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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30
GERMANY WAS FoREWARNEo.
Head Of Steamship Company Predict
ed Loss Of Trade.

ed Loss Of Trade.
ICorrespondence Associated Press,1
Sidney, Australia, Nov. 2s.-Albert
Balm, general director Of the Ham
burg American Steamship Company,
who is reported to have committed sui
eide just before the signing OF the arm /
istfce, had predicted disaster Tor the
German overseastrade as an outcome
Of the war. This is disclosed by the
publication here Of letter which Herr
Balm had written in December. 1917,
apparently to DR.. Rothenau, PRIV
councillor at Berlin. A copy OF TINS
letter was made public here by J. n.
Paxton, resident Of Sydney. who re-
ceiyed 1t from friend In London.
In it BALM declared that whether
Germany or England was victorious
in the war the consequences TO Ger
man foreign trade would be disastrous.
The letter reads In part:
Most OF what we read In the news
papers as to our preparedness for en-
barking on brisk trade and manufac-
lures a. soon as peace has been con-
c1uded ts. fear. written with the
manifest intention Of heartening our
people who are notoriously IGNORANT
Of our actual economic conditions ana
all that threatens them.
He said that the German mercantAe
marine was in "perilous condition.
and that the bill to rc-establtsh ana
strengthen it, which at the time o.
writing was before the Reichstas'
would show no results for ct least hve
years. In that time Germany's great
maritime competitors, Britain. ana tne
United States and Japan ana tiie5 hss-
rails, Norway, Denmark and Holia0d
would profit enormously. Il
BALM reminded his friend tha8 ne
(Ballin) vainIy begged Berlin authosi.
ties not to engage IN unreftrictsd SUD
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30
Slackers to Be Hunted
Until Rounded Up

Chicago. Dec. so.-Every "deserter,
Stacker or delinquent" who evaded
military or naval service IN the world
war is to be punished TO the limit by
the United States government That
such fate awaits them was announced
by V. J. Oke-liher. Of Oconto, Wis.
national inspector Of the United States
selective service, at gathering OF
more than 200 representatives Of the
draft boards of Chicago and two score
northern counties Of Illinois in the
Hotel LaSaile.
The federal government has de-
cided every able bodied man who was
4 deserter or a delinquent shall be pro-
secuted relentlessly," declared Inspect
or OKelliher The authorities in
Washington are devis:ng the proper
ma chinery to find and punish these
men.
viii "Dis Them Out"
If it takes the next hundred years
this government is going to dig them
out and punish them fo- their treach-
cry. The government viii trace them
10 their graves. if need be. Men who
often at the greatest sacrifices, are
entitled to this justice-and that means
these desertsrs and delinquents must
suffer-
Inspector o'Kelliher told how the
draft boards shall aid in spreading
nets for these offenders. Men who
failed to file their questionnaires, al
though liable to service under the
lev, or men who did not report for
medical examination will be court
martialed. as now planned
Those held for violation Of the sell
ective service Law will be turned over
| to the United States attorneys for pro-
sccution TO the laws extreme. Within
| a few days the whole plan for proceed
ure will he announced in Washington.
| Nets to Cover Country.
Meantime the nets are to be spread
| from one end Of the country to the
other.
| eve are going to get them no mat
ter how nany>years it takes" said MI
OKelliher. Such men deserve to be
punished for failing to respond "a
| their country's call a. its uttermos'
need. The process will be simple. II
each state headquarters a list Will o.
made out. Then each draft board VIII
| check Up its own roster with the oni-
cial state list.
| Even if the draft board thinks II
| may have had reason to clear any GER
| tain accused man, it must, neVerthe'
less. enter his full record on that state
| list
All Pledge Efforts.
| Every draft board representative
pledged >his or her utmost efforts te
bringing evaders to punishment. Then
for three hours detailed instructions
as to how each board Is to wind w
the task it has carried more than
year and a half was given by Maool
e. B. Tolman representing State Ad-
jutant Gen. F. C. Dickson. The gov
eminent will obtain an absolute recorc
to be filed for all time.
Next week representatives OF al
boards O. southern Illinois will mee'
in Springfield. 1t was decided yester-
day that all the Illinois boards WI
unite in a complimentary dinner te
Mai. Gen. Enoch II. Crowder, proves
marshal general, who had charge o.
the draft, in Chicago, Monday evening
| Jan. 13. 3,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO REMOVE DANDkUfr

Get a small bottle Of Danderin
any drug store for few cents.
little into your hand and rub we'll
the scalp with the finger tips.
morning most. II not all, Of this ~
scurf win have disappeared. Two
three applications will destroy svol
bit OF dandruft; stop scalp itching N
falling hair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30

70 Ours Cold IN One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine (Tab-
:s.s, y stops the cough and headache
and works on the cold. p. W. Groves
signature on each box. soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30

ward died a. Camp Cody CAsiql4
night one Year ago and Wa ~ e.
death among the nshting ussa ct
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-30
pselNe pesoest oeeae

It is believed that the Pacific IL FUZZY
. nile deeper than am othes ocean
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
The Parson.

At an Ashland avenue home they
have the fashion of giving names to
chickens and other creatures about the
place. Some days ago the mother
bought fine black rooster in market.
We'll name him the Parson,'" said
the mother.
A few days later the new preacher
and his wife We're invited to dinner,
They We're in the parlor awaiting the
event. Margaret, age six, came hur-
riedly into the next room. There the
mother admonished her to be on her
good behavior, "for today" said moth.
er, 1--WE have the parson for dinner"
mo, no, mamma" said Margaret.
Don't you know we killed and ate the
Parson three days ago."
This cannibalistic statement, over.
heard in the parlor, created some dis
quiet until mamma made an explana.
tion.-Indianapolis News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24

4O-mesh wire screen in order to sepa-
rate the sand, and any material which
goes through a 40-mesh wire is thrown
away. A mixing board with smooth
surface and a box for measuring the
sand and gravel are necessary. Spread
the sand on the board and add the ce-
ment; mix these thoroughly together;
add three-fourths of the required
amount Of water and then the gravel
or stone; mix thoroughly and add wa
ter to the dry spots. making the mix
ture just wet enough to be jellylike.
Thorough mixing is very essential, as
the mortar should completely coat all
particles of the mixture. Only enough
water should be added so that when
the concrete is tamped on laying the
water will nicely flush the surface.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
POULTRY FOOD FROM WASTE
Fowls Convert Materials Into Feed
That Cannot Be Utilized by Any
Other Kind of Stock.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Keep this thought in mind in con-
sidering the growing of more poultry
as a war necessity: Poultry is means
of converting into good food materials
that cannot be utilized by man, that
cannot be eaten by any other kinds
of stock, and that without the poultry
would be absolute waste. Very clearly
it becomes national as well as an
individual duty to keep enough poul-
try to take up all such waste mates
rails. AS long as fowls take the bulk
of their feed from such sources and
require to be fed on grain or other
garnered feeds only as a finishing
process, additional food is being Gre,
nted.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
INTERIOR OF CHICKEN HOUSE
Kind of Floor Most Suitable Depends
Greatly on Soil on Which Struc-
ture Is Located.

(From the United States Department Of
Agriculture0
The kind of floor which is best suit
ed for particular poultry house de-
ponds upon the soil on which it is To-
Gated, and the use of the house. On
light, sandy, well-drained soils dirt
floor is satisfactory, especially for
small or colony han houses. Such
floors should be from two to six
inches higher than the outside ground
surface, and it is advisable to renew
them each year by removing the con-
taminated surface down to clean soil.
and to refill with fresh sand or fine
gravel and earth. A board floor is
generally used where the level of the
floor in the house is from one to three
feet above the ground surface and
in portable houses on land which is
not well drained. Board floors har-
Dor rats and rot quickly and should
be raised some distance off the ground
SO that cats or dogs can get under
them, which also allows free circu-
lation Of air to prevent the wood from
! rotting. Cement floors are adapted
to long permanent buildings, brooder
houses, incubator cellars, and to all
permanent houses where an artificial
| floor is required and can be built on
the ground level. These floors are
easy to clean, very sanitary, rot proof,
and comparatively inexpensive, if one
has cheap supply of gravel or sharp
sand.
| Wooden floors are usually made of
matched flooring and are generally
doubled in cold climates to make them
| tight and warm, in which case the
lower layer of boards is usually laid d.
agonally to strengthen the floor. Floors
of one thickness give good satisfac-
ton in most sections of this country
and in growing houses. Three-quar-
ter-inch mesh wire may be used under
wooden or dirt floors to keep out rats.
In making concrete or cement floors
and walls select Portland cement of
known reputation, which should be
kept in a dry place; use clear, coarse,
sharp sand or gravel which does not
contain over five per cent of clay or
| silt and crushed stone or gravel one
| fourth to two inches in diameter. The
] gravel should be screened through a
one-fOurth-inch mesh wire screen and
the coarse particles used as stone,
while the material which passes
through the screen is sifted through a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
For the Fall Bride

A gift which will remind the little
bride who undertakes to furnish a
home in wartime that Mr.. Hoover has
his eye on her, is a bread bag. 1t is
made of sturdy cotton; an unbleached
muslin would do well. Into it the
scraps of bread left from the table are
put and are kept comparatively fresh
for use at the next meal or for bread
buildings or bread crumbs The reason
for the bag is that war bread seems
to keep so much better when wrapped
in cloth than when left in the regu-
lation box, where it is apt to mold if
the box is close, or dry cut if the box
is left open. Embroider the word
bread, or an outline of cut loaf on
this bag if you are thinking of giving
it to some little bride you know.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24

Occasionally during the past summer
ore ran across turban, or small hat,
with a long tulle scarf attached and
this scarf was simply an elongation of
q ruffed drapery Of tulle over crown
OF flowers. Now that fall is here some
one OF those clever people who think
up our headwear was inspired with the
happy idea of substituting velvet or
veiyeteen or broadcloth for tulle-and
we have a chic and youthful winter hat
VITA coy scarf attachment. 1t is
novelty and becoming. Moreover, the
scarf is very practical, and we may
see this combination developed in sew
eral ways.
The odd and pretty hat in the picture
has narrow brim and side crown
covered with sapphire blue and gray
blocade in satin. The crown is a puff
of blue velvet and the scarf is of vel
vet lined with satin. 1t is tackled to
the brim at the right back and wraps
about the throat, the ends falling-one
to the back, over the shoulder. There
: are two small bead tassels on each end
Of the scarf.
This coquettish model happens to
be made Of velvet with brocade. but
.broadcloth or duvetyn would suit
even better for it, using either brocade
or fur for the brim. 1t has something
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Tunes for Tanks


Probably no more unique donation
has ever been made for the amuse-
ment of soldiers than one of $50 re-
Gently given by charitably disposed
lady for gramophone records to equip
a tank.
Other donations which have come to
light from time to time have not
lacked an element of the picturesque,
as, for instance, the supplying of a
hospital in Paris which was filled with
African troops with 700 fans. They
were so appreciated during the sum-
mer months that the hospital appealed
for more. Not long ago a French Off
Ger issued an appeal for games for
his men. In one regiment in which
most of the soldiers were fathers of
families the preference was for bowl
ing. The trench does not make bad
alley.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24

In the matter of wearing mourning
for relatives who have given, their lives
for their country there are two opin-
ions. One is that it is inadvisable to
wear black because it depresses other
people. We must not ask others to
mourn with us, or even remind them
OF mourning. The other is that a
proper respect for the dead almost
compels period of mourning apparel.
IL is matter which each one must
think out for herself The Red Gross
mas adopted substitute for the usual
mourning and the last bulletin of the
central division has this to say:
The American Red Cross will pro-
VIDE the mourning brassards to be
worn by relatives of men who have
given their lives to their country, ac-
cording to AT announcement made by
the war council. These brassards,
which are to be used in lieu of gen
eral mourning, We're suggested and de-
signed by the womans committee of
the council of national defense, the
idea being heartily indorsed by Presi-
dent Wilson in q letter he sent to the
Woman's committee. They will be fur
nished free to the parents or widows of
men who have died in the service and
at cost to other members of the fam
lily.
The brassard. which is to be worn
on the left sleeve, miuway between ell
bow and shoulder is band of black
broadcloth or other material three
inches wide on the surface of which
the regulation military star is EN-
broidered in gold thread. The mum
Der of stars on q brassard will denote
the extent of the sacrifice made by
each family.
The brassards will be made and
distributed by the chapters of the Red
Cross working III conjunction with To-
cal units of the woman's committee of
the council of national defense. An
initial supply of materials for the
manufacture of the mourning emblems
has been purchased by the Red Cross
and will be forwarded to the IA divi-
sions of the organization for distribu-
ton through their chapters. 1t is ex-
pected that the first of the brassards
will be ready for distribution about
the middle of September. A brief
statement accompanying the announce
ment says:
In adopting this insignia the WON
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Cub Bear Caused Excitement.

A cub bear. about ten months old,
caused much excitement at Moose
Lake. Mimi, the other day when it
walked into town and scratched at the
back door of local restaurant. The
cook thought it was the owners dog.
Her discovery that it was not began a
series of activities in the kitchen
which could have been equaled only
by the bursting of a high explosive
shell. When the cause of the disturb.
ance was learned the men of the town
formed an escort and drove the cub
back to its haunts. Bears are pro.
tected by law and for that reason II
was not killed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
G.A~ 2za,zz
on the Brim of Your L,a4

Two feet away it was strikingfs
good looking. Any black velvet sailos
would be with a wide wooden Roman.
stripe binding about the edge of it's
brlm. A closer inspection proved
again how very effective absurdly sim.
pie things can be. Mercerized cotton
did it. Chinese blue, orange, purple,
green and black We're used this way
A simple over-and-over stitch made
the binding, a solid two inches of the
circumference done in the blue, the
next in purple, then green, then black
and SO ON all the way round the hat.
A pretty variation of this form of trim
ming would be to use blanket stitch
instead of the simpler over-an-over,
Then straight strands o. the cotton
might be wrapped round and round
the crown to simulate land.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
KNIGHTS of. Health.

Throughout the United States half
a million children are at present en-
rolled in an enterprise which bids fair
to achieve decidedly important ends
1t is a crusade against dirt and dis.
ease. Half million children between
the ages of five and sixteen are en-.
rolled under a banner bearing a Cru.
sader's cross, and have pledged them.
selves to undertake a round of by,
gienic duties for one year and to do
what they can to improve the health
conditions of their homes and com.
munities. There is health and mental
discipline in regular duties of this sort
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
cheno;se Dress.

The chemise dress, if present indl-
cations count for anything, has come
to stay. These new ones for winter
hang in severely straight lines from
shoulder to hem, and they do not show
the additional underskirt with which
they were provided last season. Some
of them are plated in fine accordion
plaits and others are provided with
extra applied and floating panels at
the sides of the skirts. AS for the
belts, they are mostly made of very
thin strips of the material from which
the gown is constructed, and they are
tied loosely to confine the gown in
some semblance of a waistline.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
women's Club Markets Own Products.

The women of Tennessee home
demonstration club are marketing their
own vegetables, small fruits, eggs,
poultry, butter and cottage cheese
with the help Of the local home DEM
onstration agent. A table has been
secured for them at the entrance to
the market house, where the products
are attractively displayed. Since none
of the women had experience in dress
ing fowls for market, the agent called
a meeting at one of the homes and
showed them the proper way to kill
and dress poultry. The club members
are making a speciality of weekend
baskets. Ordinary peck baskets are
used and are filled to order to meet the
tastes of the purchasers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
made bad LANDING
Young Boche Amman Really De-
served Better Luck.
AS 1t Was, the Youth Probably Only
Escaped lgnominious Personal chas-
tisement by Being Made
Prisoner OF War.

Although he was a boche we ad.
mired his audacity. He came hum
ming out of the summer blue on a
sultry afternoon, swooping from no
where right in the inner guard of half
dozen of our unsuspecting kite bal
looms. Swift and straight as a falcon
he dived, and at the rattle of his ma.
chine gun and the flash Of his tracer
bullets pigmy figures strangely agitat-
ed came bobbing and gyrating earth
ward under their spreading para
chutes.
Whirr! went his gun, and biff, went
the first balloon, thin train of fire
leading to a scarlet blaze and gos-
samer wreckage. Before one could
count twelve second sausage had
shriveled into skin and the Hun plane
was making tracks for home.
The 'Archies' had been taken by
surprise. For moment it looked as
if the unwelcome visitor would reach
his lines. But suddenly the "Archies"
ceased firing, and it was then we saw
a British plane pursuing at a pace
that could only have one result. The
German Ssside-stepped" twice by in
tention and once involuntarily. He
smashed into cottage like goat but
ting through fence, his propellers
going through the matched roof and
his rudder cooking up in the air. The
solitary pilot was pitched into a cor
ner of the long orchard, little the
worse for his fall. He was a small,
thin, rather mean-looking young man,
and he blinked stupidity at the re-
mains of what had once been an air.
plane. A little dog barked at him,
half dozen fussy hens scolded him,
and a very angry and very determined
old lady came out Of the cottage to
investigate him.
She was a typical Flemish dame,
massive of build, tenacious in charac-
ter and practical in all things. DELHI
erately and of set purpose she adj
yanced on the dazed airman. She
caught him by the collar of his tunic.
She shook her fist in his face, and she
asked him in the incisive vernacular
OF the Flemish peasant what he
meant by smashing up her house. She
ordered him to look at the mess he
had made, calculated the cost and de-
manded payment, all in breath. She
heaped insults on him, his parents and
his airplane.
As she talked all the glory of war
and the spirit Of conquest eyaporated
from the flying Hun. He shranll till
he looked like small boy caught in
mean theft; his airplane, with it's
gaudy splashes, resembled a broken
toy, and he tugged ruefully at his hair,
and flushed and stammered and edged
cautiously away.
As he retired the old woman adj
vanced, and I am convinced that but
for the prompt arrival of guard of
grinning Tommies she would have
spanked that unhappy Teuton youth.
Never did man surrender so eagerly.
When he and his escort had de-
parted the dame 'shooed'' away the
hens and then industriously picked up
the assorted fragments of the airplane
for ACKNOWLEDGMENT Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24

ans committee desired that it should
never be commercialized, but that it
should always be possible for the
members of the families Of those who
have made the supreme sacrifice to
prepare for themselves this badge Of
honor"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-24
Satin Footwear.

High black satin boots, for house
wear, are true leather savers. They
are really very smart. They lace
snugly about the ankles and are made
with French heels and moderate
points. Oxfords Of black satin also
laced, are another autumn speciality
in the shoe shops. These are especially
pretty for informal house wear in the
afternoon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-08
Japan TO MAKE LOANOF
s5O,00O,ODO TO CHINA

Toxic. Dec. 7.-Official announce
ment has been made that the Jap
anese government has arranged a
series OF three loans with the Chi
nese government. The first Of these
is to be applied to the construction
OF four railways in Manchuria and
Mongolia. about 1000 miles Of rail.
way In all. The cost is estimated al
about $4,000, 700, the initial loan
to be $4,000, 900.
The second loan is for building
railways in the Shantung province
to cost $35, 100000 on which loar
OF $40. 900 is advanced.
The third loan is intended to es
tablish a national iron works in Chi
ma and to obtain the capital neces
sary for starting the work will
skilled engineers, experts and super
vision from Japan. The total amoun
of this loan is expected to be $50,
900, 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-08
FAVORS
GOV. OWNERSHIP
Says II Has Been Demonstrated
That National Ownership Is
Sound and Practical

Washington, Dec. Permanent
ownership OF the telegraph and tele-
phone systems was recommended by
Postmaster General Burleson in his
annual report. lie said: "Exper-
iences as a result OF the present war
has fully demonstrated that govern
ment ownership Is a principle not
only wholly sound but practical.
While such control iS now but tenn
porary. existing only until the rati-
fication OF the peace treaty. yet the
best results can be accomplished on
ly when these systems are owned
by the government and made a part
OF the postal establishment and op-
Grated solely with the view OF serv-
Ing the public. and not for making a
profit"