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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
Training for Atrocitv.

William G. Seldom, Baltimore
banker and son of the secretary OF
war OF the confederacy. has in New
York 8. friend OF German birth, who
| however. to his everlasting credit, has
to some extent overcome that handi-
cap. and is now wholly American in
spirit. Some months ago Mr., (Seddon
| In conversation with his friend. de-
nounced the barbarism Of Germany
and this gentleman in reply said.
Mfr Seldom. You must remember
that the barbarisn Of Germany Is not
barba rism as viewed by Germans, and
will illustrate in my own life the
reason for this.
When ! grew up in Germany there
was a, student in the same school who
had something which I wanted 1t be-
longed to him. but I wanted It, and /
jumped on him and beat him up so
badly that I manned him for life, but
got what wanted. When went
home my parents patted me on the
back and commended me for my Prov
ess in taking from my fellow student
what 1 wanted. They told me that I
must always follow that method.
What my parents taught me in this
way has for years been taught in all
German Families and In German
schools. It permeates the very life Of
Germany and. therefore. an act Of
harharism as Americans think OF bar
barism is not barbarism to the Ger
mans who commit It.
Had I continued to live in Germany
1t would never have occurred to me
that ! had done anything wrong. had
only followed the custom all Germans
are taught at home and in school. but
after I became a man I settled in
America. and as came to understand
the spirit of American civilization 1t
grew upon me that I had committed a
crime. and now for twenty-five years,
as some atonement for my sin. I have
been supporting that crippled man and
his widowed mother. But bear in mind.
had I remained in Germany no one.
would ever have thought Of suggesting
to me that I had done wrong! and IL
would never have entered into my head
that was under any obligation to the.
man I had MANNED. In the light Of
American civilization I understand
the differencexand I am seeking to
atone for my sin, but all Germans have
been taught as 1 was taught The Ger
mans. therefore. in their campaign OF
frightfulness are committing deeos
which from the viewpoint Of American
civilization are barbarous, but from
the viewpoint Of Germans are not
crimes at all.'
Probably no clearer light was ever
thrown Upon the reason why Germans
can commit the awful crimes that
have stained the life Of that nation
than this testimony OF rich German
American who has now so thoroughly
imbibed the spirit Of American civili-
zation that he looks with horror upon
the crime which he committed and
seeks to atone for Manufacturer
Record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

back. because ne would know that they
would not suddenly 90 over to the
enemy when the time Of battle came.
The proposal to send troops to Rus
STA is discussed as II the allied force
would have to force it's way from
Vladivostok to Petrograd all by itself
Whether this kind Of discussion Is dis
Ingenious or ignorant makes no differ
ence. The allied force would be nothing
more than nucleus. The work Of re-
deeming Russia would be done by
Russians. Russians who would have
the sure knowledge Of this imprsgna-
BILE unit Of support back Of them. II
Russia today is ruled by "thea.thus
with rifle yet Russia has not be-
come nation of thugs with rifles.
Russia is ruled by the thug with
rife because the individual Russian
can not defend himself against this
new despot of his. Give him rock to
put his hack against. and he will de-
fend himself fast enough.-New York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

by a country. One was I.aFayette's
way OF standing by the United States.
The other is recorded in the tenth
chapter OF the Gospel Of Luke. 1T Is the
way OF the IIevite, who, seeing a man
who had fallen among thieves and BY
them had been robbed. stripped,
wounded and left half dead, came and
looked on him. and let it so at that.
No doubt the Levite looked on him
sympathetically.
When 1t is proposed that we should
go to the rescue Of this man fallen
among thieves the answer Is made
that we should not go until he invites
us. He might be offended at. our pre-
sumption. Therefore we must stand
aside until he has staggered to his feet
and begun to beat off the thieves rs
we'll as he can And that Is practically
what we are doing. In Siberia, against
terrific odds. General Semenoff is try
ing to hold what Is yet undissolved in
Russia. In Kiev, we are told, 10000
Russians nave revolted. The heroic
Czechosloyaks have risen and COM
mand the .Ural passes: they have cut
off Siberia from European Russia. The
man fallen among thieves is doing his
best And still we. like the Levite,
come and look on him." We stand by
him. in the bystander sense; and we
wait for a call. an invitation, which
must be issued to us by a constituent
assembly, or a national convention, or
a direct primary, or a caucus, or some
thing and must be supported by affi-'l
dayits and acknowledgements and
sealed by notary public, so that we
may be quite sure 1t is Official.
Russia, that part of Russia which
is worth saving. would have risen long
ago If 1t had had the least encourage
ment. encouragement that did not con-
sist merely OF words. Without the right,
kind of encouragement 1t can not
rise, A Russian who raises the standard
of revolt has the feeling expressed In II.
G. Wells Time Machine" 81 never feel
quite safe about my back If he had only
10000 or 10000 allied troops behind
him, he would feel quite safe about his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
WHY IS IOWA BEHIND?
Manchester Democrat

About twenty years ago the late VIII
liam E. Curtis, the noted traveller and
journalist, visited Manchester and
complimented the city upon its points
of beauty and interest and in referring
to the United States fish hatcheries
said 1t was reached from the Dairy city
by two ond one -hak miles Of the rugh-
est roads in America. Travellers as
rule roast Iowa roads. Last week in
Dubuque former President Taft said:
you newspaper men have chance to
do great work for your state. The
Iowa roads are something terrible for
auto travel. know what am talking
about because was stuck in the mud
for several hours on one OF your roads
recently. Go after your state and co1in-
ty officials and force them to build
better roads
Why is 1T that our roads are regarded
as among the poorest OF any in the
United States! We pour out the money
by the hundreds OF thousands on them
every year. We know that the work
in the main is done inteiiisently and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
PICKING.
IIowa Forum.1

llowa Forum.]
| Mr.. Ford Is a man. who according to
confessions made in 1916, had never
| voted but three times in his life, but
who, in the campaign Of that year
was an open supporter Of President
Wilson and, spent great sums in adj
vertising the Wilson candidacy upon
the ground that the president had kept
the country out of war. Mr.. Ford has
no familiarity with politics and prac-
tically none with public affairs, but
like good many other men who have
| become suddenly rich, he has also be-
come suddenly swollen with political
conceit, even tho for the real work of
the United States senate he has about
as little of real fitness as could be
imagined. So, in the first place, Henry
Ford has no business to be elected
United States senator under any cir
cumstances, but if by any fortuitous
chain of events he is ultimately to
get into the United States senate. by
all odds. it is to be preferred that he
enter that body as democrat. The
republicans owe him nothing, they can
not trust him. he has no sympathy with
them nor they with him. and not for a
in any way responsible for him.
So, instead of being caught by what
is manifestly a cheap trick of the
democratic administra ton. the repub-
licans of Michigan will do the proper
thing if they go ahead and nominate
former Governor Osborn or someother
good republican for senator and then
make for him a straight campaign
which the circumstances may call for.
When President 1Wilson raised in
partisan way and for democratic par
tisan benefit the loyalty issue in Wis
consin, he got the jolt which he invited
and deserved, and when President Will
son undertakes under the guise of non
partisanship to pick out from among
Michigan republicans an utterly spuri-
Gus republican for senator with view
to passing such counterfeit upon the
people of Michigan and the country. he
invites another jolt such as we hope
and believe the republicans of Michi-.
gan will be able to administer to him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
NOAH LOST Hrs GRIP.

CCedar Rapids Gazette
To perk up his shipouilders, Chair
man Hurley gets Off this:
Noah was 500 years old before he
knew how to build an ark. Don't lose
your grip"
Hanged IL we can see how Hurley's
builders are to get much inspiration
from his holding than ancient mariner
up as shining example. Noah had
warning in advance and plans and ma
terials at hand. He didn't have to
think Of U-boats. All he had to do
was to build something that would
float while 4 rained. He did splen-
did job. fol, his times, but what he
put together was mere piano box
compared to the modern big freighter.
And. pleace, Mr.. Hurley. don't carry
the Noah example too far. According
to biblical account, when he had fin
ished his voyage. Noah set him out a
vineyard and got boiling drunk on the
juice of the grape, which was a
shameful finish for shipbuilder 600
years old, and over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
Encourage Spirit Of Adventure.

The spirit Of adventure, so nearly
universal in youth. commonly is
thwarted at every turn. Yet this Is
one Of its finest gifts; when II has
gone, LIES greatest promise is past.
An educational system should nurture
and direct this spirit, bringing it to ex-
preston In daring TO aim at high
standards, in adventures into new
fields Of action, thought, ana knoul-
edge; In desire for the hard, strenu-
Gus things which temper and stabilize
character. The sporting instinct OF
youth demands these difficult tasks.
and life is stale when they cannot be
found.-Arthur e. Morgan, in the At
lantda
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
Billy Bunny and His Friends

Now you look like a real Jockey.
said the manager of the fair. and he
lifted up little Bunny and placed him
on the Old Brown Horse. And after that
Billy Bunny rode over to the track and
waited with the other horses until tho
race started.
| Well, sir, and well. nam. You should
have heard all the people shout w1heiI
they saw the little rabbit on top OF tn \
Old Brown Horse. The men threw thei1
caps into the air and the women waved
their hmndkerchiefs, and Uncle Lucky
stood up and shouted:
Hes my nephew. Billy Bunny,
Watch him win the race.
If he doesn't I'll go home
And never wash my face"
And Just then the race started, and
away went all the horses as fast as
they could go-all but the old brown
horse. He was the last one Of all. and
all the people began to think he'd be
left maybe mile behind. and guess
some thought he'd turn around and
come back. But not bit OF 1t. He just
kept right on and pretty soon he got
closer and closer to the leaders and
pretty soon, not so very long. he got
ahead, and then when the last time
round came, he let out his four less and
the first thing every one knew. he hac
won The race. Wasn't that wonderful:
And in the next story YOU. shall hear
what they gave Billy Bunny for win
ming the race.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
Iowa Newspapers
DARK HORSES IN HARDIN.
"A ,kley Wc.!d.l

H. A. HUFF OF Eldora, visited here
Thursday forenoon. It ls rumored
that Mr.. Huff might be dark horse"
in the senatorial contest-1owa Falls
Sentinel.
The Hon. Herbert HUI should have
come out as awhile horse" candidate,
when the race was being run and
would have distanced the entire
bunch entered. But even as a possibl
dark horse, he would represent the
district credirably.
And it Is barely possible that Ack-
ley could "trot out dark horse or
two, with good. clean, record, capable
Of going pretty good clip-with cred
1t to the district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
Masonic Meetings


MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903, A. F.
and A. M.-Special communication FRI
dav. June %. 700 p. m. Work in the
third degree. B. E. English, w. M;
John w. Wells. secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. SO. r. A. NJ,
Special convocation Monday evening
June "a. Royal Arch degree. 7;So'
Ira Davenport, H. P. John w. Wells
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kinu Solo.
- Council No. 20. r, 4 S. NJ. Mon
dsv, May 90. 1918. 500 p. m. Regular
business. 7. r. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, I. NJ.
Special coneIsve. St. Alderman Com :
nandery. No. 80. X. T, "Wednesday
June 2s. 7:30 D. m. For work. Order
of the Temple. J. E. Frederick. COM
mander: I. T. Forbes. recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81. o. {.
s-Pegular r'eeting Wednesday even
ing July II, 1918. o'clock. Mrs. Arch
err Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley,
". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
..rhe Fool Hath. aaid.w

This is message from one who
knows Coningsby Dawson to those
who do not realize. 1t is a message
direct from the trenches IN France by
a soldier and writer to us behind the
lines. He says:
Life has swung back to a primitive
decision since the war commenced.
The decision is the same for both men
and nations. They can choose the
world or chieve their own souls. They
can cast mercenary lots for the rain :
ent Of crucfied righteousness or take
up their martyrdom as disciples. Those
men and nations WHO have been dis
ciples together can scarcely fail to re-
main friends when the tragedy is
ended. What the fool says in his heart
at this present moment Is not Of any
lasting inportance."-In the Red Cross
Magazine for July.
Second Choice.
He who marries q widow need Aoa
hope to be called the BEST man that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

honestly, but ART road are bound 70
be bad IN wet weather and good in
dry weather II properly dragged. A. .
result W have bad roads in wet wealth
er and rough roads in dry weather be-
cause the system Of DRAGGING 10 fall
ure. Tho roads are as rule not drag
sed at the proper time or are not drag
ged At ali. The hard surfaced road
Is the only one that will be both pleas
ant, and profitable for auto travel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES,

Referring to the war chest system.
the Cedar Rapids Republican says:
Most persons like to give their money
IN their own way. And why not let
them do SO? SO far we have been get
ting along well enough to let the sys-
TEN alone. In the east many COM
munities are torn asunder by the In
PRODUCTION of this new system"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

doesn't remember. - keenIy ~ X IL
wore yesterday, his first vote for
president? A. a man goes along In
life. many political names and fg-
ures may grow dim In his recol.
lection. but ne newer can fail to recall
his drst great political act, the sort
of timorous ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
self-importance with which he came
up to the polls. the majestic and yet u
little surprised feeling with which he
found himself at last wearing the
full manly gown OF citizenship. Pres
idents are not so common that you
forget any OF them Ones first can
didate for president surely has a
preferred place. sort of sanctuary in
the memory. But what curious indif-
ferentism, by what long detachment
from the political life of the state and
of the nation, has Mr.. Ford been able
to forget the candidate fof president
he voted for at 81?
The monarch may forget the crown
That on his head an hour hath been;
The bridegroom may forget the bride
That was his welded wife yestreen;
The mother may forget the child
That she has nursed upon her knee
With these impossibilities must be
ranged. however different in kind,
the youth Of Fl forgetting the name
OF his candidate for president. Mr..
Ford's case is sole and >unmatchable.
1t will not do to plead heterophemy in
confession and avoidance. There are
some names impressions, recollec-
tons that can not be heterphemized
New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

This matter of reducing deliveries
to one daily should be as trifing to
conform TO as any one Of the food ad-
ministration which says we shall and
must do this or that. We do not chal-
lenge those mandates says the Fort
Dodge Messenger. Let's start right in
now and cooperate with our mer-
chants the came as we expect them to
join hands with ue on some new
measure. lit does not work all one way
by any means"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

among those who will vigorously
agree with the governors no vacation
declaration are the tightwad employers
who lose sleep annually over vacations
on pay says the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

The Ozone News-Republican sug-
sests AS long as 1t must be continued
1t might be wise step to cut the pri-
mary ballot down to senator and gov
ernor. congress and county officers and
let the convention really have some-
thing to do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

Speaking Of draft age intent the Des
Moines Register says NO matter what
may be professed, the real intention is
to fall back upon the enthusiasm and
the self-sacrifice OF the boys. and let
them fill up the ranks more and more"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26

The only way to make the Germans
sick of the hell of war is to beat it out
OF them" concludes the Nevada Re
preventative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
wbiIe There !. : ,Ru..;..

I'VE must stand by Russia, but are
we to stand by Russia only as by
stander? Are we to stand by and look
on? There are two ways Of standing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
TERMS,
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patches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Evening Orchestral Concerts.

For the first time Westinghouse
will have the privilege this winter of
orchestral concerts given in the
EVENING" They are to be given by
the Symphony Society of New York,
Walter Damrosch, conductor, under
the auspices of the Washington So
ciety of the Fine Arts, in the audi
torium of the Central High School,
and at prices within the reach of al
most all. There will be a series of
four to be given the evenings OF NO
vember %, December IT, January Fl
and February %.
The full orchestra OF over eighty
musicians will be in attendance. Mr..
Damrosch will speak aPd analyZe
briefly the principal works to be per-
formed. The first program will be de-
voted to Beethoven the second to
Gluck, Berlioz and Ravcl, the third to
Weber. Mendelssohn and Brahms and
Tchikovsky Symphony.
This course of concerts has been
arranged purpoSely for the benefit of
war workers and others in Wash
ingtton who are occupied during the
day. and might otherwise be unable
to hear the best orchestral music. 1t
has been made possible by the con-
sideration of the board of education
permitting the use of the auditorium
of the Central High School, and
through the generous cooperation OF
Mr.. Walter Damrosch-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra.

The first appearance at the National
Capital of Toscha Seidel, the Russian
violin prodigy and pupil of Leopold
Auer, will be made with the Philadel-
phia Orchestra at its first symphony
concert to be given at the New Ma
tional Theater Friday afternoon, No
vember 1, at 4:30 o'clock, under the
direction Of Leopold Stokowski. its noted
conductor.
Special emphasis is being laid this
season by the orchestra upon the fact
that it is 100 per cent American. Leo
pold StokowSki, famous not only for
his rare interpretations Of the master
composers and also for the fact that
his familiarity with their works is
such that he requires no score in di-
recting the organization, is of Polish
Irish ancestry and was born in Lon
don. But Immediately upon coming to
this country in 1906 he took out his
first naturalization papers. and in due
course became a full-f1edged American
citizen.
When the alien enemy act was pro-
mulgated last December but eight of
the ninety-five musicians in the Or
ganiZation were found to be in the
enemy alien class. These were
promptly replaced with men unques-
tionably American. either native or
naturalixed. Several Frenchmen now
are included who have war records
of which they may be proud. notably
Aar.l. Ia.u.eau and LuliSn C.iilie :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Pablo Casals, November 1.

Legend has it that the gods gave to
the maker of the violoncello the power
to impart humanity to its tones. and
wonderful stories have been told of its
power to sway the human heart No
vember l at the New National Theater
the musical season at the National Cap
ital will be opened by Pablo Casals, the
Spanish ceIlist and the greatest master
OF the cello in the world. This is con-
coded not only by musical critics, but by
artistc themselves, Eugene Ysaye de-
claring Casals to be the greatest inter
pretative artist he ever heard and Fritz
KreisIer that he is the greatest artist
that ever drew bow. Casals' fame is
established not only in America, but in
Europe, where he was renowned long
before he came to this country in 1914.
Tickets for his recital are on sale at
T. Arthur Smiths, 1906 G street north
west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
BAGLEY is LAUNCHED
AT NEWPORT NEWS
Mother of Late Ensign Christens
Torpedo Boat Destroyer-sec-
rotary Daniels Present.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. October 10.
With Secretary Daniels of the Navy
in attendance, the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Bagley was launched here this
morning at the plant of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany. The ship was christened by
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley. mother
of Ensign Worth Bagley. the first
naval officer killed In the Spanish
American war. for whom the vessel
was named. Mrs. Bagley and Secre-
tary Daniels were accompanied by
Mrs. Bagley's daughters. Mrs. Daniels
Miss Belle Bagley and Miss Ethel
Bagley, all of Raleigh. N. c.. and
Commander P. w. Foote. the Secre-
tary's aid.
After the launching a luncheon was
given in honor of Secretary Daniels
and the launching party. Following
the luncheon the Secretary left here
aboard the Mayhower for the Hamp.
ton roads naval base to make an in
spection.