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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

residents OF that part OF the little
country outside the German lines and
the 100000 Belgian refugees scattered
thru France, England. Holland and
Switzerland. The sum of $l.9+7.325
has ben appropriated to continue this
work during the last six months OF
this year.
We'd lose more than we'd save by
keeping the clocks the way they are.
For we'd get up by suntime in the
winter and go to bed by the clock.
Evidently recalling the ballad con-
corning the man who has peanutus
and gives his neighbor none an eastern
bard breaks out:
The man who has plenty OF good
hard cash,
And lends Uncle Sammy none,
He won't get any of my hard cash
After this drive is DONE
The democrats of Iowa point with
pride to the fact that they Endorsed"
Senator Kenyon. AS matter of
greater pride and genral satisfaction
thy might indorse the whole republic
can ticket. 1t would be good advertis-
ing and wouldn't cost them anything.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Well. by this time Billy Bunny was
dressed and so were the three little
grasshoppers. SO they all went down
stairs. and one of the grasshoppers
crawled thru crack under tho front
door and peeked down through knot
hole in the floor OF the front porch.
But ne couldn't zee that old owl. for he
wasn't there. you know, but OF course
the grasshopper wasn't sure. So he
hoped across the porch and down the
steps, and then he looked way. way
underneath. But the only thing ne saw
was a sleepy old toad who had Mapped
under there for the night, because he
was afraid he would get wet with the
dew and catch the Spanish influenza or
the Portuguese grippe.
Are you sure he isn't aroundr' Uncle
Lucky shouted thru the keyhole OF
the front door.
who are You looking forr asked the
sleepy old toad.
For Mr.. OWL" said the little grass
hopper.
"Oh, he few away just as soon AZ he
found his gold-rimmed spectacles," said
the toad. And I'm glad no went for he
might have eaten me-"
open the door," said the little grass
hopper as soon a. he heard that. $50
out hoped Uncle Lucky and Billy Bun
ny and the other two little grasshop-
pers, and then they all sat down on the
porch and read the morning prayer.
And in the next story II Uncle Sam and
Aunt Columbia don't ask me to come
to washington to make them visit I'll
find out what Uncle Lucky and Billy
Bunny did after that, for I'm sure they
didn't sit on the front porch all day
long
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
GBy David cory.l

Wake up, wake up! It's half-past eight,
The lilies on the quiet lake
Have opened wide their flower eyes,
And Happy Sun Is in the skies.
The morning glories by the door,
Their petals have Enclosed once more,
And every bird in every tree
Is shouting out his melody
And then. all OF a sudden. Uncle
Lucky woke up and yawned and
stretched his legs and pulled out his
gold watch and chain from under
his pillow and looked at ii to see II the
alarm clock wasn't ahead of time, for
the old gentleman rabbit felt just like
turning over again and taking just one
more little nap But his gold watch
was just like the alarm clock, so up
jumped the old gentleman rabbit, and
then he hoped into his trousers and
his old wedding stovepipe hat But
when he went to put on his blue silk
polkadot handkerchief he couldn't find
it. And then. all Of sudden, he re-
membered where it was: out in the
hammock on the front porch, you know,
just where that wicked owl the night
before had promised to put it IL the
old gentleman rabbit would tell where
he was hiding.
Il wonder il that bad owl has gone
home" thought the old gentleman rab-
bit. Maybe he hasn't. so I guess I'll
put on a soft collar and my pink tie in
stead. for I'm not going on the porch
till I'm sure he's gone. and gone for
good. back to his home in the wild. wild
wood"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

construction where the judgment and
wide purpose Of republicans shall b.
desperately needed and when the COM
bined wisdom OF the nation will be
put to a stern test.
The president has had the unquali-
fled support OF republicans in this
war His recommendation and in
sIstence upon Legislation as a war
necessity have been listened TO and
conformed to by republicans. He has
been their commander in chief. And
he will continue so while he is presi-
dent He has not been so fortunate
within his own party, His personal
appeal for legislation as q necessity 10
the winning of the war was coldly
turned down by his own party and its
leaders.
Both the country and the president
himself as commander in chief of the
war need a republican congress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
THIS APPEAL is TO Y0u. DOCTOR

]. o. CoJb. senior surgeon, United
States public health service. director
OF the central states, Is directing the
work of medical application and pre-
vention Of influenza epidemic for this
section. lie is making his headquar-
tiers at the central division of the
American Red Cross. Dr. Cobb is CO.
operating with Miss Minnie II. Ahrena.
director of nursing service American
Red Cross. who is mo5i izing the nurs-
ing resources OF this section OF the
country.
DR.. Cob6 states that owing TO the
rapid spread Of the present influenza
epidemic. the safety OF the country de-
mands THAI all available nurses, nurses
aids or any one with experience in
nursing. place themselves al once at
the disposal of the government.
A request is being made to all prac-
ticing physicians to release every
nurse under their direction from at
tendance on chronic cases adj all 9TH
er cases which are not critically Ill.
All those available nurses. or any with
this experience is urged to telegraph
al once collect" their name. address,
qualification, and earliest possible date
of availab ili;y to Miss Minnie H. All
rens, director Of nursing service, CEN
trail division. American Red Cross, $50
North Wabash avenue, Chicago.
The appeal is to doctors and nurses.
The emergency and need is over
whelm!ng. What is the answer Of our
physicians and our nurses?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
Tn. Story Of Scrap Of Paper.

This little sketch appeared in the
Red Cross Bulletin:
Englishmen can hurry with skill
and an efficiency that take even an
Americans breath away. When It
comes to their fighting men they break
all speed records. Thousands OF men
have died in the mud OF Flanders
thousands have been wounded and sent
home-but thousands have had to lie
in those Halls Of Glory the base
hospitals behind the lines. and suffer
beyond the conception Of any man be-
fore the tide turns back toward life
or slips out in the gray dawn OF Flan-
ders. never to flow back. ~
And the British fight to save those
suffering men just as stubbornly as
they fight to beat the enemy beyond
the heavy cannonading a few kilo-
meters away. AS these men suffer and
fight for life in the long. white wards,
they need so many things to help; and
often it is Just some one they love to
touch. to smile at, to take hold on life
once more-to wake up after moaning
intervals Of Inconsistencies and find
Her sitting close to the narrow bed,
smiling at you;-and 1t is done just as
quickly as that.
After the doctors round he sends a
telegram asking Her to come to such
and such base hospital to see Private
That very evening. perhaps
in Devon. when the sun sinks low, a
small boy comes running and putting
up the lane waving a precious paper.
The door under the thatch stands open.
She is there. waiting. as the women
are waiting the world over today.
The message says Come" That Is
all she needs. that telegram is passport,
railway ticket, bus fare, channel cross
ing. entrance to the war zone, space on
a troop train. pass into that long. low
building where her love lies bleeding"
Yes, it's a wonderful highway the
British build from the aching, white
ward in Flanders to the cottage in
Devonshire. Just a telegram-no be-
wildering officials, no hours outside
important doors-just a telegram. And
the next evening She Is sitting by her
man in Flanders as he sleeps for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
STOP THE CLOCK.

Stop the clock. That's the law.
When the eth of October arrives tins
changes again to sun time and the
clock must conform to it, OF course
you can turn the clock back an hour
but that is generally assumed to be
bad for the clock.
II is sensible change. Just as
sensible as the change made last
spring. 1t is also just as easy to
make. There is nothing sacred about
a clock. 1t is TO be turned forward or
back as commonsense indicates.
And commonsense and experience
are both witnesses to the advantage
gained this summer by the change Of
clock time. The probabilities are that
the custom will continue after the war
as the opening of schools in the coun-
try and few other adjustments but
the changed time has heightened the
useful day and given opportunity that
has coined itself in advantage from d
doze different directions.
The wonder is that We hadn't done
it long ago. The only good reason we
had not is that we are slow to change
a custom of years. But having learned
how wise and advantageous the change
has been we shall surely have good
sense enough 20 continue it.
or course there is no advantage in
getting up before daylight simply 10
avoid turning a clock one way or an
other Neither is there anything but
loss in wasting daylight in the sum-
iner time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
THE ROAD MAP.

webster City Freeman Journal
An automobile driver who wants to
get to Fort Dodge from Webster city
can reach his destination by going to
Jewell. Boone, Stratford and on to the
Fort. But If he cares anything Tor
time. he will take direct course on
the Hawkeye highway to the west.
Either route will bring the same re-
suits Likewise, if the allies are not
going to stop short of complete victory
why not take the short cut and not
haggle around asking questions, send
ing up smoke screens and parleying
with the defeated enemy? The straight
cut is unconditional surrender and that
might as we'll be travelled now as lat
er on.
HUN MINDS IN BURLINGTON.
burlington Hawkeye.1
For many weeks the Hawkeye has
been advocating the necessity OF more
thoroughly impressing upon certain
people the respect due the United
States flag when it passes on parade,
and urged that men be detailed for this
purpose. If necessary.
Where the mistake was made was
in assuming that all of the disrespect
shown the flag was thru ignorance,
lack Of proper loyalty education and
boorish manners.
Yesterday four men were detailed
from the battery to go ahead of mill
tary funeral procession and request
men to remove their hats.
1t is bad enough that such thing
is necessary, but what is to be said
of Sergeant Smiths report as told on
the news page Of the Hawkeye this
morning? Four men refused to remove
their hats, and only did SO when threat
ened with arrest.
Unfortunately the sergeant did not
carry out his threat, after 1t had ac-
complished it's purpose. nor did he Sc
cure the names Of the Hun minded
yellow dogs who made this threat
necessary.
Sergeant Smith, to be commended
for his action, but the battery Is soon
to be disbanded SO that organization,
however willing. can not be counted
upon to continue the good work be-
gun yesterday.
We believe a nag committee has
been appointed by the county council
of defense. It may not be out of order
to suggest that this connection. or its
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
German Cash in American Bonds.

In a recent speech A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian. said:
II am the biggest buyer of liberty
bonds in America. / have got some
thing like s6OOo0O0o worth. and it is
a poor day when l don't subscribe for
81. 900. 900 more. For me it is an easy
az well as a pleasant task, because l
buy liberty bonds with the kaiser's
own money. A few weeks ago a school
teacher died and willed 100000 to Won
Hindenburg. That was taken charge
of by the government. invested in lib
erty bonds and the interest will help
feed Pershing's men. Great wooden
mills over in New Jersey. which were
wont to send large dividends back to
Berlin. are now sending these dividends
to Washington. Great metal, mining.
and mineral companiA- all over the
United States, owned with German
money. are working night and day,
three shifts to the day, to produce ma
terial for the United States army. 1t
has been found that in several Of the
big concerns in this country the kaiser
personally owns stock. so he is con-
tributing to the liberty loan. which will
make the world safe place in which
to live."-Omaha World Herald. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

~ Visitors Always Welcome.
MARSHALL LODGE NO. 1903, A. F
4. M.-watch for announcement OF
next communication. r. f. English
w. NJ: John w. Wells. secretary.
SicNEr CHAPTER. No. 80. r. A. N.
stated convocation Monday evening
Oct. II, at 1880. Business session. Ira
A. Davenport, II. P. John W. Wells
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Klna Solo.
INN Council No. 20. r. a 8. NJ. Mon
iav. Oct 81 1918. $50. Regular
ansiness. IT. Forbes. recorder: George
Gregory. l. M.
s->eia, conei,v. s. Alderman Cow
-,and~ry No. 80 x. T. Tuesday. oct
$50 sunner. followed by tho Order
~ tho ternnle. v F. Frederick. com
nlander. 7. T. Forbes. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. 20. ST o. z,
S-Regular meeting Wednesday eve
ring Nov IS. 100 o'clock for business.
Yrs. Arthur Walton secretary: Mrs.
Cora Wiley. W.M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
Topics Of the Times

Des Moines street car men are
threatening to quit. Perhaps while the
epidemic is on it wouldn't be a bad
idea to let EN- quit.
Charles Of Austria is turning and
twisting in an effort to save some part
OF the empire for himself but the grid
iron is getting hotter and hotter under
the monarchs Of the central powers
and the chances are that Charles will
be glad 20 get away with a whole skin
before the fire goes out.
General James Rush Lincoln has
been made a major in the national
army It's been impossible to have a
war for the past sixty years without
James Rush Lincoln in it. An old var
horse IS the general who If he had his
own way would be in France.
While we are specializing on Ger
many after the war" let's not forget to
look forward 10 America after the war
and the problems that America must
solve. There are momentous decisions
to make in this country as to what war
measures we shall retain and what we
shall relegate.
Relief work by the American Red
Cross in Belgium necessitated an ex-
penditure Of s2.432,37 for the zen
months ending June 30. This amount
went 10 provide comforts and medical
assistance for Belgian soldiers. 10000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
Iowa Newspapers

SOMETHING HAPPENED TO FTDO.
tTama Herald
During the excitement over the pre-
sence in Tama Of real war aeroplane
Tuesday, and the presence on the Lin
coin highway in the eastern part Of
town of hundreds of automobiles. a
white fox terrier, whose owner Is un-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

known. got in the way Of one OF the
cars, and was run over and killed. The
animal was buried and this item may
explain to it's owner why 1t doesn't
come home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
THE LAST TO CLOSE.
(Sioux City Journal

An Aberdeen man complains about
the quarantine closing the churches
when larger numbers congregate IN
the pool halls and drink joints, which
were not closed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

thinks The board of supervisors of
Wright county have exercised good
judgment in not expending the peo-
pies money for voting machines"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

The Burlington Gazette insists that
Public example should be made of
men with money who refuse 10 loan it
to the government in this crisis. They
are far worse than the Hun with the
rifle"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

powers, be enlarged to ensure the ar
rest and punishment Of wilful insult
ers of the flag.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

There was once Jesse James" re-
aclls the Sioux City Journal, hut his
deeds have been discounted so badly
he is forgotten"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

1T is fifty fifty whether the Yanks or
the boche will reach the Rhine first
declares the Mason City Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

Very few plants win grow In the
shade q an ash tree.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

In the meantime and all the time.
one of the best things not to do is not
to worry" advises the Cedar Rapids
Republican. You know worrying can
not possibly make anything better and
it may make things worse"
The sensible man and woman will
go about business as usual. visitors
will come and go but crowds will not
be congested for two or three hours in
theaters, schools and churches where
one person might spread the disease
germs to dozens. In the meantime
those in authority must avoid even the
appearance of trying to deceive the
people as to the number Of cases found
and the seriousness of the situation.
says the Burlington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19

nrst time bsoauss The tide ~ tsrned.
Just . thin. blue bit Of paSsr-jsss
. telegram.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-04

brothers now. Will France and England be helping us 100 years from now in some great struggle for the right?
 Our little old Fourth of July, declared by a few hundred men in little village called Philadelphia and fought for by a few thousand men in ragged uniforms during eight years while weak, raw, half-starved people chung to sections of desolate coast line and patches of mountain and wilder ness, is to be observed this year with ponnp and slclendor and whirlwind enthusiasm by 200,O00,000 of people from San Fran cisco, to New York to Paris to London, to Rome.
 How the world moves in its glorious ad- vance along the shining path of liberty and the equality of men! And how little do the builders and fighters know of the strength and permanency of their building and the far flung and lasting effects of their battles. In Germany and Austria alone, of all the nations of Christendom, does the American Fourth of July fall this year Ike a blight and pall Alas for these peoples, still living in the medieval days when there were only two classes upon the earth, beasts Ol OOIOCi dllA OSdSlS O1 prey lliCy slaves still, king ridden and tax ridden and war ridden and having no voice in the direc- ton of their own affairs. The magma charter of England and the column of July of France and the Fourth of July of Amer ica, shining symbols in the heavens of liberty, mean nothing at all to them. They have the kaiser with his big noustache and the crown prince with his little one and the iron cross and the iron chain and the mil itary yoke and the same old yesterdays and never a light ahead to mark riew tomor- row. They celebrate only the birthdays of their rulers, and never birthday of their own.
 An, how fine 1t Is to have a Fourth of July And how fine it is to know that every year adds to the lustre and the fame end the world importance of that day.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-04
State and County NeUs Briefs

Brown with the Sixty-siSth engineers. who is beiieved to be on his way to Italy with his regiment
 The daylight saving plan" was put into operation by the Douglas police department early Tuesday morning. when Chief o. F. Jones organized his entire force of PatrOlmen into a drag net for the purpose of more thorough ly c0mhing the city and riddiug it Of its boOtlegging element. Although the campaign OI vigorously claning up the city has been in progress since Chief Jones inauguration as head O. the Department, it Is the inteitiJn of that ofiiical to stOy "Cn the job" until the city has been drained of its unde- sirables. However, early yesterday morning word came 10 Chief Jones that ECCtleg was being sold systematically by Q gang, portion of which was due To arrive in the city from New Mex ico during the early hours. AS a con sequence, Deputies B0wden and Pat tersCn were notified and the roads leading into the city were watcaed, with the result hat three Meicans, Ra- .iCl Chavcs. Mary Gonzales and Gen ero Torres, were taken ino custody on the charge of transporting liquors and lodged in the city jail The woman in the party. Mary Gonzales, evidently not beine satisfied with the cargo Of contraband carried in the auto, had eight quart bottles of booze strapped around her body in a belt.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-04

A proud record, truly, is that of the workers of the United States, made public yesterday by Chairman Dent of the mili tary affairs committee. Without the cheer ful, whole-hearted cooperation of the work CTS, our men at the front would be defense less, just as we should be powerless, should our soldiers go on strike" The lesson IS a beneficial one for of truth united we stand; divided we fall ." The man who mines the copper is defending his country just as though he were on the front line drawing bead on a German with his rifle