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
VOTING MACHINES.

Benton county board Of supervisors
have purchased voting machines for
use In that county. We should think
that live county Ike Benton. having
heard all about the uselessness Of these
voting machines would have taken the
hint and saved its money. The oily
tongued voting machine salesman. with
his "basketful Of recommendations
simply overawes the otherwise good
Judgment Of men who are supposed to
guard the interests Of the taxpayers.
Benton county will have about $4,000
tied up in voting machines, and its
election will cost the county just about
the same amount as 1t always did un-
der. the paper ballot system. Voting
machines are good for one thing-they
get in the returns few hours earlier,
but is that worth the price?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
ZINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTOWN, IOWA: AUGUST 8 1917

protecting the peoples money. That
IL hne thing, but the people want the
men who enlist in Iowa to be furnished
clothing and equipment. 1t Is an OUT
rage to make It necessary for the men
to be obliged to buy their own outfit
or else be thrown to the public for
equipment. 1t was because the legis-
lature foresaw such condition that
they appropriated million dollars for
use in just such case. They do not
want this million dollars protected"
at the expense Of the soldiers. They
want 1t spent. Eventually it Will come
back from the federal government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
ONE IN FnFrpEN KILLED.
Davenport Times.l

lh1SSiPDTI
Roger Babson, the eminent statisti-
clan of Wellesley, has been making a
study of the armies Of France with
view to discovering what proportion
Of men who go to war really are
killed.
One gets the impression at times,
from Geographic reports and from
personal narratives from the trenches,
that in some battles practically all the
men who take part on one side or the
other are wiped out. Mr.. Babson says
| It is not the case.
And again, while the casualty lists
reported are large, it mus not be for
gotten that these large lists are small
! in proportion to the whole number Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
THE TRUTH OF TT.

r
The Marshalltown Times Republican
Is doing its best to keep politics buzz
zing. It declares that Governor Hard
ing is not furnishing beds and supplies
for the Iowa guardsmen. The boys
who come home CT tnrlnngh out this
way look pretty husky and well fed,
ara The, are mating &c complaints.
The governor will never be able to
please the Times Republican, and
doubtless he is wasting no time In
trying.--Anamosa Eureka.
The trouble seems to be that the
governor Is pleasing no one else ex-
cept a very few extremely devoted po-
litical supporters Among these
even, there Is a>division, such a paper
Is the Sioux City Journal criticizing
his action. The truth is there is no
grounds whatever to support the gov
Aenor in this matter. He says he Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
srsk. prevent. eeckIasl.

A new device for preventing back.
iasiling in Casting no y .iss-s; .sa in
certain fishing reels, consists Of a bar
to which is attached wire bail that
serves as brake lever. Whenever the
flsl1line is taut it draws the ball up
into such position that 1t releases
the reel brakes, but when the line
slackens. as when the bait strikes the
water. the bail drops down. setting the
brakes so that the reels speed is
iessened and no backlash OCCURS
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
THE TWO GLAssES"-REvIsEI

THE TWO SES'-REVISEE
VERSION.
Knoxville Express.I
There sat two glasses filled to the
brim
On rich mans table, rim to rim;
One was rudy and red as blood
The other was clear as the crysta1
flood:
The one was water-as you have
guessed
The other one-it must be confessed
Was strawberry soda-for nothing
stronger
Stands on the sideboard any longer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
Ex....;a. e War.

During the past three years the sci
enGe VI war Idr, undergone :s.a..ea!
changes. rendering obsolete much
which past effort and study had estab-
lished as standard. Cavalry has large
1y given away to infantry, which now
moves farther and faster in motor cars
than was ever possible with animals.
Machine guns have changed the condi-
lions OF infantry attacks. Heavy artii-
lery at long range now accomplishcs
much Of what formerly was assigned
to an infantry charge. The difficult
and always perilous work Of the field
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

, SO far as to assert that the war will
be won in the American kitchen" 1t
is certain that next winter all Of AM
erica's food supplies, whether canned
or preserved or dried or well stored.
will be needed by America and our all
lies. No. / shows a tray of packed
jars ready to be placed in homemade
water bath outfit. An aluminium pres
sure cooker is also shown. This tray
is very important, since it is needed
for the handling Of jars without dan
ger OF scalding the hands. No. shows
dipping OF blanched product while hot
into cold water. No. 4. false bottom
wherein jars are placed in canning
boiler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
The farmers can is the silo," say
the Davenport Democrat.

The Finton Eagle says ii is giving
away no secret when it says that down
here in the fifth district the friends OF
Lieutenant Governor Moore expect to
see him promoted to the head office
when the time arrives. Mr. Moore is not
a lawyer, but great many people think
it would do no harm to switch from the
the law and put a business man at
the head Of the state af affairs, and Mr.
Moore isa business man"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

What is the value of school teach
er?' asks the Burlington Hawkeye. If
It is possible to put commercial value
upon that profession, what is the es
innate upon the real loss 20 Prussia
Of 10,950 schol teachers who have fall
en- during the war"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

IF we went TO Germany and talked
of her allies. as we hear people here
talk about the allies Of the United
States, We would be stood up before a
stone wall, and there would be mighty
few questions asked declares the
Washington, Iowa, Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

This nation has no time TO fool with
men who express themselves as out
of sympathy with the United States
at this time" says the Mt Vernon Rec
ord. The job now is to win as quickly
as possible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

IF those patrolmen have been APP
pointed and given their tools to work,
they can find plenty Of people to tell
them where to begin" pipes up the Ma
son City GlobeGaZette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

reaus. colleges experiment stations
etc, OF the states are sending broad
cast directions for home canning, pre-
serving and drying. All persons are
urged to save as much food as possible
by putting it up" when it is compare
lively low priced. Some officials go
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
Iona Newspapers
AS USUAL.

Mason City Globe-Gazette.l
The president wants a one man food
board, and he will pick the man whose
judgment is most likely to coincide
with the idea of the president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
An Ancient Rite.

what has become Of the old-fash-
loned girl who used to ask you to eat
philopsna with herf-Kansas City
Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03
The Paying Investment.

No man can AFFORD to invest his be-
ing in anything lower than faith, hope,
love these three, the greatest OF
which is love.-Henry Ward Beecher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-03

TIE national authorities. headed by
Secretary of Agriculture David F
Houston (No. in the pictures). arr
appealing to Americas housewives to
help win the war by saving as much
food as possible" The agricultural de-
partnent and the departments. bu
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28

X. Y. H., Sacramento-The Red
Top Extension company holdings
were taken over by purchase by the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany. There was an apex question
involved and the Goldfield Consoli-
dated company paid a stated price
to the secretary of the Red Top
company and was given a deed. The
company is probably extinct.
A. J, S., Deadwood, s. D.-The
Yellow Rose company is still in ex-
~istence, but no work has been per-
formed for a number of years. The
officers of the company mostly re-
side in Philadelphia, we are inform
ed. There seems to have been no
movement of late to sun opera
tions, although the company con"
trolls quite a large acreage in the
Diamondfield section near Goldfield,
and where there is considerable ac-
tivity in a mining way. The claims
are patented.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
PLATING A WINNER

The Platino Mines Corporation
property, adjoining the Boss, is
giving promise of developing into
one of the biggest paying mines in
the district. The recent favorable
development in the mine have
brought Rudolph Mauard, president
of the company, to the scene to
watch the progress of the work.
The ore in the bottom of the in
cline has taken a dip straight down
and the body is increasing in size
and values. Platinum has been
found in appreciate quantities in
the ore and it is believed that de-
velopments of a sensational charac-
ter are not far distant. = Good
springs Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
SINGER NINE OPERATING

Colonel /. H. Polk spent several
days in town this week looking
after his interests in the Singer
mine. n of the biggest of the old
producers. But it's producing days
are by no mean over and Jack
Robinson and Charles Walter have
just taken a lease and bond on 1t
and expect to be shipping soon.
They are putting in a hoist and will
sink a winze, going to a depth of
$50 feet.
The Singer is a lead and zinc
property located at the end of and
joining the Root Camp. 1t is owned
by Judge E. M. Ross of the United
States circuit court of Los Angeles,
and Colonel /. H. Polk, a retired
railroad man, who lives in a beauti-
full home, Polk Place, In Monrovia.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-28
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE MARRIED
IRA W. RICHARDSON AND HEN
RIETTA MAY JATUNN JOIN
ED IN WEDLOCK

A pretty wedding took place last
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Richardson, when Ira
w. Richardson and Miss Henrietta
May Jatunn we're united in matri-
mony by Rev. Fred F. Thomson,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
The ceremony being performed at
$3.50 in the spacious double parlor,
which was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. White carnations and
American flags were used for the
decorations.
The groom is w%ell-known in
Goldfield and Reno, having attend
ed the grade and high-school here
and the university in Reno, becom-
ing prominent in school athletics In
both places. He represented Gold
field in Reno as a member of the
track team, also toured the southern
part of the state with the Reno
basket ball team several years ago.
He is now in the employe of the
Tonopah and Goldfield Railway COM
pany as a conductor.
The bride was attired in white
satin, and was attended by her sis
ter, Mrs. w. H. Wiley, dressed in
pink satin trimmed with crepe de
chine. The groom was attended
by his brother. w. f. Richardson.
The new Mrs. Richardson is popular
among the young social class of
Goldfield, having being a resident of
the camp since the palmy days.
Mrs. Forrest Warren presided at
the piano during the ceremony and
the Misses Leona Barnes and Isabel
Wilson were the flower girls for the
bridal couple.
A committee of Is Pythian Sisters
waited On the bride and groom dur
ing the evening, offering hearty
congratulations. The groom is a
member of both knights of Pythias
and Pythian Sisters.
The evening was spent in music,
vocal selections and dancing. Mrs.
Forrest Warren and Miss Muriel
Stackpoole rendering many vocal
and instrumental numbers.
The newlyweds will make Gold
field their future home.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H.. Ayres, Mr.. and Mrs, Homer Bar
Der, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Warren,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A. Via, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
S. Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lit
tie, Mrs. Pauline Hillen, Mrs. d.
Barnes, Mrs. Matte Mechanic, Mrs.
Burkhart, Mrs. Effie Shaw. Messrs.
Lester Cannon, VIM. M. Falvey, r.
E. Richardson, w. F. Richardson,
t. G. Maddox and Shirley Richard
son. Misses. Muriel S%tackpoole,
Isabel Wilbur, Marie Richardson,
and Margaret Richardson.