Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-18
PASS COAL CRISIS, esrr. FOOD ORDERS.


The closing commanded by the coal
administrator ended last night and 10.
day business is as usual" 1t was a
! new thing and II hurT more because OF
its srangeness than from any serious
interference with business in Iowa.
East OF the Mississippi Il cost wages
and profits and was a serious intcr!er.
ence with business but here and west
OF here we were disconnected rather
! than hurt.
What use was il? Listen TO Gar
/ field now tina. 1t is over: Ii permitted
| $50 ships carrying 100000 tons OF
war supplies "a sail with thei, impera-
/ tive burden 10 the assistance OF the
! allies and our own soldiers How des-
/ perately needed those supplies are may
be understood by the order that arbi-
trarily closed factories and stores and
! business activities in all the great cen
! ters OF trade and manufacturing. For
/ the little space in which We endured
N4iS SiSsAi We gu Liz war lscE-
sonally and individually. II was our
| first assignment 10 the first line Of
| trenches. Perhaps it will assist some
/ OF US to apprehend the relief that the
men who are ordered in feel when they
are relieved after their stretch OF front
line service And a, that we were only
lying back in the reserve. We were
not risKing anything like life and
wounds-ulerely suffering an incon.
venience.
Turn then from the fuel 70 the food
consider the bitter necessity OF the
allied armies and of our own. As con-
Germs that the allied armies are gu.
own and outside Of the personal inter
est we lave in our own sons our efforts
and our sacrifio es are due them quite
as muck as TO our own Americans
over there" They are fighting our
fight. And We must for a time get IN.
to the trenches At home on the food
question precisely as we so. into the
second line ON the coal question.
There isn't the shadow OF doubt that
one Of the causes for the present hou,
shortage is TO be found in storerooms
all over the country where boards Of
-four are being kept and perchance Sc
calling forth those reserves. Those who
have ON hand more than a 50 day sup
ply of -four will be ordered to return
j. to the dealers from whom they
bought It There will be no escape
under the boarding act for stored -four.
Instead OF aIousing anga- or resent
ment this order when it appea-s-as 8:
will within few days. a. mnst--should
be met half way in a patriotic man
ner, X Is to be understood that the
situation is desperate or i: would not
De Issued; that only dire necessity
would bring such an order. When the
explanation is finally made and the re-
suits Of the -four conservation cam
made known then we shall understand
that We have done great thing as
we did when ne released $50 ships lad
en- with 100000 tons OF desperately
needed supplies for the armies that
must witnstand the coming drive OF
Germany.
Suppose that we should meet and
defeat that great attack and and our
selves in position to take advantage OF
the characterization Of the German
forces-and ind ourselves without the
food supplies necessary 10 great gen
eral advance
The food is Going 10 be had>for the
armies. Every American should get
In line TO help get il to them. II not
he will De ordered 70 fall in by authori-
~ under penalties for negiect and re-
fusal. This is one Of the te@ts We
shall have TO meet Of our indiFiduai
gplrit and patriotic Willingness.