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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
WHY eoLsHEvikI FAILED.
Cooperative Unions Of Siberia Welded
People Together Against Hun.

: Correspondence Associated Press.l
Toxic, Sept. 1O.-Failure of the boil
sheyiki to control Siberia was partly
due to the fact that the leaders Of the
provisional Siberian government have
organized "co-operative unions thru
out the country which have welded the
people into one great family. hostile
alike to the Establishments of radical
Ism and of the Germans.
Twenty-nine Of these bodies were
formed in villages and counties shortly
after the beginning Of the revolution
according to Already Petroff, deputy
minister of foreign affairs Of autOnom-
Gus Siberia, now in Toxic, and number
about 100000 conservative socialists,
democrats and army officers of the
former regime living in the region
between Ural and Irkutsk. These or
CARNATIONS are secret and. while each
is separate and independent GRITTY.
all are united for mutual benefit for
the maintenance of the provisional gov,
eminent. financing and the transaction
Of business.
Mr.. Petroff declared it was owing to
the assistance Of these societies in
providing arms, 4 munitions. food and
clothing that the Czecho Slovaks have
been so successful against the Lenine-
Trotzky troops. The people Of Siberia.
he said, were anxious when he left
Siberia to see the country along the
railway cleared OF the bolsheviki and
order and tranquility restored by the
allies.
Contrary to inspired German reports,
Mr.. Petroff stated. there Is only one
government in Siberia, the provisional
government for autonomous Siberia,
This government. he said, is supported
by the "co-operative unions" which
have organized self determinate gov
ernments in various parts Of the coun-
try and these are now co-ordinated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
Foretkought of
Norman Woman
Adds to Wheat Store

SalNI Lake CITY, Oct. 1T was ow-
ing to the forcthought and energy of
woman that the United States 1904
administration was enabled to obtain
recentlyt175,0 900 bushels of wheat from
the relief society of the Church o.
Jesus Christ or Latter Day Saints
(MormonS). This store of grain had
been saved ~up against a possible
famine and vas made available to the
government in a time Of great need.
The woman who was chiefly in
strumental in saving up the wheat is
Mrs. Emeline b. Wells. president OF
the church relief society. For forty (.
two years she carried out the wishes
of Brigham Young in the storing of
the grain.
Young, then president Of the Nor
mon church, taught her that some day
there would be famine and he urged
her to advocate saving grain. Thru
the medium of paper known as the
"Woman's Exponent which Mrs.
Wells edited for years, she preached
the storing Of grain by the women OF
the church relief societies. The origi-
nal work began through the. cleaning
of the wheat fields and grew annually.
until in later years funds of the
society were Invested in wheat, which
was sold when prices were high, the
money being re-invested when the
prices were low Mrs. Wells travelled
to every place in the west where
members Of the Mormon church had
colonized, preaching the storing OF
grain.
With the advance in transportation
methods endeavors were made to stop
the practice, but Mrs. Wells has in.
sisted that the work be continued.
The granaries of the relief society are
again being filled at the suggestion OF
Mrs. Wells, who is still president of
the relief society Of the church, which
numbers $4,000 members
Mrs. Wells is in her ninety-first
year She is as active as woman OF
As She has grandsons and great
grandsons with the American forces
abroad and one of her ambitions to-
day is to fly IN an airplane.
Advancement of her sex has Away.
been favorite field in the activities
of Mrs. Wells. She was an associate
Of Susan r. Anthony. Nm 1899 she
represented Utah women at the
women's international Congress and
Congress in London, and was pre-
scented to Queen Victoria during her
visit there. She has been the Utah
delegate to the National Woman
Suffrage conventions at different
times t....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
REAL YANk FIGHTING SPIRIT.
Surrender Passes TO pari. 70 Assist j,
Checking Germans.

Paris. Sept. 16.-(By Maii)-Gcneral
Mangins army was engaged in the
most terrific battle Of the war; for
three days no progress could be made
against the desperate resistance of the
Prussian Guards and BaVarian shock
troops. In the vicinity of Coucy-le-
Chateau and on the edges OF the Saint
Gobain forest the battle ragged. German
counter attacks had driven back the
attacking Franco American army at
various points.
a division of the American army
after three weeks of stubborn fighting
had just been relieved and rested in
comparative safety behind the Ailette
river. Two hundred of the american
soldiers proudly exhibited passes en-
titling them to ten days leate in Paris
and otherwhere to the rear.
At 4 o'clock in the morning the
"alert" was sounded. A violent Ger
man counter attack had just been
launched threatening the allied posi-
tons north of the Ailette. The division
was to return to the firing line at once.
AS they mustered out, heavy with
sleep, the officers told the boys that
those II possession ee passes for the
rear might remain behind. They could
take advantage Of the brief furlough.
Not one man remained behind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
PRISONERS DIE OF EXPOSURE
Pitifu! Conditions Exit in Camp o.
Russ Prisoners in Germany. Is

CORRESPONDENCE Associated PTess.l
The Hague. Sept. 12.-Thousands OF
Russians and Finnish Red Guards i'm
prisoned in secret camp at Frieden-
ort. near Konigshsrg. Germany, are
living and diving amid terrible condi-
tionS> according TO a neutral who has
just arrived here after a Tong visit in
Germany Many of them. he said. arc
virtually naked and the remainder are
clad in rags Deaths are common ard
he predicted that with the coming OF
winter most of those still alive would
perish from exposure.
Food conditions in West Prussia, this
informant said. are by no means as
good as in east Prussia the home OF
the Junkcrs. Ample food was obtain
able at fairly reasonable prices in the
cast. in consequence of which the popn-
lation was comparatively cheerful. TT
this situation he ascribed the continued
resistance of the Junkers to the de-
sire for quick peace. which he stated
was growing rapidly in other parts 81
the country.
The wreckage caused by the Rus
sian invasion OF 1914 was still evident,
according to the traveller, who foun
the streets Of Gumbinnen in ruined
condition. Reconstruction of military
works. however, was going forward
steadily blythe forced labor OF many
Russian and Italian prisoners. who
were being worked on railways, bridges
barracks and Notifications.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
Eldora News Notes.

Special to mes-RepuDlican.
Eldora. Oct. S.--Jay S. Newcomer
left Monday for points in Missouri.
Kansas and Colorado. on a business
mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cluck left Mon
day for Chicago. where they expect to
make their home this winter with relav
tives and friends.
Mrs. Frank Walker returned today
to her home near Winnebago. Mimi
a ter n visit in Eldora and vicinity FOL
several weeks with relatives and
friends.
One Of the heaviest rains and cleo
trical storms Of the season visited this
section last night and this morning
The rain was badly needed to moister
the ground for blowing.
Miss nellie Smith Is here from n visit
with friends near Winnebago. MINI.
The enterprise of the Times Repub-
lican in circulating i'll this community
the first news Of the possible peace
treaty in the war across seas was mucf
appreciated by its patrons here. The
news reached Eldora in the Times Re.
publican extra many hours ahead OF
any other publication.
Edora, Oct. Sword was received
Saturday by A. W. Mittcr OF the deatf
near Hobokcn, n. j.. Of Cleve Seclcy
who enlisted in the limited service FOL
soldier duty last spring. No partic
ulars OF the young mans death were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
LORRAINE ORE WORKS SOLD.
Holdings Of French Citizens Pass u
German Syndicate For $65,ooQOoo.

Amsterdam. Sept. 17.-(By MALL
The immense coal and iron mines and
smelling works owned by Baron de
Wendell, in Lorraine, have been sold TO
a German syndicate for the normal
equivalent of sos 100000, on the, ground
that they were chiefly owned by French
citizens. The process by which TINS
great property was transferred from
French to German ownership is called
compulsory liquidation.'
Baron De Wendell. reputed to be one
of the richest men in Europe. was chief
owner of the Lorraine coal and iron
fields. His possessions in German Lor-
raine have long excited the cupidity OF
the German capitalists. The potential
ore supply in this field alone has been
estimated at 81. 300, 900 900.
The property was divided by the Ger
mans in two groups. The iron fields
were sold to a steel combine for 10000
900 marks. The smelling works and
coal mines were purchased for 2lo,Opo,-
600 marks by a syndicate headed by
Councillor Vonraumer. The state re-
served the right of participation to the
extent of 81 per centin the purchase OF
the properties.
The Frankfort Zeitung in, reporting
the sale says the prices were reason
able" indicating the German steel. iron
and coal magnate made good bargains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
SOCIAL WORKERS CONFERENCE
State Meeting to Be Held in Muscat'ne
Oct. 20 to a.

Snecial to Times Republican.
Muscatine, Oct S--'Ivery city ana
town in the state OF Iowa will ne
n sked to send representatives to the
state conference of social workers
which is 4 o he held in Muscatine on
Oct 20 to o. Representation VIII
also &c urged upon tn" OF counties.
Letters are to be sent cut this week
nv the local committee to the mayors
of all towns over 5000 in population
inviting them to name delegates to the
meeting. The larger cities VIII SEND
their social workers without exception
Supervisors or the various counues
are tn be asked to attend as well as
to send the overseer Of the poor ana
other county officers interested In So
cial welfare.
The war invests new Importance
in the meeting Of the social workers,
New social problems have developed
as a result Of war conditions. me
community Is being aroused to the i'm
portance Of meeting it's social obliga-
tions in greater measure than ever
before
Social workers OF nation wide prom
inence whl appear before the conven-
ton and problems Of vital Importance
to the social life of every iowa town
and city VIII be discussed by authorl-
ties ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08

enolrclsl sincs July. The, seisure OF
Blanc Noat heights> by Our troops
threatened the Germans with being
cut on from their rear communica'
tons.
The city had ben entirely evacuated
by civilians since May ~. when the
incessant German bombardment be-
gan. Even the French kept no troops
In the city after that
The ancient cathedral Is battered
all around by shells. Hundreds OF
statues have ben Knocked of at the
north end and on the two sides. The
adlfice was exposed to the German
artillery fre everywhere except IN
front.
A great hole has been torn thru the
roof, which. also shows two smaller
holes. Every bit Of loaded glass IN
the windows has been shattered.
A shell struck the pedestal OF the
statue Of Jon Of Arc. but the statue
itself was removed. The Hotel Grand,
Hotel Loan d'Ore and the Municipal
Theater, as we'll al all the buildings IN
the vicinity OF the cathedral are
battered by shells. The German re-
tirement places Rheims outside the
normal artillery range.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
URGE IRISH ENLlsTMENTS.
Effort Being Made To Escape Con
scription In Tagging Districts.

CORRESPONDENCE Associated Press.1
Dublin. Sept. 15.-Ireland soon may
become a patchwork quilt of con-
scription districts and non -conscrip-
ton districts. according to members oil
the Irish recruiting council. whose al
lotted time for raising 10000 Volun-
teers as an alternative to conscrip-
ton. is drawing to close, with the
allotment as yet untitled.
The council, which is composed OF
five Irishmen. representing all parties,
has divided the country into ten dis
trists. with a quota for each, and mas
arranged with the government that in
districts which fill their quotas, con-
scription will not be applied. even tho
the total of volunteers falls below the
required $4,000 men.
1t is generally predicted that some
of the districts will fall far short OF
the!rf quotas And there consumption
is expected to be inaugurated. eventat
the cost of resistance.
The objection of many young irish :
men to entering the army and the
traditional Irish hostility to the war
office is being met by recruiting agents
by pointing out the special attractions
of the Royal Air Force. This service
is not under control of the war office
and it has the added advantage OF
having many non fighting positions.
Political feeling runs high. however
and the class of young men who make
the best soldiers, the missile troops,
are not volunteering in large numbers
Two or three members OF the irish
parliamentary party have identiilco
themselves with the recruiting cam
paign but the party as whole mas
held aloof.
Side by side with the operations OF
the recruiting council. Colonel Lynch
member Of parliament, is conducting a
crusade of his own with the view oil
organizing brigade which he hopes
to command Colonel Lynch fought on
the side of the Beers against Grea'
Britain, but his feelings towards the
present war have led him to lay aside
all racial feeling and come out on the
side Of the allies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
RHEIMS RUIN PICTURED.
Not q Living Soul in Cathedral City
When Allies Entered.
IBy Damon Runyon. ]

Iby Damon funyON.
Amid the Ruins Of Rheims, Oct T.
Il entered Rheims with the first party
Of staff officers to walk into the liber--
ated cathedral city. Immediately after
we mad received the news of the cap
ture by the Americans Of the Champ
de Wagram, whoch forced General Won
Mudra's army to withdraw from the
forts Of Brimont, Witty and Nogent-
a-Basse. where the German batteries
dominated the city.
The roads leading into Rheims were
still barricaded with barbed wire. Not
living human being was inside the
Sas-filled town. The fumes still hung
heavy in the half wrecked buildings
and other low-lying places.
Among the shelled ruins OF pub
lie school found tiny gas masks.
These had belonged to the pupils be-
fore the city was evacuated last May,
when all civilians wore gas masks.
Corpses Of the last soldiers and
civilians killed whila leaving the city
were still lying in the streets. Dead
horses were everywhere.
/. Later explored an eastern suburb
\of the cathedral city. Cernay-les-
Rheims, which the enemy had occupied
FOR four years. I examined Some sahrp-
shooters nests where the snfrDrs had
picked on the people walking in the
tsreets Of Rheims.
The former German trenches were
Uttered with thousands of empty
bottles looted ffom the vast vaults IN
the surrounding countryside.
Rheims was liberated Saturday after
three -auaytefs Of the city had been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
WEEDS MAN WHO SHOT HER.
Miss Shoemaker Forgives Schermer
horn But Does Not Forgive Whisky.

Kansas City, Nct. ST have for
given Louis Whisky ! can never for
give. It brought me from Dcs Aoines.
1t took me to the Hotel Baltimore. II
fred the kullet. 1t paralyzed me. II
left me lying sixteen hours without
help.
He has promised to leave whisky
alone and take care of me-, so | mar
ried him and l am happy.
Il have told my lawyer to dismiss
the $lO0,000 damage suit against him
and / will refuse to testify against him
on the criminal charge.
Miss Ruth Shoemaker of Rockwell
City has shifted the blame for the
drunken revel at the hotel Baltimore,
Sept. from Louis 3. Schcrmerhorn of
Des Moines. to whisky, altho she still
lies in bed at st. Marys hospital. para
lived from the neck down as result
! of bullet fired by him. striking her
in the neck. ~
They were married after Schermer-
horns attorney. c. S. Bradshaw on
/ Dcs Moines, had gained her consent
| without consulting her nurse, the
mother superior at the hospital or her
attorney.
The ceremony was 90 arranged tha'
/ o one at the hospital knew about =
! until it was over.
! Secrecy was maintained because the
| mother superior and other attaches OF
| the hospital refused Schermerhorn an-
! mttance, fearing violence.
! They had even gone so far as 10
ask for a patrolman to stad guard AT
| her door one night.
1 Miss Shoemaker smiled today as she
! said Schermcrhorn was going to take
her away when she gets better.
They said would die. but l won't
| she declared Just yesterday l founo
I could move my shulders a bit, and
I am beginning to have feeling in my
| feet
"Get my age right. won't you? II,
only 20, not 81, as the detectives said.
Hunt c. Moore. prosecutor said TO-
day the marriage would not necessar-
ily prelude prosecution, but that the
state could not force the vile 10
testify.
For the present, at least, the case
would not be dismissed. the prosecutor
| said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
|, constantinopls.

contained In the telegram. The ~
neral and burial will take place
Iowa Falls.
The funeral service for Jesse Dach
enson. who died last week In Waite
Reid hospital in College Park. Nd, mes
Washington, u. c., was held in Eldox
Sunday afternoon from the Methodb
Episcopal church. being IL IL charge (
the Rev. Mr.. Hoon. Of Alden. and Re
w. F. Stanley, of Eldora. The loc3
Grand Army OF the Republic attends
the service in a body and the body ~
laid away with the honcrs Of soldtc
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Nutting left Sur
day for Austin and other points
Minnesota for short visit with lreIs
tives and friends.
Aymer d. Dayis left Saturday g
Joplin. Mo-. on business mission Of
few days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
Montexuma News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma, Oct. S.-The travelling
public vii! note with great interest the
fact that Hotel Weber has changed
ha nds and that G. r. Sharer and wife
are now conducting the hotel. The
hotel is to he conducted on an entirely
different basis than formerly.
The liberty bond committees are fin
fishing up their work in this part of the
county. The results have fully met the
expectations and when the totals are
made up It will be found that this part
of the county has again shown that 1t
will back up the home boys now on the
front lines. The work was the best or
ganized It had eyer been and all COM
mittees were working In unison with
excellent results.
Montezuma now has n union railway
station. On Friday ali trains on the
NJ. Is. ST. T.. begun using the Rock
Island station For the present mt least
there is TO 20 NO G,langc in tine s'!iS.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
Army Physician Die. Of influenza.

Belle Plaine. Oct. Sword was re-
ceived by friends here on Saturday Of
the death Of DR.. Clark Franton. of
Spanish influenza at a-icamp in Cali.
fornia.- DR.. Fanton was born in this
city and was 80 years OF . age. He was
a graduate OF the Belle PLANE school
and later attended the state university
at Iowa City, where he graduated In
tho medical department. He was
married to young lady In Iowa City.
After his graduation he moved to
Riverside, Cal, AT which place 'hc
practiced and which was his home
until his death. He answered the call
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08

Rsapsrs Folloab
Guns - FRENCH
Recapture Land

Correspondence Associated Press.l
With the French Army in France.
Sept. 1.-TWO million bushels Of wheat
which the German army intended to
send across the Rhine, II being gar
ncred along the battlefront by the
harvesting battalions of the French
army. From the land wrested from
the Teutens since the middle Of July
100000 bushels already have been
gathered and half a million more re-
main to be cut. Furthermore. each
backward step by the invaders adds to
the wheat acreage which will feed the
fighters OF France this winter
AS the tanks and the infantry batter
their way onward the artillery comes
up behind them and with the guns
come the reapers. Alongside positions
where the French cannon were hurting
death into the enemy's ranks in the
battles of the Avrc. Aisne and Disc.
American harvesters were hard at
work
Around Montdidier where grain
fields were part Of the battle-ground,
self-bindcrs were gathering a. rich
harvest. Where the big machines
could not reach the. grain because of
wire entanglements, shell-holcs and
trenches, soldiers armed>with scythes
and sickles cut the stalks and re-
covered every kernel that coEld be
saved.
North Of the Aisne the advancinS
French found acres where the Ger
mans had worked hard to reap the
l.. t,,,t h.l cE,,yy1
that time too short. East of The Arre,
near Moreuil, the poilus found n
threshing machine almost intact-evi-
dence that the harvesting had been
carried on almost up ito the last
minute. All the other farm implements
had been taken away or destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08

ules of the two roads. The consolida-
ton of the stations has resulted in the
throwing of j. 4. Bryan out of his long
time position as agent of the NJ. Il st
l.. and also deprives c. :. Lecake of his
position rs hostler.
on Friday evening Mrs. Charles Hes
selschwerdt and her little daughter
started to Maicom to- get air. iioSs1i-
schwerdt. She was driving their road
ster. When on fill two miles from
Malcolm n tire blew out and caused the
car To turn out of the road and over
the grade. The occupants Were thrown
clear of the car as it turned com
pletely over and they escaped with only
severe bruises. The car finally landed
at the bottom of the I'LL headed In tbs
opposite direction from that in which II
had been going.