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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

This warning, nnal warning, has
been handed stothe Rev. Simon Cingc-
rich, the much suspected and much
warned German MINISTER who lives
just south of town.
The action was taken by the patriot
ic citizen of this community after a
series of acts that upon the part of the
minister that eliminated Saturday
night when an American flag that had
been placed at the minister's resi-
dence was removed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
VILLA ACTIVE AGAIN
He and His Bandits Have Captured
Two Mexican Towns.

Ell Paso. Feb. 20,--Jiminez and La
luz have been captured by Francisco
Villa and his band of four hundred
thousand bandits according to word
received here today. Villa and his
men are said to have driven the Fed
era1 troops from Jiminez and Laluz
to the north and followed them up
inflicting heavy losses.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

BY William Phillip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent. With
the British Armies in the Field, Feb.
20.-All America watches the west
front
Civilization Is on the threshold of
the most colossal battle Of all times
May Come Any Minute.
The German offensive is expected
momentarily. With every gill of
fighting blood the Germans have deft,
with every bolt and bit of energy in
their hands, and with every ounce of
strength of every kind behind them,
Won Hindenburg and Ludendorff may
hurl all into a finish fight
For Hohenzollernism this may be
the critical hour
Huns Adopt Tanks.
The Germans will use tanks like
the British for the first time; some
of which will carry mortars and 9th
ers machine guns. They will move
about four miles per hour.
The enemy is counting largely on
gas. 1t is expected that the Hun
bombardment will not last long.
The army will be driven forward
with an unprecedented ferocity after
the German fashion after a few hours
of bombardment. 81.
Attack An Entire Front
The attack probably will center on
the Cambria region although other
blows will be struck simultaneously
along the entire western front.
All of the pieces from the trench
mortars to the forty-two centimeter
field guns will be massed against the
British. The trench mortars will be
relied upon to demolish the barb wire
entanglements along the front line
trenches.
The German heavy guns will be
used on the rear batteries and the
supply railroads in the rear.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
PORT WORKERS STRIKE
Believed to be Fore-runner of Big
Trouble in Paris.

Paris, Feb. 20.--Port workers have
boycotted transatlantic steamships
which have been loading meat at the
packing houses effective by the strike.
This action is believed to be the fore.
runner .of general port strike.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Bernard Murphy lmr.oylna

Vinton, Ia, Feb. 20-Bernard Muir
ply. editor of the Eagle. who is seri-
ously i'll at his nome here. was report
cd considerably improved last night
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

cd about twelve and one-half miles
beyond our previous positions on the
Riga-Petrograd railroad" the German
official statement asserted this even.
ing.
Excitement in Berlin.
Amsterdam, Feb. 20.-Berlin was
greatly excited over the Russian
surrender" dispatches from the Ger
man capital declared today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Likes Iowa Better.

The more ! see OF Texas the better
like Iowa. One night you freeze. the
next day you roast. Every day Or so
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21

Continued On Page ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
Germans Soften Demands.
only to Police Russia.

Petrograd, Feb 20.-The Tzarkoe
Prince Leopold's address today order:
ing the Germans advance against the
Russians in which he declared: I'VE
want no annexations nor contribu-
tons but restoration and order Rus
STA is the center of the anarchy and
the contagion is spreading through
out Europe. Civil Europe understands
that the Germans will defend order
in Europe"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-21
HUN OFFENSIVE
DUE ANY MINUTE
GERMANS ARE STALKING ALL ON
THIS LAST EFFORT.
GREATEST BATTLE IN HISTORY
Teutons Plan to Attack Along Entire
Western Front But Main Effort
Will centraize Upon Cam
) brai Sector.

BY William Phillip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent. With
the British Armies in the Field, Feb.
20.-All America watches the west
front.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-02-15
BIG CORN CROP
is NOW MOVING
More Than 5000 Million Bushels
Raised in 1917-GiveS
Big Surplus.
SAVES WORLD FOOD SITUATION
America Beginning Greatest Corn Con.
sumption in History, Using Cereal
In Many Delicious Dishes.

Corn, Americas greatest cereal crop,
Is now moving rapidly to market
More than 1900 million bushels
80 bushels for every man, woman and
child in America-were raised in 1917
1t was a mighty crop The actual in
crease is about 500 million bushels
And this extra store of grain is com
Ing on to the market III the nick OF
time, since the American wheat sur
plus has been sent to help feed famine
threatened Europe.
Just as it happened In the Colonial
days, the War of the Revolution, and
the Civil War, corn has actually be-
come the nations mainstay.
In the entire list of Americas food
commodities there is no item that is
better than corn. In puddings, bread,
corn pone, and as hominy combined
with meat or eggs, corn is without q
peer. Housewives are fast learning
the large number of delicious dishes
that may be made with corn and their
families are benefting by an increas
ed use of the cereal. Corn, more than
any other cereal, contains all of the
elements essential to maintaining life
and health.
In order that the fighting men
abroad and In the army camps at home
may he fed, and in order that actual
famine may be kept from the nations
associated with America in the war,
the citizens of America are finding
corn products delicious and palatable
on "wheatless days" and glory in the
fact that "wheatless days" here mean
more wheat for the war worn allied
nations in Europe.
England, France and Italy must be
fed from Americas great storehouse
They will get some corn-especially
Italy-but most of their grain ship
ments must be wheat. Their ability
to use corn is small compared to the
facilities they have for using wheat
And 1t is the opinion of officials in
Washington that the present is no time
to try and change the eating habits Of
Europe.
Americas greatest use Of corn will
be In the form of corn bread and corn
meal, mixed with wheat in the making
of leavened bread.
Mixed with 80 per cent. wheat -four,
corn meal Gan be-nsed In bread max
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-02-15

"Sour grapes" said the fox when
he could not reach the coveted fruit
Owing to Secretary McAdoo's re-
cent order many railroad passes have
been annulled, and Judging from the
TRADE of a certain newspaper man of
this city, who says, "the whole pass
system is wrong" one is led to Won
der if he has been relieved of the COW
eted paste boards, or if by any pos
sibility the pass-system does not work
to suit the plans and schemes of cer-
tain organizations that are now trying
to tell the free American people what
they must do and how to do it.
An editorial recently appearing in
certain Newark daily goes out of its
way to take a smash at the hard
working railroad employees of this
city, and concludes as follows: "At
the rates of wages now received by
many classes of railroad employees
there would seem no reason why they
should be made a favored class by
free transportation on private busi-
ness or errands of pleasure. The
whole pass-system is wrong and it
will have to CO."
We are not surprised that the rea-
son why we railroad employees should
be favored fails to penetrate the dense
understanding of the author of the
above sentiment, but fortunately
for us, the railroads are being oper-
ated by intelligent and experienced
men who are not so selfish that they
would cut off their noses to spite
their faces, and who realize that if
they do good it will be appreciated
and good will be done to them.
Passes are issued to employees as
token of appreciation of their faith
full service, cheerfully and willingly
rendered at all times. Though we
railroad men have been trying for
many years to obtain an eight-hour
day, we are at the present time
showing our appreciation of the
courtesies shown us by our employers
and are working 16 and 18 hours a
day to help them to aid the govern
ment during the dark hours through
which wa are now naSSinU IF we
were grave-diggers, instead of rail-
road employees, we would be glad to
work "a hours a day and seven days
a week to prepare a nice little rest
ing place for some people who are
too selfish and envious to be of any
good on this earth, and whose exit
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-02-15

from the mundane sphere would not
be missed.
Though this newspaper says the
pass-system is wrong and it will have
to go, it is no sign that such will be
the result. Mr.. McAdoo is the
director general of the railroads, and
he is an old railroad man, and a man
with a mind of his own, who has al
ways treated the employees as an
American should, and we stand. by
him to a man. We are not worrying
about the opinion Of newspaper men
who are making noise like hand
full of dried beans in an empty tin
can. AS for the rates of wages now
received, we are getting the money.
And we are buying hundred thou
sand thrift stamps, but a certain
newspaper will not gain much glory
by selling thrift stamps to railroad
men if we know it. We will ride on
our passes, spend our wages where
we please, and buy thrift stamps
from railroad agents and our own
office organ, The Newark Leader,
and those who envy US can go to
heaven if they can, or go down to the
place where they belong.
The railroads of the country appre-
ciate us, and we appreciate their
friendliness and goodwill. While we
are riding on passes many officials OF
the railroads are wearing gold
watches and diamond rings which
have been presented to them as
tokens of our esteem.
JOHN BUSH.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-02-15

ing, producing q loaf more nutritious
than bread baked with wheat alone.
1t is a fact corn millers will verify
that dozens of the large American bak-
ers have been successfully using corn
-four in bread making for several
years.
Hominy grits, served at breakfast
with a poached egg, or eaten at any
other meal with meats or gravy, Is an
other use of corn that will become un.
usually popular during the war.
Corn syrup to sweeten corn cakes,
and corn oil for use in all kinds Of
cooking, are two more products that
are already welcomed in thousands Of
American homes.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-02-15
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMlNI NISTRATION SAY9I

Food saving is in it's essence the
daily individual service OF all the
people. Every group can substl-
tute, and even the great majority
Of thrifty people can save a little
and the more luxurious elements
Of the population can, by reduc-
tion to simple living, save much.
This means no more than that we
should eat plenty, but wisely and
without waste.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-02-15

By George F. Burba


By George F. Burba
happen to know family of three mother,
the m et 5 and
educated him happy all three of them in each others
society
The day 1t came, the boy volunteered He under
draft age and was not compelled to into the service
he had been away from home the frs! time for twenty
years the little family had been separated.
For eight months the boy had been sleeping beneath
a thousand miles from home.
For eight months the mother has been gazing at a
picture Of the boy and waiting for the posman to bring
her Letter from the child Only the God above knows
the aets of her heart the motherongng for the
of the babe of her breast the anguish which she un
dergoes
For eight months the father has gone about his work,
thinking of his boy helping for him. praying for him,
vdng for his simple wants and for the simple wants OF
the mother and himself.
For the boy draws no pay the government Every
cent that offered to him is returned to the government
for Liberty bonds The father supports the lad the
enment have the of the it would otherwise
pay to him for being soldier.
He needs blankets to keep him warm He needs gun to
fight with He needs transportation to France where he
he return his mother and father He needs every
thing soldier he has no money and his father
has reached the limit of his ability to provide
The government tells the boy in substance he will have
to borrow the money to support himself until the is
That is, the government will have to borrow it for
the boy.
Will you lend this boy quarter?
He promises to give his life for it, if need be- He is
ready to fight for you you will but equip him. He wants
to to France to meet the enemy face to face he
borrow the quarter.
The government says it will go the boys security. 1t
will issue you stamp, bond guarantee that the
quarter will be repaid.
The mother and father have humble home They
will pledge that home security if will lend their boy
quarter to buy food and clothing and blankets
hundred million other people in this country will
pledge all they have if lend the quarter to the boy
You who sit in comfort; you who have three good
meals day, and warmth in the house you who go about
your daily tasks cheerful and happy your wants provided
for you willing to this mothers boy underfed
unarmed ragged in the trenches and the camp?
The family has been broken up for you The grief
of the mother your grief should be- The struggles
of the father should be your struggles The hardshps
which the boy is undergoing in the training the
food he is eating the hard bed upon which sleeps
the wet clothes he and the exposure which he su
fers, all your affairs the affairs of every man and
and child in the United States
Will you lend this boy quarter? You can do so bv
buying War Savings Stamps at your store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

Leck Cain. a farmer residing
near Hamlet, yesterday afternoon
Suceumbed to ibhtheria from which
ne had been i'll for some time. Mr..
cam was born in December. 1875.
near Ioulon in Stark county. He
!iVed on the farm where he died.
for 1s~years.
He is survived by the widow and
four children, Marvin, Zsrn, Ever
cit and Nina.
Funeral services viii be held
sunday Afternoon in the Presbyter-
ian church at Hamlet. Rev. Mr..
Carr Will officiate. Burial will be
in the Hamlet cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
OPENS COUNCIL
OFFICE IN CITY
ii. ii. CIeaYeIand Establishes De.
tense Headquarters in Rob-
ins0n Building.

H. II. CIeaveland. chairman of
the executive committee of the state
council of national defense, is es-
tabliShing an office in the Robinson
building, which will be available
for all council of national defense
work.
The maintenance of this office
has been provided for by the county
supervisors, but no provision has
been made for funds to equip the
Office. Mr.. Cleaveland appeals to
the public for a loan of office furni-
ture and fixtures for the period of
the war. Anybody having fat or
roll top desks, Office chairs, type
writer's or other equipment will
please telephone or address COM
municatiOns to Mr.. Cleaveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
OOitu01y
Mrs. Alma W. CIaussen.

Mrs. Alma Wilhelmine CIaUssen.
2025 Fifth avenue. died at 40 yes
terday afternoon at ST. AnthCnE's
hospital She had been alIing for
years, and had been q patient at the
hospital Tor the last four weeks.
Alma kopelaugh was born Sept
q. 1898. in Denmark. from which
place she came TO Davenport -
years ago. Seven years after they
came TO this country MI CIaUssen
died. Three years ago she moved
10 this city making her home with
her daughter. Mrs. Hans Witt Be
sides Mrs. Witt she Is survived by
daughter. Mrs. Elvina Wiese Of
Davenport, two sons. Henry Claus
sen Of EstervilIe, Iowa, and Fritz
Claussen of Davenport; 10 grand
children and five great grandchil-
dren
Funeral services will be held
Sunday a. o'clock at the resi-
dence Interment viii be in Fair
mont cemetery, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

LOU N. HARRIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

ing there all his life. He is sur
yiyed by the widow and three sons.
FORREST, a private in New Jersey.
EMS and Rollie at home.
Funeral services will he held at
II O'Clock Sunday morning at the
Hamlet Presbyterian church. Rev
Mr. Carr will have charge of the
services. Interment will be in the
Reynolds cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
SINNET TO RUN
IN SENATE RACE
Nomination Petition is Sent to
Springfield for Prominent
Democrat of City.

t~DGtldA tt I ne EL%.f
Springfield. H. Aug. .
yhomaS T. SinnCtt, zoo Twen-
N-third street, Rock Island,
filed his petition this after
. noon a candidate for the
democratic nomination for
state senator in the Thirty
third district
A nomination petition for I. 2
s;nnett as the Democratic candi-
date for state senator of the
Thirtv-rhsrd district has been sem
n Springfield. Nj Sinnett has
heen prominent in the Democratic
o-ga1izatiCn in Rock Island. which
L his place Of residence. although
- pract5ces law in Moline as a
member Of the firm Of Kenworthy.
metz. Siuuett. ShaIlberg and Har-
per.
IDENTITY United States marshal VIII
Ne the Democratic nominee for
sheriff Of Rock Island county. His
nat;tion will be fled today There
NAV ne GLHtI tdlt4ELdAtS lbL the
Democratic nominations for coun-
" Offices.
John F. Mulberry Of Edgington
has fled his petition as a caHdi-
date in the primaries for the Re
publican nomination for sheriff 1t
is probable that this closes the
field. the other candidates being J.
5. Wigers OF Moline and f W Rob
iuson OF Rock Island. both deputies
under Sheriff George H. Richmond
William a. Neese Of Moline has
filed a nominating petition as q
candidate for the position of Re
publican senatorial committeeman
for Rock Island county IN the
Thirty-third district
Today is the last for filing Of
nominating petitions IN the Office Of
County Clerk H B Hubbard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
George ", Dunn,

George W Dunn. who resided on
farm southwest Of Reynolds, died
yesterday afternoon at mis- home
Death came after an illness Of many
years. He was born in July, 1865.
On the farm on which he died, liv-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

I desire TO announce nv candr-
dacy on the Republican ticket for
the nomination for county superin-
tendent of schools, subject to the
prlmary'election to be held Wednes-
day, Sept. II.
LOU NJ. HARRIS
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
PERSHING ASKS THAT
MEDALS MAY BE TAKEN

WASHINGTON, March &c.
General Pershing has cabled the
following recommendation:
Service of our troops with
France has already resulted in a
number of cases of individual
galIantry. Some of these brave
boys have been rewarded by cita-
tons in orders by the French
and award of the crOix de
guerre which our soldiers are
unable to accept officially. Such
recognition is very powerful
incentive to gallantry in action.
A number of our men have won
the crOix de guerre in previous
service under the French and
are not permitted to wear them
since entering our army. Both
the French and British govern
ments would permit their troops
to wear our campaign badges,
and would accept our decOra-
tons. There Is no good rea-
son why we should not be en-
powered to bestOw decorations
on the French and British en-
titled to them, especially when
serving alongside Of our troops,
and we should accept theirs.
Decorations carefully bestowed
would contribute to good feeling
and closed relations with our
allies.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
Great Audience Hears
Thomson's Great Talk
Lavering Crowded With Interested
Audience, Many OF Whom Were
Farmers Important Item Regard
ing Labor.

A notable incident to the grand ad
dress by DR.. Thomson at the Lavering
last night was the receipt by him
while on the platform, of a telegram
from the secretary of agriculture, at
Washington, the vital part of which
was as follows:
"Your telegram of oath receiv-
ed War department now formu-
lating furlough rules. After con-
ference l hope early provision
will be made for the relief you de-
sire and that regulations will be
announced soon"
This was called out by a telegram
from Dr. Thomson to the secretary of
agriculture, sent only the day prev
ious, which stated that Oregon
farmers were in great immediate need
of help to put in their grain crop, and
asking that men be furloughed from
Camp Lewis for that purpose. The in
slant and favorable consideration CIV
en- this request must convince farm
ers here and everywhere that the gov
eminent stands ready to come to their
assistance at any time, and produce
confidence that any need, either for
cultivation of beets or harvesting of
grain, is going to be promptly cared
for.
DR.. Thomson's address covered some
important phases of the situation not
previously so adequately handled be-
fore a Twin Falls audience-the out
standing features being as to how
and why we were driven into this
| fight for world liberty and peace; as
to militant Germany as the great
relic of barbarism as to the gravity
of the situation and the absolute ne
cessity that every American man,
woman and child make all required
sacrifice; and as to the national de-
termination to lick the kaiser at any
and all cost A more adequate report
will doubtless appear in our next is
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
SCREEN CHATTER

In filming Paramount's photoplay
starring Marguerite Clark, entitled
"The Seven Swans" a fairy tale,
Director J. Searle Dawley made use
of ten or twelve little tots around
the ages of two or three years. They
are supposed to be listening to a
story and it was necessary that they
should appear deeply interested and
amused SO the director, standing
just outside camera-range. told a
very brief story and then, after the
fashion of the old-time minstrel
Laughing song, began to laugh
heartily. So Infectious was his hui
NOR that the tiny actors were soon
convulsed with merriment, and even
Miss Clark, looking scarcely older
than the mites who surrounded her,
was forced to smile. The picture di-
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26

IN FLANDERS FIELDS

The following poetry is considered
by some to be the finest poem of the
war Lieutenant Colonel McCrae is
Canadian. He was born at Fuelph,
Ontario, and graduated in arts and
medicine at Torontouniversity Atthe
medicine at Toronto university. At
the outbreak of the war he was asso-
ciate professor of pathology at McGill
university His brother is professor
of medicine at the Jefferson Medical
school, Philadelphia. When war was
declared Lieutenant Colonel McCrae,
who is a veteran of the South African
war, was in England and at once vol
unteered for the front. He was at
tached to an artillery unit of the SER
vice and saw all the heavy fighting.
Later he was put in charge of a base
hospital. The poem was originally
published in Punch, London.
In Flanders Fields the peoples grow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; while in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Unheard amid the guns below.
We are Dead Short days ago
We lived felt dawn, saw sunsets
glow,
Loved and were loved; and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch-be yours to hold it high,
If we break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep though peoples
blow
In Flanders Fields
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26

Rose of the World" Elsie Fergu-
sons next picture Wyndham
Standing, as Capt. Harry English, is
the husband. of Miss Ferguson, as
Rosamond. He is reported killed
in battle, but instead is captured
and held prisoner In the mean
time his beautiful wife marries
again, and to save her pain and en-
barrassment he hides his identity
and poses as a native. When he dis
covers that Rosamond still loves
him and that she is being driven to