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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
Ripping Rhymes
THE GIANT IN ARMS
o. WALT MASON

Our Uncle Sam goes forth to scrap,
and shoe the kaiser off the map. The
things for which most nations fight
don't seem important In his sight. He
does not lust for new domains, or yearn
to leave foe In chains. He does not
load his modern guns and shoot shc!s
hardware. tons on tons, because he's
spelling for fight, for peace was ever
his delight. Upon his brow there Is a
shade. az he draws forth his trusty
blade, for we'll he knows the awful cost,
lives sacyfficed and treasure lost. So
there's shade on Uncle's brow; but
II he waEed no warfare now. the good
old nag that VIC adore would be a Jest
on every shore. Americans now on the
earth, Americans Of future birth. would
blush to own their country,s name. and
sink beneath her caitin fame. All USE
less Is the nag that flies dishonored in
a peoples eyes; and IL we loved our
peace 80 much no insults. injuries.
could touch our hearts and stir them up
to wrath. the flag IL but a strip OF
cloth. So Uncle Sam goes forth to war.
and knows just what he's fighting for:
the honor he has always priced. and
all things good and civilized.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01

Well, Daddy Fox didn't come back
as / told you in the last story / was
afraid he might. SO little Billy Bunny
went to bed and dreamed all night that
he was eating carrot custard pie, hut
when he woke up ne was just as hun
cry as he always WAS for breakfast
After that he hoped out TO the Pleas
ant Meadow to gee what was COINS
on. The first person he saw was Mrs
Cow, with her little calf. and then the
SDiller's Boy, with hiH dog. came alone
by the old snake fence, so Billy
Bunny hoped around tho other side
OF the Old Briar Patch and then across
the road into the Friendly Forest, and
by and by he came TO the little pond
with the big chestnut tree right in the
middle Of 1t, the Friendly Forest Pool
you know. There stood Mr.. Water Rad
In his doorway chewing a.reed stem
and when he satw Billy Bunny, he
asked the little rabbit TO come In But
his doorway was too small. so Bflly
Bunny hopped along. First he picked
bunch OF pretty yellow iris flowers
for he tiiougilt. he might find some
body WHO loved flowers and then he'd
give them away.
II know what I'll do sadd the little
rabbit suddenly. TN lake them ovoi
Il, I:..:,:. = q lpvsse aeWers.l sc
on hoped ltAbe little rabbit, holding Tho
bright yellow flowers IN. one paw md
mis- striped candy cohe In the other and
- <Hsny
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
THE EXCEPTIONS.

Exemptions from the draft under the
senate bill as it passed are federal and
state officials. ministers and students
preparing for the ministry and persons
belonging to well ORGANIZED" re-
ltgious sects whose creed forbids par
,icipation iii war. rfhs president is
given power to exempt government
employees. persons engaged in indus
tries including agriculture. those hav-
ing dependents. Medical students are
exempt until graduation.
The house exemptions agree In gen
eral with those of the senate except
that those exempted from military SER
vice on religious grounds may be re-
auired to serve In any capacity as non
ccmbatants.
1t Ia wide List OF exemptions. AL
together too wide. The T.-R. does not
believe in wide exemptions for any rsa-
sons except those Of incapacity TO serve
Y. nna wAy or another Evan 10 tha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
Billy Bunny and His Friends

a. mile, or maybe less, he heard snip-
ping, swapping sound, What Is that.
wonder?" said the little rabbit out
loud. And then he looked up into :
tree and saw the Tailor Bird with his
long shears cutting his little boys
hair. Snip, snsp, and on came the
! little birds cnrls. while the mother
Tailor Bird cried very softly. for she
didn't want her little bird boy to look
grown up. which ie the way all moth-
ers feel, believe, when their httie boys
lose their curls!
And WHAT do you suppose Billy Bun
ny did? Why, he handed his love.y
bunch Of yellow flowers to the mother
Tailor Bird, and this pleased her so
that she stopped crying and picked up
her little boy's curis and put them in q
box an. III then:
drawer right next to hts hrst little
shoe. After she had done this she
gave the little rabbit a lollypop. Ther
Ioff he went again, clippity ciop, hppAtx
Top, Until It was noontiHIe, wren IN.
sat down for his lunch. ~. 4
And while he was eating his appllt
pie big blzzy bee flew UP and atS
| all the sugar which was sprinkred over
| the crust Now wasn't that mean Of
her for ] think apple pie without
sugar all over the crust isn't hall ~
nice. don't youg And SO did Billy
Bunny. and II he doesn't Tell the Dsss
| TO 10 to the grocery store the next time
/ for her sugar I'll tell you In toentet.
lrowss story how she went TO the NOV !.
ling pIctires; that Il, " M doespst
sting the ticket man bef0re nhs buys
4 her ticket sss 81 Nh HsS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
A POUND OF VEAL OR TEN or sEfta

We stopped spring shooting OF mi
gratory game birds. The reasen was
that spring shooting killed the next
years ducks In the ovum. To shoe;
s. duck going north was equivalent 10
shooting the coming brood. So we
closed spring shooting in order that
we might have more ducks for our
sport and 10 prevent the destruction
Of the migratory birds.
But we kill our calves and butcher
orr Young STUFF because somebody
wants veal and is willing to pay for II.
Isn't ii foolish thing 10 do when
scarcity exists and famine affrights
uso
If common sense and conservation
brought us to abolish spring shooting
Of migratory birds that furnish gun
ners sport wouldn't ii seem that the
same common sense should be eNer-
cised and especially at this time 70
conserve the meat supply by prevent
OF course this proposal has been
made and fully argued in peace times.
II isn't new: but It is especially per-
tinent at this time and under present
conditions and the future outlook.
High prices are draining the coun-
try of even its breeding stock. A
dollar in hand always looks bigger
than two in the bush 10 the average
man; but the dollars in the bush are
as solid and certain under present cir
cumstances as any IN hand.
Moreover. the scarcity of all food is
a general emergency and to be dealt
with as general emergency.
Why permit the slaughter OF calves
and yearlings? Why kill 1e0 pounds
Of veal and thus destroy LOCO pounds
Of beef?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
The FARMER lND the WAR.

Clifford fincnot says that the safety
of the United States hangs on the de-
cision OF the farmers of the forty
eight states. Mr. Pinchot argues the
case clearly and logically and should
receive the patriotic attention of every
man who produces from the soil. The
war against German arms, he argues.
will be won or lost in France, the war
against starvation will be won or lost
can not whip the French and English
armies while England has food: but II
marines NAV be able to keep food
enough from reaching England to
starve her into submission Listen:
II the submarines win. the first item
in the kaiser's terms of peace will be
! the English feet. With tho English
feet in his possession the kaiser will
be master Of the world.
What will happen to US then? Every
man who stops to think knows the an :
! swer We shall have money, food, la
Dor, land-everything that is desirable
/ in the world except the power to pro-
! tect what we have. Experts estimate
that ii will take us nine months to get
! ready to meet a German army of even
10000 men, with modern artillery.
| Under such circumstances, would the
Germans treat us better than they have
"A LIZ,
Even if the armies OF our allies
should crush the German military
power this summer, before the short
age Of food can reach the point OF
| want, the world would still need vast
quantities of American food. But II
! they do not, only one course can make
US safe, and that is to grow 1000
enough on our farms for ourselves anc
our allies, and to put ships enough
on the sea to carry the food. in spite
of the submarines, to the men who
are lighting our fight.
! II the war lasts beyond this sum
mer, 1t will be the American farmer
who will win or lose the war. who
will overcome militarism and autoc-
racy. or allow them to spread and con
! troll the world, ourselves included.
This Is no fanciful picture. but sobs
| fact. Many a man will make light o.
| it until he comes to think 1t over. bur
| / venture to say that few will trea
| it lightly after careful thought. 1t
| is no more impossible than the grea,
war itself appeared to be only feV
days before 1t began
1t is true that we can greatly in
crease the available food supply out
of grain now used in making liquors
and by reducing household waste. But
when these two things are done, ant
done thoroughly, they will not d
enough. The final decision Will still
| rest In the hands OF the men who raise
our food in the first place.
The clear duty of the nation Is u
guarantee the farmers a fair price fol
| their crops when grown. and reason
| able supply OF labor at harvest. INT
| clear duty of the farmer is to rais'
food enough to win this war Tor dem
ocracy against kaiserism.
No such responsibility has ever
rested on any class Of men since ths
world began as rests today on tn
farmers Of America
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01

danger: Carson says the situation lis
grave. 1t Is serious and it hiss not yet
been solved" and Runciman declares 1t
Tar better to let the nation know the
whole truth" But the officials who
have In their control the giving out OF
information TO the press are those who
arc unwilling to trust the people with
the full knowledge OF Eng1ands peril.
and II is TO them, not to such men as
Carson, Runciman. Jeliicoe and Devon
port. that the protests OF the press are
addressed
acknowledging the shorts.g'ledness
OF the press bureau, one must admire
the calm steadfastness of the British
people While the German appetite for
false news of victory is seemingly in
satiable. the British hunger is for the
hard truth. There is a memorable con (
trast between the kaiser's daily con
CALCULATIONS ~ his relatives on imag-
mary conquests and the stern demand
OF the British people for the worst
news. provided only IL is true news.
When that part OF the government
which has misjudged it's countrymen
yields to their demands and tells them
the worst. It will appear that the short
age Of labor for the building OF new
ships counts heavily. Then the people
will demand that the most radical
measures be taken to cope with that
situation. One drastic way Is right at
hand, and if the people know the full
extent of the danger they will not
shrink from II. Japanese soldiers are
not needed in Europe, but Japanese
carpenters are: and II England can nor
build ships fast enough because she
has not men enough. she should call
on Japan, and even on China, for men
to Ill the ranks Of the shipbuilders.---
The New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01

matter Of religious convictions and
creed provisions the exemption should
be only against actual combat where
the taking of life Is involved. Occppa-
ton should not be cause for exemption
from draft but the president should be
empowered to cause assignments OF
those whose employment at home Is
necessary To such employment and they
should serve there at the pay OF the
man IN the ranks If such an arrange
ment Is possible-and 1t is possible,
The non resister should come under
similar classitications and provisions.
II mis- religious convictions and his
ereeds prevent him from defending his
country against assault by an enemy
those convictions. which would not pre-
ven, him from selling on the highest
market his uninterrupted production.
ought not be too greatly shocked If
he is required to produce at the same
pay of the man atield who stands be-
tween him and danger
There is a general demand that none
shall in safety make huge profits out
of this war that each shall bear n
share of the burden whether or not he
shares it's deadhest dangers.
II there is dissatisfaction with the
law it will center upon
its exemptions. The country is agreed
upon Consumption. willing to bear it
and TO approve It as necessity but il
will condemn bitterly any provision
that makes evasion of common duty
easy to slaekers as individuals or as
q class.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
TIE ELECTRIC WASHER.

The electric washer is an ingenious
device which was invented so that hus-
bands could procure something to eat
on Monday as well as other days OF
the week. Prior to this discovery,
thousands OF stout. voracious Ameri-
can husbands refused to affiliate with
the wash-day dinner at home for fear
OF being permanently disabled In tho
aiimentary tract. Great ingenuity was
displayed by housewives In dressing
up the remnants of the Sunday din
ner so that they would look like "A
square meal. but even then some hus-
bands would utter disparaging re-
marks about the menu and threaten
to take their meals out.
The mission of the electric washer
is to take pair OF khaki overails. SIX
high priced lace curtains, two dozen
hemstitched handkerchiefs, an armfui
OF bedspreads and the rest OF the fam
lily lingerie and shoot soapsuds thru
them at the rate OF four kilowatts per
hour. This Is a simple process and
requires no mental effort whatever,
except at the end OF the month, when
II is necessary to climb stepladder
and read the meter Many people
have been severely injured by falling
off the stepladder after taking one
glance at the meter. but the majority
of patrons prefer to trust 10 the mercy
OF some calloused representative OF the
electric company who Is an expert In
mental arithmetic.
Perhaps the greatest advantage In
favor Of the electric washer ~ that II
has forever done away with that
popular form OF entertainment know,
as the stitch in the back. This was
caused by beating the family wash
with the bare fists against a CORFU
gated rub board at an average rate Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
a,ssssr Tral, spiral. /.

A persistent meteor trail reported
by W. Il. Stevenson to the BRITISH Az
Economical association, had curious
spiral shape. Immediately after the
passage Of the brilliant meteor, the
trail was traced with the finder Of
the observers telescope, and was
found to consist Of regular undula-
lions, about q degree from crest to
crest and with an amplitude Of q
fourth Of degree. Regular variations
IN brightness made It evident TINT the
trail had the form Of I helix. In the
three mtnuteg the trail was watched,
there was no Derceptibie drift or
change OF shape, making Il quite EVIL
dent that the form was not due to siE
cnrrentA and Il II suggested that the
meteor may have had heIlcal mo
den.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
Topics of the Times

A married man who in this time OF
necessity is unable TO find steady
employment is quite likely TO have II
furnished him by the selective con-
scription process.
The Davenport Democrat says that
the Stevens appointment was Dav-
export disappointment as those folks
down there had held hopes for Judge
Theophilus. The Democrat is accurate
in combining the hopes 10 Davenport
and the river towns. The interior
wasn't hoping that way.
Registering for election is an indi-
vidual duty but registering for the
draft will be attended 20 With OF with
out the assistance Of the individual.
just consider the farm a munition
factory and keep II working overtime.
That is what it Is. Corn, potatoes,
wheat and ali food products are even
more important than shells and shrap-
mel. Every ear that whangs the bang
board mex. fall will shake an empire.
Today is vital period in German
history as the date Of the scheduled
big strike. Perhaps we shall be able
10 pick up some points on the way
to handle such an emergency in war
time from the manner In which the
Teutons handle lit
A man was shot and captured at an
interstate bridge at Sioux City by mi
htiamen. II was suspected that he and
his companions had designs for the
destruction OF the bridge and when
challenged the party took to fight.
Whether or not the men were frebugs
or dynam!ters the militiamen are to
be commended for their action and
commentator would be equally In
order If they had killed every one OF
the runaways Those who flee the
challenge OF soldiers guarding import
ant points may expect to De followed
by bullets. The guards have no way
~ o'4t'hb ShNcPl lHcSc
who refuse to be questioned may be
dynamiters and must be treated thus.
II a militiaman challenges you stand
still and tell your story
Prompt investigation and strong
handed settlement of all general strikes
is a duty that the federal government
may well assume and carry out
Mrs. Gait wants mems pay for
women workers on war supplies and
for women who do mems work. Well
what's wrong with that?
Governor Harding should get busy
one or another way on the bills that
lack his signature. Clear up the dead
wood and get the house in order
Either sign or veto the non partisan
repeal. There's lot Iowa desires to
turn her hand to and she wants lag.
sessions work cleaned up and out OF
the way.
Harry Hull may not be all that h
ought to be, folks are pretty agreed
on that but that doesn't make q
guardian angel Of the popular interests
out of J. a T Huii
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. d
4. m.-Spectal communication. WORK
h. Second degree Friday. May !.
u. m. sharp. John W. Wells. secretar! :
w. Fl. Steiner, w NJ.
sieNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. NJ
Special convocaticn Monday evening
April so. at {: 80 o'clock. Work IN khe
Mark Masters. Carl Shaffner. h r.
John W. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No 20, r. & 5. NJ, ihurs
day. May 81. p. m Regular business
/. T. Forbes. Recorder; George Greg
Org, l. NJ
SPECIAL coNcLAvE. st. Ademar
cornmandery, No. 80, K T TUESDAY
MAY /. for work. 7:3o p. m. l. l.
Forbes. recorder: II. {. Mueller co'h-
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. z.
s-Reg7Ilar meeting for business Weo-
nesday, May Is. at p. m VIZ
George Downing secretary; MIS-. - E.
Frederick. w M.
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heart and some lighter reading and
wait for the machine to deliver the
finished product, ready to be strung
in all its tempting proportions on the
back porch.
The electric washer has done more
to make the average woman content-.
ed with her home and what she res
ceived at the marriage altar than any
other device OF the age except the
electric brougham. II there were more
electric washers in our homes. there
would be fewer divorce actions and
considerably less indigestion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
Is SUCH FOOD HDLD BACK?
lCedaT. Rapids Rep,fbl;can

Some one has whispered II in the
world that the canning factories sta
nave their entire last years pack on
nahd. that they have not released any
or 1t and that they are now holding
II Tor the higher prices which they
look for. and which they are promor-
Ing by thus holding their goods, we
can NOT believe that such is the case
AS We understand ii. the pack Of each
year Is IN fact sold. or the bulk of il,
IN advance. II such packs are being
held IT must be done by the johbers
who have contracts for those goods
and II they are Withholding It is con-
tTary to good public policy. The gov
eminent would be entirely justified in
stepping In and taking charge OF slcb
hoidhngs. II there are amy. Food spec
uiaiors are public enemies, as much SO
as the much touted German spies =.
Ihey are traitors also who would ma lce
use OF the country's necessities, or dis
tress to line their own purses with
unholy Profits AS there il demand
TOT stuffs those who have il must he
coInpeHed TO release it at the market
prlces--and 1t may be necessary to
regulate even the market prices by the
strong hand Of the government.
Ihese are war times and the gov
eminent is In a sense military one
ana military government can make
arbitrary disposals OF property as well
as OF lives. The men who have eggs
IN storage and who have tomatoes ar
corn IN storage are not entitled ia do
Wh<t they please with their goods no
more than a man is now entitled to
90 what he pleases with his life. The
government that can nd a man sten
torth and risk his life for his country
can also bid the food holder to dir
gorge and to take no more than he il
entitled TO in the way Of profits. Those
VINO seek to thwart the course of the
1000 markets will not be treated mn.
fairly II their goods are commented for
the public benefit and they themselves
thrown into jails rs rnalefactors ~
high degree.
These men, IL there are any n,cb
would better realize that the day nj
Judgment has arrived and that III.
government may do with them m Il
pieases, and also with their goods
The wise ones will govern themselves
accordingly and the unvise ones will
get bumped and dumped in due time
ana that without much ceremony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
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AUTOMOBILES AND HORSES.
[Winterset Madisonian. !

L
We have grown accustomed to the
statement that the motor vehicle has
some to stay and that 1t has to a very
large extent, taken the place of the
horse However. n concrete example
often drives home the force Of a
statement as nothing else can do. For
instance, 1t is no longer possible to re-
IL OH horse livery service in Winter
set, which formerly supported two or
three barus full of livery teams. We
now have one horse livery of four
teams. Three of our rural carriers have
standing order for team on days
when they can not make the trip by
auto and this leaves one lone livery
team available for the use of the pub
lie. In discussing problems of highway
Improvement, we may honestly differ
as 10 the proper system of financing
these improvements and we may hon
estly differ as TO the most practical
machinery of law through which to
carry out improvements However, We
can get a little nearer the right basis
OF discussion, II we keep in mind the
fact that the motor driven vehicle has
already been adopted as the mode Of
transportation and that its universal
use is only a matter of few years. III
YOU doubt II, explain the fact Winter
set has but one livery team for public
use.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01
EnaIand,s panaar.

With manly courage, the British
peolpe, thru the British prexs. demands
to be told the truth about the U-boat
danger. The government gives reas-
surfing generalities. fearing that The
truth would frighten the people. The
British people serves notice on its gov
eminent that It is grown up, that the
worst can not brighten 1t. and that II
has a right to know the worst There
is measure Of excuse tor the govern
ment: at the beginning OF a war an
unframed democracy is staanpedable.
The British nation has been In the
furnace for nearly three years. and II
is tempered now. II demands to be
treated not as child, but as q full.
grown man.
The people. thru it's press, evidently
believes tina: the situation Is yer,
serious, that the boat danger Ia very
great. 1t believes that unless the dan
ger can be COPIED with moro effectively.
there IS danger not merely OF shortage
but Of famine. The highest officials
sAAm willing 70 state TIE terms Of tn