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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
IN AND ABOUT LACEY
WORK ON NEW RESIDENCE OF
A. T. SNYDER is RUSHED.

Lacey, May 25.-(By Coaster.) ~
The work on the A. T. Snyder resi-
dence is being rushed right along.
Mr.. Sparks of your city has the CON
tract. and Wells & Stump are doing
the plumbing work.
The Lacey Grain & Implement Co.
has changed hands again, Mr.. Nc
Connell selling to Mr.. Boles of Rose
Hill. Everybody is glad to see it
running again and Mr.. Boles & Son
seem to be at home to the business.
p. L. Hanna was business caller
at Des Moines Monday.
Mrs. David Dilley was in New
Sharon few days this week at the
some better at this writing.
Harold Hull visited at the home of
his brother Homer last Sunday.
Mrs. Bess McIntire was passen-
ger to Eldora Wednesday morning.
Margaret and Alice Coulter are
visiting at the Dilley home.
Mr.. Craig, our carpenter, was cali
ed to New Sharon by the sickness
of his wife.
The Hawkeye Lumber Company is
preparing to build hardware store
and office.
Mrs. Pegram is on the sick list.
The rain of Sunday and the fore
part of the week was very beneficial
to crops and gardens.
Mrs, Tinlle and son. mother and
brother of Edna Mott, left for Boli-
yer, Mo-, Friday night after visit
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Newall spent
Sunday at M. S. Downey's.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
IN FEDERAL COURT
As0UCToRs OF GIRLS TO BE
. ARRAIGNED AT oTTUMWA.

Deputy Sheriff Eph Allender ar
rived at 1890 o'clock this Monday
morning in charge of Fred and How
ard Compton, on charge locally with
having abducted Mabel and Marie
Hanna. The men were arrested at
Aberdeen, South Dakota, on order of
Sheriff d. E. Henley. They were
placed in Jail here until the after
noon when they were taken to OF
tumwa by Deputy Allender and a
United States Deputy Marshal, to be
arraigned in the Federal court at
that place under the provisions OF
the Mann Act.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
PROGRAM OPENS WITH SERMON
TO GRADUATES.

Commencement week program for
the Oskaloosa High school was aus
piciously inaugurated Sunday, May
%, with the baccalaureate service at
the First Presbyterian church, deliy-
cred by Rev. Alexander McFerran.
1t seemed particularly fitting at this
time that Rev. McFerran should give
the baccalaureate address to the
class. He has been in close touch
with the class and the work of the
individual members, both through
his connection with the same as a
member OF the school board, of
which he is presiding officer, and
through the avenues of church work
Sundays address was the third
time since his pastorate work in Os-
kaloosa that Rev. McFerran has stood
before high school graduating
class in Baccaleaureate effort, sew
eral years ago at the Central Meth
odist church, last year he addressed
class 1916 at the Christian church,
and this year, 1917, he talked to the
graduates from his own pulpit
/ And the splendid congregation
was compliment to class and pas
tor alike. Many seeking place in
1.-The church were turned away. Every
available place was occupied EX-
ltra seats were placed in the aisles
and as many as could were standing
throughout the service. Over 700
people were seated.
/ Addresses of this character are,
too frequently, of a character that
fail TO reach those for whom intend.
ed. Many school and college grad
iiuates have heard Baccalaureatc adj
dresses but few there be who can re.
| call the name of the man, the minis.
liter who addressed them and less fire.
iquently, il they remember the name
lean they recall single sentiment or
hit of advice set forth. 1t goes
without saying that the members OF
o. H. S. class 1917 will long recall
both the name of the minister who
talked to them and the splendid
theme of his address. 1t was q
simple, direct exposition of funda
;mental truth. "Consecrated person
ality," was the subject announced
The crux Of the address was ser
vice" - undivided service" The
IIine. of argument was replete with
historical fact and statements were
Ilaptly illustrated. The clearness Of
: thought and the directness of ex-
preston appealed to all who heard
The speaker held the closest of at
Itcntion of the entire congregation
throughout the discourse. The les
son went home. Not one among the
graduated who could not take to hin
or herself, personally and individ-
ually, the truths arrayed by the pas
tor. ...-.
| opening and closing services were
noteworthy. Aside from the congre
Igational singing of hymns, appropri
late to the occasion and the service
1.-THE O. II. S. Girls Glee CiuD, direct
led by Miss Williams, furnished
couple of well rendered selections
and Miss Mabel Bell distinguished
I'herselr in a soprano solo, organ &C
accompaniment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
Is0LBERs H0N1RED Lid WIS ON TIGHT FRIENDS ARE LOYAL
PICTURE SHOWS HOWEVER AL
OPENED BUT ONE.

Neither THE Perils of Pauline
nor the widest conception OF the
movies, had anything over the risks
run by 0skaloosa's citizens Sunday,
iii their efforts to avoid b being
pinched for violating the Blue Laws
of Iowa. SO rigidly were the Sun
day closing orders enforced that the
town was fairly saturated With "indi-
go.p Only cigar stores selling Sun
day papers, drug stores filling pre-
scriptions, restaurants and cafes,
news stands and garages were per-
mitted to run The motion picture
houses, with the exception Of the
Lyric, ran in violation of the law,
and played to capacity houses. Fac
tories and plants, whose operation
would be rnenaced by shutting down
over Sunday /, We're permitted TO
run, but could transact no business
The town was without tobacco, Gig.
airs, soft drinks, ice cream, and other
refreshments, for all establishments
were closed. 50 p.h b. En u s w.,
Street cars, taxi cabs, and livery
lines wero permitted to, operate, be-
ing considered as Il necessity. TAX
ing advantage OF the meager pleas
ure permitted, by law, almost. every
one owning an automobile turned out
i and the streets were packed With
cars and rigs. . .a.,t
None of the drug stores were open
all day, but arranged for calls by
telephone to accommodate anyone
who wished to have a prescription
filled. "a .. ..t. ....
/ Some of the little stores operated
by Jews werc open during the day.
under an agreement to remain
closed all Saturday. and Saturday
night. The Jewish holidays begin
at sun up and end with sun down.
The ,proprietors of some of the
stores asked County Attorney o.
Brien to permit them to open at Z
O'Clock Saturday night, and then OPP
o:ater on Sunday. Mr.. O'Brien ruled,
however, that if they opened Satur-
day evening he would hold that they
Iwcro open on Saturday, and there
fore must not open on Sunday.
County Attorney O'Brien has not
yet made decision as to what avenue
he will take in pursuit of the prose
cution. So far as Mr.. O'Brien had
heard this morning.. all places of
business coming under the law en-
Iforcemcnt were closed during the
day and the operation of the motion
picture houses was the only excep-
| ton to the rules as laid down in the
instructions of the official and the
printed letter to executive officials.
! Their case win be tried in a local
court and undoubtedly appealed to
the district, and possibly a higher
court.
One information was placed be-
, fore Squire o. C. G. Phillips OF a
! player in one of the motion picture
shows. He refused to entertain this
information. Opinion was express
ed that if this party, playing for hire
on the Sabbath, could be held to an
swer to the law, arrest Of all church
organ operators, choir and Orches-
ira members of the city churches
should be arrested and held to an
swer.
Mr.. Phillips has the CpiNion that
! the parties attending the motion pic
ture shows are guilty of violations in
making purchase of admission. to
such houses and the ultimate action
in, the. case may be the issuing of in
formations and warrants against all
who attended a motion picture show
on the Sabbath.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
DEVICE TO STOP u-BoATs
British Newspaper Says American In.
ventor's Continuance Will Wear
the Submarine Out.

London, May 2S.-The Westminster
Gazette publishes message from a
correspondent who says me submarine
menace is being mastered by a simple
method, which the correspondent indi-
Gates Is the invention of an American.
1T is giving away no secret" the
correspondent writes, ito say that the
method, which is reputed TO be In
fallible, requires only little time to
come into fun effect and Wear the
German submarines out ltds,a model
IOf simplicity. ..44---.-.- -ls44--.A4.SS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
PIC AND CORN CLUB
ALL WHO WISH TO ENTER MUST
DO so AT ONCE.

Entrance to the Corn Club must all
be made bemore June /, and the Pig
Club, before June 10. All boys am
girls in the county expecting to com
pete should register at once with
Prof. J. C. Berg. in care Y. M. c. A.
Building, OskaIoosa.
In the advertisement appearing in
the the Herald on Saturday it was
stated that the average daily gain oil
hogs was 100 pounds. Iowa is capable
of big things, but this is almost too
strong. 1t should have said 1.20 Zone
and two-tenths) pounds per day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
AUSTRIAN FRONT
PIERCED AGAIN
Italians Break Through Between
Jamiano and Sea.
TAKE HEIGHTS NEAR PLAYA
Rome War Office ALio Announces Cap.
ture Of 1900 Prisoners-cadorna's
Troops Near Village Of
Medeazza.

Rome, May 2S---Italian troops
rian positions between Jamiano and
the Gulf of Trieste, passing the Mont
falcOne-Duino railway northeast of
San Giovanni and establishing them
selves within few hundred yards of
the village of Medeazza.
North of PLAYA the Italians carried
the heights at the head of the Palll-
ova valley, thus Joining their Mont
Cucco lines with those on Hill 1863.
1900. Austrians Captured.
Eleven guns were captured and more
than 100 Austro-H mgarians were
taken prisoner. These victories were
announced by the Italian war depart
Inent.
The text of the statement follows:
During the fourth day of the furi-
Gus battle on the Carso the positions
occupied on the southern part of the
plateau were extended by the untiring
efforts of our troops. The positions
already captured in the other sectors
were firmly maintained. N, ,...,.
can artillery action all along the
line continued tiercely from sunrise
until evening. In the afternoon, be-
tween the coast and Jamiano, our in
fantry by u brilliant assault succeeded
in reaching point beyond the railway
from Montfalcone to Dunno, northeast
of San Giovanni, and carried the
strongly fortified Hill 145, southwest
of Medeazza. They established them
selves few hundreds yards from. the
village.
Field Battery Taken.
81 During this action some of our in
fantry reached the enemy's guns, cap
turing field battery of ten guns with
ammunition and 3D. prisoners, includ-
ing 81 officers.
'NoDh of Jamiano violent attacks
and counter-attacks followed in success
sion all day, supported by artillery fire.
"Castagnavizza also was reached
centrated Smelling by number of
enemy batteries compelled us to evac-
uate ground there. We maintained u
hold on the western boundary.
an the area east and north of Goritz
the artillery action was intense. We
shelled the basins of GargarO and
BritovO, with which the enemy sup
plies Centres.
Troops Capture Heights.
I'm the PLAYA sector infantry of the
Udine brigade and the NinetE-tifth and
Ninety-siXth regiments brilliantly car
ried the heights at the head of the Pal
Iowa valley, thus connecting our Mont
Cuoco lines with those on Hill 3G3.
They took 43S prisoners, including ten
officers, and one gun, two trench NOR
tars and seven machine guns.
Our aircraft continued their sue
cessful bombing raids on the enemy's
communications. The railway station
at San Lucia of Tolmino was severely
damaged. Our machines all returned
safely. During the air fighting above
Britovo an enemy machine was brought
down. Another fell in flames near
Vertoiba."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
SOM Books For Scholars.

County Superintendent of Schools,
Miss Jessie Duboc. is joyful over a
gift of three thousand song books,
containing the patriotic and folk
songs of America, which were pre-
scented to the rural and county
schools by Art Openheimer. The
books are the same as presented to
the public schools of Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
FOUND dead" NAN
BUT HE CAME TO LIFE WHEN
BROUGHT TO TOWN.

Word was received by Coroner Il.
M. Cheesman Saturday evening of a
man lying dead near the overhead
bridge of the Rock Island over the
Knoxville road west of town. Accom-
panied by Sheriff ID. E. Henley 1.-The
coroner went out with ambulance pre-
pared to pick up dead man. They
found one Alfred Bowles lying by the
roadway unconscious and pretty thor
ougbly battered up. He was brought
to town and given such attention as
the exegencies Of the situation requir-
ed. ,. sg
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
Sunday School Conventions.

Two Sunday school conventions
were held Sunday, May rs; Adams
township at Lacey. and Harrison
township at Wright. They were
both well attended and excellent pro-
grams were given, The Sunday
schools of these townships have
made remarkable advancement to-
ward the 10-point standard and
promise greater things for next
year. & sss''' g. i'''iA'se''.p, sfA
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
Einaers Are Punched.

Daniel Donaldson, an NJ. & st. L.
trainman, suffered two mashed fin
gers on his right hand this morning,
the hand being caught between two
cars while switching The third
and ring fingers of the right hand
were crushed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
Campaign Bearing Fruit.

Relentless war on the Avis evident
" having noticeable effect on the
number of the pest. Here we arc al
most to the first of June and the flies
are not present in numbers to call for
the use OF window screens. Mosquitoes
are. just now much more ANNOYING
than dies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
First Aid Demonstration.

Oskaloosa city will entertain dis
company next Saturday up
on the occasion of the state picnic OF
the First Aid movement Hon. John
r. White, president, OF the United Mine
Workers of America win be here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
Grand Jury in Session.

Mahaska county's grand jury is in
special session today, meeting in
the Office of County Attorney Max
O'Brien. "a
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-31
POSTS Arc Not sufficient.

In spite OF the sign posts at street
intersections 1t has become necessary
to have an extra officer on street corn,
ers to regulate traffic Saturday even
fngs, ba s \
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-27
Order OF Liability
For. Military Service

liceman. at least three years in ser
vice of municipality.
(f) Necessary custom house clerk
(g) Necessary employe Of United
States in transmission Of the mails.
(h) Necessary artificer or work
man in United States army or arse
nal.
Cd Necessary employe in service
of United States.
j. Necessary assistant, associate
'or hired manager of necessary agri'
cultural enterprise.
(k) Necessary highly specialized
technical or mechanical expert OF
necessary industrial enterprise.
(i) Necessary assistant or associ-
ate manager of necessary industrial
enterprise.
Fourth Class
(a) Man whose wife or children
are mainly dependent on his labo;
for support.
tb) Mariner actually employed
in sea service or citizen or merchant
of the United States.
- (c) Necessary sole managing. con
trolling or directing head Of neces
sary agricultural enterprise.
(d) Necessary sole managing, con
trolling or directing head of neces
lsary industrial enterprise.
Fifth Class
ta) Officers, legislative or judicial
of the United States or of state, ter
ritory or District Of Columbia.
| (b) Regular or duly ordained min
lister of religion.
i (c) Student who on May 1S, 1911
twas preparing for ministry in recoe
nized school.
i (d) Persons in military or nava
service of the United States.
/ te) Alien enemy.
(f) Resident alien (not an en-
emy), who claims exemption.
(g) Persons totally and permanent
lly physically or mentally unfit fe
military service.
, (h) Person morally unfit to be
iscldier of the United States.
CD Licensed pilot actually en-
, lployed in the pursuit of his voc
q tion.
!, Member Of we'll recognized. r
q ligious sect or organization, orga
r lied and existing on May 1S, 191
whose then existing creedl or pril
p ciples forbid its members to parti'
, pate in the war in any form al
i whose religious convictions a
:. as ainst war or participation therei
Seven Days Allowed
Seven days are allowed each regi
n trant after receipt of the questio
10 aire, to fill out and return it to b
local selection board. Failure to
n SO within the time specified is a mi
demeanor punishable by fine or Il
- prsonment for one year. and may +
suit in the loss of valuable righ
and in immediate induction into m
O. itary service.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-27

The five official classifications
which the questionaires, now being
nailed out by local selection boards
under the selective draft act--di-
vide registrants in order Ut liability
fl: military service are as follows:
Glass One
(a) Single man without dependent
relatives.
(b) Married man. with or without
children, or father Of motheriess
children, who has habitually failed
to support his family.
(c) Married, man dependent on
wife for support.
(d) Married man dependent on
wife, children, or father Of mother
less children; man not usefully en-
gagged, family supported by income
Independent of his labor.
(e) Unskilled farm laborer.
60 Unskilled industrial laborer.
Registrants by or in respect OF
whom no deferred classification Is
claimed or made.
Registrants who fail to submit
QUESTIONABLE and in respect Of whom
no deferred classification is claimej
or made.
All registrants not included in any
other division in this schedule.
Second Class
(a) Married man with children
or father of motherless children
where such wife or children or sucI
rsotberless children are not mainl!
dependent upon his labor for supper
for the reason that there are othe
reasonably certain sources of ade
quate support, Excluding earning
or possible earnings from the labo
of the wife). available, and that tn
removal of the registrant will no
deprive such dependents Of support
(b) Married man, without chi
dren, whose wife, although the reg
istrant is engaged in a useful occ'
cation, is not mainly dependent upo
his labor for support, for the reaso
that the wife is skilled in some spt
cial class of work which she is ph.
sically able to perform, and in whic
she is employed, or in which there
an immediate opening for her undt
conditions that will enable her
support herself decently and witho,
suffering any hardship.
(c) Necessary skilled farm labor
in necessary agricultural .enterpris
(d) Necessary skilled industri
lcborer in necessary industrial ente
Prise.
Third Glass
(a) Man with dependent childrt
(not his own) but toward whom
stands in relation of parent.
,b) Man with dependent aged
infrm parents.
c) Man with dependent helple
brothers or sisters.
(d) County or municipal oflicer
(e) Highly trained fireman or I
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-27
JEWISH BATTALION OF
BRITISH ARMY WILL LEAVE
THE FIRST OF YEAR FOR
THE PALESTINE FRONT
(By Associated Press. ]

(By Associated Prese.)
London. Dec. 24.-The new Jewish |
Battalion of the British army is now |
lencamped for its final training period
on hillside on the west of England.
EARLY in the New Year it will leave
for the Palestine front.
The battalion is under the COM
'rand Of Colonel ]. H. Patterson, an
IIrishman and great lion hunter in
East Africa in the days before the
war. His experience in command of
Jewish troops dates back to the Gal
lipoli campaign, where he was in
charge Of the famous Zion Mule
Corps, formed in Egypt of Jewish ref
ugeeE from Palestine. After the close
''ot the Dardahelles campaign. the
Zion corps was disbanded, but some
OF its members managed to make
their way to England and form the
nucleus of the new Jewish battalion.
AS at present constituted. about
fifty per cent of the Jewish battalion
are British-born, or naturalized.. Tho
remainder includes the members of
the cid Zion Mule Corps, a large
number of Russian Jews, and a curl
Ious melange from several allied and
Neutral countries. The level of physi-
Cal fitness, according to the medi
cal officers, is very high, particularly
in such matters as teeth and eye
sight.
The battalion is practically teeto-
tai and wet canteen which was op-
ened in camp few weeks ago was
closed in fortnight for lack Of busi-
ness Colonel Patterson himself is an
ardent temperance advocate. Crime
in the army" he said the other day,
"is due to drink and nothing else
This is shown by the fact that our
guardroom has been empty practical.
: ]y from the start, and you would
have to travel around many trainina
: camps to See the like. The disused
r cells have been turned into bedroom:
for the guards.
a A great variety of trades and pro
fessions are represented in the bat
talon. There are more tailors thar
l. any other single trade, and this fac
Is reflected in the excellent fit an,
= smart cut of the battalion's uniforms
l. There are several artists and sculr
tors, the latter including a leadin,
l. British sculptor, Jacob Epstein
/ whose work has been a center of in
Il terest in England for the past thre
q years. A prominent concert violinis
Anton Tchaikov, is in the same com
pany with Epstein, which also mum
s.. bers young Russian who claims t
n be second cousin to Kerensky.
Ia Rcgimental orders for the new bal
10 TALON are issued simultaneously 1
> English and Yiddish, and Yiddish 1
n used as much as English in instru,
,. tion. Some of the soldiers hardl
ts know the English words Of commant
IL but all the non-commissioned officer
and most of the commissioned officer
speak Yiddish fluently. The Ian
guages represented in the ranks ar
more than a score in number. On
lcorporal speaks nine languages.
The food served is strictly kosher
Saturday is the day of instead G
Sunday, and all the fast days ape OF
served with as much ceremony as th
military atmosphere will permit.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-27
Housewives Apron and Cap.

Housework is made worthwhile by
this neat apron Of striped percale.
It is accompanied by cap Of the
same material. Plain gingham is used
to trim the design. The rundown
collar finishes neck cut in round out
line, while the short sleeves are cut
in one with the body. A straight belt
holds in the fulness Of the waist line.
In medium size the design requires
81 yards of 36-inch material, with
Y yard Of gingham in plain color. Be-
fore cutting the apron, take two
widths of the gingham and place
them on the sewing table, right sides
facing, in open width. Place the apron
into position first, as shown in the cut
ting guide, then above 1t lay the
brim Of the hat, toward the left, and
the belt, each on q lengthwise thread
of the material. The pocket piecing
for the back is to the right Of it.
The remaining gingham is now fold
ed ii half and the back OF the apron
placed on the lengthwise fold, thus
avoiding seam: The material
should be folded in quarters to cut
the crown Of the hat and the collar
following the arrangement on the cut
ting guide.
If made without cap and collar and
cuffs, the apron requires only AZ
yard Of 36-inch gingham.