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Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06
OIL INSTEAD OF COAL.

The French are studying how to do
without coal. Here are some Sugges-
lions put forth in L'Illustraticl by l..
Baudry de Saunier which are almost
as applicable to America as to France:
"Why," asks the famous scientist, "ara
our railroads which burn almost 9O0O,-
600 tons year, not operated by cleo
tricity? In water power France is one
of the richest countries in the world.
But only one of our systems, that of
the Midi, Is electrified, and that only
partially. Why does our shipping,
both naval and mercantile, cling to
coal heated boilers when oil furnaces
have already proved a success on sew
eral steamers? Why should not the
coal range of our kitchens be abolish
ed by law, some day soon, since it eats
up coal madly? And there are many
other similar ways. 1t will take time
TO make these changes, no matter how
hurriedly they be undertaken, but they
must be tackled at once IL the TigOrs
of the transition period are not to be
prolonged beyond our powers to bear
them" And he adds that restriction
is not a mere war measure that will
vanish as soon as peace be restored,
but Symptom of the economic labor
that is straining the whole world like
a new volcanic outbreak, for the world
is cracking because the war is max
ing its evolution far too rapid"
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06
AN EDISON EPIoRAM.

Thomas A. Edison Is a man of few
words, and, like many a man of sim
flar habits, often packs away lot Of
wisdom in brief sentence, says Phil
adelphia Bulletin. He was talking a
few nights ago of the gigantic tasks
and responsibilities the war imposed
on the nation, and particularly Of the
necessity of speeding up when he let
this spark fly: at is not Il question
of what we must not do, but question
Of what we must do" If the truth
of this sentence were to be recognized
by legislators and administrators, the
task of government in war would be
easier, and results might be far bet
ter. The inventor was speaking of the
waste of mental and other energy at
Washington In seeking to put aside the
~nOnessentlal" operations of the coun-
cry. and his immediate application of
his nutshell philosophy was that If
the government were to devote its en-
tire energy to stimulating production
Of the things necessary for the conduct
of the war 1t need not bother with non
essentials, so long as they did not pre-
vent or interfere with war work. But
the thought deserves q wider appli-
cation, and the substitution of "dO"
for "don't" would simplify a lot of
more or less successful government
regulation. ,..r. -, .-.'"r~~.~.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

"Old men for counsel" is the say
ing, "young men for war;" But this
war rather falsifies the old adage,
says Spokane Spokesman Review.
At seventy-seven Clemenceau Of
France remains so energetic that he
still deserves his cOgnomen Of "the
tiger" Joffre was an old man when
he won the battle Of the Marine. Lloyd
George is not exactly young. Wood
row Wilson is past sixty. But none
of them seems to require the Osler
method of being chlOrofOrmed out of
existence. These veterans do not 'lag
superiluOus on the stage" Cato learn
ed Greek at eighty. Chaucer COM
posed his "Canterbury Tales" at
sixty. Goethe toiled to the end and
shis "Faust" was not completed till he
had outlived eighty. Simonides won
prize for poetry and SophOcles wrote
HOedipus," when each had passed four
score. Theophrastus outdid them all,
for he was ninety when he commenced
his characters of Men"
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06
Initiated Kopenick CAPTAIN,

An extraordinary instance of Teu.
tonic servility where uniforms are con-
cerned has occurred at Essen. A par
ty of three armed individuals, two. In
soldiers and one in pOlicennn's uni
form, made round of all the schools
of the town, representing themselves
to be authorized to collect the chill
dren's satchels. They paid trifle in
each case for the leather straps at
tached to them, and carried away their
booty. After a few days, the whole
affair was discovered to be swindle.
"How it is possible that this could
have been carried on for days without
anyone having the courage to chal-
lenge their authority remains one of
the mysteries of the war;" says the
Rhenish Westphalian Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06
WAR AND RESOURCES.

The natural resources of the United
States are abundant and are greatly in
excess of the total material resources
of Great Britain, France and Italy.
The full development of these re-
sources would give the United States
great power as u factor in the world
struggle. American ingenuity and
American industry should have a free
hand in order successfully to play it's
part in adapting these resources to the
needs OF war. Co-GneratiOn by the
government in the fields of research
and analysis, constructive legislative
and regulative policies and the institu-
tion of intelligent ana helpful methods
in our consular and diplomatic service
would contribute vastly to our national
efficiency and prosperity. After the
war will come the more serious period
of adjustment, and on the way in
which our financial and Industrial lead
ers handle this problem will depend
the successful liquidation of our pres
ent credit extensions, says The Pro-
tectionist. The position of the coun-
try, however, should be materially i'm
proved at the close of the war. We
have become a creditor nation and will
continue to be. At the outbreak of
the war we were debtors to the extent
of S5OOO,OO0.OOO or $6,O00OOO,O0O.
Since then we have received over
81 ,O00,O00,OO0 of gold from abroad
We have bought abroad probably $2,-
500,0O0,000 of our securities and we
have loaned through private channels
approximately $2,OOOOOO,OOO to foreign
countries, and in addition our own gov
ernment has given credits in the way
of advances to the allies of approx
mately $6O0O,OO0,OOO.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Saving accomplishes a double pur-
pose. 1t prevents the diversion of la
Dor to useless activity and it estab-
fishes our national credit upon firm
and substantial basis. The integrity
of our financial structure is only sec
Ond in Importance to the development
of the highest military efficiency. "As
a people," in the words of Professor
Scott, 1--WE now have it in our power
either to conserve and strengthen our
credit system or wreck it"
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

In all histories of wars among CIV
ilized nations it has been known that
the rate of insanity is much higher in
the army than in civil life, but in this
war the extraordinary fatigue of mod
ern trench warfare, plus the terrific ar
tillery fire, has produced new prob
lens. PrOfiting by the bitter expert
ence of the allies, the surgeon general
has assigned psychopathic specialists
to every camp and cantOnment, and al
ready, on their advice, more than 49,
600 men have been weeded out of
the army because of their suscepti-
bility, inherited or temperamental, to
nervous shock.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

There is nothing mean or narrow in
the program of Major General Gorgas
for the participation of women in war
work as nurses and physicians and
surgeons. He says to the women !:
"Yeur country needs you" and he
advocates as policy for congress to
enforce by legislation the adoption of
the principle that women doctors and
surgeons engaged in war work are en-
titled to the same military rank a.
medical officers similarly engaged who
happen to be of what Artemus Ward
humorously designated as "the male
persuasion"
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Since it is the part of wisdom to
turn everything, even misfortune, to
use, there is considerable interest in
what good effects may be had from the
various food shortages which are with
us and in prospect. Robert Hutchin-
son points out in British Medical Jour
nal that though a reduction in the fat
ration of half a pound a week would
entail loss of weight this loss is not
progressive, the individual being able
TO maintain lower weight on a d.
minished diet. This is due to the
aessened output of energy required to
transport a smaller body weight. A
lesser body surface also means a
smaller heat loss. The conclusion is
reached that there is no reason to sup
pose that smaller rations means a
lowering of health-prObably the re-
verse is the case.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

In the first enthusiasm of food con-
servation good many people econo-
mized valiantly in dairy products as
well as in meat and in white flour.
That was mistaken economy, how
ever. Use all the milk and butter and
cheese you can afford to buy. They
ere the best sort of food; they are
not needed for export, and the gener-
Ous consumption of them will encOur-
age the dairy industry to expand. Milk
Ond cheese and eggs are the best pos
sihle substitutes for meat; the sup
ply of such foods can be increased
much more rapidly than the supply of
meat; and nothing will effect that in
crease so certainly as a steadily in
creasing demand for them.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Housewives are reminded that the
fly objects to oil of lavender, as well
as to hOneysuckle, heliOtrope and hop
blossoms. His taste Is unrefined in
what he does not like as well as in
what he does, and the determination
to keep him out of the dining room
and away from the baby's cradle
should not be receded from in the
slightest degree.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

The work accomplished by the
American Red Cross in April sur
passed all records of the organization
in France, says Arkansas Thomas Cat.
Food and drink were supplied to Amer
lean soldiers. Nine rest stations and
seven canteens provided 100000 meals.
Nine metropolitan canteens served 454-
900 meals. Three large hospitals We're
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Out of the last harvest the American
people, by instituting wheatless days,
saved 14O,O00,000 bushels of wheat to-
feed the hungry Allied nations, and
these same people are going to stay
right on the sugar job and see 1t
through.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

If women object to having the height
of their shoes reduced by federal or
der, there is, of course, the unfalling
slipper. Or is that restricted by fem
inine fashion to winter wear?
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Still, the man who says he would
rather walk five miles in the morning
before breakfast than to ride in an
automobile is not dangerous liar. He
belongs to the breed characterized by
a pernicious and obstreperOus eccen-
tricity of the veracity.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

There is said to be 100000 dogs
in Great Britain, and the war exi-
gency for food will lead to putting them
on ratiOns. In all the war countries
across the ocean there is competition
for every crust of bread.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Another way to improve the verse
of three-fourths of the war poets is
to put them in the trenches where
they can get the inspiration of the
battle itself.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

The average woman finds out how
her husband likes to have her do up
her hair and then she does it up some
other way.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Threats of soap shortage ought to
stimulate inventors of substitutes, such
as wood ashes, sand and other scour-
ing materials.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

The present household sugar ration,
with little chance of increase, Is two,
pounds a month in the United States.
two pounds in England, one and one
half in France and one pound in Italy,.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Restaurants and hotels are restrict,
ed to two pounds of sugar for every 80
meals served. This includes sugar for
kitchen as well as table use.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Sugar bowls have been banished
from American dining cars. A trav-
e!er is served his portion of sugar and
no more.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
BEARS FATE BRAVElY.
Little Luxembourg "Stll an Indepen.
don't Country" But Suffers Sorely.

Little Luxembourg "Stil an lndepen-
don't Country" But Suffers Sorely.
The Hague, May 2O.-"Luxemburg is
resigned to the inevitable" said F. de
Colnet Huart, the charge daffaires
here for the little grand duchy, to the
Associated Press correspondent.
The Germans" Mr.. Huart told the
correspondent, send us a little food,
but never except in exchange for
something else We recently bartered
red clover seed against little bread
grain, and so we carry on"
The Germans are in effective posses
sion Of the whole grand duchy as far
as the control Of the great arteries OF
communication are concerned The
most direct route from the whole cen
tor of the western front to the main
German home bases leads thru Luxem-
burg.
ooh, yes, we are still an independent
country Mr.. Huart went on with the
CHEST of a smile. We are not 'requisi-
toned as the Belgian people are. In
the rural districts we do our own
policing to prevent robberies of farm
products and keep down smuggling. 1
III Isl aunt iIlct VIC OSS'Ps i'iS
behave fairly well. Fortunately our
people are quiet and sedate by nature.
Slis 1T friction occurs once in while
what would you?-but nothing serious.
We can only stand and wait.
Our grand duchess is still on the
throne and we nave a purely business
government Of fire three clerical and
two liberals; but nobody oothers about
local politics just now. Our only prob
lem is how to keep alive. Evidences oil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
TURN AGAINST GERMANS.
Czechs and JusosIavs Captured by
Russians ORGANIZE to FIGHT,

Washington, May 2O.-Czechs and
Jugoslavs taken prisoners by the Rus
slams while fighting with the Austro-
Hungarian armies have organized an
army which Is now resisting the leu
tonic invasion of Russia, the Serbian
legation was informed here in a cable
gram from London. quoting Captain
Lukich. an officer of the corps who ar
rived there.
Captain Lukich said part of the
corps has reached Japan thru Siberia
and planned to join the allied armies
at Saloniki and on the western front.
Germanys violation Of the Brest-
Litovsk peace treaty by arbitrarily
invading Russia has created deep
feeling, Captain Lukich said, and
Russian army (the red guard) is fever
ishly being organized despite the civi!
war that is being waged with the ut
most violence The Russians have
arms. equipment and ammunition for
an army of 100000 men, the officer
was quoted as saying.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
ALIEN WOMEN MUST REGISTER.
Government Preparing to List Feminine
Subjects of Germany at Once.

De-s Moines, May 20.-United States
Marshal Nick Reed and his deputies
Will be busy the coming week prepar-
ing blank forms for the registration OF
all alien enemy women in the southern
district of Iowa. Date of registration
will be announced in several weeks.
Marshal Reed estimates that there
will be about 1000 women registra-
tons This estimate is arrived at from
the record on the registration Of male
alien enemies which occurred from
Feb. to 9. At that time there were
1857 aliens registered.
Two hundred of the entire alien
registrations of the state came from
Des Moines. Some small communities
Of 1900 population registered as high
as eighty five alien enemies.
All women who were born in Ger
many and are not citizens Of the
United States thru marriage or
naturalization will be regarded as
enemy aliens and must register. All
women who are married to unnatural
lied Germans will also be considered
as enemy aliens and must comply with
the registration regulations. Women
who have been divorced FROM alien
enemies will not come within the
provisions Of the order, however.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
LIVE AS CAVEMEN.
c. A. Marshall, Of Detroit, Gets Letter
From Friend on Front


In caves, living as cavemen Of old
and hurting Uncle Sans messages TO
the kaiser thru the hdeous nights;
sticking to their jobs in these Wet
soaked mines and waiting for the day
when an honorable and lasting peace
will come to the peoples of the world
are some of the things touched upon
in letter from First Lieutenant Elmer
Hess, NJ. r. c., of Erie, Pa, Of the Sec
oond division, L. S. a. A. c., to his
friend, c. A. Marshall. superintendent
of the Western and Southern Life In
surance Company in Detroit.
Il am writing this" he tells from
scene of activity. AS I write l can
hear the bling! bang! Of the big iron
throated guns hurting Uncle Sans
message to the kaiser. Believe me, the
boys sure do stick to the job.
Il know the days and nights are
hideous with their noises and sleep
comes to us through pure exhaustion.
A few hours at a time, but we are all
UP and ready.
The Hun has started something and
l think the allies will finish it. | work
all the time and when | am not work.
ing | am busy thinking how best TO
regulate the work.
We are all dirty, Of course, but
then we are not civilized here. We are
truly cavemen. We sleep in caves. We
eat in caves. We work in caves. Some
of these caves remind one of mines.
They are mines, too-gold mines-for
in them are hearts that are worth their
weight in gold. Hearts Of courageous
men. Hearts of steel and iron.
Men are in those caves who would
rather be peacefully sitting by Their
own firesdes, yet are bravely and
boldly doing their duty and not for
what it brings in pecuniary value. but
what 1t brings in feelings l would
venture that the manifest men in the
world today live like rats in these
trenches and mines. Pure gold? Yes
gold so valuable that its price cannot
be estimated. l wish that l could tel
you real facts about some Of the days
happenings. You would know then no"
deeply feel toward these brave boys
here enduring so much that we can live
in peace some day-an honorable
peace
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
SWEDEN APPEALS FOR FOOD.
Finance Minister Charges "Interested
Parties" Balk Pact With Entente.

Stockholm. May 20.-The Swedish
government is striving to the utmost to
obtain food for the Swedish people
who literally are fighting against
starvation" +. W. Thorsen. minister of
finance. declared in a speech at Nystad.
He outlined the agreement with tn"
entente powers for the supply of food
stuffs and other vital necessities
against Swedish tonnage. and COM
planned that certain interested parties
in Sweden were opposing the agree
ment thus increasing the difficulties Of
the government.
Minister Thorsen said that IL the
agreement was overthrow, the social
machinery which was fed by the treas
ury department, could not bear the new
burdens which would be thrown upon
its shoulders. He continued:
The main thing is to get bread, the
price is secondary consideration
The finance minister mentioned the
shortage Of coal as one of the most
burdensome difficulties and said that
the cost Of coal was oppressive. Swed
en- had to pay last year 37o,00O,0 900
kroner for half the quantity which pre-
viously cost 100.000000 kroner. More
over. he added, foreign countries in
sist on loans as condition for the ex-
portation Of their goods. For coal,
Germany eXacts a loan Of 5000, 900
kroner monthly from Sweden. The
price of the mark has sunk and accord
ingly Germany wants to help out by
loans. In other words loan from
Sweden is exacted for payments on
goods for Sweden"
Minister Thorsen also cited other
difficulties which, he said, were strain
ing the country's resources severely
and were contributing to the depre-
citation Of Swedish money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20

The central empires can not come
20 All agreement N the question
The Germans realize that IL they with
draw men from the Russian front they
will be unable to insure that such
grain supplies as they may obtain
from those regions VIII not fall into
Austrian hands. The Austrians are
too hungry 70 deprive themselves, BY
sending their surplus men to the west
ern front of the only possible chance
of keep ne out Of German HAMS v hat
they regard ds their legitimate share
of the Russi IN spoils in the form OF
foodstuffs.
1t is believed that Emperor William
at the interview at the German Held
headquarters last week brought strong
arguments to bear on the Austrian
sovereign to induce him to send to
Flanders half million men now
maSSed on Tyrol.
Another reason for the delay Is that
the enemy has been so blinded by the
airplane work Of the allies during the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
Total liabilities .........s1,112,4s4s

State of Iowa.
Marshall County-Ss.
We. w. H. Arney. president, ]. P.
Cooper. vice president, and H. s.
Lawrence. cashier Of bank above
do solemnly swear that the FORE
going statement 10 full, true and cor
rect, to the best Of our knowledge and
belief, and that the assets therein set
forth are bona fde the property Of said
bank In its corporate capacity. and that
no part Of the same has been loaned or
advanced to said bank for the purpose
OF being exhibited as a portion Of its
assets.
w. H. ARNEY, President.
p. COOPER, Vice President.
H. s. LAWRENCE, Cashier.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence by w. H. Arney. J. p.
Cooper and II. 8. Lawrence, this 18th
day Of May, 1918.
]. R. WITZIGMAN,
Notary Public in and for Mar
shall County.
Notary SeaD
Attested by
III. c. GOEcKE. j slI5,s5 5. +
e. B. EMEs,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20

In Paris they are specializing on why
Germany keeps shy of coming back at
the British and French armies on The
western front, and they think they
have found the reason. Opinion in
Paris is that the Germans have begun
to recognize that The growing strength
of the allies thru the recent arrival In
France of substantial British rein
forcements. together with the now re-
spectacle number of American troops
in the line, will necessitate the mass
ing of much larger forces If the COM
ing blow is 70 be anything like ef-
fective.
Experts take the view that it is only
possible for tire Germans to draw ad-
ditonal man-uower from enc of two
sources Either Mackensen must bring
another 100000 mon rom the called
Russian front or the Anstrians must
be induced 70 send to he western
front at least half million of the
men. which they are Known TO have
available in Italy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
State Of Iowa.
Marshall county-ss.

State of Iowa.
Marshall county-ss.
We, William Shipton, president, and
Minnie z. Lincoln, cashier of the
bank above named, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement is full true
and correct, to the best Of our knowl-
edge and belief, that the assets therein
set forth are bona flde the property Of
said bank In its corporate capacity,
and that no part Of the same has been
loaned or advanced to said bank for
the purpose of being exhibited as a
portion of It's assets
WILLIAM SHIPTON. President.
MINNIE e. LINCOLN. Cashier.
Sworn to before me- and subscribed
IN my presence by William Shipton,
president, and Minnie E. Lincoln, CASH
Ter, this 18th day Of May. 1918.
W. J. LYNCH,
Notary Public in and for Mar
shall county.
Notary Seall
Attested BY
J. II. INK,
NJ. F. DIEHL,
Directors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-20
Why German Command Delay OF fens;ve

last two or three weeks that It has be-
come practically impossible for him to
complete plans for the resumption OF
the offensive. His recent losses OF no
fewer than 700 Of his best pilots, which
is the figure reported by prisoners
must be fatal for the time being un-
der modern condi tons of warfare, 1t is
argued.
Reports from all quarters agree that
for some time pas. not single OBJ
servation airplane Of the enemy has
been able to cross the allied lines. This
and the fact that there has been an
absolute cessation Of air attacks on
London and Paris seem to confirm the
belief that it is thru lack of means Tor
observation that the enemy is hesitat-
ing to engage against forces as to
whose strength and disposition he is
ignorant.
Considerable importance Is also at
tached to the recent reports Of further
mutinies in German divisions on the
western front.