Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10
ALL MEN OFF DUTY CALLED
Rack INTO SERVICE AND MUST
REPORT AT ONCE.
MUST STICK TO JOBS
DURING WAR TIMES
No Leaves to Be Granted Except For
Military Duty or Sickness, Except
Usual Time of With Full Pay-Con-
molly Gets Commission as Postmas-
ter at Dubuque.
,aniaI 70 TimeS-Repuhiican.

Special TO Times-Repuoiican.
Washington, April l0.--The effect OF
the war with Germany will this week
be felt by every employee of the thou
sands of postoffices in Iowa and all
states of the union, who hereafter dur
ing the duration Of hostilities will not
be permitted to remain absent from
their post of duty unless sick.
Postmaster General Burleson Satur-
day forwarded to all postmasters Or
der No. 30. which reads as follows:
owing to the many unusual duties
which Of necessity will be imposed on
the postal service because of the eX-
istence Of a state of war with Ger
many it is imperative that the depart
ment utilize to the fullest extent the
services of its experienced employees.
1t has heretofore been the practice not
only to grant employees leave Of alb
sence with pay, as authorized by law,
but leave of absence without pay when
the service would not be seriously i'm
paired.
However, owing 10 the emergency
which now confronts US it becomes
necessary 10 Cancel dIL ISdEeS u d.
sence except those granted to en-
ployes with pay, those 70 employees CT
military duty; and those TO employees
5ssnt Gil account CT sickness. All 9TH
er employees on leave without pay are
hereby directed 10 report to their re-
spective posts Of duty Immediately.
Hereafter leave Of absence will not
be granted except for the purposes
mentioned above, and all regulations
in conflict with this order are hereby
resclnded until further notice"
The postmaster general also an
nounced that the bonds Of the post
masters at the following Iowa towns
are renewable this month: Barney,
Cloverdale, Glendale. Longpoint, Me-
servsy Montpelier, handspring, Wau-
peton. Belknap, Crescent, Kelley.
Maple Hill, Metz, Saint Lucas, Udelt
and Yorkshire.
Tho postotfice department. has for
warded to Maurice Connolly at Du
buque his commission as postmaster
Commissions also have been forwarded
to Martin o. Evans at Joice, Leon r.
Sabo at Huxley and Marie c. Trott at
Oakdale. Authorization has been
granted to remove the postoffices at
Huxley and Templeton to new sites.
The following changes in the Iowa
rural carrier service have been an
nounced: Herbert C. Amstein and Vim
ton d. Reynolds. appointed at Charter
Oak; John r. Hattery, succeeds Roy
Betheras at Collins; Miles Bass re-
tires in favor Of Harry D. Miller at
Leonard F. Mihlheim succeeds
Frank F. Ross at Oelwein; Louis A.
Heston relieves Floyd Eystone, at Lib
ertyville, and James S. Palm Is newly
appointed at Mount HauiIl. Hamilton
w. Weaver has been appointed a car
rier at Waterloo and Fred J. Peterson
has been added 10 the Des Moines
carrier force. William F. Cleary has
been made a clerk at Clinton, ali at
$500 a year.
Pensions as follows nave been
awarded to widows of Iowa soldiers:
Sallie J. Haines, Of Cedar Rapids, $40
a month; Emily f. Porter, OF Lehigh.
500; Jennie II. Young, of Ames, S12,
and Lydia J. Morton, Of Modale, s12.