Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-11
Southern Io,ua Items

, Will report on Wednesday, s o'clock in
the morning being the time set for re-
| porting each day. The board again am
nounces that any claim for exemption
or discharge must be made on forms
| which may be procured from the board
and must be filed on or before the
seventh day notices are served. It is
also announced that those who passed
examination and failed to present
claims for exemption before the close
of the stated ten-day period will be
certified to the district board soon.
Council Bluffs.
Charged with using the mails to pro-
mote fraud, George w. Sancha. pub
lisEer Of the Council Bluffs Enterprise,
was arrested on a warrant sworn to by
A. C. Ostronic before United States
Commissioner Robert r. Organ. San
cha furnished bond of $1,000 We'd
nesday, signed by J. p. Greenshields,
and the hearing was continued until
Aug. 16 at 9 o'clock. The Enterprise
Sancha's publication, Is weekly paper
published at the plant of the Monarch
Printing Company, against which Pc
tition in involuntary baskruptcy was
recently filed by creditors. William
.Anrd was appointed receiver at that
time. The proceedings it is understood,
is the outcome of an automobile con-
test conducted by the paper last win
ter. Ostronic is one Of the stockhold-
ers of the Monarch Printing Company.
He alleges that the contest was in vio-
lation Of the federal statutes.
Dss Moines.
| If all the women knifters Of this
country had the ambition and ability
of Mrs. Lucinda woodbury. the army
would be equipped with wash rags by
Christmas. Mrs. Woodbury. Is rs years
old, and resident at-.the home for
the aged. Her war bit is several hum
dred wash rags for soldier boys by
Christmas. She has nearly reached her
first hundred mark already. Wash rags,
says Mrs. Woodbury., are as essential
to the American army in France as
bullets. Keep the boys comfortable,
Clean" says this aged woman, "and
they will make better soldiers" Mrs.
Woodbury. knows how to knit. Her
wash, rags are knit evenly, and the
soldier boys who get her war contribu-
ton for their kit will be fortunate.
Mrs. woodbury. began knitting when
tShe was 5 years old. "It's about the
only thing I can do for the boys. and
I want to do something" Mrs. Wood
bury said. Two can help IL We only
knit wash rags. The boys should have
wash rags and plenty Of them.
Audubon.
| Letters from Audubon boys In
france bring the war closer to our
people than ever before. George Erven
received & letter from his son and he
stated that they were on the water on
their way to France. He could not toll
on what vessel they were nor where
they would land In France or when
they expected to land. The letter had
passed the cananr. John Roth received
q letter from his brother, Bill, and he
too stated that they were soon to sail.
His letter was censored and SO much
Of It had been obliterated that II was
Just little hard to tell what he had
attempted to write. Private Wilbur
g. Talbot arrived home this week
from Quantice. Va, near Washin6ton,
| d. G, where he has been stationea' FOR
tho last two weeks, to visit his mother
and family until the last Of the week.
The members Of his company, the Sew
Ienty-si company, Sixth regiment of
the United States marines, were a..
lowed q ten-day furlough and most I'll
OF them awaited themselves Of the ops
portunity to 80 to see home folks o. Il
win undoubtedly be the last time Tor Q
while - they will probably sail about
the 10th OF September Tor France.