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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Cedar Rapids Mother
Clues Fifth So,, to
Service of Uncle San,

Cedar Rapids. July 16.-When the
Cedar Rapids contingent in the present
selective draft leaves for Camp Pike
this week, Mrs Elizabeth Davis, 212
Third avenue west, will for the fifth
time bid goodbye and God speed to a
son who Is entering the service OF
Uncle Sam and becomes one of his
fighting men. Guy Davis, who Is In
cluded in the present draft call, Is the
fifth and last son of Mrs. Davis to
enter the service, and after the train
leaves the union passenger station with
the Cedar Rapids men fifth star will
be added to Mrs. Davis service flag,
which. hangs in the window of the
home on Third avenue.
A remarkable fact and probably one
of the most unusual circumstances IN
connection with the men going from
thousands Of families to fight the, min
ions Of the kaiser, Is that of the four
sons Of Mrs. Davis now in the service,
all are officers. Certainly there Is no
family in Cedar Rapids with SO re-
markable a record, and so far as Is
known there is not, in the entire state,
four men from the same family In the
Earl Davis is chief boatswain's mate
in the navy, and is now serving his
seventh year in this branch OF the
service, He enlisted something over
six years ago and at the conclusion OF
his four years service Immediately
re-enlisted and is now in European
waters.
John Davis Is a corporal in the
United States infantry, having joined
the army in Silvis last September. and
has been in France since spring. Pre-
vious to entering the army he was a
freight brakeman for the Rock Island,
running between Cedar Rapids and
Silvis.
Howard Davis Is captain in the
Forty sixth heavy artillery, in train
ing at Fort Howard, and is now with
his company at the testing grounds
near Aberdeen, Maryland. When war
was declared by the United States
CAPTAIN Davis was a professor OF
botany in the state university of Nep-
raska at Lincoln. He Immediately ap.
piled for entrance to the officers
training school in Fort Smelling, was
accepted and following the course was
given a commission as captain
Jared Davis, who is past military age
for service overseas, Joined the United
States guards of the army soon after
the declaration of war, and Is no"
second lieutenant in company
toned in Boston. Lieutenant DAVIS IS
also a professor, and was teaching IN
a Boston college previous to his en-
listment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
WHEAT WELD FIFTY BUSHELS.
Heavy Production on Bottom Lands
Near Tabor.

Tabor, July 16.-The continued dry
weather has been very favorable for
harvesting. The bulk of small grain Is
now in the shock. Some farmers are
stacking grain and few on the Mis-
souri, bottom west of here are threshing
with an unexpected yield. Some winter
wheat Is said to be yielding fifty BUSH
els and upwards per acre, with spring
wheat going from twenty five to thirty
or more bushels.
Oats are not as good a crop as last
year owing to the dry spell early in
the spring. Pastures are mostly burned
up and extra feeding is necessary for
cattle.
Many creeks have gone dry that have
not, failed before since the drouth Of
1894.
Wells, too, are giving out and the
water supply for Tabor does not per-
NIT OF any street sprinkling at present.
Corn is standing the drouth as well
as could be expected, altho the earliest
fields are trying to put out ears at a
great disadvantage thru lack of mois-
ture and corn in the side hills is taking
on yellow hue. Every dry, hot day
now is lessening the corn prospect.
Potatoes, too, are bound to be a light
yield. They are Of good quality, but
few in the hin.
Charles Swanson had nice crop Of
red raspberries from little garden
patch in spite of the drouth, finding a
ready market for 200 quarts that he
sold at 25 cents per quart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
sToRYs QUOTA SEVENTY-oNE.
Draft Men Assigned For Training al
Camp Forrest, Ga.

Camp Forrest, ia.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, July 16.-Story countyS
quota for the call for Iowa men to be
sent to Camp Forrest, at Lyle, Ca
during the five day period beginning
J1,ly 20, Is seventy-one. according to
orders received from Adjutant General
Logan by the local exemption board
This is to fill Story county's quota foI
the 1886 men called from the state
during that period.
In addition to this the local board
has drawn Ave men to be sent to Camp
Dodge today to fill out there, this under
! & special call. These men were drawn
Saturday and are Attorney Carl Smedal
Of Roland; Charles Green, Of this city
aand Arthur Buente, Chris Lansten and
Harry R. Catlett. ~.
Sunday evening four men. Obey
Dirksen. Henry Dirksen, c. v. Donald
son and Ernest Paul Otto. all OF this
city, entrained for Moosehcart, H.,
where they have volunteered for special
training in concrete work.
Monday five men who have volun-
teered for special mechanical training
at the Sioux City high school left here
The men are James ODonnell. Of this
city; Harold Clyde Nichol, of Ames;
George Homlsgard, of Nevada, and
Albert Hanson and Theodore Larson
of cory City.
Two more men leave on July 25 under
special enlistment for mechanical train
ing in the aviation branch. they being
Glen r. Newton and Harry Ivan Belch-
err, both Of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
AUToIsT SERIOUSLY HURT.
Adam Elders, Of Near Robertson, !
jured When Car Turns Over.

ured When Car Turns Over
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, July l6.-Adam Elders. a
young man of near Robertson, just this
side Of Iowa Falls, was very seriously,
altho not necessarily fatally injured in
an automobile accident which occurred
on Cemetery hill. on Lincoln Highway,
west of the city, Sunday forenoon.
Elders and two sisters were in a Ford
and ON their way to Camp Dodge where
they have another brother in the serv-
ice. They were. going down the hill
at a good speed when something went
wrong, and the car began to wobble.
When Elders threw the brake the car
turned over into the ditch on the north
side of the grade at the foot Of the
HILL
Elders was the only one injured, He
was brought to town and later was
taken to Iowa sanitorium where an
X-ray picture of his spine was made
showing the eleventh and twelfth ribs
had been torn loose from the spine.
He is about % years of age, is regis
tered in the draft service and was to
have reported for examination Monday
before the Hardin county exemption
board II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Street Car Men Strike.

Ames, July 16.-Street car men at
Ames have called a strike for higher
wages. They ask for scale OF 80.
371a and 40 sents an hour instead OF
the 25, 27 and % cents they have been
receiving.
AS a compromise measure to last
until Thursday, the lower priced men
are getting 8 cents an hour and the
higher priced men cents more than
their regular wage. G. NJ. Kelly OF
Boone managed the compromise.
The cars were stopped for short
time until the compromise was eff
fected,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
IOWA BOY REPORTED DEAD.
Leon Geyer, Of Cedar Falls, May Be
Amona Victims Of Hun Attack.

Special to Times republican.
Cedar Falls, July 16.-Frank Geyer,
restaurant keeper at New Hartford,
ten miles west Of here, Is anxiously
awaiting confirmation or denial from
Washington ae his sons death in SER
vice overseas.
First intimation that his son, Leon
Geyer, fighting the Hun in Francs.
was dead came Sunday when a letter
he had written his son some weeks
before was returned. Across the adj
dress was stamped the word de
ceased.
The father forthwith wired Wash
ington for confirmation Of his fears,
but was still. awaiting reply today.
Leon Geyer's name has not appeared
on any Of General Pershings casualty
lists. published here. He had been In
France for several months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
MILLION ACRES
. Of WINTER WHEAT
CAMPAIGN lNAUGURATED TO
DOUBLE NORMAL ACREAGE
IN IOWA.
LOSS OF CROP WILL
PROVE NO LAND WASTE
Fields May Be Seeded to Other Crops
Should Winter Wheat Be Killed
Only Possible Loss IL Wheat Used in
Seeding and Time Consumed in
Plantins-Pottawattamie Plan Meet
ing Favor,
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Des Moines, July 16.-The state
council of national defense is now in
augurating a campaign for million
acres of winter wheat in Iowa to be
seeded this fall. This will be more
than twice the normal winter wheat
acreage. The extension department at
Ames will cooperate in promoting the
work and there is every prospect that
1t will be a success.
There has been fully 100000 acres
in spring wheat this season which is
the record breaking acreage for this
crop. All agencies united early in the
year to increase the spring wheat acre
age.
There is of course more or less of
winter wheat which is killed out dur
ing the winter, but this by no means
means. a loss Of ground, inasmuch as
the fields can be seeded to something
else in the spring If the wheat has not
come thru in good condition. So that
about the only risk the winter wheat
grower takes. it is pointed out is the
cost Of his seed and the time and labor
Adopt Pottawattamie Plan.
The Pottawatttamie county plan of
organizing for county defense council
work, which includes promotion Of all
war activities, is now being promoted
thruout the state. The state council OF
national defense on observing how we'll
this plan worked prevailed on four
Council BIutts men, Robert Wallace, Il.
d. Annes. Emmett FINLEY and w. r.
Orchard, to. organize the whole state
on this card index plan. Ten men are
selected in each county who form a
county organization and thru this
county organization every man in the
county is card tndexed. When war
work is to be done there is, therefore,
an organization and a fund Of informa-
ton on hand with which to do the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Belle PLANE Rebskahs Install.

Special to Times Republican.
Belle PLANE, July 16.-The Rebekahs
have installed their new officers, Miss
Ellen ". Carlson, Of this city, acting
as installing officer. The officers for
the coming term are: P. G., Maud E.
Muench; NJ c., Elsie Dodd: v. G.. Sadie
Mall; W., Alma SEVERN; c.. Mary
Humes; r. s. to N. G., Mary Sutton;
L. S. to N. G., Caroline Palmer: chap
lain. Addie Sherman; r. s. to V. G.,
Annie Tippie; L. S. to v. G., Addie
Mall; 7. G., Rose Wall; O. G., Scna
Shirley; pianist, Vlasta Herejk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Club Hires Paid Secretary.

Cedar Falls, July 16.-The Cedar Falls
Commercial Club has hired it's first paid
secretary as the first step in an augu-
mented win the war campaign. Her
bert F. McDougal, recently with the st.
Joseph (Missouri) Gazette, Is the new
secretary. He assumed his duties here
today. With a salaried secretary on
the Job all the time, the Cedar Falls
Commercial Club, already pace max
er in win the war activities, hopes to
greatly increase it's momentum along
the line of adjusting business to war
time needs Win the war quickly, Is it's
newest slogan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Beneficial Rains Near Logan.

Special to Times-Republfcan
Logan, July 16.-Rainfall Of Sunday
morning and Sunday night has MAJ
terially benefited farm crops and put
life into the farmers. From near
Pisgah it Is learned that the corn looks
fine and that small grain is good. Six
mile grove had rs of an inch rainfall
Sunday afternoon. The corn near the
grove had ben showing the effects OF
drouth. In Logan 81 of an inch fell,
and near Logan on the west AT of an
inch. The rainfall is thought sufficient
to tide fields of corn. Harvest is on and
farmers are pleased with the results.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Little Brown Church Popular.

Charles City. July 1e.-The popular
ity of the little Brown, Church in the
Vale holds it's own even in wartimes,
as is manifested by the annual regis
ter kept in the church. Since Jan. l.,
there have been many visitors from
twelve states of the union, and thir-
ty- five different towns and cities In
Iowa.
The recent cyclone in the vicinity
broke several panes Of glass in the
church windows, but did no other
damage to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
CHILD BROWNS IN TANK.
Mother In Serious Condition as Result
of Shock.

Special to Times Republican.
Neya da. July ia 2-year-old baby
boy Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Harlem, of
near Slater, was drowned In a water
tank at the farm home northwest Of
Slater The little one had wandered
away from the house and when the
anxious mother went to look for it
found the lifeless body in the water
tank. The mother fell in a faint and
there the father found her when he
came home for dinner. The shock was
one doubly hard for him. He at once
summoned help and the form was re-
moved to the house. The mother Is still
in critical condition and the husband
IS Frustrated with grief over the loss Of
his child and the condition of his wife.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Returns as Ames Instructor.

SptCIdI 10 II1llGS SUPERINTENDENT
Ames, July 16-Miss Aida Wilson, or
New York City, a sister Of Mrs. c. e.
Curtiss, of this city, and an iowa
State College graduate, will return to
Ames and assume charge OF drafting
for women in the engineering depart
ment OF the college here. Miss Wilson
and her sister, Miss Elnina Wilson,
whose death occurred last month.
formed the partnership of Wilson &
Wilson, well-known eastern architects.
Miss Wilson Is as well known all over
Iowa as she is in this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

cluded to get married. The many
friends Of these worthy young people
will offer congratulations The bride
was formerly resident OF MARSHALL
town.
George Smith, Jay S. Newcomer and
j. @. Bales returned Monday by auto,
mobiles from business visit in Min
neapolis and st. Paul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Free Of charue.

Any adult suffering from cough, cold
| or bronchitis, is invited to call at the
Old Reliable drug store and get abso-
lutely free, sample bottle OF Boschee's
German Syrup, a soothing and healing
remedy for all lung troubles, which has
successful record Of fifty years. Gives
the patient a good nights rest free
from coughing, with free expectoration,
| Eos sale ip.tal ciyiliz ed oopntSias
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
COL oNEL ELY DECORATED.

Iowa Officer Recipient Of French Legion
of Honor.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 16.-The French Lee
glon Of Honor has been awarded Col.
Hanson Edward Ely formerly Of Iowa
City, in France. This includes the
French cross Of war, one Of the highest
honors given by the French. In q
lengthy citation. his division comman-
der eulogizes the Iowa man glowingly
for his ability, energy and bravery as
a commanding officer in the Twenty
eighth infantry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

spent several hours In the harvest fields
on the Carson farm near here, assisting
in the shocking and gathering Of oats.
1T was the first assistance business men
OF this city had given the farmers and
1t said that the local commercial club
will soon begin the work Of listing mer-
chants who are willing to spend part
OF their time In the field, in order that
Story county's bumper crop may not
suffer from labor shortage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
VOLUNTEER AS FARM HANDS.
Sixty Business Men of Belle PLANE ,

heip Harvest Crops.
Special to Times Republican.
Belle PLANE, July 1s.-Nearly sixty of
the business men of this city have VOL
unteered to go into the harvest fields
and help the farmers whenever they are
needed. Each has volunteered to go
one day out Of each week and will do
the best he can. The assistance will
be given between July 10 and Oct. /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
IOWA .oFFIcER WOUNDED.
Lieut.. Victor Hoersch, Of Davenport
Reported Seriously Injured.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 15-Another Iowa
university alumnus has been wounded
overseas. Fighting in France, Lieut..
Victor Hoersch. an attorney, graduated
here and formerly Davenport practi-
toner, was seriously wounded on July
Q, according to a message from over
there. The action in question was on
July 2, says the cablegram. Lieutenant
Hoersch won his commission early af-
ter the United States entered the war
and was promptly sent across.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
ARMY SURGEON TRANSFERRED.
Capt. C. J. Smitkay, Of Belle PLANE,
Sent to Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
Snacial To Tines- Renuhlican.

SpeClaI 20 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - -------
Belle PLANE, July 16.-Capt. G. j
Smitkey, former Belle Plaine doctor
returned here Wednesday from CaTnl
Lewis, Wash, and remained until Fri
day evening. visiting his family and
numerous friends. He is one of five
medical officers taken from the genera
staff at the base hospital at Camp
Lewis and assigned to the general hos
pital at Fort Mcpherson, Ga. He left
for Fort Mcpherson Friday evening
While there he will continue in charge
Of fractural surgery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Masterful Blue-Eyed Women.

Mastersul Blue-Eyed Women.
Blue-eyed beauties are known FOL
their self-control, coldhess, 'austerity
and precision. They are severe and
suspicious, and demand the continu
GUS homage Of those about them
Moreover, they are domineering and
masterful, and wherever possible Will
be found to rule the roost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Belle PLANE Property Sold.

Special to Times Republican.
!. Belle Plaine, July 16.-Stephen NAL
colin has sold his property, known as
the DR.. J. A. Worley home, on the cor
|ner of Eighth avenue and Fourteenth
street, to William Mcpherson, who will
take possession in August.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Nominated For. Army Chaplain.

Special to ,Times-Republican.
Nevada, July 16.-Rev. II. O. ,Bjorlie,
pastor Of the Bethlehem and Bethany
Lutheran churches Of Palestine town
ship. this county, has been nominated
by the National Lutheran commission
to enter the army service as a chap
lain. AS such he will be given five
weeks training in school adapted for
that purpose and at the end Of that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Buried win Military Honors.

Special to Ttnaes- Republican.
Cedar Falls, July 16.--Full military
honors were accorded Frank Har-
graves, naval recruit buried here. He
died at the NAVAL training station at
Great Lakes, IL, following short ILL
pegs WITH nptumQnia SaldisEy home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

On furloush al.d the teachers COLLEGE
cadet battalion acted ~ pAllbeabers
and escort at the funeral. which was
held at the Christian church here.
They also fred the salute at the
grave. The church was filled to over
flowing. .s3t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
10 Hear oustsr Proc dines.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 16,--The supreme
court has appointed Judge J. J. Clark.
Of Mason City, to hear the custer pro
ceedings in Dubuque county against
the county treasurer and three mem
bers OF the county board Of super
viSors,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

time he will take an e1IArninatto ION fer
a commission with the title sRo3 Arst
lieutenant at pay OF $4,000 a. YER and
an extra allowance II called for over
seas service. s.55sB AgS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

Special to Times-Republican.
Ames. July &c. L. Siverley, S. A,
Knapp and Gene Burton members OF
the Union National Bank. of this city
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
COUNTER BLOW
DRIVES ENEMY
FROM TRENCH
French Take Prisoners in
Sharp Attack in Cham
pagne Sector.

London, Feb. 16 Stung in their
pride by. the loss OF positions to the
French through the aid Of American
artillery, the Germans last night
tried to hit back in the Champagne
sector. southwest Of the Butte du
Mesnil. After a violent rain Of shells,
they sent a strong detachment of
raiders forward. These succeeded in
their initial assault in breaking into
the French lines and for a while re-
tanned their foothold. Then the
French came back in a sharp counter
thrust and threw the invaders out
again. taking some prisoners.
North Of the Aisne and on the Yer
dun front the German big guns are
keeping up a steady bombardment of
more than average intensity. On
the Arras front the British repelled a
German raid. Portuguese troops took
some prisoners in a raid near Neuve
Chapelle. The German artillery is
active around Lens and on the Zon-
nebeke road. A German flyer was
shot down on the Flanders front
Aerial activity has been intense dur
ing the last forty-eight hours and
continues.
In preparation for the coming drive
the German munitions industry is
working at fever heat. In Bavaria,
according to a statement by the
Bavarian war minister, munitions
plants will hereafter keep at work on
Sundays.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
BRITISH DROP II HUN
PLANES In ONE DAY
Flyers Hurl More Than Five Tons
on Targets.

London, Feb. 1s.-Great aerial ac-
tivity on Saturday is the subject
of an Official report issued last
night concerning the operations of
British airmen.
More than five tons of bombs
were dropped on various targets" a"
the statemen says. There was
much air fighting. Fourteen Ger
man machines were brought down
and seven others were. disabled,
while British anti-aircraft guns
shot down two other machines, one
of which, a large bombing machine,
fell inside the British lines; its
four occupants were taken pris-
oners.
During the night of Saturday
Sunday, our machine dropped 400
bombs on hostile airdromes in the
neighborhood of Client, Tournai
and Laon. The railway station and
sidings at Contains also were sue
cessfully bombed. All our machines
returned"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
WAGE BELOW
%LIFE LINE" SCHEDULE
]. Ogden Says. However. Workers
Should Lay by Little"

Chicago, Feb. 1s.-That the average
wage paid workers at the Armour
plant here is more than s365 a year be-
low the life line set by American
investigators, was brought out today
at the hearing before Federal Judge
Samuel Alschuler. governments erbi-
traitor sitting at the stock yards
wage Investigation.
J. Ogden Armour, president of the
company, who was on the stand, said,
however. that he favored the workers
being paid sufficient so that they
could lay by a little. for amusement
or in case of sickness"
These were some OF the details OF
poverty and hardship brought out at
the hearing which involved problems
Of big business reaching into the bill
lions, and had to do with the affairs
OF a corporation which had been
known to make as muLh as S2c0oo, ,0CO
a year in profits.
The wage referred to as below the
life line'' is the daily sum Of s275
paid to workers.