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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Tama Flood Recedins.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, May 1.-THE HOOD waters In
Tama became less in evidence early
Thursday but all the low lands along
the Northwestern tracks from Mar
shalltown to Belle Paine are sti!l ike
a huge lake. Only the houses south of
the tracks were in any way affected by
the flood and none of them seriously.
Early reports of damage in the city
were greatly exaggerated and little eff
feet of the high water Is now visible.
Early reports gave 1t out that the
dam west of town had gone out but
as the water receded IT was learned
that the dam and the food gates are
stiT intact. This was welcome news
to the J. G. Cherry Company owners
Of the dam Mr.. Cherry estimates the
loss at considerable figure but mere
pittance OF what he expected when the
dam was reported out. The big paper
mill is shut down for a day or two
The iron and cement bridge, north
of the big river bridge is thought to be
doomed as one abutment gave way
yesterday afternoon. Otherwise Tana
county escaped serious damage but the
farmers are heavy losers all along the
river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
The Doctor Away From Homo When
Most Needed.

People are often very much disap-
pointed to find that their family physi-
clan is away from home when they
most need his services. Diseases like
pain in the stomach and bowels collie
and diarrhoea require prompt treat
ment, and have in many instances
proven fatal before medicine could be
procured or physician summoned.
The right way is to keep at hand a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. No physician can pre-
scribe better medicine for these dis
eases. By having it in the house you
escape much pain and suffering and all
risk. Buy ii now; 1t may save life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
w. w. RAMSELL, OF IOWA CITY,
VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT.
CAR ROLLS SEVENTY
FEET DOWN EMBANKMENT
Two Others, County Attorney s. F.
: Casey, Iowa City, and Dr.. Edward
Mahon, Of Dttumwa, Probably
Fatally Injured - Casey Injured
Shortly After Receiving Call :. to
Service With Aviation Corps.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. June w. w. Ramsell,
a local wholesale grocer was instantly
killed and County Attorney s. F.Casey,
of Iowa City, and DR.. Edward Mahon,
of Ottumwa, were perhaps fatally in
jured last night. Casey's car ran into
a ditch on the country road, came out
again, and turned over several times
as it rolled seventy feet down hill.
hurting out the three occupants. Casey
and Mahon are in semi conscious con-
dition this morning Mr.. Ramsell was
81 years old and Is survived by a wife
and two children. He was a graduate
of the law college of Iowa University
and formerly was state champion high
jumper and basketball star. Casey was
called yesterday to the aviation camp
at San Antonio, and Mahon came here
to take the medical reserve corps ex-
animation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
How AIrpIanes Are Caught.

Steel nets slung between kite bal
looms to entangle allied airplanes on
night raids are now being used by the
Germans, according to Aeronautics
Gondon). AS matter OF fact-"tne
idea is not so fantastic as may appear
at first sight. A net Of thin gauze pi.
ano wire, very widely spaced, would
prove quite an effective barrier against
an airplane, since single wire wrap
ping itself around the propeller would
suffice to place the machine out OF
action. In addition, small balloons
carrying q small charge Of high explo-
sive are stated to be dotted at inter
walls about the net. A net of this de-
scription, though It cannot, Of course,
be spread ut any great altitude. may
nevertheless serve a good purpose by
compelling ralding craft to remain at
a fairly high level. thereby tmpairing
their AIM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
How Soldier. Carry Stoves.

The tiny Japanese stove, known
as kwairo, designed for the pocket or
for bed use, is said to have done much
to lessen the winter sufferings OF Rus
sian soldiers since the war began.
1t is described as resembling met
al cigar case. It's fuel, invented about
a third of century ago and variously
improved, is made In hard or soft
sausage-like rolls, one OF which burns
for three hours, giving sufficient heat
to relieve freezing or benumbed parts
Of the body.
The fuel is made from such sub
stances as hemp stalks, mulberry, nut
rinds or corncobs mixed with a vege-
table Oil. The best Is prepared from
fber-freed hemp stalks reduced to
charcoal in covered pit, ground, mixed
In paste with kind Of tree leaf, mold.
ed, dried in the sun and inclosed in a
special paper,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
AND GETS AWAY WITH 1T
How Good.Natured, AffabIe Borrower
Makes Victims Of Wide Circle
Of Neiehbors.

She can't help It, you know. She
was just born that way. And, oh. what
a wonderful crop Of healthy irritation
she manages to raise in every street
that is honored with her presence.
Such an affable, good-natured creature,
too, you could not possibly have the
heart to refuse her.
ooh, say, I'm real sorry to trouble
you, but could you let me have bit
of coffee? I've run clean out. And, 90
Won know, must have missed the
baker; there isn't scrap OF bread e
the house"
~ wonder If you'd mind lending me
one Of your big tablecloths. I'm ex'
pecting company tonight and mine are
all too small. It's kind Of you, I'm
sure. l haven't got any OF those lace
doillies that look so neat under the
cookies. I suppose you couldn't-well,
now, that's awful sweet OF you
"Our lawn mower got left out IN the
rain and now Il. won't cut at all. Might
we borrow your fine new one! AND
maybe you wouldn't mind lending me
the house: the children do cut ours up
30. I'm real grateful. I'm sure"
"John Is taking me to the opera TO-
night and I'm Just sick because
haven't an evening cloak. Would you
thing it was awful cheeky OF me II !
asked-well. you are kind. Oh. what a
sweet feather boal always wanted q
feather boa more than anything; they
look real smart. with an evening dress
This one about matches my gown. On
would you really1"
And she returns you the wrong kind
Of coffee, an odious make Of bread, your
tablecloth with fruit stains, your lace
doillies torn, your lawn mower out OF
order, and your cloak indelibly soiled.
We have all met the dear. affable soul
and would not hurt her feelings fof
worlds.-Los Angeles Times Magazine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Why Hard Beds Were Used.

While In South China hospital all
the beds were provided with springs
and mattresses supplied by philan-
thropic American. all the patients
were found next morning sleeping on
the floor. After being used to boards
covered with q mat they could not
sleep properly on soft BED.
This fact will not surprise our sol
d,ers, many Of whom, returning from
"tenting on the old camp ground
have abandoned the downy couch pre-
pared by mother, in favor Of the more
natural f1oor.-World Outlook.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Fourteen Inches in Twenty Days.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, June Practically eighteen
inches Of rainfall was recorded by the
weather observer at Ames during the
nrst five days of June. The exact pre-
cipitation was 1856. of which 81 inches
fell in a forty eight hour period be-
ginning Sunday night, June .. The nor
NAL precipitation for the entire month
of June at the Ames station Is only
444 inches. For the month of May the
Ames observer recorded 6:45 inches as
compared with 402 inches for May,
1917, and Al, the normal precipitation
for May Practically all of the $40
inches fell after May Is, making total
rainfall for the past 20 days of l4.4l
inches. Rain has fallen on every day
but one since May Is. The excessive
rains of this week did damage in Story
county amounting to $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
WATER ON UPPER
IOWA RECEDIAC
CREST OF FLOOD PASSES UNION
AND RIVER is REcEDlNe
THERE.
ANOTHER BUT SLIGHT RISE
DUE LOWER DOWN VALLEY
Work Train Working Southwark From
Clifford Repairing Tracks of M. & St.
L.-conditions Near lama Improv-
ins--immense Property Damage in
Story County.
Special to rmes.Repusi.can.

Union. June THE crest Of the
food in the Iowa river valley has
passed here. After falling yesterday
forenoon the river rose again. this
time about ten inches, caused by the
second crest OF the food which pa ed
Eldora during the early morning. The
second flood lacked about one and one
half feet of attaining the height of the
rise of Wednesday. The water is fall
ing more rapidly today. but a slight
rise lower down the valley may be
expected. Crop damage in this vicinity
is extensive, and all bridges have been
damaged or entirely destroyed.
a work train on the NJ. & st. L.
which has been marooned at Clifford is
now working southwark from that
point in an endeavor to repair the
damage caused by washouts, and to-
day has reached Doud Creek, just
north of Liscomb. When train service
will be restored here is not known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Six Inch Rain at Clarion.

Clarion. June THE largest amount
of rain fell here Monday shat has fall
len in this vicinity in ten years. Six
inches of rain on the level fell in
short time. 1t was nearly flood. The
rain was accompanied by severe hail
that Just wiped out all the corn and
garden truck Most all the corn will
have TO be planted over again. Several
bridges were washed out At Eagle
Grove. ten miles from here, a mile OF
track on the Northwestern was washed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
!. essssssesssseess
HOW coCoNur sHELI.s !
LIZ W MAY BIZ USED TO

Hn" COCONUT SH0IlS
hOvv MAY BIZ USED TO
HELP IN FUEL SHORTAGE.
In view Of the existing high
: prices for coal In the United
States and other countries, It
may not he amiss to draw attsA-
ton to the fuel value Of COCO
nut shells. which are now for
the most part wasted in coco
nut-producing regions. In Trim
idad many Of the shells are
simply burned In heaps with
other refuse to get lid Of them;
others accumulate around plan.
tations. becoming filled With
stagnont water which breeds
mosquitoes; and only 4 compar-
atively few shells are reserved
for any useful purpose. such ~
making mats from the outside
fiber, or providing fuel for fac
tories, writes Consul Baker
from Trinidad to the depart
ment of commerce.
It Is obvious. however, to any
person who will watch the fierce
fire and note the great heat CIV
en- off from burning coconut
shells that the fuel value Of the
shells is considerable. and that
also there might be a special
usefulness for such shells In
connection with coal and other
fuel to enable furnace fires to
be started quickly and more In
itial heat to be developed. Pos
sibly the shells could be ground
into powder and made into bril-
quets for expectation to coun.
tries where they could be EN-.
ployed to advantage in econo-
MIXING expensive coal or other
fuel. Coconut production Is
now so extensive In most trop-
ical countries that huge guam
titles of shells ought to be avail
able, and generally they are to
be found within easy access Of
water transportation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
ALASKA GOOD INVESTMENT.
Fishery Products Of 1917 Worth Mor<
Than Prioe Paid to Russia.

Fishery Products OF 1871 worm moro
Than Price Paid to Russia.
Washington. June Fishery pro-
ducts of Alaska in 1917 were valued at
$h1. 405.260, or more than seven times
the purchase price paid by the United
States to Russia for the entire terri
tory, according to the bureau Of fish,
cries.
Salmon represented IS per cen: &c the
years total catch, amounting to SAT.
77S,0S1, as compared with s1,12o.226
for halibut s767.72s for herring, and
$744.976 for cod. Whaling operations
returned products worth $653.s52.
This unprecedented yield of fishery
products in Alaska at a time when the
world is In need of food Is ar achieve
ment for which the country may just
ly feel gratified," said an announce
ment by the bureau.
Fur products from Alaska were
worth s1,031.63s, exclusive OF fur-seal
skins and fox skins. valued at $4,000.
shipped by the government from the
Pribilof Islands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Story County Hard Hit.
TO Times Republican

Special 70 TNnes RepuDIICAN.
Nevada, June Tt will cost Story
county 100000 to replace and repair
the bridges Of the county from the
damage due TO the high waters Of the
past TWO weeks. But one bridge is left
standing sacross Skunk river and at
that one q new channel has been
washed around It SO that It IS useless.
Concrete bridges Of the latest type have
gone out Among the bridges out is
the long one across Skunk river ditch
between here and Arnes.
The loss to the farmers of the county
thru corn washed out and drowned out,
oats and other crops ruined, fences
and buildings damaged and live stock
lost is lnestirnatable at this time. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

HEAVY RAINS AT LOGAN.
Precipitation For Month of May Totals
6.27 Inches.

Special to Republican.
Logan. June ACCORDING to the
government rain gauge here, 627 inches
of rain fell in May, or in the last half
of May. and 1.72 inches of rain have
fallen thus far in June. Along the
Willow and Boyer valleys farm crops
have been materially damaged, being
washed out on the uplands and sub
merged on the lowlands. The rainfall
of Wednesday night was 40 inches. The
electrical features of the storm were
of the first magnitude between l and 2
o'clock Thursday morning. Losses in
live stock are reported east OF Logan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
ch,l,e. Refugees. at Belle PLANE.

Belle PLANE, June Two hundred
fifty refugees from Chelsea, 2 town OF
near 500 inhabitants, twelve miles west
OF here, on the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad, arrived here yesterday and
are being cared for in Belle Plaine
homes.
Chelsea Is entirely under water from
the Iowa river and Otter creek. Water
is flowing into the windows Of the
houses and sttll rising.
A number who arrived here were
rescued from their homes by boats
It Is possible to row a boat In most
OF southern TaTna county. Eight
feet Of water stand at some places
which never have been inundated.
Altho thousands Of dollars worth OF
crops have been ruined by the high
water, and hundreds Of head Of cattle
drowned. the farmers already are be-
ginning % talk Of planting their ground
in buckwheat as soon as the water
recedes. SO this years crop will not be
a total failure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
How Paper 1. Made From Bamboo.

One Of the largest publishing houses
In Scotland has already taken steps
to secure supply Of paper made from
bamboo. 1t has planted about 1000
acres In the island Of Trinidad and OBJ
tanned concession to cut bamboo In
the government-owned forests.
Bamboo grows 80 rapidly that WITH
In three or four years it is suitable Go.
papermaking. The firms experts
have designed a machine that mashes
and shreds the cane and eliminates
the knots, and have found bleach
that removes the yellowish green tint
that has hitherto been considered a
drawback to paper made from bamr
boo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

F. Quattrone, Italian high commits
sioner to the United States, denies posi-
lively the statement that wheat shipped
from this country to Italy for war use
comes back to this country as spagh :
ETH He also protests the statements
that ships available for ocean use are
lying idle in italian ports. Both OF
these charges, Quattrone and other Of
fcials believe, are Hun propaganda.
Quattrone says that further reduction
of tonnage in the U. S.-ltaly trade
would menace Italy and its army with
starvation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

Hartley was visiting his aunt for .
few days. A friend asked him II he
went to school. He admitted that ne
had moi been yyc::, but volunteered to
tell her various things which mamma
had taught him. Then with sudden
bright expression he added: And l
know some Things I've 2eyer been
teachedW
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
little Brothers. Guess.

Baby had just cut her first tooth
and Of course all in the family were
talking about it. The next day. while
the family was eating dinner, the baby
began to cry and little brother looked
up with a twinkle in his eye and said:
"What is the matter, baby? Have you
got the toothache"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
The Ijoht Ahead.

What lightens labor, sanctifes toll
and makes a man good and strong.
wise and patient. Just and benevolent,
both lowly and great, as well al
worthy Of intelligence and freedom, IL
the perpetual vision before him of
better world beaming through LIES
shadows.-Victor Hugo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

hear any woman complaining We tell
them about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what It did Tor
me. Mrs. JOHN FRAME, 112l N. 18th
St., St Louis, Mo.
Girls who suffer o. Mrs. Frame did
should not hesitate to give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, trial, ~
the evidence that il constantly being
published proves beyond question that
this grand old remedy has relieved more
suffering among women than any other
medicine.
For confidential advice write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The result of their forty years expert
ence IL 1t your service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Nelson Morris,

Nelson Morris, millionaire packer
and chairman of the board Of directors
OF the Nelson Morris Company. has
Joined the selective service army as
a private and will be trained at Camp
Grant for the artillery service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

water in Skunk river. East and West
Indian. Bear creek, Squaw creek and
other streams of the county have been
at record points but are now receding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

new. fifty bandaoes minute
expected to
Of England
depending
Of the nandages be
E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Lame Back Relieved.

For lame back apply Chamberlains
Liniment twice day and massage the
muscles Of the back over the seat OF
pain thoroughly at edch application.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

Do you get up at night? Sanol Is
surely the best foT al kidney or
bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief
in "a hours from all backache and
bladder troubles. Sanol u guar
anteed remedy. SO cents and 800
q bottle at the Mcbride & VIII Drug
Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Happlne., In Low. Of Books,

Happiness IN Love OF BOOKS.
No matter what his rank or posi-
ton may be, the lover Of books Is the
richest and happiest Of the children
of men.-Langford.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
GIRLS PAINS
and WEAKNESS
Yield to Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Thousands Of Girls Benefited
st. Louis, Mo-" when ] was only
fifteen years old mother had to put mo

" O~ Cv0AS mVAA0
for twodsysbeeause
I suffered such pain.
I also suffered from
. W eakness and
mother took me to
. doctor but he did
nothelpms. Finally
mother m ade mo
take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound and it.
has made me strong
and healthy. So
when mother or I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
veuno..er, Generally Do.

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-11
COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON
CAMP BOOKS

AS a result of the book campaign
campaign recently conducted in
Chickasha, 25O excellent books and
1000 magazines have been shipped to
Camp Doniphan. This is a splendid
showing for this effort, as this is the
second call TO rsoldiers libraries, and
our citizens donate their spare books
regularly to the public library. From
now on books will be received and
forwarded regularly from the public
library to the camp.
The success of the effort is due
to the united efforts of many work
ers and contributors, but special men
tion is made of the Boy Scouts for
collecting books and magazines, the
Chickasha Business College for Of
flee room for director, and to the
Chickasha Express for effective dis
play publicity
Library Committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-11
BIG WEEK
CAMP PAICN
NOW OPEN
Special to the Express.

Special to the Express.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. IL
The Oklahoma state Council of De-
fense appeals to all public spirited
citizens to bend every effort t:,rards
supplying the state'S quota of ship
building volunteers.
Today opens the big enrolment
week of the United States Public
Service Reserve in which oklahoma
is expected to yield for nation al SER
vice 5000 able bodied and skilled me-
chanics, this being the elimination of
a campaign begun last week and in
which Four-Minute Men, the press,
county council of defense officers,
preachers and teachers rendered
their aid. The campaign is regarded
by the Oklahoma State Council of
Defense as the most essential of war
work, designed, as it is, to furnish
a sufficient number of ships to re-
place those which are weekly being
destroyed by the deadly submarine
naddition to the shipping which
must be supplied for the extraordi
nary demands made in the transpor-
tation of men and supplies to Eu.
rope. H. c. Tyrrell, state director
for the United States Public Service
Reserve, is in charge OF the enroll
lpent in Oklahoma but information
may be had of AIger Melton chair
man of the Grady County Council of
Defense, or of L. c. Hutson, of
Chickasha, secretary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-11
EXPLAINS COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE
CONTINUED from Page One.l

NY. food products and conservation,
\ tIbrf conditions,.s and the mobiliza-
tioB of the power and resources OF
the government, and shall create re-
lations and establish conditions which
will make it possible to utilize every
resource Of the country in the prose
cution of the war. All patriotic citi
zens over 1G years of age may be-
come members of precinct councils.
There are no dues or fees to be paid
by members. The organization is
non-political, and non-sectarian. The
expense OF the national organization
is paid by the United States; the ex-
nense Of the state organizations by
the state or by voluntary contribu-
tions. The expense Of the county
and precinct organizations is paid by
voluntary subscription of patriotic
citizens No member of the nation.
al slate county or precinct organi-
ztaion receives any salary or com
pensation. Their work Is purely pa.
lriolic
The plan or organization is for
the county council of defense to fur
nisb the organization and facilities
for ali governmental agencies work.
ing in the county for the success OF
the army and navy; Liberty bond
sales; War Savings Stamps; Red
Cross and Y M. c. A. work; regis
tration OF skilled labor; food produc
iion and conservation; and many 9th
er agencies with similar purposes
come within the purpose for vhich
Councils of Defense are organized
Precinct councils will have COM
mittees organized for this work They
will endeavor to utilize all the re
sources within the precinct They
will investigate labor conditions and