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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
THE WEATHER A WAR FACTOR
try Telegraphed Daily to West
ern Battle Front.

Washington, ID. c., June 12.-EVen
being watches from the western battle
front i'm France. Like other events ov-
er here, such as the mobilization of
man power and the conservation of
es may vitality affect operations on the
frontiers of freedom"
Once every "a hours a summary of
weather conditions in the United
my who formerly were officials of the
United States Weather Bureau.
The reason is that marked condi-
tons of the weather in this hemis-
phere are likely to be reflected in the
order, and the reason for that is the
trend of the atmosphere toward the
east AS the world revelves from east
to west the atmosphere in mid latitud-
the rising sun. A great storm in this
country may have its counterpart in
greater or less degree in Europe some
days later. Fair weather on this side
within week. Supplied with this, in
addition to local information, the "Of-
ficers of the weather over there" are
aided in forecasting conditions favor
able for airplane activities, artillery
work, or other military operations.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Exercises Held in the Open At Iowa
City Today-4a4 Degrees
Are Awarded

Iowa City, June 12.-Iowa's fifty
eighth commencement season came
to close this morning with an adj
dress by Gov. w. O. Lowden of ILL
nois, an alumnus of 1885, and the
presentation of 4S4 degrees and GER
tificates by President w A. Jessup.
The recent flooding of the Iowa river,
which filled the basement of the ar
mory with water, caused the Univer-
sity officials, out of fear that the
building had been weakened, to hold
the commencement exercises on the
campus in front of the Old Capitol.
The degrees and certificates award
ed this morning were divided as fol.
lows:
Degrees-Bachelor Of arts, 1867;
bachelor of science, II; bachelor of
laws, IL; doctor of medicine, %; doc
tor of dentistry, 60; PHARMACY, g.;
bachelor of engineering, 81; master
OF arts, IS; master of science, g.;
doctor of philosophy, 5.
Certificates-Nurses, %; inteTnes
and clinical assistants. 10; law. q;
public school music. /; education,
100.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
MASONRY SHOWS BIG GROWTH
Membership Has Increased From One
Per Thousand Population In
Iowa To Twenty-Six.

Ottumwa, June 12.-Following q
patriotic public session, the 18th an
nual meeting of the Iowa Grand Lodge
of Masons went into executive SEES
sion. In his address Grand Master
Barry referred to the fact that TWEEN
ty-seVen nations are today pitted in
strife. "Attila, the Hun, known as
the scourge of God, is now reincar-
mated in the kaiser, who would impose
the basest serfdom of the dark ages
on the twentieth century" said the
speaker. ITO prevent such peon.
age, more than two millions of our
own citizens have gone from the
paths of peace to the trenches of
war. There is issuing from our
lodges continuous stream of THEN
young men, that liberty may continue
to grow, blossom and bless"
Has Had Great Growth.
The speaker showed by table the
growth of Masonry in Iowa since
1874 when 101 members were residing
in the state. Since that year the
number has grown to 59,50S or from
lone Mason per 1000 persons to TWEEN
ty-siX per 1000. From 1900 TO 1915
, the population of the state increased
| but per cent while Masonry in
creased 102 per cent.
.'~ Oldest Mason is Present.
The oldest Mason in the state is
attending the annual communication
This is Nathan Scofield of Pocahon
tas, a Mason for siXty-four years anC
the only survivor of the seventy mer
who attended the first grand lodge
session held in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
ATHLETICS ABOUT DISRUPTED
According to Reports of College Off.
Gals But Not One Desires to
Quit Them.

Chicago, June 12.-College athletic
fields were deserted today. The last
events were disposed prior TO the
graduation ceremonies of this week.
Athletics will be continued Presi-
dents of colleges in this section of the
country have found them valuable in
many ways in war time. The restless
ness which besets male students wish
ing they were in France is particularly
overcome in athletics
Practically every college official
questioned by the UHited' Press report.
ed athletics almost disrupted or, de.
pressed but not one desired to quit
them.
Material was short, we didn't win
many games, we had trouble filling
schedules" were common complaints.
"But there was no depression in
spirit was universally added
Major sports have been conducted
as usual reported Illinois university.
THE personnel of teams was much af-
fected and attendance was not so good
as in former years. INC ..'
THE war work took away many
prominent athletes" - President Thorn
as Holgate of Northwestern university
said. Some teams were largely de
pleted"
Michigan Aggies' had TO rebuild all
their teams; fost of the athletes were
in service. -..
Notre Danes strength was robbed
when some of her best athletes went
to war, the registrar reported.
Took all the stars" was the word
from Wisconsin. But there was more
activity among those remaining"
"On the whole athletics have pros
pered. We lost stars but many new
teams were formed and more candi-
dates appeared read the Iowa sum-
mary.
Observations from some other uni
versities and colleges, were:
Marquette, Milwaukee, Wis.,-"Pres-
ident Noonan deems athletics a neces.
sary adjunct to the physical and moral
well being of the study body. There
fore he fosters them We tried to cur
tail expenses somewhat All but six
of the sc on the foot ball squad last
fall enlisted: of the six remaining.
four are in the Dental Reserve corps
Fargo College, Fargo, N. Dak.-"We
had to drop baseball Lost more games
in other sports"
Carlton College, Mortified, Mimi,
Athletics carried on. but on smaller
scale"
Western Reserve, Cleveland, O.
/ Disrupted them"
Chicago University, Chicago.-"Di-
minished number, of spectators hurt
\ team some.
Drake University. Des Moines, Ia
Depressing effect
Knox College, Galesburg, Ill
Athletics continued about as usual"
/ Hamlin University St. Paul.-"Loss
/ of interest and success in all sports"
GrinnelI College, 'Grinnell, Ia.-"War
has little effect reduced activities
somewhat toward end of year"
Wabash University, Charlottesville,
Indiana.-"Depressing effect"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Won H|NDENBURG
SEEKS C0MPIEG
is PAYING GHAsTLN PRICE FOR
COVETED GROUND.
FOCH MASTER OF SITUATION
Exacts Heavy Penalty of Huns For
Prize, Giving Up of Which Will
Be Direct Advantage to
the Allies.

BY J. w. T. Mason, June 12.-Gen.
eral Won Hindenburg is showing a
bloody determination to pay General
Foche's CHASTITY price price for the cap,
ture of Compiegne.
The slowness in the advance of the
Germans in the center of the Montdi.
dier-NoyOn offensive is causing the
movement towards Compiegne to be
exactly the same pyramidal form that
General Foche forced on Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg during the ad'
vance on the Marine front. ..
This means that General FOche is
the master of the situation so far as
concentration and strategy are con
cerned
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
ILL AFTER EATING suNDAE.
Suit for $4,000 Brought Against the
NorvelI Drug Company.

Kansas City, June 12.-Suit for $5,-
900 was filed today against the Nor
veil Drug Company, 1000 Grand Ave.
nue., by Miss Edna Davis, Pill Elm
wood Avenue, formerly employed by
the Carnie-Goudie' Tent Manufacture
ing Company. Miss Davis alleged
she bought a butter-scotch sundae
from the Norvell Drug Company,
which she alleged contained some
poisonous substance that rendered
her permanently i'll after eating it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
RAILROADS NEED A BIG SUM
improvements and Additional Better
ments For Year Will Cost the
Government $946, 100000.

Washington, June IL. - Improve
ments and additional betterments of
the national railroads in 1913 will
cost $946,3OO,OO0.
The railroad administration today
approved a budget covering all eX-
penditures except labor and fuel for
the present year.
To meet the war demands on ter
minals, yard sidings and industrial
tracks ninety-eight million six hun
dred and sixty-one dollars has been
appropriated. In the same line $751;
237, 900 has been listed for the con-
struction of extensions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
PAN-AM ORGANISM.
New Union of Western Hemisphere
Proposed by Wilson. t

Washington, June 12-Pan-Ameri-,
canism, pact of all the Americas
for self protection of property, is to
be advocated by President Wilson.
This development today followed
the authoritative publication of Pres.
ident Wilson's address to a group OF
Mexican editors visiting here.
This foundation he said will be
the foundation for the future lives of
the nations Of the world.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
CLASSIFICATION
TO BE REVIEWED
Government oRpER6 CUES
TIoNNAIREs RE-oPENED.
WEEK or JUNE u DESIGNATED
by Local Board For Investigation Of
the Registrars From Mahaska
county--counciI of Defense
viii Help.

AS the Government has ordered q
denomination of questionnaires, the
following notice to the public has
been issued by the Council of De
Tense:
In n telegram issued by Provost
LIarshaI General Crowder, B-1236, II
is ordered, among other things:
You will, therefore, after hav-
ing taken such preliminary steps
as may be necessary 10 insure
immediate, active and hearty CO.
operation on the part of the Gov
eminent Appeal Agents and men,
bers of Legal Advisory Boards,
issue instructions, that they shall
Immediately proceed TO careful
examination of all the Question
naires and records in the classes
of cases hereinafter indicated,
and make such recommendations
TO the Local Board as they may
deem necessary in all cases in
which they are satisfied reclass-
ification should be made. They
should make complete investiga-
ton, and, if necessary, shall
call upon the registrant for addi-
tional information in all cases
which in their judgment require
further investigation. Local
Boards, Government Appeal
Agents and members of the Lee
gal Advisory Boards shall direct
special attention to the following
classes of cases: Class IA and
b, Glass "a, d and c, and Class
A. Thousands of registrants
are now. in Glass who should be
in Glass 2 or Glass /. Govern
ment Appeal Agents must pre-
sent all of the facts ascertained
TO the Local Board for the pur-
pose of obtaining quick action,
but should be instructed to APP
peal every case where the re-
classification is not convincingly
correct. The activity of Local
Boards, Appeal Agents and mem
bers of the legal Advisory
Boards is not limited to the
classes of cases above indicated,
but the same corrective measures
should be applied to all other
cases of deferred classification
when the same appears neces-
Sarv"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Benefit For Allies.

The REIMBURSEMENT of Compienge
would probably result in some good to
the allies Plus the German casualty
toll which the French are eXacting.
There is every reason to believe that
in the fighting of the Germans pre-
vious to Won Hindenburg's present Of
fensive the German casualties were
not nearly so high in proportion to
the number of men involved as they
are in the present drive towards Com
peigne,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
FREIGHT RATE INCREASE
Of Government Discussed by Traffic
Men Comforting With Henderson.

Des Moines, June 12.-Trafflc men
from all sections of the state and
some from Nebraska were here to-
day to meet with Judge J. II. Hender-
son, state commerce commissioner.
The meeting was called to discuss
the governments increase in freight
rates which will become effective
shortly.
Railroad officials also are here for
the meeting. At the same time the
traffic men will try to figure out a
way to move maximum amount OF
freight with the least possible amount
Of handling and switching.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
RIDs CITY OF LoAFERS.
Follows Out Official Order Sent Out
From Washington.

Sioux City, June 12-The official
Washington order calling for a clean
up of all loafers and slackers had
it's effect here.
The loafers who complained that
they couldn't get job were put to
work with the street paving gang
while others were shipped to farms
near by.
Those who announced they would
not take a job were given sentences
and are working without pay.
The drive also took in women idlers
and wanderers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13

in the various townships of Mahaska
County to the above order, and re-
quest that you cooperate with the
Government representative in fur
nishing all information which you
have in relation to the classification
of registrants in your various town
ships.
JAS. A. DEWITT,
H, S. ROSECRANS,
Chairmen of the Mahaska County
Council of Defense.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Forcing His Hand.

When Compiegene falls into German
possession, Won Hindenburg will be
forced to turn the Montdidier position
into sharp wedge which will add
perhaps fifteen miles TO the German
now held front.
With six hundred men per mile in
the new line would mean that it will
require ninety thousand more Ger
mans than were formerly used for
protection That is ninety thousand
more Germans will be recalled from
Won Hindenburg's reserves for the pur'
pose of being placed on the offensive
battle lines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
GIVES HIS ALL TO FRANCE.
Puts His Property in Trust and En-
lists To Serve.

Marshalltown, June 12.--Selling OF
his property and giving up his farm,
and placing his money in trust in a
local bank for the use of French war
orphans in the event that he never
returns to claim il. Baptiste Benazet,
aged 3S. a French farmer living near
I.iseomb, this county. Thursday en-
listed In the regular army here for
service in his native land.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
UNLUckY THIRTEEN
Married That Many Times, Dies Four
Days Before tooth Birthday.

Marion, H., June 12.- Married thir-
teen times, Uncle" John Dempsey,
Williamson county's oldest resident,
died today, four days before his Tooth
birthday. He purchased his coffin sew
en- years ago, and married his thir-
teenth wife five years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
YEecs ESCAPE WITH $1,000.
Loot Moravia Bank, Leaving Cashier
Locked in Vault.

Centerville, Ia, June. &c. b
Tucker, cashier of the Morayia State
Savings bank. was found locked in
a vault bound and gagged when EN-.
ployes opened the bank. Two rob
bers who surprised him while at
work. Tucker said. commanded him
10 throw mp his hands. and after lock;
ing him in the vault. escaped with
$4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
CUT OUT ALL BOOZE.
Doctors Favor Prohibition During
War and Afterwards.

Chicago, June 1.--National pTohi-
bition for the benefit Of military and
civil populations alike, the necessity
of each county in the United States
sending a quota of 20 per cent of its
medical men into army service, and
the withdrawal Of doctors generally
from German associations after the
war with German scientists until
Germany has purged itself Of guilt,
were passed today by the American
Medical association in convention
here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Peak Of the Rhine.

Mrs. Askum-"So you took trip
abroad last summer. Did you go up
the Rhine?" Mrs. Newrieh-"Right up
10 the very top. What splendid view.
there is from the summit IT, Boston
Transcript. $50. 80
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
sacritices Toe 70 Join Marines,

Kansas City, June 12.-Haryey r.
OFT, a farmer of Morrill,, Kas, was
rejected by the marines several
weeks ago because he had hammer
toe SO he. had the toe removed
and when he reappeared today was,
a ~ spnseeu' A,st r,af s41fst hat8nd pGp
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
close Pool Halls for Harvest,

Guthrie, Ok, June 12.--Resolutions
providing for the immediate closing
of all pool halls here and the, con-
scription of idle men for work in the
HARVEST fields, were adopted yesterday
by TIE County and district councllg
Idf defehsel s - a W
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Securing Happiness.

There is no such thing as finding
true happiness by searching for 1t
directly. 1t must come, II 1t come at
all, indirectly, or by the service. the
,loye, and the happiness we give to
others R. W: Urine, ynis,u s.',,.. 9. {.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
OF SUGAR
IN AMERICA LAW
COMPARED WITH PRICE OF
ALLIED CONSUMERS.
STOCK RAISING IS PROFITABLE
Problem OF Meat Supply Coming to
America.-Food Administration
CcmpeIs Boats to Obtain :
Supplies Elsewhere.

Burlington, Iowa, June 12.-The Uni
ted States Food Administration re.
ports that during the first year Of the
war United States consumed more
than 100000 tons of sugar. Last Au-
gust the price was 1915; now it is 81
80 per hundred. An increase Of ! cent
per pound would take at least SS22.'
00O, 900 ont of the pockets of American
consumers in one year. This is inter.
esting in view of the fact that the
people of our allies have TO pay, from
70 cents to S. more per hundred for
sugar than we do. The regulated
wholesale price of sugar per hundred
i'm various countries is as folloWs;
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Officers Troubles.

Enter the gas officer. Heated argu-
ment on the concentration required for
specified results. The Veterinary corps
officer breaks in with the clincher that
he has mule for a patient that was
gassed in less that that whatever
that" happens to be.
He also has a mule that was hit in
the stomach with piece of shrapnel
and is going to get well.
But that doesn't interest the adju-
tant's assistant, who wants TO know
how he's going to get off an eight-page
telegram when the French lines say
they can't handle it.
Somebody mentions the engineer
dump It's some fifty yards from the
door of the mess. The favorite pastime
of the Boche. once a dump is discOv-
cred, is to shell it. The officer from the
engineers is about as popular as hives
in hot weather, so far as his dump
is concerned. The conventional fire is
turned on him, this being part of the
meal-time amusement Somehow or
! other, he doesn't come back He smiles
a wan sort of smile, his eyes resting
on his cup.
swell, well, no letters, or what's up?
Why the gloom" from around the
table.
Letter Brings Sadness.
That's it. I've got letter. It's from
home, way back there in Portland,
Oregon. Ny fathers dead. Been dead
FIVE weeks, and here / am just finding
it out"
The laughter and bantering die out.
The veterinary corps officer fumblea
in his pocket. He pulls out cable
gram.
Il guess we are both getting IL" he
says, without lifting his eyes from the
bit Of paper. Il got this last night. Ten
days getting here. Says my father
can't live two weeks. He may be gone
now"
There are mumbled expressions OF
sympathy. Few look up from the table.
The guns can be heard pounding just
little way off. But just outside the
morning song of birds floats in with
the sunshine. The mess breaks up. The
lieutenant from Chicago expresses its
thoughts as he goes out the door:
pWe're a1long way from home,
aren't we?"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Special Week Ordered.


In connection with the foregoing
telegram, Adjutant General Guy E.
Logan has, issued the following order
Local Boards will designate
a Glass / Week in the near future
and give the matter in this circu-
lar as wide and as free publicity
as possible, so that all patriotic
citizens of every community can
aid the Board, Government APP
peal Agents and Legal Advisory
Boards with the work at hand"
Pursuant to the instructions can
tanned in the foregoing telegram and
order, the Local Board, Government
Appeal Agent and Legal Advisory
Board of Mahaska County have desig-
mated the week from June q to June
81, inclusive, as the week to be de-
voted to this Reconsideration, and
have designated June 81 and June
% as the dates at which any citizen
who desires to personally present
any evidence in relation to the re-
Mahaska County may appear at the
court room in the court house at Os-
kaloosa, before said representatives
of the Government, and there give
such testimony, and that on the same
dates any registrant who desires to
complain of his classification may
personally appear and present the
reasons upon which he bases his
claim for Reconsideration
Board Seeks Aid
Further, as suggested in the order
of Adjutant General Guy E. Logan,
all patriotic citizens of every COM
munity should aid the Board, Gov
eminent Appeal Agents and Legal Ad-
visory Board with the work at hand,
and, to enable them to do so, we re-
quest that any citizen who desires to
convey any information to the Gov
eminent representatives, in relation
to the proper classification of any
registrant, shall Immediately COM
municate said information in writing
TO James A. Dewitt. Chairman of the
Legal Advisory Board, at Oskaloosa,
Iowa. No attention whatever will be
paid to anonymous COMMUNICATIONS.
but, il the citizen writing Information
in this matter so requests, his com
munication will be treated as conf
DENTAL
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
Encourage Stock Raising.

Encourage Stock Raising.
The importance of the meat supply
of this country is emphasized by Of
fetal reports to the food administra.
ton upon European live stock losses.
Al the beginning of the war Germany
and Austria had a percent more meat
animals per capita than did the allies.
Due TO acquisition by conquest Ger
manyhas not slaughtered her own live
stock as rapidly as otherwise would
have been necessary. There is now a
practical exhaustion of animals in. Bel.
GUM, Servia and Roumania. and the
allies have decreased their herds and
focks 45,7S7, 900 while Germany has
reduced hers only 1S,000,000. These
figures include cattle, sheep and hogs.
Neutral nations have reduced their
herds 1.412,000. 1t is estimated that
the total loss in Europe is 100000
head Considering the poor conditions
of the animals still alive the possible
meat resources of Europe are obvious
ly very slim. The total number of
NulAiSsf SIlCCpg anu ilOeo'pe my hA'CN
States is about 1S7,000,000. The de-
sparity between the herds of Europe
and the United States will constantly
increase, which means a. tremendous
impetus for the meat industry in this
country. :"
Boats Provisioned Abroad.
The vital importance of the food
supply, in connection with the war is
clearly indicated by recent Greer of
the United States Food Administration
requiring steamships to sevure sup
piles for round trips at South Ameri-
can ports at which they call. Steam
ships bound for Uruguay. Argentina,
Chile, India or Australia will be allow.
ed to purchase only sufficient wheat
flour to maintain supplies for the mi
tial voyage. That for the return trip
must be bought in those countries. No
ship will be allowed to make further
wheat purchases in the United States
after it has secured enough for the
first outward bound voyage. Ships
clearing for Brazil, Uruguay, Argen.
tina, Chile or Peru will be similarly
restricted in their purchases of beef,
pork. mutton, lamb, veal, poultry
lard and eggs.
Corn Meal Plentiful.
The Food Administration has issued
new regulations for grading corn pro-
ducts. Another regulation compels
licenses to ship all corn products in
such condition that they shall arrive
at their destination in merchantable
condition. No attempt is made to fix
the prices but thenew regulations es-
tablish definite differentials for the
various size packages of corn meal,
grits or hominy. Due to the surplus
Of corn meal at present in the great
err New York markets the Food Admin.
istration has also issued an order
requiring bakers to use at least 10
pounds of corn meal for each, 80
pounds of wheat flour and other sub
stitutes in the manufacture of bakery
products. Dealers there are required
to sell bakers at least 10 percent of
corn meal on all orders of wheat flour
and substitutes.