Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-22

| taking any Of them prisoners. One
| trick Of theirs was to shoot I'D to their
last shot with machine guns when a
bunch OF our fellows would be rushing
their emplacements, and then when we
would get within ten feet they would
jump up and yell kamerad,' expecting
mercy after deliberately numbering
your pals. They didn't get much Of it
from our outfit"
Sioux City.
The petit jury in federal cou-. WIS
! empaneled Thursday to try the case
| of the United States against II. Baker
| who was charged with selling liquor
| to an Indian. When asked on the wit
| ness stand about his family he asserted
that he had eleven children and one
wife, He has seven sons in the army
| he stated The jury brought in a YER
dict of guilty. Sentence will be passed
! by Judge Reed. Thursday afternoon
| the case of Lester Larson. Of Sibley.
was brought before the court. Mr.. Lar
| son pleaded guilty to the charge OF
Offering $500 to the chairman of the
local draft board to excuse his son
Louis from military duty.
Manchester.
Three boys in service were laid to
rest in Delaware county last week.
Harry A. Sheppard, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sheppard. Of Milo township
died at Camp Mabry. Tex. Oct IL, and
was buried in the cemetery near the
Bay church in Milo township. Ray
mond A. Connolly, son of Mrs. Mary
Connolly, who lives near Delhi, died at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, Oct. II.
and was buried in the cemetery at
Delhi. Roy Barry, son of Mrs. Margaret
Barry, of Cedar Falls. was buried Fri
day in the cemetery at Masonville. Mr..
| Barry Is believed to have died at sea
| as his death is reported to have oc-
Cured Sept. 20 while the remains were
not shipped from Hoboken. N. J., until
| Oct. Is. All Of these boys arc under
stood to have been the victims Of
pneumonia.
Cedar Rapids.
A petition by the members Of the
police department asking for an in
crease in salary was presented by
Commissioner Evans at the meeting Of
the city council Friday morning. The
petition. accompanied by a recon-
mendation of the chief, states that the
present scale L. unsatisfactory, 10 not
| sufficient to supply the needs Of the
family and enable them to contribute
to the prosecution Of the war, that
common labor in the various mills,
shops and factories receive a wage
greatly in excess Of that paid to the
members Of the department and ask
for Just and equitable compensation.
An increase in wages was given to the
members Of the police department last
April and the salaries as they now
stand are as follows: Chief, $155; as
sistant chief. 1925; night captain. Sis;
detectives, $105; sergeants, 800; pa
trolmen, sos; matron, $50; janitor. $50.
The petition was referred to the coun-
Gil as a whole.
| Waterloo.
Shortage Of farm help In the fifty
one counties in the northern district
Of Iowa range from $50 to 900 in each
county. according to reports received
by Harvey ]. Hess. agricultural ad-
wiser cf the district exemption board.
One county agent reported shortage
| VI 900 AiCHs 0uSAh6 A4VAAA 1OpOA 70 0SAss
to me within the past few days by
| county agents in the fhty-one counties
in northern Iowa." said Mr. Hess. 1.-THE
agricultural shortage right now Is APP
proximately 10000 men, Mr.. Hess
stated he Is not able personally to look
after the filing Of the necessary All
davits for deferred classification OF
| farm laborers. He claims several
county agents have written they were
denied the privilege Of going thru the
records Of local boards to ascertain
| where affidayits might properly be
filed. Mr.. Hess claims he Is receiving
Information from nearly every county,
showing that farmers are seeding
down more land because they will not
be able to plant TIL and harvest the
crops.