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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
THE FIGHTING DAD.

I used to think, when thought at all,
g. success was a wad of money, ST
Or front-row seat In q senate hail,
Or q kings crown-aint it funny?
But my eyes are open now, an say,
It's the gospel truth I'm writin',
The one safe brand OF success today
Is to win the war we're fightin'.
We can save our gold, we can lay 1t by
/ Like the hoardin's Of the miser,
But Wen never spend 1t, you and I,
II we fail to'trim the kaiser.
MY blood runs hot, an feel 1t burn,
An my temper gets to squirmin'
To think of handin the dough earn
To fiat faced, square toed German.
An 90 I'm striving as best can
To avoid such circumstances,
By-dOin' my work like an honest man
An takin' no foolish chances;
For I've got a youngster over there
Who counts on me as his hacker,
An since he's within to do his share.
I'm damned II TIL be Stacker.
I don't give cuss for a holiday
Or the. old time union hours:
I've sold my watch, an work away
6 20 limit OF my powers.
I'm che flghtin' dad Of fghtin' son
An here on the job I'm stickin'
III ithe things we're battlin' for are
won
An we've handed Bill his lickin'.
RUFUS T. Strom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
the sRAve MEN ssRlNo the yElL

The American navy going about its
work 30 quietly, courageously and ef-
fsctively is not filling the public eye
lkesthe army, To be sure it is not en-
zased in great battles and Its move-
mefits are yelled with the secrecy so
necessary to its operations but behind
the veil the American navy is doing It's
wonderful part in winning the war.
That more than million men should
be transported across 5000 miles Of
ocrt.ah infested by submarines and
with . less infinitely small compared
70 the danger and to expectation Is q
MARVEL Of naval accomplishment. will
Ing men are in france because willing
and competent naval men conveyed
the ships that carried them. s,uch
watchfIl effectiveness crowned with
such accomplishment is one Of the
marvcls Of this war.
And the merchant ships and the
men who man them deserve the high
place their courage has earned Too
siowsto dodge the suhmar.pe they tramp
'acrpss the seas with teeth baret for
the unequal fight. There are captains
and crews that have had six chips
sunk under them. broHed under the
sun for days In open boats on danger
GUS seas only to take another shiI, and
dare the subs again.
Perhaps the most wonderful accom-
plhhment SO Tar in this war Is the safe
transport Of soldiers and the steady
stream Of supplies carried by those
unknown and too little noticed men
who go down to the sea in merchant
ships.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Billy Bunny and His Friends

them what his mother had said ~
being careful. I
She says bullet can go faster II
Daddy Fox explained the, little rat
and as everybody In the Friendly Net
knew Mrs. Bunny never told anyra
that wasn't trne, nor spread idle gop
like old Mother Maybe, these two lie
friends of Billy Bunny looked verle-
rious. Yes. indeed, they, looked sseas.
They began to feel that the Aillervoy
was q dangerous person.
Lets tell all of our friends. aid
Woody Chuck. 30 of the three MED;
and by and by, not % very farley
came to the Friendly Forest pond ere
Danny Beaver and Mkey Mink liz
Pooh hoop!s they said. whehey
heard the news. .Ws're safe the
water. He can't set . shot at U
Don't be too sure" said Billy any.
and then he and Woody Chuck raown
to the Old Mill Pond to tell Unc1ull-
frog.
Now the old gentleman frog vhalf
asleep on his log. His chin wasting
on his gray waistcoat and his eyTere
closed,
rHeilba. there. Uncle Bulrus.
called out the little rabbit. Athen
the old frog opened Is eyes and ( out
his watch to see what time it ). for
he thought al, first il WAS Mrs. frog
calling him home.
"Oh. it's you. is it r he sac the
little rabbit. Gracious me, ! n have
been asleep" and in the next s. you
shall hear what happened afteat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Topics u the Times

Congressman Sweet has gone to
Europe. Comment referred to- the
Manchester Press,
Pretty strong offensive that against
the. primary law.
But the Russian branch didn't have
to ask ZIG for membership fee.
All that man Schwab would need
would be so days notice of another de-
LUCE. He'd have the arks ready.
The boys who dented the German
line didn't ask whether each company
could have key Of beer when the
charge was over.
"Help, cries the crown prince. So
unavatlingly screamed the women of
northern France.
German shells from a sub fell on the
mainland OF Massachusetts. The in
cident should bring thoughtful pause to
those who smugly proclaimed that "the
war is 5000 miles away.
Publication of the finding Of jug of
whisley 40 years old while excavating
at Emmettsburg ought to bring some
pick and shovel men over draft age
out OF their voluntary retirement.
Eleven wounded American soldiers
have arrived at the TT Des Moines hos
pital. The war is coming home to
Iowa.
War critics help one to Understand
What the war moves mean. What we
need now is something to help one I'M
derstand what the war critics mean.
especially when they disagree.-Des
Moinee Register
Some one must have disagreed with
the .war critic Of the Register"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
CLEAR, AS MUD.
nowa City Republican,

lhoWd Slty INepuDlIcdll.J
In his address at the state conven-
ton Governor Harding said:
Prohibition has become Q. national
war issue. The history of the repub-
lican party on this issue in this state
is sufficient guaranty Of the position
the state will assume on this subject
at this critical time"
Ihat is clear as mud. and is about
as clear as the republican party record
on the liquor question. Thu, republic
can party found prohibition on the
books when It came into power in 1855.
The next year II modified the law so
that beer and native wines could tie
sold free to anybody. That law stood
for twenty yeap, when cities and
towns were given some degree Of con-
troll over the business. Later the
party declared for submission of the
prohfbitory amendment AMI after it's
adoption declared in favor Of putting
the min Of the majority into statutes,
which 1t did. Later II passed. the mulct
law and saloons were restored.
The mulct law was repealed by bills
introduced in both the house and
senate by democrats. Two years ago
the republicans of Iowa declared in
favor OF prihfbition as did the demo
Gratis.
Governor Harding has record on
the question of about the same de-
flniteness.
Both are as clear as mud.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
WORK AFTER THE WAR.
[Pella Chronicle.l

Street paving and talk of street paw
Ing in Pella has stopped for the dura-
ton Of the war. Public improvements
OF this sort are little heard OF any
where now. and only the most urgent
Jobs are being done. The reasons for
the cessation are. obvious. The cost is
abnormally high. and men and mater
ials are needed for the work OF the
war. A time is coming, however, when
the men now engaged in war will be
coming home and when the demand
Tor war materials will cease and the
men engaged In producing them will
need other employment. In fact, the
establishment OF the soldiers In pro-
ductive civil life Is a problem in itself
which is worthy OF very serious
thought. Pella will have TO face the
question along with every other COM
munity In the country, and it appears
to Us that We might well get ready by
preparing for the street paving and
other improvements that are needed
but have been delayed b!r war condi-
tons. Had the war not come on we
should likely have been in the midst OF
paving operations this summer, as peo-
pie along several streets were demand
ing the Improvement of them. The city
council at one time almost decided to
order large amount Of paving done
two or three years ago. but It waiI put
OF. and then the war made 1t ont Of
the question. The thinf, to be done
now Is for these petitions for paving
to be renewed and the work ordered
done by the council at i.utnre date to
be decided on later. Thit, work csln be
held for a time when men will be need
Ing the work and when material, can
easily be secured. Two erds will there
by be served, we shall have the needed
Improvements at the earliest possible
moment. and at the same time help to
stabilize labor conditions when they
are likely to be in a disturbed condi-
tion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Maso,,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
POLITICAL SOAP Aucrlohs.'

Sioux City at present Is offering an
example that the state may well
pause to consider. It elected = mayor
last spring, smooth tongued ex-
preacher who had left his proper pas
torate by request who had signed =
petition Of saloon consen. in the face
OF his church opposition. one Of those
advanced thinktrs'' who reach out
and touch fingers with every rank go.
cialistic propaganda. Union labor
took him up. some influential Iersons
who seem TO oave known just what
they wanted backed him and lie was
elected !. Now Sioux City Is wondering
what to do abort It, The mayor, char
enthusiastically went into Chicago and
TESTIFIED faworably in defense OF the
i. w. w. defendants on trial there. His
testimony sst Sioux City boiling.
There As talk Of recall petition
which ought NOT to end with talk.
Sioux City seems to teal like me en-
cient sinak VINO shot the alhatroas felt
after ne had slot 1t and. kept conn
rany with It long enough to get fairly
well acquainted. He wished he hadn't
shot the blasted thing. And % does
Sioux City.
Communities and cities and even
states have spasms OF that kind When
things have no. gone right the public
inclines to listen to the voice Of the
charrner who promises any ana every
thing however impossible OF a,erfoszn-
ance. 1t is the old political con game
over and 1t seerns to work with inter-
walls between as we'll as the fake
horse race with dts victims slnd the
soap auction" etc, do with the crowd
on the street corner.
Something about human nature falls
for it. When the fal1G wraps a $50
bill around cake Of cent soap and
offers it to the highest bidder, wraps
1t right before their eyes and throws
it down in plain sight he gets some
'body's $40 bill. When Mayhuy framed
up a fake horse race OF q fa'1e prize
fight he knew that somebody was go
ing to invest from 5000 to $4,000 In
that dead sure thing. Our 9h friend
Phineas T. Barnum tapped a well of
wisdom when he made that allusion
to 1humbug'. We are prons, to tunp
from frying pans into fires. When tho
frogs kicked. out King Log and drew
King Crane they acted almost human
IN doing it and yelled like a political
electorate when the crane got busy
with his long bill.
There's a big crowd standing about
the soap auctioneers in Minnesota,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
Iooua Newspapers
sIouX c1TY's MAYOR.
Manson Democracy

The people Of Sioux City ought to be
proud of Mayor Short. He is certain
~ short in more ways than in his
name. He>is short OF about all the
pride he will get up on the witness
stand, as he did In Chicago last week.
and swear, under oath. that the !. w.
w. crowd are good citizens" When
Attorney Claude Porter, on cross -ex-
animation, called his attention to some
OF the deviltry OF the l. W. W. lice
right in his own town. "Rev." Short
had to admit that he knew about 1t.
He wouldn't admit that his church
canned" him from the soft Job of
preaching ne had because he signed
saloon petition, but he admitted that ne
had been canned" and also that he
was let out of his preaching Job. It
will be pretty hard for Sioux City 70
hold up her head when she has such
fine specimen OF bolshevik for her
head OF municipal affairs. There are
too many Shorts in this country for
the peace and safety OF the country,
especially In time of war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

clothes mending has been carried to q
fine point here. And water aud sane
keeps You clean too. 1t q pinch.
"A enokeable cigar can not b
bought for less than % fennigs. and
then not more than three 1t time. A
cisartt costs ~ fennigs and smoking
tobacco has gone the way Of rise end
beanS and peas and sAiad oil and
brandy and turpentine and sealing wal
and q hundred other Articles. Cone
completely gone.
only az regards fuel. the BesilnseI
are better on. There = hardly aaI
limit on gas. electricity or coal.
Great material privattons have bea
and are being borne with fortitud
Added to which are the, pAngs
mourning and sorrow. grief Al
anxiety in thOusapds Of homes for =
fallen. and those about to fall.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
COAL MINES ARE WORKING.

A few days ago the secretary of the
district exemption board for Iowa was
quoted tn a Des Moines newspaper as
saying that his board was in q GUAM
dry az to what to do with coal miners
who were in the tlraft. The govern
ment had asked for them to be exempt
ed II they were actually at work dig
ging coal but having been exempted
they wero ablo to secure only four
days work q month. Very naturally
the T.-R expressed it's indignation at
such situation when the people OF
this country were borrowing money In
order to put next winter's fuel into the
bin this summer and retail dealers
were unable 10 get coal from the mines
AZ needed even now.
The president Of tho coal mtne own.
ers' association denies that any such
situation exists. This u what he says
which is respectfully submitted to the
secretary OF the district exemption
board provided he was correctly quoted
In the Des Monies Regiater.
Your editorial of tho 18th instant
headed /sGct After the Mine Stacker"
haA been called to NY attention. For
your own Information. Iwould respect
fully suggest that you investigate a. 10
the truth OF the conditions a. described
IN this article. The complaint OF the
secretary OF the exemption board has
come TO my attention before, and I
have bean unable to md any place In
Iowa whore the miners are unable to
work more than four days month.
You state that the federal fuel ad-
ministrator should get after the coal
mine owners now. instead Of closing
down industries ON Mondays next VIM
ter. For your information, the federal
fuel administrator has demanded maxi
imum production from every Iowa
mine. He has also called tor daily re-
ports tor the past ten or eleven
months Coal y on the preference list
In order that thsre may bs no shortage
OF cars. The miners In Iowa are not
etanainG around waiting for work.
There y not Q coal operator In Iowa.
to my knowledge. that II refusing work
10 any one. In fact the draft has TAX
en- % many miners out OF Iowa that the
labor shortage y very great
During part Of March, April and
May tho mtnes in Iowa were idle, due
70 the tact that there was NO market
for coal. During this period a great
number Of miners left Iowa, either to
work In mines OF other states or to oh
tain employment in different lines OF
business
There are weekly reports furnished
this Office from every mine In Iowa,
showing the number OF tons produced
by each mine, the number OF possible
working hours In the week. the number
OF hours lost and the reason for such
lost time. and . copy OF this report goes
70 Dr.. Garfield each week.
assure you that your superstition
that mine owners are working their
mines at anything less than full can
actty Is wrong"
Iowa Coal OPERATOR Association.
BY D. F. Cushing. President"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
IOWA LAND.
Huntington Hn wkeye.l

1rundy Certcr reports the sale Of
the Wendell farm In that county a.:
$236 Per aero. There are 200 acres
in this farm, and Of course they are
the best kind m iowa land. They
have been yielding a ms profit to the
old owner, otherwise the new would
not hav, paid that price. Older resi-
dents In that county can remember
when that farm could have been pur-
chased for perhaps 10 per cent OF
the present price The railroads came
and made It possible to get the sur
plus pr,>duce from that farm to tho
markets that needed It. Everywhere
IN the land, tile people In the towns
were increasing in number with
amazing rapidly, while the rural
was either stationary or de-
creased In number. Under the cir
cumstances. I, was small wonder that
the price OF farm products began to
soar. As a consequence. the price OF
farm land continued to climb. No
doubt in va,y short time that farm
Will be quoted at 1900, and the in
crease will not stop there. Those who
have given che subject attention are
convinced that the price Of Iowa land
will continue to soar, just as long as
the population Of the cities continues,
to increase. wh51e that OF the, rural
districts remains stationary. That is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

disloyalty in such states as wisconsin
and In such Iowa towns as Lowden,
Hubbard, Sully. Denison, Carroll, and
others, is the power Of the foreign
language" asserts the Des Moines
Capital. There can be no unity in
such communities and no real coming
together OF the people until they cease
fighting for foreign language and
lend their support to the American
language"
Baseball players will have to work
or fight just the same as all other men
In the draft age. 1t Is WELL" concludes
the Dubuque Times-Journal.
mot content with gobbling UP pretty
nearly everything that j. b. Weaver
and William j. Bryan and the rest of
the democrats have stood for when
standing for them meant something,
they now claim our war. Everybody
knows this " democratic war" de-
clares the Washington, Iowa, Demo-
crat,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
DEVELOP ART OF MeNptNc.
Shoes and Clothing Almost unobtain
able in Berlin.

The Hague. June Is. (By Mail.)-
Leather shoes are sold out in Berlin,
says the correspondent Of the Amster-
dam Handelsblad.
Clothing of all kinds. including
underclothing. is most difficult to get,
even with clothing card. No hand
kerchiefs. no shirts. no socks. no nap
kins. no wooden or cotton Jacket for
baby. Decent washing and toilet soap
has long been, unobtainable. Many,
many things are unobtainabie that are
still to be had in Holland, altho prices
may run much higher than in peace
times. Yet the Berliner looks fairly
clean and well-groomed. The art Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

as long as the number Of town folk
continue to increase, who have to be
fed by the farmer. Hence 1t is an
absolutely safe prediction that that
farm will bring much higher figures
If 1t should asain change hands with
in a few years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Carroll Herald asks. rs the re-
publican party in Iowa supporting pro-
hibition as war measure" or as g
princfple2"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

Naturally the boys at the. front are
clamoring for the home papers. They
want to keep in touch with the home
towns which they are going to help run
when they get back" says the Des
Moines Register
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-23

Citizens of Iowa and every other
state. know very well that the basis Of
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-06-27
NAVY RECRUITING IS ACTIVE
AND RESULTS SATISFACTORY

Washipgton.-The appearance OF
German submarines off the Atlantic
coast and the exploits OF the marines
Ing that the enlisted personnel Of the
navy now totals $50 .000-26,285 offi
GERS and 423.SO8 men.
Secretary Daniels announced that
enlistments In the naval reserve the
first week OF this month when 1t be-
came known that the sea wolves were
preying on shipping off the American
coast. totalled 1896. a record for this
branch OF the service, while in the
following week 12,30S men were add
ed. The enlistments. the secretary
said, are continuing at a rapid rate
and indications are that June will be
a banner month.
Enlistments in the marine corps
have brought the total strength of the
corps to approximately $4,000 men
Recruiting Is proceeding so briskly at
the stations throughout the country
that officials anticipate no difficulty
In speedily bringing the corps strength
to the 75,500 authorized in the naval
appropriation bill now before Con.
gress.
The enlisted strength OF the vari.
Gus branches OF the naval service
were given by Mr.. Daniels as follows :
Regular navy: OFFICERS, 9,2O4: en-.
listed men. 2O5,79S.
Naval reserves: Officers. 14.7O4:
enlisted men, 14S.5O5.
Marine corps: Officers, 1854; en-.
listed men, 4S.505.
National naval reserves: Officers
1856; enlisted men. $4,000.
Coast guard: Officers, 22S; enlisted
men. 5000.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-06-27
TO ESTABLISH AIR ROUTE
FROM w. 8. TO EUROPE

Washington.-Esta of an
air route to Europe from the United
States in order to bring the full force
OF American effort in the air to bear
against Germany has been decided
upon as definite project by the Brit.
ish air council. the new organization
into which all British air service has
been merged. This was disclosed to-
day by Major General William Branc-
ker. controller OF equipment on the
council, who is in Washington to dis.
cuss this and other projects relating
to air warfare with American officials.
Plans for an initial fight across
the Atlantic in August. September or
October OF this year are already well
advanced. American cooperation Is
sought and General Brancker hopes
that the first machine to make the
crossing will carry both British and
American pilots. At least three Brit.
ish pilots regarded as qualified for the
trip are now here and several types
OF machines produced in England have
ample fuel capacity for the 4O-hours
OF flying, it Is estimated the trip
would take.