Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-13
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE DECLARES
USE OF EXPLOSIVES NOW AS
uNPATRioTlc.
TOWN COUNCILS ASKED TO
PROHIBIT SALE AND USE
Too Much Like Shouting at Funerals
to Shoot or Firecraekers and Fire
works With Casualty Lists Coming
From Franee-Praetiee Also Waste
full in Time Of War.

1t was declared by the MarSnat
county council Of defense at its meet
ing in the east court room Wednesday
to be wasteful, and Therefore unpa-
triotic, to burn powder or explosives in
the celebration of the Fourth of July
this year, and our city and town coun-
ellis wiz be asked to prohibit the sale
and use Of explosives on the Fourth or
July. 1t was considered that the lists
of dead and wounded coming back
from the battlefieids OF France should
make OF our Fourth Of July this year
a serious and thoughtful recoepiuon OF
our patriotic duties toward our gov
eminent rather than big noise and a
hurrah. 1t sounds too much like
shouting at funeral to llse explosives
on the Fourth Of July this year.
A committee composed Of the one
member from each precinct who has
charge of council of defense matters
will meet in Marshalltown Saturday OF
this week to decide whether the coun-
Gil of defense should take charge OF a
Fourth OF July program this year. The
national council OF defense has sug-
tested a plan of patriotic program
for all county councils to follow, but
LeGrand has already engaged Bishop
Homer c. Stuntz, OF Omaha, for
patriotic address at LeGrand on the
Fourth and picnic has been planned
in the grove on the Sam Myers farm
near Lamoille. LeGrand wants the
county to celebrate with them. The
committee will select the place If
program Is to be attempted for the
whole county.
Communications were read regard
ing classiications for the draft and
were referred to the precinct commit
tees in charge.
Food Card Rules Explained.
L. c. Abbott, county food admins
traitor. explained the food card and the
rules OF the state food administration.
saying that his department had inves-
tigated the charge Of profiteering on
the part Of retail merchants in the
sale Of wheat substitutes and had
found that the average margin above
cost obtained by merchants in this
county was 1911 per cent. and that it
COST small merchant 20 per cent on
his sales to do business, so there was
substitutes. The high price of corn,
meal. he explained, was due to the fact
that meal made from last years soft
corn would not keep, and that it had
to be n1Ade either from the corn raised
in 1915, or from corn raised in Ne
braska or Kentucky, which ware the
only states maturing hard corn last
year.
Red Cross Over Top.
G. H. E. Boardman, in charge Of the
recent Red Cross war drive, announced
that every precinct in Marshall county
had exceeded its allotment in the last
drive, that $4,000 had already been
raised, and that money was stfll COM
ing in, which convinced him that the
total fund would go to $4,000. This.
he said. was none too much, for the
women's chapters would need SIS, 1000
for their materials during the year,
and sl5,00O would be sent to the NAT
ional headquarters. Because Of Its su-
.perior class Of work the Marshall
county chapter was being allotted more
tran the average in Red Cross requisi-
tons.
War Savings Stamps Report.
OIdl Sdl68 OIL W9T. SAVINGS Stamps
were reported to be 1854, sse, on total
allotment for the year of $685.
Marshall county. like the boy who does
not have to take any exams" this
week, will not have to put on another
stamp drive during the last week in
June, while many other counties will.
The roll was called to correct names
OF the reorganized membership. and
every member Of the council OF defense
was requested 20 sec to It that the sec
retary. F. G. Pierce, has his correct
name and address. Commissions,
beautifully embellished with the Amer-
can flag. and certifying to the men,
bers' home war service, are TO be is
sued by the council, properly sealed
and attested- They will be priced in
years to come.
Corp. Merle Skinner, OF Ottumwa,
who was in the city. addressed the
council briefly on the war from the
standpoint Of a soldier In the trenches