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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
TAKE WARNING IN TIME.

No organization which has for it's
purpose EN- Embarrassment and interfer-
ence with the purposes of the United
States in this war should have the toll
erance of any American community or
receive consideration from the author
tiles.
Any organization which skirts the
edges of trea son in its aims or its ut
terances should feel the strong hand OF
the law and government and loyal citi-
zens wherever such organizations exist
or strive to exist should accept as their
plain duty the task of assisting officers
of the government to suppress such
activities and purposes.
There is no such thing as an Amer
canisln which lives and flourishes on
American opportunity and refuses sup
part in days Of trial to the country that
has fed and prospered all it's citizens
without question of class or nativity. 1t
is time that ali voices raised aloud 81
whispered low in favor of our enemies
be stilled. Who is not for this country is
against it. 1t has arrived that men
are either loyal or traitors. The line
that divides loyalty and treason is a
narrow line in war time. 1t must not
be crossed except at the peril of those
who cross to the wrong side. And that
peril should be made evident by stern
example. .
There is somewhat Of an excuse that
may be offered for the Individual which
can not be permitted an organization.
Organizations are presumed to act with
premeditated purpose and speak upon
deliberation. individuals, in heat Of ar
sometimes betrayed by their tongues,
But organized elaboration is another
thing. Not that anger or argument is
justified excuse Of reasonable utter
ances by the individual! but that organ
izations. the purposes Of which are to
embarrass and interfere with this coun-
try is a desperate emergency, represent
constructive copperhead ism.
TIL war must go on. 1t must be won.
1t shall go on and shall be Won We
have spoken softly to those who favor
our enemies in secret and have. eyer-
cised forbearance toward those who
have been holder. Hcnceforth we shall
use the big stick where it's use is in
dicated. Let all who need the warning
take and take it seriously. For as this
country aWakens the pussy foot and
the politician aua the fearful in office
will give place to those who know their
duty and hesitate not to perform it
without fear of enemy or favor of
friend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
STIFLE COPPERHEADISM.
rpnnnn Nous. 2 an1lhliHan


It is not a pleasant thing to believe,
but fair minded men are forced to the
conclusion that the United States will
have to have cleanup Of its own be-
fore it gets very far in this war. Out
and out treason Is not so very abund-
ant. Aside from the rantings Of the I.
w. w. and the uncoraplimentary Ito
say the least) comment of the German
languages press, not much open treason
is voiced. That we have spies, however,
has been proven beyond doubt. Now
come numerous explosions which may
be attributed to accidents, but the
cumulative evidence of these explosions
leads to very strong suspicion, II not
certainty. that we have secret treason
also on this continent.
The great mass of Americans are
patriotic, and day by day they are be-
coming more earnest and each day
also it is becoming more unhealthy to
express or &C: treason.
We believe that the federal govern
nent should exercise sWifter and more
forcible jurisdiction, over all traitor
Gus words or acts. Harsh as 1t may
seem, there will have to be few
hangings or executions of another sort,
before we have harmony in this war
Freedom Of speech is our heritage, but
loyalty comes before freedom Of speech.
1t is time to deal with firm hand
with treason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
IGNORANCE TO BLAME.
[Sioux City Tribune.

LSlOuS lily IriDuHe.I
Whoever or whatever instigated the
recent unpatriotic outbreak among the
German residents of Hutchinson
county, South Dakota, leading to the
arrest Of fourteen citizens of Trip, ig-
norance Is the direct cause Of the diff
Guilty. Nobody but a fool would circu-
late or sign such petition as the one
which led to action by the federal au-
thorities. The petition addressed to
Sheriff Ed Barth, follows:
Whereas. you were elected to your
office by a majority Of the people OF
Hutchinson county upon the pledge
that you would serve the interests Of
the people of said county, and where
as, in the crisis which the law and the
draft law has forced upon us against
our will. and without referendum Of
the people. there can be no doubt in
your mind but what over 80 per cent
of the people are against it.
1.-THE governor Of our state has fixed
the draft quota Of 116 men on Hutchin-
son county, while he exempted Mime
haha and other counties, which is a
pure political act Influenced by our
daily papers of Sioux Falls and
Mitchell This is an injustice to
Hutchinson county, and while all this
is going on, you have not raised youl
voice in protest.
I'VE demand that you protest with
the aid Of our other county officers &c
the governor that he recall his quotas
and fix them equal in all counties &C
cording to actual population
eve demand that you call for
referendum Of the people Of the draf
law and on war.
1--WE absolutely demand that vol
should stand TOR fsra assast!e:.: ct all wa wa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
Cur For Shall Shock.

The newest thin1 in curative science
that may be traced directly to the in
fluence Of the war is the treatment OF
shell shock by electric shock. Thou
sands of men have been permanently
disabled by the force of shell ex-
blossoms altho uninjured by fragments.
Many thousands more have temporarily
lost the power Of hearing, speech, or
movement Of their limbs owing to the
same cause.
So serious did these ailments become
that British scientists began an In
tensive study Of the subject. They de-
cided that the application Of electric
shock to paralyzed limbs might to
some extent counteract the first shock
and bring back normal power the
experiment has proved successful IN
many cases. and It is hoped that from
this beginning an effective method
may be worked out Of treating the or
binary forms Of paralysis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

: in mournful voice:
TITS mine. too, and just hate to
give 1t up"
well. II you can get me another
number, don't care II you keep Il"
said the little rabbit. And then what
do you think that crow did? Why. he
got a nice smooth little chip and made
a lovely number on it with red
pencil and handed 1t to the little rab-
bit. And as soon as he had tied 1t on
the Luckymobile. would you believe 10
II didn't say SO, that Luckymobils
started to go all by itself. And Il
Billy Bunny hadn't been mighty quick
he would have been left behind. AZ.
Where are you two rabbits goinge's
asked the crow as he flew alongside Of
the Luckymobile Because II you are
not in hurry, why don't you come
with me to the meeting house tonight
and hear me preach" A
I'VE WILL" said kind Uncle Lucky.
"and I'll drop carrot cent in the COLI
lection box IL you want me to-" So
pine tree and Parson Crow sat on .
pie Of the forest to come to the meet.
ing, Well, after they were all there,
he began: ,
Now, listen to the words Say.
And do your duty every day.
Be always good and most polite
And do the things you know are right.
Oh never say an angry word
To any animal or bird, twill be good
To feel you've done the best you could
And after that Uncle Lucky dropped
q carrot dollar in the collection box
homo -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
TIMES REPuBl1CAN MARsHAILTowN IOWA. AUGUST - 1917
debts. and " demand that you serve

debts. and we demand that you serve
the people. s, 3;si. III Il
I'VE the undersigned are organized
under the socialist party. and we have
the people with us, and we demand i'm
mediate answer and action, and II we
fail to get it, we demand your resigna-
tion and will spell sure defeat for you
and your party"
What the German residents OF
Hutchinson county need Ia some plain
instructions in the elementary prin-
ciples of government. And that applies
to lot Of others.
1t is impossible to expect to make
good citizens of aliens who know no
more about the duties Of county
sheriff or the government Of state
than is revealed in the above petition.
There is too much theory and too
little practice in our present system OF
Americanizing aliens. 1t Is always pos
sible to arrest them after they have
gone wrong. 1t Is the better part OF
government to help keep them from
going wrong.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
caYs1All,zuxe THE PUBLIC PURPOSE.

senator Cummins in an interview at
Des Moines is quoted as favoring a
statement of the general purposes OF
the United States in this war.
II is to be understood that the SEN
ator fayors a general statement and
not a statement of peace terms or any
thing approximating such state
ment.
The senator will find most people
agreeing with him as to the advisable
itv of a broad statement of the pur-
poses rather than the demands OF the
United States. Peace terms and state
mants which might enbarass this
country and it's allies are however best
left to the future. First we must win
the war. Then we must exercise
American justice in the final settle
ment, There is much that can not be
stated definitely at this time, much
that must depend upon the future.
But the senator is right in that we
need q general statement, guidon
whereby the American people may
make single alignment.
First there will be no shrinking from
the war. 1t win be waged to the I'm
ish OF militarism and autocratic power
and opportunity to plunge the world
into another such war of destructive
:ess ana hloodshed
we shall stand by our allies. France
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
OUR DEPENDENTS.

Who is dependent? Tne American
idea Is that all our wives and daugh-
tiers are dependents. That ie. our idea
is that married women and daughters
Of living fathers are dependents. This
idea does not extend fully to widows
or to unmarried women with no bread
winners. 1t seems natural and prop
er that they should support them
selves.
Now comes the government and the
necessities Of war to give that idea a
great shock. The government assumes
that an able bodied married woman is
not strictly a dependent. And so many
partings are intensified in their bitter
ness by the knowledge that one who
has been considered entirely depend
ent must find her own support while
the breadwinner is taken for military
service.
The shock should carry it's lesson
to parents and daughters. The young
woman should not accept the situation
Of complete dependency and parents
may well take note Of the present stu
alton to resolve that their daughters
shall be so trained is elf-helpfulness
that self dependency shall not hang
as cloud Of disaster over their lives.
Men are drafted in an emergency
and
changed circumstances create new and
unusual conditions. But men die and
widows must face the world in peace
as In war. The positively dependent
woman faces disaster always. Death
Of the husband throws her upon her
own resources often with children at
her side.
1t is an unfair proposition. We train
our sons to be able to make good
living" The wise father assists his
son to a specially. He learns to do
something we'll. something that COM
mands living pay for the service. To
leave the daughters without training
that will enable them to overcome
disaster is utterly unfair. The young
woman who fails to demand and Sc
cure some special training that will be
a. holding anchor when she finds her
self cast on the lee shores of life is
unfair to herself.
If this oonscrlption teaches parents
that the girls should learn a trade
and that women have the serious prob
| lem Of self-support to face it will have
added another to the lessons Of calam-
ity.
A woman should not consider heEelf
as a dependent but as a partner in the
corporation Of marriage. She shoulo
not accept the general view OF heF
positive dependency, but insist on the
training and ability to care for ner-
self when misfortune or emergency
| brings the necessity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
DRAFTING IOWA CASH.


TIL second liberty loan issue will be
made within a short time, possibly in
September. and Iowans will have an
opportunity to contribute toward it's
success in the good old way-by vol
untary purchase Of the bonds. There
will be no special session Of the gen.
and there will be no legislation under
which the state as whole will buy
its quota and assess it's citizens there
for on taxation basis.
1t sounds good to speak Of the con-
scription Of cash. The alliterative roll
In itself is sweet. And the very aura
Of the phrase bathes deliciously the
Imagination Of the fellow who hasn't
much money and who naturally envies
the man who has. But there are some
real defects In the proposition. And
there are some advantages on the side
OF the voluntary system. And, beyond
all these, there stands the fact that ex-
cept perhaps in Germany the con-
scrlption Of wealth to float bond is
sues has not been necessary, and that
it Is least Of all necessary here. The
war has shown conspicuously that
while the drafting Of men is impera-
tive, the drafting Of the peoples saw
ings to finance the war Is not. The
| credit Of nations has stood up better
than the enthusiasm OF their people
to dabble with bayonets.
CONSUMPTION Of Iowa money to buy
the states liberty bond quota carries
with It the idea Of apportioning to
each citizen an interest in the bond
issue. OF course, in order even to look
fair, each citizen would have to be
assessed for the bond issue according
| to his apparent ability to pay-in other
words, in proportion to the value OF
the property on which he pays taxes.
A corresponding share Of the bond Is
sue then would be placed to his credit,
and the interest would accrue to him.
He would be taxed for the cause only
IN the sense that he would be conn
| PEELED to make direct investment.
But tits not true that every citizen
Of Iowa can fairly be compelled to
buy bonds according to the value OF
his property or on any other con-
ceivable basis. Some Iowa citizens
who own property can not anord 70
buy bonds at all. This class Is not
numerous probably but common sense
tells that it does exist There are
others who can afford to buy and
ought to be made to buy far beyond
the proportion OF their wealth as in
| dicated by the mere figures showing
their possessions. The pressure OF
public opinion may be far from per-.
feet instrument to pry the cash out Of
| these fellows, but proportional law
| provision would not be much better
| The central fact rs that CONSUMPTION
Of money ought to be selective as well
/ as the CONSUMPTION Of men. It would
be interesting to hear somebody ex-
i plain just how, under the Iowa pro-
4 posal, this could be accomplished.
No doubt everybody would take
good deal Of satisfaction out Of com
polling some financial slackers to dis
gorge even part Of what they ought to
contribute for bonds. But many other
people OF the state would have to pay
i pretty high price for the satisfaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Well, after the Tailor Bird got his
money from the Ragged Giant Rabbit
for mending his clothes. he thanked
Billy Bunny and Uncle Lucky and said
he must be going, for he had to make
suit Of clothes right away for Par
son Grow.
IF you'll wait minute you can 90
with U.S." said kind Uncle Lucky, well
take you home in the automobile"
OF course. the Tailor Bird was only
too anxious to get ride, altho he did
have a good pair Of wings. But the
needle was pretty heavy and. anyway.
Tailor Birds don't often have the OPP
portunity to ride in automobiles.
Well. after little ways, not so very
far, the Luckymobile came to stop
and, of course, Billy Bunny had to get
out to see what was the matter, and
he hunted and hunted all over the ma
chine, but couldn't find out what was
wrong. BY and by he saw one Of the
numbers had dropped off the little Ii
cense plate that hung down from the
rear axle.
So he hoped back, and by and by,
just as he was going to give up looking
for it. Parson Crow flew by, and when
he saw Billy Bunny he stopped and
said: What are you looking for, little
rabbit ?" And when Billy Bunny told
him, he took the number out Of his
pocket and handed 1t to the little
bunny. Here's your number cawed
the black crow, altho never heard of
a white one except once. and that was
a bad bird who had been whtewashed
by colored painter because he ate up
all the corn.
That's my lucky number" said
Billy Bunny. And then the crow said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
Baby Boy, Goodby!

Baby Boy, Goodby!
Ldttle baby boy, goodby! Kiss me, little
pard;
Put your arms around my neck, love
your daddy, hard"
Give his hair one last good pull wave
your hand "by-by"-
Little chap can't understand seeing
daddy cry.
Laughing, growing baby boy, what
knows he of tears,
Paintings bitterer than death, anguished
hopes and fears?
Cooing babbling joyously, little does he
guess
Soon the darkling war clouds may
make him fatherless.
am going, little son, that in years
to be
You shall, when you understand, not
be shamed for me:
You will say He did his part, so will
/ do mine"
Thus shall honor pass unst tanned down
along the line.
Baby with the dewy eyes and the rose
leaf cheek,
Here make covenant for my boy to
keep
Thru the long, long years to come
daddy leaves to you
All the fine, high, noble deeds daddy
did not do.
Little baby boy, goodby! Kiss me, little
pard; r'. .. '..H
Put your arms around my neck, love
your daddy, "hard."
Give his hair one last good pull. wave
your hand 'by-by'-
Little chap can't understand seeing
daddy cry.
Anne Virginia Culbertsou in the
Columbus Dispatch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
Topics of the Times

Well when the next war loan arrives
are those VINO Stacked on the liberty
loan to be permitted to get away with
it again2
Let's hope that the Tommes and the
American boys will not fall to dis
cussing Bunker Hill and Yorktown
Because if they do the British con-
t'ngent will learn what the American
slang term crawling his frame.
means.
If Iowa land is going to $500 an
acre. how much Of that war profit
belongs to the government and how
much to the landowner?
$50
dispatch relating the facts Of an
accident in which several persons lost
their lives while racing in autos on
the highway says. They were dispu.-
ing the right Of way" Very nicely put
for the feelings of the survivors, but
the dead are dead
The Knights of Columbus concluded
at their recent meeting at Cedar Rap
ids that if s2,000,0O0 was needed for
war work they'd run out and raise it..
Good work!
About all that Senator LaFollette
seems to be accomplishing is to make
| himself disagreeable. But he is doing
| we'll at that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
Peace With . traitor to Peace.

The leaders Of the allied governments
have takens Germany's military and
diplomatic measure. They know that
the Teutonic alliance is mortal. and
they know how and where to strike the
mortal blow. There Is no Illusion re-
garding the making Of peace with a ma
ton that has proved itself traitor to
peace. Three mighty nations among
the allies have hardly beeSln to fight.
These are Great Britain, Japan and the
United States. The British bulldog has
not yet secured his favorite grip on the
jugular Of his foe, but he Is working
toward 1t. Japan's strength Is avail
able for q stroke that will make Ger
many reel. As for the United States,
It is sufficient to suggest that the res
olution has not been repealed which
pledged all the resources of this nation
to the successful termination OF the
war against Germany. = Washington
Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

AS !, last resort money should be
drafted wherever it can be found.
That would be better than losing the
war, regardless Of inequalities and in
justices it might entail. In that case
the popular slogan Of the voluntary
subscription campaigns, Give until it
hurts" would have become super
fluous and ironical And all the JOY
OF announcing voluntary oversub-
scrlption would have been lost.
Considered even practically, there
is some benefit in the campaigns and
in the personal sacrifices voluntarily
made for the purchase OF bonds. 6ot's.
are stimulating and educational. And
as to the proposal for Iowa conscrip-
ton, 1t is to be suspected that, while
earnestly approved by some thinking
men, 1t has received not a little Of Its
backing from those who would be glad
to see an extra session Of the general
assembly, regardless OF the excuse that
might be made for 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
True.

IT. understand that once he served
q short term in prison. Yet he has
redeemed himself and lived 1t down
absolutely" "Well he would have
lived it down, If it wasn't for the fools
like you and me who continually keep
digging 1t up for conversation pur
poses." cy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

LAS hog raisels would not have the
least objection to selling at $40 to s12
per hundred, it is not Clear TO the
Sioux City Tribune, why prices should
soar to s19. These prices, 1t should pc
borne in mind, are not made by the
farmers"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

The Boone News Republicans idea
of a human being who has reached
lower depth than Benedict Arnold is a
member Of an exemption board VINO
would accept brides"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
Masonic Meetings

+" Visitors always welcome.
MAR0HALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. d
A. M.-Special Communication, Friday
Aus. -, 1880 p. m. Work in the FIRST
degree. John W. Wells, secretary; W.
II. etsiner, W. NJ.
SioNEr CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. NJ
Stated convocation Monday evenlns'
Aug. %, At 3 o'clock Business session.
Caxi ehanner. H. P; John w. "e'is'
SECRETARY. ;.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
non Council No. 20, r. 4 8. NJ Mon
aay. Sept. II, 1880. Regular business
l. r. Forbes, recorder; George Gregory
l. n.
STATED coNcALVE. st. Alderman
ccramandery. No. 80. X. T., TUESDAY
Sept Is. 8 ,. m. Regular business; l.
+. Forbes, recorder: H. c. Mueller
commander.
CENTRAL CHATTER NO. 81. Q: e.
e.-special meeting for initiation wed
ce.6av. Aug 20. 8 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing, secretary; Mrs. ]. E. fteo-
eriek. W. M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"Mr. Hoover proposes to reduce the
kick in beer to per cent, which Will
prove a scant incentive to drink beer,
predicts the Burlington Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

nadlans and Americans is mostly an
imaginary line with a few boundary
posts along 1t. tyfb
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

The Nevada Representative says
moral surgery is not the purpose OF
the war"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

The Mason City Times asserts that
"the 'copperhead Is dangerous only TO
individuals, not to the country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22

IF necessary, pleasure riding can and
ought to be prohibited altogether, oe-
ciGes the Sioux City Journal