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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23

II Rang Out, Slow, ominous, Terrible.
thing" she said slowly. II have heard
It said many times. When st. Stefnn's
tolls like TINT. the king Is iend!"
"NoI No" cried Ferdinand VII.
liam Otto and run madly out Of the
door.
While the birthday supper was at
Its height, In the bureau Of the con.
cierge sat old Adelbert, heavy and
despairing. That very day had he
learned to what use the committee
would put tie Information he had
given them, and bis I'D heart was
dead within him. One may not be
loyal for seventy years, and then easily
become q traitor.
Then, at seven O'Clock, something
happened.
The e~oncissgs's A.scs had gons,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23

az time went on. 1t grew ugly. BY all
precedent. the new king should be now
before them. What. then. II this rumor
was truel Where was the little kingl
Revolution. now. In the making. A
flame ready to blaze. Hastily. On the
outskirts Of the throng. q delegation
formed to visit the palace. and learn
the truth.
Drums were now beating steadily,
filling the air with their thr0bbing. al
most drowning out the solemn tOlling
Of the bell. Around them were rally.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23

acrimoniousfy: almost they penetrated
to the silent room beyond. On to the
discussion came Milky Larisch. GOV.
cred with dust and spotted with fr0th
from his horse. He entered without
ceremony. his boyish face drawn and
white. his emp gone. his eyes star.
ing.
"The CHANCELLOR" he said.
Some o. pointed to the room be-
yond.
Milky hesitated. Then. being young
and dramatic. even In tragedy, he I'm.
buckled his sword belt and took It Of,
placing 1t on a table.
Gentlemen" he said. II have come
to surrender myself"
The council stared.
"For what ~reason?" demanded Mar.
schall coldly.
Il believe 1t is called high treason"
He closed his eyes for a moment. 1T
is because Of my negligence that this
thing has happened. He was In my
charge. and l left him."
No one said anything. The council
looked at a loss, rather like a flock Of
sheep confronting some strange AMI.
NAL.
II would have shot myself" said
Milky Larisch, ''but 1t was too easy"
When, rather at a loss as to the
exact etiquette Of arrestiug ones self,
he bowed slightly and waited.
The door into the kings bedchamber
opened. The chancellor came through,
his face working. 1t closed behind
him.
Gentlemen of the council" he said.
1T is my duty-my duty--to an
nounce-" His voice broke; his
srizzled chin %quivered; tears rolled
down his cheeks. Friends" he said
pitlfully, "our good king--my old com
rade--is dead"
The birthday supper was ver II
had ended with an American ice cream,
brought in carefully by Pepy, because
Of It's expensiveness. They had cut
the cake with "Boby'' on the top, and
the crown prince had eaten far more
than was good for him.
He sat, lingering the Lincoln penny
and feeling extremely full and very
contented.
Then, suddenly, from a far off church
Il d%eep-toned bell began to toll slow
ly.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto
caught 1t. st. Stefan's bell! He sal
Up and listened. The sound was faint
n felt 1t rather than heard 1t, blu,
the slow booming was unmistakable
He got up and pushed his chair back
Other bells had taken 1t up, ant
now the whole city seemed alive with
bells-bells that swung sadly from side
TO side. as II they said over and over
ALAS, alas"
Something like panic seized Ferdl
mind William Otto. Some calamit,
had happened. Some one was-per
haps his grandfather.
He turned an appealing face to Mrs
Thorpe. II must 60" he said. II Dc
not wish to appear rude, but some
thing is wrong. The BELLS"
Pepy had been listening, too. He,
broad face worked. "They mean one
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23
CHAPTER kun.
The KIM Il Dead,

vHe Ming " Oeao. "
Now at Lust the old kings hour had
come. Mostly he slept, as though his
body. eager for IT, long rcst, had al.
ready given w the struggle. Stmu.
aants. sven BY his devoted physician,
had no eject. Other physicians there
verNs . group Of thaQt but It was Doc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23

ing angry groups. AS the groups grew
large, each drum led It's followers
toward the government house, where,
on the steps, the revolutionary party
harangued the crowd. Bontires sprang
| up, built Of no one knew what, In the
public squares. Red fire burned. The
| drums throbbe1.
The city Ind not yet risen. 1t was
large and slow to move. Slow, too, to
believe in treason, or that 1t had no
king. But it was a matter Of mo-
ments now, not Of hours.
The noise penetrated into the very
wards Of the hospital. Red fires bathed
pale faces on their pillows In a fever
| ish glow. Nurses gathered at the win
| dows, their uniforms and faces alike
| scarlet In the glare. and whispered to-
gether.
One such group gathered near the
bedside Of the student Haeckel, still
In his lcthargy. His body had gained
| strength, so that he was clothed ut
| times, to wander almlessly about the
ward. But he had remained dazed.
| Now and then the curtain of the past
| lifted, but for a moment only. He had
forgotten his name. He spent long
hours struggling to pierce the mist.
But mostly he lny, or sat, as now.
beside his bed, a bandage still on his
head, clad in shirt and trousers, bare
feet thrust into worn hospital slippers.
The red glare had not reused him, nor
| yet the beat Of the drums. But a word
or two that one Of the nurses spoke
caught his q and held him. He
looked up, and slowly rose to his feet.
Unsteadily he made his way to a win.
dow. holding to the sill to steady him.
self.
Old Adelbert had been working his
way impattently. The temper Of the
mob was growing ugly. 1t was
suspicious, frightened, potentially dan.
gerous. The cry of ITO the p~alace!"
greeted his ears as he finally emerged
breathless from the throng.
He stepped boldly to the old stone
archway, and faced q line Of soldiers
there. II would see the chancellor!"
he gasped, and saluted.
The captain Of the guard stepped
out. "What Is 1t you want" he de-
manded.
"The chancellor" he lowered his
voice. Il have news Of the crown
prince"
Magic words, indeed. Doors opened
swiftly before them. But time was
flying, too. In his confusion the old
man had only n thought, to reach
the chancellor. It would have been
better to have told his news at once.
The climbing Of stairs takes time when
n is old and fatigued, and has but
II leg.
However, at last It was done, and
old Adelbert sturnped to the door Of
the room where the council sat de-
batting aud the chancellor paced the
floor.
small ceremony now. Led by sol.
diers, who retired and left him to enter
alone, old Adelbesi stumbled Into the
room. He was out Of breath and
dizzy; his heart beat to suffocation.
There was not air enough in all the
world to breathe. He clutched at the
velvet hangings Of the door, and
swayed, but he saw the chancellor.
THE crown prince" he said thick.
u. ~ 1t the home Of the Americans"
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
WEEKLY SHIPMENT
HANNA MFG. CO. MAKES 5000
GARMENTS IN SIX DAYS.

Thirty bales of made garments for
the United States government were
shipped by the Hanna Overall Fac
tory this week making the second big
shipment of government work. The
first one went forward Tuesday of
last week. The garments are in.
spected at Chicago and then forward
ed to New York for distribution to the
soldiers in France.
Thirty bales is big shipment, an
even 5000 garments, 1900 oyerslls
and $1,000 coats, or 500 dozen. Total
weight was 5000 pounds.
The shipment was loaded upon one
big wagon of the oskaloosa Bus and
Transfer company and hauled to the
shipping station by Driver Jerry Bal
linger.
The factory will be turning out this
number of garments each week now
until the contracts are completed. A
picture. of yesterdays big shipment
was made for preservation.
So well pleased were government
officials with the work Of the local
factory, that contracts offered Il,
woald keep the factory al present ca
pacity busy twenty years. AS the
goods were needed sooner she con
tracts were split up with other plants
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
NEW SERVICE FLAG
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs HAVE
FoRTY-EiGHT STARS. a.

The service flag Of the Knights of
Pythias was unfurled Monday even
ing at a program held in honor of the
members who are now doing their
bit" in khaki. Only a fair sized
audience was present as the flag con-
tanning forty-eight stars was shown
for the first time.
Invocation was offered by DIR. Rodg-
ers. Judge X. E. Willcockson of
Sigourney delivered the dedicatory
address. 1t was a talk that stirred
every member of the audience and
the Judge was interrupted several
times by hearty applause. George
True, acting as chairman, then said
a few brief words in dedication of the
rssryice flag. The decoration of the
hall can not be given too much praise.
It was a mass of flags and the ma
tional color scheme carried out in ev-
cry nook and corner
The following are the forty-eight
names which the stars represent:
Harold Asher, Ray c.. Augustine.
Ira Barnhart, Lloyd Farmhouse, Walk
er Beach, Hoyt Beans, John G. Brad.
bury, r. F. Brannon, Charles b. Cot
fin, Mayo p. CoIville. George T. Cru.
zen, Karl Campbell, c. H. Dean, Ed
Dodds, Harold Dodds. Frank L. Da-
yis, Joshua ]. Fry. James, E. Fuller
DeWayne Foehlinger. Charles Grit.
nth. Sid j. Hirsch. Harold E. Hull. DR.
X, L.. Johnston, Roy X. Kemble, Ben
Il. Lewis, Dave L. Lewis, J, L. Lee
Ross Malcolm, DIR ]. L. Morgan, Nor.
gan Morgan. Paul Noel, Glen Naudain
Ed C. Olsen, J, Walter Perry, Joe
Price. William F. Parsch, ]. Claire
Reisman, Ray G. Robertson, Allen j
Rodgers. Don B. Russell, Ed A
Schmidt, Leonard Snyder. Warren
H. Shoemake. Raymond Smith. Bert
Wander Wilt. Ernest yossler. John
NJ. Whitaker, Griffith A. Wright.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
A FAREWELL SOCIAL
ANNA cSWDRY MISSION GIRLS
HNoR MISS WARE.

The Aua Cowdrey Mission Circle
met on Mnday evening at the home
of the Misses Holmes on the Beacon
Road, wit a good attendance, and a
good progam was given.
A gift 4 $500 was announced and
it was word to apply this amount to-
ward the airport of the Men and Mil
lions movIpent. ... ...,.,
The nominating Committee made
their repot, and the following officers
were eleced for the ensuing year.
Presidet, Madge Bass.
Vice President, Lottie Alexander.
Secretay, Algie Holmes.
Treasure. Faye Miller ..
Pianist, Mayme Jones.
The pruram was in charge Of Miss
irene Millr as leader, and consisted of
talks by Misses Louie Mason and Mary
Sherman, story by Wayne Jones,
and, a plan solo, by Bernice Miller
Miss Mbel Ware, who has served
as Presidnt OF Ire Circle since its
organization in January, 1915 is leay-
ing this mnth for Chicago to prepare
herself foi a new field of usefulness,
and at the close of the program, Mrs.
e. A. Atharn presented to her an w.
DRY toilet et as a gift from the circle
and as a tken of their esteem and ap-
probation of her splendid work. The
girls feel nat much of the success OF
the Circle has been due to her untir-
ing efforts and. while they regret to
sever ties here. they wish for her a
full measure of success in her new
work.
Mrs. Stella Wilkins OF California. a
former member of the circle who is
visiting in the city, was present and
was called upon to speak few words
and all were glad to have her present
and 10 hear from her
Refreshnents were served and a
pleasant social hour enjoyed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
EFFECT OF WAR
UPON FFhtANs
BUSINESS Loss TO VENICE IS or
WIDEST EXTENT.
COMMERCIAL LIFE DESTROYED
Prisoners Of War MIstreated. Sentence
Of Hard Labor Ia Trenches. citi.
zens Show Faith in ulti-
mate Victory.

| Milan, June 1S.--As soon as the big
war began in. 19i4. Venice felt its ef-
feet probably as much as any city not
in the zone of actual hostilities. No
where was the change effected more
marked or rapid. The, famous Lido
| (Shore) always crowded with travel
ers became speedily deserted and the
city awakened in the center of desc
late region. Above all the harbor was
forsaken. Hundreds of families lost
their means Of subsistence, and the
first effect was felt by owners of real
estate.
Tenants fell behind in rent, while
large reductions had 10 be made, to
others. When Italy declared war, con-
dition were aggravated. With the loss
of business, the loss of reserYists, and
LIE fear of air raids by the barbarians
did their part in scattering the popu-
lation.
Situation Acute,
Since October the situation has be-
come acute. bringing rentals down al
most to nothing. The gravity of the
crisis induced several leading citizens
to study the problem with view to
obtaining concerted action from all az
ter the war to re-establish the civic
life of the city which fiourished so
proudly under the spell of its fascinat-
ing beauty. a
Signor Cadet, an engineer and Sig
nor UsigIi, a lawyer, took the initiative
in forming committee of house own
ers of Venice, Murano and Burano.
two small islands. II meets, provisions
ally in Milan. Action was taken recent
ly to enlist the. Italian government in
the movement to reestablish the eco
nomical and commercial life Of We
nice. $500
Italians Mistreated.,
Rome, June, 1S.-The Vatican has
been informed by Counselor Dolci, the
Apostolic delegate at Constantinople
that 500 Italian prisoners of war are
suffering priyation and are in a deplor-
able condition. Before being sent TO
work on the railroads in Anatolio and
Syria they addressed petition to the
delegate asking. him TO interest him
self in their welfare. In rags and al
most dying from hunger they were
reduced to skeletons and felt convinc-
ed that the sentence to hard labor In
their condition was tantamount to
sentence of death. r. q,,
italians Have Faith.
Rome June 1S.-Faith in the sta
hiIity of Italy and the country'S pow
er to continue resistance to the Hun
was demonstrated emphatically today
when the report of the pastofice saw
ings banks was made public. The de-
{ posts for May are 2.S5S,00Q,00O francs.
This is an increase over May, 1917, Of
542, 900, 900. Thus it is shown the citi-
Gems of, Italy are making postoffice de-
posts of 45.OOO.O0O monthly, or about
100000 daily.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
MARSHAL REED INVESTIGATES
Flag Dissertation Case at keota. Two
Men Under Arrest on Charges OF
Violation Of Registration.

ottumwa, June 49,, u. S, Marshal
Reed goes to. Keota to-day to investi-
gate case of teh alleged dissertation
of the United States flag. The flag in
the post Office was found slashed to
ribbons. Marshal Reed left with the
intention of getting the offender, that
bodies i'll for the culprit.
jeff Martin, colored. from Alabama,
was arrested Saturday at Eldon on a
charge of violation OF registration.
Oscar Anderson was arrested the same
day at Washington on the same
charge. Martins case has been con-
tinued until word has been received
from Alabama.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH SEVENTH
PETITION COUNCIL, .a

Mayor j, G.. Harold and the city
council held mid-month meeting Mon
day evening. All were present ex-
cept Kessler of the First ward who
was out of town. Claims for salar.
les and general accounts for the fore
part of June were presented and or
dered paid The city treasurer, Fl.
L. White. made report for the month
of May and II was placed on file.
A communication was received from
the Iowa Highway Commission, in
regard to the use Of fuel oil in bitum-
inous and asphalt payements and also
the oiling Of streets and highways.
On account of the need of fuel, oil for
government purposes, the use of oil
in the above compositions and also
on streets, is reduced TO cases OF abb
solute necessity. Before the oil can
be used, it is now necessary to make
application to the State Highway
Commission and the application with
their recommendation is then for
warded to the Government Fuel
Board at Washington and when ap.
proved by them it is ordered from
the oil companies and delivered ac-
cording. to the conditions of the APP
plication.
Following the reading of this com
munication, petition was received
from the residents of South Seventh
street for the oiling, OF that. street
from the Rock Island railroad south
as far as Ninth avenue, and also
about block on Ninth avenue east.
The matter was referred to the City
Engineer and an application will be
filed with the State Highway Com
mission for the use of the oil. G.
w. Wairayen appeared in behalf of
this petition and the application was
deemed necessary on account of the
exceedingly dusty condition of the
street brought about by the large
amount of automobile travel.
A petition was also presented from
a part of the owners of the property
on the south, side of First, avenue
east, between First and Second
Streets requesting that the sidewalk
in front OF the property be widened
from 2 to is feet before the new as
phalt paving is put down. 1t was
approved and the change ordered. In
connection with this matter. the brick
sidewalk in front OF the 40 feet east
Of the alley in this block was con-
demned and new cement sidewalk
was ordered in.
The City Engineer was authorized
to raise the cross walks as needed
on South Second and Third streets
near First avenue east and to pro-
vide suitable runwaYs to carry off any
excess rain water. The mayor and
street commissioner were ordered to
see that the parties doing the street
sweeping make a daily report indi-
eating the localities covered in their
work.
The batter of the sidewalk on the
east side of North A street between
B and G avenues, was referred to the
sidewalk committee. The council
took a recess of a few minutes for
private consultation and then ad.
journed. ..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
A MAN Or CAPACITY
HEAD OF NEW EXPRESS COM
PANY STARTED AT BOTTOM

/ The following interesting sketch is
given out of the career of George c.
Taylor. president of the new American
Railroad Express Company formerly
connected with the, American Elk.
press Company" Mr.. Taylor disputes
the claim that the days OF opportuni.
ty for the young man Of the rank, and
file have gone. ..s.sf .z.s.
Mr.. Taylor began not many years
ago at the humble position of wagon
helper and driver in small Wisconsin
country town, his first position after
leaving Ripon College. Since that time
he has held practically every position
in the American Express Company
from the lowest to the. highest. While
Yice-President and General Manager
of the Western Department, with head
quarters at Chicago. he was brought
to New York and made President dur
ing the critical period through which
years ago. and after an uphill fight,
developed an organization which
handles today several tmes the vol
.ume of express shipments handled
prior to his becoming President.
Through his active participation in all
phases of the business, he has Sc
cured the confidence OF, the manufac-
turing and commercial bodies of the
country, He is a strong, believer In an
open handed, frank understanding be
tween the executive officers and the
more humble employees of his organi-
cation. with. the result that his 10y
atty to their interests is felt by all
who work for him. He ranks among
the youngest of the big. executives of
1.-The country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
EGGS AND POULTRY
FREE DEMONSTRATION IN osKA,
LoosA THIS WEEK.

Demonstrations in Egg Gambling
and Poultry Production will be held
in Mahaska county Thursday and
Friday, June 20 and p, These dem.
constructions are free and farmers,
merchants and their wives are cor
daily invited to attend.
Thousands of dozens OF eggs pro-
duced in every county of the state
feed no one. Careful and conserva.
tive estimates for the past five years
] during the period from june LIST to
October LIST, show that IS per cent
of all eggs were total loss and 40
per cent were materially deprecated
in food value.
| In order to save as much as posi-
BILE of this food during this great
emergency, the Extension Depart
ment, Iowa State College and the
Food Research laboratories of the De-
partment of Agriculture will conduct
series of demonstrations, the cand.
ling of eggs will be explained in de-
tail and lectures on care of eggs for
market will be given.
Those interested should avail
themselves Of this opportunity to, to
get some practical suggestions on how
to handle this perishable food com.
modify in such a manner that this
large loss is materially reduced.
Another problem ofsparamount i'm
portance pertaining M the Poultry In
dustry is the prevalence of poultry
diseases among the average farm
Hocks. Demonstrations on how to
identify these poultry diseases will
be given with actual specimens wher-
ever they are found available, also
suggestions for their treatment and
control.
Farmers having difficulty with dis.
ease in their fiocks are asked to
bring in specimens for diagnosis.
! II takes two to three healthy hens
to offset the loss from one diseased
Sick hens are unfit for human con-
sumption and an added expense to the
producer. Attend the demonstrations
and help reduce the loss in eggs and
poultry.
The following program has been
tentatively arranged for the work:
Demonstration and lectures at the
office of County Agent Rex Wick
ham in the City Hail.
s. Thursday, June 20. .....
10 to II a. m. Lectures and dem.
onstrations in Egg Gambling, and care
of market eggs.
IL to@12 m. Explanation on poultry
disease.
2 to D. n Demonstration in Egg
Gambling and handling eggs for mar
ISet.
8 to 4 PIN. Lecture and demon.
stration on Disease Prevention.
to 8 p, m. Care and handling Of
the small city flock
to 10 D. m. General poultry pro.
duction, control of lice and mites, and
control OF disease among the small
flock of the city.
b Friday, June 81.
10 to IL a. m. Care of eggs on the
farm Points for egg buyers.
IL to l! m. General poultry pro-
duction. Control of lice and mites.
Control Of disease. Summer care of
chicks. ISL
to 3 p m Demonstration on Ca
ponizing Chicks, Feeding of Capons,
etc.
/, 8 to pm. Open discussion aucs-
tons. Diagnosis of diseased fowls.