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Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
NAVAL RESERVE FORCE
BIGGER THAN OLD NAVY

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 1.-The United
States naval reserve force, now en-
bracing $1,000 men and 1880 officers,
lis larger than the regular navy when
war was declared and three times as
large as in the Spanish-American
war" Secretary Daniels declared to-
day in addressing the special gradu-
alton class of 300 reserve officers at
the naval academy.
'"Tllis is a wonderful record for a
service authorized IS months ago, "
the secretary continued, land it's Gre
alton has made possible many phases
of the diversified work the navy has
been called upon to do"
Mr.. Daniels told the young officers,
who have successfully completed the
prescribed IA week course, that when
they left Annapolis today they would
find important assignments awaiting
them and their achievements would
depend upon themselves.
The ideal of the navy in war, the
secretary said, was contained in Ben
jamin Franklin's order to the navy's
first captain, John Paul Jones, to
show at all times a tender regard for
Inon-combatants."
eff you wish to find the difference
in Americas method of warfare and
Germany's, it is embodied in Frank
Inns instruction to Jones'" Mr.. Dan
iels, 'for the American regards war
as a tragedy"
Much of the secretary's address was
taken up with a recital of the bril-
liant achievements of the American
destroyer flotilla in the war and the
bravery of American gun crews aboard
merchantmen.
Read the story of the Cassin,' he
said, which, though struck by tor
pedo and seriously crippled, refused
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
VIRGIN ISLANDS
GOVERNMENT ASKS
FOR PROHIBITION

st. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Feb. l.
The government introduced in the
Legislature today a measure prohibit
ing the importation, manufacture, sale,
giving away or having possession of
intoxicating drinks within six months
after approval of the bill. In pro-
posing this legislation the government
pointed out the extent of the temper
ance movement throughout the world,
especially in the United States. and
recommended that the Virgin Islands
take action rather than await the
mandate of superior authority.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
Ell PASO REPORTS
NEW REVOLT IN
SONORA DISTRICT

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 1-Rumors of a
new movement against the Mexican
government in the state of Sonora
were current here today.
Jose Obregon, a brother of Gen.
Alvaro Obregon, former. minister of
war, is said to be the lea~ar of the
new movement, which it is reported
has been Joined by large number of
Yaqui Indians.
The suppression of this revolt was
said to be the reason for sending 1000
federal troops to Sonora from Chi
shuahua, recently.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
GERMANS DETAIN
FIVE AMERICANS
LEAVING BELGIUM

Washington, Feb. Five Ameri-
cans in Belgium have been denied by
the German authorities the right to
leave that country and go into Hol-
land Inquiry into the detention is
made.
The case is the first of its kind re-
ported to the State Department and it
is believed that the GeSuan authori-
tiles in Belgium, under the impression
that Germans are detained IN the
United States, have taken the action
as a retaliatory measure
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
EVACUATION OF
RUSSIAN FRONT
STILL Goes ON

Amsterdam, Feb. IA war cor
respondent of the Dusseldorf Mach
richten reports that the portions of
the Russian front which have been
entirely evacuated are growing in ex-
tent. The trenches are falling to
pieces. The posts which were used for
wire entanglements are being burned
as f1rewood. The disbanding of some
military units is in progress south of
the Pripet region.
Artillerymen are selling their
horses, the correspondent says. Sol
diers guarding the road to Lutsk no
longer demand passports, but require
the payment of a toll of 20 roubles
for every vehicle.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
John Fl. Ruh1mann,
Traction Magnate,
Called By Death

Youngstown, O., Feb. John H.
Ruhlmann, widely known as pro-
moter of interurban lines, died of
pneumonia here Thursday night. He
took the leading part in the building
of the Youngstown & Southern rail-
way between here and Columbiana
and for several years he had been
working on the Lake Erie x Youngs-
town road, to connect this city with
Lake Erie in Conneaut.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
ITALIAN ATTACK
BIC SURPRISE TO
AUSTRIAN FORCES

italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Thursday, Jan. S1.-By The
Associated Press. 1.-THE splendid sue
cess gained by the Italian troops in
two days of fighting west of the
Brenta river has been maintained, at
all points and the area of newly oc-
cupied territory is being organized
rapidly without further effort by the
enemy to regain his lost positions.
AS the Italian brigades that took
part in the fighting reassembled it de-
vedoped that their losses were COM
paratively small, the aggregate being
considerably less than the number of
prisoners taken from the enemy.
But the enemy losses were extreme
1y heavy, as is shown by the number
of dead left on the field and the re-
ports of prisoners. It is estimated
that the total enemy loss without
counting the prisoners taken by the
Italians was between 5000 and 5000.
The result of the action is having
an effect on the morale of the enemy,
according to reports of prisoners. The
Austrian winter campaign in the
mountains has stopped entirely as it
| was concluded that the difficulties of
snow and ice and the interruption of
roads and transportation supplies had
made operations impossible. These
conditions were exceedingly, severe in
the fighting area, even drinking water
for the troops being transported up
the mountains from the plains.
Having accepted these conditions
as decisive against the winter often
sive, the Austrians were taken COM
pletely by surprise when the Italians
carried out the operation which drove
the enemy back from the lines mark
| ing his winter position.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
BAVARLAN PRESS
STANDS AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT

Petrograd. Feb. LIN reporting the
reopezing of the negotiations in Brest-
Ditovsk the semi-official Russian news
agency says the presence in the con-
ference of DIR. Count Podewils-F Nrnitz
is due to the opposition of the Bava-
rian press toward the Berlin govern
ment.
Foreign Minister Trotzky having
announced the arrival of the Kharkov
delegation of Ukrainians, the Ger
mans decided to reserve their attitude
toward it until the arrival of repre-
sentatives of the Kiev Ukrainian rada.
DIR. Won Kuehlmann, German foreign
secretary. proposed resumption of
the work of the political commission
which deals with territorial questions.
Ths Russians agreed.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
CONGRESSMEN'S
INCOMES WILL
BELIEVED UPON

Washington, Feb. Members of
Congress. although exempted by law
from the so-called occupational tax,
which operates on incomes of more
than $4,000 in addition to the regular
income tax, will have to pay it never
theless, by a ruling made today by
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper.
The law exempted officers and en-
ployes of the government The in
ternal revenue commissioner ruled
that Congressman are neither.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08

The riots of yesterday are attrib-
uted by officials and the newspapers
to the anger of the strikers on real
izing that the movement was doomed
to an early failure The German
press generally agrees that the dem
onstrations show lack of central
lied control.
Teutcn dispatches reaching this city
claim that the strike movement is not
spreading; that it is not finding the
support necessary to carry it along
and that the chief industrial sections
of Germany have been little affected
by the strikes.
The Socialist party committee met
in Berlin on Wednesday evening to
decide on the attitude of the party in
view of the extension of the strike.
The committee considered a program
which, the Vossische Zeitung says,
was regarded as offering suitable
basis for negotiations with the gov
eminent. The program was restricted
to political demands affecting domes-
tic affairs, emitting reference to the
desires in regard to the foreign policy
expressed by the strikers. The COM
mittea also considered measures to
prevent the Indictment of a strike OF
bakers.
The trade unions are declining to
pay out strike benefits. AS an indi-
cation of the lack of centralized direc-
ton, it is said that only few of the
big plants OF Berlin were forced tC
suspend operations completely.
The governing board of the Social
~ Rn6 q
day that 1t had not taken over the
management Of the strike. The trade
unions, Thorough the general commits
sion, also disclaimed responsibility
Continued from Page -
and the strike appears consequently
to have been orphaned. so far as these
two authoritative bodies are con-
cerned. The part played by Philipr
s Eheidemann, Friedrich Ebert and
lHerr Braun, Socialist leaders, is ex-
planned on the gorund that they are
anxious to prevent the strike from re-
sulting. in DISCRIMINATION and rioting
s'iiu :, ''dOii'oarty as such endorses thu
"A uelna Demands regarding domestic
stag De which were made by the strik
XlKe is generally believed that i
desea9tely disapproves the presen
strike as an instrument for forcing
the government to meet these de-
mands.
The Tageblatt warns Scheidemanl
and Ebert against playing Trotzky'
game, and appeals to the radica
leaders to bring the outbreak to ;
conciliatory conclusion, on account o
the effect abroad and for the sake o
the future prospects for the interna
reforms championed by the reich
stag majority parties.
The official bulletin of the Nationa
Liberty party declares that the Der
lin strike leaders are playing int
Trotzky's hands. Most of the news
papers of the reichstag majority par
ties continue their criticism of tn
Socialists. The Germania says tina
by associating themselves with tn
strike both sections of the party hav
displayed very bad tactics, whic
might we'll have consequences incor
venient to themselves. The FREE
sinnige Zeitung says the progressiv
peoples party will have nothing to
with the latest acts of the Soci;
Democrats, on whom it throws fu
responsibility for all consequences
the strike.
The Kreuz Zeitung of Berlin print
an abusive article regarding the striE
ers who, it says, are behaving as if o
a holiday.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
WOMAN FAINTS
AS HARTFORD man
SLASHES THROAT

Hartford, Feb. Persons passing
through Bushnell park about 1870
this afternoon were Mortified to see a
man seated on bench draw a razor
from his pocket, slash his throat and
fall to the ground. A young wom-
an spectator tainted and men who
hurried to the mans side were blood
spattered.
The man was John Alonzis, address
unknown, of middle age and we'll
dressed He was hurried to hos
pital, where it was said an hour
later that his case was critical
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
ENGLISH HOMES
OPEN TO "YANKS"
ON FURLOUGH

Liverpool, Feb. 1.-The Liverpool
Rotary Club has started a scheme for
the opening of British homes to Amer
can soldiers fighting in France, when
they get a brief respite from the
trenches. Several homes have already
announced their willingness to accept
one or two men and it is proposed to
send particulars of the scheme to all
British and Irish clubs, inviting their
cooperation.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
1 POLICEMAN LOST LIFE
WHEN STRIKERS TRIED
TO HALT STREET CARS
German Newspaper Admits 10000 Workers
Walked Out-Dozen Strikers Injured in Street
Fighting and Women Participated
Scheidemann Plays Trotzky's Game.

Amsterdam, Feb. Reports from Berlin, received in this
city today admit that serious riots took place in the city yeser
day. One policeman killed. another seriously injured and
dozen strikers hurt The most riot of the day
Cured in the northwestern part of Berlin in which the police
killed
Assisted by mobs of strikers attempted to tie up all
street traffic when they charged by the police and
fighting ensued There minor disturbances Berlin ad-
mits in other suburbs of the city, but the asserts that the
outbreaks in Berlin reached climax and the strike
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
BERNARD BARUCH
MAY TAKE POST
LEFT BY WILLARD

Washington, Feb. 1.-Appointment
of Bernard M. Baruch as chairman of
the war industry board. to succeed
Daniel Willard, resigned, appeared
probable today Mr.. Baruch is
member of the board and has been in
charge of the purchase of raw mate
rails.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
CZERNIN ASSURED
WILSON AUSTRIANS
ARE ON THE LEVEL

London, Feb. 1T is known posi-
lively, according to a dispatch from
Berne to the Daily Mail, that Count
Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian for
eign minister, through private inter-
mediaries, has sent message after
message to President Wilson, assur-
ing him of the sincerity and guileless-
ness of Austrian diplomacy.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
JAIL SOCIALISTS
FOR HAMPERING
ARMY DRAFTLAW

Cleveland, Feb. 1-C. E. Ruther-
burg, Socialist candidate for mayor of
Cleveland; Alfred Wagenknecht, state
secretary; and Charles Baker, state
organizer of the Socialist party, con-
victed in the federal court Of hamper
ing the army draft law, were taken
to Canton, o., today to sc re a one
year sentence in the workhouse.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
MISSISSIPPI BOATS
CLING TO BANKS
TO ESCAPE FLOES

Memphis, Feb. Gorge ice from
the jam at Richardson's Landing, so
miles above this city, which began
passing here early this morning was
moving down the Mississippi river
rapidly today with craft Of all kinds
hugging the. banks in sheltered an
chorages. The river here rose about
three feet over night to a stage of 14:5
feet
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
KING ALFONSO TO
PROTEST SINKING
OF STR. GIRALDE

Madrid, Feb. 1.-The cabinet met
yesterday under the presidency OF
King Alfonso and decided to send q
strong protest to Germany, demand
ing PREPARATION to Spain for the sink
ing of the steamer Giralda. The note
will not be sent through Prince Won
Ratibor, the German ambassador here
but will be telegraphed direct to the
Spanish ambassador in Berlin.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
GENERAL STRIKE
FOR THREE DAYS
SWEEPS MUNICH

London, Feb. IA three-day
strike has been declared in
Munich, according to a Central
News dispatch from Amster-
dam today.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
NEW FIGUPES ON
PARIS BOMBING
SHOW "A HURT

Paris, Feb. 1.-Revised figures on
the casualties resulting from the Ger
man air raid of Wednesday night
show that ia persons were injured in
Paris and 76 in the suburbs. The to-
tai number of deaths remains at 20.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
ARMY LIEUTENANT
DEMENTED, KIDNAPS
FOUR; IS ARRESTED

Marine Sergeant Arrested for Not aluting Finds Two
Under Gun In Hydes Broadway Office Wild Ride In
Taxlcab to House In Greenwich-There Captor
Beats Two With Poker, They Saw Crying 1T Am
Hyena!'- Surrenders In Police Raid.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-08
CHINESE FORBID
EXPECTATION OF
FOOD TO RUSSIA

London, Feb. Rive more Entente
warships have arrived in Vladivostok,
according to dispatches from Petro-
grad. It is added that China, acting
on Allied advice, has forbidden ex-
portation of foodstuffs to Russia.
The British embassy in Petrograd
on Jan. 26 informed the Bolshevik
government that British warships
were in Vladivostok to protect Allied
subjects against possible disorder.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
BURNED KAISER IN PARK.
Forced To Touch Match To Two
Portraits.

Mt. Pleasant. Ia, April 13.--Julius
Winters music teacher of this city,
was waited upon by crowd OF 15C
citizens and prevailed upon to burn
two pictures of the kaiser, which he
owned. The committee first visited
his rooms and confscated the pictures
and then went to the moving picture
theatre where Winters was playing
in the orchestra. Winters, who has
been accused OF being very pronounc.
eddy prorGerman, made no fuss when
told what was wanted of him. He, was
escorted to a corner of the city square
where he poured Kerosene on the pic
lures OF Wilhelm Hohenzoliern and
touched a match. The resulting bon.
fire was greatly enjoyed by all pres.
ent, with the possible exception OF the
professor.
After the flames had done their
work, Winters was urged to say "To
hell with the kaiser" and "Hurrah
for wilson which he did.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
UNEXPECTED DEATH
WILLIAM HARVEY DIES SUDDEN
LY THIS MORNING.

William Burton Harvey No. ZIG
High avenue west, passed away sud.
denly at 1915 this morning as the
result of dropsy and Bright's disease.
He was seemingly in his usual health
and ate his breakfast with his fam
lily as usual and afterwards moved
about the house. He told his wife
he thought he would lay down on the
lounge and it was while here that he
passed away, evidently without any
pain.
Mr.. Harvey has been i'll more or
less ever since last November. He
leaves a widow, Jennie C. Harvey,
and a family of three children, Ruth,
Lloyd, and Benson, the baby. II he
had lived until the Sth of May he
would have been 81 years of age, he
having been born in the year 1864.
He is the brother Of Oscar Harvey,
who lives northwest of Oskaloosa,
and the near relatives all reside
within short distance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
GERMAN is OUSTED
TEACHING OF THE LANGUAGE IN
SCHOOL is PROHIBITED

Following the stand taken by the
Oskaloosa Commercial Club Wednes.
day afternoon the Oskaloosa school
board took prompt action against the
teaching Of the German in the local
high school and the offensive tongue
was summary elected from the
course of study. at special meeting
of the school board held Thursday ev-
ening. The language is not only
thrown out of the schools but its fur.
ther teaching is prohibited in the
schools of the district. .N--
superintendent o. p. Flower took
action against German and stopped fur
Their progress in the teaching of the
language.
In order to give legal effect to the
action already taken by the superin-
tendent the school board at special
meeting held last night on motion Of
director Teter unanimously adopted
the following:
Resolved that German be omitted
from the course of study and the
teaching of German be prohibited in
the schools of the district"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
ASYLUM INMATES
BURN To DEATH
OKLAHOMA STATE HOSPITAL
DESTROYED by FIRE.
THIRTY-FIVE BOYS MISSING
Collapse of>5uildins Prevents Rescue
Of Mental and Physical Defleients.
Fire Started in Boys Building
and Spreed' Rapidly.

Norman, Okla. April 13.-Thirty-
five boys, inmates of the Oklahoma
State Insane Asylum, are missing in
a fire which destroyed three frame
buildings here early today,
Building Collapsed.
Doctor B. w. Griffin superintend snt
stated at eight O'Clock today tina. all
inmates were accounted for with the
exception of the thirty-fiye boys who
could not be reached before. their
building collapsed. II is feared that
they persisted.
Were Helpless.
Idiots and physical weaklings who did
not realize what had happened were
unable to make their fight he said.
One hundred and twenty-five boys
were carried from the buildings.
Cause Undetermined.
! The cause of tie fire had not as
yet been ascsrtained early today.
Starting in the Boys ward at three
o'cloek tilis morning the flames spread
rapidly with strong wind.
Total Dead Unknown.
Reports of inmates seen near the
Normal railroad station after the fire
leads to some doubt as to the number
who persisted.
Thirty-six boys were missing this
noon when roll call was again taken.
Workers are digging in the ruins this
afternoon for the cremated bodies.
Bodies In Piles.
The removal of crematcd bodies in
was difficult The dead
were found in piles of charred bones
and flesh. They are being taken
out in masses.
Employees related pitiable scenes in
the boys wards when they tried to
rescue the inmates.
unmoved by Danger.
The victims started from their cots
as the flames were enveloping the
structure. The pleading from the
rescuers failed to wake them to the
serious danger.
The workers were forced to carry
those to safety who were brought out
alive.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
IRELAND NEARER HOME RULE
Convention Submits Data to House of
Commons After Long Sitting
Irish Parliament Wanted.

London, April 13.--Ireland has TAX
en- step nearer to home rule. The
Irish convention, which met at Dub
lin for eight months considering the
problems besetting the island, has
submitted to the British parliament
plan which, while not the unanimous
decision of the convention, represents
a basis for agreement on some of the
questions that in the past have pre-
vented all the parties OF Ireland from
acting in harmony.
The plan calls for an Irish parlia-
ment modelled after that of the en-
pire, the authority of which would
not be diminished. An executive
responsible to it and with full powers
over internal legislation, administra-
ton and direct taxation, also is pro-
Vided.
Minority Report Given.
To meet with objections from I'M
ionists, it is agreed 40 per cent rep
resentation in the proposed parlia-
ment will be guaranteed them by the
dominant nationalists. Provision al
SO is made for extra representation
from Ulster.
: Minority reports were submitted by
the Ulster unionists and the minority
faction of the nationalists.
The Irish convention laid founda
ton for an agreement "unprecedent
ed in history" Sir Horace Plunkett
chairman of the convention, says in
a letter to the prime minister. trans
hitting a report OF the proceedings
of that body.
"a larger measure of agreement
has been reached upon the principles
and details of Irish self-government,
he declares, than has ever yet beer
attained"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-18
AME RICAN BOYS
FIGHT ALL DAY
IHEPuLsED TWO ATTACKS AND
RETAKE POSITION.
GERMANS SUFFER HEAVY LOSS
Both Artillery and infantry Are En-
gaged.--Ameriean Spirit ls In
shaken.-Heavy Pressure on
English.

l gl=a ,.E
With the American Armies in France
April 13.--After repulsing two attack,
on American positions northwest Of
Toul yesterday the Americans last
night counter attacked and recaptured
Observation Hill The Americans bat
tied with the Huns all day and until
late hour last night. Both infantry
and artillery participated.
Drag in Hun Dead.
The Americans poured deadly
fire into the raiders then climbed out
of. the trenches and engaged with
grenades and In hand to hand fighting
the few Germans able to cross No
Mans land. The American infantry
men drove the enemy back to his own
lines and protected by machine gun
and automatic fire, dragged the Ger
man dead back to the American
trenches for Identification.
The German losses were extreme
ly heavy. as No Mans land was
strewn with dead. and numbers of
the enemy were killed by the artillery
without being able TO leave the Ger
man trenches.
The French officers Commanding
units in a neighboring sector compli-
mented the American officers on the
courage and gallentry displayed in the
operation and the splendid work OF
the artillery. Some OF the battery men
worked in gas masks for several hours
American Spirit mistaken.
The spirit OF the American boys,
even under the most trying circum-
stances. is illustrated by this incident
even while the worst of the
attack was breaking on our lines.
There's a certain crossroads back
of certain sector on the American
front that the Germans take a parti.
cular delight in Smelling. Near the
cross roads where reserves are station
ed is a dugout Men working nearby
live there. Just at supper time the
Boche began Smelling the road. The
men were in the dug-out. They heard
a shell coming. Then it arrived. It
came through the door. and went
smack through the soup kettle.
Nobody hurt, but hell, look at the
soup!" was the report of the sergeant
a few minutes later.
That's one boy that certainly came
in without knocking" he added as he
the soup-sodden floor.
..,. The crieis Has Arrived.
London, April ia definite crisis
has again been reached, Maj. Gen. F.
B. Maurice, chief director Of military
operations at the war Office, declared
today.
The situation is undoubtedly I'M
pleasant" he added. The enemy is
within a short distance OF Bailleul,
which is an important railway center
for feeding our Messines- Wytchaete
front. He is also advancing in the d.
rection of Hazebrouck which is a very
Important railway center"
General Maurice said that, on the
other hand the Germans are advancing
on very flat and intricate country
and have not yet gained any dominat.
ing position.
Seventeen enemy divisions have
been engaged up to the present and
the enemy has lost very heavily