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GET OUT BY APRIL, AMERICANS
IN GERMANY WARNED
Rome, March 29. - Germany has
been asked to send Americans home,
according to report here today. Am
bassadOr Page had been instructed
from Washington to request trans
mission of this message to Berlin
through Spanish ambassador here.
London. - From Spanish diplo-
matte sources" London Evening
Star today declared, it learns Ameri-
cans have been warned to leave Ger
many before April 2.
WILSON WILL NOT LEAD UNTIL
HE SEES HOLLWEG'S HAND
Washington, March 29. - Pres.
Wilson is holding judgment on some
vital details Of his war message" to
congress pending developments of
next few days.
German ImDerio7 Chancellor Won
Bethmann HOT is expected to
deliver speech reichstag today
which may give an outline of Ger
many's future course, both as to the
conduct Of war and as to possibilities
of her making peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11
Fuel law Violated.

Was fuel regulation started TOO late
In the season. or 5s MT Garfield SO
Immersed in statistics that he has NOT
been able to grasp taa necessity for
practical as we'll AS theoretical reaa-
latione
Reports have come Of Hrsar a.sre-
gard of the fuel admiuistre.la price
regulations in southern Illinois Ar
Berrin. it is said some of the opera
tors have been told that they can vlo-
late the law with impuuitv- and they
are doing IL. Instead of supplying
their old customers and the nearby
territory. they are accepting a pre-
MUM over the government price and
shipping to far-or points.
At Harrisburg some of the mines
are said to have operated only - days
in September, although The miners
were willing to work. and schools and
private families were without coal
Prices as high as $3.50 and $3.50 at
the mine are ezacted. although the
government fixed the price at 500
The arrest and punishment of some
of the coal men who are openly vj9-
latias the law would be ID order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

emusated By ether communities that
have ueu Of the stripe Of Wallace
ureu their hands r0 deal with. II
there IS any one direction tn which
the government has been lax + has
been ia punishment Of traitors. thou
sands Of whom are enjoying ths free
dom 81 IovaIists ia this country TO
day when they should be behind the
bars. and in some instances there
should have been executions The
death penalty Is really what is needed
I'D the nited States % convince the
b8laer among the Berlin propaganda
Esta that the nation means 80 put an
end 10 any and all activities other
than those which viii help in the
prosecution of the war program
Wallace got the full dose provided
BIZ the Law for his crime Davenport
stands viud5cated before the country
as an American city. Doubtless there
arc . few disloyalists still there. but
from now ON they will be q silent and
5aaH ending quantity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11
Tbe warmth FROM #ifHin.


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11
Mutiny in Germany

We have only 4ragme1tarT fnfor-
nation concerning taa W5lhelushaFen
mutiny. but it is enough TO indicate
the drift OF sentiment among the Ger
man people. even the military Worn
bv three years 81 warfare with victory
fading farther every day,
one Of the reports al gha Wflhelms-
haven upheaval stated that it was due
nartlv TO the insufacieuey and iufe-
riority of the naval ratious, com
plants registered by the men having
been ignored by me government The
mutfny broke on four of The warships
attached to the grand fleet Enat has
been bottled under the protection Of
the home harboE Notifications since
the beginning OF the war. One of the
\ ships was wrasted from control OF the
officers and headed tD sea hT the lu-
surrectionjsts bue dt was oveEhaula1
and returned 10 the base from which
il escaped before the muJineers had
time to get iu sight Of 3 neutral Ear-
Dor IL was their plan 10 put the ship
into one of the Scandinavian ports.
there TO be informed until the close Of
the war
The belIigerents aboard the three
vessels that remained in the Wilh5Lms-
haven harboT busted them selves with
mistreatiug their officers. one Of whom
was thrown overheard and was
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11
mnINE HEH -.


"A nattg little woman breazed into
Rock Island grocery store the other
afternoon Here IS the conversation
that took place. as reported 10y the
clerh who waited upon her.
mo-" EouE sugar today
"Iue best ever"
Whats the price,
THE clerk told her.
WE'LL Z ann very Iow ON my supply
at home. and I 3bink I'M have DO buy
s0uc' Saving which she began to
unload the contents of q large bag
agallE fishing aut her purse the clerk
thinking that he was DO receive "a good
sized order.
EouN want about twenty pounds
/ sUppCseg he suggested
why. mercy sakes- Nothing of tine
kind. 1t my ueighbOrs heard that I
bought that much sugar an a time
they would call me 3 hosrder. I'm
doing my bit for my country. I am.
the same as every other woman should.
just give me q quarters worth, that
viii be plenty
WHEN friend husband sees cou-
Pile of bushels of tomatoes delivered
a his home he has visions Of a few
evenings at home in The kitchen learn
ing tine canning business,
WE had hoped. for the sake of some
Of our readers. that with the arrival
of cooler days. our patronymic scouts
would slow down. but 1T seems that
they decline 10 be affected by altered
weather conditions. Carolyn . an
n0unces that she has discovered that
the N]essrs. A. H. Gum W. M Gum
and Prewitt Gum are C0nfectjoners ia
Babylon, Long Island.
WHY is it that the injured husband
and the sIeuth. when they testify In
court invariably insist that the color
Of the pajamas the party wore was
pink Perhaps II is not considered
good form TO affect any other hue at
such formal affairs
MOST folks who peruse the news
papers closely are AZ loss to under
stand why any time should be con-
stunned i'm investigating LaF0llette
We didn't notice that he attempted
ANY camout1aglng during his out
bursts SD defense Of free speech SO
long as said & met with the APP
prevail ~ a w. Is. baby killer on the
other side OF The ocean. LaFoIIette
Left nothing in doubt unless il be the
color OF his socks
YESTERDAYS reports stated that
the Germans were staggering in
Flanders. Thev must have captured
that brewery over whose possession
they were dispuftag with the British
r. M G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11
Tg gPrra Trg SIP EgTZFpgg GTpSg 81 g2GGS73
BY WILLIAM BRADY ND.

sufficient exercise is probably the most
most frequent cause. A few minutes
ot brisk physical culture night and
morning. If time does not permit tax
ing two miles of oxygen three times a
day. VIII stir up metaboHsm and keep
the vital IRE burning, Auemfa Is
another common cause Of gold-b1ood-
elnee7-a nemia dre go lack Of sun
Light. to too refined diet. 10 the abuse
OF headache and neuralgia medicines.
60 the excessive use of physics. %
LlLou- CONSTITUTIONAL disease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

The Associated Press is ex.
clusiveIy entitled to the use for
republication Of ali news cred
tied to 70 or not otherwise cred
tied In this paper ard also tina
local news published herein
am rights 1t republication Of
special dispatches heFeiu are
also reserved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

President Wilson declares he will
imprtsop coal operators who violate
the price schedules fixed by the gov
ernment- The coal operator has
gained such wide uupopular1ty among
the people that few would be sorry
for him if they saw him behind the
bars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11
f h . D a ilv
Short Story
BFSITA'S CHOICE
by Joseph Shaw

49, @tf1N stt tat4tA"f
Bonita fingered most provoksazfp
and deliberately on the road homo
There are times when home seems The
very last desirable place I'm Tie world
. TO go, and this was one of them First
/ Of an. Grandmother Rollins had told
her al least seven times that day To
count her blessings one by one and
shed be surprised to see wha, the
+ Lord Bad done
( Then her mother bad said
Bonita. child. what does aH gogF
7 You are hewitched. You drop every
4 thinE yCa touch. and You haven't DID,
I cent word for anybody IN Che family
/ Why should she hsve2 thought Ben
it's hauRhuly Weren't they all against
. here Wasn't Il bad enough 90 have
name lacked on one like Bonita Dusan-
. berry coupled with aa artistic tam-
{ permanent and then have q family
/ without amy Of the finer instincts FIT
F.. all2 Somehow she mad never noticed
the lack IF these 6uer instincts uut
f. Jessica and her brother hal come 90
{ stop awhile at the Three Pines
Wallace, the tail fair musician
+. brother was dreamy and alooE HE
4 took long. solitary walks through eha
( woods and roads, and came back I1
/ improvise marvellous airs oH his Fio-
. lin. Once Bonita bad met him, stand
ing enraptnred. gazing at something Ia
+ his hand
Little eirLe me had sand cen yaa
tell me the name Of this
'Addcr's tongue. answered Bonita
: She thought everybody knew what
plain everyday addCr's tongue coke
/ like She told len about 81 when a
came up to help Tom with The wood
I cutting Len was 20 and nearly Sis
! feet tall, He looked fearfuuy hearty
/ beside Wallace
Len had laughed and said he looked
+ sort of peaked Genius should look
/ ethereal, Bonita had thought Then
the climax came Jessjca told her thar
she. Bonita. was the inspiration for
/ waIlace's latest improvisation Tine
tIaId % the Pines
/ az hope he viii be able to capture
E jt and write If down In has ell tne
waling Of The wind In the pines iu Ig
and the mystical warnings OF tha aH-
hcdgad soul She explained.
After the dishes we're finished Ben
tia threw q cape around her and went
ourWuder ne three tall pines iu iron.
of the house. to catch the mystical
+ yearning herself. But Len came along
from the barn. and stayed talking 10
her until her mother called her tn. lie
reminded her that they were engaged
Bonita had put the thought from naE
for several weeks
~ guess 6y Easter iii have Things
settled SD wa can be married Think
your mother can spare you by then
. Beuita2
u aop9 know Bonita had said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

A congress that lays an impost tax
on salaries, knowing it's own are ex-
empt. the New York World remarks,
furnishes an example OF the kind Of
patriotism ArJemus Ward exhibited
when he declared that lie was WILL
lag ali his wife's relations should be
sacrificed on the altar of his country '
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

Edison has invented q ship without
sky line. 50 the U-boats cant see it,
II someone viii invent one without a
water line tBe torpedoes cannot hit iz
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

obituaFy Record. 8:58 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon occurred the daath
Of Mrs Leroy r. Baker al 1fere4 hos-
pitai. Davenport. after an illness or
about one weeks duration Mrs Pa
ker.s maiden name was Lucille Efiz-
q oeth ward and she was the daughter
VI Inc late sergeant OF Ordinances L0Gi5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

Jury is Secured The ]. Allen Cox
murder trial was resumed in district
court yesterday afternoon shortly after
> O'Clock, Judge Barker presiding.
opening arguments being made TO the
jury by state and defense The jury
was completed at noon The lurvnen
are. p. a. Teeple, r. II Miller. Carl
Andersen, Arnold strasseD. Edward
SchnecEloch, Richard Tnielen. p A.
ftelnbrecht, Ben Schlemmar. i j Me-
bermoft, g. II Swain z. q Miller and
Fred Hfincken. Cox is accused oI
killing Police Oficer Speth when the
former resisted arrest ia a Davenport
hotel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

YESTERDAYS reports stated that
the Germans we're staggering in
Flanders. Taev must have captured
that brewery over whose possession
they were diEpuflnE with the British
j. ~ G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-11

ANOTHER time the bald head man
can smoker with pardOuable saJstac-
zion is when MS daughter tearLuilT
complains that she can't do q thing
with her hair since she gave it the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES.
Huah II. Jones, 81 Years Old. Victim OF
Pneumonia.

Hugh Fl. Jones aged 81 years,
nioneer Of the county where he has re-
sided for more than sixty years, dled
at his home. 500 East State street Al
1890 Saturday night of pneumonia
following q sickness OF only TWO GAYS
For .orty-seven years Mr.. Jones LNea
On a farm near Ferguson but Tor lhe
last fifteen years he has been living
in the city.
M- Jones was born in Wellspoo-
Wales. Jan. ls. 1926. He came TO the
United States with his parents In 1871
They settled at Ithaca. y. Y, where
they lived for thirteen years MY
Jones came on west TO Ohio in l>7i.
There he married Mss Eleanor WI
l.a-rxs. Sept >. 1854 and in May OF the
following year they came west 10 Iowa
and settled On farm two miles south
east Of Ferguson They left the faTSn
in April 1909. and moved to this CAY
where Mrs. Jones died Oct. %. 1902.
Six children Survive their father.
They are Mrs ". \. Hartman. HRS,
Cal: Ms Margaret A Cooper, CITY,
John Z. Jones. L1ongmont, Colo; Mrs.
Henry Mother, North Yakima Wash:
Mrs A D. Taylor. Mandaa. y. D. ard
Ms. y. r. Hilszbec Ferguson y son.
H. Il Jones, died n 1893. In addition
"a he children. twenty-five grandcha-
d-en and fourteen great grandchildren
survive M Jones as 60 the following
brothers. Thomas 4 Jones, whose sd-
dress - not known. and John H Jones
II GEendcra- Cal The funeral VIII be
held n the residence Tuesday after
noon al > o'clock in charge Of Rev. w.
Ii. Baker Burial will re IN Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
Soldier Boys Are
Assigned For Dut,

Letters received from the first con
tingent of Marshall county boys whe
were taken into the national army las
week say that they arrived saleiy d,
Camp Dodge, are getting settled anu
have been assigned to duty in diilereh'
arms of the service.
Ralph L. Robinson, writing TO county
Auditor w. e. McLeland, says seven
of the boys were assigned to the ar
tillery, three to machine gun com
papy one to the medical corps ana
himself to the military police, or pro-
vost marshars department.
I'VE have not received our uniforms
vet" he wrote, but we expect them
today or tomorrow. We have sooo
food, such as potatoes, coffee, beans,
bread and butter. buildings, hash an"
good milk. Give our regards TO tne
people there. We appreciate the snow
ing they made at the depot when we
left"
In a letter to F. A. Moscrip, Edwin
=. Kallenberg writes. The boys all
thank you personally for the cigars you
were so kind to give'us and the citizens
and merchants for the medals anu
watches. Everybody says we certain'F
must have come from a good town ana
our reply is, The best little town IN
Iowa. We are receiving the T.-R., so
we get the news from the folks al
home. for which We certainly fee!
grateful to the Times Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
WONDER CAR AT MARSHALL FAlF
c. w. Darling Company Distributors
of Franklin Air Cooled Car.

An automobile that's known as the
car of the highest efficiency, and TO be
the most economical car today, is the
Franklin. air-cooled motor car which
is on exhibit at the Marshall Coun-
" fair, by the distributors, the G. w
Darling Company.
Look al the Franklin engine. The
only moving part in the direct-air-
cooling system is the air-suction fan,
and that is itself part OF the fly
wheel Its engine has no water to
carry, none of the annoyances that so
with water--freed of 1T parts of the
complicated water cooling system.
Here's n record to think about, ITO
users OF the Franklin motor car. aver
age ao.s miles on one gallon OF gaso-
lene and average a mileage on tires OF
5000 miles.
Franklin motor cars weigh also
pounds See this wonder car at the
Marshall County fair. The G. W. Oar
ling Company. ls, 81 and 20 West
State street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
new AUTO AT FAIR
The Fra nklin Air-Cooled Motor Car On
Exhibit at Marshall County FAIR
The G. w. Harding Company Dis
tributor For Marshall. lama and
Hardin Counties.

There's an automobile at the Mar
shall County fair that you want 10
see. and it's the Franklin air-cooied
motor car. known as the car of the
highest type OF efficiency, and most
economical car in the world ITS engine
has no water TO carry none OF the an
noyances that go with water-treed OF
IL parts OF the complicated water
cooling system.
Look at the Franklin engine The
only moving part in the direct air cool
ing system is the air-sucuon fan ana
that IS itself part OF the aywheel-
Think OF this record-i7e users OF the
Fraakiin Motor car average ie.S
miles on one gallon Of gasolene and
average a mileage on tires OF 5000
miles
The weight OF the Franklin is 2.1se
pounds.
See this wonderful car al the Mar
shall County fair. The C " Darling
Company ls, 81 and 3 West STATE
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10

instrument in writing spurporting 20 b
the last will and estamcn OF La1crcia ~.
Shalor late OF Marshall county. lows.
deceased, at which time and place YOU
will appear and show cause, II any,
why said will should not be. admitted
to probate.
In testimony whereof, l have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
sea: of the district court, this 10 day
Of September, A. D.. 1917
G. w. Gilbert, Clerk of the district
court.
BY Glen F. Richards, Deputy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
4For.v Tbieves- surle.aue csrins.

Forty Thieves" new eurlesaue at
traction viii he at the odeon Thurs
day and Friday No advance IN
prices, but there should he, as the
Forty Thieves" promises much, With
company Of fun making comedians
ard chorus Of beauty and artistic
show girls with which 20 make the
promise good the book IS represented
to be the funniest ever" and its Giu-
sic is OF the rhyrltic. raggy kind.
This company IS made I'D Of every
thing new. New comedians new prima
donna, new scubrettes, new chorus
girls, new costumes. in fact everything
new from start TO finish odeon-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
NiNE MEN EXEMPTED ~ LOCAL
DoARp ARE CERTIFIED FOR
6ERvICE.
CASES REVIEWED ON
COUNTY ATTORNEYS APPEAL
Ruling Made in Cases Of Men With
Dependent Wives and Children
Local Exemption Board May Have
Difficult Questions to Determine in
Future-Three Others Certified.

That the southern judicial district
exemption board Is prepared to accept
few claims for exemption is apparent
from it's action in reversing the local
exemption board, which granted eS-
emptions to nine Marshall county boys,
on appeal Of County Attorney r. P.
Scott. acting for the state.
Included in the nine men, whose
cases were reversed by the district
board, are two or more who have de-
pendent wives and children. The nine
certified for service, on appea! OF the
county attorney from exemption by
the local board, are
Walter T. Huber, city.
Sam Cakes, New Providence.
Henry B. Humphrey, Minerva.
Harry Brown, Laurel.
Herman VI. knudson, city.
Arthur J. Dunn, Clemens.
Isaac Y. Bixby Liscons
Lewis 3. Sharp. Clemens.
J. B. Cannon, St. Anthony.
Local Board at Sea.
As a result of the certification for
service Of this group, the local exenp-
ton board Is al sea as 70 what action
10 take on future cases. Il may nsces-
state a thorough investigation Of each
individual case TO determine the JUS
tice of claims and the responsibility
of the wife and children for support
upon the income Of the husband.
Three other Marshall county boys.
whose exemption claims had been re-
iected by the local board, and who
had appealed TO the district board
have been certified for service. They
are
Hugo ]. Wehrman, Melbourne.
John Boury, city.
Roy C. Brandt Melbourne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
DELAY ACTION ON BIDS.
City Council to Consider Award OF
Contract for Dam Tuesday.

Bids for the construction of con-
crete dam, apron and retaining walls
in the channel that the supply water
main spans. were opened by the city
council this morning, but owing to the
absence of the mayor from the city,
action on the bids was postponed un-
til Tuesday morning. Three bids were
received. the bid ders being the wat
erloo Construction Company and the
Hey Keller Construction Company
both of Waterloo, and c. F. Reimer q
Company, of this city. The council al
lowed bills, but postponed other BUSH
ness until Tuesday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10

Prob.s. \ etie..

Office Of the clerk OF the district
court. State Of Iowa, Marshall county,
IS. District court September term. A..
ID. 1917.
To Whom It May Concern: You and
each of you are hereby notified to APP
pear at the court house in Marshall
town, Iowa, in said county. at 9 o'clock
a. M, on the sth day of October 1917.
to attend the proof of and probating an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
SPIRIT LAKE MAN DEAD.
A. G. Wagner Dies at Deaconess Hos
pitat of Heart Disease

A. G. Wagner. of Spirit Lake, died OF
heart failure at the Deaconess hos
pital at l1:i5 o'clock Sunday morning.
where he had been a patient for q
month. He was horn Nov. -. 1883. at
.Anamosa- He went TO Clemens June
80 to be with his son, Roy Wagner,
where ne remained until ne went to tho
hospital His wife, son Roy. and
daughter Neva, of Clemens, and five
brothers survive him. The latter are
Amos. Elmer VIII, Charles. and Ben
Wagner, an Of Nebraska. and two sis
ters- Mrs, Ward Balm Loop City. Neh,.
and Mrs, Barbara Rarden, Baird, Neb.