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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
MAKING WAssERMANN TESTS.
Iowa University Laboratories Engage
in War Emergency Work.

Iowa University Laboratories Engage
. in War Emergency Work.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Aug. AS a war emer-
gency measure, Wassermann tests for
venereal disease are being made at the
laboratories Of the state board of
health at the university of Iowa. The
United States public health service in
connection with the state board of
health is supplying funds for the
maintenance of the laboratory. In a
few weeks it will be possible for the
physicians Of the state to submit specl-
ments for examination
The work Of this Wassermann di-
vision of the state board of health
consists in making examinations OF
blood for the recognition of various
diseases.
The detailed nature of the work and
the length of time required for the ex-
aminattons are the reasons why it has
not been undertaken heretofore" says
DR.. Henry Albert. director Of the divi-
sion. "A request for such laboratory
was made Of the last legislature, but it
rallied to make provision for the work.
Because of the attention now being
paid to venereal diseases the country
over it became imperative that pro-
vision belmade for making blood tests.
The UnitedN States bureau Of health
then offered support to the work"
The laboratory which is in charge
Of Miss Eva Bruett, has been in oper-
alton for two weeks. The examina-
lions UP to date have been limited to
specimens obtained thru an organiza-
ton perfected by the board of control
of venereal disease within the statG.
1t is possible that the board of health
at the university laboratories may
have to limit the number of specimens
sent in by physicians. but no basis has
been formulated on which this will be
done. All examinations are made with
out, charge.
In case physicians are not familiar
with the method of collecting blood
for examination or desire to have a
large number Of specimens examined,
they are asked to confer with DR..
Henry Albert at the university of
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
Eldora News Notes,

Special to Tunes Republican.
Eldora. Aug. 1.-The premium list
for the Hardin county fair Is being
circulated. The fair is to be held in
Eldora Sept. 17>to 20 week later than
the common date. The display of grain
striffs. cattle and hogs is going to be
great this year. while the race pro-
gram will be one of the best ever Of
feredi by the society.
Mrs. c. r. WEIGH and daughter
Dorothy are home from visit with
relatives and friends in Benson, MINI
Threshing of grain has begun in
earnest in this county and the yield
OF oats is normal. while that of wheat
lis not up to expectations in some sec
tons because OF being affected with
blight.
Showers visited this section Thurs
day afternoon and during the night
doing world Of good to corn and pas
lures. which had begun to show the
effects of the intense heat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02

Kenneth and Margaret Curtis. died
within a weeks time. Dean Curtis is
the only surviving member of the fam
ily. He came here from Waterloo with
hi, mother last April. when he entered
the hardware. business of his uncle.
o. c. Miner, as junior partner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
Greene woman, Dead.

Special to Times Republican.
Greene. Aug. Mrs. Sadie Curtis
died at the home of her brother, o. c.
Miner, Wednesday. after a long illness.
This is the third death In the family in
about six months. While the, were
living in Waterloo son and daughter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILrowN, IOWA. AUGUST ;. 1918

flreproof, being constructed Of REIN
forced concrete from top to bottom.
and the office building Is built of brick
and cement. The building cost upward
of $4,000. and is one of the best in
the state, and one of which Clarion
can well be, proud.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
RAINBOW BOYS
SURELY THERE
LITTLE DOUBT THAT DIVISION IN
GLIDING IOWA REGIMENT
FOUGHT AT sEsoY.
BEAT FLOWER OF ARMY
OF GERMAN GROWN PRINCE
Secretary Baker Promises to Mako Of
fetal Announcement Of Identity Of
Unit If, Pershing Does Not> Object
No Reports Of American Casualties
in Present Operation so Far Received.
IBy E. G. Dougherty.l

Il >
Washington. Aug. 2.--Secretary of
War Baker has promised to divulge
the identity OF the American army unit
that smashed the crack PEussian
Guards. flower OF the crown princes
army, at Sergy, driving buck the Ger
mans and holding the town after 1t had
changed hands six times. providing
General Pershing sees no military rea-
son for Withholding the jhforma tion.
From press reports it was conjec-
tured that it might have been the
Rainbow division. including the 16Sth.
or Iowa infantry, regiment. for parti-
cular reference was made to Corporal
Chris Bertgelsen. of Sioux City. and
Captain Hupp. of Corning. as conspic-
uous in the first wave to cross the riv-
err. The press accounts also character
lied 1t as a veteran American divi-
sion.' which describes the Rainbow
troops accurately, as most OF Its units
are made up OF veterans.
At last accounts officially given out
the Rainbow division was east of
Rheims, and not in the fighting within
.ne iShe'tns Soissohs salient. w course.
- IS possfp.e tnat the kainnows were
uloukn. around 70 the west 70 re-li'-
.orce the american DIVISIONS which
launched the counter offensive two
weeks ago, but this can not be stated
Us 1act until onicial admission Is
mace.
Inc tneory on which General March
operates IS that mention Of a unit Mt
particular place In the line can Ne
mace only when the Germans have
taken prisoners and identified the units
opposing them at that particular place.
NO reports Of prisoners taken, nor OF
any casualties whatever have been re-
ceived In connection with the present
American Operations, so that identiflca-
ton of the units which have been max
Ing history In 4he Marine sector may
not be given. except in general terms,
for some time.
More iowans Commissioned.
number Of lowans have been given
commissions IN the reserve corps and
national army In the last few days. IN
ciuded in the list are number Iof
young men who have completed
courses at the army flying schools In
enc south and have been commissioned
second heutcnants in the taeronaufics
sDrancn OF the air service. Among
these new Officers are; 3
! !, J. Sllarences Y. Chamberlain. Denison:
L. y ~ ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
New Elevator at Clarion.

Clarion, Aug. 2.-The new elevator
and office building for the Farmers
Elevator Company is completed, and
has been taken possession OF by Man.
lager Day. The elevator is absolutely
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
IOWA EXPEDITION SAFE.
Professor Nuttins and co-Worke
Arrive In Now York.

VTTTVG M NOW OFK.
Iowa City, Aug. Iowa university's
expedition to Me British West Indies
has reached New York safely, despite
the fears expressed in earlier messages
from Antigua, San Juan. and other
points. that submarines might get
the boat on which Commander In chief
G. G, NuttinS, of Iowa university. and
the Hawkeye professors co-workers
from various other cities and states.
co ila5 -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
FLAG OF s72 STARS.
Nearly 100 Stars Added To U. S.
Banner In Two Months.

Special to Times -Republican.
Iowa City, Aug. Blue stars on the
university of Iowa service flag number
ISL. or nerly 100 in excess of the
number placed on the flag May q. In
that period the gold stars have in
creased from five to eleven.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead l took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md Nearly four years
/ suffered from organic troubles. ner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02

county last year. was winner in the
county spelling contest again this year
and will represent the county at the
state spelling contest at the state fair
in Des Moines the last OF the month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-02

~ vousness and head.
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m aches and every
uNM month would have to
HY MN stay in bed most Of
HnA0 %SW the time. Treat
&tkXh [NM1 ments would relieve
sES4 MW me for 4 time but
a. "a MM my doctor was al
Sy& NNWl ways urging me to
SST%SYrlsAhave an operation.
ML> My sister asked mo
1NESto try Lydia E. Pink
J: ]! ! 6! !
~ ms Vegetable
NJ Compound before
AV/ H. consenting to q n
wv " Operation. took
mn ~ five bottles Of It and
! UW 1t has completely
y. cured mo and my
work is . pleasure, ! tell all my friends
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound has done for me. NELLIE, b.
BRITTINGHAA, 600 Calverton Rd., Balti-
more, Md.
It Is only natural for any woman TO
dread the thought Of m operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound, After
an operation his been advised that Il
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying Il be-
fore submitting to such trying ordeal,
los 3 ID. 4 ,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Class Gives Social In
Honor of Newlyweds

Blain, Pa, July 1S.-A social was
held at the Methodist parsonage on
Monday evening in honor of George
u. Flickinger, who was recently
married to Miss Ella Daugherty, of
Coudersport, Potter county. The
affair was arranged by the Sunday
school class in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, of which Mr.. Flick
niger is teacher. He has been called
with the next draft that leaves
Perry county on uJly %. Games
were played and refreshments were
served to Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. E. G.
Kistl rand family, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Il. Smith and daughter. Miss Nellie
Smith, Mrs. Creight Patterson and
three children, Mrs. Walter Fry and
two children, Mrs. r. M. Johnson
and daughter, Miss Laura Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Kline, Mrs.
Olivia Averill, Mrs. Bruce Miller,
Mrs. Charles r. Hench, Mrs. John
Sollenberger and Mrs. G. ID. Flick
niger. Mr.. and Mrs. Flickinger were
presented with a hand-painted pic
ture by the members of the class.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
HICKIES HAVE
HITTING SPREE
After GAME Hill League Di-
rectors Elect E. E. Knauss
as New President
ALLISON HILL LEAGUE
Last Nights Results
Hick-A-Thrift, 16; Galahad, 6
Standing of the Clubs
Tonight's Game
Rosewood VS.. Reading.

Hick-A-Thrift and Galahad toss
ers staged another free-for-all swat
the-ball contest last evening and
when the seven innings were over
the "Hickies" were ahead, 16 to 8.
A brace of two-baggers. four
triples and a home run were among
the collection of blows. to say moth
ing of more than score of bingles.
Everybody took a crack at the ball
and during the contest there was
but a single strikeout. Hawley and
Wingard led the assault for the
losers. Campbell, Hoerner and Hin
kle were players on the winning
team who drove out a trio OF hits.
Hick-A-Thrift took the lead with the
fourth inning and were never headed
after that.
At a meeting held last evening
after the contest Rosewood an
nounced that Players Harris and
Nell had been lost to the team
through entering their country's S
service. Pitcher Jones and Intieider
Kent were signed in their stead.
E. E. Knauss, vice-president of the
league, was elected to the presidency
to succeed c. Howard Rel, who has
left the city.
Tonight Reading and Rosewood
meet in the first of their final series
of three contests, and on the result
will hinge the league pennant.
Battle of the Nfarne
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Who Can Wake Up Harrisburg
To Neglect of Swimming Needs9

ing details of the new swimming
stars being developed there.
This place" he writes, sis reg
ular nursery for swimmers. You
have only to visit Waikiki Beach
and note the hundreds of boys dis
porting in the surf like young fish
to realize it. These lads take to the
water from infancy, and are pro-
vided by nature with unsurpassed
facilities.
"It is no wonder, then, that there
are now in the local competitive
field number of youths fifteen to
twenty years old already displaying
wonderful form and promising to
outdo before long even the sensa-
tional work of their peerless prede-
cessors.
''Three boys, the Oldest sixteen
who show the traits of coming
champions, are Ronald Watt, oi
American parents; Willie Kanakanu
a native Hawaiian, and Mertie ko'
nocoaloff, a young Russian. watt
is virtually a novice, yet he has don'
fifty yards in % AS seconds in prac
tice. Kanakanu recently equalet
officially the worlds interscholastic
record of 25 2-5 for the distance.
Konocoaloff is swimming 100 and
220 yards like a streak"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Plan Route of New
Susquehanna Trail

The proposed route OF the Sus-
auehanna trail to pass through New
Cumberland by way of Newberry,
Vine View, strinestown into York,
was shown much favor at a meeting
of the board of governors held at
Sunbury yesterday. The Susquehanna
trail is a highway which it is plan
ned, will connect Williamsport and
Washington. going through Sunbury
and Harrisburg enroute. The portion
of the trail between York and Har-
risburg is the only part still un-
der discussion. There have been
several routes offered.
At yesterdays meeting DIR. G.
Willis Hartman, Harrisburg; State
Senator Washers, of York; and Will
liam IIgenfritz. York. were elected
as members of the board of COVER
nors. DIR. Charles r. Aikens is pres
ident of the association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Barney OIdfield DriveS Last Race
At Uniontown Today, Meeting Duray

Uniontown, Pa, was put on the
map again to-day with the inter-
national championship match auto
mobile race between Barney Old
field, of Los Angeles, and Arthur
Duray, of Rheims, France, and also
by the Independence Derby, classis
of 100 laps. Word last night re-
ported that great crowds of motor
enthusiasts are fiocking to the speed
way, drawn partly by the fact that
Oldheld vows this will be his last
race. The old master was not keen
for this hair-raising race. Il am not
going to risk my title" said he. Il
viii compete in the big 100-lap
derby, but in no match race" Then
came a conference. Before it was
over Ralph Mulford, Louis Chevrolet
and a number of other well-known
drivers were called into it. They
insisted that Oldfield defend his
title, which he won at Uniontown
in match race against Chevrolet
on May 16. Barney has more than
100 letters, which had poured into
the speedway officials from fans of
Western Pennsylvania, addressed to
him. AS he started to open them
he noticed that they were all ap-
peals to him to meet the Frenchman
and defend his title.
Oldfeld finally weakened and
agreed to the match. He stipulated
that the race should be for a side
bet of s2,500 each, and this money
was posted with the speedway man
agement. The association put up a
purse equal TO the side bet, and S10,-
600 will be the reward which will so
to the lucky driver next Thursday.
This race should be sensational
and thrilling. Oldfeld is thoroughly
wrought UP and says ne will make
Duray wish he had never challenged
him. His Golden Sunbeam will be
tuned to the second for this supreme
test of skill and daring, and Barney
says he will give the racing fans a
real run for their money.
Duray is happy that the match
was arranged. He will drive a pow
erful Frontenac car. Louis Chevro-
let, though he is a stranger to the
Uniontown course, is confident that
he can take Barney's measure.
Next in Importance scheduled is
the 100-lap derby which is an awful
grind as any one knows who ever
saw the stunt In this Oldheld will
start, also Duray, besides a big field,
including most of the high-lights in
the game. There is DeLoyd Thomp-
son, renowned aviator, who will
pilot a DeLage car and Eddie
Hearne, with a Roamer, Tommy Mill
ton, milford. Hickey, Fetterman,
Mcbride, Eddie Hearn was the win
ner of the autumn classis last year,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
AROUND THE BASES

going to the bat fifty times and get
ting twenty-f four hits for an average
of .4S0.
Here is a home-like remedy for
sun in the eyes which Peter Carney
offers from the bosom of his sport
ing heart. When you are shooting
in the white snow with, a hot sun
shining, no specs" will help, says
he, and what should the sportsman
do? Why, just blacken the sides of
the nose and the cheeks under. the
eyes and the combination wont
bother you. Try it some day on the
Susquehanna.
Monte Attell has gone almost
blind and friends have had to help
him along. His case recalls that
boxers frequently ruin their eye
sight as a result of heavy blows over
the eyes, but that usually the cause
is unsanitary methods in the ring
corner. Filthy gloves that have been
used several times are enough to
ruin the eyesight of any boxer and
the wonder is that more cases OF
blindness do not result. Sanitary i'm
provement in the handling of boxers
is absolutely necessary, and until 1t
is brought about boxers eyes VIII
continue to suffer.
"Son," said the veteran ballplay-
er on the Steelton bench while Eddie
Plank was leisurely getting the
kinks out of his valuable left wing.
"If you work hard in baseball.
save your coin and do your best,
you'll have a nice bundle to retire
on. There's was my friend, Joe; he
never got beyond the minor leagues.
but he's there with an even $4,000
now; got it by industry, and an old
uncle who left him S49,999.50."
What gets me in readin' this war
stuff" says Steve Yerkes, lis to tell
which side the Dutchmen are fightin'
on. Here it says, among American
soldiers marked for bravery medals
are Solly Kraus, Dinklespiel, Sullen-
berger and AusnitZ.' FIR the love o
Mike, the Germans must be all COM
in over to the home bench"
A rumor says that old ICY" Falk-
enburg is going to war. Well, "Cy"
is high, but he will never reach to
the length of a Canadian. Private
Lawrence, who measures 6 feet, 10h
inches. This baby has grown half an
inch since he landed in the trenches,
although he spends a good part of
his time doubling up to escape Hun
sharpshooters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
Took Il Innings For Cubs
to Win Game From Phillies

Marvellous pitching, fine fielding
and plenty of hitting marked not
able ball game yesterday at Chicago,
where the Cubs beat the Phillies, 2-1,
in twenty-one innings. The rival
managers had agreed upon time
limit to permit the Phillies to catch
a train for Pittsburgh, and in the
twenty-first inning the Cub leader
called upon his reserve forces and
this and a break in the luck lost the
game for the Phillies.
The National League extra-innins
record was established in 1917, when
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh went
twenty-five innings. The Athletics
and Boston established the American
League record in 1905, when they
PLAYED twenty-four innings.
Mule" Watson and George Tyler
pitched the entire game and twirled
wonderful ball in the pinches, of
which there were many. The Cubs
made nineteen hits off Watson and
the Phillies got thirteen off Tyler. The
latter would have shut the Phillies
out, save for the only error of the
game made by Hollocher in the
fourth. Both pitchers were remark
ably steady. Tyler gave only one
pass during the day. Watson issued
four. but half of them were inten-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19

One of the melodramatic hard
luck stories the boys on the bench
are telling these days concerns
Larry Lajoie, who quit major base
ball without getting into world $
series. A bonehead play by Bill
was the preventing cause
and Larry in his day-dreams of past
glory will never fail to call up this
one. In 1905 the pennant hinged
on one days results in the American
League, the contenders being
Tigers, White Sox and Cleveland.
Larry, manager of the Indians,
could win the flag by beating st.
Louis twice. The score was even
in the ninth of the opening game
and the Indians got q runner. to
third. Big Bill' Hinchman prompt
ly laced a sizzling grounder through
the pitchers box. and as the ball
shot past the hurler it looked like
a certain hit to center field.
So Bill. seeing that the man on
third was racing home with what
would have been the winning run,
loafed on his way TO first. But he
reckoned without Bobby Wallace,
then in the heydey of his career as
a Brownie shortstop.
How Wallace ever got that ball
remains a mystery to this day, but
he did. And with the same motion
that he grabbed it in short center
field he whipped it to first like rife
bullet. The ball arrived there one
iump ahead of the slow-moving
Hinchman. And Hinchman was out.
the side was retired and the run
that would have won the game was
lost.
The fact that baseball was classed
as a nonproductive occupation by
Boston board in the case of Catcher
Henry, of the Braves, is not vital,
for President Wilson alone can settle
the question. 1t Is informing to
know, however, that John Park
Henry. one of the nations best back
stops earns $3.50 per month. This
shows that salaries have not de-
creased much in war times, for S5,-
600 a year is about what they would
hand a high-class catcher in days of
peace.
The Pirates set major league
mark for this season by combing the
Braves hurlers for twenty-one hits
during a contest. Henry Groh, the
batting leader of his league, con-
cluded another hitting streak, this
being his third sustained stretch of
hitting. Groh, when stopped by
Bradlee Hogg. had smashed the pill
safely in thirteen consecutive games,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19

finishing his race after crashing into
Chevrolet's scrap heap, in great suf-
fering. He is the most popular pilot
in western Pennsylvania.
Oldfeld is the oldest man in the
country actively engaged in auto
mobile racing. He-has been in the
business virtually ever since it be-
came sport. and has made a rec
ord which is the envy of all his
rivals. He has seen seventeen con-
secutive years of the automobile
racing game and has had all sorts
of peculiar and hair-raising expert
ences.
Barney has provided thrills for
millions of excitement-seekin peo-
pie and has probably been watched
in action by more persons than any
other driver. He is the idol of
Young America" in whom he has
always taken more than mere pass
ing interest. His passion is to be-
come acquainted with every young
ster he sees and to shake hands with
him.
Barney is n busy man, but he has
on his list of regular correspondents
scores of youthful friends. who have
made his acquaintance at the various
tracks at which he has appeared, and
who have refused to allow that ac-
quIintance to end.
The "Old Master, is an artist at
the auto game, and. like most people
of rare accomplishments along a
certain line, is inclined to be tenn
peramental. He has been termed
extremely hard to handle. and in his
career on the track has had many
different managers.
Oldfeld is at present the holder
of all dirt track records UP to twen-
ty-five miles. On the big board tracks
he has not been quite so successful.
and his experiences at Uniontown
have been of such nature that he
is determined to make a good show
ing to-day, and thus wipe out the
memory of several stinging defeats
he has suffered there.
Barney was in the Liberty sweep
stakes at Uniontown on May 16, and
was unable to finish the course.
However, he did not depart with
out honor on that day, as he met
Louis Chevrolet, the famous French
man, in a match race which gave
him the title of speedway champion.
He has Informed the Uniontown
management that he wants to drive
his last race on the track that gave
hi mhis title.
Oldfield plans to retire to his home
in Los Angeles and his lucrative tire
business. The automobile game has
been good to the veteran and he is
said to have amassed a fortune of at
least a quarter of a million dollars
from his activities.