Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-30
RAPID MOVES IN
IOWA WAR PLANS
PREPARATIONS GOING FORWARD
RAPIDLY DURING PAST
SEVEN DAYS.
NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS
DURING WEEK CLOSING
Outstanding Events Are Calling Out Of
National Guard Recruits For Train
ing and Remarkable Response to Red
Cross Appsal-conssryation interests
Active.
Special to Times Republican.

DcS JutlS 5u.-thIlldIy
arations have been gong forward
rapidly in Iowa this past week under
orders from the war department at
Washington and the week has been
notable for its developments. Among
the war plans and developments which
have taken form in Iowa the past week
are the following:
The calling out Of the national guard
recruits for training in their home
communities the order taking effect
tomorrow, July l.
The definite announcement that the
training camp for the thirteenth divi-
sion. including the five states of Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota
and South Dakota, for the men to be
selected under the selective draft law
will be located at Des Moines.
Remarkable response to the Red
Cross campaign over the state indicat-
ing that the state will give over a
million and three-quarters to the Red
Cross fund far exceeding the expecta-
lions of the Red Cross officials at
Washington.
Special efforts to recruit up the
regular army quota and national guard
troops.
Encouraging crop reports from all
parts of Iowa as to the prospects for
corn, oats, hay, potatoes, beans, gar
den truck in general and tree fruits
including apples
Reports that the government has
been successful in arranging for re-
auctions in the price of coal. Flour IS
cheaper as are also eggs and poultry.
| Women of Iowa to perfect organiza-
lions in every county Of the state un-
der direction Of women's council of de-
tense and Food Commissioner Hoover,
force of assistants to, conserve food IN
the kitchen as well as elsewhere.
A call from the government for men
from 81 years of age up to A, for the
second officers training camp to be
located at Fort Riley.
The outstanding event, however, is
the calling of the national guard re-
cruits to training at their home sta
tons. Further word from Washing
ton yesterday was to the effect that
the national guard regiments will be
sent to their divisional mobilization
camps in the south as soon as they are
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how soon the men will take the oath,
however, has not been stated. C
District Boards Not Named.
The names Of the members of the
two federal exemption boards to serve
in Iowa, one in the northern hall ana
one in the southern half OF the state
have not been announced, altho such
announcement is expected hourly. Nor
has the date Of the first draft been
given out from Washington. The dis
patches yesterday indicated that the
draft for the eastern section of the
country might be made July Is, the
central section July % and THE western
section Aug. 5. Another statement was
to the effect that Aug. 5 might be the
date for the entire country. Local ex-
emption boards must bAready by July
5. which indicates that the selection
will not be long postponed.
Move to Save Heifers.
State officials who have been down
to Washington this past week declare
that Herbert C.. Hoover j perfecting
masterful organization to deal with
the food situation and has most sur
prising grasp on the facts.
state Commissioner W. B. Barney
has been commissioned by Mr.. Hoover
to inaugurate movement in Iowa to
save dairy cows and heifer calves from
being slaughtered He declared that
all Of Europe is experiencing short
age Of dairy cattle and that they all
made the mistake, except England. OF
permitting their she" stuff to be sold
on too close. The temptations to- sell
all kinds Of cattle because Of the high
prices have been given way to in all
parts Of the world and it will take
years to build up the dairy herds, it is
said.
NGeorge A.. Wells, secretary Of the
Iowa Grain Dealers Association. ha.;
been selected one OF committee OF
nine from the! national grain dealers
association to go to Washington and
confer with Mr.. Hoover on the grain
situation.
Representatives OF the National I'm
derwriters' Association for fire insur-
ance companies were in Des MONIES
this week and conferred with state
officials with reference to their plan to
have their inspectors, free Of charge,
make Inspections Of mills, elevators
coal repositories and similar places
where food and supplies are stored,
with a view to reducing fire hazards.
The plan Is to commission 12o men
"a deputies under the state fire mar
-. ~. = ee;co RI make these inspections