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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
British Meet Russ Patrols,

London, April 5.-British and Rus
sian patrols have got into touch with
each other in Mesopotamia, the Asso-
ciated Press was Informed today by
Mai. Gen. F. B. Maurice, chief director
of military operations at the war office
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
occupy Mesop Of tamian Frontier.

Petrograd, April 5.-Russian cavalry
has occupied the Mesopotamian from
tier towns Of Khanikin and Kasrichi-
rinm, says an official statement issued
today by the war department
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
P.nfi.Id,s Return vsrnfi.d.

Washington. Ar.!! s. o:.:c:s! cen-
firmation Of Ambassador Penfield's re-
turn to this country from Vienna was
given by Secretary Lansing today for
the first time since the rumor started
about a week ago that he was coming
back.
Secretary Lansing said Ambassador
Penfeld would leave Vienna tomorrow.
probably going to Switzerland and
Spain SO as to sail on neutral vessel
not in a. port in the submarine zone.
The return OF Ambassador Penfield
will have no effect on the status Of
Count Tarnowski here. as officials say
the Austrian ambassador designate
has no status. It is expected he may
ask safe conduct home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

The shippers OF Portland cement
from the mills in the United States in
1915 approxima&ed sA,50S, 900 barrels
compared with 9s.Ss1.6S1 barrels In
1915. an increaae Of IS par cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
Eore;oner. 70 ne Protected.

Washington. April b. - Official am
nouncement was made today that for
eigners in the United States who con-
(duct themselves properly will suffer
mo loss Of property or liberty as re-
,sult of o declaration Of state .of war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
Tho Weather.

Sun rises April & at $780, sets at 6:31.
Iowa-Fair tonight and Friday;
warmer Friday
Range ofs temperature at MARSHALL
town: Wednesday, SO and 80. Tues
day, 72 and 80; April 4, 1916, So and
81. At this morning, 33; yesterday,
80. Rainfall "A of an inch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
STEAMER CANADIAN SUNK.

Leyand Liner Destroyed BY submsrins
All Of Crew Except Captain saved.
Boston, April 5.--The sinking of the
Leyland line steamer Canadian was re-;
ported today in message froHs
Queenstown. The message said all the
crew had landed except Captain Bul-l
lock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
ship,. Surgeon al Am.riean.

Providence. r. l.. April 5.--A cable
gram was received here today from DR..
Patrick s. Burns, ship surgeon on the
Leyiand line steamship Canadian, indirE
eating that the ship had beer, torpe-
doed. DIR. Burns is n resident of this.
city. His dispatch said: Saved; not
wounded. All saved, but captain inisss
Ing. 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
WOULD PROTECT NEWSPAPERS

Bill introduced in illinois Senate To
Punish News Thieves.
Springfield, ILL.,, April "a bill to
protect newspapers and press associa-
tions from news thieves was introduced
in the senate today. It proposes that
anyone who shall wrongfully take from
a telegraph company any information
from any news dispatch addressed to
d newspaper and send it to another
newspaper shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor and subject to q fine of $1,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
BRITISH CAPTURE
TWO MORE4TOWNS
Occupy Ronssex sSnd Basss.s ssoissnS
Ia sector .horthssst ss psrsnns
Progress Attained in Face Of Stub
born German Resistance.

born German 'HeoiStance.
London, April 5.-The capture of the
villages Sof Ronssoy and Basse- Bou-
logne, in the sector northeast Of Peron-
ne. is announced by the war, office to-
day. The announcement follows:
I'VE captured the villages OF Rons-
soy and Basse- Boulogne after sharp
fighting in which we took twenty two
prisoners and three machine guns. The
retreating enemy was caught In his
own entanglements and suffered heav-
lily under our fire.
East and northeast Of Metz-en-
Couture our troops continued to make
progress in the face of considerable
resistance and reached the western
and southwestern edges of Gouzeacourt
wood and Havrincourt wood. We cap
tured here a further sixty prisoners,
two trench mortars and five machine
guns"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
JESS WILLARD WOULD FIGHT.
Champion Heavyweight Pugulist Offers
Services to President.

washington. April 5.--Jess Willard,
champion heavyweight puSulist, offer
ed his services in n telegram sent to
President Wilson today.
II will fight. When do you want
me?" the telegram read.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

The largest coal mine in the W orld. a:
Nokomis, Ill, where 1000 tons OF coal
are taken out every hour. IL entirely
operated by slectrtctty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
SENATE FOR WAR; HOUSE Will FOLLOW

mean an effort to force me into retire
ment. I would be poor American to
be deferred from action by such warn
ings say to my colleagues that the
people will now know whether they
are for this great land of liberty OF
whether they are to be guided by the
selfish question of whether they will
obtain more votes in 1918 by standing
on the side of the foe."
Pacifists Assailed.
Representative Harrison. democrat
of Mississippi. assailed the pro-Ger-
man sympathizer and pacifist.
Il would suggest to so:...a that they
now employ their talents" he said
mot in attempting to cause dissen-
sion among the American people but
in addressing Kaiser Wilhelm, Beth
mann Hollweg, the reichstag and the
author of that remarkable sample ol
diplomatic 'kultur,' the Zimmerman
note
Opposition 10 Heard.
First expression from the opposition
came from Representatives Cooper and
Stafford, Of Wisconsin, and Represen-
tative Britten. of Illinois, while Mr.
Flood was recounting German viola
tions Of American rights.
wouldn't the English mines in the
North sea destroy American lives q
Representative Cooper asked.
y ."T1 date England has not sunk an
American ship nor destroyed an Amer
lean life," Mr.. Flood answered. He
said sixteen members had asked for
time in which to speak against the
resolution.
Cooper Defends Attitude.
Representative Cooper launched into
a defense Of pacifists generally and
himself in particular. II have been
called paciist," he said, II voted for
all these preparedness bills. This cam
paign Of slander has no regard for the
truth" He defended his vote for the
McLemore resolution.
II was right then" he said. "and so
were the IA other members who voted
for 1t. It should have passed. Canada
does not permit its women to travel
OF armed ships and neither should we.
Every pacinst in the country knows I
am not pacifist In the sense that
word is used. Does it mean because
do not want to go to war with
,ia'!oii 1,ooo liiiee away
land ana Germany nave Vioiateu W. ",
rights tnat ! am not an American:
ne declared tne Gserinah sose,nnent ~
nad not promised unqualneolS ~
ABANDON ner submarine warfare.
Hepfesentatlse Fiooo maoe iouu oo
manos 70 pc nearo' Out cooper "ou'''
not yleid.
MT. cooper closed "t.h the ueclaia
ton that wnile@ah Woulo stano uhieeu
When war comes ne Wouio not pe olie
TO plunge tne country lnto wal.
MNHer Spr'ngS Sensss,on.
Heplesen'at.se Miiieh - .4, s..S;as
repuoo,h1can, sprung 2 sensatlon ourlns my
discussion n. O ssns VAT resoIu.'oh IN .ns
sOuso -. ~.
fsnea I'll ny neA,so ,p.os
z ;note oHeFea - =. y satapl.sA suDlapne .
Dase IN q Me4,seln pol., supply -ueAie.
s"ien un.,aieeu UNI. 4uAn.i..ss :, W aims ano
a'ninuni.ioI =, anu senu 1eii.an na,e iesei
lsts IN lhe un,.eo s,a'es. 70 MeAlso
nepresentatise1 " =. met s's'u ne .ui ,Ne,
unueFs thfee eeiinf . ..uls.s -a.
,anueu la,,t On the "ese ooaS. y, IN 49, anu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
LITTLE HAwkEYEs STILL LEAD.
Iowa City High School Riflsmsn First
In National Matches,

Washington April b.-lowa; city high
school still leads the high school teams
at the close Of the months match Of
the Indoor rife shooting competition
carried on by the National Rife Asso-
citation, according to figures made pub
lie today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05
BERLIN DENIES PEACE MOVE.
To Make No New Offer But Willing
to Neaoaiate "Honorable Peace"

70 Make No New Offer But Willing
to Negotiate "Honorable Peace"
Amsterdam. via London, April 5.-A
Berlin dispatch to the Kolnische Ze1-
tung says the rumors Of new peace
offer by the central powers which
have arisen following the meeting OF
Emperor William and Emperor Charles
and Count Czernin's statements, are
incorrect.
The dispatch says. however, that the
principle repeatedly and officially
stated of the readiness Of the central
powers to pegotiate for an honorable
peace" is unchanged.
$ Regarding the preliminaries for
these negotiations" says the paper,
nobody need be In doubt that they
can not be altered by events in Amer
lea. We are in possession and wait
calmly developments In the enemy
camp. We shall not allow this calm
which is founded upon success on land
and sea to be snatched from us"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

ASnlnStOn, ApTA o.-Auc WSa1 tAeSo-
tation was taken up today in the house.
The senate last night adopted by a
.rote Of 81 to the resolution recogniz-
ling a state of war and it's approval by
she house today without protracted de-
pate was expected.
The senators voting against the reso-
luton were LaFollette, Of Wisconsin,;
Z Norris, of Nebraska, Gronna. Of North
Dakota: Stone, of Missouri; Vardaman,
OF Mississippi; and Lane. Of Oregon.
The resolution was taken up in the
house at 10 o'clock this morning under
an agreement to hold a continuous
session until It is acted upon.
Debate began in the house promptly
nj 10 o'clock with Chairman Flood. Of
the foreign affairs committee, making
the opening statement.
Passage of the resolution, which will
complete the action Of congress declar-
ing that q state Of war exists, is ex-
pected before night by a heavy ma
jority.
The senate was not in session today,
having adjourned until tomorrow to
1 await the action of the house on the
3 resolution.
The pacifists today concentrated their
energies on members OF the house IN
An effort to defeat the resolution.
Their leaders announced that IN the
event Of its adoption they would then
start work in opposition to conscrip-
q ton.
fNhI.1IE.,I nA.AAO
Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin,
ranking republican member of the for
I eign affairs committee, was expected
to lead the opposition. Less than
E dozen members, it was predicted, would
vote against the resolution.
Galleries were only half filled when
I debate began and less than half the
/ ] members were present when the ses-
4 sion opened.
Under the unanimous consent rule,
by which the resolution was being con-
sidered, Representative Flood could
move the previous question at any
time after one hour. He was disposed,
{ however, to give members every oppor-
I tunity to speak thruout the day. The
debate began without any limitation.
Flood Opens Debate.
War Is being MADE upon our coun-
try and It's people" Representative
4 Flood said in opening. Our ships are
Il being sunk. Our noncombatant citi-
4 xens, including men, women and chill
drer, are being murdered. There is no
choice as to our course. We are COM
s.eiIesl hy the acts Of the German gcy-
erntnent to enter into this war.
ssWes should take our stand by the
: side Of the allied nations who have been
ssllghting humanity's battles for two and
scne-lelf years. determined that our
Z power shall be SO employed that COM
plete victory shall crown their efforts
and that Prussian militarism shall be
( crushed and the world delivered from
the threat and danger of the Hohen-
sollern dynasty"
n N 8issei Defies Threats.
Representative Siegel, of New York
\ n republican, favoring the resolution
said he could not disregard the fact
! that tho we cry peace Germany an
swers by warning against us.
s this =, he said, intima-
Hons have come to me that political
expediency required me to cast my
ss1 va1e against this motion and that ac-
4 Zen contrary to this Instruction would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-05

When Mr.. MilIers statement was
submitted to Secretary Lansing.~ how
ever, the secretary of state declared
the Zimmerman instructions contain.
ed nothing Of the sort"
Democratic Leader Kitchin announc-
ed late today that he would speak and
vote against the war resolution.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
8eds, For Camping.

1.-THE bed is the most important
requisite to a good camping trip. Il
may be only a pile Of leaves, but II
must be comfortable" In the Won
ans Home Companion we read thai
folding canvas cotsxlnd chairs are car
ried. "For bedding get two rubber
sheets for top and bottom If possible
The best thing is an old imitation
leather top from an automobile. Can
vas or duck is good il you cannot get
rubber. A double comforter makes a
very good mattress. When camping
several nights get bale Of hay OF
straw. Take such blankets as you arc
likely to need and pillows If wanted
For one night camps, unless there are
heavy dews, it is often needless tc
pitch the tent The rubber sheets pro
tect and give warmth. Use them to
roll the bedding in when packing, and
spread on the ground to sit on when
you eat" ss.E &nt ts1.aa 81 So r..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
II.JasoME GUARDS FOR COUNTY

AT asrecent meeting Of the county
8c0nncil OF defense steps were taken
toward the organization of home
guard for this county, and a commit
tee was appointed to confer with the
adjutant general at Des Moines on
the position Of how to proceed to at
feet an. organization :, r...., ..,.. ..,
We find the same question is being
agitated in other counties of the state
and predict that in short time each
7-CoGtty will have such aa organization
there are grave ar,a surs why there
should be organized in each county q
body Of men for the purpose of pre-
serving. order, caring for the inter
ests. Of all classes OF people and all
classes OF property Any one knows
\ that should an emergency arise it
would require stronger force than
the sheriff of the county or the police
force Of municipality to handle, and
IT Is to guard against such emergen-
cies that the suggestion Of homo
guard is prompted. We have not
had any organized opposition from
the:I w. ". organization, but know
ing the lawlessness of this body of
men and that such large number o?
members may be found in the county,
at times, it is we'll to have a
force prepared to meet any emergen.
cyEthat may arise. t is we'll to have
q body OF men to whom we can appeal,
such as the home guards, and we sin
ceYely hope that such an organization
4 in the near future may be effected.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
Mathematics and War.

In addition to his attachments as a
chess player Napoleon was skillful
mathematician, science which has
always attracted great soldiers. As a
young man he was quite distinguished
by his ready manipulation Of mathe-
NAUTICAL formulate, and his keen mathe-
NAUTICAL brain was big factor in his
success as general.
Wellington also had similar talent,
and on one occasion he told the Rev. II.
Gleig that he attributed much of bis
military success to his lifelong devo-
ton to the science Of numbers. Many
other famous soldiers of the last CEN
fury were adopts IN rapid and accurate
calculat ton, among them Lee. jackson
and Moltke. Washington, too, was a
mathematician, a subject in which he
was exceptionally proficient.
General Jofrre, had he not chosen the
army as profession, might have been
a professor of mathematics. Mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation and applied science
are great factors for success in war
London Chronicle. ..'@'.t.' I'D ~.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
Rule Of the Rom offs.

Many curious instances are given in
the history Of the Romanoffs as to how
heirs apparent have been cheated OF
their rights. Catherine the Great ex'
ercised her right OF bequeathing the
scepter to whom she thought TT. She
appointed her grandson, Alexander, In.
stead Of his father, her only son, Paul
Paul, however, destroyed the document
before it could be put into execution.
Earlier still Peter the Great left the
scepter to Empress Catherine l., wo.
man OF peasant birth, who had been n
chambermaid at an inn. His grand
child, the sole offspring Of his murder.
ed son and rightful heir, was thus dis
inherited Many other instances have
been cited Of deprivinc legitimate heirs
Of their rights. Sometimes it was NAL.
ice, expediency in other cases and very
often prejudice. ....
Car Paul, for instance, was OH the
eve of sending his two eldest sons to
Siberia to favor his third son, Nicho-
las, Paul was assassinated by the au-
thority Of the two sons before he could
carry out his plan, and thus one Of the
most terrible chapters was added to
Russian imperial history.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
Her Old Glove.

1T Is made out Of the upper part OF
a long. white kid glove the little
manicure explained when noticed the
case from which she took her file, scis
sors and orange wood sticks. 1t was a
very dainty affair, made very simply
by Sitting glove arm and turning
one piece of the kid back on the other.
The pockets were made by graduated
rows Of machine stitching, which made
them any size you liked.
II find this very convenient little
case to carry my tools when I am call
ed from one room to another or go out
to private customer. 1t would be
nice for travelling, too as it is so fat
and easy to make. My buffer, you no
tice, is covered with the white kid.
find 1t much better than the channels,
as 1t IL softer and more like the palm
of the hand."-New York Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
SHOULD MAKE DEFINITE RULING

There is rumor throughout the
country to the effect that the presi.
dent of the United States within the
next two or three days is to make a
ruling on the question Of whether
single men who have been conscript-
ed are to be taken into the service
before married men can be called.
For the last few days number of
reports have issued from Washington
to the effect that such an order IS
liable to be issued before the close of
the week. F'.@'% '5s"31..-t 'F tt# ,s.-".
The argument is made that it is
improper to take nah encountered
with a wife md children and send
him to the front while unmarried men
without any one dependent upon them
are to be called only after the INST Of
married men is exhausted. Many OF
the local boards have taken this view
Of the situation and have granted the
exemption of most OF the married
men who have claimed to be exempt
Other boards have given little atten-
ton to this thought and will require
married men to go unless they were
able to show special reasons where
their families would suffer and would
be likely to become a public charge
if the husband and father were taken
into the SERVICE
One thing is certain. and that is it
would be better to have a definite
ruling to govern local boards so that
they would not, be confused in order
to determine just who should be and
who should not be exempted.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
WRITING 70 the Press.

I have sometimes thought that 8.
would write a letter ID the paper ant
sign It Ira Fl. Ptnhead or Henry sterl
Wheeler, and in this letter woult
excoriate the editor and tell him JUS,
how the country ought to be run and
how little he knew about 1t. ~.
But you know how you put of these
things, SO did not do 1t for many
many years. Then I sat down and just
burned the paper. added a sarcas.
tic line; then of course they would not
dare to print my letter. I know that
we'll enough. And they didn't. 1t new.
er appeared. /. Wasn't that good joke
on the paper? -Minneapol Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
6 g Stewart Lumber Co
enable price for the product in the be

enable price for the product in the be-
ginning.
One of the lowest characteristics of
human nature is seen in an attempt
of man of wealth who controls nat
ural resources to demand an unreason-
able and unjust price for what he pro-
duces, and who will seek to form a
combination to raise prices unjustly
for a product in which he is interested
in selling. e..r., .,, 5......
The indications are that this is the
first step in a course that will have to
be pursued by the government in Or
der to curb the wicked and selfish am
bitjons Of men who seek to control
the price of the necessaries of life.
We are pleased to know that the
government stands ready and willing to
interfere with the wicked purposes OF
these men, and if necessary to take
control of their business in order to
protect the consumer. -. ..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
Know II W.. Good Music.

The late violinist, Remenyi. used to
call ut the old Edison Office ut 65 Fifth
avenue. Some one asked Mr. Edison
II he remembered the visits. ="
II remember him WE'LL" Mr.. Edison
replied II was working on the phono.
graph. He used to come to No. 6j
after his concerts and talk. He would
sit there talking, and by and by start
playing most beautiful things-wail-
ing, soft music. He would play 81, 900
or So, 600 worth every night"
S2"Didn't you get him once to play for
the phonograph?"G Mr.. Edison was
asked
eyes, but the phonograph wasn't
working well in those days, so It didn't
do him Justice. He stood on soap
box and played for me one night, and
when he finished tears were rolling
down his cheeks. l asked him what
the matter was, and lie said it always
made him cry to hear good music
Chicago News. ~ n
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22
FIXING PRICE or COAL

The coal barons OF the country are
finding out that there is limitation
beyond which they shall not 60 in fix
ing prices for coal. They have so per-
sistently insisted on fixing fictitious
value on coal that the matter has been
brought to the attention of our public
SaIthOrities. The governor of Illinois,
3 vt &seems, displayed excellent sense
y III proposing to the coal barons that
they should reduce tile price Of coal
y. to- y reasonable value considering the
VI money Invested in the mines and the
expense of producing and transport
inE coal. But this effort on the part
/ OF the governor was nj no avail. Last
week he called before him the coal
mfne owners and sought to come to
an Misunderstanding as to reasonable
price to charge the consumer, but they
Wefe unwilling to accede to his sug-
gestion. He then proposed to appoint
a3representative person who should
DO sclotned with authority to fix the
price Of coal. The coal men were
inclined to favor the appointment of
Illinois to this position, but later on
Nl0Uuul8Icu JuuSC SuA lCl upPoIAt-
ment, and in fact the appointment of
any one who should interfere with
their prerogative to fix the prices of
.cOA themselves.
H Governor Lowden was not frighten-
I'd into abandoning his purpose and
notified the Washington authorities
that unless the federal Eaut horia iess
proceeded at once to fix the price0 f |
coals in Illinois thatSh he himself would
hayo IL done. This notice on the part
81 the governor evidently had its eff
feet, because on Tuesday evening the
pr4sitient himself designated price
IoE coal beyond which the mines in
Eha country could not charge.
This means that the consumer will
aOt have to pay an unreasonable and
price for coal during
~ coming winter. And no doubt the
,oal men and miners will make less
,rOfit than they would If their Sc! fish
Is1s had not prevented fixing reas-i