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The sun., 1917-10-17
TRAINMEN WANT
RAISE0F 10P.C.
Two Big Brotherhoods Meet
at Ottawa to Discuss New
Wage Schedule.

OTTAWA, Oct. 16.--An increase of 10
per cent. In the scale OF wages received
by 100000 conductors, baggagemen.
trainmen, brakemen and yardmen on
from fifty-fve to sixty railroad systems
in the northeastern section of the United
States and that part OF Canada situated
east OF the great lakes formed tho chief
subject of discussion at secret session
Of governing representatives of the men
in annual convention here to-day.
This evening l.. r. Sheppard OF Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, v!ce-president OF the
Order Of Railway Conductors and act
ing chairman in the absence OF the
president. A. r. Garretson. issued a
statement that the wage question had
been under consideration but that no
final decision having been reached the
subject would be taken up again to-
morrow.
Mr.. Sheppard said the existing wage
scale IN very low one and does not
come up to the scale put into effect by
all the Canadian roads this year with
the exception OF the Grand Trunk Rail
way.
paid when consideration is given to the
responsibility resting upon them In pro-
tect!ng the company's property. Five
dollars a day was the highest frs:
class conductor on passenger train re-
ceived. Brakemen We're paid low. too,
he said. passenger brakeman receiving
as little as $3.50 per day. His average
life as such was only ten years,
Mr.. Sheppard stated that higher
wages for these men will be considered
and a schedule drawn UP.
Tho new schedule will be submitted
TO the members both personally and BY
mail for their approval. and then It will
be carried to the railroad executives.
The demands will be for at least a 10
per cent. increase.
The head official of the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen. w. G. Lee. rresl-
dent. Of Cleveland, Ohio, is attending the
convention. The meetings probably will
last for a couple Of days.
Each of the delegates is a chairman
Of either the conductors or trainmen's
association on each OF the railroad
systems.
The sun., 1917-10-17
KAISER IN TURKEY
BUOYS UP BULGARIA.
Said to Have Encouraged At.
tack on SarroiPs Forces.

LONDON, Oct lS.--The German En-
peror arrived at Constantinop!e to-day
according to a despatch via Amsterdam.
He was met at the station by the Sui
tan. the imperial Princes, Grand Nizier.
Minister'S senators. Deputies and other
prominent pcrsonages, including the
German Admiral Won Koch
The Emperor's reception was impos-
ing. Turkish girls offering flowers. The
Emperor drove with the Sultan and En-
Yer Pasha. Minister of War, to the
Yildiz Kiosk. where he reviewed the
guard OF honor. II is announced that
tho Kaiser also will visit the Darda-
nellcs.
After n two day visit to Constantine
pie the Emperor will Inspect the de-
fences in the Dardaralles.
The Weser Zeitung of Bremen suggests
, that the visit to Sofia OF the German En-
pc ror and DR.. Won kuehlmann. Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs, had as its OBJ
ject to encourage a Bulgarian attack OH
Gen. Sarrail's forces, with Salonca as
n reward in the event of success. The
paper adds that a declaration of war
by Greece against Bulgaria is to be
| expected at an early date.
| The writer OF the article SAYS that
Bulgaria will he able to bring 500, ,0oO
men against Gen. Sargail. while still
| leaving 100000 available for Dobrudja.
The sun., 1917-10-17
4PICKETS GET
6 MONTHS EACH
Militants Plan Parade to the
White House to Protest
Heavy Sentences.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. - That the
authorities OF Washington are deter
mined to suppress suffrage picketing of
the White House, cost what it may, was
evidenced to-day when the four women
arrested yesterday afternoon for un-
furling their banners before the White
House were sentenced either to pay a
fine of s25 or be locked up in the Occo-
guam workhouse for six months. True
to their principles. the four elected to
accept the Jail sentence.
This is the longest sentence vet meted
out to any picket The four women who
received this sentence. Miss Rosie Wins
low Of New York. Miss Minnie Hennes-
sey of Hartford, Miss Kate Heffelfinger
OF Shamokin. Pa. and Miss Maud jamie
son of Norfolk. Va. may even he facing
longer sentences b. reason of the fact
that when they committed their offence
yesterday they were out on probation
for a similar offence committed In COM
pany with ten other members Of the
Wonan's party October 6.
Instead of being sent Immediately to
OccoQuan to-day they were remanded
to the district jail for a week. the un-
derstanding being that they will again
be called up and sentenced on the for
nler charge. for which they could get
an additional six months. Tho other
women arrested October 6. including
Miss Alice Paul, head of tho Woman's
party. also have been told TO appear In
cuur, to he sentenced at the same time.
While members Of the Woman's party
stood aghast to-day at the severity OK
tie sentences there was no evidence
that il would deter them from follow
ing out their plans. on tho contrary. II
was announced tonight that parade
The sun., 1917-10-17
$4,000, o00, 900 Spent by U. S. Since July l;
Entente Allies Got Half of the Total

WASHINGTON Oct 16Government expenditures the be-
ginning Of the fiscal July nearing the SO
mark The total reported the daily statement
was O7534 This nearly more than receipts
during this PERIOD including Of the first Liberty Loan
paid since the fiscal began.
The greatest single item of expenditure $57 100000 ad
Entente Allies Ordinary
and naval expenditures and the thus far Of the
and aircraft production $1O29976541 total
had been expended in the retirement of short time
certificates of indebtedness.
Receipts from ordinary including the income pad
the most before the end of the fiscal
ceips other direct
$269,642595.
total Of $5126749O6 the Liberty paid in
this fiscal while realized through the
of time certificates Indebtedness which
tired out of second liberty bond receipts.
expenditures
and respectively about oneenh
of this years figures.
The sun., 1917-10-17
WEAK HEARTS MADE TO ORDER.
Many Youths Rejected In Draft TO
He ReexaDined.
Sroctol Despntch 10 THE SrS.

CINCINNATI. Oct 16.--The large per-
centage Of seemingly strapping young
fellows who showed symptoms OF heart
trouble when examined recently for the
National Army excited the suspicious Of
members Of "A local exemption board As
a result an investigation was started
to-day.
II is known that in a number of cases
physicians have for fees given drafted
men drugs that would make them ap-
pear physically unfit There are number
Of drugs that will increase the action of
the heart. others that will make 1t slow
and still others that will make it ir-
regular. said Or. Starr Ford. formerly
chief draft surgeon and now In the Med
ical Reserve. Tt has been decided that
all men with indications of heart trouble
when first examined shall be summoned
for reexamination without previous
warning.
The sun., 1917-10-17
PRINCETON 40 PER CENT. SHY.
Electrical EngineerinH school Has
M students.

PRINCETON. y. j.. oct. l6.-There are
es7 students at Princeton University
this year as contrasted with l,'5' last
wear. recently compiled registration hs-
ures show. This Is little more than
60 per cent. of the usual number OF
students. .
The freshman class numbers ""i.
owls. % loss than a year ago. In the
snnIowora class there are 40 men, in
tho iunior 1873, and in the senior 81.
The graduate students number Il AS
contrasted with 137 a year ago For thc
first time since 1t was organized thir'F
years ago. the School Of Electrical En-
g.neering has no students. The average
age OF the freshman class Is IL years
) months and II days, the class pir'h-
day being April IL, 1899.
The sun., 1917-10-17
CONDEMN WOOL
AS C0NTRABAND
British Hold Swedish Ship
ments Meant for Germany
Lagerlof Goods Held.
Special Cable Despatch to TIE suN from, the
London Times

London Times
Copyright 1917. oil rights reserved
LONDON. Oct. 16.-The London Prize
Court has condemned wool valued at
100000 which was sent by Swedish
ships from Buenos Ayres under conslgn-
ment to the Swedish army admnistra-
ton at Gothenburg. 1t was shown TO
the satisfaction of the court that the
wool was not intended for the Swedish
army No claim was filed by the army
administration in the case
The wool was seized at Kirkwall Ia st
May and June. Intercepted documents
had disclosed a clumsy plot to send the
wool to Germany. There is nearly ST.
100000 worth of wool more which has
been seized under similar circumstances
awaiting the decision Of the Prize Court.
At the session of the Prize Court to-
day the Crown asked for the condemna-
tion of articles seized from passengers
on the Danish steamship Frederick Will,
from New York to Copenhagen. The
Times says that one OF the passengers
was Hans Lagerlof. president Of the
Scandinavian-America Trading Com.
pany. lie was born In Sweden but is a
naturalized citizen Of the United States
Upon the arrival OF the ship at Kirk.
vail" says the Times, "the searching of.
ficers went aboard In the ordinary way
When the trunks of Lagerlof. who was
first class passenger. were examined
there were found concealed in personal
clothing III pairs OF rubber gloves and
four boxes containing ten gross of rub
Der nipples for feeding bottles.
"I.agerlof apparentiy felt rrossI,, t.,
suited. In an affidavit lie said that
, the searchers had spoiled all of his
dress shirts, and he was so ANNOYED
that he lost his head and was unable
to keen his judgment at par
The effect of this was that he re-.
treated TO one of the lavatores and hid
two boxes, each containing $4,000
IN golh Later. when It was rumored
through the ship that the boxes had
, been found Laserlof claimed them as
his property. lie claimed that the rub
oer gloves and nipples were intended
Tor a Swedish firm, and that the money
belonged to the Scandinavian American n
Trading Company. of which ne is presi-
dent.
Counsel read letters from I.aserIo,
at Stockholm to Baron Won Schroeder n
New York. containing the following
passage:
we had pleasant voyage until a
skat party was broken up at kirkwall
because the English took away Otto
heimer. who was coming from Japan.
Herr Il. is said to be OF Importance in
Hamburg. You already read of the
German who was hidden In his wife's
trunk In first class cabin
What is skat'' asked the court
susplciousiy.
'Skat is Swedish form Of bridge. >
replied counsel.
THE court condemned all Of the goods
and gold as contraband which was
destined for the Germans"
The sun., 1917-10-17
CANADA PLANS MILK EMBARGO
High Prices In United states Cause
shortage In Dominion.

MONTREAL. Oct. 16.--The Produce
Merchants Association has decided to
petition the Dominion Government to
prohibit the export into the United
States of milk, cream and condensed
milk and also to consider the material
curtailment, II not the prohibition. Of
the manufacture Of ice cream.
A shortage in milk exists in Montreal
and large quantities are shipped to tho
United States on account Of the high
prices prevailing there.
The sun., 1917-10-17
GERMAN SAILOR SEIZED IN U. s
One Of Sunken Gncisenau's Crey
ReEistered as American,

New ORLEANS, Oct. 16.-Iiarry II.
Clifford. a native OF Dantxig, Germany
was arrested here to-day by Department
OF Justice agents on a charge of falsely
registering with the United States Ship
ping Commissioner az an American cti-
zen. The agents said they were investi-
eating Clifford's suspected activities in
this country.
The prisoner told the authorities he
was a member OF the crew of the Ger
man cruiser Gneisenau. sunk in Decem.
ber, 1915. in the battle or the Falkland
Islands.
The sun., 1917-10-17
EXPLOSION KILLS MAN
ON S. PATROL BOAT.
Sailor Dead and Another
Burned of Babylon, L. I.

one sailor was killed and another
seriously burned yesterday afternoon In
an explosion on board United States
patrol boat about fifteen miles or Rahv.
lon. l.. I. The body Of the dead man
was taken to Days morgue at Babylon
ana the injured man was removed 10
the South Side Hospital. Brooklyn, where
II was said he would recover.
80 lar rs. could be learned last night
mere were no other casualties. No in.
formation concerning the cause Of the
explosion was available from officers and
sailors OF the patrol boat and informa-
non likewise was not given out at the
navy yard.
The sun., 1917-10-17
CHILE BACKS PERU IN BREAK
Action Against Germany Uuiaes
south America, Diplomat Soys.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. l6.--Replying to-
day to the note sent by the Peruvian
Government announcing the severance
of diplomatic relations October 6 be-
tween Peru and Germany. the Chilean
Foreign Minister said that Pcrus action
was applauded by the rhileans.
The Foreign Minister added that his
Government was gratified by the course
taken by Peru, AS II was n further stcp
toward the uniflcation OF the South
American republics,
The sun., 1917-10-17
RUSSIAN LEGION
AT BAY BATTLES
TO HOLD SVORB
Desperate Stand Made in
Oesel After Plea to Save
PetrOgrad.
9 FOE WAR BOATS SUNK
Germans Start Drive on Serel
to Command Riga Gulf
2,4OO Prisoners Taken.
2 FOE WAR BOATS SUNK

LONDON, Oct. 1e.--With the Fetrograd
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates calling upon the army and
navy to obey their commanders and
save the capital by repelling the Ger
mans In the Gulf OF Riga. the Russian
forces are making a strong stand on tho
Svorb Peninsula. in the southwestern
section Of the island. The Germans. al
ready In possession of the main portion
OF the island OF Ocsel, have inauguratod
strong offensive against the Russians
with the object Of capturing the bat
teries at Serel. which command the en-
trance to the Gulf Of Riga.
The Petrosrad War Office announces
that the Germans have been strongly
reinforced and are developing their sue
cess Berlin officially confirms the Rus
sian report that the Russians. isolated
on Svorb Peninsula. are Offering desper-
ate resistance Runo and Abro Islands,
In the Gulf OF Riga. says Berlin. have
been occupied by the Germans. They
are small islands, each about three miles
long. Runo is in the middle of the gulf,
twenty miles from the Courland coast.
and Abro is about ten miles from Arens-
burg.
German Ships Aid Drive.
The German official statement tonight
says that the Russians were so sha ar,Dly
pressed against the east coast of Oesel
Island that only portions we're able to
escape over the mole to Moon Island
According to the Berlin report 400
Russians were captured on Oescl Island,
with thirty guns, twenty-cne machine
nd Sacaru1 Tho
adds that the essential part Of the Ger
man task on the island was accomplished
in four days
PetroErad officially announces that in
An engagement fought on Sunday in
Soela Sound. north OF Oesei Island, two
German torpedo boats were sunk, two
others damaged and one Russian torpedo
boat lost.
More than a dozen German torpedo
boats supported by hattleship. had
forced their way into the sound when
to retire. The lost Russian torpedo boat
was the Grom. OF LOO tons, built in
1?l+-lS. carrying complement of 80
men. She had "a knots speed
Ruasians Feared Sea Clash.
Admiral Nerdervski. Minister Of Ma
rine. says an Associated Press despatch
from Petrograd, declared to-day that
only by risking battle under unfavor-
able circumstances could the Russians
have averted the landing on Oesel He
adds that II the fight had proved unsuc-
cessful the Gulf of Finland would have
been opened to the enemy While the
blow was hard one 10 Russia, the feet
was IN no position to hinder the Ger
mans.
He added that the German naval
power was four times that of Russia
and that the Russian ships would con-
tinue to carry out the orders of the Ad-
m!ralty. The Admiral thinks that the
German efforts will be localized owing
70 the Iateness OF the season and that no
attempt will be made to enter the Gulf
OF Finland.
1t Is recalled that Charles XII OF
Sweden landed from the Gulf of Riga
on October 6, 1900. and defeated the
Russians at Sarva, 100 miles from Pc
trograd. on November 80 of the same
year.
The sun., 1917-10-17
IOWA KEEPS STRING ON RUM
constitutional Anne cndment Beaten,
Though state IL Dry ny Law.

DIES MONIES. Ia. Oct. 16-Iowa cit'-
zens apparently have declined TO bind
themselves to statewide prohibition, ac-
cording TO late returns tonight received
from all but three counties In the state.
The count OF votes gives 1879
against and 1854 for the proposed
constitutional prohibition amendment.
statutory prohibition now prevails In
Iowa.
The sun., 1917-10-17
Germany Soon to Extend
War Zone to u. S. Coast

LYNDON, Oct. 16.-According
to news from Berlin in
an undated despatch received by
the Admiralty by wireless press,
Germany is expected shortly to
declare the coasts of the United
states, Canada and Cuba wat
zones.
The sun., 1917-10-17
American IN Casualty List.

OTTAWA, Oct 16.-The casualty list of
the Canadian oversee contingent, issued
tonight. includes the following names Of
Americans: Killed In action---D. T..
DOwles. Toledo, Iowa. Wounded-C. t.
Robbins. Detroit. Ill. J. King. Detroit.
The sun., 1917-10-17
| PLANTS TO ARM RUSSIA.
New Munitions Factories Called
Rest in World.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 1s.--The commission
headed by Gen. Germonius Of the Rus
sian army and an English General
which has been making an inspection Of
the new factories erected In Russia for
the manufacture Of airplanes. arms and
ammunition. reports that the new plants
The sun., 1917-10-17
President of Cuba
Sends Smokes Abroad

Gen. MARIO GARCIA MEMO
~ CAL, the President of Cuba,
has just made generous to-
bacco contribution to the COM
fort of American soldiers in
France. As man who rose from
the ranks of the insurgents to
leadership in the Cuban revolu-
ton. he well knows how neces-
sary is tobacco to the soldier.
THE SUN Tobacco Fund may
be pardoned, perhaps, for express
sing satisfaction that its work is
now being emulated even beyond
the boundaries of this country.
1t is proud to welcome the Chief
Executive of a sister republic AS
a coopcrator and ally. President
Menocal, by the way, has been
reader of THE SUN for thirty
three years.
Announcement is made this
morning Of the entry of several
more stars into the list of per-
formers in the funds unrivalled
entertainment to be given at the
Hippodrome the night of Sunday,
October 2S. Read about the
show on page B.
Daily hint: Don't forget to de-
posit your tobacco coupons and
certificates in the boxes in the
Schultz and United Cigar Stores.
BY so doing you help the fund.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1917-10-17

LONDON. Oct 16,-British casualties
reported In the last week amounted to
1906. divided as follows: Killed or
died Of wounds officers e77. men 2.5O9 |:
wounded or missing, officers 837. men
l0,47S.
The sun., 1917-10-17
Duke to Head American Club

LONDON. Oct. l6,--The Duke of Con-
naught. former Governor General of
Canada and now Colonel-Generai Of the
volunteer force, will be president of the
American Officers Club In London.
The sun., 1917-10-17
BUYERS CLUBS
CUT FOOD COST
Neighbors Purchase Supplies
at Wholesale Through
States Agency.

Consumers clubs made up Of families
IN various neghborhoods are beating the
high cost Of eating by buying staple
foodstuffs direct from the farmer through
the State Department Of Foods and
Markets.
Here is one order that was filled. to-
gether with the wholesale prices which
were paid by club:
bbls. No. ! potatoes at $3.50 per bbl 50 90
! Dbl. grade A Baldwin apples ..... 500
Su. Su rrsen Wsit. cooking Cn,En ,pples isS
= Dbl. sweet potatoes. ............. lis
! bbl. cabbages. ........,.,,,. 300
100 lbs. dried white beans. ........ 400
Total ...........................1s; .1s;.T5
When housewife buys these COM
nodities at retail she pays sometimes
quadruple the wholesale prices.
commissioner John j. Dillon has the
orders filled from stocks Of produce that
are shipped daily to his department BY
up State farmers. II there are items on
the orders that cannot be supplied thus
purchases are made in the regular whole
sale market.
Orders calling for $3.50 worth OF prod =
ucc (wholesale prices) were received
from consumers clubs in yesterday
mornings mail.
when the business is big enough to
justify the expense" Mr.. Dillon said, ''we
Will get truck and deliver the stun
ourselves"
The State Department of Foods and
Markets is disposing of vegetables. fruits,
eggs. poultry. pork. veal. &c. for farmers
to the amount of $4,000 month The
produce is sold in the wholesale market
through commission house acting as
agent for the department
The sun., 1917-10-17

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-07

The Lafayette Escadrille. composed
of American filters serving with the
French army on the Disc, will be tho
first unit to carry the Stars and
Stripes into battle on European soil
Arrangements are now under way By
which the American filters will receive
official standing and serve as the first
military organization to carry war to-
Germany. At present the plan Is to
have Lieutenant Commander William
r. Sayles, Jr. American naval at
tache In Paris, swear the aviatorA
into the service OF the United States
and constitute them part of the ma
tons military establishment.
Some months ago the United States
government objected to the name
american Escadrillo" as the designa-
ton OF this volunteer flying corps
lighting the battles OF France. The
Washington government being neutral.
the use OF the name American could
not be permitted. The name Lafayette
was substituted as an effective symbol
Picture show Lieuptenant Command
err Sayles and William Thaw, one OF
the most prominent of the Americans
serving France as aviators. Insert
show Thaw.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-07
MEASURE BACKED ero,PHYSE
CLANS AND MEMBERS OF Wo-
MEMS ORGANIZATIONS
coMPELs UNDERTAKES
TO REPORT DEATHS
Makes State Board Of Health Registrar
Of All Death Certificates-New Law
Permits Docking Of Tails Of Horses
Used For Show Purposes-lnsurance
Law Extension.
soecial +, Times.Rep,,blican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April "A vital statist-
les law was passed by the senate Of the
Iowa legislature yesterday afternoon
which Will probably be passed by the
house before adjournment Physicians,
members Of women's clubs and others
have been working for several years to
secure some kind Of vital statistics
law enacted which would record births,
as well as deaths, marriages and di-
vorces and in fact provide an accurate
record Of these things in the state.
Four years ago they succeeded in get
ting law passed which secures fair
~ accurate record Of deaths but no
law has been passed heretofore which
kept any account Of births.
Senator Enger of Winneshiek county
is the author of the bill passed by the
senate yesterday. Under this law the
undertaken who has charge of flu
neral must reprr.. the death to the
state boards Of health. He must also
file duplicate certificate with the
cemetery authorities where the body is
buried.
The secretary of the state board Of
health is made the state registrar of
all of these. certificates. He must an
nually furnish to each clerk of the dis
trict court certified transcripts Of the
certificates of death filed with him
from the respective counties.
For the registration of births the
clerk Of the district court of each coun
ty shall be the county registrar and it
is his duty under the law to inform all
physicians. mdwives and parents that
all births must be reported to the clerk
of the district court. The county
clerks in turn must report each month
to the state registrar all births.
The clerk must also keep a book in
which he keeps a record of all mar
riages and divorces, and also rec
ord of all births. The sum of $4,000
annually is appropriated to carry on
the work The law will become effec-
tive Jan. l, 1918.
The senate yesterday passed the
Durbin bill, already passed by the
house. which repeats the present law
prohibiting all docking of horses tails
and permits the docking of the tails Of