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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

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condnct 81 war was begun today with
Investigation by the senate military
committee OF the war departments
American forces
More than ever convinced OF the
growing menace Of Prussianism to civ
ilization. and doubtful that war prep
arations in America are altogether sat-
isfactory, senate leaders. regardless Of
party, are determined to take stock
Of the military situation.
The senate committee on military af-
fairs initiated the policy Of searching
inquiry which, it is declared, will ex-
tend to all war activities, in deter
mining to conduct a thorough search
into the war department, every branch
Of it. including particularly the supply
departments.
Matters Under Investiga alton.
Some Of the matters to which the
investigating committee will give Its
attention are:
Shortage Of winter clothing, in army
camps, particularly in those national
guard camps in which the exposure Of
soldiers ill-clad in summer clothes has
resulted in epidemics OF pneumonia
with many fatalities.
Defective heating in army canton
ments and failure to complete heating
plant before cold weather set in. nee
essitating the substitution Of stoves as
a result Of which there has been much
suffering and sickness.
Shortage of rifles in training camps,
tho hoi~ ~ 1v-in
with wooden guns and to practice
craftsmanship with the few Spring
field and Krag Jorgensen rifles sup
piled instead Of the Enfelds which win
be used in Europe.
Failure Of the war department to
supply field guns and other ordnance,
as a result Of which many, artillery
units have been held in camp more
than three months without training
equipment.
Food and Fuel Inquiries.
No sooner mad announcement of the
military affairs committees determine
ton been made than the senate itself
demonstrated a mood for inquiry into
war conditions when it agreed with
out debate to a resolution introduced
by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, d.
recting the committee on manufao I.
lures to investigate the shortage OF
sugar and fuel in the United States,
and to suggest remedies for the re-
currence of such shortages.
The Lodge resolution opens the way
for the manufactures committee to
turn the light Of Investigation on the
food and fuel administrations. The
fact that Senator Reed of Missouri, bitv
ter opponent OF the food control bill,
and assailant Of Administrator Hoover
In the last session, Is chairman of the
committee did not arousa word of
protest to the resolution from admins
stration senators.
Major General Crozier, chief Of ord
nance, said an obstacle in the early
work, that the military policy defined
in the national defense act of 1916,
contemplated force Of 100000 men
to be raised in five years.
"It is apparent" he said. that the
original program for 100000 men did
not contemplate our participation in
the war. We compressed the five-year
program into one year when 1t became
apparent that the 100000 program
would not do"
Appropriation delays by congress, the
general said. caused further delay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
BUSINESS BLOCKS BURNED

Fire in Business Section of AttIeboro,
Mass, Causes 100000 Loss.
Att!eboro, Mass, Dec. 12.-The frS
which. swept thru the business center
Of the, city early today caused damage
estimated by the police at approxi-
mately $500, 0,000. Four buildings were
destroyed and several others damaged.
The fire Anally was checked by the
combined efforts OF the local fire de-
partment and apparatus from other
cities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
CENSORSHIP At CAMP DODGE.

Men Not Permitted TO Send lnforma.
tion Which Would Aid Enemy.
Camp Dodge, Dec. 12.-Letters writ
ten to friends and relatives by officers
and enlisted men here must contain no
information Of military value to the
enemy, according to orders issued to-
day. Discussion OF such matters III
public also is prohibited. Military IN
formation of value to the enemy as
viewed by camp officials includes in
formation recently placed under the
newspaper ban here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
German Attaek Repulsed.

London. Dec. 12.-"Again a locaV
enemy attack yesterday afternoon
against our positions north Of LaVac-
querie. Cambrai front. was repulsed."
says foday's official communication.
we carried out successful raid last
night in the vicinity of Pontruet, north
OF is. Quentin. in which we captured
prisoners and a machine gun
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
COX TO sUPpLY EyEL.
Ohio Governor Takes Coal Shortage
Problem Into Own Hands.

Columbus, o., Dec. l2.-Governor
James NJ. Cox went over the heads Of
the federal fuel administration Off
cials today and took the Ohio coal
shortage problem In his own hands.
The first move today was to order SOL
i'd tratnloads Of coal assembled and
sent Immediately to points IN the state
most seriously In need Of coal.
The order is directly contrary to in
structions OF F. c. Baird, federal fuel
administrator. in charge of the lakes
coal pool, who refused by long distance
telephone today to sanction such or
dera
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Newcabinet for PortuaaI.

Lisbon. Dec l2-Dr. Sidonio Paes,
leader Of the revolution has been made
premier and foreign minister. Mach
ado Santos. who led the uprising Of a
year ago. has been appointed minister
of the interior The other portfolios
also have teen distributed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
MARsHAILTowN IOWA. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER IT, 1917


be placed in its true perspective, blum
dering sifted and blame, II any. where
due. should take shape in prompt dis
approval OF every blunderer."
The non ferrous metal bill. which
gives the government control Of all
dealings in metals not containing iron,
and is intended to destroy what hith-
erto had been N virtual German mo-
nopoly in this metal, was discussed iii
the house Of commons tonight and
passed the second reading. The bill
has been criticized strongly.
In the course Of the debate Andrew
Bonar Law said he wished to let Ger
many know that Great Britain real
ized her power commercially. and that
when the time came, she would use It.
Germany should remember. he said.
the longer the war lasted, the less raw
material there would be to 20 around
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Diear.eIanoas Pians.

Camp Dodge, Dec. H.. Announce
tioral army men would not be given
distance Of the cantonment seriously
been planned to give leave to- half the
men here at time, dividing them into
two groups. one gropp to have Christ
MAJ; leave and the other New Years
leave. ~ 80 {. q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Tinkham Must Avoid c.ptur,,

# Washington. Dec. Congressman
Tinkham by firing an Italian gun at
the Austrian positions has taken on
the status Of q noncombatant attack
ing troops and, according to the rules
Of war. laid himself liable to execution
by the Austrians should by any chance
he fall into their hands. The fact that
war has been declared by the United
States does not alter the situation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

and the walls and roof crushed out the
lives OF many.
Across the street the King Edward
hotel was also ruined. Many lost their
lives in the hostelry.
The damage done to the vast docks
and piers In the harbor will run high
up Ia the millions when 1t is finally
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Huns Renew Attack.

Rome. Dec. 12.-The enemy has re-
sumed the attack. Today's OFFICIAL
statement says the Italians resisted
stubbornly yesterday thruout the day
and that few positions which were
abandoned in the beginning Of the
fighting were reoccupied in nearly all
cases. In the evening the enemy effort
was reduced to the normal artillry fire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
FINDS CHARGES uNFouNDED.

6Ux V0H0ucS oS SIIu01t F10rotSUS8 WNS
"Foolish and Unwiss."
Chicago, Dec. 12.-The sub-cOm-
mittee investigating charges of dis
loyalty among members of the faculty
of the University of Illinois, in its re-
port to the board of trustees. finds the
charges are without foundation but
that the conduct of five instructors ac-
cused was foolish and unwise.'
The board, after accepting the report
issued a warning to faculty members
to guard their utterances."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Palestine Entered Tuesday

London, Dec. 12.-Premier Lloyd
George today announced. in the house
OF commons that General Allenby, tho
British commander in Palestine. en-
tered Jerusalem on foot Tuesday.
American and other military attaches
entered Jerusalem with General Allen
by. the general reported today.
Guards have been placed around the
holy places. the premier said. the
mosque Of Amar having been placed
under Mohammedan control.
The premier said General Allenby's
proclamation Insured maintenance and
protection OF oil sacred buildings and
holy places. General Allenby was well
received by the population.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Eight Hundred Knoyvn
So Far Accounted 4 Fssl
Revised Figures
INJURED NUMBER
APPROXIMATELY
Several Hundred y vietims = 8.
tally or PARTIAL Blind q z
Two Hundred ,iidrsr ~ :
ph.n.-E.rly ii Fissss
Confusion and c1untins
Several Times.

Halifax. Dec 12.-Rexise4
of the casualties today redal
to about 1900. Eight hun6
dead are accoursed for.
victims is steadily becon
as relatives are reunited e.
who LETT the city return.
From 800 to 500 person(
or partly blind and 200 q
each lost both parents
American and Canadian y
The Boston relief ship
tin entered the harDor tod
Figures Not -
1.-THE formidable estims
ties made immediately ~
sion apparently were ~
that many OF the bodle
counted several times.
day that today's figuEes
regarded as final. fN
It is estimated that
wrecked beyond repaA X
others were totally dd
1000 can be restored .
Conditions IN lDar1
ticularly distressing
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
AsNcRJ.fr Eossss HEAVY.
German Estisnatss 8hew Entente
Losses Much Greater.

Berlin, Dec. l2.-.Aircraft losses by
the entente allies In the ponth Of. Mo-
vember totaled twenty-five captive
balloons and 205 airplanes, the German
general stan announced today. The
German losses were sixty airplanes
and two captive balloons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

Roumanis suspends Hostilities.
Jassy. Roumania, Dec. 10.-Onicia1
announcement was made today OF the
signing Of an armistice in accordance
of which, hostilities were suspended at
10 p. m. Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
c,.ntI.nd Rice M.de Sergeant.

Greenville, s. C.,tDec. Grantlani
Rice, the sporting writer. who came
here f!,om New York City, Sunday, to
enlist in the 115th field artillery at
Camp Sewer, has been made q SER
geant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
COMES TO
AID OF ALLIED
ARMY IN ITALY
Long-Delayed Storm Ex-
pected to Assure Safety
of Piave Line.
INFANTRY INACTIVE
ON ALL FRONTS

Artillery eombardmsnts Preliminary to
Next Big Push in Progress on Both
Western and Italian ronts-cerman
Rsinforesmsnts Continue to Be Sent
TO Francs-London Times Demands
Investigation Of British Reverse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
PRICE cRuMetiNe CONTINUES.
Uncertainties at Home and Abreae
Causs Stock Market Slump.

Cause Stock Market Slump.
< New York, Dec. 12.-Prices crumbled
again in the stock market today, re-
fecting uncertainties at home and
abroad. Chief among these were the
railroad situation, fresh liquidation Of
those shares being precipitated by re-
ports that it was proposed to establish
a virtual dictatorship in the transpor-
tation field. In tho first half Of the
session railway and industrial shares
added 2 to 3 points to recent declines.
United States steel was the central
feature on its decline to SO, an over
night loss Of rs and the lowest prices
Of the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Raids on. verdun Front.

~ n1tut OF V0tduh Front.
Paris. Dec. 12.-Northwest OF Rheims
sevesal enemy attempts upon our small
posi- were repulsed by our fire, says
toGay's war office announcement.
There was somewhat lively artillery
activity on both banks of the Meuse
(Verdun region.) North of hill 344 an
enemy raiding party was driven of.
Tho night was calm everywhere else"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
DR.. A. T. STILL DEAD

Father Of osteopathie Medicine Dies
at kirksville, Mo. 4
Kirksville, Mo-, Dec. 12.-Dr. A. T..
Still, founder of the osteopathic school
OF medicine, died here today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
Developments in 1olo Scandal.

z
Paris, Dec 12.-Loustalot, member OF
the French chamber from Lambes. with
whom Joseph Caillaux. the former
premier, is the subject Of request tor
authorization OF proceedings, it is un-,
derstood is charged with having rela-.
tions with the enemy. M. Caillaux is
charged under section OF the penal
code condemning to death any person.
having dealings with enemies to weak
en- the fidelity Of officers, soldiers or
sailors.
B II correspondence with the enemy
has not the above crime with the OBJ
ject, but results in supplying the en-
emy with Information detrimental to
France the law says that those hold,
Ing such correspondence shall be inn
prisoned. 8
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
iHa'
Tho Weather,

Sun rises Dec. 13 at Z: 21, sets at 4:2S.
Iowa-Generally fair tonight and
THURSDAY; colder tonight, with cold
wave In west and central portions.
Range Of temperature at Marshall
town: Tuesday, IA above and 13 be-
low: Monday 2 above 13 below. At q
this morning. 6 above yesterday 1S
below.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

/ Halifax. N. g. Dec. 12.-One Of the
most important buildings wrecked by
the explosion Of . shipload of explo-
,sive in the harbort was the old Inter-
colonial railway station. In its ruins
were foun1s0res Of the dead and In
jured Eh0 building was shaken apart
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

GSperhasen, lOSo. 12.-The semi
g1elal German news dssncy sayss
Saeb balixation Of The Russian army
ess begun and peaes negotiations
eye been authorized. sA
Az news assney's dispatch says
e.era! obsrbatehem has been ap-
| 1etnted eonslnandsr n chief with
4 ~ sas0iotanes Of the ailissn Creu.
, sssie) and that hs had bssn author-
- te open peace negotiations
4 sstt Germany.
I. / Ne word has bssn rseSivsd
3eem Russia &C 20 a,ssnsral peace
~ aim Of the boishsviki being
Atald ~ b merely cessation of
\ 1ieesiIitiss. Il has bean said, how.
3tess that IL the entente did not
sjt1seleipate il the atmisties there
'lel0ht b sos,ss n,ovsmsn< toward 1
iSparate psaes.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
a New Pronrietor.

A New Proprietor.
$50 you own your own house. Wig
gins?"
= "No."' e
why, You told me SO last month"
Yes. We had no cook then. Brown
ing's Magazine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

The bird, considered as piece of
mechanism, is far superior to the aer-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

computed. The bodies of victims are
stu being found among the maze OF
shipping and warehouses. Ships from
all over the world were damaged by
the shock or by collisions with wharyes
when the detonation tore them loose
from .heir moorings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

/, !, Overthrow Of Bolsheviki May Be
Near.
Germany Makes Concessions to Rus
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04

These are stirring days in the
United States as well as throughout
the world. What historians viii say
of the present time when looking
back upon it from the perspective of
a few decades we are unable to judge
with accuracy. The events in far-of
Russia, the interpretation of the Euro
pean struggle, the meaning of Mexi-
can troubles and the results of the
action of our own nation viii GER
tainly mark an epoch about which our
descendants viii read with wonder,
and we hope with satisfaction.
The action of our government
means much to the United States and
its citizens War is a grim thing at
best and the preparation of a large
and efficient navy, a modern army,
and all that goes with it, means in all
probability a militarism for this
country which viii not shake itself
from us as suddenly as it has come
upon US.
There are many people in this
country who believe, and believe hon
estly, in greater military prepared
ness at all times, and there are IN
questionably others, inspired by the
pecuniary side of such a program,
who lend great strength to any move
which will make the United States an
armed nation.
The Monitor does not disparage the
situation confronting our government
today and the necessity of using
armed force to protect our rights and
the lives and property of our citizens,
but the Monitor does pray that those
who are so urgent for war and pre-
paredness viii do their duty toward
paying the bills and furnishing the
blood for the fray. Then when there
is a conclusion of hostilities may we
all join in making our nation a ma
ton which dares to begin a move
ment away from miltarism. When
the nations of the world are exhaust
ed from the violence of the fight, then
let the United States take early and
urgent measures for permanent
measure of world-peace by setting an
example which shall be at once COM
handing.
The beginning has been compare
lively easy, but there must be an end
ing and that must be such an ending
as to justify the beginning.
What will be the ending?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04

misconduct as may be actionable
against the asylum and then the full
lest publicity should be by it given to
the entire subject matter.
ssYour committee recommend that
In the event it becomes the policy of
the state 20 enlarge its institution at
Waterbury that that institution De SO
enlarged that all patients supported
by the state be there cared for.
"Your committee find that owing
TO the resignation of DIR. Ernest L.
Tracy, an assistant physician at the
retreat, that DIR. Lawton has, since
November, 1916, had but one assis-
tant physicians; that this assistant
physician is compelled TO attend 100
or patients especially needing the at
tention of q physician each day; that
conditions demand that at least two
assistant physicians be employed for
the proper care and welfare of the
patients and your committee believe
this to be the policy of the institu-
ton.
''Your committee find that under
present economic conditions the cost
of maintenance to the institution per
week for each patient is 1854 $40.
The retreat is now under contract
with the state to board. clothe, care
for and provide medical treatment
and nursing for all state patients
that the necessities of the state re-
quire it to take for the sum of 81 per
week. For the past year there has
been an average of about 800 state
patients supported at the retreat
The retreat claims that the deficit
arising therefrom not only precludes
the institution from making needed
changes and improvements but is in
volving it in debt. Although this
question is foreign to the duty inn
posed upon the committee, yet the
committee would respectfully advise
that the proper state department in
quire into the subjectat an early date
and if the contention of the retreat is
well-founded, make such modification
of the contract as Justice requires for
the state can afford to be just as well
as exact.
'Your committee would also re-
spectfully recommend that the state,
through its trustees, cooperate to dis
cover some satisfactory common
ground for an agreement to the end
that the state become trustee of the
institution. Thus while preserving
the autonomy of the retreat, giving
the state an official voice in its policy,
mana cement and further upbuilding
without financial responsibility I'M
less by special legislation"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04

Special sessions OF the Probate Court will
be held at the Office Of 2. W. BALDWIN. in
BARTON. on the second and fourth Fridays
Of each month in the afternoon; and at the
Office Of COLBY SToDDARD. In ORLEANS. In
the afternoon Of the third Friday Of each
month. Parties desiring to transact Probate
business at Barton or Orleans should notify
the Judge in advance. that he may take the
necessary papers.
The Probate Office at NEWPORT will b
open every day. except Sundays and holt
days: but those coming from distance. n
far as possible. should make special appoint
ments with the Court in advance.
RUFUS ". SPEAR. JUDGE.