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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-21

1.-THE fellows who are insisting that
we must learn the German language
because we will be dealing with Ger
many after the war have evidently
never thought that perhaps Germans
could learn our language If they want
to do business with the United States"
says the Webster City Freeman-Jour-
nal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-21
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Each recurring cool spell should act
as a memory jog for next winters fuel
supply" remarks the Sioux City
Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-21

The Sioux City Journal asserts THAT
buzzing, metallic sound is merely
Charles Evans Hughes whetting up the
probing instruments"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

turned, leaving a net increase Of s.
100000 History contains no similar
movement IN population which IN vol
ume or proportion equals this. Sew
enty-tWo per cent. of them remain
in our large cities. New York alone
has nearly 100000 foreign born
population. Chicago nearly three
quarters of a million With 100000
Russians, farmers IN their native land
New York City Qeaving out Penn
sylvania) has more Of this nationality
than all the other forty-six states.
The Italian immigrants coming
from sunny climate and well adapt
ed to work on our southern planta-
tions, where splendid opportunities
await the right kind of immigrants,
are in New York to the number of
375, 900 while IN Texas, Mississippi,
and louisiana have less than 5 per
cent. of the Italians now IN the Unit
ed states. Glaring inconsistencies of
this kind are IN evidence all over our
land.
During the ten year period men
toned it is well to take note of the
thousands and one new ideas ad-
vanced as to how our government
should be run, of the growth Of a
branch of socialism, bordering on an
dICny- 6IdCIlCdlly al VI LuSSS lucas
came over the seas, steerage passage,
IN the fertile brains of men who had
had no voice in governing the land of
their birth.
I realize that no man rs a right
to criticize who cannot offer a solu-
ton of the problem involved be-
lieve it to be the duty Of our govern
ment to assume charge of all immi-
grants, to distribute them in sections
of our country where they are most
needed, and, if necessary, give them
assistance to start life right, see-that
they are taught our language and
that they become assimilated and alb
sorbed. They should be allowed to
own property, to enjoy the protection
of our laws, and benefit of our insti-
tutions The period of their resi-
dence should be greatly heightened,
high standard Of qualification estab-
lished before any one born in for
eign land be allowed that greatest OF
human privileges-to hold Office OF
to vote in the United States.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

tons on the tractor itself. With the
road came fine terminals at Leaven-
worth. These alone will now earn
$4,000 a year under a new govern
ment order where they took in but
$500 yearly before.
Every auto owner will be interested
in a pro-German tactic in the auto
mbile factories. 1t was found that
new machines turned out ran hot and
scored the cylinders. Investigation
disclosed that sand blasts to clean
the castings were in charge of for
eigners. They added emery to the
sand and the emery struck in the
pores of the metal and finally result
ed in the trouble. 1t has been neces-
sary to place United States inspec-
tors in every department to avoid this
form of Hun insanity.
Good roads enthusiasts and that in
cludes every owner of an automobile
will be pleased at the rapid extension
of the dragged road, and the prepare.
tions being perfected to turn j. the
dragged roads into hard surfaced
highways. Eastern Kansas can now
use its dirt highways six hours after
hard rain, with few exceptions. The
roads are worked acceptably for hun
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23
Experiment Station Notes

The rain Tuesday night amounted
to LOB inches. 1t was much needed
for the wheat which had suffered no
ticeably for a week
Kafir planting was begun May 20.
The land was drilled then blank lis
ted, and later planted with the corn
planters On May 81, 176 rows half
mile long, amounting to So acres,
were planted with one two-row plant
er by working from daylight till
dark and changing men and teams
at noon.
Supt. Weeks and r. E. Getty at
tended the sixth annual cattlemen
meeting at Manhattan, May 18th. Ex-
blue-gray calves bought from the
Fort Hays Experiment Station last
fall were explained.
w. A. Boys is speaking at a silo
meeting this week in neighbOrlng
counties to the southeast
1. T. Bode is completing his work
at the Station preparatory to leav-
ing at once for his new positions at
Des Moines.
Twenty agriculture students from
the Covert High School in Osborne
county spent Monday, studying the
Stations work.
Mrs. Barber and family moved tc
Carneiro, May goth, where she vii
be employed IN a store. Her daugh
tiers, Christina and Louise, expect II
attend Kansas Wesleyan Bushes:
College at Salina, this summer.
/ Mrs F. B. Cromwell and daugh
ter, Lucille, from Strawn, Kansas
are now in charge of the Station no
tel.
The Station moved PSF head of cat
| tie this week to the Watson pasture
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23
CRAIG SCHOOL NOTES

The Red Cross met at Mrs. Ella
BoWlby's last week
Frank Craig went to town Satur-
day
Mrs Fred Dohm gave a surprise
party on Frank Craig for his birth
day May 18th. Sixteen young peo-
pc were present and after a pleasant
evening spent N playing games and
eating refreshments the party ad-
journed at q late hour.
Mr.. VIM Bays went TO church at
Fairprt, Sunday and Mr.. Bay Joined
the Presbyterian church there
P. S. Thurston's have the measles.
A number around are having the
mumps too, now.
Mrs VIM Shaw and daughter, Miss
Jennie and Ethel Durham called at
Mrs. / Eden's and Mrs Earl Snyder's
Friday afternoon
Alice Nelson Is recovering from an
attack Of the measles. She Is still IN
the hospital at Salina-
Mrs. Robert Dickinson returned
from the hospital at Hays, Tuesday
evening and feels quite well
The Red Cross met at Mrs. Bays
week before last.
Mr.. Earl Snyder went to town Sat
urday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

Chapter met with them and the Hope
Auxiliary of Hays Chapter was or
ganized. Mr. Patterson was elected
chairman. Mrs Truan, secretary and
Mr.. Weidle, treasurer. Mr.. Penney
made q very interesting talk on the
War Fund Drive and We returned
feeling the Afternoon has been well
spent
The class of twenty who success
fully finished the course IN Surgical
Dressings under Mss Agnew, received
their instruction cards, uniform per
mits and doned the headdresses, at
a simple ceremony held between
reels at the Strand Saturday, May,
18th We now have plenty OF in
structors and 1t Is to be hoped that
soon we will have both men and wom-
en- working each day in the Surgical
Dressings Room IN the Library
Sunday afternoon, May 18th, Miss
Keller, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs Geo. Philip,
Mrs Geo. Philip, Jr., and the Misses
johnson went to Antonino to inter
est a group of women in knitting.
They were all much interested and
took home yarn and soon will be very
active at this work The following
Copeland, Best Crawford, John Dech-
ant, Alex Klaus, Adam Wolf, John
Gertsner, Beetle, Peter Leiker and
Misses Clara Dechant, Cunnigunda
Grabbe, Katie Haas, and Victoria
Grabbes The -svgInnerS viii meet on
Wednesday afternoon with the Miss
es johnson at Johnsonvale and Miss
Killer and assistants viii meet with
them and get them well started.
Monday evening, May 13th:-Mis-
ses Leiker, Jacob, Bliek, Wasinger,
Roth, Morgan, Guenther, Bibbens.
Mesdames Pestana, Grout, COrst-
ner, Gillian, Downing, Neiswanger,
A. F. Cchran, Fischer Flood, Noble,
dan, Mrs Geo. Philip, Jr.
Ida Kirkland, Mrs. Fred Miller, Mrs
Anna Miller, Mrs Crawford, Mrs
Rhine, Grace Dyer, Mrs John Hen
derson, Mrs. Jack Wolf, Mrs. John
Gross, Mrs E. R. King, Mrs. NJ. r.
King, Mrs J. H. Weir, Mrs Ed Hill,
Mrs Modlin, Mrs 7. W King, Mrs.
Gross.
Thursday-Mrs- Downing, Replogle
Dornev- BAIL, Winters, McJimpsey,
Enfield Stout. Miss Mulroy, Andreas,
Keller, Mrs McLain.
Wedneso. :. afternoon, Surgical
Dressings Wasinger, FRAME
Clara Frank, Mrs. Wentworth, Miss
Mulry, Alice Penney, Mrs Jordan,
Mrs. Geo. Philip, Jr., Miss Earlen-
baugh, Mrs. Geo. Philip, Mrs Clover
Miss Agnew.
Wednesday evening, Surgical Dres-
sings-Mesdame Jordan, Geo. Philip
Jr., Paul, Noble, G. ". Speer, Stew
art, Penney, Bear, Alois Kissing Alex
Kissing Fischer, Cochran Irwin and
Mrs Malmberg Miss Bemis, Roth,
Guenther, Bibbens, Agnew.
Friday: Mrs Cowan, Nickles, Ellis,
Wilson, Mrs. Gillian, Troth, Morrison,
Pernoud, Miss Gladys Morrison. Mrs.
Bemis Mrs Halstead, Miss Bemis-
Refugees -Mrs- Bell, Mrs Hook
ensnnif91
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23
RED CROSS NOTES

New members Mrs. Maggie Furfess
Mrs. August Buelow.
Mr.. Carl HolmQuist has been a
member of Hays Chapter since same
was organized and through some er-
ror his name was not in the printed
list of members in the local papers.
No matter how many men are IN
camp, IN transit or In the trenches
Of the American Red Cross must be
with everyone from time he leaves
home until he returns TO him home or
until he finds his grave on foreign
soil. The same protection must be
maintained over any dependents he
may leave behind him.
Mrs. Buelow very kindly donated
$500 to the local Chapter.
Eleven dollars was turned IN to the
Chapter fund by the girls dance COM
mittee.
Seventy-three dollars was cleared at
the Unrein Dance last Wednesday
night
Chapters should knit in the follow
ing proportion For one pair wristlets
knit one muller, ten helmets, fifty
sweaters, on hundred pair socks Our
men abroad are IN contant need of
socks. KNIT SOCKS
The interest which accrues from the
banking of funds has made available
for War Relief one dollar and two
cents out of every dollar contribut-
ed.
On Sunday afternoon May 18th, a
number Of enthusiastic members Of
the Red Cross met IN the Hope Valley
School Hounse to discuss the forma-
ton OF an auxiliary. Miss Levers,
Field Secretary OF the Red Cross and
Mr.. Penney, Mrs Jordan, Mrs. Bren-
ner, Mr. Brenner Mrs NeiSWauCer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23
OUR FAULTY IMMIGRATION SYS-
TEN
By Ed. V. Price

Our faulty system of handling
newly arrived immigrants is at the
bottom of conditions such as now
exist in Wisconsin and other states
populated by natives of anyone for
eign country.
We invite these people to our
shores and later they pass inspection
at Ellis island, the interest of our
government in their welfare practic-
ally ceases and they begin to drift
as rule first into the hands of no
tel runner of their nationality who,
not infrequently, is an agent for some
ward politician interested in coloniz-
ing the new arrivals; where under
his direction, they are made his kind
of American citizens to further his
political ambitions.
They are steered into districts of
the big port of entry, where they find
churches, secret societies and news
papers in the language of their ma
| tive country, their own language
spoken, and, in fact, all the condi-
lions good and bad they were endeav-
oring to leave behind. The unscrup-
ulous employment agency takes a
hand manufacturing centers be
come populated with one nationality,
| industries are frequently ruled by
one nationality. Others drift slowly
westward into localities already pop
ulated with their own kind, where the
customs and language of their mo-
ther country become a part of thei1
daily life; and this We call melt
ing pot"
Coming from countries where they
had little or no voice in the govern
ment, yet living as a rule in practic
ally the same environment IN oul
country, with little or no knowledge
of our institutions, our ideals, ou1
hopes, or our ambitions as a nation
they are in five short years pro
lnounced fit to assume duties of citi
zenship and given the right to vot,
and to hold any office in our LAM
with the single exception of that o.
president of the United States.
From 1900 to 1910 100000 i'm
migrants came to the United States
to make their home; 100000 re
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23
CAPITAL CITY NOTES
(By Chas. h. Trapp.)

Topeka, May gov. Il. lines,
president of the Kansas Automobile
Dealers Association, has been fgur-
ing the war savings via the auto. He
shows that there is an actual saving
of 177,7OO hours of farmers time
per year, based on the rapidity with
which the machine can travel mile
as compared to horse. He goes on
to show that a horse requires six
acres of land for his upkeep and
points to the enormous amount of
good that can be produced on the
acreage thus released. Tractors also
release the land by displacing the
horse, to say nothing of the man
power saved by the increased ability
to labor.
Friday the first railroad to be run
by farmers and merchant was start
ed in operation at Leavenworth. II
is the L. & T., which had been slated
for the junk pile. Gasoline motors,
for both freight and passengers, will
be used on interurban plan of opera
tion-sman trains and many of
them. A big tractor pulls two car
loads of freight at once, with ten
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

dreds of miles out of Kansas City IN
all directions Contracts are actually
let from Kansas City to Topeka
A captain in the American army
in France relates that he was ordered
to take a gun over and reach posi-
ton fourteen miles away in seven
hours. The tractor carried ,6-inch
gun and thirty men. On the way
they found a bridge out. They ran
the tractor into the river and pulled
it out with a winch carried for the
purpose They arrived in position an
hour late, having used the winch three
times. The captain concluded with
''They say Co. and we do it."
Kansas leads in many ways. Her
latest idea to be nationally adopted is
this During the freight congestion
of last winter dealers found it neces-
sary to drive cars overland from De
trot. They were largely driven by
the new owners, whose expenses were
pal dto the lake city. A great deal of
trouble was experienced with traffic
cops on account of the absence of IL
cense tags. Now the Kansas idea
prevails. A license tax is shown on
the front and rear car of the string
and the caravan proceeds in peace.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

The young folks gave q surprise
party at VIM Shaw's a week ago
Saturday night, IN honor of John
Rowe, who left Monday - --,r---a-
his call 10 the cOlors- He left HAYS
with nine others last Tuesday, but
we haven't heard yet where they
were sent.
Donald Chrisler Is working at his
grandfather's Frank Chrislers-
Frank Craig, Ed Winters and Earl
Chrisler were callers at L Eden's a
week ago Sunday.
Ferd Dohm spent the evening at /
Eden's Friday
Cleo Bay stayed all night with
Ilsh Eden Wednesday night
F B. Shuey from Natoma took
dinner at J. G. TOwner's Sunday.
Minnie TOwner Is to leave for Chi
cago and other points today
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

which has been rented IN southwest
Ellis County
Thos- 81. Summers, Of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Wash
mgton, D. c., spent May II and 18th
at the Station studying records on
costs of producing sorghums.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23
NOTICE

The following stores of Hays handle
chick feed that has no equal. 1t
contains ground sunf1ower seeds,
ground oats, meat scraps, corn,
wheat, ETC. J. B. Basgall, A. A.
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YESii

We are going to have our 1 cent
sale. Watch these columns for date
and items on sale.-King Bros.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

G. Todd, Kansas City,
Mo. ------------------------ -------------- Tenor
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The soloists were assisted by:
Dora Grass, Hays Soprano
Ada Law, WaKeeney Soprano
Ruth Small, Smith Center Soprano
Elma Creighton, Goodland -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-23

Henry Edward Malloy, Hays
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1SASA SSIdLlds nays ----------SOp IanO
lara Louise Malloy, Hays
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Jessie Scriyen, Lucas - Contralto I
Rel Christopher, Hays ---------T Tenor /
Emanuel Malmberg, Hays Baritone /
The number best received by the 1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
81
Action and Reaction in Austria

to the fact that Hungary enforces what
is practically an embargo against food
exports into Austria and has shown her
self deaf to all appeals for a more liberal
treatment OF her partner in misery. The
Hungarian statesmen take the view
that the firm of Austro- Hungary exists
purely for political purposes; hence they
will not break their bread with the Aus
trians.
News coming out of Austria through
other channels substantiates all that has
been said here. A newspaper printed in
the Tyrol, according to a London dis
patch of last week to "The New York
Sum- recently printed the statement that
thirty thousand Austrian women and
girls of all ages have been forced bv
hunger to join the Austrian labor bat
talions which are working near the bat
tlefront."
In recent dispatch to "The London
Daily MALI f. Seton Delmer, it's COR
respondent in Switzerland, gave, an in
tervlew with a man who had lust come
out Of Austria. The Austrians were de-
scribed as starving "They manage"
said the traveller,
Ito keep body and soul together on no.
tatoes, mangel-wurzels, and odds and ends.
NO" and again, too, in the villages, fowl
or a pig is sacrificed ard divided as amonc
men on raft. But there is bad feeding,
under-feeding and consequently illness
everywhere in Austria Nio,ro :4..le
on the brink Of starvation, and although
1000 spectators are believed to have NOT
lnconslterable boards, the town lives from
hand to mouth"
from another source, which the same
correspondent guarantees as "honest and
authentic" he received, among manv
highly interesting details, the following:
"A whole issue of the 'Arheter Zeitune'
was confiscated last March, lest it should
speak OF events abominabe to hear. 1t
demanded investigation into two horrible
cases or murder of prisoners Of war bv
.nelr 1eliow-"orkmen in the gasworks in
the 10Th Municipal District of Vienna. aud
accused the workmen of eating mart of tho
bodies. '''N
DO not think this is sensation-monver-
ing or the fantastic invention Of the mob.
hhe" member of the town council an
poihted 10 inquire into the matter. and il
WAS clear, he maintained. that at least two
sucn instances of cannbalism had occurred
a' the gas"orks, one at the end of Deem
Der and the other last March,"
10 add to all this misery of famine.
the financial position of the Dual Mon
archy Is going from bad to worse. The
Zurich correspondent of "The London
Morning POST recently telegraphed to
that paper as follows;
Just before it was adjourned tho
Reichsrat had its attention called a,ros,
peremptorily to the financial position of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

the news that the Labor Council adopted
this week resolution renewing it's de-
mands for the "speediest general peace,
notwithstanding the great obstacles at
present in the way Of peace endeavors."
This resolution said that it was apparent
that no improvement in the food condi-
tions in Austria was possible while the
war continued.
In the midst of all this hunger and
political ferment the government itself
is again in difficulties. This week a copy
of the Vienna "Fremdenblatt" received
at Amsterdam said that "a majority of
the members of the Austrian Cabinet
have decided that session of Parlia-
ment is impossible and that the govern
ment either must resign or dissolve the
House"
The paper went on to indicate that the
Cabinet would probably resign; in which
case Dr.. Won Seydler, the Premier, would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

sible to realize the new Mitteleuropa with
out impediments and conflicts But the
necessities that are intrinsic in these mat
ters are strong enough to overcome the OBJ
position that they must encounter. and
when once this war has been ended by
peace that gives the Central Powers their
rights those who resist will also have to
acknowledge that the march of world his
tory is not to be arrested by inveterate
protests
"Czechs and Savs are already announcing
thelr intention OF opposing this renewal Of
the alliance to the utmost in the Chamber
and in the Delegations
Moreover, the strong suspicion that
Germany is using Austria as tool for
realizing her own world ambitions is
creating on the Danube sentiment un-
favorable to the new alliance, as re-
fected in the following passage from
"The Arbeiter Zeitung":
will Austria Hungary after this war still
be obliged to treat all the world encircling
interests of the German Empire as her own
Is 1T proper that the people of Austria
should assume such an obligation before
their representatives have had even an on
portunity Of expressing their opinion in the
matter?"
Finally, Count Hertling, the German
Chancellor, tried, in an interview with
the correspondent Of the Budapest "Az
Est" to conceal the talons of the new
arrangement. He said:
"The economic union Of GERMANY and
Austra-Hungary is not aimed at anv State
whatever. ! am quite prepared for agrees
sive intentions and tendencies to be as
crlbed 70 us by our opponents, and the
watchword given out by the Entente Of an
economic war after the war against the
Central Powers can now go ahead. This
assertion, however, is entirely false. We
want nothing but our place in the sum-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
Italy Defends the Rights of Nationality

the empire. The Committee for Control
of the National Debt presented to- the
lower house of the Rechsrat report in
which it was stated in very direct language
that not only the large Indebtedness Of the
state to the Austro-Hungar'an Bank, but
the very frequent use made of the Note
Bank by the administration cannot but
arouse the gravest apprehension from the
financial and economic standpoints"
The same report, the correspondent
went on to say, showed that the Austrian
treasury now owes the Austro- Hungarian
Bank 15,000,O 100000 kronen, and that the
note circulation has increased CORE
spondingly
Meanwhile the discomfort of Austria's
hungry population is manifestly grow
ing. This week Paris sent US reports of
serious food riots at Vienna, Budapest
and Prague; and from Milan came news
that disorders are growing throughout
Bohemia and the southern Slav states.
This latter dispatch further stated that