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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

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never was chance to save any
thing. The Conrad Frickcn tailorino
'parlors. next door. were badly dam
aged. but not entirely ruined. The
Campbell block. occupied by O. u.
Eells pool room on the first floor ana
Williamson & Wiilougaby law Offices
OF the second floor. had a narrow es-
cape, two holes beng burned thru the
building before being extinguished.
Williamson e. Willoughby moved
everything cut OF thc!r offices. among
other things being $6s6o0o worth OF
subscriptions for tho third liberty loan.
which wero In charge Of the county
chairman, II. A. Willoughby and which
had not yet hecn completely tabu-'
lated.
The fire loss in full will run around
$4,000 with but about $4,000 insur-
ancc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

from w. G. McAdoo. director general
Of the railroads. In Des Moines down
town offices are maintained by the
Rock Island. Northwestern. Milwaukee,
Great Western. Santa ,Fe, Great North
ern, Pennsylvania. 500 Line and other
railroads.
A committee Is to canvass the situa-
ton h0ro In Des Moines and report
by April 30 on a suitable location for
a union office. A similar plan Will be
followed in othsr cities In the state.
1t Is announced that employees who
would be released by these consolida-
lions will be assigned to other duties
and absorbed into some branch OF
the railroad service where work is
heavy and men are needed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR DEEMS
URGES FORMATION OF TOTAL
ABSTINENCE. CLUBS.
NC WHEAT PRODUCTS
SERVED IN HOTELS
Pledges Asked Of Hotels, Restaurants
and Cafes Expected to Result IN
Majority Of howa's $500 Eating
Houses Disseminating Use Of Wheat
Allies Entirely Dependent on
United States.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Burlington, April 15.-Food Admin
istrator Deems is issuing an appeal to
people of the state to cooperate in
forming total abstinence clubs, pledg-
ing themselves not to use wheat flour
until after next harvest.
Beginning Sunday the hotel men Of
the state began lining up for this
pledge and ere the week Us over tits
expected that practically all will have
Joined the movement Chairman
Miller, of the hotel mems organiza-
ton, has made plans at his Davenport
office to take the pledges of hotels,
restaurants and cafes of the state
with respect to observing total alb
stinence in their places and he anti
cipates that large majority of the
5000 eating places in Iowa soon will
cease serving wheat products Of any
kind.
Form Clubs Thruout State.
Food Administrator Deems expects
to ask organizations Of men and
women all over the state to pledge
their members to total abstinence
from the use of wheat and in many
localities it is probable that clubs of
this character will be formed on
the same line as the original food
pledge organization was effected.
Hoover has sent from Washington
statement II which he says: Most OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
ApsE IN LAST CALL EXEMPT.
Nc FARM LABOR CAUSES
y MUCH CONFUSION.
MUST De coNFINEr TO
CLASS 1, LATEST ORDER
Appeal 70 osneral Logan Referred to
\ Marshal crowder and in Return Re.
fsfred Back 10 Lcea; Boards With
Suggestion They Use Judgement in
Granting Exemptions TO Farmers.
ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dies Moines, April 15.-The clause in
he last call Of men for service in the
iational army which puts men actively
engaged in the planting Of crops in
khe deferred class has caused all sorts
y trouble for draft boards in the rural
districts.
Adjutant General Logan has been
ppealed to with food of inquiries on
ow>to decide this deferment in these
lral districts where practically all
egistrants are farmers. He in turn
las referred this to General Crowder
Ind General Crowder has referred it
back to the local boards whom he ad7t
Uses to use their best judgment.
The instructions in the order sent
put to local boards requiring the send
1g Of men in the five day period be-
ginning April 26 among other things,
declared: -
I'm filing this call men should be
Sinducted out Of class in sequence of
order numbers except that the provis-
Ions of my telegram B-so, dated March
III related to men actively, completely
8uU d6SlVuOuSAy OuSoSC0 III eAi0 piAhS"
ing and culdvating of crops should be
Followed"
General Logan declares that some
local boards viii exhaust all of the men
in class 1 and have to draw on class
g y the farmers are to be exempted.
Others say they will be forced to take
some farmers IL they fill their net
lquota but ask what ones are to be
passed and what ones sent.
Altogether there is much confusion.
declares General Logan, and the local
boards in the agricultural communities
assert, think with force, that the
strength Of the order number sequence
regulation is devitalized.
Local boards object earnestly to
having this selection Of men thrust
upon them and I therefore lay the
matter before you" he continues in his
letter to General. ,Crowder, Joining
with the local boards in a request for
a decision which will relieve the local
boards from the duty imposed by B-s0
to virtually pick out the men for in
duction at this time under indu ction
telegramr7."
To this Telegram forwarded General
Crowder by General logan the former
has replied:'
1.-THE required number Of men to fill
ell 1877 must be obtained from class l
even tho 1t is necessary to send few
farm hands. Local boards should BIZ
Instructed to use their best Judgment
IN selecting such hands as can best he
spared. With their intimate knowledge
Of their registrants they should be able
to pick out men who can be indicted
without seriously affecting farming
conditions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
.I0WANs ROUT GERMANS
Hawkeye Soldiers First Americans to
Take and Hold Hun Trerch--Take
No Prisoners in Engagement With

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 15.-An interview
in the New York Tribune, given by p
II. Atkins, who has just returned to
this country after six months as Y.
M. G. A. secretary in France. attached
to the 16Sth infantry. in which he gives
high praise to the Iowa troops. is at
tracing much attention here. Tho
Iowa boys were the first to take a
German trench and hold 1t, he re-
ports.
They made a dash to the enemy
second line and held on" he said.
Before they went over the top they
sent out the word they would not bring
back any, German prisoners and they
didn't. They went at the Germans like
a whirlwind and shot and bayonetted
them. Not German lived who stood
up and faced the Iowans."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
CARRIED LITTLE INSURANCE.
Grundy Center Fire Loss $4,000, With
Insurance of But $1,000.

Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center, April 15.--1n the dis
astrous fire, here Friday night in the
Gilmore garage the proprietor had
been away from the building but
twenty or thirty minutes when the Iirs
started. it being ABOUT 10 o'clock in
the evening. 1t apparently started
frcn short circuit in q bettery. o. A.
Ontjes, of Holland, had about s20,oUo
worth-of new cars stoced in she build
ing, several of them having arrived
MT the day hefor. and all Of them
were burned. rhera was no Chance 10
save anything hut few tires. A large
stock of tires AID accessories had just
been placed in tn building.
The fire department responded
quickly and thee streams of water
were played on the luilding but there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

hung between every bed. When a pa
tient reaches the stage where he Is
able to walk again he also Is given g.
mask
But anxious mothers whose sons are
at Camp Dodge, may rest assured that
the boys are given the best OF care;
even better than would be possible If
they were home, camp physicians say.
The nurses are girls who have been
especially selected for this work after
years Of training. They are patriotic
and are willing to sacrifice; otherwise
they would not be willing to relin-
guish better salaries to serve in the
military hospitals.
Maj. f. c. Todd, commanding the
base hospital at Camp Dodge. says:
: TN the pneumonia ward where our
worst cases are confined it is almost
impossible to pass down the length OF
the room without being moved to t ars
when one sees the tender care which
is given these terribly sick boys -
some of whom, perhaps may never
recover. All our nurses have the smile
habit and it is the most contagious
thing in the hospital. It's value is In
estimable."
Major Todd says it would be i'm
possible to establish a system of care
taking and supervision lin civilian
hospital equal to that maintained in
the United States army.
In every ward. besides corps OF
nurses, there is ward surgeon and
his, assistants who are constantly IN
touch with the most minute develop
ments of each case. Over three wards
there is another supervising surgeon,
who is so assigned because Of sheer
pr professional ability. In addition sur
geons are appointed to manage groups
Of wards. By this system oversights
and mistakes are practically impos-
Sthle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
ARMY OFFICER FOR CONGRESS.
Capt. Harry B. Clark Democratic Can
date In Third District.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo, April 15.--Capt. Harry y.
Clark, now stationed at Camp Pike,
Ark. is the choice of the Third con-
gressional district democrats for tho
nominee Of the party for United states
congress. He was formally Endorsed
as the logical candidate by the district
convention held In Waterloo and he
has signifled that he will make the
rnce. At the convention OF the Third
district democrats. W. w. Marsh. OF
addressed the conference
and called the attention of the delegates
present to the necessity OF electing
men to the United States congress and
sepate who will prove a help in carry
ing out the aims OF President Wilson
and the administration
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
SEED CORN STATISTICS.
Dealers Must Report Weekly Until
June To Eederal Rure,u

pes Moines. April B.-lowa groccrs
or dealers who handle seed corn COM
mercially or have supplies eauallihg or
exceeding fifty bushels, will be re-
quircd to make weekly reports to
Uncle Sam until June 8
These reports will give detailed in
formation as TO quantity on hand.
varieties. prices and termination OF
stocks held or offered for sale. They
are to be mailed to the bureau Of
market seed reporting service at Chi.
cago. ILL.,. Minneapolis. Mimi. or KAN
sas City. Mo.
The seed corn famine is responsible.
Uncle Sam wants to conserve supplies
and provide for adequate and econo.
mic distribution
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
Some Food For THOUGHT

People everywhere are beginning to
realize that it pays to buy medicines
that have an established reputation. al
they are most trustworthy and de-
pendable. Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy is one of them. 1t has been In use
foT almost half century. From a
small beginning its sale and use have
extended to all parts of the United
States and to many foreign countries.
When you have cough or cold, give
1t a trial and realize yourself what an
excellent medicine It is-Ady,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
CENTRALIZE RAILWAY WORK.

Freight and Passenger Offices of Sew
era' Lines &c ae Consolidated.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 15.-All city
freight and passenger offices of the
railroads operating in Iowa are to be
closed within the next sixty days and
consolidated into one union office.
This order has been received hero
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
NEW TYPE PNEUMONIA GERM.
Camp Doctors Battling With Species
~ Meet Malionan{ Firm

Camp Dodge, April ia new spe-
cies OF pneumonia germ of the most
malignant type is being combatted by
doctors and nurses at this canton
ment, according to medical officers.
The scourge which has gained a
foothSld at the cantonment is believed
to be similas to that which obliterated
six out of ten memte rs Of the Casey
family at Valley Junction within ten
DAYS time. Four surviving members
OF the family, who have been at
tackled by the plague, are now fight
ing for their lives.
So deadly is the newly discovered
pneumonia germ that nurses and doc
tors attending patients at Camp Dodge
wear masks and gowns. Sheets are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
Amusement for Children.

For the children, before they are old
enough to use scissors, tearing paper is
m engaging occupation. Tear piece
Of old newspaper into an oblong shape
It may be any size, about two/by four
inches, we will say. By folding this
in the middle it will make little tent
Again, fold In thirds, one piece turned
up and one down, for chair. Turn
both ends down for table. The child
can tear paper into trees, ball, doll
babies and many other simple shapes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
LAKE CITY WINS MEET.
Takes First Honorsin Invitation Tour.
ney at LohrviIIe.

Special to Times-Republican.
Lohrville. April 15-In the invitation
meet held here Saturday Lake City
won with 40 points; Dayton, second,
with 81; and Lohrville, third, with "a
points. Captain Sheffield, Of Lake City,
was individual point winner, making
13 points. The time was especially
good in all events considering the con-
dition of track. The feature of the
meet was Shefield's running in the
mile relay when he overcame lead of
twenty-five yards and won first by a
good margin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
IMoeEhE WOMAN BURNED.
Dies Of Burns When Flames From
Bonfire Catch Clothing.

Special to Times Republican.
Imogene, April 15.-- Mrs. Thomas
O Conner, wife Of wealthy farme'
living five miles south of lmogene, was
fatally burned at thsir home and the
body terribly chnrred and blackened.
While burning rubbish IN the door
yard a sudden change in the wind
blew the flames in fcr direction, set
ting fire to her clothing. Her gar
ments were entIely burned from her
body. Mr.. O'Connor and daughter
we're present but were unable to save
Mrs. O'Connor.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
DON'T TAKE TT HOME.

Other people choose what they will or will not do I do not care. What 1 want when I am through Is my big chair in the yard, where I can sec. And I can hear all the laughter and the glee Of all the kids in the block, turned out to play; And the young mothers sort of breeding them. A day don't seem so hard when the hurry of it's done, If I can watch where the children laugh and run.
 them and do Each one a way that will show that some of you Has been put in it. That is-make it right and strong! Drive in each rivet with little Tilt O. song Round every corner with the thought you've done it right Then put it by. when the whistle blows at night Hang up your blouse and your apron, got away. Where all the kids of your home block run and play. If some or all of the day has wa b. bled wrong You can go home with your soul at tuned to song; And when the tads come to meet yoa down the street You can be glad for the batter of their feet. Don't take it home if you've met a bunch of woe! Home is the place where the trelllsed roses grow; Home is the place where all things sweet and true. Don't take a thing but life's goodness home with you.
 JUDD M. LEWIS,
 in the Houston Post.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
GERMAN APPFTITES.

Foon after the war broke out, Ger in various styles. To use worm
 expression, the- resorted to "ca- on a, large scale, with tuna playing the chief role. It was Fed for chicken, veal outlets, lob- I and numerous other dishes. Then public called for som ething new, bhe restaurateurs brought out rab- substituted for the more com- an dishes, just ss tuna fish had se. After the rabbit craze had In off, the German diner-out was &ted to horse meat and then 10 dog #n. Both proved more or less ap- zing, according to the taste of the ee or gravy in which the portions
 nl Then came elephant meat, ! now from Amsterdam comes #d that camel flesh is sold by 8herS in LWlCnau, Germany. by a #iotic circus owner, who had to &ifice q part of his menagerie, ow- # to the fodder shortage. Frem 800 | % Rounds of meat were obtained Bl each animal and it is said to be T #emeay tasty.
 e trust that we shall not be com %ed to look to our geological gar
 for our dinner for some time to #e However, if there should be
 arcity of beef, veal and pork, we
 NJ where WIG can procure a lot #e things to eat in an emergency II please excuse us from camel
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
BABY TALKS.

Fold parents will understand and condone the pardonab1e pride a hap pT father takes in his younestcr. There was q tinlc when we used to laugh at dotlnS mothers and talla- tive fathers who rrattlC for hours at a time about the latest "stunts'' or ac- complishlncnts or the baby We used tO experience considerable difficulty in supprCssinC a NaWn when com peled to Dsten for ten minutes or more to a. narration of how the kid" had just learned to crawl, or to say something which seemed cute to the parents but swhich in reality was unintelligible to anyone else.
 But it's ali different now. And that's why we give fair warning to those who still think as we once thought Look out for us when you see us coming cause we're apt to un- load onto you, if you're sympathetic and patient enough to listen, a long story leading up to the important Fact that our yungster said "Da-Da' yesterday for the first tme. (At least that's what it sounded like.)
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
MOTHERS DAY.

Today the world is upside down, with nations araycd against one an- other and mon of all races engaged in bloody battle. But tomorrow every man in the war and at home will have a common thought with his fel- low mon, be he friend or enemy. For tomorrow is Mothers Day. We An1- orleans and our English Allies have our Mother; the Frenchman has hs Mere; the German his Nut ter; the Pole. his "Matka", but they all mean what we mean when we say Mother, the sweetest word in any tongue.
 So let's not forget Mother tomor- row. Send her a flower, or a card, or call her by telephone,-o if she has departed from this life. say a little prayer to her. God bless every moth CT, the best friend of man.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

H. C. Hollister. a supply sergeant with the American Expeditionary Forces, in q letter to friends says: IT guess the funniest thing I have seen was a Chinese Coolie with hands dug, Yankee fashion, in his trousers pock- cts, walking down a boulevard whist ling Ireland Must Be Heaven, Cause My Mother Came From There. And he couldn't speak a word of English He is still living. I haven't told any of our Irish boys about him New York World. It's just as we'll for John China,uan's sake.
 A scarcity of hairpins is reported from London, where they only have a three months supply. This news ought 10 make the hold-up men. sand ba ggcrs, 7rters, and others bold who take advantage of unpro- tected women
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
RU NOR SPREADERS.

|e have had occasion once before |all attention to the evil habit of Rading rumrs for which there is kntimes not the slightest founda- It Is bad policy and one likely ! &ad the guilty persons nto serious ble.
 ecently a prominent Boston lady ician spread stories which re- Rd discredit upon Red Cross Hes in France. She was called to &unt for her utterances, but when Fonted with the actual facts in ease she admitted frankly that had given circulation to an en-
 different story which she now is inced was false.
 Ne presiding judge had the fol- &lg to say about the defendant &others in her class: The American people have been $ry tolerant in these matters. d think it is greatly t their edit that they have. but the he has certainly come when $pp1e who make statements ' ich they have picked up in the Feet not knowing whether they true or not, either for notor- Y or for some reason which
 cannot fathom--the time has tainly come when those people
 going to be held responsible
 juries in our courts of law. The injuries have been tolerant E the past because they did not it to believe evil of anyone.
 undoubtedly statements of Is kind emanate from some Rlce which Is engaged in de- brate and unfriendly propa- hda.
 t is certainly proper for the lrt to sey here that the people
 this community and every
 CT community ought to take rning and to remember that len men in this country arc
 riflcing their lives, when wo~ Il are going to the front to act
 nurses, when mothers are
 ting with their sons and wives h their husbands, the least bple can do who attempt to ak about matters relating to war is to pay some kind of ention to the facts and to 1w what they arc talking but, and net make staten ents
 criticisms and spread wild plors tEat are utterly unfound-
 in a perfectly irresponsible E. If they do it in the future
 y may expect indictments,
 they may expect trials and
 s may be pretty certain of Rviction.
 lt is d fair enough warning
 ought to put a stop to the
 zng of false rumors.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
"T'he Swamp Angel"
(New Bedford Mercury.

NINVW bHUTOTU NeTCUfN.J
 A writer in the Manchester Guard. ian call attention to the fact that ths German long-range gun had proto. type during the Civil War in the once famous Swamp Angel, with which the Union troops bombarded Charles ton over a distance of five and three. quarter miles in 1863. This range was for that time, at least in actual warfare, record, though the Anger herself was an eight-inch, 200-poundeI Parott rife gun of a common type She was, however, given an unusual elevation and loaded with twenty pounds of powder -four in excess ol the service charge). Aftef firing thirty six shells the Angel exploded
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11
COMMUNICATED.
APPROVES OF MIR. BATTN.
Col Jarvis Believes Farm Bureau Has
 Selected Right Man.


 The Farm Bureau of Hartford county has made what seems to Us a very important step in the right direc- ton by the appointment of a practical farmer and market gardener who will have charge of assisting the employees of large manufacturing esta blishme ents throughout the county in their garden work The Farm Bureau has appoint cd Fl. r. Batty, of New Britain, who is wel-knOWn farmer and market gar dener in this vicinity, and who will de- vote his entire time and attention to the manufa cturers' gardcnS--is hold ing himself entirely at the disposal of the employees of our factories In ad- vising directing and assisting in any way possible the home garden work MT Batty is not appointed to inter fere in any way with home garden supervisors employed by some of the cities throughout the county, but sim ply to assist. Mir. Batty can be com nuniCated with at the office of The Hartford County League and Farm Bureau. 30S Church street. Hartford. by telephone or letter and arrange ments made to assist in any way pos- sible.
 It seems to us as though this was q very important move in a very inn portant direction. and certainly the thanks of the community are due for this very practical illustra ton of the work which is being accomplished by the Farm Bureau in this county.
 Very truly yours,
 CHARLES NJ. JARVIS
 President
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

The German newspapers wax in dignant over the lynching of Prager They say, that q country which toler- ates such an act of violence has no business to be aroused over the sink can press did not condone the lynch ing, whereas the Teutonic papers tried to absolve their Government from all blame in the Lusitania mur- dor.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

Gutzon Borslum appears to have put his foot very much into that air plane muddle. The Government claims he tried to profit by his friend ship with the President in securing contracts for a company in which he is interested.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-11

The irrcpressible T. R. is at 1t again. He now alleges that Postm ast- CT Burleson discriminates against newspapers which criticize the Gov ernment's war policy. Teddy must be paving the way for a new editorship, or methinE.