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ELDON

Mr.. and Mrs. Van " Baldwin left
this week for an extended trip
through the west and will visit
friends in California.
Miss Nora kittle left Wednesday for
visit in Corydon and other places
during her vacation.
Clarence Armentrout Of Valley
Junction is visiting his father. A. A.
Armentrout. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Welburn and
daughter left Monday for an extended
visit In st. Louis, Mo-. and other points
with relatives.
Mesdames Floyd Perry and Hancle
Marshall were hostesses to the kro
So club at the formers home Thurs
day afternoon. -,
o. y. Peaslee of Chicago, an old
time engineer on the Rock Island sys.
tenn visited his friend, VIM. Milford
this week
Roy Appleby had his head injured
while working in the Appleby coal
mine Thursday.
Ed Holmes and daughters. Misses
Hazel and Helen returned home this
week from a few weeks trip to Colo
RADIO
Mrs. c. A. Owens. Jr., and son. Rob-
er. returned from a weeks visit at the
c. A. Owen, Sr. home In Rock Island
Illinois.
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LITTLE BENNY'S
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The Park Ave. News.

The Park ave. news.
Weather. Baths taken for plezzure
as we'll as dooty.
Spoarts. The lnvisibles played the
Park Wonders last Satidday AFTERNOON,
witch the Invisibles ony had TO make
seven more runs to tie the score wen
Artie Alixanders goat Lobster, being
the Invisibles mascot went and ste .
park CARDS luntch and the park gard
went and broak up the game. ATTIC
Alexander being the ony one that don't
think Lobster Is heck Of mascot
Big Accidint. A man with -en
mushtash and a fearse Impression hsd
his foot run over by Lew Davises push
mobeel last Thersday before suppir.
Nobody wasent hert, however, Is Lew
Davis escaped.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
Impossible
Reddy Merry had his picture took.
Its supposed to look pritty but 1t izent.
On account of the fotografer swapping
it
Just as Reddy tried to look plezzant.
Home made fudge, made pure and
large, one sent block. Agents wun-
ted See Maud Jonson and Lilly Levy.
Avvertizemint.
Sissiety Notes. A small party vac
gave by Miss Maud Jonson last satd-
day mite to selebrate Miss Jonson get
ting over the measles. Lemminade
was had by all. and nobody started to
go home TIL Miss Elizabeth Green OF.
fered to sing agen
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rHE UNEXPECTED.

For variety. the news that comes
out of Russia leads all the rest OF the
world with big margin to spare. Re-
ports of thrilling victories and crush
ing defeats are received in successive
half hours cabinet changes are too
frequent to permit an accurate history
of them: a regiment which is found
fighting desperately today may have
been in the throes of mutiny only yes
terdav: heroes are made and unmade
overnight.
Indeed. il had seemed that every
sort of news that could come rom
Russia had been received within the
mast six months. and the account OF
the cars removal to Siberia looked
like the cap sheaf. But yesterday came
the information that Russian sub
marine had sunk German steamship
in the Gulf of Bothnia.
This was surprise indeed. The
average reader practically had decided
when he thought Of it at all, that most
of the German surface steamships had
been confiscated bv Germany's foes or
disabled BY British blockaders. And
as for Russian submarine. the exis.
tance Of such craft had not come to
the notice Of the most careful reader
of war news.
Whatever else may be said OF Rus
STA, her ability to do surprising things
cannot he doubted nor questioned. Her
ingenuity. II 1t could be directed al.
ways in the proper lines. would keep
q more resourceful nation than Ger
many busy night and day.
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w,LHELm,s WARRIORS.

Out in Arizona. where the l. w. w
has been particularly active of late
people have discovered new mean
ing for the initials. Senator Ashurst
told his fellow solons yesterday that
the organizations right and full name
is Imperial Wilhelm's Warriors
The senator said, also, that with
the !. w. W. perjury is fine art and
murder has been reduced to a
science
He promised to tell more of the In
side facts about the organization in a
future speech. but 1t is difficult to
conceive of statements much stronger
than those he made yesterday.
1t is to be hoped that the warnings
issued by government officials and the
war department are not mere words
and that if the I. w. W. attempts to
institute a general strike next Monday
in accordance with its threat Of few
days ago. federal troops will make
short work of the arrest and imprison
ment of the leaders.
Certainly the conditions the I. W.
w. has created in numerous localities
in the west and northwest call for the
most drastic and merciless punish.
nent at the hands of the government.
There is not enough evidence in the
information of the public to warrant
a direct charge that German money is
behind the agitations, but there are a
wealth OF reasons for believing such
a charge. 1t is known that German
gold has footed the bills for many
campaigns in this country with the OBJ
iect of weakening Americas strength
in the war The l. W. w. leaders are
far less awake to their opportunities
than has been indicated by their
course in many instances if they are
not collecting for the anti-American
work they are doing.
Were they paid openly by Germany
it is difficult to understand how they
could be more active In her interests
than they ere
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Soldiers of Third ZoWd VIII be
Commanded By Efficient officers

and swap yarns with bunch OF buck
privates if he is feeling a bit lonesome.
Maj. Macarthur, who will be pro
noted to colonel, was handicapped at
the outset by being the son of dis.
tinguished father, Lieut.. Gen. Arthur
Macarthur, but when he got chance
he proved that good man can win
recognition In his own right.
MACARTHUR'S CAREER.
Because he finished first in his
class at West Point Macarthur was
assigned to the engineers. which fire.
quently is equivalent to burying an
ambitious officer Finally he landed
on the general staff and the old heads
on the staff, he is only little over thir-
ty-six, found that he had head on his
shoulders.
During the Mexican trouble Secre-
tary Baker appointed Major Mac
Arthur military censor. Major Mac
Arthur then began the education OF
the newspaper men in military mat
tiers. He met the crowd twice day
and withstood bombardment Of ques-
tons. establishing confidential rela-
tionship with the press that brought
all the army's cards face up on the
table. He had the fullest confidence
in the press and the press in him.
There isn't double cross on the score
between the major and the newspaper
men.
CENSOR WORK pIEAeEe.
When he left the censorship to get
ready for France the newspaper men
adopted testimonial and then called
in body on Secretary Baker to pre-
sent it. So far as is known this Is the
only case on record where the press
has sped parting censor with verbal
bouquets. 1t shows that Macarthur IL
the right sort and just tho kind Of man
to be entrusted with the heavy respon.
sibility the officers of the national e1.
peditionary force will have.
General Mann and Major Macarthur
are packing up and getting ready to
leave, which is very good indication
that orders will soon be forthcoming
for the Iowa guard to entrafn for the
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Children's Evening Story
by s Bailey
Copyright. 1915. by A. S. Bal

Frisky Squirrel was just bit angry
at this remark about his tail
What about your ears!" he asked.
"Not one Of the forest people-except
rabbits-wears his ears so long as you
do I must say that they look very
queer. How'd you like to have me
trim them for you?"
Tell you what We'll do Jimmy
Rabbit said. It'll cut off your tail and
you'll cut off my ears. What do you
say"
Somehow or other, Frisky did not
quite like the idea of losing his tail.
He was so used to having it that he
was afraid he might miss it dreadfully
And he even thought that he would
rather keep it-even if it was out Of
fashion.
But Jimmy Rabbit ran home to get
his mothers shears And when he
came back with them Frisky couldn't
think of any good excuse for not let
ting Jimmy cut of his tail for him.
AS Jimmy came hopping up with the
shears, Frisky Squirrel put out his
paw.
What do you want?' asked Jimmy.
z THE shears!" Frisky said. I'm go.
ing to trim your ears, you know"
"Oh-yes!" Jimmy answered. But
l thought Of this first, you remember
SO I'll cut your tail OF first. Then
you'll have your turn-see!" He kept
a firm hold on the shears. And al
most before Frisky knew what was
happening Jimmy had stepped behind
him and had placed Frisky's tail be-
tween the big shears.
will it hurt!" Frisky asked. as he
looked behind him.
It'll be over in a. jiffy,' said Jimmy
Rabbit
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Washington, D. c., Aug. 1S.-The
soldiers of the Third Iowa infantry,
the first Iowa troops that will go to
France, will be re-officered.
The full roster of brigade and regi-
given out, but announcement that
Brig. Gen. VIM. A. Mann will command
the crack national guard division, and
that Maj. Douglas Macarthur will be
chief of staff gives assurance that the
men at the top will be just the sort Of
men the Iowa fathers and Iowa moth
ers would pick, if they had the choice,
as the men to take care Of their boys
In a strange land.
Gen. Mann, who, by the way, headed
the list of brigadiers promoted to ma.
jor generals by President Wilson this
week, is soldier from the ground
up. but the sort OF soldier that fights
with the men and not over them.
HEADED MILITIA BUREAU.
For the last two years as chief Of
the militia bureau of the war depart
ment he has come in most intimate
contact with the newspaper men, Cor
respondents from the four corners of
the country have made daily visits in
his office, for in all that time there
has been some national guard activity
in their states that required watching.
Cen Mann. head over heels in the
work OF reorganization of the under
disciplined army. was never too busy
to answer questions. No red tape and
no petty censorship would close him
up. There was steady stream Of
newspaper men calling at his office
after his promotion to congratulate
him.
WAS WITH PERsHlNG.
Before advancing to the rank of gen.
eral officers Mann was colonel of the
Sixth infantry. He went into Mexico
with Pershing at the head of the Sixth.
He had been in every scrap In the last
forty years. from the Indian campaigns
on the plains in the seventies, to the
Mexican chase and always with the
'doughboys." He is the fatherly. big
brother sort Of an officer, never up
stage and just as likely as not to stop
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WoMAN,s WORK.

Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane. LII. D.,
chairman of the Michigan division OF
the woman's committee. council Of ma.
tional defense. sounded warning TO
women the other day which is worth
repeating here by way Of combating
what Mrs. Crane calls the novelty
of the present outlook"
She contends that woman's first
duty in the present war Is the proper
performance of woman's work before
she attempts to replace men.
THE less displacement Of men by
women the better for both men and
women, now and in the future" she
told her hearers at dinner in Flint,
Mich. at which wartime preparedness
was the topic for discussion.
Mrs. Crane called attention to the
statement by charity worker. COM
mentine on the increase in infant NOR
tally. the difficulty in obtaining
nurses in some cities because Of the
dearth occasioned by the war and the
difficulty in obtaining help and finan.
ciaI assistance for ordinary home phil.
anthropies.
Let us not be so dazzled by the
novelty of the present outlook as to
forget that the greatest and most fun.
damental duty women can have in
connection with this war is not in per.
forming mems work but in perform.
ing women's work" Mrs. Crane said.
at is a solemn fact that patriotism
and national security have their deep
est roots in the home and in those
beneficent social agencies which wo-
MON have had so great a part in build.
ing up in scarcely more than the last
ten years"
Perhaps 1t is old-fashioned, in these
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VANDALISM.

DISPATCHES arriving today from
Paris and from the French front reply
to the charge made without equivoca-
ton in yesterdays official war state
ment from Berlin, that the French
artillery fire had set fire to the famous
cathedral at St. Quentin.
1t seemed difficult to believe, even
without the contradictory statements
of today at hand, that the French
would depart from their established
custom and deliberately lombard a
cathedral. 1t was considered possible.
Of course, that in general bambard-
ment the building had been struck.
But today's statement. from the
French front throws new light on
the subject and indicates that the Ger
man soldiers have not reformed great.
ly since they sacked Belgium, desc
Grated its shrines, robbed churches
and rich homes and committed I'M
speakable crimes.
According to the French statement,
which is entitled to serious considera-
ton in view of these earlier crimes OF
which there Is indisputable evidence.
Germans have been robbing the ST.
Quentin cathedral and sending its val.
uables home to Germany. The infer
ence is that the building itself was
fired in that spirit of vandalism which
semes to exist among so many of the
German soldiers.
1t is difficult to understand how the
citizens OF civilized nation can COM
NIT the crimes with which the Ger
mans have been charged since the
very first days of their invasion OF
Belgium. 1t is in line. however with
the murder Of the members of the Bel
gian Prince crew, the air raids over
London and the destruction OF the LUIS
itania. 1t is one of the features Of the
present war which the people Of Ger
many must disavow and for which
they must atone before they can ex-
pect to enjoy the measure OF esteem
which the rest of the world accorded
hem so gladly before the war.
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Tails And Ears.

Among all his friends. Frisky SPUR
rel liked to play with Jimmy Rabbit
best You see, Jimmy never wanted
to eat him. He was so fond of tender
young sprouts and OF Farmer Green's
vegetables, that he wouldn't have TAX
en- even the smallest bite out of Frisky
He would have laughed at the very
idea.
There was something else too, about
Jimmy Rabbit. that Frisky Squirrel
liked; he was always thinking of new
things to do-new places to visit, new
games, new tricks to play on other
forest people.
To be sure. Jimmy and Frisky did
not always agree-but that is not sur.
prising, because their tastes were so
different. For instance. there was
nothing that Frisky Squirrel liked bet
ter than hickory nut, while Jimmy
Rabbit never would so much as touch
one. But if anybody said cabbage"
to Jimmy Rabbit he would have to
stop playing and hurry to Farmer
Green's garden. You see how fond OF
cabbage Jimmy was.
There was other things. too. on
which Frisky and Jimmy held differ
ent views. They were forever dIsput'
ing about ears and tails. Frisky SOUR
rel. as you know. had beautiful. long
bushy tail and short little ears: while
Jimmy Rabbit had ears half as long as
he was and almost no tail at all.
Really, Frisky. you ought to have
that tail Of yours cut off," Jimmy said
one day. Its terribly out OF fashion
to wear a tail so long as yours. AS a
special favor. I'll be willing to cut 1t
OF for you. with big pair OF shears
that nv mother has"
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people, and removing it from the
hands of the k,iser.

/ people, and removing it from the
hands of the kliser.
Separation OF church and state.
An income tax ito dampen the
ardor of the rich for a constantly
increasing army and navy"
These were the planks in the plat
which the social democrats of Ger
many polled 100000 of the 100000
votes cast. Their doctrine goes far
ther, in fact, contemplates limited
monarchy like that Of England or that
of the Scandinavian countries. This is
as far as their hopes can rise in Ger.
many. where for generations the basis
Of government has been oppression
and absolutism 1t is as far. too, as
their utterances can so now without
inviting punishment at the hands of
that government.
In America the privileges of citizen.
ship are far beyond the widest dreams
of the most advanced idealist to be
found in Germany, but here there is q
determined propaganda Of opposition
with a doctrine which demands de.
struction of existing institutions and
stops at that. Nothing constructive Is
urged-only destruction, distrust, dis.
satisfaction. criticism, upheaval.
And it is in line with this policy that
at this time, when America and all the
civilized nations except Germany are
Joined in a war against the most mon.
strous, infamous and criminal autoc'
racy in the world. that the socialists
of this country are found on the side
of that autocracy and opposing every
warlike move of the government under
which they live.
Just why they should be out Of sym
pathy with a movement which. II 1t Is
victorious, will result in the dissolution
Of the worlds last great government
of absolutism is not clear II they are TO
be given credit for sincerity. The OBJ
vious conclusion Is that their doctrine
does not go beyond destruction. that 1t
precludes approval Of constructive
program.
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OBJECT: DESTRUCTION.

The Spanish premier summed up the
doctrine Of socialism yesterday in a
eenteace when he described the situa-
ton in Spain by saying: I'VE are con-
fronted with an anarchist movement
inspired by no definite object. not even
that OF effecting a change In the min
istry.'
That il the essence Of the destruc-
tive doctrine which is represented in
various countries by the socialistic
movement. In America 1t reaches Its
climax with the I. W. w. propaganda
OF ruin. wreckage and indecency. but
the literature Of the socialist party in
dicates that il It's aims are less lawless
than those of the I. w. w. the OBJ
etacies to union OF the two would dis
appear the moment either obtained the
whip hand.
II proof Of the impracticability OF
socialism we're needed, or proof OF its
insincerity and lack OF direction. moth
Ing more conclusive than its attitude
with regard to the present war could
be cited.
IN Germany, the social democrats
are the strongest minority party, and
their aims are definite. Their demands
briefly, stated are these:
Reforms in election laws; bal
lot based on citizenship rather
than property-in short. universal
suffrage.
A true parliamentary govern
ment responsible to the people
and not to the kaiser.
The abolition OF class privilege.
A law putting the power TO de-
clare war in the hands OF the lower
house, which is elected by the
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MISSOURI GUARD
LACK MESS OUTFITS

Nevada, No. Aug. 1S.-Further de-
lay on the part Of the war department
in providing mess outfits is again hold
ing UP the mobilization Of the MIS-
souri, National Guard in the govern
ment reservation here. The Second ana
Fifth regiments and the two artillery
units have not received meat cans.
knives. forks. plates. cups and spoons
In sufficient quantity to permit their
movement to the Nevada camp. Part OF
these supplies are believed to nave
been shipped form the government
arsenals They are directed to the home
stations Of the companies.
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aussELL,s REGENERATION.

IT is regrettable that Charles Ed
ward Russell postponed his regenera.
ton as long as he tid. He is doing all
he can now. to be sure. to uproot the
doctrine OF disloyalty which Is the de-
rect result of the socialistic agitation
Of which he was a master until within
q few months.
But neither he nor any one else can
right the wrongs he has done in a lit
tie time. A campaign of agitation
thrives more rapidly than campaign
for a return to common sense.
Russell. in an interview in Washing
ton the other day. paid his respects to
the pacifists in this wise:
I come back from Russia to find
in this country situation more
seriously alarming than any
found in Russia"
l say to you deliberately that
the cause Of the allies stands in
greater peril Of defeat from the
United States than 1t does from
the people of Russia. II you can
leave the Russian situation alone
without any injurious upsetting
and disastrous rumors and reports
about the probable detection OF
the United States. the Russian
situation will take care OF itself
The greatest peril involved in 1t
arises from the reports indus
riously circulated throughout the
length and breadth OF Russia by
+, German agents calculated to des-
troy Russian confidence in the
United States.
That is to say, every pacifst in
in this country that goes about
! prattllng Of peace. every congress
man that introduces a peace reso-
luton. every senator that is play
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ing the German game, is doing far
more harm to the United States.
to the cause of democracy, to the
ideals Of his country, than a mil
lion German soldiers on the battle
line can do"
Truly. the socialist party did Ameri'
ca a great favor when it ousted Mr..
Russell, but 1t withheld the boon long
enough to permit him to inflict great
deal of damage.
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SENATOR ON WAY HOME.

Des Moines. Aug 1S.-Senator A. Is.
Cummins Is enroute to Des Moines
from Washington. travelling overland
by automobile. Word received in the
city from his secretary stated that he
will make stops at his former home In
Pennsylvania. at Mrs. Cummins' old
home in Michigan and that he will visit
his brother in Chicago.
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EGGS ARE CONDEMNED.

Cedar Rnpfds, Aug. 1S.-F1fty Gases
Of eggs, valued at $500. consigned to
local produce company from Fairfax.
Dysart, Montour and other points. were
by consignees this morning
on inspection and thrown on the pub
lie damp. The shippers are held 10 be to
blame for mishandlinS the produce.
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Naval officials in the entente coun-
tries say Germanys claims regarding
destruction of enemy ships by U-bcats
are exaggerated 40 per cent. The Ger
man general STATS reports of affairs
on the western front are 100 per cent
untrue in many instances. and the lies
with which the German public has
been fed since the war BEGAN cannot
be figured by ordinary mathematics.
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DINNER STORIES

Two motorists. having almost ruined
their tempers searching for hotel
with vacant bed, were at last forced
to make the best of small boarding
house. Even then they had to share a
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The energetic grand jury which re-
turned 105 indictments against partici-
pants in the East St. Louis race riots
Of last month has done much to pre-.
vent occurrences of such disgraceful
scenes, in East st. Louis or else
where. Quick trials should follow,
with severe sentences following each
conviction.
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SOLDIER STAFFORD NOW.

Muscatine Aug. ls.-Erect. hronzed,
soldierly. county officer who has be-
come a national officer, First Lieuten-
ant c. r. Stafford, L. S. A. returned to
Musca tine for a brief visit before being
called to service with the new national
army.