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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
EXPLAINS MAYOR FilRwEA1HER.

The Times Republican recently called
for an explanation of what the mayor
of Des Moines meant by telling 4
committee that soldier boys in the can
Torment could not be entertained with
pink teas" or crochet parties" The
fear was that he might have been bid
ding for popularity among the liberal
element but the editor, admitting that
he was not enjoying personal ac-
quaintance" with the Des Moines
mayor, asked for an explanation.
Here ii is:
Editor Times Republican: think
you have misiudged the intention of
our acting mayor, Thomas Fair
weather, when he stated that the SOL
der boys could not be entertained at
pink teas or crochet parties. We think
ne meant TO infer that they are not to
be treated as children, but as men.
There is naturally lot of misguided
effort on the part Of overzealous people
when it comes to looking after the
soldiers. They must have clean recrea-
ton of a character that will be de-
Sirable to them.
If you could have been present at a
meeting called by Acting Mayor Fair
weather and heard him express him.
self as to what the city of Des Moines
would have to do in order to assure
the people that we were going to hold
down vice you would have had no
thought of criticsing him. Ralph
Bolton. director Greater Des Moines
Committee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Ripping Rhymes
Q, WALT MASON
GERMAN VICTORIES.

The German hosts are slowly losing,
retreating inch by inch; positions OF
their careful choosing, and which they
thought cinch, have from their war
riors been wrested, by allied sword and
gun by Haig Pop Hindenburg's been
bested, he'll soon be on the run. Yet
Kaiser Bill is busy spinning. whenever
he has the chance tall yarns OF how.
his men are winning, among the hills
Of France. The more the kaiser's men
are beaten. the most he waves his hat.
Just watch our mastery retreatin'.s
he yells; "get wise to that! Such STRAIT
eggs beyond all praising, the foe II
must confound: by strokes Of genius
amazing, we've lost ten miles Of
ground!" How long will patient Ger
mans swallow the kaiser's fairy tale,
while they strive on, with stomachs
hollow, to raise for Bill more kaie? Up.
on his word they have been leaning.
and never found it right. He told them
that his summarizing would shortly end
the fight He told them Hindenburg
would quickly back Britain off the
scene; he told them fibs so thin and
sickly they'd fool no horse marine.
With Bill defeats thing Of glory. and
soup becomes champagne; how long
win Germans stand his story, and still
be counted sane?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

ing to solve the high price problem he
would be at work instead Of writing
letters to an attorney general across
the hall There is the coal price gouge
which has already been advertised by
Governor Harding's own defense coun-
Gil. A governor who has special agents
under his own control and who wanted
to curb the mine owners would be at
work on the quiet to obtain evidence.
If he really wanted the cooperation of
the attorney general he would have a
private conference with that official in
his own office. Together they would go
after the evidence and get results.
Instead he writes letters and pub
fishes them in the newspapers. He
passes the buck to Havner, by writing
ers that copy might come back to the
capitol building and he read by the
attorney general across the hall and
then the attorney general passes the
buck back to him by writing another
letter for the newspapers calling for
the governors evidence as to coal
price eXtortion complained of by the
governors own defense council. Both
the governor and the attorney general
are lawyers. They remind the rest of
us of those two attorneys. in the fable
who once. elated their clients by tor
rents of abuse Of one another Appar-
entity the attorneys almost came to
blows but they were seen to pass a
note across the table one to the other
after the storm of abuse had subsidized.
When fished out of the waste basket by
one of the curious clients the note read
something like this What shall ",
charge these two fools?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
eRANpsIANDING.

The average business man is dis
gusted with the grandstanding now
heine INDUCED by Governor Hard
ing over the food question. Know
ing that the people who are living IN
towns are feeling the pinch OF prices
he seizes every opportunity to write
letters to show that he is their cham
Mon When the state association OF
iudges convened at Council Bluffs he
wrote them a letter asking for advice
on this question. What could the judges
do to control food prices? Now he
writes a letter to Attorney General
Hayner whose office is across the hall
in the same capitol building and he
gives out copies of the letter to the
newspapers.
1t is nothing but more demososicay
po..::..::cs When the road question was
paramount Harding got away with the
votes Of boosters In the cities by telling
them that he was for hard roads and
then he pleased the farmers and the
villagers by whispering to them that
the big towns wanted good roads sc
they could get all the trade. Now thai
the food problem is paramount Hard
ing is writing letters for the newspa-
pers on the food question.
II the governor was sincere in try
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
LONDON AND JULY 4.


Unusual comment has been aroused
by London's celebration, this year for
the first time of the Fourth of July.
Why should not London celebrate
the day that made Great Britain the
center of world empire? Had there
been no Fourth of July there would
have been no Dominion Of Canada, no
Commonwealth Of Australia no Do
minion of New Zealand. no Union OF
South Africa, no Confederated Malay
States, no Egypt and Sudan, no self
governing Newfoundland. Jamaica, Ba-
hamas, Bermuda. The Fourth of July
is the greatest date in English history,
not excepting the day on which King
John signed Magma Charta. England
learned more of benefit from the
American revolution than she learned
before, and from that time the su-
preme place Of the house of commons
was assured in politics of the island
and the empire. But for July Fourth
England would today be a third or
fourth rate power compelled to beg
the privileges Of national existence and
independent rule.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Billy Bunny and His Friends

little green house in a raspberry patch
with a lovely clover field on one side
and a peach orchard on the other.
I've brought my friend. Billy
Bunny, home to lunch" said the old
gray-haired bunny to a nice looking
lady RABBIT whose gray hair was parted
in the middle and held down on eacn
side by two red coral combs.
why, it's Billy Bunny she said \
knew his mother and his cousin, Mrs.
Cottontail." And she led them into the
little green house. After they had
eaten ali they wanted she made the
pianola play this song:
"The clover patch Is in full bloom
With juicy red-topped clover
Across the lea the honey bee
Looks like a golden rover"
And it might have kept on playing
some more only just then who lshouiA
look into the door but Daddy Fox. -
soon az the pianola saw him it stopped
right then and there, and the RADIUS
Jumped into the cupboard and closed
the door and turned the key on the IN
side before you could say Jack Rap-5
bit"
'Ha, hal laughed Daddy Fox. In
stay here till you get SO tired OF thai
cupboard prison that you'll come out.
And when you do you know what VIII
happen, for I don't like lettuce leaves
and j just love rabbits
Wasn't that dreadful thing to near!
But, never mind. I'm not going to set
that wicked fox get the best OF Buy
Bunny and his friends. No. sir. Nos
I have to go there myself tomorrow
and scare him away with gun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

You remember in the last story
left off just as Billy Bunny got out OF
the train at Lettuceville, whore there
was a big family Of rabbits who raised
lettuce leaves for all the Dummies in the
big U. s. A. And the first person he
saw was an old gray-haired rabbit,
who said: Glad to meet you, Mr. VIII
liam Bunny. Do you want to buy a
carload of lettuce leaves?"
How much?" asked the little rab-
bit.
Five million carrot cents replied
the old gentleman bunny, and that
very cheap, for the leaves are big and
juicy and will keep all winter X you
put them in the ice house.
Well, sir. this was a very cheap price,
don't you think so? And Billy Bunny
thought so. too. for he opened his
knapsack and took out Ave million car
rot cents and gave them to the old
gray haired bunny, and after that all
the farmer Dummies loaded big freight
car just full Of lettuce leaves and
marked on the outside in chalk:
'tMr. WILLIAM BUNNY"
Brier Patch, Old Snake Fence Corner.
U. S. A.
rush, Fast Freight"
And then it was time for lunch. 80
the old rabbit said to his new GUS
toner. which was Billy Bunny. 81
course:
Come with me to my home and
well have something to eat" And as
Billy Bunny had great big appetite
by this time, and / might say right
here that rabbits always are hungry
he hoped away with the lettuce rabbi,
farmer. and by and by they came to a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Masonic Meetings
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always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, Ne. 'oS A. IT, e :
a M.-Stated communication
meeting Friday, July IS, 7:So p. ~
Iobn W. Wells secretary: W. H. > 'e'-A
er, w. M
s,cNEr CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A; NJ "
stated convocation Monday e I.;nn
INV rs, at 8 o'clock. Business ITaus
Carl shaffner H. P; John W.
secretary. 49,.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King SolO-
nm council No. 20, r. & 5 NJ, Mos.
aav Julv is. D. m. Regular pusIne
r Forbes. Recorder; George
DRY. +. NJ. .,r
STATED coNcLAvE, st. Aldemar
commandery. No. 80. X t. T
INV n. 1880. Regular business l.
forbes. recorder; H. c. Mueller
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. o. .: =
s-Regular meeting for business 80
uesdav. July II. at s p. m mrs: 80 80
Dcwning. secretary; Mrs j. T.
er,ck, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
EUROPES MAD DOG.
fort Dodge Messenger.


The latest German air raid on the
city of London was accompanied by
all the horrors Of previous raids. Men,
women, and children, innocent nom
combatants. were foully murdered and
property was wantoniy destroyed.
The military advantage of the raid
was nil. 1t did not strengthen linden
burg on the west nor did it check the
reincarnated Russians on the east
Throwing bombs on London does not
release the German navy in the Kiel.
1t does not make the U-boats more ef-
fective. 1t does not stop ships carry
ing food and supplies TO the allies.
In the minds Of the German militar-
lists who ordered the airplanes on the
voyage Of brutal destruction there
could have been the hope of accom-
plishing but one thing-and that is to
terrorize the people who were to suffer
by the raid.
But, as always, the. Germans have
shown an utter inability to Judge other
people. The English people, like the
Americans, are not going to be driven
into peace by reign of German ter
rorisrn. After every cowardly air raid
recruiting in England has been stimu-
lated
Now the English. outraged as never
before, are demanding that their gov
eminent make reprisals And that
brings up a point which apparently has
not yet penetrated the peculiar mind of
the German militarist. Savage warfare
is game two can play at as well as
one. The English can strike back In
German fashion. And they will be, fully
justified in so doing. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

above the regular commercial paper
rate, as usual. Hog breeding is not 30
popular with farmers at present as the
bankers and packers would like to
see it.
In addressing the senate on the food
control bill Senator Borah sums up the
booze case in these words: MIR. Presi-
dent, believe the liquor traffic Of this
country is near its final doom. Power
full influences may procrastinate the
hour, but the hour nevertheless APP
proaches. 1t is in the hour of execu-
ton however, that we hear singular
and surprising pleas for Communication.
1t is then that ingenuity searches the
realm of conjecture for some possible
fancy upon which to hang claim for
mercy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
PROFiTEERIhG AND PATRIOTISM.

President Wilson has published an
eloquent appeal TO business men to be
patriotic and not rob the government
or the public with war prices when
they find the markets defenseless
owing to war confusion. Theoretically
the appeal is just and sound. People
are expected to be generous and
scrupulously honest when towns are
devastated by fire or storm. There is
no answer to the justice of the presi-
dents appeal but there might be some
question as to its effectiveness.
The average farmer is going to get
all he can for his corn his hogs and
his eggs. That is what he produces
them for. The coal baron will charge
all the traffic will bear. The steel mill
will sell to the highest bidder when
there is a shortage and not enough to
go around. There are so many farm
ers that any one of them or any few
of them would be foolish to sell be-
low the market. He would be robbins
himself without disturbing the mar
ket price Coal mine owners and steel
mill owners might com bine to reduce
prices but they probably will not do it.
The president and his government
have two very practicable avenues of
effective attack upon this price prob
lem. AS to government purchases il
Is a waste of effort to appeal to pat
riotism. We gave up the volunteer
plan as to enlisting men. The laws
now give government purchasers the
right to take factories and material
and pay a fair price. The government
should take what 1t needs and imme-
diately put cost accountants TO work
determining a fair price. Men are be-
ing conscripted for war duty and so
should factories and goods be con-
scripted.
As to profteering which is our mod
ern phrase for gouging the public Dor
rowed from the old war term of pri-
Watering which was the act OF
civilians preying upon the property OF
civilians of an enemy country during
war, there is a very practicable remedy
If congress will only use it. Excessive
profits during war times can easily be
computed by comparing them with av-
erage profits for a few years prior to
the war. England compares them with
any two out Of the three years prior to
the war and then the English govern
rnent takes 80 per cent Of the excess
or war profit for its war tax. Business
men could afford to be vastly more
patriotic and price extortions would
lose much of their temptations if so per
cent Of all the prolteering was to be
taken away from the profteers by the
war tax collector Congress can con-
troll prices by taking the war profits
for the conduct Of the war The presi-
dent would not need to appeal TO pat
r.otism If a large per cent Of the pro-
ets of a squeeze were taken away
from the squeezer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
GOOD HAS A BOMB.
ICedar Rapids Republican.

e :
Congressman Good made a sensa-
tional speech before the local Rotarians
at Yesterdays noon luncheon. He ex-
ploded bomb under the administra-
ton. President Wilson appointed some
Of the big captains of industry on
various boards and commissions. Those
boards and commissions have the gen.
eral supervision of buying supplies for
the government-and they have to buy
of themselves, practically
Mr.. Good charges these men with
bad faith-he accuses them of buying
of themselves at increased prices, to
enrich themselves. He singled out
several men who are in this predica-
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
STATED SUCCINTLY.
dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald
A terrible fire or pestilence has de-
vastated Belgium, Serbia and parts of
France, Eoumania and Russia. 1t has
threatened the remainder Of the world.
America seeing the menace, Joined the
fire brigades or medical corps of the
countries already graphing with and
stricken by the fire or pestilence to
stop its spread. Anything that him
ders Uncle Sans allies in their fight
also binders Uncle Sam and makes the
menace greater for his people. That's
all there is to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
GIVE oNE-FoURTH OF ALL
rCouncil Bluffs Nonpareil.]

It will be observed that we do not
as yet understand the duties and re-
sponsihilities of our civilian population
in relation to the war. We shall not
appreciate this responsibility until we
understand when We get up in the
morning that we are strikers and
slackers if we do not give at least one
fourth of our time or income to the
service Of our common country and
its common aims and purposes. And
when we do this we are giving but
one-fourth as much as the soldier who
serves in the trenches.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
MERIT MARK FOR VILLA.

A negro reserve officer in the col
ored training camp at Dies Moines who
was with Villa at the time Kaiser Will
helm offered him Texas. New Mexico
and Arizona if Mexico would join the
Germans against the United States, Is
authority for the statement ira: 94!s
wrote back offering the German en-
peror France, England, Russia and
italy il Germany would help Mexico
whip the United States! We should
say that Mr.. Villa is some man. ana
maybe it's just as well now that Gem
eral Pershing failed to get him dead
or alive" s. - 8 ~ ~ q e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
MORE POLITICS NEEDED.

After many people in the land have
said all sorts OF mean things about
politics and politicians. some OF which
things they may and may not have be-
lieved, they are beginning to realize
that there are worse things than poll
tics and politicians, and that perhaps
what the country really needs is a bit
more politics than has been the rule
in late years-politics meaninf the
participation Of the people in the
affairs of the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
W.s Too particular.

A Boonton, N. T., real estate man
was trying to sell small farm BY mail
to possible purchaser in Manhattan.
"a very precise and particular person
One dav rriend ASK 81; g 1, n, kosp he
was making out on the deal.
"Oh, I've quit" he said in tone OF
marked pleasure. You see, he wrote
for so many details and kept insisting
on having more, that got tired ae
last and wrote, telling him II he would
pay the freight both ways l would ship
the darn farm down to the city to look
at, and he never answered my letter.
Puck. iS ,s IS IS &, $50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
HOW TO END THE WAR.
Manchester Democrat

II the German people would put
skids under the kaiser and give him
shift over into Switzerland where
his brother law, the late king or
Greece, Is now keeping house with the
kaiser's sister. the war would end
without the loss Of another life.
The world has no grievance against
the German people. It is against the
government under which they suffer
that war is being waged. That gov
eminent has forfeited its right Of ex-
istence. It is menace to humanity
and the war will continue until it is
overthrOwn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
TIMEs-REPUBLlCAN, MARsHALLTOwN, IOwA JULY IS 1917

members OF the board have made
point to that. But Woodbury. county
has q right to expect zeal and prompt-
ness in getting the men. The cost OF
the patrol will be minor as compared
to the saving in extraordinary repairs
that should be achieved. to say Moth
ing OF the great economic advantage OF
having roads In topnotch condition as
much of the time as that Is possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
GO TO COLLEGE.

ECouncil BLUFFS Nonpareil.]
In the Who's Who book there are
listed 10000 men. OF these 55 per cen.
are college graduates. Seventy one
per cent is the record if all are taken
from this book who attended college,
Not more than per cent OF our
population even enters the higher in
situations Of learning. This makes a
remarkable showing for the education
al institutions. When they can take 3
per cent Of the peoplerand in final
test capture n per cent of the posi-
tions counted worth mentioning in a
book OF this kind 1t is clearly evident
that they do something worth while
for those who take advantage OF their
offers OF service.
1t is true that education Il not the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
ROAD PATROL ALL HNTTTT !.
rSioux CITY Journal

No delay or negligence in respect to
applying the Foster road patrol in
Woodbury. county is TO be expected.
For several years the county has been
among the leaders in road work, and
the present board Of supervisors may
be depended upon to. take full advan-
tage OF this newest opportunity Tor
bettefment. Some difficulty in engag-
ing satisfactory patrolmen il posst5ie.
Such preliminary INQUIRIES a. the rural
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

the United States Marines. It's Worth.
IT."
Upon his arrival in Washington
young Forse proved that the loss Of
the index finger OF his right hand was
no handicap in the performance OF
military duty and special authority was
granted for his enlistment So far as
Is known he is the first man similarly
handicapped to pass the military au-
thoritiea
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
Iona Newspapers
NOT FOR Us.
lDenison Bulletin. ]

We hope this government will not
favor any sort of reprisals against the
Germans for bombing open towns and
killing women and children by way Of
airship raids. Such raids have done
more 10 injuTe Germany than they have
any other country. and for the allies
to try the same game would only breed
contempt for their boosted humanity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13

Because the loss Of the trigger f1n-
ger" had prevented his enlistment,
Walter Cogswell Forse, aged 10, Of
Binghamton, n. Y, walked all the way
from that city to Washington to make
personal application to the major gem
eral commandant of the United States
marine corps. Forse carried on his
back sign which read: From Bing-
ramton. N. Y, to Washington. to Join
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
KA1sERusM OUR LOCAL ISSUE.

It should be understood that En-
peror william and the war policies OF
Prussia are local issues in the United
States and at the conclusion Of peace
these two things must be taken into
consideration.
Three years ago no one supposed
that fortified lines in Europe had par
ticular meaning for Americans To-Day
we are as much interested In the YER
dun Belgium line as we would be in a
line Of forts extending from Duluth TO
Vancouver. Whatever compels Amer
lea to expend the lives OF its citizens
and TO incur expense for national de
Tense is our domestic affair and mus
he taken :::..a consideration by those
who shape our foreign policies. It has
been proved that Germany proposed
an invasion thru Mexico and that she
sought to threaten the Philippines,
Hawaii Alaska and our Pacific coast
by persuading Japan to make war.
There is reason to believe that the oc7
cupatior, OF Vera CRUZ was made
necessary by the superstition that Ger
many intended &c cs.e h1ish base at
that point for the purpose Of attack
ing British and French West Indies
the United States or other countries
then neutral as occasion might oner.
The United States can not hereafter
AFFORD to conclude treaties OF peace and
commerce with any nation that il con-
cerned in plotting against the United
States or against any country that the
United States may be morally bound
. to defend Our government made g
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-13
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald
rightly says that tine idea tina; shey
have the right and are capable of gov
erning then.'elves appears to be Deep
rooted with the Chinese people, so
deeply i'll fact that monarchy viii
never thrive there again.