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The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
Germans in Poorer Walks of Life
Unable to Keep Body and
Soul Together.
PRICES ARE SOARING
Wealthy People Can Still Obtain Lin
tied Quantities Of What Used to
Be Considered Merely
Necessaries.

Berlin, Dec. 27.-So much has been
said about the food situation that it is
understandable If there is an impress
sion In some quarters that the situa-
ton has been exaggerated. Here,
however, there is one excellent bar
ometer of the situation.
The illegitimate trafflcking in food
stuffs is beginning to diminish mark
edly. A month ago it was possible to
buy butter, sausage and some other
articles from the surreptitious dealers
at high prices. During the last fort
night, however, it has become increas-
ing difficult to find these things and
even the best connections and
sources" are now unable to produce
greatly increased prices.
Crafty Dealers Fail.
When the crafty dealers in this bust
ness cannot longer secure articles,
there can hardly be doubt that it is
because they do not exist.
Wealthy people, it is true, can still
obtain limited quantities Of what used
to be considered necessaries, but are
now considered Injuries, though at ter
rifying prices In one particular case
a man in Berlin paid $40 marks for
ham, the eggs to go with it costing
three marks apiece. A dinner recently
purchased at an Inter den Linden res
taurant, consisting of thin soup, fish,
meat and baked apple, cost 81 marks.
Coffee would have cost three marks
additional.
What such prices mean can best be
realized when it is considered that the
highest daily wage of a skilled Ger
man mechanic rarely reaches 20
marks.
declare that it is absolutely impossible
to keep body and soul together on the
rations distributed on food cards. The
correspondent can declare on personal
knowledge that it was impossible even
in the winter Of 1916-1917 to exist on
the official rations. In other words
nearly every one was compelled to re-
sort to Schlechthandel."
Fats Are Lacking.
Another factor in the food situation
is the lack of fat. Even after such q
meal as cost sixty-two marks one be-
comes hungry, even ravenously hun
cry, within two or three hours
when l get my weekly allowance
of so grammes Of butter" said one
woman in discussing the food question,
II spread it all on one slice of bread,
so as to have one real meal every
week."
1t is the normal state of every Ger
man, at least in the greater cities, to
be continuously hungry.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
CLAIM SWEEPING VICTORY

Sim Feiners Say They Have Won
Majority Of Irish Seats.
Dublin, Dec. 27.-The Slim Fein vic
tory over the Nationalists in the re-
cent parliamentary elections exceeded
the highest hopes of the Sim Feiners.
1t is believed that when the final count
is made Dec % the Sim Feiners will
have won majority Of the Irish seats.
In fact, before the election, they had
gained Is seats because the National
lists did not oppose them.
The Sim Feiners elected will not
take their seats.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
Neqro Soldiers Riot.

New York, Dec. 27.-Seventy-flve ne.
gro soldiers, members of the quarter.
masters corps and the Fifteenth in.
fantry, are under heavy military guard
at the army building in Brooklyn after
having looted several saloons and
started riot. The saloon proprietors
refused to serve the men in uniform,
whereupon they helped themselves.
Police were called, but being unable
to cope with the situation, they mott.
lied the quartermastsr's department,
which sent military police to Quell the
Re6Fp1s.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
PARLIAMENT is DISSOLVED
Proclamation May Save Turkish Cab.
met From Resiqninq,

Washington, Dec. 27.-DissoIution
OF the Turkish parliament was pro-
claimed by the minister of the interior,
according to dispatch from Constan-
tinople to the Petit Parisien, reported
to Washington through official chan
nels. It had been expected that the
Turkish cabinet would fall, the report
said, but instead the house of deputies
was dissolved by proclamation.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
SUSPECT DENIES OUTRAGE

Accused Bomb PIotter Says His Wfe's
Story Is False.
Milwaukee, Dec. 27.-Dominic Cos
terella, alleged by confession of his
wife to possess unrevealed informa-
tion concerning the bomb plot which
wrecked the Central police station in
November, 1917, killing 10 officers and
a woman, after being brought back
from Lancaster, Pa, denied to the po-
lice that he was in any way implicated
in the outrage. He will be held for
the present.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28

We think of those gone before us
whom we gricved and loved, and God
stands little apart. glad to see our
paths made one in His Most Precious
Blood, and we arc thereby thanking
Him, though not directly, for the SOW
creign gift of death and for the dear
gift of Purgatory
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
TREASURER PLEADS GUILTY
County Official Admits Withholding
Funds From Successor.

Relleville, ILL.,, Dec. 27-Fred Warn.
ing. former treasurer of st. Clair coun.
ty, ILL.,, pleaded guilty in Belleville cir.
cult court to Withholding s91,819.64
from his successor and was sentenced
to an indeterminate term of one. to
10 years in Chester penitentiary.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
Be Truthful.

Don't lie" and ''liar" are not re-
fined, but expressive If one tells a
lie, according to the dictionary he is
liar. To be untruthful in any degree
is most reprehensible, but when chill
dren are the victims it is much worse
DO not lie to children. They will
soon learn you are lying; you will lose
their confidence; and their respect for
you will be gone. When you tell
them fairy stories, let them under
stand they are stories. Enjoyment of
the tales will not be less. Some trv
to control children by telling them
they will be whipped, thrown out of
the window, that the DOGGY man"
will catch them, that they will be
sold to the ragman," or the police
man will get them, and by making
other untrue, senseless threats. The
child soon discovers that none of
these things occurs. He ceases to
fear the threat and becomes as dis
obedient as ever-perhaps more so,
SINCE such threats act like dares to
continue
One bad threat often made to
children is that the policeman will
get them and take them to Jail.
Children should be taught that the
policeman is a friend, not an enemy,
They should be trained to know the
policeman is one to guard them from
harm and to help them in trouble.
The evil OF a lie to child cannot
be estimated 1t does not correct the
child's behavior. One loses the child's
respect, and ones authority is conse-
quen,y weakened. A more serious
result is that the child learns to lie.
Any lie is an attempt to deceive and
must have evil consequences both for
ones self and the child to whom the
lie is told. One should never make
Il threat one cannot perform. Threats
arc bad at the best. Ii YOU would
keep your children honest with YOU, be
honest With them
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28

Pray for the poor souls, especially
for those who have no one to pray
for them; for those who have dropped
out of this world suddenly, perhaps
died in some distant forest, or a ship
wreck at sea; or many who unfor-
tunatcly, are forgotten by their friends
and the world-Bishop Curtis.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
DEsTRoYERs COMING HOME

Ten American War Vessels Set Sail
From Queenstown.
Queenstown, Dec 27.-Ten Ameri-
can destroyers, flying their long
"homeward bound" pennants, steamed
out of the harbor amid the roar of
whistles from shipping.
In the returning flotilla were the de-
stroyers Stockton, Wilkes, Beale, Dun
can, Rowan, Kimberley, Allen, Downes,
Davis and Simpson. They were &C.
companied by the tug Genesee.
The Irish standard., 1918-12-28
FILES ROOSEVELT PROTEST
Senate Receives Plea to Keep Only
Regulars in France.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Roose-
velts editorial protesting use of
American troops, other than the regu-
lar army, in France for police duty,
was placed in the record by Senator
Townsend of Michigan.
II submit this article because It re-
fleets my own sentiments and, be-
lieve, those of the American people,"
said Townsend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09

cathedral town set on a big rock and
thoy 90 to church, see the sights,
spend little money on restaurant
food, possibly put up over night at
one OF the many little hotels that are
langulshing here since the war cut off
tourist traffic and they ride back again
Monday morning for new weeks
training
Those fortunate enough to have
toothache or teeth in the need of re-
pair may go to Rome for that purpose.
Uncle Sam not having provided dem
fist exclusively for this camp as he
has at the bigger camp for aviators In
the south of Italy. AS teeth connect
with the nerves which are supposed to
regulate the sense of equilibrium, 1t
will be understood just how important
commanding officers consider such
troubles. Without a proper sense OF
equilibrium man can't fly without
running the risk of breaking his neck
or valuable machine.
Sometimes money becomes a draw
back to the Rome excursion, in view of
the irregularities of pay days. one
sharp youth from Missouri overcatne
this handicap by borrowing French,
English or American money from his
comra des. In Rome he exchanged this
sor Italian paper money at the rate OF
eight and half lire to the dollar,
spent what was necessary to see the
sights and returned to the camp with
more money than he had when ne
started. He repaid his debts ate the
rate of Ave lire to the dollar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
Queen Fought Hun Peace

Czernin's visit to the Rumanian king
was suggested to the enemy by Gen.
eral Averescu, who few days before
had paid secret visit to Field Mar
shall Mackensen without the approval
of King Ferdinand or the Rumanian
cabinet. Averescu Immediately after
ward became the acknowledged leader
Of the peace at any price party
The Rumanian treaty will be a Bit
ter experience for Queen Marie who
persisted for months in hoping against
hope that it would be possible to avert
conclusion Of what she regarded as, q
dishonorable peace. She has never
wavered or faltered in her devotion to
the cause of the entente allies and her
hostility to the central powers.
Queen Thanks America.
The queen received the Associated
Press correspondent on the evening
before the departure from Jassy of the
mission. She expressed as she had
done many times before. her warm
sympathy and admiration for the
American people, her thankfulness for
what the United States had done for
Rumania, particularly the work of the
Red Cross, and her hope that a fuller
and better friendship would come with
the end of the war.
AS the queen mentioned the end OF
the war she could not refrain from ex-
pressing her firm belief that the only
possible end would be victory for the
entente and the reconstruction of Ru-
mania. Her majesty had expressed a
desire that the correspondent take
with him a formal statement in her
own handwriting of her sentiments
toward the American people and she
had planned 10 have this delivered to
the correspondent before his departure.
At the last moment. however, it was
explained the queen had been so deep
~ affected by her farewells to all the
entente allied military and Red Cross
missions that she had been unable to
write the message.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
American Prisoners
Treated Like Dogs
in German Camps

With the American Army in France,
May 9.-American prisoners of war
are being shamefully treated in Ger
man prison camps if all have had the
experience of an American interviewed
by a French soldier also a prisoner in
Germany, just before he escaped. The
Frenchman's story, as told to American
officers follows:
"A short time before I left Hameln
Hanover, I was able to have few
minutes interview with an American
soldier who was taken prisoner sever
al months ago on the French front and
forced to work in the Hartz salt mines.
IT don't remember the name of the
man or the number of his regiment
but he had been among the first Amer
leans in the trenches and his home was
in New York He told me that during
the three months he was in the Hartz
mines he had lost thirty three pounds.
He was man who was solidly built
and it could be easily seen that he had
been vigorous and healthy, but when
saw him he was incredibly thin and so
weak that he could hardly cross a
room without stopping repeatedly,
leaning on pieces of furniture or sup
porting himself on boxes piled there.
"Englishmen also were badly treated
in the mines. I found out that three of
seven who were sent back to Hameln
died Package service does not exist in
the mines and the prisoners only nour-
ishment is thin soup made of barley or
cabbage. sometimes sailed cod fish
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wh6se legs and arms have been blown
on by U-boats while trying to get
away from sinking ships In open boats,
wrote the secretary OF the Interna-
tional Transport Workers Union, pro-
testing against these crimes, and his
reply attempted to Justify every crime.
That showed us that not only was the
kaiser responsible. but that the organ
lied trade union movement Of Germany
was also responsible.
"On July 1, 1917, a socialist congress
was convened at Leeds. 1t was adver-
tised as the greatest conference ever
held. and we sent two men there to tell
our story. They found that small bodies
OF only handful Of members had dele
gates who could get the floor easily
for the pacifist cause. Our men could
not secure anything like fair chance.
That is the history Of the seamen's
determination to bottle up such British
pacifists as may desire to go abroad
spreading their doctrine."
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TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, MAY ? 1918

description are being made to deter-
mine to what extent the stone vessel
can be relied upon in heavy seas.
The success OF the Faiths voyage
will mean the adoption Of this type by
the shipping board.
Altho it never has been definitely an
nounced. it is thought concrete ships
will not be used for voyages thru the
war zone. because they are not built
to develop great speed and because ex-
perts fear the explosion Of a torpedo
would send them to the bottom almost
instantly.
Plans are being worked out to place
the concrete vessels in the trans-Pa-
cific and South American trade to re-
place steel ships and play a large part
in enlarging the commerce of the
United States with these countries.
The concrete division of the shipping
board also announces it has completed
plans and specifications for twenty 400
ton concrete barges for use on the
Erie canal
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articles was expected momentarily.
The court and cabinet had been in a
state of detection from the date Of
Count Czernins sensational secret
mission
against any and all peace talk from
the beginning. and she had the support
of the crown prince and consid-
cradle body of the Rumanian public.
The king and the cabinet however
saw no possibility of escape, Three
DAYS before the negotiations were
opened there was Il crown cou-cil at
which the subject of peace was fully
discussed.
King Ferdinand spoke of the in
evitahility Of peace and the hopeless
ness of Rumauia's position, Most of
tho cabinet ministers agreed with him,
some reluctantly, other almost too
enthusiastically The crown prince
listened to them impatiently. Finally
ne arose and, addressing the king,
said:
Il realize, sire, that you speak for
the government, the army and a con-
siderable body of our citizens, but |
speak for the queen and every loyal
woman in Rumania when say that to
accept such a reace would be hu-
initiating and dishonorahle and would
cast SHADOW on the hitherto unsul-
lied page of Rumania's history.
The populare of Jassy showed great
animosity against the Rumanian Cen
eral Averescu who became premier
of Rumania short time before Count
Czernn made his visit to Jassy, and
who was genera " responsible for the
course taken by the peace negotia-
tons
The people of aJssy could not forget
that General Averescu was former
school chum Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen. and a great admirer and
student of German military methods.
Secret Negotiations Barred.
1t was generally believed that Count
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San,n1;;es in Italy
Undergo Hard Work
in Training For Many

Correspondence Associated Press.1
American Seaplane Training Camp
Central Italy, April l2.-Americans in
thainng here to become submarine
hard work and serious study varied
by occasional trips to a nearby town.
or, less frequently, 10 Rome.
This is the first school in Italy for
Uncle Sans aerial sailors. They at
tend lectures learn French and Ital
!an, sc thru ali the lessons up 70 SOLE
flying. when they are allowed to fly
alone, thence on thru careful training
to the time when they are recon-
mended as fit for officers. Next their
names travel over the Atlantic to the
war department, and finally they be-
come officers, and have their names
enrolled among the fighters for the
United States.
Il know of no greater glory than
that Of being an aviator" said the
American ambassador, Thomas Nelson
Page, to some of them at lunch given
in their honor.
Their camp is located near the
banks of one Of the volcanic lakes in
tho mountains north of Rome. The
winter and spring have been mild and
| the student aviators' have been flying
! almost every Gay since they came
| under the direction of Italian 'instruc-
| tor pilots. They utilize the lake for
| bathing.
On their Saturday afternoons and
| Sunday holidays they ride over to a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
,sorTLINe BRITISH PAcIFIsTs.
Why Seamen's Union Is Opposed to
Letting Them Sail.

Why Seamen's Union Is Opposed to
Letting Them Sail.
New York, May 9.-Detailed reasons
for the opposition of the Seamen's
Union of Great Britain to the depart
ure Of alleged pacifists from the Brit
ish Isles are given in cable message
from Chester M. Wright. of the Ameri-
can labor mission abroad, to the Amer
lean Alliance For Labor and De-
mocracy, made public here today. The
reasons were outlined to the American
mission, according to the message, by
]. Havelock Wilson, president Of the
seamen's union.
In August, 1914" the dispatch
quotes Mr.. Wilson as saying, we
bought an estate Of thirty nine acres
and the government placed US in
charge of all interned German sailors.
On May I, 1915. the Lusitania was
sunk. l called the Germans in camp
together and told them the terrible
thing that had happened. There were
1000 Germans not under the control
of the kaiser, some of whom had been
among us twenty or thirty years.
LAS soon as I got out Of the place
they sang and cheered and rejoiced
over the Lusitania disaster and kept it
up for four hours. After that came the
U-boat campaign. and what made that
always turned their guns on open
boats.
Il have got hundreds OF cases Of boys
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London, May 6.-Count Czernin.
then Austro- Hungarian foreign minis
ter, paid a secret visit to Jassy in the
latter part of February aid delivered
most drastic sort from the central
powers to King Ferdinand of Rumania,
1t has become known with the ar
rival here of the American Red Cross
mission to Rumaria,
Count Czernn's visit was known
only in the highest official circles, and
the fact that 1t was made is revealed
now for the first time thru corre-
spondent OF the Associated Press who
accompanied the mission. The reason
for the visit was that the Germans
and Austrians had determined 10
bring to a speedy conclusion the neSo-
tiations with Rumania and had decided
that a threat delivered in person by
the head of the Austro- Hungarian for
eign office would be more effective
than reams OF documents.
Czernin Delivers Ultimatum.
So Count Czernin was sent on the
errand He arrived in Jassy about
Feb. IS and vent straight TO the king.
His manner was stern, unbending,
ruthless. He told the king bluntly
that Rumania must conclude peace on
Germany's terms and do it immediate
". There must be no further delays,
and unless Rumania consented to this
program the central powers purposed
issuing ukase deposing the Ruman-
ian royal house and dividing the en-
tire country between Austria and Bull
garia.
The Rumanian king saw no way out
and a week later the formal peace
negotiations were begun.
The last days before the departure
of the allied missions from Rumania,
March 9, were a gloomy period in
Jassy. The peace pourparlers had
been invited in Bucharest March . and
news of the signing of the preliminary
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Showing of Shipping Board.

Washington MAY S.-The statistical
record of the achievements of the
United States shipping board from the
organization of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation TO date follows:
Number Of shipyards, 157.
Number of ways IN use by the Amer
gency Fleet Corporation. 1888. including
steel ways 39S; wood ways, built and
building, 1872; concrete ways building.
4: other ways, occupied by naval con-
struction, 10.
Steel contract ships launched, IS.
Total tonnage, 136.25O.
Steel requisitioned ships launchen,
1873. Total tonnage, 1,195,SS7.
Grand total Of steel contract and
requisitioned ships launched, 1882, 137
tons.
Wood ships launched. So. Total ton
mage Approximately. 10S.500.
Total steel and wood ships launched
'2s6.
Grand total of tonnage 1,44e,627.
Steel requisitioned ships delivered
1874. Total tonnage, 942,171.
Steel contract ships delivered, 4
Total tonnage, 1920.
Grand total steel ship deliveries, 1875
Total tonnage 91T37l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
THIS ISTHE AGE or
YOUNG WOMEN !
And Women With the Look
of Youth

Everywhere It is the young or young
looking woman who IL making tho
most Of the wonderful opportunities for
women today. The good things are
not for those who seem to have passed.
their greatest usefulness.
Don't let gray streaked with gray,
or faded hair with its look OF age rob
you of your chance. You can Yeasily
regain all its youthful beauty as many
other women have by using Q-ban Hair
Color Restorer occasionally.
Q-ban will not dye your hair. It
simply brings back the natural color
and gloss. 1t is q delightful toilet re-
quisite that should not be confused
with hair dyes and such other prepara-
tions. Q-ban will not stain the SCALP.
wash or rub off. 1t does not interfere
With shampooing or waving the hair.
lastly applied.
Sold by all good druggists every
where on money-back guarantee. Price
IS cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-09
Glad to Get Into Fight.

Philadelphia, May 9.--"This, German
drive is surely hell cut loose. Yet a
soldier .s safer on the firing line than
in hospital. as HOSPITALS arejthe fav-
orite targets of the Hun airmen at
night" That vignette came to Mrs J..
Earl Wagner OF the Philadelphia Moth
ers' Club. In letter from her son.
First Lieutenant E. G. Wagner. who Is
fighting in the signal corps of the Am
erican aviation section near the Toul
front in France.
The letter was written the day after
he present German offensive started,
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eggs and those of other Ash which 1t is
impossible to eat. There are few po-
tatoes and very little bread
The men are struck with rife butts
and the fiat side of bayonets and are
placed in dark cells on bread and wa
ter, These cells are known to the mine
prisoners as hot chambers as they are
heated by steam TO high temperature
After the men are held in these cells,
they are turned out in the snow, where
they are required to stand at atten-
ton for certain length Of time.
Needless TO say. deaths are frequent