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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-17
By Charles ". Duke

TT Iuu had fought for ,wo %ears and
= one month from Ypres on through
. The Somme 70 .Arra< and Vimy Ridge
without So much as d single scratch:
il YOU had survived the first deadly
German eaS attack at fpres. when
thousands all around you were Chok-
ing - death: If YOU had beer cut oft
in French village totally surrounded
by :he German Crown Princes ia.
,-mouS to- :Hfamo;Si Deaths Head llus-
sarS and escaped by cutting your way
through a solid wall Of Hun cavalry:
il. eventually, a she'll cNplode! under
you: horse. blowing the animal to
pieces ard inaic;inS twentytour
wounds - r",:r had. arms ami legs.
and you were left dying il no Mans
Land. Il. finally. after being rescued
AMI ru; aboard Il hospital ship "bouud
for Bjichty.' the vessel was tor
.pedoed by 4 German submarine and
YOU were one Of several hundred 20
reach Southampton safely. You would
pvchah.? cone 10 the conclusion that
You had L charmed lte.
- So thn;t$ Edwin J. Kelly. a Cana
dian :outh. 1t survivor OF tho famous
Fort Garry Horse :hLt went across in
iali with the first Canadian over
seas expedi;:ua. welded home on
crutche>. III. sight )ae eye perma-
nenti:' como. who mas >om" oEt OF the
hell OF the world var with one OF
those cp:r yarns that seems IN the
telling like so much u; the most
thrilling !ict:on. but which. vouched
tor wiki i.:id scars ard nightmare
memories. tells III vivid realities the
price that Is being paid :" make the
world sal, 10. democracy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
PRESS STUFF"

On the editors desk lies q mass Of
press stuff" from the Committee Of
Public Information Of the Red Cross.
There is enough OF it to fill news
paper It's news value is old and much
Of it has been printed by the news
papers once or several times. Mucil
of it lacks the special interest that at
tracts the reader. And there Is a
busheI mora than any newspaper in
Iowa can print and do justice to itself
and it's readers.
The Red Cross committee is the best
Of the lot. It's stuff has more wheat
among the chan than most of the halt
hundred organizations that are de-
handing publicity and getting it, too.
For the newspapers print much thru
a sense Of patriotic duty that gets no.
where. And In this excess Of publicity
for this and that and every other thins
Is a danger that the public stuffed with
excess Of such publicity and appeal
will begin to pass it up In q general
way without the attention most Of II
deserves.
Time after time editors are appealed
to by committees to print matter
weeks and months old. The committee
has just received It with the request
that it see the local newspapers and
get tho enclosed important mattsr into
their columns" And the commSttss q
lin duty bound makes the pile = tn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
Billy Bunny and His Friends

line with bASD and pals and boxes
waiting to set some coal. Even MrA
Daddy Fox was there but she WAS too
cold, and too anxious to get coal, -
stop and try to catch little rabbits let
me tell you.
This il a shame said kind Uncle
Lucky. "All these poor people begginE
for coal!" And then he went into that
coal yard and hitched up team and
brought out big five-ton wagon full
Of coal and then he drove III thru the
village OF Rabbitvllle and gave q little
to everybody Wasn't that lovely In
him. Well CESS It WAS. ana the coal
dealer got the money right away from
Uncle Lucky, but Uncle Lucky never
got any for the coal, but he didn't care
He was 70 generous and had such q
big heart that he couldn't bear to see
any one suffer.
Well when he and Billy Bunny
brought the big wagon back to the coal
yard they both were almost as black -
old Mother Maybe. You see. the coal
dust had blown all over them. and In
stead of having white fur overcoats
they had black astrachan.
And when they reached the Old Brier
Patch Mrs. Bunny gave scream. TOR
at first she thought they were two
colored rabbit tramps come to steal
her picked water melon rind. And II
it doesn't take these two rabbits all
tonight and all day tomorrow to wash
away that coal dust III tell you next
time, IL you are good,
How Billy Bunny sawed the wood.
And MIXED the COW and fed the goat
And mentled a tear in his Sunday cost
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
WE HAVE no KICK cosfTNG.

lAanchester Press.1
III. w. n. Sfs"orth. a pioneer nedi-
cai practitioner OF Anamosa' hasn't
nnuch patience with the srumbler in
these days The doctor mas seen days
when IT really cost something to I've
ana ENJOY the Dare necessities. and he
.aass HFe ought TO stop our kicking.
IN letter TO the Ananosa Eureka he
expresses himself as follows;
TAX about government taxes and
high prices that some people are COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
editorial desks higher.

editorial desks higher. q
Trust the newspaper to care honestly
for everything 1t can that deserves SO
far as its space will permit. Don't
crouch when 1t refuses space to some
thing i, has printed and that should
be common knowledge.
And the press bureaus should at
temp, 10 assist instead of burden the
press They should send out news stun
while il is still news.
Incidentally the local food admin
istratioa received yesterday the new
rules FOR the distribution Of flour in
force four days ago, Feb. /. Mails
may have something to do with it. Blu.
ii ought to have been in print for the
guidance of the general public before
i, became of force.
The easy way to get press stun
into the papers is to send 1t out while
it is alive. in quantities that the press
man can handle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

too010O Oops0roo AWovSoom~s IN
Parents VINO nave thought ct prtsor
life In Germany - perhaps the worst
experience that could befail their sons
in the American army will ind In the
service that the American Red Cross
has provided to supply prisoners with
food further proof OF the great value
Of this organization.
The plan briehy is this: The Ameri-
can Red Cross committee stationed in
Berne. Switzerland, will send each
American prisoner three ten pound
packages of food every two weeks. AL
ready enough supplies are in Switzer-
land or on their way there to care for
10000 American prisoners for a period
Of six months.
Naturally General Pershing is not
planning to let the Germans capture
that many American soldiers, but the
Red Cross is measuring the prospects
by what has happened to the French
and English in gigantic engagements
when both sides lose heavily.
This same Red Cross bureau will be
the sole agency licensed by the war
trade board to transmit money to
American and allied prisoners in Ger
many. The German government never
yet has had occasion to doubt the good
faith Of the American Red Cross. so
that its relief plans are certain of
execution.
Stories about the starvation of pris-
oners in Germany have been printed so
frequently in this country that many
parents will consider the Red Gross
plan worth all the money they have
to it il it did not attempt
any other form OF war relief work.
The kind and amount Of food to be sent
every two weeks to each American
prisoner will be determined by expert
dietitians.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
THE SAVER THE BEST CUSTOMER.

Which kind Of customer would you
prefer TO have, Mr.. Merchant-the man
who. as soon as he gets a dollar, PUSHES
into your store and spends It for some
thing. whether he needs it or not, and
then. when ne IS out Of work, hasn't
cent to his name and comes around
begging you for credit?
or the man. who. while earning
money. spends a little less than he
makes. saving something FOR rainy
day, and always has something laid by
to tide him over periods Of adversely?
Which kind OF man makes the best
customer in the long run. Which Do
you lost the most money on, the care
full savers or the quick spenders?
Every man, woman or child who in
stamps automatically steps from the
ranks OF hasty spenders to those OF
savers. Every dollar saved is invested
in the worlds best security, drawing
good interest Every stamp bought
can be cashed at the postofrice, at full
face value. with interest added, in
time Of need. People who own these
stamps won't be coming around to you,
Mr. Merchant, the next time crops are
bad or times are slack, begging for long
credit. They will have money Of their
own.
Sell war savings and thrift stamps
in your store. Boost for them all the
time and everywhere. They are MAX
ing safe. responsible customers for you
al the time.
Which class do you belong in Mr..
Consumer? Look around and classify
other people-its pretty hard for our
selves to classify ourselves but other
people don't have any difficulty in our
case-whtch class do you belong in.
Which do you propose to stay in?
Try a course of thrift stamps. 1t viii
be good for what ails you no matter
which class you happen TO be travelling
In.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
VOICE OF The PEOPLE IS 10 ROADS.

While The war department coRten-
plates the use o. the Lincoln highway
as military road for ten ton truck
travel and the Clinton commercial club
IS calling for The paving OF the Lincoln
highway across Iowa as a military ne
cessity there IS in fact nothing doing
for the reason that there is no provi-
sion in Iowa law TO ;ake project di
rec; TO rae people tor decision.
Down in Missouri. however by the
simple process o. voting bonds the peo-
pie Of Harrison county have just re-
Gently voted SIX 20 one 10 pave their
Jefferson highway with brick and the
people Of Buchanan county have voted
I'VE 10 one 10 do the same. Buchanan
Comfy is the home OF the city OF St.
Joseph. hui Harrison county is Z strict
~ rural county on the Iowa line with
out a town of any consequence in it,
The people OF these TO counties. five
anu SIX 10 one, have decided to spend
T-f-NNsFNN "a Cos -tAA
money in their communities and pay
them back ont OF twenty years tax
money as they enjoy the use OF the
roads.
The Lincoln highway is now paved
from New YORK TO Illinois and the peo-
pie have voted bonds with which TO
pave il 10 Iowa II Iowa counties were
10 pave at an expense OF $500, 900 per
county the appropriation for average
interest and payments upon serial
bonds sufficient 10 pay the bonds in
twenty years would De approximately
So 900 per anrum. The average Iowa
county now has nearly three times that
much available for is county roads
each year from present taxes auto IL
ccrses and some federal aid besides.
What IS bei.g done with The money:
II We don't want 20 pave why don't We
surface with gravel? Why should Iowa
stay in the mud with Illinois and Miss
our. paving on TWO sides Of is and
Minnesota grayeling on the other side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

You remember In the last story that
Uncle Lucky and Billy Bunny met little
fat Danny Meadowmouse on the Pleas
ant Meadow. The two little rabbits
were on foot, because the Slednobile
had a bad cold and was still sick in
bed at the garage. But Uncle Lucky
didn't mind it bit. 1t was clear cold
weather and the rheumatism had left
his right hind toe and so the old
gentleman rabbit felt quite frisky ana
he hoped along as nicely as you
please, and when little Charley Chick
adee saw him. he began to sing from
his little bush.
Chick "a dee, chick a dee,
You're us happy as can be,
So am l. I do not care
For ne chilly winter air.
with feather coat and feather cap
| can stand the coolest snap"
We'll, so can We" said Uncle Lucky,
Billy Bunny has been visiting me and
We haven't had bit of coal nor any
Kerosene, but we've managed to keep
warm"
And just then Mrs. Bunny called out
from the Old Brier Patch and told Billy
Bunny to run down to the coal yard
and bring back scuttle of coal even
if he had to pay a million carrot cents
for it. Il must cook she said. land
how can I when the electric wires are
frozen and the gas pipes twisted into
double bowknots Why, even the tele-
phone is frozen
But. oh dear me! When Billy Bunny
and Uncle Lucky reached the coalyard
they found lot Of people standing IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
TOO MUCH OPERATOR.

d. 4 I i - -.
In spite Of government price fixing
and everything else, coal prices, in
PelIa at least, are nearly double what
they have been before. We have heard
Of coal selling in this city for rs cents
a bushel. and the same quality two
years ago was to be had for II or 70
cents. 1t is not that It costs SO much
more to produce it. for miners are paid
only about cents for mine run and
cents for screened lump. 1t Is said,
also that the miners buy their powder
and oil Of the operators, and 1t IL not
TO be thought that they are sold these
items at cost prices. Coal then sells
e mines for az high ~ 1s cents 9
bushei which gives the operator 10
cents for return on his investment and
entrepreneur's wages. II the mine is
on leased land. he has TO pay . small
royalty. possibly cent ! bushel. 70 the
landlord: n he has pnrchased the land,
the same credit Tor rent sts.Il ID q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

lain Is right then every man should
support him. It is not in any case
question of personalities, it is ques-
ton of winning the war, and no person
ality should be allowed to stand in the
way OF that supreme objective.
We do not believe that anyone. who
reads in that spirit, can question that
Senator Chamberlain proved his case.
He has been brutally used. but that
was nothing II he was wrong. He
has been charged with willful misre-
presentation by the president, who
knew not what he did"
But 1t Is not a controversy between
men. it is q question Of fact with
America at stake. Neither the demo-
cratic party nor the republican party,
but the people, should be the judge and
this judgment should hold regardless
Of any ones personal fortunes. and
should be honestly given by every in
dividual Such is a free government
by, OF and for the people.-Duluth
News Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

course be made 70 himself. II = inn
possible to believe mat ~ (nts per
bushel for screened coal lS ali the
slack brings IL not an unjl charge
for the services Of the aoperasy The
big charge by the Transfers that bring
the coal to town can be explained on
the ground that they can secure only
one load per day and must get their
days wages from hauling that. we
can only conclude that operators are
taking advantage of the rates set by
the fuel administrator for districts
where conditions are vastly different
and are setting their prices at the high
est figure they can and still compete
with coal shipped in from q distance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
Topics of the Times

The Germans are not inventors or
discoveries as much as adaptators and
:mprovers. At present goose drip
pings" are being made from the fat OF
dogs and sold as substitute for goose
grease. Blu, Flip-I-CP- A-Nanchi-B Boo.
the MusQuakie warrior, learned that
dog fat beats nothing long ago. and
hasn't been without his freid potatoes
since.
The Waterloo Times Tribune says
farming is a gamble. Heretofore II has
been considered lead pipe cinch.
Cali ii a war cabinet or anything else
but create it and give II the rover.
What's IN a name, anyway: Deliver
the goods.
General Won Stein says he doesn't
understand Americans. But lot OF
Americans know al about stems.
Norway is manufacturing oleomar-
garine from, fish oil. At that II ism
any worse probably than some of the
oleo manufactured in this country.
The German guns are reported IN
tenseiy active" before the sector &C.
capied by American troops. Just ask
yourself the question. are we as active
A. home in the interests Of our SOL
d!ers as the Germans are to destroy
them" And IL the answer is mo-,
then start drum fire Of your own.
sss
II is Impossible TO evade the fact
that Secretary Baker could make good
on the chautauuua platform if he had
time and needed the money as badly
as Bryan said he did.
It's a great burden TO buy potatoes
and beans with -four. We have to have
the potatoes and beans anyway Help
the merchant to obey the rules. he
must sell substitutes with every pound
o. -four he sells. And don't get the
idea that il isn't necessary. How many
times must we be informed that at the
way we've been eating wheat the pres
emit supply viii be exhau sted two
months before we can get the new
crop. Let's all help. These are war
times, tho many of us haven't appar-
emily realized it as yet
New apartment houses in Berlin Will
rent 10 none without children. So far
no new apartment houses have been
erected for children who have no faith
ers That would include a housing
problem too great for even Germany to
tackle.
A problem school boards will have to
meet is the competition offered by COM
mercial and other lines for the services
OF intelligent and educated women to
supply the places Of men who have
gone to war Superintendent Deyoe
has already warned school men Of the
outlook The probabilities are that eff
icient teachers will get moro salary or
find other and more lucrative positions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Wait Mason
A DAY OF SNOW.

is q brutal
toiing
OF
81
through
tie
bound to
watt the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
Foolish Gator.

while one Of our aiding fishermen
was indulging In a nal. on the banks
~ the river" says the Winsett Cour-
W. = hungry alligator crawled up and
swallowed his boots. One of the boot
;leGs had q pint Of corn liquor in it, and
- n alligator was subsequently dis
covered trying to climb tree. it is
fk0u9iit to have been the same one that
swallowed the boot with the liquor in
sfk AtIanta Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
saponin, a Food Admiration.

Saponin is word coined as the
name of a substance extracted from
plants known as soapbark and soap
root. and few other plants, by boil
ing them in water. The word is de-
rived from the Latin word sapo, soap.
Saponin possesses the quality when
dissolved in water Of foamiug like soap.
and while it has no nutritious or ed
ible quality. ii has come into extensive
use as a substitute for the white OF
eggs by producing foam and thus Civ
ing some preparations a fraudulent APP
pearance OF body and therefore Of food
value. Administrators OF the pure food
act have declared that it must not be
used in food products. and while not
poisonous or hur.ful. II IL held as an
Adulteration under the pure food law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

The great hindrnnces to usefulness
In those who think they wish to be use.
full. vet have never really tried to Be.
are pusillanimousness and ambition
They are twin sisters. To put 1t 9th
erwise, there is the fault Of not think
ing it worth while to do little be-
cause 1t is little. and of not caring to
do something because it may not lead
to much.-Bishop Thorold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
WIfsIy whim,ies.

Married life," says woman's page
Usaor. would be infinitely happier
NJ uaffied men would obey the whims
= lnI1lr wives with half the alacrity
- displayed when their wives were
80 Swesthearts." Why not make
GSU1Aee for the fact that bache
- AnH stsfnally worn out hurnor-
- swsstheart's whimsical idea
4 1e 1gsis burglar 10 the house
$500 Tor him with fash
Y oulGvills Courier Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
A Masonic Meetings
+" Visitors Always Welcome

MARSHALL LODGE. No. tcs, A. E. &
A. M.-Special communication Friday'
Feb. s. go O'Clock Work in second
degree. John W. Wells, secretary; b.
T.. English. ". NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, Ne. So. r. A. NJ
Special convocatton Monday evening
Feb. II, a. $50 O'Clock. ROYAL Arch
negree IRA A Davenport Il. P Johh
~. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
won Council No. 20, r. & S. M Mon
day. Feb. IS, 1918. $50 p. n. Regular
business. l. r. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory. I. VI.
STATED coNctAvE. ST. AIdema-
commandery. No. 80, K. T. Tuesday.
Feb. 70, 1918. $50 .. m. Regular bust
ness and work. Order Of the Temple.
I. T. Forbes. recorder; John z. Fred
arick commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. 0. E.
S.-ReguIar meeting for business We'd
nesday. Feb. IS. 1880 2. N. Mrs. Archer
Walton, secretary: Mrs. Cora Wiley.
W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
wADE's WAY.

or course Henry Vollmer and Judge
Wade have been personal and political
friends. But If the Hon. Henry repeats
his expressions OF love for the kaiser
and the kaieera cause in this war
Judge Wade will not hesitate to send
him to the penitentiary for a term OF
years. The Judge is engaged in retir-
ing the Vollmer kind of foreign sym
pathizers from business by placing
them in custody of Uncle Sam for a
definite period.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
Iowa Newspapers
COLD WEATHER A GoDSEND.

There is going ~ 1e d Tiiois g: 2.
spoiled corn when it turns warm. The
long continued cold has been god
send to the owners OF crbbed corn.
An ordinary winter would have spoiled
thousands Of bushels that can still De
saved IL it is shipped before warm
weather.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
Rich Ianauaoea.

In extent, the Spanish vocabulary 10
far inferior to the English. though in
richness Of tone or expression the Span.
ish is ahead Of the English language.
1t Is claimed that the pure Castilian
Is the most musical Of languages, the
Italian not excepted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

what does it profit man to have
a fine bunch OF fat pigs ready for mar
ket and not be able to get car Tor
love or money! asks the Manchester
Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

A new attachment for fountain pens
holds them up at an angle and pre-
vents them spilling ink when laid on
horizontal surface.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
Wanted Company,

Wanted Company.
Professor Tin chem. lab.)-''This Is
Q very explosive substance and 1t
might blow US all sky-high. Come
closer, gentlemen. so you may be bet.
ter able to follow me-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

wv. S. Allen Is a candidate for the
place asking for a fourth term. Just
why, no one knows" says the Britt
Tribune. He has never been anything
to brag OF as an officer to say the
most, and three terms is enough Tor
him or any one else. Some OF these
fellows act as tho it was an Impossible
lily to voluntary let CO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
low AoPINloN AND NOTES.

1T doesn't do any good to repeal the
law of supply If the law Of demand is
left to operate" declares the Sioux
City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04

AN Iowa community like Manson
never knows how far it can go in rails
ing money to help win the war until
1t tries real hard. And Manson isn't
broke yet" adds the Manson Democrat.