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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
TEN sEAMEN LOST WITH SHIP.
British Steamer Ainwiek Castle Torpe-
doed in Midocean

doed IN Midocean.
London, March 80. = The British
steamship Alnwick Castle has been
torpedoed in the Atlantic ocean. Ten
persons are reported dead and others
are missing.
The admiralty states that the AIN
wick Castle was torpedoed without
warning on March 1890 miles from
the nearest land. On the previous day
the steamer had rescued the crew s0f
another British steamer which also
had been torpedoed.
The passengers and crews Of both
vessels abandoned the Alnwick Castle
in five boats.
One Of these boats landed on the
Spanish coast. It originally contained
twenty persons, including a stewardess
and child, but five Of them died. All
the survivors in this boat were suffer-
ing from frostbite.
Three other boats also were picked
up during the week, one containing
twenty-seven, another twenty-nine and
the third twenty survivors. In these
boats there were fve dead. The fifth
boat that put out from the steamer has
not yet been accounted for.
The British steamship Alnwick Cas-
tie measured $500 tons gross and was
owned by the Union-Castie Mail
Steamship Company. She was 400 feet
long and was built in Glasgow In 1901
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
Iowa House Refuses to Ac-
cept Senate Confirma-
ton Amendment.
MOTION TO TABLE
WINS BY THREE VOTES
Two. Thirds Vote Required to Revive
Measure and Defeat ls Conceded
Technical Point Raised by Friends Of
BiII-Senate Passes Rogers Bill Re.
pealng Present insurance Rating
NLaw-Has Already Passed House.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, March 30.-The bill pro-
viding for an additional judge of the
supreme court was laid on the table in
the house Of representatives Of the
Iowa legislature today by a. vote of 81
to 40. Inasmuch as it requires two
thirds vote to again get the measure
before the house after it has once been
tabled, it is generally conceded that the
tabling of this bill has killed il.
A point of order was raised tnet a
motion to table requires constitution
al majority. Up to noon today Speaker
Pitt had not ruled on this point.
Under the terms of the house bill the
eighth justice would have been chosen
at the next election. An amendment
by the senate provided for the appo.nS-
ment OF the new justice by the sover-
nor. but subject to confirmation by the
senate. This amendment the house OBJ
jected to and the motion to .able car
ried.
1t is believed no attempt will be made
to revive the bill.
Insurance Law Repealed.
The senate today passed the Rogers
bill, already passed by the house. re-
pealing the present fire insurance rat
ing law.
The vote on the measure was "a to 8.
On motion by Senator Helmer the Dill
was taken from the hands of the In
surance committee and considered by
senate as a committee OF the whole.
Senators favoring the bill said the
present statute fixes too high rates.
The bill goes to the governor for his
signature.
"Bone Dry" Bill Passed.
The first Whitmore, bone dry ball
to be considered in the house was
passed without debate, by a vote Of 20
to IA. The bill prohibits the advertise
rsent of liquor in the state thru any
medium.
Representatives Tucker Baldwin,
Becker, 4punkelhergS G1iffira Hansen.
Harrington, Helming, Miles. Oertel,
Richards, Rogers, Smith and Starzin-
ger voted against the measure, which
now goes to the governor. A
Funds For Farm Interests.
State aid to the amount of Sl0,0OO
annually for the state dairy producers
association and the state beef produc-
ers' association and $500 to the Iowa
Corn and Small Grain Growers As
sociation was awarded today when the
senate passed the Arney appropriation
bill providing for the funds named.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
FIFTY YEARS UNDER
UNITED STATES FLAG
Today 10 Fiftieth Anniversary Of Pur-
chase Of Alaska-Wisdom Of Seward
in Urging purchase Thoroughly
Justified.

washington, March 81. Alaska's
fftieth anniversary today as a part OF
the United States was signalized by
Secretary Lane of the interior depart
ment with a statement in which he
said:
"Alaska's period OF trial is over.
She has been weighed in the balance
and found magnificently worthy"
Mr.. Lane said the wisdom of William
II. Seward. the secretary Of state who
negotiated Alaska's purchase IN 1857
against virulent opposition, had been
justified and after fifty years annual
financial statements show and prove
that ito have neglected
that opportunity would have been a
colossal blunder, blunder future
generations could never forgive
The 100000 square miles Of territory
bought for about cents an acre at
81. 200 900 have brought more than
$4,000, 900 into the channels OF Ameri-
can trade.
Mr.. Lane said the profits are just be-
ginning to come in. "A scant 5000
.people are living in that vast country,
one-fifth as large as the United
States" he said. "One hundred mill
lion dollars formed their contribution
X, 1916. What 1t will be in 201S no
man can predict"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
FREIGHT RATES REVISED.
New Tariffs on Fruits and Vegetables
From Southern States Approved.

New Tariffs on Fruits and Vegetables
From Southern States Approved.
Washington, March 30.-General re-
vision of freight rates on fruits and
vegeta bles from southern states to
northern and middlewestern markets
in order to bring rates to parity with
those from other producing sections
We're approved today by the interstate
commerce commission.
Carload and less than carload rates
on about forty-eight kinds of fruits,
melons and vegetables from every sec
ton Of the south to Kansas City. ST.
Paul, st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati.
Louisville, Pittsburgh, New York,
Philadelphia and; other towns and
cities are involved. In the case of the
cities mentioned, 447 rates are in
creased, 332 rates are reduced and g!
rates are left unchanged.
The commission found that most Of
the railroads proposals for readjust-
ment of rates were justified. Disap-
prevails included proposals to increase
rates on potatoes from points in Ar
kansas, Oklahoma. Missouri and Kan
sas; to increase rates on fruits from
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, AMI
include rates on canteloupes and
muskmelons from Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Missouri where such rates are
already as high as the commission be-
lieves are justifiable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
REIGN OF TERROR
IN MEXICAN STATE
Trouble Said 70 Have Been Stirred Up
by German syn,pa Brit
ish subjsots and Several .Msxieans
Killed Or Mutilated.


Killed Or Mutilatsd.
Galveston, Tex, March 30.-w, n. T.
Buckingham, general manager Of the
Aguila OIL Company. on the isthmus
of Tehuantepec. n and his cashier,
named Bannerman, were killed by
bandits at Manchital, on March 8, ac-
cording to- information brought here by
passengers arriving from Mexico. Both
men were British subjects.
After Buckingham had been killed
his body was hacked to pieces. 1t was
Feaid. IS Il. 81 z - \; ~
rhese passensers also report a reign
of terror has prevailed for severa:
weeks ID the oil fields near Minatitlan
in the state Of Vera Cruz, and declared
1t to be the result OF German influence.
The oil fields lie between territory oc-
acupied by Carranza troops on one side
and the forces Of Zapata on the other.
Buckingham and Bannerman were
killed following demand by the ban
dints for $1,000 and their discovery that
the safe contained only $1,000. Buck
ingham has been in Mexico for twen-
ty-six years.
The next day, the report says. the
bandits went up the river few miles
and killed a Mexican farmer. his wife
and father and cut off the hands Of
the farmers two little girls.
Operations In the oil camps have
ceased since March and it is believed
there IL little prospect for resumption.
The men who brought the story to
Galveston said thsir friends in Mex
leo would be killed II their names were
revealed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
PRICES OUTSTRIP WAGES.
Family Man Worse OF Now Than il
1913. U. S. Shows.


Washington, March 30.-The annual
food bill of the average family has
grown from $339.30 in 1913 to $425.54
at present, the department of labor an
nounced in a review of food prices.
In ten years, the departments eX-
perts estimate, the advance in the cost
of food has so far outstripped wage in
creases that the workman who drew 81
day in 1907 now finds himself just 81
cents a day worse off.
The heaviest increase in food prices
during the last four years is shown in
potatoes, the cost of which has risen
from 1896 to s44.69. Other large in
creases are in eggs. from S33.O1 to
$43.O7; -four, $1512 to $25.40: butter.
s45.7o to STATS. Of the whole list of
foods only sirloin and round steak are
cheaper than Ave years ago.
In the period from July Is to Feb. Is
food prices took a per cent jump.
Onions led with II per nt.increase.
Potatoes went up 80 per cent. Eggs
alone decreased in price.
It is estimated that if a dollars
worth of food bought in 1907 weighed
ten pounds it would weigh today
trifle more than seven pounds.
Z Despite the average increase Of 1s
per cent in wages an hour in the last
ten years." the departments statement
says, "and despite a cut In hours
worked Of 1 per cent. the rising cost
of foods has operated to reduce the pay
of the American workingman about 16
per> cent, expressed in terms Of food his
dollar will buy.
"A workingman who made SO day
in 1907, working ten hours a day, in
1916 worked nine hours and thirty six
minutes a day and drew $3.49 for it,
but it cost him s4.17 to buy the same
quantity Of food his So would cover in
1907.
Gold storage, rebilling. reshipping
and withholding Of commodities from
market are suspected as contributing
to the present abnormal rise in the
prices. Whether some persons have
conspired to sngross the markets the
department Of labor cannot state. But
the reports Of the bureau Of labor sta
tistics seem to lend some color to such
an opinion"
/ Scarcity Of labor and high food prices
made 1915 a record year for strikes in
the United States. Statistics compiled
today by the department Of labor show
there were 3.l0s walkouts OF all kinds
during the year.
Demands for higher wages and for
shorter hours caused two-thirds OF the
strikes. Most of the others were due
to differences concerning unionization
of labor.
In more than TOO of the strikes the
strikers won. and employers were VIC
torious in nearly 500. Others were
compromised.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30

from the embargo on wheat and flour
imposed by Argentina.
A shortage of crops in the United
States is forecasted. Argentina, ac-
cording to the cabled reports. will have
third less wheat than she had in
previous years.
Hint Of "War Bread"
There are reports that there will be
war bread" during the summer in this
country 1t is expected that higher
prices will be the rule, and 1t is quite
possible that conditions will cause the
president and congress to determine to
create the. position of food controller
and to empower the man filling it to fix
and arrange distribution.
Mr.. Vrooman, in the meantime. is
doing everything he can to encourage
the growth OF foodstuffs and more in
tensive farming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
HALT WAR, sRvAN URGES.
Addresses Appeal to Congress Against
Conflict With Germany.

Addresses Appeal to Congress Against
Conflict With Germany.
Miami, Fla. March 30.-William ].
Bryan addressed an appeal to the sem
ate and house Of representatives yes
terday urging that an effort be made
to secure the suspension of Germany's
ruthless submarine campaign thru the
application Of the so-called Bryan
peace plan which provides for an in
vestigation OF all disputes by an inter-
national tribunal before resort to war.
Mr.. Bryan asked that congress also
consult the wishes OF the people thru
a referendum II 1t concludes that
nothing but war will satisfy the ma
tion's honor.
ITO you, and to you only" said Mr..
Bryan, 'is given constitutional au-
thority to declare war-war which in
this case may mean the signing Of
the death warrant Of thousands, even
millions, of your countrymen and the
laying Of grievous burdens upon future
generations"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
YOUNG FARMER WALKS
TWENTY-FIVE MILES
TO ENLIST IN ARMY.

Newark. N. T.. March 3o.-Ardrew
Miller. young farmer. who is on his
way today to Join the United States
marines at Charleston. S. c., walked
twenty-five miles to enlist because he
had no money and was too proud 10
beg ride.
II want to fight." he told the recruit
ing officer, u was working In a field
when fellow came along and said
the Germans had declared war on the
United States and were bombartling
New York City. dropped ms. hoe ana
didn't even wait for the money coming
to me. don't need uniform All l
want is gun"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30

visions vaihly tried to gain ground
near Neuville and Margival. Our out
posts repnlsed them, inflicting upon
them heavy losses.
On the Aisne main canal groupings
between Sapigneuil and Laneuvile in
dicated an attack In preparations
which was held down by our batteries.
I'm the Champagne as we'll French
troops held in readiness for attack
were efficiently shelled.
"On the Lorraine front our raiding
detachments brought back the thirteen
prisoners from hostile trenches
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
CLARK CHOSEN TO
LEAD DEMOCRATS
Caucus Nominates Present Speaker
and Are Confident Of His e.sIeetion
Other House Officers Renominated
Twenty three Democrats Absent.

Other House Officers Renominated
Twenty. three Democrats Absent.
Washington, March 80. - Champ
Clark, of Missouri. was nominated for
reelection today as speaker of the
house at caucus Of democrats. He
was chosen by acclamation.
Mr. Clark Is confident of his re-
election when the house meets Mon
day. There was no opposition to him
today and it took only fifteen minutes
to make the nomination. Representa-
tive Shackleford. colleague, made the
nominating speech and the formality of
voting was dispensed with Afr. Clark
has been In congress FOR more than
twenty years.
: After the nomination the caucus took
up questions of house organization.
Present house officers were renom-
mated and present democratic mem
bers of the ways and means committee
renamed This committee acts as the
committee on committees and will
name all committee selections.
There were ISL members-elec in the
caucus, which was undisturbed by any
serious fight. Thirty-three democrats
failed to show up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
canadian Troops RepuIssd

Berlin, wireless to Sayville. March
3O.-Canadian troops made four at
tacks last night on German positions
east Of Neuville, st. vaast, the war
office announces. They were repulsed
with heavy losses.
A further withdrawal OF German
troops on the Peronne-Fnie road Is
announced. The statement reads:
ION the Artois front the artillery
duel was lively. East Of Neuville- st.
vaast a Canadian regiment four times
attacked onr positions during the
night. They were repulsed with heavy
losses. n
"On both sides Of the road from
Peronne to Fins our protecting troops
after an engagement with stronger
British forces gave way on the line Of
Sorel. -
Northeast Of Soissons French d.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
COAST sTREwN WITH MINES,
American Vessels Delayed by Discov-
cry Of Big Danger Field.

American Vessels Delayed by Oiscov.
cry Of Big Danger Field.
Undated-The fact that the Cunard
liner Orduna was stopped off the Irish
coast by a British torpedo boat de-
stroyer and hurried into the nearest
port while the north channel was
swept clear of a great flock. of mines
suddenly discovered there was revealed
by the officers of the ship as the 'rea-
son why the vessel was three days
!can port today.
Twenty-seven ships. including one
American ship, escaped the mine peril.
Two other ships had been sent down
by the mines. Mine sweepers destroyed
more than 100 mines. Then all the
ships were ordered out at once, max
ing their way thru line Of destroyers
and patrol boats.
On board the !Orduna were five
American aeroplane experts who have
been engaged inEconstruction and in
struction work. They have been called
back here for. serYica.
AvnSrica1 Flag saassnovsd.
The crew Of the German submarine
ulCu SlcllSu altu cttlik CIl6 american
steamship Algonquin without warning
in British waters on March II refused
to let the freight ship so down with
the star and stripes flying, Captain
Nordberg, of the Algonquin, said to-
day. The captain and twenty-five Of
his men arrived this morning at an
American port on the Cunard liner
Orduna.
Before the Algonqulns men aban-
doned the vessels she was being
shelled and he decided not to haul
down the American flag The Ger
mans who went aboard to place
bombs, he said, lowered the emblem
before they accomplished their work
of destruction.
Captain Nordberg's narrative con-
firmed dispatches which told how he
and his crew were denied aid by the
U-boat captain and had to row sixty
five miles to land. About three miles
from shore another submarine was
sighted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
Austria ''Feverishly An.
xious" to Retain Good
Relationship.
BUT MORE DESTROYS
TO SUPPORT GERMANY
Continuance Of Peaceful Relations BE-
tween Two Nations Believed Depend
ent on Outcome Of Crisis Betwssn
United States and oermany-Swit.
zerland to Make no Move Toward Or
fer Of Mediation to Warning Nations

Berne. March 3o.-A neutral dip.
lomat arriving here from Vienna today
asserts that Austria is almost fever
ishly anxious to retain good relations
with the United States. but is even
more desirous to support Germany.
Continuance of friendly relations be.
tween Vienna and Washington depends
entirely, he believes, on the outcome
and Germany. II Germany and the
United States go to war, Austria will
follow the lead of her ally, but If peacS
is preserved Austria hopes to avoid
war with the United States
Chancellor Reviews Military Situation.
London. March 30.-A Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam today adds the
following to the wireless version OF tho
speech of DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg
in the reichstag:
Regarding the military situation
have little to add to the army report
In the east extensive operations are
out Of the question at present. In the
west our backward movements arc be-
ing effected according to plan and lead
to daily increasing freedom OF niove-
ment. The thanks of the entire people
are due to the troops and their skiliful
leaders
"On all the other fronts our troops
are standing with undiminished
tenacity.
In Macedonia, Bulgarian and Ger
man troops are repulsins French at
tacks on great scale.
Regarding the submarine war the
secretary OF the admiralty today made
a detailed statement to the committee
Of the reichstag. ss
"Altho I would like it best II we
could make reform in the franchise to-
morrow. 1 doubt whether the moment
when We are concentrating all our
strength in fighting the enemy is the
right one for inaugurating a new cleo
toral law. We must subordinate
everything to bringing the war to a
happy conclusion"
Gustav Noske one Of the socialist
leaders said he hoped the war loan
would be complete success. He EN-
phasized the fact that Germany had
not intended to conquer China and
hoped that after the war good rela-
tions would be resumed
The governments instructions to
Ambassador Won Bernstorff in regard
to Mexico, he said, could hardly be
called a masterpiece. Toward Russia.
he said, the present leaders had de-
cided to pursue the war TO victorious
end.
we socialists are ready TO oppose
any attempt to re-esta blish i'm
perialism In Russia" he said. "Ocr
government must take advantage OF
any Russian overtures to arrange an
early and honorable peace with our
eastern neighbors."
He said that Prussia had a political
system which was doomed. adding:
I'VE are advised from abroad to re-
volt, but we know better than to do
so. altho We know the good will that
inspires this advice
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
British shippina Losss,

London, March 30.-The figures for
British shipping losses from sub
marine and mines for the first
eighteen days of December. January.
Februry and March were given today
in the house of commons by the secre-
tary Of the admiralty: December, 80:
January, 20; February, Sc; March, 50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
Coast Vessels Available.
NAV HAVE FOOD CONTROLLER.

Secretary vrooman escins Census Of
sss4 Supplies and Crop Prospects.
Washington. March 30.--A food con-
ROLLER for the United States may be
s;lIe consequence of American par
sicipation in the war.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
yfooman has been making inquiry in
10 the food situation in this countr,
Ahe ways and means by which ths.
pr0Auction Of foodstuffs can he in
cfS0sed and the effect of curtailment of
foretgn production and that resulting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
CUBAN REBELS SURRENDER.
Followers Of Riberts Fernandez, Mum.
boring 500 Or GOO, Give up TO Fsderala

S~s'HS wv W WV SASvV w " 000S 0sO
Havana, March Spiritually all the
soldiers and civilians comprising the
rebel forces Of Riborto Fernandez. in
Oriente province, between 500 and 900
in number, surrendered to Colonel
varona at Guantanamo, early today.
In surrendering the rebels gave up
10000 rounds Of rife ammunition and
10000 rounds Of machine gun ammu-
milton, together with sixteen dynamite
bombs.
The forces that surrendered included
two and one-half squadrons Of caval-
ry, one machine gun section. one trans
port section, two infantry sections and
100 civilians. Rafael Manduley. liberal
candidate for the governorship of the
Oriente province. accompanied by sew
eral prominent men Of Santiago de
Cuba, also surrendered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
EDUCATOR DISAPPEARS.
A. NJ. Hamilton, Of Grand River, Loses
Himself Second Time.

Special to Times Republican.
Clearfield. March 30.-M. NJ. Hamil-
ton. of Clearfield. went to Grand River,
Iowa. to visit his son, A NJ Hamilton.
principal of the schools there. and on
arriving was shocked to find the home
deserted and three letters from his son
stating that he had left and that there
should be no effort made to find him.
The letters were addressed to his
father, to his wife, who was then visit
ing in Bedford, and to the school board.
No explanation was offered for his
strange disappearance. Several years
ago Hamilton. while teaching school at
Athelstan, Iowa. disappeared in the
middle Of his school term and was conc
for some time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
Al. Road. Ask Rat. Rs;ss,

Washington. March 30.-Traffic offs
ficials of virtually all southeasterA
railroads at a meeting here today de-,
eided to join eastern, western and,
southwestern roads in asking q general
advance in freight rates Of from 10 to
Is per cent. 5ss : - \ --Es
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
President Secures Final Ad-
vice From Cabinet and
National Leaders.
MAJORITY IN FAVOR
OF estate OF WAR"
Many Ts'ssr3ms in Favor Of Peace In
dieats Propaganda Against War Dec
Iaration Of Any kind-spanish-
American War Veterans 70 Offer Ser.
4 vices For Home psfsnse-Navy De-
partment Orders Traps For Subs.

Washington. March so.-As the
cabinet today met with President
Wilson for the last time bsfors the
assembling Of eonsrsss Monday,
the consensus Of opinion was that
the United States was shout to ae-
lively enter into war with Ger.
many.