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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

when they got there the little rabbit
had all he could eat and more too, for
some of II was stuck on his whiskers,
You can take some TO your Uncle
Lucky. said the kind old bear.
So Billy bunny filed his knapsack
and started for Uncle Lucky's house.
But Oh. dear me, he. lost his way. and
after hopping along for about an nour
he came TO the seashore. And right on
the beach was a little crab.
Hello there. Billy Bunny" But the
waves made SO much noise that the
little rabbit didn't hear him. SO the
li:tle crab crawled over and pinched
Billy Bunny son the left hind toe and
said, why don't YOU answer fel-
low"
weIl just then great big whale
swan up to the shore Sect on my
back. little rabbit. ana take a sail. :"
And would you believe it. Billy Bunny
wasn't the least bit afraid. He nopped
on the whales back and sat down on
the little seat. Nfo8.
Then away went the Whale
with arswash of his tail
AZ fast - he oughter.
Right OVER the water A.
All fnany and green.
II bad submarine
Should torpedo the Whale, N
! hope Billy Bunny
Won't haul down, the sail
r. SILL try to send the next story
BY wireless so you can read in tomor-
rows. Times Republican what Billy
Bunny does on the Big Blue Sea-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

cally and give Germany enormous food
supplies, besides being Just as effec-
tive In a military sense as an attack
in the north.
The attack against Russia may be
considered almost q certainty, pro-
yided Germany can create mobile re-
serve Of million seasoned men. But
there ara some indications which point
toward the Switzerland project II
would be feasible If participated in by
100000 men. Ii offers the chance OF
high rewards to desperate player, for
q successful movement across the
corner. OF Switzerland which lis free
from mountains would put the Ger
mans in the rear OF the Verdun -Belfort
line OF fortressFs and might force a
lrec;pitate retreat of the French from
northern and eastern France.
II Germany should attack thru
Switzerland, 1t would be done stimuli
taneousiy with great Austrian drive
on Italy. Within the week. an Italian
military observer who penetrated, the
Austrian lines returned with the re-
port that Austria had concentrated
three times as many soldiers in the
Trentino as were there when the sue
cessful attack upon Italy was made a
year ago. Evidently Austria Is getting
ready for another assault
An Austrian offensive would be re-
quired in order to prevent Italy from
rushing troops across Switzerland to
aid in meeting the German menace,
and. 1t should not be difficult to ac-
compl!sh that purpose, in view Of the
natural weakness Of the Italian posi-.
tions
Undoubtedly the German retirement
means shortage Of reserves. but II
does not prove-not by any means--
that Germany Is thru with offensive
tacticn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
the RIGHT COMMUNITY COURSE.

The community entertainment course
management is not only proving its
own managerial worth but also prov
ing the patent truth that a community
can do more for itself than any out
side management can do for It.
Chautauqua and iyceum touTses
placed and managed in cities OF this
size are generally neither successful
financially nor satisfactory Of program.
Itinerant chautauqua enterprises sue
coed best in smaller towns They fur
nish perhaps better balanced pro-
gram than the home managed enter
prise, but 1t is usually the balance Of
mediocrity. Cities Of 5000 or over
should conduct their own chautauquas
and entertainment courses, buying In
the market attractions that match the
demand Of their communities People
will patronize courses that match their
ity IN Iowa which is not able and even
anxious to support a thoroughly high
class program.
Great artists have a peculiar appeal
The engagement Of Alice Nielsen for
the forthcoming course stamps the en-
tire program with the hall mark of ex-
cellence. The price OF a season ticket
with the cost Of reservation added
does not exceed that of a reasona BILE
admission fee TO the Nielsen number
alone, but no course can be cheap that
includes Nielsen
The Nelllsen engagement is indica-
tive OF the health Of the association. Il
is also prophecy. One great artist
creates desire and demand that insists
that they be satisfied. One highest
class number this season breeds two
next year. Marshalltown needs the
community course. This has been called
musical comedy" town, perhaps with
come show Of reason. It Is up to the
community course to prove it a mis-
| taken criticism. That it win do so IS
in nowise doubtful; for it is elemental
ly true that the entertainment seek
Ing masses desire something more
than mere amusement and frivol.
The community course is taking the
progressive and serviceable way. It
should be encouraged by patronage to
developed into real community insti-
tuition OF permanent service and
extra ordinary benefit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
GUARDING coNvlcIS.

Deputy Warden Tenant at the TT.
Madison penitentiary has handed in
his resignation to take effect unless the
legislature provides more guards. The
number of guards was recently reduced
from eighty TO thirty by order of the
board of control.
II the number of guards is INSULT
Client 1t should be increased to the point
of safety. However, the question OF
whether or not Deputy Warden Ten
nant shall stay or go isn't particu-
larry pressing one unless to the deputy
himself. II he is convinced that he
can not remain under conditions ap
proved by the board OF control the
thing for him 10 DO is to quit and take
his departure. thus giving way TO some
body who can run at the gait set by the
board. 1t is not safe TO assume that
because Mr.. Tenant concludes against
the action OF the board that the board
must he wrong. The fault may lie with
Mr.. Tenant who came to his deputy
ship from a ministerial pastorate in a
small town 10 take the place he holds
as deputy warden over a penitentiary
with over 500 inmates
Perhaps thirty guards are not suffi-
cient. The word OF the warden and
his deputies should have great weight
with the board The matter should be
looked into by the board, however, and
not be thrown into the assembly as an
added bone OF contention where such
bones are already in over supply. To
the average mind, however. one armed
guard to twenty men seems TO be
able to keep fairly good discipline if
the guards know their business and
attend TO it with strictness. The old
arrangement supplied one guard to
every eight men.
The matter should be looked into.
Perhaps a change of guards and depu-
ties might settle the case as salts
factorIly as doubling the number of
guards
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
Topics of the Times

One of the salaried persons who
haunt the legislative lnhbies seeking a
commendatory phrase applicable to the
Iowa lower house finally said. 1T Is
representative" The average voter
may now agree or deny the conclusion.
Is it or isn't it? Are You or are you
not?
Strange how so peaceful a little bird
as Bob White should stir up such
angry passions and draw forth such
awful language
President Wilson's call to congress
will ease the strain on the country and
should bring him a feeling OF per-
sonal protection. In crisis like the
present no one man as big enough 10
content an anxious people.
Russia Is cosidering commission
form Of government on the Swiss
model Good system II they can man
age TO skirmish up the right men. The
men are the main points of commits
sion government.
Compromise with the Pitt-Johnston
crowd will get progressive road legis-
iators nowhere. The P.-J. crowd will
engage as merrily in throat cutting
after as before compromise.
Better 60 over TO the next legisIa-
ture under the old road law than back
UP on what has been gained. The
Pitt-Johnson bunch are due to lose
their rubhers in the spring mudholes.
Speaking about advertising the state,
why advertise the untruth that the
people Of an Iowa county haven't plain
horse sense enough to grant or deny
the right to spend road taxes as they
choose?
The Cedar Rapids Republicans at
lacks on Kenyon suggest that the Re-
publican figures If Harding can't get
Cumm!n's it would be wei to look for
ward to a chance at Kenyon's seat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
WHAT IS BACK OF IT.


Germany's retirement on the western
front begins to take on mammoth pro-
portions and to be accelerated in pace.
The Germans have fallen SO far back
In the center OF their line OF retire
ment toward St Quentin, as to leave
no doubt that they will strnighten the
line from Arras to Rheims. eliminating
completely the salient which has ex-
tended toward Paris as far as Noyon
since the second month Of the war.
1t is even possible that this may be
preliminary to a second straiehtening
OF the line from the North sea 70 YER
dun, which would result in the evacua-
ton OF nearly the entire occupied dis
trict OF France.
BY falling back to the Arras- Rheims
line the Germans viii release about
300. 900 soldiers for duty elsewhere. If
they retire to the LiIie-verdnnf line.
they win set free not less than 100000
veterans. :
The question which is occupying the
mind Of every entente strasegist is.
what does Germany propose to dD'wtth
these men? That Is more important
than the REIMBURSEMENT OF territory. !,
BY a process OF elimination Il can
be shown that there are only. three
feasible military projects fol-, the Ger-
mans to undertake at this time. 49, !,
One Is TO go strictly onto the DE-
fensive, hoping that the submarine
campaign will put Great Britain ont
OF the war before Germany is crushed
on land. This implies a greater weak :.
ness in reserves than there ID any as
surance Of, and 1t does not suit the
German military mind. which depands
affirmative action. s-tsF :
The second is to attack Russia in
the hope of finding or creating = con-
dition OF disorganization. 3
The third is to attack France on
the flank by q sudden coup thru
Switzerland. !;
An offensive against Russia would
require all the men vino could fbe re-
leased from the western front, and as
many more. 1t would be made In
southern Russia, toward Odesse and
the great wheat fields OF Besserab ia
and the lower volga. the capture q
which would cripple Russia econOmi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

that acreage was paid for by the sale OF
cordwood in Marshalltown, hauled
from the farm 1T Mormon Ridge, per-
haps II miles away, by Howard drtv-
Ing one team and his wife another.
Howard has three children. To them
he offered the educational advantages
each should choose. Each has de-
gree from a college, To each ne gave
$4,000. And then he turned to his
purpose. First he offered the land to
the state as subsidiary farm to
Ames school providing that the state
should erect building Of the value Of
the land and that this should he open
to poor children as an agricultural In
dustrial school. Failing that he gave
the land to Penn college.
Mr. Howard is thrifty. He does not
spend money on himself. He told the
editor that for himself he needed 1T
tie, that his supper cost him II cents
at the Y. w. C. A. last evening and his
breakfast about the same amount this
morning. But let none suggest stingi-
ness or miserliness; for the man who
denies himself that poor youth may
gain education and find opportunities
is an example OF splendid hoerality.
Philanthropy always bears the tag OF
eccentr!city.
It Is q great thing to have a purpose.
hold It thru lifetime, work toward II
and finally accomplish II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
THE QUAIL DISCUSSION.

lCcnterSliie loWeg9ah3
An Iowegian reader. commenting on
the article published in this paper re-
Gently setting forth the views of those
who want hunting as II is unmolested
says:
we will bet a dollar 10 a doughnuf
that the man who wrote that article Is
not. nor never has been a farm sr He
failed to tell just what the scientists
found when examining the contents oil
a auairs crop. win enclose the result
as given. CT is published elsewhera-)
Now. Mr. Farmer II you don't get busy
the sporting element are going to put
one over you. One state ofricer toiu
me that a fellow came to him with the
plea that IL they did not have an open
season he would lose 800 as he had
paid that for a hunting dog. Which ris
the most important. few monsreis or
the farmers interests? The writer
was acquainted with enc so-calieo
sportsman who paid s2a r1or dog and
his wife sewed for living StilI when
he was out with the boSs.lhe manager
always 10 have something on his hip.
Now let every farmer and many others
get busy and send petitions asking that
the quail be protected for. at least ave
or ten years II you don't then don't
howl afterwards"
II is apparent that there is n liver
eence OF opinion on the subject NO
doubt the attitude taken by many
farmers against hunters has been In
ducea By thc acts ~ the hunters shem-
selves Sunday hunting. disturbance
or actual intury To stock DAMAGE TO
fences. or an air OF don't csreness that
rhacterizes Some hunters who assume
that because they have a license they
have A right 70 go where they please
and do as they want. these are among
tho things that, have caused 80 many
neirhbnrhnods to post notices against
the hunters and make them urwei :
come II Is probable tsat II would ne
to the interest of tho hunters them !
selves to form organizations in earh
county which world discourage SUCH
practices and encourage real game
conservation and deveinp co-npera j.
tive basis Of relationship with the
farmer One can not blame him Tor
feeling an antipathy for ,>the hunter
when he suffers at his hands. Neither
can one blame him for wanting SO val
liable a bird as the quail preserved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

Claude Perrault was one Of the raro
Keniuses who turned from the profet
don OF medicine to that Of art. He was
born in 1913, being the brother Of
Charles Perrauit the noted barrister,
through whose influence hs became
architect OF the Louvre. The colon
made Of this building. which he erect
ed, il regarded as one OF the dneee
creations Of its kind Of the seventeenth
century.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
BOO" MEANS WATER.
Huntington Gazette.l


A professor OF psychology at the
State University Of Iowa has made O
rash and preposterous statement He
publicly asserted in a lecture the other
night that he could interpret baby talk.
He tried to prove II by asserting that
when the hopeful says "boo" II means
water. There are 100 other words that
the professor says he can Interpret. and
ne alleges ne can hold conversation
with any baldheaded infant In the
country.
Fond and doting mothers will resent
the professors claims. They will be
willing to stake the baby's hcotieS
against the professors spectacles that
ne can not interpret one gurgie OF the
onliest precious one. They are willing
to swear that when baby splutters
boo" it may mean a hundred things
And It takes the mother instinct TO
find out what the tootsums means.
Professors of psychology are all
right in their way. but when they claim
they can interpret baby talk they are
invading a realm foreign to their work.
The Gazette would wager that they can
not even interpret what the fond moth
er SAYS TO the baby when she coos:
Does icki,ns uzzums mommsey?"
There, we know he could not answer
it, And nobody else could do SO ext
cept the mother and the baby
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"Bpt IL this labor man Strict is as
good man for member OF the board Of
control as the governors friends say
he is. he's too big man to be much
use to the governor as a part of his
contemplated political machine" OBJ
jects the Waterloo T!mes-Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
rrsss M.,ss Hsrns app,.r.

One can have shelter or abode with
out trees, but no home which will ap-
peal to the wife and TO which the
children will look back with fond -
membranes In after years, Is truly .
home without the sense Of beauty, -
pose and protection afforded by trtes
and Shrubbery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
the GARAGE slLL.

automobile into garage to DO looked
over and come back the next morning
to find that 1t has been broken up into
small chunks and probably wouldn't
have gone fifty miles farther without
committing murder on the owner. 1t Is
then discovered that several vital
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

parts have been worn out, owing to
the European war. and q list OF needed
supplies is made out on sheet Of pa,
per with a wheelbase OF 12s inches.
When a man looks. at this list with
tear bedimmed eyes he will wish he
had been born in the stone age instead
OF the horseless age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

The Humboldt Republican says THE
constitution delegates the power TO de-
clare war to congress. and that body
has no power to pass it. on to the presi-
dent. The more the matter is studied
the better Kenyon and Cummins look
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. q
A. M.-Special communication. WORK
in second degree Wednesday. March H.
1880 D. m. John w. Wells. secretary
W. H. Steiner. W. NJ.
sIoNET CHAPTER. No. IS. R. A. NJ,
Stated convocation Monday evening
March ~. 80 o'clock. Business SEES
sion. Carl Shaffner H P; John W.,
Wells. secretary.
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 30. r. & S. NJ. Thurs
day. April II, 1880 p, m, for work Din
uer at $50. I. T. Forbes Recorder
George Gregory, I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAvE. ST. Alderman
commandery, No. 80. X. T. Tuesday
March a, for work, I!lustrious ORDER
Of the Red Cross. 1880 p. m l. I.
FORBES, recorder; II c. Mueller. COM
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. e.
Especial meeting for initiation Weo-
nesday, March IS. at 1880 p m Mrs.
George Downing. secretary; Mrs. }. Z.
Frederick. W. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

some, but city people, at least, can not
have a coal mine or growing wood
supply in their back lots" remarks the
Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
A Rare Bird.

Knicker Don't you mind pulling the
bobsled uphill? F
Bocker-No, It is comfort to see
something that has hard time rising.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

governor Harding's legislative Pitt
does not seem to be bomb proof" re-
marks the Sioux City Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

Bread alone for the bootlegger
wouldn't be so bad says the Sioux
City Journal, but bread and water
ugh! 1t sounds cruel and unusual"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

THE Pitt-Johnston crowd" says the
Perry Chief, have demonstrated that
they know how to play politics, even IL
they never have shown any ability as
road builders"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

How can the farmer be expected to
know what kind of a road law he
wants when his chosen legislators can't
agree on what kind of a road law to
give him." suggests the Castana
Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21
CHAPTER XXI.

r<HE years have passed. but u
their passing have brought few
changes to the little village
nesting IN the Maine pines that
border on the sea--not many changes,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

oelainS Rights Sold At Auction.
H. rights to mine In the Chilean
uoDa1D 12adS are sold from time to
~ puDllc suction. The operations
oonoected with working the mines arc
lnl11eats and eDstly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

The Cedar Rapids Republicans at
tacks on Kenyon suggest that the Re
publican figures II Harding can't ge
Cumm!n's it would be wei, to look for
ward to chance at Kenyon's seat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-21

Come to my cave and have some
honey, said the friendly bear. And
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-10-31
Los YAQUIS SIGUEH
TRIUNF and S0BRE
Los CARnkHCiSTAS
Arruli0 Gomez Tue derrGtadO POI
una fuerLa de es0s indi0S
suhIeyad0S

Ell PASO. Texas, Octubre So
Los !ndios yaquis han Obtenido nue.
vas v;ctorias sobre las fuerzas de!
gobie.no carrancista encargadas de
hacar la camraua contra ,cs &uble-
vadcS. los que vicncn o~perando en-
Ia region sur del Estado de Sonora.
De 2cuerGo con TN m~ensaje retar-
dado rec;bido en- esta ciudad, las
fucraas que ~pertcnecen al general
ArnIifo Gomez. segundo de Gales.
tueron derrotadas por los indios en-
un punto liamado La Parma, Sonora.
E. m~ensaje que habla del desastrc
sufriio por las iUerZaS de Gomez no
~proporciona detalles ningunos ' por
10 tanto Sc ignora la ~impOrtancia de
ia &ccion Y las perdidas de rldaS y
material de guerra que haya ha0ido.
Como no Sc precisa tampoco en- c!
m~ensaje Ia fecha en- que ocurri0 el
combate. no pucdc sabcrsc 81 el ge-
neral Come estaba ii mando dc las
t:oDas o nc. Gomez Sc e]ncuentra en-
Nogales. Sonora. pUntc situado So
br2 Ia linea divisoria hace varioS
dias. lie acuerdO con 10 eXpreSadO
en- los mcnsaies traSmitidos de Noga-
l.. i-;.,r, -, g. r.I;a ,r,,j C,tn
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-10-31
Ell ENTUSIASMO POE Ll
EXPLOITATION DEL PETRGLEC
EN- RIO GRANDE

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas, &C
tubre 27.-Entre los homores dc ne
gocios del Condado esta adquiriendo
gran d~cSarrolio 81 entusiasmo per
Ia exploitation del petroleo on Ia 70
10 donde ha Sido encontrado este ri
co 'producto ) los menoS vcrsadoS en-
estas cueStioneS Sc figuran que esta
zona Sera tan RIGA como ia de Tam
pico : TuNpam y I'm gran por.en;r
e. {! que cSpera 4 csta region.
Durante toda IA scHlana han esta-
do pasando carros cargados dc ma
quinaria y otros implemcntos dcsti-
nados Il los trabajos dc p~erforacion
que haccn varias Companies, : to-
60 hace esperar que 2ronto teuga-
mos aqui un verdadero cmporio de
rlqueza Y p~roSyerldad.
Para mayor abundamiemto. Sc HI
vcnido a dcscubrir que los yacimicn-
tos dc Rio Grandc, son una pro!or-
gacion dc Ia Zoua Pctrolifcra dc
Tampico : TIXpani, y Una dc las
Companies interesadaS csta "a pro
NINA a encontrar los vencro produc-
torres del prcciado combustible.
\ JuZgar pur los rcSui;ados obte-
uidos hasta hoy y los pceparativos
que IL Empress csta hacienda en-
eSta, es dc creerse que Sc rsta e.
perando de IN momento i otro cl
brote del pUtroleo. en- una ~abundan-
cia igual a Ia dc los Campos pctro-
lifercs de Ia Region del panuco.
Otra cosa que haze fundar ma las
eSperan2aS dc TODD mundo. ~intercSa-
DO Ell este asuHto Is cI rumor cir
cu!ante entire los centres f~crrocarri-
leros, de que Ia Empress del San
Louis Brownsville y Mexico tlenc CT
proyecto la extension de sus lIncas
Gu el Rama, dc Sam rordyce. pro-
lougando la Via haSia Ia Zoua pctrc-
iIfcra : tocando naturalmcn,c u
csia cludad ' tai Ycu hasta en- Re
ma, Texas.