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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14

Officials Of the navy department
waited for many days before announc-
ing that Rear Admiral William b.
Fletcher was relieved OF his post as
director OF the navys convoy service
in French waters, and had been re-
placed by Rear Admiral II. B. Wilson
because Vice Admiral Sims felt that
the latter officer was better fitted Tor
the particular duties imposed by the
post. He was recalled at the request
of Sims.
An official Of the navy department
said today that Admiral Fletcher
recall was in no sense reflection
upon him and he will be assigned to
command one OF the navy yards.
While Admiral Renson. chief OF
naval operations testified before the
house committee on naval affairs that
the sinking Of the army transport
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
U. S. MAY Take Over Express.

Whether the operation OF express
companies shall be assumed by tho
government was discussed by the rail-
road administration by heads OF the
four principal express companies and
it was said Director General OF Rail-
roads McAdoo's advisory board in
few days will recommend that govern
ment control be extended to them.
The express company executives were
represented as not opposing such
move, inasmuch as their earnings this
year have fallen rapidly and the gov
eminent guarantee would provide
more than their probable income, even
IL the interstate commerce commission
should grant the pending request for
10 per cent increase in rates.
Express company executives partici-
pating in the conference were 6. Q.
Taylor. president Of the American:
William NJ Barrett. president OF the
Adams; 3. D. Caldwell. vice president
Of the Wells Fargo: e. NJ. Williams.
vice president Of the Southern; c. w.
Stockton, vice president of the Wells
Fargo; P. B. Harrison, counsel for the
American and Adams. and r. c. Aston,
counsel for the Southern.
The director general expects to name
the board Of four men to investigate
the wage demands Of the railway
brotherhoods.
Mr.. McAdoo: has been summoned to
appear before the senate's interstate
commerce committee tomorrow to ek-
plain the administration railroad bill
and give his ideas on future admins
tration, of government operation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
DRAFT BOARDS TO REPORT DAILY
Order Aims to Prevent Congestion at
Army Camps.

Army Camps.
Camp Dodge, Jan. Ito prevent
the congestion OF cantonnent camps
in the future Provost Marshal General
CrOUdr mas issued a new order in
which local boards Will be required to
make a daily report OF all induct!ons.
Heretofore the authorities have not
been advised as 10 the number Of men
being indicted tnto the service. The
result was that frequently environments
have been congested before arrange
rlents were made for diverting OF the
ncrenents.
The order will affect special. volun-
tary ard individual tnduct!ons. Draft
boards will be required 70 report by
mail every night 10 the adtutant gen
eral Of the state, who will IN turn wire
he provost marsha, generals office
me total number Of such tnductions re-
ported that day n the state.
The boards have been advised that
they are 70 erdcavor 70 .ndIct men into
he service II groups. However. no
delay e TO extend over one week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Neutral Argentina Pleased.

The Argentine papers comment at
length on President Wilson's address
before congress. Laepoca says:
at is admirable. clear. and convinc-
ing. breathing sincerity. justice. and
fraternity toward humanity-even to-
ward enemies. It is only necessary to
compare this message with that OF
Count Czernin and the German propo-
sails to see on which side are truth,
loyalty. and justice"
Lanacion says that President Will
sons utterances indicate a long dura-
ton Of war. as ne proposes peace pr!n-
ciples which Germany will not accept
so long as she can fight.
at IS especially significant" adds
the paper, "as showing that the United
States intends to intervene directly in
the settlement OF each and every
European problem presented by the
war and the future peace, even tho
these are not necessarily universal
problems"
The Argentina newspapers are al
most unanimous in praising the mes
sage, as removing doubts as to the
cause Of the war and because It puts
the situation plainly up to Germany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Antilles was due in part to inadequate

Antilles was due in part to inadequate
convoy arrangements, the>navy depart
ment official mentioned above was
emphatic in his statement that the re-
call of Fletcher had nothing whatever
to do with the loss of the vessel. There
has been, indeed some question Of the
number of vessels given to him for
convoy by Sims.
Experts stated today that the con-
voy system is depriving America and
the allies of the use Of more tonnage
than the enemy submarines are sink
ing thru destroying in most cases so
per cent Of the merchantman's effi-
cheney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14

An example of the lengths to which
builders are going was seen at Fall
River, Mass, recently when the Luther
Little. a four-master. was launched
full rugged. It was the first time in
forty years a craft Of this type was
launched at Fall River.
War time scarcity of shipping was
responsible for this craft. Its construc-
ton was begun year ago. SO as not
to delay sailing moment after the
launching she was fully rugged while
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14

All of the probing and its incident
diversion here since congress went
ment the speed with which the ship
building program is being rushed
along. After the long delays and
wrangles early in the war the ship
builders have taken hold to make up
for lost time and every effort is being
made 10 get boats-any kind OF boats
-af1oat to carry carSoes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS
Effective April /, -9l7

NORTH BOUND Leave
10. 1--Albert Lea Mail. daily 8: AZ a. m.
~. e-Mason City Mail Eek
sssS sSsss cept Sunday ...... $40 D. m.
!. ~. G-Twin City Linn daily 1870 a m.
4 ;oeai Freight Except Sum-. 6:3Oa. m.
YOUTH BOUND
i a.. 2rSt. Louis and Kansas
City Mail daily 5:45 D. m
o. 10 Peoria EXP. lex. SUM 9:l5 a. IN
4 st. Louis and Peoria
q s9 Limited( daily go. 4:Ol a. III
Mllhneagsa NrpaiRht Except SUM- ZOO IN
)! 1TORY CITY BRANCH
7s5Ssjj -. Arrive
RA. Passenger daily S:25 a. m
- u (except Sunday. 1855 m
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Rapid ss ssf s s a2s ss' ; new

still on the ways. She will carry coal
to South America and oil back. 1t Is
estimated she will pay for her build
ing on her first trip.
The strides being made at Hog ISL
and, in the Delaware river near Phila-
delphia, are remarkable. The fifty sets
of ways being built on the island. which
was barren four months ago, are al
most completed. In a few weeks keels
will be laid and construction started
on half a hundred merchantmen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
viii House ship Workers.

Immediate expenditure OF s1,2oo,ooo
TO provide housing accommodations for
shipyard workers at Newport News
was decided by the shipping board
after a senate sub committee had pre-
scented the urgency Of the situation.
Housing facilities will be provided at
other plants engaged on government
work as soon as possible after congress
passes bill now pending providing
money for the purpose.
The sub committee appointed by the
senate commerce committee. invests
eating sh!pbulding took up with the
board the subject OF housing workers
at Newport News after Homer L. Fer
guson. president Of the Newport News
Shipbuildins company. a witness at the
inquiry yesterday. rad declared his
yard could take on no more men until
housing was obtained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14

had no doubts as to his sentiments. but
we are profoundly glad that he has ex-
pressed them We thank him also for
placing the problem on its true ground
IN presenting the restitution of Alsace-
Lorraine as necessary condition for
a general peace and not merely as
special claim OF the French people"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14

President Wilson's reStatement OF
war aims has not paved the way Tor
any peace negotiations in the tmmedl-
ate future. in the opinion OF officials
hes, qualified to judge. His address
delivered before the congress is re-
garded as the final word to Germany
and her partners to take it or leave It,,
as they see fit
This means that the central powers
now know or will know soon in defin-
lite form the things that the allies have
set out to achieve and that 1t Is the
intention OF the United States, Great
Britain, France, Italy. and Japan to
fight for those declared objects until
the very end.
There Is little if any expectation
here that Germany will construe the
presidents declaration as affordinS an
opportunity to initiate conversations
looking to peace parleys. In some quar-
tiers it is suggested, but not with any
indication Of confidence, that Germany
might interpret the presidents terms
as the maximum demand Of the allied
nations and thus worthy OF being used
as a basis for inquiry that might lead
to negotiations looking to concessions.
But officials we'll informed as 20 the
situation in Germany and the DISPOSE
ton Of the various prominent elements
in the re!chstag are inclined to the
view that the presidents outline OF
war aims will at the outset tend to
anger the more important and tnfluen-
tial factions and lead them to demand
a continuance OF the war.
Such German newspaper comment
on the speech OF Mr.. Lloyd George as
has reached the state department fur
nshes no hope that the German gov
eminent Is encouraged to hope for
peace. The war party is incensed over
the terms laid down by the British
prime minister. II is believed also that
the presidents statement regarding
Alsace- Lorraine VIII bring many Ger
man socialists into supporting the war
party Officials here believe that the
socialists will be divided over the pro-
posals Of the allies as set forth by the
president, and that this condition Will
have the effect Of prolonging the fight
ing until the German people awake to
the realization that the allies intend
to keep up the struggle indefinitely.
But there seems to be general opin-
ion in Washington that the presidents
address has cleared the atmosphere
! and made plain to the world that the
allies are fighting for certain we'll
| defined objects which they intend TO
| obtain without regard to cost in man
| and treasure. It is just as generally
believed that the presidents address
\ was we'll timed. 1t was delivered al
| the moment when many Germans were
| beginning to believe that peace was in
sight, and a peace that would be based
! on German possession Of much enemy
territory. The president has dashed
| this hope to the ground.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Messn0e Pleases But No Peace In Sight

billion tons IL an attempt was made to
keep war industries at maximum out
put and also supply non-war industries
in 1918 Recent reports also nave
brought home with emphasis that there
must be definite steps to prevent. not
only another coal shortage. but repe-
tition of the congested conditions on
railroads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
SUGAR Cane in Florida.

IT there ever was time when at
tention should be turned to the grow
ing vi sugar cane on d large scale IN
Florida, the time Is now" declares the
Fort Myers Press. while OF course,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Railroad Time Table
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
GOING WEST.

No. 11-Denver Special $50. 1:s5 a. n.
No. LOS Angeles Limited SIP a. m,
No. 3-China and Japan Ex 8:l7a m
No. 29-Ames Passenger ...11:21 a. m
No. 5-Des Motnes Passger $50 D. m
No. 13-Hawkeye Express. s:25 D. m.
No. 17-Oregon and Washing
ton Special ........... 4:38 a. N
GOING EAST.
No. 4-Des Moines Pass'ger s:22 a. m
No. 12-DenVer Speclal'..... ITO .. m
No 1S-Oregon and Washing
inEton Special ........... 2:3o a. m
No. 2o-Cllnton passenger BIT p. N
No. 6-Atlantic Express 80. 1925 .. n
no. zz-Cnlcagu Special Iii. 80 i. ~
No. 10-Eastern Express -. 6:34 q. y,
Nos. I, s. 29 80, daily except Sunday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Haig 10 Optimistic.

The additional strength which the
enemy can obtain from the events in
Russia and Italy already has been
largely discounted and the ultimate
destruction of the enemy's field forces
has been brought appreciably nearer"
is the confident summing up by Field
Marshal Haig. the British commander
in chief in France and Belgium OF last
years work by the British army on
the western front. Gen. Haig closes
his report with brief tribute to the
Americans.
During the year." says General Haig,
"the United States has entered the war
and taken up their part with all the
we'll known energy and ability Of that
great nation. Already many thousands
Of American soldiers are in France.
Warm as is the welcome they received
from the French people, nowhere will
they find a more genuine or friendler
greeting than among the ranks Of the
other great English speaking armies"
Non War Industries Must Slow Down.
Industries classed by the fuel admin
istration as mot absolutely necessary
to the conduct OF the war;" must cur
tail their use of coal by at least b0,-
100000 tons in 1918 in order to assure
ample supplies for the war activities
and domestic consumption and relieve
congestion on the transportation lines.
The decision was announced today by
II. A. Garfield. fuel administrator, and
representatives OF 100 industries have
been summoned to Washington to dis
cuss voluntary agreement which, it is
believed will accomplish the conserva-
ton measures without disturbing eco
nomic condi>ions to dangerous degree,
1t has been estimated that there
would be shortage Of at least half a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"Corn Belt Route"

Mo. 1-St. Joe and KC. Linn 4: al m,
No. Six. c. Mail and Exp 9:18p.n
No. SIX. c. and st. Joseph.10:o5 m.
No. 65-Des Moines Mail .. G:55 m,
GOING NORTH
No. Twin Cities Limited. 11:33 0. m.
No. 4-Chicago-St. P. Exp 9:2Oa.m m.
No. 64-Daily ............ 1855 D. m,
No. Chicago Filler ...lO:35r IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-14
Cheers the French.

Cheers the French.
The Temps in Paris says it is await
ing the arrival &c the fnll text of the
Wilson declarations before comment
ing on his peace program as a whole.
Meanwhile 1t says OF the passage in
the address dealing with Alsace- Lor-
raine:
ut is the first time the president Of
the United States has declared himself
on the Alsace- Lorraine question. We
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30
RANG OUT ALARM OF FIRE
A. Late - Civil War Days New York
Employed Bells to Warn Citizens
Of Danger. :

Not longer ago than Civil war days
fire alarms were rung in the city On
great bells hung in towers erected for
the purpose about the town. The bells
indicated the district in which the IRE
was and sometimes q good deal II
ground was covered in looking for .
fire. The First district. for instance
in Civil war days extended from Tween
ty-second street north to Yorkville and
from the East river to the North.
The bell ringers were constantly on
duty in the towers watching for signs
of a fire. An inventory Of the contents
Of the old Marion street bell tower In
1865 shows the equipment then in USE.
It is as follows: Zone bell, weight II. =
600 pounds: one striking apparatus.
one stove. table. clock. one spygiam.
one field glass, one slate and book"
The fire bells Of the old city coul
be heard all over the town unless
gale Of wind was blowing. The larges
bell was in the City hall tower. tn
weight was $1,000 pounds.-New York
Tines.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30
tl,,. number ofYears


| gophers on the harms IN Canyon
county. While gophers have not be-
come serious menace to the farmers
in Canyon county, there are a great
many in some districts, and general
cleanup will be started to eXtermi-
nate them before they increase.
The government, through Director
Haga, recently called for a report from
Idaho manufacturers as to the capacity
of their plants and for statement as
| to how much work each manufacturer
can handle over and above his regular
| trade. The report has been made, and
large orders are expected for this
state in the future.
With the hope of securing the estab-
liShment of government sanatOrium
at Lava Hot Springs for the treatment
Of persons in the military and naval
service Of the United States, or who
may be discharged therefrom on ac-
count of disability. Congressman
Smith has introduced bill appropri-
ating $500 600 for the construction Of
such sanatOrium.
John Doe was brought up in police
court at Nampa and fined $50 for be-
ing drunk. When searched he had a
bottle of lemon soda and bottle of
denatured alcohol on him. These
liquors had boon the cause Of his drunk
enneSS.
The first days attendance at the
Twin Falls county fair at Filler broke
all records in the four years history
of the Twin Falls County Fair associ-
alton. Total receipts for the day, ac-
cording to the report Of the secretary,
were $1460.
Boise citizens are asked to cease
whatever activities they may be en-
gagged in when they hear the Angelus
bell ringing at II o'clock in the morn
ing and offer up prayer for the we'll
being and success of our men who are
lighting the battle of democracy.
Honor flags have been awarded to
Payette, New Plymouth and Fruitland
These awards have been made. not be-
cause these towns were necessarily the
first to achieve their Liberty loan
quotas, but because the banks at these
places were the Arst to make their Of
fetal reports.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30

ed him in rising from the ranks.
Advantages he had-outdOor life,
farm work, plain living, good parents
and Christian home. Even yet his
old home town carries the flavor of the
open country. Laclede Is scarcely
larger today and no less wholesome
than it was forty years ago when its
three nurseries made it ut once the
most important and the most agricul-
tural town in the county, writes A. A.
Jeffrey in New York Sun.
To this thriving town Of the sos
came the generals father. John F..
Pershing. from WestmOreland county,
Pa. where his family had been hon
ored citizens since 1749. the year chos-
en- by John and Frederick Pershing
for their pilgrimage from France to
the new home of freedom in the new
world. The ambitious young Pennsyl-
vanian of the fourth generation from
these early patriots came to Missouri
in 1855 to take II sub-cOntract in the
building of the old Missouri Northern
railroad from st. Louis to Macon. At
the end CT four years he had little of
material value to show for his work ;
but at Montgomery City he had won
a bride-Ann Thompson. IA fair-haired
Missouri girl with brave, sweet mouth,
honest blue eyes and a heart of gold.
Born In Shanty Near laelede.
Coming westward from Macon at the
conclusion Of the railroad building the
young contractor stopped ut Laclede
to accept the first honest work that
was offered, the foremanship Of the
west Of Laclede section Of the Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph railroad. The Per
shings started housekeeping In little
shanty two miles west of Laclede. It
was there that their first baby, John
Joseph, was born September ID, 1860.
1T was just after the outbreak of
the Civil war in 1861" relates Henry c..
Lomax, now Lacledes pioneer banker,
that the Pershing family came to
town to live and John f. Pershing
opened a general store here.
Their family and ours lived togeth-
err for several months. as my father
had gone to war and there was not an
empty house in town for the newcom-
erA
when the Pershing store was open
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30
IDAHO BUDGET

Owing to the prevalence of Spanish
Influenza the Child Welfare campaign
at Caldwell has been indefinitely post
poned.
Emmett entertained the delegates to
the thirty-secOnd annual convention Of
the WOman's Christian Temperance
union October 8. 9 and 10.
The big roundup at Blackfoot last
week was a success in every way. The
attendance was large and the attrac-
tons were well patrOnized.
Insurance men of Canyon county
met at Caldwell last week and per-
fected the Canyon county division of
the State Insurance federation.
Potato growers have been called to
attend conference in Boise in the i'm
mediate future to learn further details
OF the methods to be inaugurated this
fall in handling the potato harvest.
Word has been received at Midvale
from France, telling of the death of
Private Floyd Reavis from pneumonia.
Mr.. Reavis was in the June call and
was in training less than a month be-
fore being sent overseas
A new course of training has been
added to the list in Boise high school,
Girls gymnasium classes will be held
regularly each Friday. There will be
class each period, so that all the
girls may be accommodated.
Brig. Gen. Noble Of the hospital divi-
sion. war department. will soon visit
Boise to inspect the buildings at Boise
barracks and determine the feasibil-
ity of establishing reconstruction and
educational hospital camp there.
Officials have been successful in
running down another bunch of al
legged cattle rustlers in the HALEY
district. Three me, were arrested last
week. They are Jesse ScOble w. L.
West and Harry Burnell. Scoble and
West are ex-cOnvicts.
The Idaho Master Bakers associa-
ton, through it's officers. J. w. Wilson,
president. and A. J. Stephan, secre-
tary. have entered a protest to the
state food administration against the
price Of bread announced by Food Ad-
ministratOr r. F. Bicknell.
The Red Cross drive for Belgian re-
lief was responded to with donation
Of 800 pounds of clothing by New Ply.
mouth citizens. The hospital linen
shower was also a success and 11S
new garments have been finished and
sent in by the New Plymouth unit.
The body of Jack Howard, known
In the Warren mining district as
miner Jack" was found in the Sal
mon river near the higgins place.
Howard is the man for whom search
was made after he had attempted to
commit suicide by cutting his throat.
An order Of the board of health
made public October 10 calls for the
closing of all theatres, churches and
assembly halls. including also dances,
Liberty loan gatherings and all gather
ings of a public character, but does not
"a.