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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

centrated upon the head Of those de-
voted columns the negroes went up and
took the hill and held 1t. They LEFT
behind them a dead or wounded mar
for every yard OF the ground they
covered. It was revelation to mill
tary men and stamped upon the col
ored soldier the badge Of courage and
fidelity.
The American colored soldier is a
fine fighting man. Placed under cir
cumstances and IN environment where
he may hold his own self respect and
respect for his race he is fine soldier
in every way.
When the American negro regiments
match courage and efficiency with the
German veterans this country need not
fear that the American soldier will be
disgraced. For the negro trooper is
a fighting man
The civil war reports from battle
lines used 10 end The colored troops
fought nobly." The reports from
fields where their grandsons meet the
foes of America will not smrch the
fame of the American negro as a SOL
der
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

6tOre ana Duy an alatm c1OcA.
So after school away he went toward
the village, and by and by he came to
the store, and the saleslady, who was
little white cat. showed him soma
lovely ones.
"TMs one plays . tune" she said.
and after she had wound It up and set
1t for IL O'clock or maybe 10, It sang
. lovely song:
Awake, for the morning glories
Are wet with the sparkling dew.
Awake, for Happy Suns shining
A merry welcome to you.
Don't linger a moment longer.
Jump out of your warm little bed.
Wash your hands and your face and
then tidy
The hair on your towsied-up head
"oh. give me that onel'' cried the
little rabbit. I like that song. don't
believe I'll ever be late to school
that II ever 60 to Rabbitville I'm go
ipg into that three and one cent store
and buy one Of those alarm clocks for
myself. for think 1t wouldRbe fine to
be walked up every morning with .
song.
And after that Billy Bunny set of
for the Old Briar Patch, and when he
showed the clock to his mother she
gave him great big hug and told him
she would have stewed lollypops and
carrot cakes breakfast, because he
had spent his money on something
useful instead Of ice cream cones and
soda water
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
NEGRO SOLDIERS.

Negro troops fight brave1y in
France" is a headline over a story of
the service rendered by a battalion
Of Somalis whose members have won
2s4 personal citations for bravery
since the battalion landed in France
last year. The battalion is given high
credit for it's efficiency as an infantry
arm
There Is no need to go to France
or somaliland for historical evidence
of the efficiency and bravery Of negro
troops in battle. Our own civil war
is alive with such proofs The colored
soldier Is brave in battle. He goes
where he Is well led as courageously
as any soldier under the sun.
If Benjamin F. Butler were alive TO
tell the story again Of the charge Of
negro regiments up Newmarket
Heights he would tell tale as stirring
as that of the charge OF the light bril-
gade OF OF the Scots Grey's at Water
loo. It was before the courage OF the
American colored troops had been tried
and tested So Butler fearing that ordin-
airy formation would break under fire
sent his coiored regiments up in coll
..,..--, = nusr
= fise q musketry So Astialssy COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
TIE VITAL PART OF IT.

The signing of the pledge cards Is
vital" one editor after another assures
his readers Well people are signing
them. But more vital than signatures
are intent and purpose and persistent
action. If you sign the pledge sign
it to keep it, not for a few. days, but
thru the entire emergency. And sign
it. Also keep your word.
Now let US get at the facts. We are
not signing those pledge cards more
for our own soldiers than for the SOL
diers Of France and England and Can
ada and italy and the starving tnhaoi-
tants Of countries laid waste by war.
to stop asserting that he Is willing to
share and suffer for American soldiers
but scarcely willing to do as much for
the allied soldiers who today are fight
ing our battles.
The American who imagines that our
part in this war can be separated from
the part Of our allies is ignorant Of the
situation. The American who proposes
to withhold from the allies and give to
Americans lacks understanding Of the
duty of Americans. We must from
now on carry a very large part Of the
cost and do a great part Of the fighting
if this war is to be won.
Those who refuse the ail'ns hc+-a--'
American soldiers. For failure to give
every assistance to the allies means
that we must sacrifice more American
men on the battlefields II this war
is to be prolonged thru our slackness
then more lives are to be spent, more
treasure, more bonds issued, more
loans raised, more taxation imposed.
Make the pledge and keep 1t. Be-
gin now to conserve. Shut down on
one and another thing that can we'll be
done without and on many things that
must be conserved and which entail
some sacrifice. Don't argue over what
Brown and Jones and Thompson are
doing or not doing. Sweep clean be-
fore your own door. Don't minimize
the necessity. 1T is present and acute.
The war is to be won on food more
than with guns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

tention 70 the danger OF our relying
upon ovcrturcs and information
brought to US thru such an agency.
He asks us to please advise and
obiige."
We shall not take the trouble to
carry on correspondence with Mr.
Sternberg of Omaha. We can tell him
thru these columns what we think
OF his scheme, so innocently intro
duced. and that is that we regard him
an INSTRUCTOR OF the nation in Its pres
ent war. And any newspaper that will
publish the article that he submits
must be regarded as u copper headed
sheet, as well as a wooden-hea
one, IL it is at all deceived by the
overtures made by the pro-somethins
in the Omaha office.
Just why this Mr., Sternberg should
be sending out such literature. with
printed stationery for the purposes,
passes our understanding. Surely 1t
can not be assumed by anyone except
a fool that he is doing it FOR the good
of the country under whose flag he
is reposing and whose protection he
enjoys. He may be a citizen Of thIs
republic. but If he is he has a poor
way of showing 1t. We assume that
he mus. haze Interior reasons and
motives for thus engaging himself in
iabors and in expenses.
The attack ON Northcliffe Is not in
tended for his lordship but it is for
En- gland, after the manner of the
pro German propagandists, who still
believe that they can with impunity,
and without being found out. abuse
one of our allies The man who in this
juncture OF world history makes an
attack upon England might as well
make 1t upon the United States di-
rect, for at the present time we are
engaged in a joint work and England
Is as vital to US as is our own army
and navy. England is in fact our
other arm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
Billy Bunny and His Friends

The leaves are dropping from the trees
And sailing down the chilly breeze.
The frost ut morning gems the grass
Or traces pictures on the glass.
The old pump has a fringe OF ice
And all the little meadow mice
Have overcoats of fur, think.
Just like the otter and the mink.
And, oh dear me, didn't Billy Bunny
hate to get up In the morning. Hc
would hear the rising Bel and then
turn over for just one more little nap.
and so one morning he got late to
school. Yes sir; he certainly did, ana
it wasn't his dear mothers fault. either,
for she had his breakfast all ready for
him in plenty of time.
IF you get late again, young rabbit
said Professor Crow very sternly-
his black swallow-tail coat and trou-
sers and big black cravat-"lll keep
you in at recess and take away your
lollypop." Wasn't that a'dreadful thing
to hear? Well, just guess it was, for
Billy Bunny loved lollypops, and SO do
you. and so do /, and so does every
body-even the baby across the way,
only it's mother won't let it eat any
because milk is better for it.
DO you hear me?" asked the Pro-
fessor very sternly, for the little rao-
bit had hung his head; he was 50
ashamed you see.
Yves sir" answered Billy Bunny, and
he made up his mind then and there
that he would go down that every
afternoon to the three and one cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
INSURANCE COSTS.

Some solicitous individual undoubt-
eddy a resident of Des Moines, the home
of retired state Officers and insurance
companies. has forwarded to the editor
OF the Record copy Of the Montreal
Chronicle. publication specializing In
banking. insurance and finance, If we
are to believe the sub headings. This
marked copy contains d satirical ar
ticle under the caption Mayor Mar.
tins Joke 1t recites in detail a plan
proposed by Montreal's executive for
relieving that city Of the financial bur-
den involved in the excessive cost OF
fire insurance. He bases his faith In
his plan upon the fact that while the
property owners of the city pay In an
nual premiums sum approximating
$3.500,000 the record of the fire de-
partment shows that annual losses av-
erage considerably less than a mil
lion. The technically trained writer
OF the Chronicle sneers at the scheme.
calls attention to the high property
values Of the restricted area and asks
what would be done in case a general
confiagration. The anonymous contri-
button doubtless Is prompted by an
article that recently appeared in the
Record. which called attention to the
fact that while the anti discriminators
law was repealed by the last legisla-
ture the insurance. combination seemed
to be as air tight as ever. that instead
Of lower rates we are in fact paying
higher and suggesting as remedy that
the state take over the business Of
furnishing fire protection under big
state controlled cooperative bureau.
The only objection offered by the Mon
treal writer to the mayors schemes
is that of the danger Of restricted
area This wouldn't hold good count
Ing the entire state as a unit. The
saving in salaries of the thousands of
high priced chair warmers alone would
pile up a surplus that would take care
Of extraordinary contingencies.
However, the layman who has the
temerity to suggest a means of rid
ding the state of the burden Of ex-
cessive fire insurance costs becomes
at once boob, fit target for the
brilliant chair. warmers and actuary
sharks who flourish in the Hobbies
during legislative sessions. The
writer understands this perfectly but
that isn't going to make a whit OF
difference in his opinion of the close
corporation controlling the rate maxi
ing in the state. neither will it lessen
his efforts to discover some way to
beat the combination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

dering ON his own responsibility tho
attack by the Worcesters which saved
the line? The story Of Ypres is full Of
such episodes. Even India had share
In 1t, and the adventures Of the F'eroze-
pore brigade are as marvellous as the
rest. Is 1t not time that the country
did something to bear annually In re-
membrance the deeds Of the heroes
who in 1914 made Ypres name which
will shine forever in our history? The
battle may have said to have lasted
from Oct. 81 to Nov. IL, but the day OF.
days, the day to commemorate with
Thanksgiving Is Oct. 81. We agree with
Lord Selborne. who said not word too
much when he declared at Birmingham
last Wednesday that "the 31st OF Octo-
Der, 1914, was the day OF our fate. ana
not only Of our empire. but Of the
whole world" Now that we are be-
ginning at last to take notice OF our
national achievements, 1t Is an ami
versary which should be worthily cele-
brated.-London Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
ThI GREAT BATTLE AT HAND

II as expected, a great battle is 10
be fought within few days on the
new Italian line, the world should stand
aghast at the slaughter which Will en-
sue; for If fought soon. this battle will
De In the open. instead of in trenches
and bombproots. and men Will be eN-
posed 70 direct fire Of artillery. machine
Guns and musketry. II the opposing
forces take time to dig themselves in.
then the battle will be a repetition of
the trench fighting with which the pub
lie has become familiar.
The outlook is hopeful The allies
are rushing men and artillery to the
aid Of the Italians. The Italian army
is lighting before its own 6oorsteps
The weakness which gave Austro-
German troops their opportunity has
been strengthened. Il is safe to say
that the Italians will put up desperate
battle. and the prediction is that their
line will hold this time.
4ELS herman urlSe-1Or II IS a Ger
man drive under German commanders
is remindful OF the first stroke of
Germany at the heart Of France 1t
was successful TO the gates Of Paris
There France rallied and beat il back
Men fight harder beneath the Nntels
OF their own homes. And Il is prob
able that Italy. forced TO defend her
own integrity and strengthened physi-
cally and in morale by the accession
of men and guns from France and Eng
land, will repeat the event that took
place before Paris.
The drive is Germany's desperate bid
for foothold wherefrom she can make
a peace to the best advantage. If it
fails. the plight of Germany is far
worse than before, for she will have
made another open confession of weak
ness.
It is a most important battle which
has begun along the Italian boundary,
most important for Italy, and scarcely
less important to the allies and to
America.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason


doesn't hand Hae
leave mis-
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whether
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his beard or who may De M,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

the seiective draft system will be ap-
piled 10 liberty bonds and they'll have
10 seek exemption because they have
ka few railroads or two section farms
or farm mortgages dependent upon
them.
II appears that the Italians moved
back mainly to avoid the rush.
About the only way the farmer can
get back at the 10 cent a bushel corn
husker is 10 sell him $3.50 potatoes, 40
cent eggs. so cent butter, half hog at
% cents pound or some of the other
little knicknacks that grow about the
barn and the milk and hen houses. And
looking the field over which has the
best OF il?
Iowans who have sons in the forces
stationed at the forts adjacent TO Homo
lulu owe debt TO s. c. Huber, former
~ Of Tama. but ROW T. S. District
Attorney for the Honolulu district,
"1lSSN ciAO2 DtIldlL VI the IOWA
boys are free and persistent Letters
from the boys speak highly of Mr.
Huber and his wife and of the atten-
ton and interest shown by them in
the welfare of the Iowa soldiers
If Governor Harding was the kind OK
a man some Of the newspapers try to
make him out to be, how would they
like it il he were to call a special
session OF the legislature to enact into
law the apparent decision Of the peo-
pie of Iowa at the recent election?-
Boone News-Republican
If the governor were to call spe.
cial session for that purpose it would
probably pass the prohibitory amend
ment out again for re-resubm4ssion.
And how would the governor like that?
That Perry Chief breaks out with the
assertion that the distinction" Of a
community that failed to raise it's bond
quota should have the accent on the
"stinc". Which should hold such COM
munities for a while.
Now that Washington is dry isn't II
going 10 be hard to find a Davenport
or Dubuque man willing to sacrifice
himself on the congressional altar Of
his country? r..,
When a man prays for prohibition
and votes secretly against it, that's
camouhage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

very slopes $4,000 men OF the original
expeditionary force laid down their
lives or were wounded in the epic con-
.fict Of October, 1914. The German plan
was shattered at the Marine. but II the
first battle OF Ypres had not been af-
forwards won the Marine would have
been fought in vain. To France be-
longs the chief glory of the Marine, to
Great Britain the deathless pride OF
Ypres: but to both nations the two VIC
tories are a common heritage, for II
the little British army Joined In the
immortal advance at the Marpe, French
units were flung into the strife around
Ypres, and French artillery helped to
stem the tide OF the German invasion.
We were fighting In those days. as
now, for an issue which directly con-
cerned both countries in almost equal
degree. Had the Germans broken the
line and reached Boulogne. Paris would
once more have been endangered and
the war in the west might have taken
a different course; while the use which
the Germans have made of the Belgian
coast shows auite clearly how deep
would have been the menace to Great
Britain If the French channel ports had
gone.
The world still knows far too little
about the first battle Of Ypres. in which
British forces which never numbered
more than $50 GOO men, helped by I'M
conuuerable French troops and by the
Relgians on the coast defeated. in a
conflict which lasted for many days. an
army Of over 600 900 Germans. The
critical day. when for few hours, IT
seemed as tho the Germans must break
thru. was Oct. 81 1914. day on which
the British empire was in greater peril
than 1t has ever been before or since
How manv people know the story OF
the Second worcesters who filled the
hole in the dyke at Gheluyelt at a
moment when all seemed lost? How
many have heard Of Brig. Cen. Fitz
Clarence. Killed twelve DAYS afterwards
"the man who turned the tide" by or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

In the search for substitutes for live
stock food a German scientist made
analytical tests Of materials suggested
for the purpose. He found dried rhu-
barb leaves better than hay as . tod-
der for hogs; kelp may lie fed to cattle
and pigs, but 1t has little nutritive
value: ground straw. which IL selling
at from % to so marks the auintal.
is not good for any animals, nor are
ground pea pods. He ADVISES against
cornstalks and cobs. The seeds OF
beets are nutritive those Of parsley
too exciting. those OF raisins, II ground
before the oil IL extracted. are ~ good
as hay. Oil cakes made from beech
or other nuts are excellent for cattle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
Ypres-1e17 and 1914.

Nor should 1t be forgotten that these
low ridges on which our troops are
fighting are already halloYed ground
to the old British army, as they will
also be consecrated henceforth In the
eyes Of Australia and New Zealand. Of
...--.. 4I---
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
NO TIME FOR "sTERNBERG."

LNGNdT FSdpluS
A man named William Sternberg.
an attorney at law in the Omaha Ma
tional building. Omaha sends us an
article on Lord Northcliffe" for which
he asks publication in our columns.
,..a. Inc unJu.l 10 10 cali al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The newspapers are now arguing
about Senator Cummins popularity.
But what's the use? The senator will
be right side up, with care when his
next campaign rolls around" comments
the Waterloo Times Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
Family .pi.eipline.

did you get on well with your titled
son-in -1aw"
First rate" replied Mr.. cumrex Il
read him the daily news regularly. I've
not having been born under reDup-
iiican form Of government
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

Attorney General Havner Is cheer
full If nothing else. He has the tenacity
OF bull pup, too, and altho he has
been pounded and whipped and buffet
ed by unkind providence for several
months he pulls himself out of the
wreckage and announces that the blue
laws are not dead"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

To guide automobiles Chicago man
has invented device operated like 9
speedometer In which q reel Of tape
bearing road information passes under
an opening in a case as a car covers
the route to which the tape applies.ssss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
Masonic Meetings
Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. fos, A. F. &
a. M--Spec:al communication, Friday,
Oct. IS. 1:se O'Clock. Work in first de-
gree John W, Wells. secretary; w H.
Steiner. ". NJ
siGNET CHAPTER. No, IS, r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening.
Nov, 5. at $50 o'clock. Past and most
excellent degrees. Carl ShaHrer, II.
?; John W. Wells secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King seIe-
men Council Nc. 20. q. & S. NJ. Mon
LAY. Nov. 10 Regular business. !. T.
Forbes, recorder; George Gregory, / N.
STATED coNcLAVE. ST. Alderman
co-1r,andery, No. 80, X. T., Tuesday,
Eov. IS, 80 p. m. For work Order
OF Temple !. r. Forbes, recorder; Il.
c. Mueller. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. Q. {.
S,-Regular meeting for business We'd
nesday. Oct. II. 1880. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. ]. E. Fred
erick. W. N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

The Cedar Rapids Republican in
=:H.s .,2ct chose C.s Mn!n"s rnnn who
had 10000 pounds of sugar in hiding
ought to be shown no mercy, if there
is any justice in the laws"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03
IolDa Newspapers
HE STORED STAMPS.
IGrundy Democrat

A farmer near BeaInan thinks ne
slipped one over on the government,
He has heard about stamps going up.
A few days ago he went into his local
postoffice and purchased $40 worth OF
2-cent stamps which he expects will
last him four or Ave years. If this
farmer mails letter tomorrow or after
and 1t Is sent back to- him with the
request for more postage he will realize
that he might as we'll have bought a
liberty bond which would earn him
per cent as to loan money to the gov
eminent by buying stamps which will
earn no interest at all.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

III you're a German sympathizer IT
is safer to confine your argument to
,cursing England; if you are wet 1t
looks better in this part Of the country
to say that your are opposed to the
saloon but are not fanatically deter
mined to curtain everybody else; If you
are too tight" to buy a Liberty bond,
just claim that you would do your
share If your neighbor would do his.
Treachery, tipping and tightwads
never lack excuses" alletaratively sums
up the Knoxville Express.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald OPP
timistically proclaims "the great Amer
lean proflteer, accustomed to unbridled
license in the matter Of fixing his
prices and mulcting his patrons is to
be curbed at last"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

Occasionally a man gets himself
mistaken for a German sympathizer
merely because he loses his tempr and
does not care what he says" remarks
the Usage News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03

I'VE hope that somewhere the ma
chine shops are fashioning the great
guns and the field artillery needed to
equip our armies. We suppose that
somewhere the needed rifles helmets,
and gas masks ar being made in great
abundance. 1t is presumed that the
ship building program and the airplane
program is being carried out some
where. But how much more enthus-
iasm there would be about this war If
we knew that these things are being
done with all the energy and skill this
country is capable Of Why not let the
people know the facts?" says the
Knoxville Journal.