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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
When Petain Meets Petain.

I heard a yarn about the French
communicate chief the other day. he
was driving in motor with an equeTrs
past a town near Verdun, when ne
came upon four little boys marching
in single file. arrayed in soldiers he'll
NETS and carrying real hayonets.
The sight Of the little faces, almost
lost in the real soldiers helmets
amused General Petatn, and stopping
the car he said to the leader OF the
file:
You are brave fellows, What is
your Nance"
ooh, I am General Petan! replied
the boy. who had no idea to whom he
was speaking.
This reply greatly amused the Cen
eral Well, my name is General Petain,
also" he said, land 1 am very pleased
to have met YOU
The two generals then shook hands,
gravely saluted and parted company
London Answers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Hogs Workinq Upward.

Advances in eastern hog prices be-
cause Of the recent, storm have been
sharp, but these gains are of little ben
Gift to the producer because of the
small number available at eastern mar
kets
Indirectly it is helping markets in
the middle west, as shippers are able
to buy here and get purchases out be-
cause the railroads are able to handle
stock eastbound.
Since the storm has vanished, local
receipts Of hogs have been remarkably
light, and never before in the history
of the trade did il take as long time
to get railroad facilities back to nor
NAL as this time.
Traders are up in the air" about re-
ccipts for early next week. but most
Of them are looking 70. moderate sup
plies, although they anticipate a good
run on late days.
Packers have gone unusually short OF
hogs all week. and no matter what
the run is next week there should be
good local demand. which. together
with the eastern call, should make the
market comparatively healthy.
Country owners are in no hurry to
unload as long as the weather remains
as severe as it has boon for the past
week, bat with more moderate temper
ATTIRE the supplies will increase greatly.
It is the opionion OF most traders
that the market will be we'll supported,
and anything but a healthy demand
vii come as 4 surprise,
Offerings hare thus far this week
have amounted TO only normal days
supply under normal conditions. ana
with the demand for pork products
known to be unusually large at this
time traders havd good reason for ex-
pecting good prices the coming week.
Country shippers are operating spar
lngly because OF the abnormal condi-
tons and uncertainty Of the future but
some of the farmers are sending in
their own hogs.
o. course hogs are picking up weight
at home ard even though big receip'I
do not show up soon the decrease IN
the aggregate pounds of pork will be
partly made up by the increase IN
weight Of the arrivals.-Drovers Jour
ma,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19

yellow, 1.25QI33; standard grade yell
low, 9S4l.25; No. mixed, 1.404 LAB;
No. mixed. l.S501,40; No. mixed
l.2SQ1.30: standard grade mixed, 920
100.
Oats-No. white and standard and
No. white so.
MILWAUKEE CASH GRAIN.
Milwaukee. Jan. 10.
Corn-Stcady; no sales.
Oats-One- half cent up: No. white,
S1E@S3; No. white, 81; standard
seq.
NILNNEA CASH GRAIN
Minneapolis, Jan 10.
Corn-No. yellow, l.55@1.5S; No. )
mixed, $50 q 1853: others, SS0l.50
Oats--No. white, 1Sl2 q 1872: No. 4
white, 76Q79; standard, 799SO.
Barley-1.36@1.5S; choice, l.5S l. 50.
Rye-1.92
Flax so 1873.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
WASHINGTON ANXIOUS TO KNOW
IF BAKERS EXPLANATION
LOOT ACROSS"
WAR Department
CRACKS UNDER STRAIN
Failed to Measure Up to Job at Out
break Of War and Has Been Going
Badly, in Spite Of Efforts to Bolster
Up Personnel-Goethals Name One
to Conjure With. a
[By e. G.. Dougherty.1

Washington, Jan. 19.-Washington
observers are waiting to learn from
newspaper editorial comment just what
the country at large, particularly the
great middle west, thinks of the dis
closures Of army preparedness brought
out in the senate military committee
hearings.
One thing Washington particularly
wants to know may be summed up in
a question, Did Secretary Bakers eX-
PLANTATION gefore the committee get
acreSs?'
The reason for that question is this:
After the senate had grilled General
Crozier and shown the ordnance de-
partme mt Of tho army to be in shock
ing state of unpreparedness, and had
taken General Sharpe over the Goals
and found the Quartermaster corps al
most as bad-these are the two great
army supplies misunderstanding Bak-
er kicked these Two officers UPSTAIRS to
the newly created war council, brought
in General Goethals, name to con-
jure with, as acting Quartermaster
chief, and announced a general reor-
gaEization of the two departments.
Then the secretary went before the
committee, giving out before he took
the stand. long prepared statement
that was i defense of the army war
preparations and that placed the war
department In 4 favorable light. The
senators disregarded this statement
and went after Secretary Baker ham
mer and tongs. The net result was
that Mr.. Baker did not put it across
on the committee or on the newspaper
observers But the question and ans
wer testimony was so long drawn Out
and ran into so many thousands OF
words daily that few newspapers could
print more than a small part of It, and
the assumption Is that most of the pa
pers carried summary of Secretary
Bakers prepared statement eliminating
the cross examination. Therefore there
is a suspicion that Mr.. Baker put II
across on the country and that is why
Washington is waiting for the reaction.
Cracked Under First Strain. .
AS a matter of cold hard fact the
war department machinery cracked I'M
der the strain at the first outbreak OF
most of it has been scrarped.
If there had been a Goethals at the
head Of the quartermaster department
from the first the story might have
been different. but there wasn't. Cen
eral Sharpe failed to measure up to the
job, the council of national defense
supplies committee took part of his
work away from him and the result
ing conflict between civilian and mill
tary. officials did for the quartermast-
err corps what the same divided control
did for the shipping board. The ord
nance department was hampered by
General CroZicr's mania for expert
which leaves the govern
ment. nine months after the United
States entered the war, just conclud-
l. z experiments and beginning manu-
facture OF guns, while relying entirely
on the French ana British during 1913
for heavy artillery.
Too Many Councils.
To complicate things further efforts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTOWN IOWA JANUARY ~ 1918

to help matters by appointing councils
tended apparently TO make things
worse. There is council of national
defense, with Hoover, Hurley, Garfield
and McAdoo added and now there Is a
new war council Of general officers. NO
one on the outside has a clear idea OF
Just what all these organizations do.
Finally after nine months of war;
Secretary Baker has announced an en-
tire reorganization Of the working
methods and the personnel OF the ord
nance and quartermaster bureaus
These two great bureaus, spending Dill
lions, will begin to function along en-
tirely new lines. ''t
The navy escaped all this investigat-
ing by going into the war with its
regular organization, expanded to meet
wars needs. 1t did its experimenting
first. The army's unwieldy machinery
was further complicated and only now
has got down to business basis, and
even now it's new organizational plan
is untried and remains to be testS-. IN
the heat. Of war. ....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
New York Produce.

New YORK, Jan. IT.
Buttor-Strong: receipts 1850 tubs:
creamery specials. % e "a; creamery
extras, SO: extra tirsts, 49G 50I2; extra
seconds. 450 4S1a.
Cheesc-Stronc; receipts SIS boxes:
state whole milk fresh special, white
or colored, 254 G25ls; average fancy.
"a y M25.
Ecgs-Strong; receipts 2,096 cases;
fresh gathered selected extras, 706 IL:
extra frsts. 60; frsts. IS; seconds,
61d67.
Poultry-Alive. firm: chickens, 30:
fowls ga SO; turkeys, o26o5: dressed,
firm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
SEE DANGER IN MEAT RULES.
Live Stock Growers Urge Broader
Field for Disposal of Products.

|
Salt Lake City, Jan. 15.-Immediafe
need of a broader field for disposal OF
beef. mutton and lamb, If production
of those meats is not to be reduced
was asserted in the report of the mar
ket committee of the American Ma
tional Live Stock Association, pre-
scented to the twenty first annual meet
ing of that body here today.
Summarizing market conditions, the
report said there were a tremendous
! shortage of hogs, moderate shortage
! of sheep and liberal supplies or cattle
in the United States: there is no dan
ger of any other country invading the
American stockman's market for some
time to come owing to shipping short
ages it went on, and there are unusual
ly large numbers Of sheep and cattle
in feed lots and liberal receipts OF Fat
cattle and lambs at congested markets,
which are selling at heavy losses to
producers" 1t added:
"Curtailment in domestic consump-
ton Of meat on patriotic and economi-
cal grounds, the limited exports OF
beef owing to lack Of shipping facili-
ties, make growing danger that pro-
ducers Of beef and mutton will become
discouraged on account Of heavy losses,
lose faith in the representations OF the
food administration and curtail pro-
duction next season.
There is need of prompt action on
the part OF the food administration to
avert this
There is need also, the report said,
OF a better understanding OF producers
problems and more sympathetic at
titude on the part of the public toward
them.
The report commended David F.
Houston secretary Of agriculture. for
his efforts to prevent speculation in
necessaries due 60 the war, and gave
approval to the federal food investtga-
ton by the federal trade commission,
with special reference to meat. E. L.
Burke, OF Omaha, Neb., chairman Of the
committee. read the report.
Concerning the licensing Of packers.
recently put into effect by the govern
ment, the report said this action lis
what we wanted for years. A close
relation, it asserted, should be MAIN
tanned between prices OF live stock ION
foot" and dressed" 1t continued:
Big declines. in pGices on foot should
be reflected promptly in corresponding
declines in wholesale prices" OF meat.
There seems to be something wrong
in the operation Of this very simple
principle. 1t is one of the important
things which should be checked at fire.
qeut intervals"
The report made a warm argument
70 RI TIM and Shpen
producers Of the same sort Of guaran-
tee. of a minimum price which has been
given the hog raiser by the food ad-
ministrat!on. Otherwise, it said. there
will be a disposition on the part Of
producers to hedge by producing less
meat"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
HUNS scoFF AT U. S. WAR PLANS
Semi Official Paper Says United States
Can Send Little Force.

London, Jan. Recommending upon
the statement made by Secretary Of
War Baker before a congressional COM
mlttee regarding war preparations, the
semi official Norddeutsche Allgeme!ne
Zeitung of Berlin says:
The American secretary Of war
speaks Of an American army in France.
There IS an American army IN France,
but it consists entirely OF wood cutters.
railway men and doctors, except two
or three divisions whose precious lives
are being spared in quiet places far
behind the front.
Mr.. Baker speaks as II shortly there
would be 100000 Americans in France.
Can the United States spare such
large number of men? The answer IS
no. because a large part Of the army
must remain behind for the protection
of the frontiers, the coasts, the colonies
and for other duties Of political ma
ture.
The political situation compels the
United States to keep at home the
greater proportion Of it's army and the
country can at the most put only AGO.
600 or 100000 men into the European
battlefields.
For the transfer Of even this num-
Der, 100000 tons of shipping will be
required necessitating $50 journeys Of
steamers of 5000 to 5000 tons. Thus
an army Of even this small size can
not possibly be made available before
the summer Of 1918.
IN the decision on the western front
y, +, ,prinp American carticipatiOn can
effect no change. The whole speech
Of the American secretary Of war Is
gigantic American bluff
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
GIRL DYNAMITER ARRESTED.
Lives Of Scores lmperiIed by Explosives
Carried in Satchel.


Carrying thirtys:x sticks OF high
test dynamite and armed with an auto
matte pistol, the magazine loaded.
girl giving the name of Linda Jose,
was arrested as she left q Panhandle
train at the Union station yesterday.
Government officials say they have
conclusive proof that she was an ennis
sary for I. w ". plotters.
The girl, who says she is Is years
old, came on a train from Cleevland.
which she boarded at Stubenville, O.
When questioned she said she lived at
Youngstown, O., the scene of the labor
riot two years ago which cost several
lives and resulted in a confagration
which cost about s1.5OO,0o0 and threw
10000 men out Of work.
She vas placed under arrest by
Frank Folsom and Tim O'Brien, station
detectives. The girl fought like a tiger.
the detectives say, and as the explosive
was taken from her she kicked at the
grip.
Folsom pinioned her and as O'Brien
swung the suitcase out Of her reach
the operatives say she cried
IF I'd hitsit we would all be in eter-
nifty"
Then the girl thrust piece OF paper
into her mouth. The men forced the
paper from her clenched teeth, remov-
ing it fragment by fragment. This con-
tained a name and address. obviously
in cipher, as 1t proved to be vacant
lot when operatives visited the place
Again. at the federal building, she tried
to swallow a letter she carried.
This also was pisced together 1t
contained the name of an indicted
member Of the l. w. w, whose name
has hguered often in seized I. W. w.
literature and sabotage propaganda. 1t
Is believed that the department men
have decided the address and an arrest
is expected TO-DAY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
INDICATIONS OF CLEARANCE OF
RAILWAY CONGESTION HAS
aEARlSH INFLUENCE.
BUSINESS ALMOST
ENTIRELY LOCAL
Oats Advance ~ Result Of Higher
Quotations at Winnipeg-After
Opening Unchanged Prices Show
Tendency to Rise and Market Con-
tinues to Harden-Provisions Weak.

Chicago, Jan. 1s.-Indlcations that
the railway congestion was being clear
ed and that receipts of corn here Mon
day and Tuesday would be liberal tend
ed to ease the corn market. Business.
however, was almost entirely local, and
there was no selling. Opening prices
which were unchanged to IS cent low
er, were followed by a slight decline
end then something Of rally.
Weekend adjustment Of trades
brought about fresh weakness in the
last hour. The close was heavy at
$1.27ss for January and S1.24A for
May, unchanged to Z cent down, as
compared with twenty-four hours be-
fore.
Oats.
Oats advanced as the result Of
strength Of quotations at Winnipeg. At
ter opening unchanged at Is to 4 cent
higher, with May at 1865 to 76a., the
market continued 10 harden.
Provisions.
Larger receipts of hogs than expect
ed weakened provisions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Range Of Chicago Grain Prices.

Chicago. Jan. IL.
Corn-January opened at 1878;
closed, 1879; May opened at 1.o4as;
highest, 1.247s; lowest, 1.24B; closed,
1.24A.
Oats-January opened at 1855: high
est, 7sN; lowest. 70: closed. 10; May
opened at 1873: highest, 1873; lowest,
76B; closed, 1873.
Pork-January, highest, 47.1o; low
est, 400; closed, 47.1o; May, highest,
1896; lowest, 1880; closed. 1880.
Lard-January. highest, o4.s5; low
est. 24.S2: closed, 24,S2: May opened
at 25.O5; highest, 25.1O; lowest. 25.o2;
closed, 25.o2.
Ribs-January. highest. 241o: low
est. 24.02: closed, 24.o2: May opened
at 24.45; highest, PASS; lowest, PAS;
c.osed, 24.45.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
DECIDED INCREASE IN RECEIPTS
OF HOGS AT CHICAGO STOCK
YARDS.
PRICES FORCED S AND
10 CENTS UNDER FRIDAY
Cattle Offerings Also Enlarged But
Lacking in Quality and Weak Market
Results - Supply Of Sheep More
Plentiful Than Looked For-Review
of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Jan. Decidedly en-
larged offerings pulled down prices to-
day in the hog market
The spread in prices between west
ern and eastern markets never was so
great before in history. but, Of course,
there is a reason, being the tied-up
condition Of the railroads.
Eleven markets Friday received a
total Of $4,000 hogs. being $4,000 less
than week ago, $1,000 less than a.
year ago and 100000 less than two
years ago. Chicago alone Friday had
1880 less than a week ago and $4,000
less than a year ago Omaha in
creased 10000 over a week ago and
Sioux City 5000. Kansas City had a
few hundred less than week ago and
st. Joseph decreased $500. Indianapo-
lis had 10.SO0 less than a week ago
and Buffalo and Pittsburgh decreased
5000.
The first five days of this week the
eleven points received 5000 less than
week ago. $4,000 less than a year
ago and $4,000 less than two years
ago.
Cattle.
Cattle lacked quality and lower prices
were expected by packers.
Receipts here Friday were estimated
at 45O0, being smaller than expected,
$4,000 short Of last Friday, when an
accumulation from earlier in the week
arrived, and 1900 more than a year
ago. Five days this week offerings to-
tailed 1900. or over $1,000 less than
same period last week and around A.
600 less than corresponding five days
a year ago.
Six outside western markets had
21,50O. Adding the Chicago supply,
seven markets received $4,000, or 1000
less than a week ago and $1,000 more
than corresponding Friday a year ago.
Combined arrivals the first five days
totaled 10000, or $4,000 less than same
period last week and $4,000 less than
corresponding time a year ago.
Sheep.
The supply Of sheep was more plenti-
full than had been looked for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
LAMsoN's GRAIN MARKETS.
Furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co., q

FURNISHED by LamSOn BROS. q Co., 2o5
Masonic temple; phone 1881
Chicago, Jan. IA gradual as
sumption by the government of the
functions Of the grain trade and other
hardshipS which the war has worked
upon the exchanges has naturally
brought about feeling of pessimism.
There is food Tor thought and occasion
for assuming a more hopeful view, IN
the fact that the board Of trade has
been exempted from the orders Of the
fuel administrator closing all unneces-
sary industrial operations for ten con-
secutive Mondays 1t has been ruled by
the food administration and approved
by the fuel administrator that the CHI
cago board Of trade IS performing g.
service in the handling Of grains that
must not be dispensed with, even for
one day in the week. Corn-Held
steady early but closed easy under
pressure from longs and those who
were impressed by the enormous
amount Of corn on side tracks turnout
the belt, and the stiff demurrage rates
which go in to effect Monday. 1t seems
reasonable to suppose that the long
awaited movement Will start, weather
permitting, early next week, and its
effect on cash values should be de-
pressive in the extreme.
Oats-Oats were highest shortly
after the opening, realizing sales de-
veloping on every minor bulge there
after. Shipping conditions in the west
are expected to improve earlier than
those in the east and a material read
justment Of cash oats to the future
values should result.
C1earances-Whcat and -four, 3l5,-
900; corn, none; oats none.
Northwest cars wheat-Minneapol
220: Duluth, II. Winnipeg. 2S6.
Estimated cars-Wheat, .; corn. 10l;
oats, so.
RANGE OF PRICES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
General SarraiI 1estifies.

Paris, Jan. 19.-General Sarrail, for
mer commander in chief Of the allied
operations in the Balkans, was a wit
ness today before the court martial OK
NJ. p. Halle, who !s suspected OF
having communicated confidential
state documents to an unauthorized
person.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
SHORTER BUSINESS HOURS.
Fuel Committee at Mason City Fixes
New Closing Hours.

Special to Times-Republican
Mason City, Jan. 19.-The county
Fuel committee issued orders here this
noon on the closing and opening Of
stores, in order to save fuel. General
stores will open at $3.50 and close at
$50; grocery stores will open an hour
earlier, while meat markets will be
allowed to remain open from a. m.
to p. m Drug stores and allied
stores may remain open until 10
o'clock, while box offices Of theaters
must be closed and darkened by 8
o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Chicago Produce.

Chicago. Jan. II.
Butter-Unchanged.
Eggs--Lower; receipts, 1853 cases;
at mark. cases included, Sass: ordl-
nary flrsts. 54656: firsts, 5Sa 5Si2: re-
frlgerator firsts, 1914.
Poultry-UnChanged
Pork-Cash. nominal.
Lard-Cash, PAST.
Ribs--Cash, 2S.52 q 24.c1.
Rye-No. ., nominal.
Timothv-5.OOMS 500.
Clover-oO.OO0o $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Supreme Court Decisions.

Special to imes-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 19.-The Iowa SUI
preme court today handed down the
following decisions:
Sullivan & Sullivan VS.. James O'Cal-
laghan, municipal court, city OF Des
Moines, affirmed.
Lewis vs.. Brown, Taylor county, re-
versed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19

Lutherans Bar German Language.
Fontanelle, Jan. l9.-The board or
trustees Of the German Lutheran
church OF this community has passed
resolutions to make use Of only the
English language in their schools ana
in their church. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Chicago Grain Close.

chicago, Jan. IT.
Corn-No. . yellow, nominal; No. 8
yellow, nominal: No. yellow I,55;
No. yellow, 14361.46; No. 6 yellow
1.30@1.4o.
Oats-No. white. sou SIZE; stand
ard, SIC QSo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19

The art of camouhage has developed
to a point little dreamed OF by the men
who first used it at the front to de-
ceive the enemy by concealing some
one man or gun from the foeman. The
success of it's early, crude trials led to
more ambitious efforts and artists were
taken out of the fighting lines to de-
vote their brains and their brushes to
its elaboration. The strides they have
made are remarkable.
Now we see whole batteries or GUNS
protected by camoudage, whole COM
panies OF men, big airplane hangars
and even roadways conosslsd from IN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
cov.rnor Hardino still III.

Des Moines, Jan. 19.-Governor
Harding still was confined to his home
today with grip. Il was said ct hts Of
fics that the attack 49, not serious. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Utah Jurist Drops Dead.

Salt Lake City, Jan. l9-Judse
George F. Goodwin. OF the Third DIS
trict court Of Utah, dropped dead IN
court today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Heard in Washinqton.

The Conductor-Plenty Of room up
front. people. Slip along please: slide
up front; skid lively.-Richmond
mesJDispatch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19
Omaha Live Stock.
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Jan. 19.-Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today 5000; market
steady
prime fed steers ....... s.50@13.T
Native cows .............. e.50@10.25
rf1ifers Il rs 011.0
Csives :. !. 4. ]. q. i. ~ 61i4.oeS