Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-10
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE ENIARoEs
BODY TO CONSIDER
CASES.
FIVE NEW MEMBERS FROM
COUNTRY DISTRICTS NAMED
Six New Precinct Captains Appointed
az Heads Of Various War Activities
Rhodes Man Removed Because Of
Lack Of co-operation-Othsr Mat
ters Before Council.

The Marshall caunty council of de-
Tense, at it's regular monthly meeting
in the east court room Wednesday,
filed vacancies in six precincts, fixed
a fair price for husking corn, and in
creased its committee on loyalty to a
military court of ten members to try
all cases in which disloyalty or refusal
to support the war drives is charged.
The two standing committees. con-
sisting of A. A. Moore. c. II. f. Board
man. and F. G.. Pierce on loyalty. and
w. II. Arney, H. A. Kinnan and A. II.
z. Matthews on war activities. were
merged, and five new members from
outside OF MarshalHown were added in
the pers ons OF J. L. wylie. Gilman: w.
B. Mason. Melbourne: J. F. Mcmahon.
State Center: Frank Davis, Bangor;
and c. F. Nickerson. Vienna township.
New Precinct Captains.
After the adoption of a resolution
presented by the committee OF county
commanders. providing for filing
vacancies. the following new precinct
captains were appointed and voted into
membership: r. ]. McC1eary. OF
Laurel. captain of war service drives,
to fill vacancy caused by enlistment OF
Dr.. Charles Patton in the army; w.
y. Gilbert, Of state Center. Red Cross
captain to succeed Rev. H. f. Morrow,
who has entered army Y. NJ c. A.
work: A. ]. HeimSman. of Haver-
hill to succeed William O0mpbell, as
captain OF war savings stamp cam
paign: Henry -Welp, Timber Creek
township. as fuel captain to succeed
W. n. Thomas. who has moved: w, d.
Burgoyne. OF Rhodes. as food captain,
TO succeed e L. Tribby. removed.
Rhodes Man Denoted"
Upon report from the county food
administrator that E. L. Tribby. OF
Rhodes, captain for the Eden precinct
for. the food administration. had re-
fused to Cooperate in the work OF the
food admin istra ton, and upon recon-
mendation of the local council for that
precinct the county council OF defense
voted unanimously to remove Tribby
from his office in the council Of de-
ferse. and Mr.. Burgoyne was ap-
pointed to the vacancy. =
A resolution was adopted. IS to q.
with many not voting, that vacancies
should be filed by vote Of the county
council upon approval Of nominees o9
the committee Of county comUlander"
who must first consult with the local
councils for recommendations. Inc
intent Of the resolution was to bring
about agreement between local coun-
ellis and the county commanders OF the
various branches Of war service work
before a nomination came up to the
county council.
Upon recommendation of the var
mers' Improvement Association, and
after discussion it was voted that
fair war price for husking corn IN
Marshall county should be fixed at
cents where an elevator was furnsheo'
ana cents where loads had to be
shoveled. -..-
Union War Work Drive Outlined.
R. w. McCreery, county commander
of war service drives, outlined the
union war work drive which would De
nut on IN November for funds to SUP
mort the work Of t.le> seven war serv-
ice societies which have been
recognized by the war department. He
| read the order Of. President Wilson
commanding that there should be one
| union drive for funds for all these
societies. .-a
C. c. St. Clair congratulated the
| council of defense upon its liberty
loan drive, which put Marshall county
over the top among the first three
counties in the first state in the union
to meet their quotas.
County Attorney scott reported thai
there would be much less necessity
for appealing cases Of classification
for the draft among the reglstranfSo'
Sept. -, owing to better understand
ind on the part Of registrants in MI
ing out missionaries and systematH'
ing the work by the local board.