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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
lar FOR a limited censorship was

Ing IOf uIniteu SeuSoiSnAP Wo0
adopted.
: Many members were ahsant when
the vote was taken and they declare
the administration leaders took advan-
tage OF the fact to jam thru = pro-
vision which they did not favor, but
which they proposed to strengthen tn
conferences. Today the members were
present in Force and the majority az
forty registered against any kind Of
censorship at all demonstrates how
deeply rooted Is the antagonism to re-
striction upon publication OF freedom
Of speech.
Not that the members Of the house
any more than the newspapers want
information printed in reference to
movements OF troops or ships or to
reveal the slightest hint OF policy or
action which would be helpful to the
enemy. But the house as well as tho
senate has been impressed by Eng
lands experience with the censorship,
by the patriotic suppression OF news
by American journals and by tho gem
eral opinion that prevails that scandals
will be prevented If the activity of the
press be not cu1tailed.
Censorship Provision Dropped.
Administration managers In the SEN
ate today decided to let the newspaper
censorship section OF the newspaper
bill die with the house vote of xeste-
day against It, The senate conferees
expect to drop the hard fought section
out entirely and bring the bill before
tho senate for final passage, containing
only the undisputed provisions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
Effort to Be Made to Par
alyze Production in Mu-
nitions Plants.
AUSTRIAN WORKERS
CRYING FOR PEACE
Organize Great Demonstration as Par.
lament nvenes-Hunaarian Crisis
Acute and May Result in Elections
and New Parliament Pledged to Re-
forms in suffrase-Gsrmans Expect
Sea Battle in Near Future.

London, June 1.-Strikes or other
measures to paralyze production have
been decided upon in more than 120
of the largest factories in Petrograd,
most of which are engaged in war
work, Reuters Petrograd correspondent
telegraphs.
After the failure OF eiffortts ct the
conciliation board to reach an agree
ment on many points. the STATS Of the
factories resolved to strike or alter
nately to paralyze work by carrying
out all regulations to the letter. The
time and form Of strikes are to be de-
cided in each factory separately. In
some cases the strike already has be-
gun, while in others the staffs are
busily enlisting the workers.
According to the Novaia Zhizn, Max
i'm Gorky's paper, the demands Of tho
include six hour day and q
minimum wage for women Of 1So
r,lbles monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01

the question Of the British fleet once
more trying conclusions with the arm
ada fleet. tt writer's have been gov
erned by the prevalent German skep-
ticism regarding the loss Of British
ships claimed by the German admiralty
but denied by the British and without
comment omit ships like the Tigir. the
Warspite and the Marlborough, from
their calculations Of British losses.
The German admiralty altho re-
tanning the names OF the Tigir and the
battleship Of the Queen Elizabeth clas ),
namely the Warspite, on it's table OF
losses. modestly brackets them with the
comment Denied by British admiral
ty." /.
The anniversary articles also are in
tended to arouse enthusiasm for the
national submarine subscription to aid
families of soldiers lost in submarine
warfare.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
HOUSE DEFEATS CENSORSHIP.
Defeats prsss Feature o. Espionage
aijI by Vote Of 10@ 70 ~.

Defeats prsss Feature o. Espionage
Bill by vots Of 1A 70 ~.
Washington, June 1.-President VIII
son lost his fight for the censorship Of
the press Of the United States during
the war.
The presidAnt's defeat took place in
the house Of representatives. 1t was
decisive.
After several hours debate the house
voted upon . motion made by Repre-
sentative Graham. OF Pennsylvania, to
recommit the conference report on the
espionage bill to the conference COM
mittee with instructions to eliminate
the censorship section.
The motion was adopted by voto
OF 1874 ayes, IA nays and nve mem
bers votiaE present.
The republicans, in accordance with
their conference decision. voted prac-
tically solidiy for the Graham motion.
They were Joined by number Of
democrats who refused 70 heed the ad-
ministratlon whip.
Thus. the house reversed its own ac-
tion. 1t will be recalled that when the
espionage bill was pending in the house
the so-called Gard amendment provid-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
INsPEcT HosPITAL SHIP.

Civilian COMMITTEES investigates the
Charges OF Mistrsatmsnt Of Sick.
Washing gton. June IA civilian COM
mittee, composed az Abraham: SIs.exner.
of New York DR. William H. Welsh.
of Baltimore, and Nathan Straus, Of
New York. will inspect the naval hos
pital ship solace and the navy's meth
cd Of treating sick sailors.
Already Admiral Mayo is conducting
an investigation Of charges Of mis-
treatment contained in . round robin
signed by several enlisted men who
were patients on the Solace.
\ The civilian commission conferred
with Secretary Daniels today before
going to inspect the naval hospital In
the vicinity Of the fleets rendezvous.
They were told by the secretary that
the charges Of improper treatment Of
the men were being used to ferment
= spirit of unpa&riotic resistance to the
registration lGW, and that an imme-
saiaRa ran0Yk fEaa - ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
DESTROYS FIVE ENEMY PLANES
Guynsmer Brings Down Two German
Machines in One Minute.

Paris June 1.-Capt George Guyne-
mer most famous Of all French army
aviators, has brought down five more
German airplanes. two Of them In one
The captain now is credited with
having forty-three enemy machines.
Between May II and May 81, the
French airmen brought down thirty
two German machines and ffty-seven
others are believed to have fallen to
earth behind the German lines. The
following official account OF aerial ac-
tivities was gwen out today:
In the period between, May II and
May 81, thirty-two German machines
were destroyed on our front during
aerial combats, in addition to fifty
seven others which were damaged seri-
ously and probably crashed to earth
within the enemy's lines. Captain
Guynemer brought down five machines,
four of them on the same day. Two
Of these aeroplanes were felled in one
minute which Is perhaps the first time
In the war that such . thing has been
Accomplished
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
POSTAL COMPANY BOOSTS BONDS
Aids Liberty Loan by Selling 20 Em-
pioyes on Payment Plan.

New York. June THE Mutual In
yss.::.e.t Credit Union OF the Postal
Telegraph Company has announced
thru its president. Mr.. Edward Rey !
nolds. who is also vice president and
general manager OF the Postal Tele-
graph Company. that It has arranged
to purchase liberty loan bonds for the
employees OF the company TO be paid
for on the partial payment plan, 1t be-
ing understood that interest Il to be
paid to purchasers on the partial pay
ments from the date payments are re-
ceived at the rate Of 3h per cent per
annum no charge to be made TO the
purchaser for money advanced for the
purchase Of bonds under this plan
tho yield to tho buyer IL per cent.
A large number Of bonds have been
subscribed for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
More Advantageously Sit
uated Than When April
Drive Was Launched.
GERMANS NERvOUSLY
AWAIT NEW ATTACKS
Slightest Move of Frsnoh Now Calls
For Hurricane os Hsavy Artillery
and Masculine Gun Fire Between
May IS and May 2s German Pr'aen.
srs Taken BY Frsneh Rsaoh Total Of
.s1.s2s- s-sitish Report Nsw GAins.

Reports from both Berlin and
london today indicate the proba.
biiity that an Important military
4 movement BY chs allies 10 undsr
way on the Belgian front, possibly
an attempt In foroo e hit the Ger.
nran flank on the ooast q crushing
blow.
a pitch sf notable lntsnsity such
A. usually prsesdss an attack has
bssn reached by the artillery fire to
the eoast and south Of the Yprss
district.
Meanwhile British air raids havs
been carried out along this coast.
Many tons OF bombs" says q Lon-
don official statement, "lsave been
dropped on ostsnd, Zeebrusge and
Brugss."
Dispatches from the French front
today indicate = rsnswaI soon Of
the offensive against the Germans.
The French are in moro advantages.
ous positions Now than when they
began thslr offensive in April.
The British 70 the north are
again rspestino sains, sitter q pes
risd IN which sniy raiding opera
tiers wsss attempted. The advances
wss sosrsd IN the rssion Of chsrisy,l
botseesS creieillss and the Arras-s
camhraia read In one Of their big
ST. - during the Insight ef the
AStle hattlo, Dritish troops wore
- - hayinn rsaelsod cAsrisy
A.. = ~ e.ha Az Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
TWELVE BEHIND BARS.
objsetors to Conscription Law at Kan.
sas City Spend Night In Jail.

sss City Spend Night In Jail.
Kansas City. June Twelve out
spoken obiectors to the. conscription
law in the vicinity awakened this
morning behind prison bars, charged
with conspiracy against the govern
ment.
Included among those held by tho
federal authorities are two women,
Mrs. Lenore Warrenson Moore and Dr..
Eva Harding. of Topeka.
Mrs. Moore or Mrs. Warrenson as
she preferred TO be called. was desig-
mated BY the authorities as the "brains
OF the local band of objectors. She
first attracted federal notice several
months ago when as teacher in the
public schools she wrote anti-enlist-
,nent arguments on the blackboard.
DR.. Harding Is well known thruout
Kansas. She was defeated for con-
yress at the last general election while
running on an independent ticket.
Four Of the men held were arrested
yesterday after their injunction seek
ing to halt the draft regulation had
been refused.
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Flood Damag. At cheresss.

Cherokee, June las q result Of
heavy rains. Railroad creek which flns
thru the city. rose greatly and consiA-
erabie damage ssss done Several
bridges were taken out or injured be-
yond repair. and the water was hva
feet above Its banks.
In some places torrent flowed orer
the pavement. and mud was deposited
several inches thick, SO that Il had to
be flushed or with the fire hose. Many
cellars were flooded. and large barn
was overturned near the creek A
cloudhurst Is reported further north.
and the Little Sioux river Is ristno
rapidly. VI:
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THREE AMERICAN SHIPS SUNK.
Sailing Vessels Attacked and Destroyed
by Gunfire-One Life Lost.

Sailing Vessels Attacked and Destroyed
by Guniire-one Life Lost.
London, June 1.-The American sail-
ing ship Dirigo. 3.005 tons, has been
sunk by German submarine. The
crew has been landed with the exccp-
ton Of John Ray. third mate. who was
drowned when the small boats were
being launched.
A statement issued by the British
admiralty says the Dirigo was attacked
by gunfire by German submarine
which gave no warning. The vessel was
subsequently bombed after 1t had been
ransacked by the crew of the subma-
rine. The sinking occurred May 81.
and tho crew was landed at Plymouth.
The Dirigo was attacked at o'clock
in the morning. The weather was
hazy. The men were rescued before
9 o'clock.
Joseph G. Stevens. American consul
at Plymouth. cared for the survivors.
The admiralty reports that the
American sailing vessel Barbara was
attacked by gun fire Of a German sub
marine at 7 o'clock on the morning of
May "a. All the members Of the crew
were landed at Gibralter
The American sailing ship Francis
NJ, was attacked by gun fire on the
morning Of May IS. according 20 a re-
port from Cad!z, given out today by
the admiralty. Al! the members Of the
crew are at Cadiz.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
HUNGARIAN CRISIS ACUTE.

May Result in New Parliament and an
\ Eiection-Tisxa Tires Of Struggle.
Copenhagen, via London, Juno L.
Austrian dispatches to German papers
give the impression that the Hun
garian crisis Is gradually working In
the direction Of new parliament and
an election. In the interim the min
istry recently created would hold office
AMI Count And-essy has heens men-
toned as the head Of such cabinet
Unless the election practices are
changed the cabinet in power during
election probably would emerge with
a majority. The address Of the muni-
cipality to the king reveals the fact
that King Charles desires q universal
secret ballot.
Count Tisza advocates restricted
and involved suffrage perpetuattng
Magyar dominance. Under royal pres
sure, however, he has dropped from his
program some Of the limitations on the
labor vote, such as requiring qualtfi :
cation Of q years residence.
Count Tisza processes to be weary
Of the parliamentary struggle and tells
his friends that he wants TO 60 to the
front and fight. It is safe to assume
that the former premier will
remain to lead the opposition
Reports from Vienna say that stimuli
taneously with the opening OF the AUS
trian parliament thousands of work
men ceased work and organized q great
procession as demonstration for
peace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
NoRWEeIAAs ARE BITTER.
Anti German Sentiment Intensified by
Recent Happenings.

Chrlst1aIliii, SIfiS i--SeHeral recent
happenings have served to emphasize
the anti-German feeling which mani
tests itself these days in the press and
in public expression in Norway One
OF these was the widespread demand
for the cancellation of the engagement
OF the German Philharmonic orchestra
to play here on May II. Even the news
paper Morganbladet, which hitherto
had been,friendly In It's attitude toward
Germany. protested in heated article
against German Institution like this
intruding on Norwegian hospitality
while Norwegian hips were betns tor
pedoed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
Socialist Leader
Quits Party Because
Of War Attitude

Chicago, June Rev Bernard Idd-
inss Bell dean Of the Protestant Epis-
copal church at Fond du Lac Wis.
has rendered his resignation from the
socialist party because he is dissatis-
fed with the party's policy with refer
ence to the war. His statement will
appear in The Living Church Saturday.
1t says in part:
SIN the midst OF this war the social
lists have made such utterances as are
intolerable to me. Socialism will come,
lern Kultur" 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
One Trouble settled.

Petrograd. via London, Juno THE
conflict between Vice Admiral Kolt-
shalz, commander in chief Of the Black
sea fleet, and the council Of soldiers
and worlmen's delegates. has been
settled, the official news agency an
nounces, the admiral remaining at his
cost at Sebastopol. 81
The gotarnment cOmanAsioners at
Kronstadt have resigned - a result
Of declaration BY the council OF sol-
diers' and workmens delegates that It
was in sole authority over Kronstadt.
the fortress defending Petrograd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
MRS. COUCH At sRusseLs.

American Woman Reported Executed
~ Spy Believed ts Bs Alive.
Washington, June Mrs Katrina
Couch, an American, who was reported
in news dispatches to have been exe-
cuted as . spy in Germany recently,
called at the Spanish consulate in
Brussels, according to . report from
London. and cabled today to the state
department.
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kirseh Given Relaass.

Dea Moines. June 1--Herman Kirsch,
prominent manufacturing jeweler OF
Dss Nstnes. arrested severakweeks ago
on susploion Of acting contrary to the
intseSsts Of the United States, was re-
leassd today on instructions from
He was warned. 1t was
said. that repetition OF certain utter
ances would result in his searrest,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
Students, Hearings Postponed.

New York, June Hearings on the
conspiracy charge to violate the con-
scription law. preferred yesterday
against Miss Eleanor Wilson Parker,
a Barnard College senior; Owen Cat
tell. Columbia University senior, and
Charles Francis Phillips, former
Columbia student. was postponed until
tomorrow by United States Senator
Hitchcock today. at the request OF at
torneys for the accused.
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No Arrest. at lows City.

Special TO Times-aepupF1caH
Iowa City, June Charles II.
Safely, Of Cedar Rapids, president of
Iowa University international Political
Club, formerly peace society, was APP
pointed member Of the executive
committee OF the National Anti Mill
tarism Society and received propa :
ganda from that body before the United
States entered the war He was asked
to call an anti-war meeting, but re-
fused and declined tho appointment.
There have been NO arrests here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
Austrian PoIss Want Peace.

Amsterdam, June 1--According to 4
Vienna dispatch today the Polish Club
has decided to authorize Deputy Das-
zinski in agreement with other parties
to introduce an urgent motion In the
lower house Of the Austrian parlia-
ment declaring both the belligent part
les now recognise the right Of nations
to govern Themselves az the foundation.
OF lasting peace.
The resolution, the dispatch ads.,
summons the government In tts:;s tts:;s, name
OF the house to do everything possible
with all states and people who desire
peace on the basis Of an understanding
among the nations to render such .
peace possible in the immediate future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
KIDNAPERS FAIL TO
APPEAR FOR RANSOM
Father Of Stolen Child Keeps AIi-Nieht
Vigil, Prepared 70 Pay 5000 For Re-
turn Of Baby son-TraiIins Cars Pre-
vent kidnapsrs From Appearing.

ID
Springfield. No, June Carrying
$4,000 in currency and driving alone
an automobile equipped with lights OF
peculiar design, J.1H Keet, local
banker, kept q lonely vigil last nisht
thru the mud soaked roads Of Greene
count where he had been advised he
would be halted and given his kidnapped
son for the ransom he carried.
AT daylight he returned home. the
kidnapping party having failed to keep
their promise, because several other
motor cars trailsd Keet altho he re-
quested them not to do 50.
lloyd. the H-months-old-so son Of the
banker was stolen from his home here
while the parents were attending .
dance at the country club.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
Paria atrike on Wane.

Paris. June 1.-The strike movement
in Paris is now on the wane. OF forty
classes Of working people that were out
on strike yesterday, twenty-one have
obtained satisfaction for their demands
and will return to work today. Only
twelve new trades. on the other hand,
Joined the strike movement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01

st. Louis, June 1.-The death toll Of
the tornado that swept thru southeast
ern Missouri and southern Illinois on
Wednesday grew to seventy-nine today,
according to scattered reports received
here over crippled wires. Hundreds
are injured and homeless. It Is not
believed that much suffering, aside
injuries, have resulted.
Two carloads Of clothing and food
were sent into the storm area from
st. Louis and relief funds started by
local newspapers already total nearly
$4,000.
Towns near those that suffered
from the storm rushed aid as quickly
as the conditions Of the roads would
permit.
The property damage IL conserva-
lively estimated at several million dol
lars. Crops suffered severely from the
wind and were beaten down by the
heavy hail fall
Bollinger county evidently was the
heaviest loser. At Zalma. in this coun-
ty, at least twenty-fiv persons lost
their lives. and az many as 200 were
hurt, according to a telegram received
by the lobe-Democrat from q corre-
spondent at Marble Hill.
Wayne county reported fourteen
dead, with the etorm centering near
Chaonia. Other towns hard hit were
Mineral Point. Ardeola. Aquilla, Salem.
Lenox. Dongola, Advance. Bismarck
and Houston.
Southern Illinois reported four dead,
all negroes.
Telegraph and telephone poles and
wires were demolished and conflrmn-
tion Of casualties In other sections were
impossible.
Some sections still are isolated and
several days may elapse before de-
tails OF the havoc may be accurately
known.
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isseialists yvithsut Government Aid.
tnn.a. Y..~n p,or,,a. oiy,o+ todau
DISORDERS IN SPAIN.
Soldiers Participate in Demons strations
And Several Arc Arrested.

And Several Arc Arrested.
Madrid, via Paris, June 1-Disorders
in by soldiers have oc-
CURED in Barcelona. Several officers
have been imprisoned In the fortress.
q When reports of the disorders be-
came current here the minister Of war
furnished the additional information
that q number Of officers had been
locked up in the Montjuich fortress ad-
Joining Barcelona.
According to later news these Off
GERS include a colonel, a lieutenant coll
onel. a major, captain and two lieu
tenants. M
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Mysterious Order Closing
Port to All Vessels For
Several Hours.
CAUSE s1UMORs;
s2sETs MARKETS
I. ~, as to Reason For Preparation
Against Possible Attack Reflected in
Stock ana Cotton Priess-rhrse
American Vessels Destroyed ~ Gun.
fire In European War Zens-Msm.
bsrs Of crsw All Saved Except One.

New York. June 1.--E,or reasons
which the navy yard and customs offi-
cials refused to reveal. tho port OF New
York was for good part OF the fore.
noon closed today to all shipping by
net closing tho harbor. which was.
placed in position soon after the sew
erance of diplomatic relations with
Germany.
Shortly before noon 1t was learned
that tie order closing the port had boon
rescinded. altho at that time the rate
was still closed.
Rnmors started by the closing Of the
harbor found reflection in the atock
and cotton markets. United Hta&ss
Steel. which led the decline, dnuppad
from l31h to l26A. The losses were
however. for the most part restored BY
noon, when the ban ON shipping was
lifted.
Gate Reopensd At Neon.
The cotton market, which had ad-
vanced sharply on the government crop.
report, became Tor while nervous and
irregular.
The gate was reopcned at IL: 30.
The port was closed at daylight 70
outgoing vessels. not even hehfng boata
or barges being able TO pass out tAAs
narrows. Arriving steamships wefs'
permitted to enter.
Shortly after the order prohiliting
the vessels from leaving the 1n5AeR
became known. prspasN41one weso aDe0e
to close the gsts IN the MT thAt
stretches ACROSS the mouth of the hAT-
bor. The gate has not been closed IN
the daytime since It was placed In posi-
ton soon after the diplomatic rela-,
tions with Germany were severed. Both
navy yard and customs officials refused
information as to the reason for the
move.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
Loss Of Cereal ship. Small.

London, Juno 1.-Great Britain's
losses In cereal ships has been only s
per cent according to a statement
made TO the Associated Press today by
Kennedy Jones' director of food econ
omy. The ministry Of food, he added,
had made allowances for the loss OF
rs per cent Of this kind Of shipping.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01
eela;.n 1T Tov,ns ; leoml mbAraed. (

London. June l.. Many tons Of
bombs have been dropped by British
'aircraft Z On the Belgian towns Of Os-,
tend. zeebrugge and Bruges, the war
sfIice announced today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-01

Chevreux. taking number of prison
.ers. the war office announces. Raids
by Germans and an attack on the
Casque were repulsed