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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

who ever hit the pike. IN years past
farm papers were swell medium In
which to reach lot Of easy" folks
These papers have been sent broad
cast, usually as gifts by bankers to
their farmer constituents. for which
the bankers paid Is 70 20 cents per
copy. or course We would not hint al
the "smoothness' OF the Homestead
editor who has charged the farmer 81
for year OF the paper--if the far
nter sent dircct-while, at the same
time, selling the paper TO banks for
II cents. We presume that was a
perfectly honest thing for an agri-
cultural paper TO do but IL II wasn't
working the Iowa farmer" we have
another guess coming.
At the least calculation Jim Pierce
has worked the Iowa farmer as
much as any man In the state. and
given them in return for their good
money nothing mostly hui a heap OF
mouse roost, cellar smelling print
paper. with a whole lot Of cheap and
worthless reading on how 10 farm. :
something Jim Pierce probably knows
as much about as I.afe Young knows
ABOUT the sultan y HuTtui.
And yet. at that. Jim Pierce exerts
a big influence among the farmers OF
Iowa Many farmers, even In Greene
county. read the Homestead more than
they do the bible. They Swallow
Pierces stun. fairly suck every
thing the Homestead says, and pic
ture Jim Pierce in their Imagination
as strong armed David. shielding the
farmer from huge nests of vampires
bent on his destruction. They never
picture Jim" as being The owner OF
one OF Des Moines' palatial resi-
dencee, living therein surrounded with
all the ease and luxury that money
can buy, Teasing on fine steaks, rich
gravies. and the sweets Of food COM
merce, and incidentally getting all his
comfort, Indulgence and JOY from the
money earned by the hand at the
plough But VIC don't blame him. He
is able to put it over on" the farmer,
and IL the farmer doesn't know
any better than to let him do II, We
are abundantly satisfied But when
the farmer knows his boy is facing
Hun shells, getting his only brief
comforts and pleasures from the Red
Cross. and soldier welfare organiza-
tions, 1t seems strange that he will
support Jim Pierce in his efforts to
take money. every cent Of which
should go to war activities, and put
it into an unnecessary, useless and
disrup:;Hss Political movement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
THE POPE AND THE APPEAL.
rCedar Rapids Republican,

The pope having been appealed TO
will no doubt transmit the appeal
to the governments concerned. mat
he will speak a kind word for those
who have sought his aid VIII be true
but the best service that he can rend-
er Austria and Germany which Is
standing back Of Austria in this ap-
peal as it did IN the old ultimattrm. is
for him to tell those harbaranizeo
countries to cleanse first their hearts
and to purge themselves by Offering
to make a restitution Of all that they
have stolen in the invaded lands, and
to restore that which they have de-
stroyed without the pale Of the law
II is doctrine Of the church OF
which the pope is the head that pen
itent sinners must make restitution on
an stolen goods and then do penance.
Austria and Germany. the sneakins
cur back of Austria must not ask for
help merely, but it must come pre-
pared to make good what It has de-
stroyed.
And the terms OF that penance have
already been prescribed by the presi-
dent Of the United States. BY COM
plying with them the distressed ma
tons can have peace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
tBy David Cory.l

Now when Mrs. Brown Honey Bee.
whom | told You about in the last
story. stopped singing. Billy Bunny
asked her how many bees there were
In her hive. and when she told him
there were 10000 and maybe more, he
could hardly believe 1t.
Goodness me-" he cried. there's
only mother and me in the Old Briar
Patch, and sometimes father: but he's
away most all the time getting lettuce
leaves and carrots for our store house"
Well I'm sure don't know why I've
stopped here 80 long" said Mrs. Brown
Honey Bee, all of a sudden. with a loud
buzz. You are Il nice little rabbit, but
must be gathering honey" SO of she
flew. and so did the little rabbit, only
he didn't because he hoped. and by
and by, after a while. he came to Rab-
bitcille. And when he looked into the
big window OF the Three in One Cent
store he saw a lovely lettuce lollypop.
| "oh, dear me! wonder IL have a
cent?" said the little bunny TO himself,
and he opened his knapsack and looked
all thru it. But all he could find was
some carrot pie. bottle of lemon soda
and three War Savings Stamps
On dear, oh dear, what shall do,
I've lost my carrot cent.
ia like toNknow where did it go,
And how and when it went.
IN tell you.' said low voice. But
BILLY Bunny couldn't see who had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
RIPPI ING RHYMES
Bv Walt Mason
BE PATENT.

win hit the
wrath for him
be if
There's
with grief:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
TIMING" THEM ALL RIGHT.
KNOXVILLE journal

Knoxville bids fair to become an iso-
lated community so far as travel by
road is concerned. The four principal
roads leading to the city are fast be-
coming impossible through the efforts
of road contractors who are at work
on the government appropriation. Just
why sensible mon VIII insist upon
tearing up the roads in the fall Of the
year and getting them in such shape
that they will be all but impossible
for the winter is one Of the great mys-
teries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Masonic Meetings
~ vjsjtors ALWAYS Welcome.

VettorS Always "e'So"'O
MARSHALL LODGE No. 1903, A. r
and A. M.-Special communications
Sept. IS, 10. 7:so p. m. Work in hrst
degree. Friday, Sept. 20, 7:So, work IN
third degree. a. f. English, w NJ;
John VI Wells. secretary.
SIeNET CHAPTER. No. ss, r. A. NJ
Special convocation Monday evening.
Sept. 90. Supper $50, followed by
Royal Arch degree. Iran Davenport
H. P. John W. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. kim Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & 8. M Mon
day. Aug. %. 1918. 500 .. m. Regular
business. TT Forbes, recorder: George
Gregory. T. M.
Special cene'sve 81. Alderar Com
~,a-I--v No an K. r. T''7-77v SNn''
-. 1870 O'Clock =. n. Order ~ the
Temple. J. p Frederick, commander.
I. T Forbes recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81. 0. {.
s-Ree-rlar meeting "Wednesday eve
ming, Oct. ls, r:so o'clock. for business
and initiation. Mrs. Archer Walton.
secretary: Mrs. Cora Wiley, W. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
PITY THE POOR HOUSEK-EEPER
TSiruS CITY Jourual1

The life Of a detached housekee per
these days is just one thing after an
other She is scarcely through with
the ice man when she has to figure
on starting up the heating plant. and
where under the great spotted sun
the coal is coming from nobody
knows and nobody cares. except her
self Somebody ought to form So
cety for prevention Of cruelty TO
housekeepers during the war, or I'M
til the male head of the family re-
turns home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

Nurses who have gone abroad and
into service in the war zone have I'M
doubtedly done so under the impression
that they would receive the same treat
ment as the soldiers. They share the
same dangers as the fighting men.
They are exposed to the fire OF the en- :
envy and many have been killed,
wounded or taken prisoner There is
no reason why they should not have
the same pay and emoluments as the
fighting force, except that they are not
enlisted in the army" says this Sioux
City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
No Experience.

A Kindergarten teacher was telling
sfhe children in her department about
sparTows; concerning their ways and
4 habits. Among other things she said:
4. The sparrows eat up the worms. Now
children, which would you rather have,
worms or sparrowsy' I've never had
I Sparsows," piped up a tiny boy near
Sst1s front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

Inc herman general III Metz no"
understands how Bazaine felt in the
early seventies when ne foresaw its
capture by Germans.
Disloyal strikers find that Wilson
can strike too.--Washington Post.
Well what other kind of strikers on
war jobs does the Post know about?
Germany may be able TO hold the
Hindenburg line this winter but will
she be able to hold Austria?
One New York paper notes that the
"prosiliency OF the ST Mihiel salient
has been abolished OF course we
didn't know the JOB was as tough as
that but we knew the boys would
abolish anything that got in their way.
The chances are that Michigan g
Count of Monte Christie has struck a
snag.
Representative Cox, democrat, OF
Indiana, is a plain spoken man. He
can not understand, he says, why his
party is protecting the southern cotton
planters at the expense Of the northern
buyers of cotton goods and all other
buyers of cotton goods. while at the
same time the administration fixes the
price Of the northern farmers wheat
and everybody's sugar, and also fails
20 y~in Of a m o.
men;s the northern farmer must buy.
He is not opposed to price fixing OF
necessaries. he says, but nthe con-
trary thinks there may be no other
way out of it in war times, but he is
not in favor Of sectional price fixing
A promise not kept is worse than no
promise al ali. Keep your mar savings
pledge. Did you mean to KEEP your wal
savings pledge when you signed thai
card? Then make good
Women Interpreters. advertising
women. writer's, and hiShpriced sales
| women are hard to place, officials OF
| the wonen's service Of the Dnlteo
| States employment service find. IN
| trained clerical workers are even
harde to find positions TO, because
| they ae applying in for greater mum
| cers than can be taken care OF by the
| Withdrawal Of men for army service
| The great need is for women VINO nave
traing in Industrial processes 10 Iii
manual positions in war industries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

The Mason City Globe Gazette says
Maine stood by the president by elect
ing republican governor. state. ticket
and republican congressman, who have
stood by the president in all his war
measures and in some instances beat
the president to them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

The Fort Dodge Messenger says The
end OF the war will come when the
German rulers are ditched. Their own
people can do it or they can suffer un-
til the allies do It,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
WorId,s Eco Record.

n sss III m egg-laying competition In Aus.
4ypltaaa black Orpington hen laid 325
AZ a N II months, which is ciaimed to
~ worlds record for any breed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

"The fact that the Germans fed when
the Americans came In the st. Mihiel
salient shows that they still have some
sense left" comments the Cedar Rap
ids Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Iowa Newspapers
DID YOU KEEP HIM OUT OF JAIL
TMNscatine JOilrnaLl

Debs talks today in court Of love
and humanity" What manner Of love
is this which deserts humanity in its
hour of peril and sides with the crown
ed libertine who would debauch it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Use an Eraser.

For removing dirty marks from
bght-colored cloth, use piece OF In
Ola rubber eraser: the spots viii Dis
sppear Immediately.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

Don't ask why you can't have sugar
ask how TO win the war;" advises the
Boone News Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

PALLETS AID AND OTHERS.
The point we make is this; ads IN
AGRICULTURAL papers have sw1ndleh
more men N Iowa than all the WORK
of any smooth tonCred" explolter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Topics Of the Times

The German general in Metz now
understands how Bazaine felt in the
early seventies when ne foresaw its
capture by Germans
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

Germany may be able TO hold the
Hindenb burg line this winter but will
she be able to hold Austria?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

Disloyal strikers find that Wilson
can strike, too.--WashinSton Post.
Well. what other kind Of strikers on
war jobs does the Post know about?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

I'll tell you" said low voice. But
Billy Bunny couldn't see who had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

One New York paper notes that the
presidency Of the st. Hihiel salient
has been abolished. OF course we
didn't know the JOB was as tough as
that but We knew the boys would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
A HOUSE OF MYSTERY SET
BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND
SEA.

TO n
ubtracted thoughts haven't had single
band
travelled miles by
climb the
Mansion" a
blue
n
recently
The
be
high dned the
the shadows darkenng
anything
But nothing happen here doctor That's
Lorimer
Now Jane here's big chance ehucked Daddy toung hair
in his n
thing wherever she We peaceful family until
III
hope little
wilderness, Of the world"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
Get Acquainted With
THE MOTORMAN
BY L. c. K.

his mind? Does he figure out the
world series? Does he dope out
the relative merits OF the leading
prize fighters?
I've wondered about that
This morning / found out
He was inside the car. On a
seat. Just like other passengers.
A strange man was In the front
ycstibule.
SO ! asked him:
what were you thinking about
all these years out there in front?''
lie didn't get mad. He Just
looked at me and smiled. happy
like.
II was out there eight years. The
first year ] was thinking about
her all the time. Tho second year
] was thinking about her and the
baby. The third year ! was think
ing about n home for her and the
baby. Every year since then I've
been thinking about getting that
home. way out In the country some
where's. with trees and bushes and
a little house and n COW and some
chickens and n garden.
Two weeks ago we bought the
place.
1--WE Just been UP 10 the barn
TO turn In my badge"
That was what he was thinking
about
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
Wilhelm Must SUFFER!

Apart from the iron Will OF the united States govern
ent destroy Prussan miarism here is the transcend
ent why President Wilson could entertain other
thought than rejection of Austras maevoent peace
proposal:
This is a PERSONAL
1t forced upon peaceful world by the PER-
SONAL ambitions of Wilhelm of Hohenzolern ably aided
and abetted by Franz Josef of Hapsburg
Franz josef it is to be hoped, is paying the penalty
for his crimes in the other world He escaped the just
wrath of the outraged peoples of the world by few years
But Kaiser Wilhelm MUST BE MADE TO SUFFER
in this world well in the next He must pay a
PERSONAL penalty for a PERSONAL crime-the most
atrocous in the worlds history.
The chances that when his armies are crushed
the kaiser will lean the tusy sword he talks so much
about and defeat the allies to make him suffer-
Nothing short of that must be permitted to the
allies in their PERSONAL fight for the head of Wilhelm
the Damned.
There must be sentmentality about it. Was the
kaiser sentimental when he ravshed Belgium sank the
Lnsitania?
The penalty be left for the future to decide 1t
Is sufficient for the allies to bend every effort toward
the PERSONAL punishment of the maniac of Potsdam.
Already the artful Hun propagandists are beginning
their campaign to awaken sympathy for their hated leader
Stories of the illness of the German empress of the
appearance of the kasers face of his hair turning
white of his abdcation-a may be set down to
Hun propaganda.
These early efforts to gain him clemency must fail
The allies must be stern judge in passing sentence No
neutral should be allowed to give him asylum There must
be no Eba from which Wilhelm, like Napoleon,
turn to vaster power The ST. Helena to which the kaiser
goes must be for him the last jumping-off place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
They Died for You

Thousands of Begans died to halt the Prussan hordes
that tried to stab at the heart of France.
Honor, to them, sweeter than ife
Today 100000 Begians, many of them the wives
many the children OF men who fought and died rather than
submit to the iron heel without food or clothing
Another winter is approaching. Germany smiles when
Belgians die.
angels, will not stand idle and Begians die of cold
But the Red Cross must have the help of all of us
here at home
Hundreds of tons of clothing for men, women and chill
dren, bits of CLOTH bed clothing given by Amer-
cans to help starving bleeding Belgium. Seattle district
must provide 60 tons of clothing Headquarters have been
opened at ll5 Spring ST. to receive donations or clothing
may be left at any fire station for collection
Yet the clothing is not coming in. Seattle must not
Will not be orgetul of her duty All feel the respon
sDlhty OF this, and every call. Today take every
article spare and the name of humanity give
1t to the Red Cross. 60 ON
Belgians gave their lives for YOU
Won't you give them your cast-off clothing?
Make yourself worth dying for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26

I've always wanted to talk 70 the
motorman.
But the street car company says
passengers mustn't
They want To keep the motor
mans eyes on the track ahead and
his mind on the job.
SO he stands there in his vcsu-
bulc like craven image. and all
he does Is to stop the car for us
to get on and stop II for US to
get off.
Sometimes I've wondered what he
is thinking about. standing there hour
after hour. going up and down the
same streets day after day. hauling
the same folks to work each morn
ing and home each evening.
Is he worrying about the posd-
bility OF running over somebody?
What docs he think when no sees
that little fat fellow run like the
dickens every morning to catch the
car?
How does he feel when he runs
like lightning past n corner crowded
with would-bo passengers?
With SO much time and no one
to talk to. he must do a heap OF
thinking.
Does hc think about the war?
Does he solve world problems and
store the solutions way back In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
INDIFFERENT ON w. 8. s..

Editor The Star: If America Is for
the Americans, it is about time for
them to get busy. We let foreigners
come here and establish themselves
in business, enrich them with our
patronage, and then they infringe
upon our rights. and we say nothing
1t is about time for America to wake
up to the peril of the indifferent for
eigner. Here's case want to
bring before the public:
While soliciting pledges for the O.
Q. drive. l went into a grocery in
Ballard and respectfully asked the
Greek proprietor IL he would pledge
himself to buy some war savings
stamps. He said carelessly and in.
differently that he had all the stamps
he wanted. ] asked him how many
he had, and he said "One." And that.
he said. was all that he wanted.
Think of 1t. you patriots! who are
sacrificing your sons and brothers.
and also your money. for urgent
causes.
Isn't there some way to bring such
greedy foreigners to time?
l am ready to back up the facts as
herein stated.
SAM SIMONARSON
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26

TTOiu ttlf H<fui 4hOrttft-L'ituttSl
a wounded soldier. cripple. one Of
whose eyes had been shot away. and
who is also n widower with five chill
dren, begged a farmer named Josef
Leschka. OF Wellenin, to give him a
piece of bread for his furnishing chill
dren.
Blind and lame. he had been un.
able, like thousands of others, 10 oh.
tain employment OF any kind. and.
tho disabled in his country's service.
he had not been granted even the
beggarly pension OF 5 pence n day
which Is someties given to broken
warriors.
The farmer. with oaths and
threats. refused the request, and the
cripple. rendered desperate by the
knowledge OF his helpless childrcn's
sufferings. limped into the kitchen
and stole loaf.
He was stopped by the farmer. who
knocked him down. and, despite his
cries for mercy. kicked him. tram
pied on him and belabored him with
n heavy rake. Not content with this,
he called his son and one of his farm.
hands, and all three fell on the Grip
pie again with such fury that he died
within an hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
The Supporting Line
"A French general was reviewi

A French general was reviewing American unit.
very good" he said when the inspection COM
peed and then turning to staff officer who from
California But how about supporting lines How far
do they reach?"
From No Mans Land right back to San Francisco,
III" the quick reply
The general pleased. 1t was the sort of quick
American answer he had expected He still chuckes bit
and shrugs his shoulders with delight when he visuazes
the long supporting lines the Washington officer relies
upon.
And the lines actually exist. We're on the rear end
Of them right here in Seattle-the western side of the
continent Don't let that American officer regret the day
ne made the proud boast to the French general Don't
let anybody there believe it's yankee bluff"
Americas front line trenches and the Fourth Liberty
Loan being brought right home to Seattle
before. It's the multiplicity of quotas organized by the
Liberty Loan payroll bond committee that's doing it in
great measure.
Business establishments in Seattle have been notified
OF the amount its employees expected to loan to the
government If work for salary wages the Liberty
Loan headquarters is relying you and those you work
with for definite of money. You have little quota
al your that has to be filled You don't need think
OF the $28O0OOOO that Seattle must subscribe Just think
OF quota and subscribe it cheerully that's ALL
you don't subscribe, it will that other fellow
right where you work will have to with the
money you failed to supply for freedom.
That Washington officer is relying on you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-26
LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
The Star Will Gladly Publish Interesting Communications
From Sammies

your letter OF May 81. and was plum
happy TO get all the news. also
got a letter from the folks. and they
are getting on pretty well.
II know the Americans at home
feel for US. and think we are doing
great deeds.
I'VE haven't MS yet gotten into
much real fighting. or course, we
are In danger from time to time, but
we never think OF those times.
The Red Cross is great thing
for this war; we realize this. and the
work they do is sure appreciated
Yes. we have those little animals you
spoke OF with us all the time. but do
our best to get rid OF them. tho they
are everywhere. We use that IA
nous old machine. an old stove. with
an empty barrel. for n steamer. II
Ia our own invention 20 get rid OF
the little creatures.
II haven't been close enough 10 a
big town where there were. many
girls. and don't know much about
them. There are quite a few pretty
girls In the cities. Every time we
pull into n village. wine goes I'D
three or four francs. and everything
else they can sell TO a soldier.
Everything here IL about the
same as usual. only we had some
excitement last evening. just before
dark. when the bochc got one OF our
observation balloons. and we had
a hot time for a while. We got two
out OF three planes that came over
to do the damage This is an every
day occurrence.
We'll. there Is not much news
that comes in this little patch of
woods. or I don't seem to get any.
80 will have TO ring off for this time.
Write again real soon.
Your Brother.