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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
MANY TRAINS ARE ELIMINATED
Railroads Cut Down Service So as to
Facilitate the Maximum Trans
. portation of War Supplies.

New York, July 1S.-Passenger
trains representing 16,267.02S miles of
train service year have been elm
mated by the railroads of the coun-
try to facilitate maximum transporta-
ton of freight for successful prosecu-
ton of the war, Fairfax Harrison, the
chairman of the railroads war board,
announces. This was done, Mr.. Har-
rison pointed out, to save man power,
fuel and motive power to be applied
to the transportation of necessities.
Cutting off this volume of passenger
service, he asserted, will make avail.
able for other purposes over 100000
tons of coal
THE railroad systems in the east.
ern department" the statement add
ed, "have cut out 8,59S,696 miles Of
passenger train service, thus saving
716,113 tons of coal per year.
Roads in New England have arrang
ed to eliminate 4,S47,332 passenger
train miles with saving of 256,724
tons of coal.
"The Pere Marquette and Wabash
the only roads reporting as yet from
the central department, have elimin
ated together SAC, 900 miles of service
and plan to save 1855 tons of coal.
"The Southern railway has cut on
100000 passenger train miles ant
will save 97,2S2 tons of COAL"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
CE RMANY AIDED
CHINA M0ARCHY
COUNTRY FINANCED ATTEMPT
OF GENERAL CHANG HsUN.
WAS TO RESTORE RELATIONS
Japanese Officials Get Such Report
Today and Also That Number
of the kaiser's Troops Were
Helping the Monarchists.

Toxic, July discrimination OF
reports that Germany financed the
attempts of General Chang Hsun tc
restore the Monarchy in China was
received by the Japanese officials to
Gay. 49,,
The conditions on which the money
was furnished the advices say was
that the restored emperor would re
sumo China's old relations with the
Kaiser's government. Simultaneous
it was learned today that number
of German troops were here helping
the monarchist troops fight.
President Lii Yung Hung who
sought refuge in the Japanese lega
ton at the time of the great fighting
in the capital has left the refugee and
has resumed the presidency.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
STRONG. EFFORT
AROUND yERDUN
GERMANS MAKE VIOLENT At
TACK TO REcAPTURE GROUND
NOTHING is GAINED HOWEVER
Enemy is Driven Back With Heavy
Losses is Report From verdun
Sector Today-crown Prince is
5ask Where He Was Year Ago.

Paris, July 18.-Repulse of violent
attacks today by the enemy in a
strong effort to recapture ground in
their recent drive around verdun was
reported in todays official statement
THE Germans bombarded the French
positions in the Verdun sector and
tried to secure the grounds from
General Petain and his men but they
were later repulsed with heavy losses
to the enemy" the statement said.
The enemy lost heavily in the bonn
harding and gained nothing.
Around Cerney the war Office re-
ported a violent artillery battle. In
the Argonne section the German
forces were repulsed.
The German crown prince is back
where he started year ago when he
started to take Verdun.
Dispatches from the front today
discloses the situation to the full ex-
tent of the French drive on the left
banks of the Mouse river, which the
Germans had retaken in their des-
perate fighting around Hill 3O4, on
June % and 20.
British Push Forward.
London, July 18.-Brisk firing In
clading mostly raids was reported
from the British front today by Field
Marshal Haig.
East of Maunchy LIE Preau in raid
ing last night we pushed our troops
on further, gaining more ground, and
in a few instances captured some
prisoners" he said.
Northeast of Oostayerne in the
neiehborhood of Boestige. prisoners
were captured and many of the enc
my counter attacks broke down with
heavy losses to them. Near Wieltje
opposing raiders were driven back"
Russians Strongly Defend.
Berlin, July 1S.-Bavarian and Gro
tian combined to capture the heights
east of NoVica today's statement said.
The Russian troops strongly de-
Tended their positions, and they re-
pulsed several of the enemy attacks
the statement said. Although the
Russians were forced back at several
points on the Lomica lines.
After lengthy and strong artillery
fire the French attacked and pene-
trated our positions and recaptured
them, to the southwest of Malon
court woods" the official statement
said. con both sides of the Malon
road the French succeeded in gaining
ground. In the evening they made
an attempt to regain some ground in
counter attacks but they broke down
with heavy losses"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
MONEY FOR ARMY AVIAT0RS
Bill Appropriated ss4o, 900, 900 Elk.
peeted to Pass Senate Quickly
Law Before August I.

Washington, July ia speedy
passage by the senate of the $840, 0o0,-
600 aviation bill, passed by the house
Saturday, is predicted by Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the military
committee. He had little doubt, he
said, that the measure providing for a
fleet of $4,000 airplanes would become
a law before August 1.
~ am sure that the bill will be dis
posed of without delay" said Senator
Chamberlain, "but probably not as
quickly as the house, because of the
desire of senators to talk"
The bill went through the house In
the record time Of less than five hours
Chairman Chamberlain plans to be
gin hearings on the bill Immediately
1t is expected that the measure will
be taken up in the senate after the
food control bill is disposed Of.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
WOMEN FORM FOR FARM WORK
National Campaign Started For Re
cruits-Government Calls For
G Packing Reserve.

New York, July ia campaign
to recruit women for agricultural
work has been started by the Nation
al League for Woman's Service in Co
operation with the department of la
Dor at Washington, it is announced
here, to aid the solution of the food
supply problem by making up the de-
ticiency of farm workers. Thousands
of women, it was stated, will be call
ed upon for patriotic service In the
form of farm work.
A food reserve corps also has been
organized with the approval Of Herb
ert C. Hoover and Secretary of Labor
Wilson to prevent the wasting of
hundreds of tons of fruit and vegeta-
bles by reason of the labor shortage
in the canning industry" 1t was an,
nounced, Vigorous young women
without home ties and willing to work
in canneries are wanted for the
| corps. ag
Gamers Asked to Reserve.
Washington, d. c., July 1S.-To in
sure an adequate supply of canned
goods for the army and navy, the
defense councils supply committee
has asked all the country's Gamers to
reserve IL per cent of each Gamers
pack of peas. IL per cent of corn. is
per cent of tomatoes and per cent of
salmon. These percentages are
based upon the Gamers entire pack.
not on his unsold surplus. The re-
quest affects fully $500 Gamers in
eighteen states.
The Gamers already have agreed to
accept fair and just price to be es-
tablished by the government.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
DESTROYER REPELS ATTACK
Bio British Liner Saved From Sub
marine off Irish Coast-Amend-
can Vessel Fired On. "a

An Atlantic Port, July 18.-Passen-
gers on a big British liner arriving
here today believe that they were
saved from submarines off the Irish
coast by shots which were fired from
one of the conveying destroyers
which after five miles out in the sea
fred six shots when only one day out
and presumably repealed an attack.
American Vessel Fired On.
An Atlantic Port, July 18.-A torpe-
do missed a big American liner by
only thirty yards when it was attack.
ed by a submarine on July II, &C
cording to a British army officer who
arrived on the steamship today. He
said that none of the passengers saw
the submarine but that the naval gun
crew made all the preparations for it
There were no shots fired.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
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WAR SITUATION TODAY
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Teutonic troops have not at al
stopped but apparently have pushed
back part of General Kornilofr's line
which started out so auspiciousIy to-
ward Lemberg. The statement from
Petrograd front today admitted the
retirement and loss of positions south
of Novica. The Berlin war office con,
firmed this statement that the Rus.
sian forces were gaining some posi-.
lions along the river Lomica line.
On the Western front the French
statement declared that there was
desperate attacks made by the Ger
man troops in the Verdun region. The
statement also reports the recapture
of ground which was lost to the
French in the great drive on Monday
night. III!
Field Marshal Haig reports in de-
tail, numerous small local raids with
q gain of ground at several points
and also the capture of some sections
Of the Hindenberg line. He also men
TONED great activity in the lines on
he Belgium front.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
TO VOTE ON A new HOSPITAL
Proposition To Issue 100000 Before
the Electors of Polk Co. Oct. IS.

Des Moines, July 1S.-Polk county
will vote upon the proposition of vot-
ing 100000 bonds for a county tuber-
culosis hospital on October Is.
Petitions for the establishing of
such a hospital have been presented
to the county board of supervisors,
and the board, in accordance with the
law, has passed resolution for the
submission of the bond issue to a
vote of the people.
The date selected is the same as
that for the election on constitu'
tional prohibition, and no additional
expense will be incurred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
COURT PLASTER
C0NCEALS GE RMS.
THREE AGENTS OF THE KAISER
ARRESTED IN KANSAS TODAY.
LOCK JAW GERMS IN PLASTER
May Also Contain Other Germs Not
Yet ldentIfied+--Men Travelled
Through State Selling and
Giving TEEN Away.

Kansas City, July 18-Charged with
conspiracy to scatter widely diseases
in court plasters three agents OF the
Kaiser according to district attorney
Robertson are being held in commune
icado in Kansas towns and villages
to-day.
The court plasters were tested by
r. W. Smith State chemist. The first
test proved that there were danger.
Gus germs concealed in the plasters
and three other experts were sum.
moned and the last three tests proved
that there were lock-jaw germs in
them. Other germs have not as yet
been identified.
Chemists say that county doctors
without the aid of analytical test can
be easily fooled with the court plast-
ers.
The three men who were arrested
travelled many of the Kansas towns
selling them where ever it was pos
sible and in other instances giving
them away free of charge.
Having made grave assaults with
the intention to kill, fraudulent of the
mails, and violation OF the pure food
law and charges Of conspiracy will be
filed against the men here to-day
Robinson said.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
"FLEECERS" GRANTED A STAY
j. Marion Miller and Sister Were
Found Guilty of SWindling
Iowa Man.

Springfield, ILL.,, July Isl. Marion
Miller, an attorney of Chicago, and
Lodavine Miller, his sister, convict
ed of confidence game in Cook coun.
ty and sentenced to serve an indie
terminate term in the penitentiary
have been granted stay of ninety
days by the pardon board. This will
delay their commitment until the par
don board has had time to pass upor
an application for pardon.
Miller and his sister were convicted
of fleeing" Thomas Foulkes of Dan
bury, Iowa. of thousands of dollar.
while Foulkes was laboring under th'
impression that Miss Miller was t.
become his wife.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
HOME RULE FIGHT
IN SECOND PLACE
RUSSIA NOW IN THRoES-WAs
CAUSE OF CABINET SPLIT.
GUARDS DIsPERsE THE MODS
Are Compelled However to Drive
Through Streets in Automobiles
With Armed Soldiers Aboard
to Accomplish the Work.

Petrograd, July 18.-Russia is in
the throes of home rule" fighting
which has assumed second place al
ready to the war. 1t was the cause
of the cabinet split few days ago in
which there was so much excitement.
All night Monday there were armed
guards patroling the streets. And
finally the officers had to drive up the
streets in automobiles with armed sol.
diers to dispense the crowds which
had gathered on the streets.
The radical elements insist that
the socialists should replace the re.
signed cabinet ministers but the con,
servatives disagree.
NJ. Tscheidze, president of the sol
diers and workmen council, was in
Finland today endeavoring to adjust
the 'home rule" fighting there.
Fighting on GaIician Front.
Petrograd, July 1S.-Violent fighting
on the Galicia front was reported in
today's official statement with the enc
my forcing a retirement OF the Rus
sian lines south of Novica.
South of Novica the enemy occu
pied the heighth," the statement said
I'VE slightly retreated with our line:
toward Beiesemik. The enemy made
desperate attacks to the north of thu
heighth but they were driven back.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Get Supplies at Deminq.

Des Moines. July 1S.-General Lo-
gan today received orders from the
war department that 1t would be i'm
possible for all of the boys to receive
their uniforms before they depart for
their southern training camps at
Deming. New Mexico. They have
plenty of supplies ordered and they
are on the way but It Is not known
when they will arrive.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
suFFRAGlsTs GO TO JAIL
Convicted White House Pickets Pre-
fer sixty Days Imprisonment to
Payment of Fines.

washington, July 1s.-Sixteen mill
tant suffraglsts, arrested at the White
House last Saturday when they at
tempted to picket the gates, have been
elected to go to the workhouse for &c
laws rather than pay fines of SIS. All
of the prisoners, members of the Ma
tional Woman's party and most OF
them members of prominent families
were at once rushed to occoquon, the
District OF Columbia county JAIL" ant
began serving their terms.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
FLYERS BUSY AT RANToUL
Ten Student AViators and Their In
structors Take the Air at
Chanute Field.

Chanute Field, Rantoul. ILL.,, July Is.
With each machine in the best of
trim, airplane training of men for serv-
ice In France began in earnest here
when ten student birdmen and their
INSTRUCTORS dtook the air. The flying
was preceded by an exhibition.
The machines are confined to a ra'
dius of one mile from the field. Work.
men are still busy here putting the
finishing touches to the grounds and
the buildings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
MUCH UNREST IN PETROGRAD
Spirited Fighting Today Between
Police and Malcontents.

Lisbon, July 18.-Bomb explosions
under tram trains by rioters caused
injury to number of persons here
today. At a number of places in the
city there was spirited fighting be-
tween the police and the malcon-
tents.
Much unrest has been reported in
a number of the Portuguese cities for
a number of days.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Family Of TwentY.eiaht.

Chino, Calf, July 1S.-Mrs. Paul
A. Guilar who has been married for
thirty-eight years today gave birth to
hertwenty-eighth child, boy. Mrs
Cutler is Sc years of age, She was
married at the age of Is. She has had
three sets of twins. All of the child
rem are living with the exception Of
two.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Debate Aeroplane Measure.

Washington, July 1S.-Senators La
toilette, Grojna and others today
debated the six hundred and forty
million aeroplane measure for an
hour and then put off further consid-
Grafton of the measure until to-mor-
row.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Magazines for France.

Washington, July 1S.-Magazines
and newspapers bearing one cent
stamps, hereafter may be posted. un-
wrapped and unaddressed by persons
other than publishers. and will be
forwarded by the postal authorities to
American soldiers and sailors In Eu-
rope. a Hfa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Hernstorff Goes to Copenhagen.

Paris, July 1S.--A Zurich dispatch to
the Petit Parisien says Count Won
Bernstorff has been appointed Ger
man minister at Copenhagen In the
place Of Count Brockdorff- Rantzau.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Prominent St. Louisan a Suicide.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 1S.-Armin #.
orthwein. member of prominent ST.
Louis family, committed suicide at
Loulsiaaa. Mo. Il-health Is thought to
have been the cause, A
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Drowned While Rathinn.

Charles City. Ia, July 19.-Donald
Champion, Is. of Usage. drowned at
the bathing beach here yesterday ar
ternoon. He was visiting relatives in
Charles City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
German Peace PROGRAM,

Washington. July 1S.-Peace by ne
gotiation and perpetual reconcilia-
ton among nations is the German
reichstag's majority peace program.
according to the war department to-
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Boy Shoots Sister.

Greenfield, Ia, July 1S.-The g.
year-old son of Mrs. Marion Woodcock
while playing with loaded rife shot
his 5-year-old sister in the shoulder,
infiicting serious wound.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Censorship Extended.

Washington. July 1S.--The navy
department Is extending censorship
to all cables leaving New York and
other ports through the Atlantic sea
coast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
RAILWAY Man Drowned.

Iowa City, July 1S.-Jose Herman
DEE. an employe of the C.. R. I. & p.
was drowned while bathing in the
Iowa river near here. 4
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
Travel in Day Coaches.

Washington, July 10. - National
guardsmen called out for training in
the south tent camps, will be trans
ported in day coaches the war depart
ment was advised today because of the
lack of tourist sleepers. Each train
Will be equipped with kitchen coach.
The war office says that all Of the
boys win be fed well. They will have
fresh beef, fresh bread. vegetables. po-
tatoes and whatever else is needed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
MASTERS SALE

Under and by virtue of a final de-
cree of foreclosure and sale made and
entered by Hon. +. A. Whitney,
judge of the 10th circuit court of
Florida, in and for Polk county,
dated Dec. l, 1916, wherein Ella f.
Bruce as executrix and in her own
right is complainant, and John f.
Cox and Edna Cox, his wife, are de-
PENDANTS, l will offer for sale in
front of the court house door in Bar
tow, Florida, and will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash,
within the legal hours for sale, to-
wit, from IL o'clock a. m. to 2
o'clock, p. m, on Monday, the first
day of January, A. D. 1917, the fol-
lowing real estate, to pay said judg-
ment and decree, together with ex-
penses, and costs of said sale. towit:
Lots number nine (9), ten (1O),
eleven (1D and twelve CID and
four twenty-sixths (4-26ths) undi-
vided interest in lot twenty-seven
(27) Of the Lake Parker Club addi-
ton to Lakeland, Florida, as record
ed in the clerks Office in Barlow,
Florida.
H. X. OLLIPHANT,
Special Master.
i At the request Of the defendant
and by the consent Of the complain
ant, the above sale is postponed and
case continued to the first Monday IN
February, 1917, being the 9Th day
of said month, on which day, within
the legal hours of sale, said property
; will be sold as provided by law and
, the decree of sale.
H. X. OLLIPHANT,
Master.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
H. X. OLLIPHANT,
Interesting.

A New York woman raises the IN
teresting question, who owns weo.
ding presents?" Her husband decided
his to his father ard she claims the
wedding presents always belong 10
the wife. Hereafter it may be neces'
sary to state whom the gift Is intended
for and file the title at the court
house.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
IND
RIMONY-
/ QUAD
/ QUAD
by the Mcclure
& Syndicate.

3 Syndicate. Ill
were always won
er did not smile or
q born that way and
ker died, after many |
!. she left a daughter,
10 years old. Minnie
IKE her father. She
Il things. She was In
eerful and gay. She
khed more or less, and
become used to 1t, as
Dolemnness.
Their died the daughter
housekeeping. and two
"a when she and Frank
n love. Frank was a
frious young man, and
asst have given her as
as she had. He was
81 the solemn faced IA
now and then called at
been we'll received.
ANS had opened a COM
The farmers brought
o sell, and he shipped II
When he was receiving
lis goods covered a good
dewalk, but no one com
day as Mr.. Baker was
It he approached the COM
e INST as a farmer had
ur big baskets of eggs.
room for Mr.. Baker to
eggs. and he would have
B but for a big rat. The
from under the sidewalk
pile, and Mr.. Bakers at.
thus distracted for the
ke walked along with his
over his shoulder wher
lex one of the baskets, anc
ard with a crash. AS wa:
scertained, he broke all hi
lords by breaking twenty
4 the eggs. When he man
ktricate himself from tn,
vas covered from head t
HE white and yellow yolk'
Ter was one that could Sc
Of things, and, though tn
eggs would be his, he fairl
th laughter at the upse'
build remember ever seem
lker in a temper, but he wa
as he rose up amid thos
|ring the laugher at the doc
Hams came out Of his ofiic'
htly recognizing his prospe'
|r-in-law, he began to laug
bundrels, you villains y roa
|ker as he stood dripping wit
when he heard the victim
/ young Williams came 70
expressed his sympathies.
ny, sir; go away !" was shou
i. You had those eggs place
purpose to trip me up. Lo'
Ny clothes are ruined. Dor
II my house again or l W
a lawsuit
back end of Mr.. Bakers BIT
he had placed three hives
lere had been no trouble wi
d they had paid in honey !
p. One day as the owner {
mt veranda in his shirt slice,
down the village street q
was upstairs in her ro'
over the events which b
separation between the Il
andering COW appeared W
e. She looked over the bs
Mr.. Bakers lot, and she 8
!, cornstalks, and other e
o eat. She also took not
fence was old and shaky. J
pied and yielded. She crasl
fence between two Of the |
ID brought them both tumbl
nd the crash was heard TO
olnd. The bees went for ht
aker was the next victim,
red through the front G
ut downhill toward the pei
wing river. His yells brou
rest of the population, and
they appeared at their dc
5 the bees gave them all n
ltion. 1t was figured later
least 200 people, besides
ceived scars to show that
lght CALAMITY and well.
Kept on to the river. Amid
nd excitement he recolle'
es and water are enemies.
of the bees he must have
the river. He could not s.
G, and the water was deep,
lie reached the bridge over
dived.
,ow had no river to plunge
e had to keep on, bellowin
jump until she fell exhau'
: would have 1t, young VIII
hand 20 v,lxrnD0 into tho l
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

ers this 18th day of November, A.
ID. 1916.
%. Nj. Eaton. (SEAL)
George Moore tSEAL)
NJ F. Hetherington (SEAL)
T. b. O'Steen (SEAL)
Jas. G. Holcombe (SEAL)
w. l.. King (SEAI)
r. N. Skipper (SEAL)
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF POLK
Personally appeared before me. this
10th day of January, A. ID. 1917. o. NJ.
Eaton. George Moore, NJ. F. Hether-
ington. ]. G. Holcombe. T. B. O'Steen,
w. L. King and r. N. Skipper. to me
well and personally known. who be-
ing first duly sworn, acknowledged
that they signed the foregoing articles
|of incorporation for the uses and pur-
poses therein set forth.
In Witness whereof. have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed my official
seal this the day and year above
written.
A. ]. HOLWORTHY.
Notary Public.
My Commission expires September
II, 1920. S142