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The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-23
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
MAHASKA MUST FURNISH "a
Call 10 Report to Camp Dodge,
June oath

Des Moines, June 5.--The office of
figures on the number of men that
must be furnished by each of the To-
cal boards under the call for 5000 re-
cruits to go to Camp Dodge on June
"a.
1t developed during the compilation
of these figures that in the counties of
Decatur, Monroe and Ringgold, the
number of class l men remaining is
so small that under the new system
of figuring the quotas based on the
number of men in class /, these three
counties will not be required to send
any men unde rthe call of June "a.
The number of men TO be furnished
by Mahaska county under this call is
"a, Keokuk Z, Marion 2, and POwe-
sheik II.
The net current quota of class /
men in Iowa, physically qualified for
general military service and avail
able for the third draft is 24,064.
They are distributed among Mahaska
and nearby counties as follows: Ma
haska 266, Kcokuk 81, Marion 60,
Poweshiek 1873, Monroe 5, Wapcllo 435
and Washington 245.
1t is to be understood that the num-
Der of class l men given above as
available under the third draft refers
to June l and includes the men who
will respond to the call for 5000 who
will go into camp on June "a.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
C. W. FAIRBANKS SUCCUMBS
Former Vice President Dies at Indian
apoIs-Chronic AiIment Finally
Takes Fatal Turn.

indianapolis, Ind, June 5.-Charles
Warren Fairbanks, former vice presi-
dent of the United States and former
United States senator for Indiana,
died at his home here at 8:55 o'clock
last night. Death was due to ne
phritis, which has been a chronic
ailment with him but not regarded
as particularly serious until recently
All members of the former vice
presidents family, except Maj. Rich
ard Fairbanks, who is in France, were
at his bedside.
Mr.. Fairbanks became unconscious
several days ago and did not regain
consciousness up to the time of his
death.
Mr.. Fairbanks was &C years old.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
SURVIVORS OF THE
CAROLINA ARRIVE
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIvE
REACH NEW YORK.
NARROWING TALES ARE TOLD
Sixteen Passengers Lose Their Lives
When One Of the Life Boats En-
counters Storm and Was
Several Times Upset.

New York, June with victims
of the atrocities of Prussian piracy in
Americas very doorway, the weather.
beaten schooner, Edna B. Douglas
slipped through the fog, into New
York harbor here today with two
hundred and fifty survivors of the
liner Carolina, summarized by Ger.
man U-boat off Cape May.
OF her one hundred and fifty-six
passengers, and ninety-four members
of the crew aboard, were included
Captain Barbour and ten officers from
the military training school at San
Juan, Porto Rico.
The schooner came into the har.
Dor, towed by a tug with United
States patrol boats on either side to
guard against German raider which
might even attack the rescuing ship.
27 Are Still Missing.
Officials of the steamship line said
that their figures showed that twenty.
seven were still missing from the
steamship liner Carolina.
This includes those who are be-
lieved to have been lost in the empty
life boat.
Ten passengers and seventeen of
the crew are unaccounted for.
Hoarse sirens rumbled a greeting
to the schooner as she passed the sub
marine net in the narrows and pro-
ceeded up the bay. Men and women
who had the courage sang The Star
Spangled Banner"
Red Cross workers took the ships
survivors in hand and hurried them
away to the hospitals.
Some of them were very weak and
were nearing collapse from their ex-
perience Sunday night when a thunder
shower drenched the figures huddled
in the life boats.
1t was in this storm that one life
boat overturned and only nineteen of
the thirty-five occupants survived.
Two More Ships Reported Lost
Cape May, n. j., June Fisherman
arriving here today declare two more
ships have been sunk by German
submarines off this point. There was
no confirmation. Heavy firing at sea
during the night was heard all along
the coast.
Schooner Desauss a Victim.
Lewes, Delaware, June 5. - The
schooner Desauss was discovered
floating stem up off the Atlantic
Capes it was officially announced here
today. The vessel was reported to have
been torpedoed by U.boat and was
the first ship to be sunk in this man
ner.
Story Of Survivor.
The story of the survivors did not
become public until they were taken
to the railroad station late this after
noon and left for New York. One
of their number, however, was de.
tanned. He is a German member OF
the crew and will be held pending an
investigation.
According to the survivors. the
Carolina was warned late Sunday az
ternoon by wireless to look out for
submarines. The steamer was ad.
vised that three-masted schooner
had just been sunk and was cautioned
not to show lights. At 6 O'Clock
Sunday evening submarine appear.
led above the surface close to the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
ELECTION RESULTS IN IOWA
Eight Hundred Precincts Put Allen
5000 Votes Ahead for Sec.
rotary of State.

Des Moines, June 5.-William S.
Allen, secretary of state, jumped into
big lead in the returns in the contest
for nomination on the republican tick
ct in the primary election.
Returns on contested state offices
showed:
Secretary of State-SO2 precincts
out of 2,34S in the state gave Allen
1862, Ramsay 1927, Hall $3.50, Pugh
1894.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tiOn-7e5 precincts give Badd 1867,
DeYoe 1O,454, Joseph 1855, McClena-
han 1862. ........
Railroad GssCpaissioner-749 pre-
cincts give Webster 1896, Lewis 49,
722, Bradley 1904, Waud 1909.
Treasurer-67S precincts give Huyt
20,212, Nye 1886.
Woods Loses Out.
With the exception Of F. L. Woods,
Iowa congressman, who sought re
nomination on the republican ticket in
the primary, are leading their Oppon-
ents in returns available today.
Republican congressional contests
then stood:
Second district 124 precincts out of
165 give Hull 1920, ManviIle 3,O83.
Third district 101 out of 217 precinct
give Sweet 5,O22, Cloud 1878.
Fourth district, "A out of 205 pre-
cincts give Enger SIS, Haugen 5000,
Shaffer 2,143.
Sixth district, SO out of l7S pre-
cincts give Ramseyer 2,457, MOwry
1,761.
Tenth district, 253 precincts out of
315 give Dickinson 10000, Woods g.
258.
Eleventh district, 148 out of 2S5 pre-
cincts give Boise 5,241, Lyle 1856,
Sammis 2,166.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
WILSON REMAINS WET.
Opposes House Amendment For Pro.
hibition During War.

Washington, d. c., June 5.-Presi-
dent Wilson has again declared his
opposition to further prohibition leg
islation until the food administration
decides it is necessary to conserve
foodstuffs.- His position was made
known in a letter to Senator Shep-
pard of Texas. A house amendment
to the agricultural appropriation bill
would prevent the expenditure of S.,
100000 unless the president prevents
the use of grain in the production OF
alcoholic liquors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
GoMPERS UNAPPosED
VIII Not Have Any Fight For
Reelection.

st. Paul Mimi, June 5. - Samuel
Gompers probably will be reelected
president of the American Federation
with less opposition than usual, at the
annual convention of the federation,
which opens here next Monday.
This is the opinion OF the majority of
delegates who have arrived for the
preliminary departmental conventions,
which began today.
There is fight on Gompers every
year, but the leaders stand on the war
and his public utterances in favor of
labor's backing up the government to
the limit OF its ability are said to have
strengthened his position this year,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
NEGROES CALLED TO SERVICE
Forty Thousand are to Report for d.
ty from June 20 to IS
inclusive.

Washington, June 5.-Forty thous-
and more men, all negroes, from the
Southern States were summoned for
general military service today and will
entrain between June 20 and 25th.
Three thousand Tennessee men will
go to Camp Dodge, Iowa.
These men called today will bring
the total of men summoned to the
colors during the month of June to
more than three hundred thousand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
ovERsUBscRIBED 70 MILLION
Red Cross Returns Show AZ Million
Americans Contributed.

Washington, June 5.-The American
Red Cross second war fund now totals
y166, 439,291 with indications that it
may reach a 70 million dollar over
subscription of the 100 million dollar
goal.
In announcing the figures, Henry Z.
Dawson said the returns show more
than AZ million Americans contributed.
Those giving to the fund last year
numbered only about 5 million.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
HERE you ARE, DIoGENEs.
Man Finds Check Blown 100 Miles by
Tornado, Returns 1t.

Hays, Kas., June 5.-When the tor
nado which killed ten Ellis county
persons May "a swept away most of
the house and outbuildings of James
Mcintosh on May 20, school war
rant for $136S was lost l.. p. Simp-
son of Smith Center found the check
and mailed it back to its rightful own
er in Hays. The distance is more
than 100 miles by air line.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
IOWA YOUTHS REGISTERING.
More Than 10000 Have Become q
Since First Draft.

Des Moines, June 5.-Iowa's youth
was registering today to beat the kai'
ser. More than 10000 boys who have
reached their majority since June .
1917. were registering for selectivr
service.
The figures on the number register
ing were compiled sometime ago from
fairly accurate estimates by Adj Guy
Z. Logan. The trial estimates then
was close to $4,000 but enlistments
during the last few days of last week
took nearly two thousand boys it was
said by recruiting officers of the navy
army and marine corps.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
TRIES AGAIN TO SAVE MOONEY
President Wilson Asks CIemency for
Man Convicted of Throwing Bomb
Into Preparedness Parade.

Washington, June 5.-President VIII
son has again moved to save the life
of Thomas Mooney, convicted and re-
sentenced to be hanged for participant
ion. in the bomb raid during the pre-
paredness day celebration in San
Francisco.
The President has sent telegram
to Governor Stevens of California,
urging executive clemency in the case.
This is the second time the President
has interccded for Mooney.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
Kansas Woman For Congress

Topeka, June 5.-Mrs. Clyde c. JEFF
freys of Hutchinson filed her nomina-
ton papers today as a Socialist candi-
date for Congress. Mrs. Jeffreys is the
first woman candidate to file her nomi-
nation papers for any state or. con-
gressional Office,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
Five Officers Killed.

The list included the death of five
officers, two from Iowa. The Iowa Of
ficers were e. o. Fleur of Des Moines.
a commander of the 16Sth Machine
Gun company, and Lieutenant Clar-
ence Green of Winterset.
The other officers were Colonel Ber-
tram p. Clay of Salisbury, North Caro-
lima, Captain Harry A. Bullock of Mas.
sachusetts. and Richard Mortier. Jr. of
New York.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
ROYAL NEIeHBoRs CONVENE.
District Convention of Fraternal So
ciety Opened Here Today.

Webster City, June 5.-The dis
tTict convention of the Royal Neigh
bors Fraternal Beneficiary society was
called to order here today. Large dele
cations are in attendance from this
county and from Humboldt, Wright
and Boone counties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
BOOSTS RED CROSS.
Both In Funds and EnIstments in
Junior Red Cross.

Keokuk June 5.-The Red Cross
drive here and in Lee county in adj
dition to bringing in the required sum
OF funds also boosted the enliStments
in the Junior Red Cross.
More than 800 youngsters an
nounced themselves ready to do any
duties asked by the Red Cross.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
Ajrman Killed,

San Diego Cal, June 5,-Civilian In
structor Coyle was instantly killed anC
Cadet Il. F. Chapman fatally injured
when an aeroplane in which they
were flying here collided with another
machine in midair.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
HEAVY DAMAGE IN
FLOODS IN IOWA
MALAYSIA -PoWESHIEk COUNTY
LINE BRIDGE GONE.
RAILROADS ARE HARD HIT
Rock Island Practically Out of Bust.
ness.-Rains of Monday and Tues.
day Put Iowa Streams Out of
Their Banks.

North Mahaska county and the ter
ritory to the north and west had
water spout about five o'clock Tues
day evening. Rain fell for an hour
in unprecedented quantity. The whole
territory at the conclusion of the
storm. was under water. Fields we're
lakes and the flood was hours in find
ing way into drainage courses.
South Skunk in consequence is ris-
ing rapidly. 1t is now at flood stage
and at eight o'clock this morning was
flowing over the grade north of the
old Water Works bridge in three
places. The stage of water is COM
half an hour. COIfaX and vicinity is
flooded and is sending down waters
that will not reach here until tonight
or tomorrow. The water this time
is going to be high, the highest in
years.
County Line Bridge Gone.
North River is away out of bank
and is still rising The county line
bridge between Mahaska and Powe-
slick counties, two miles north of
New Sharon has been carried away.
|: was floated from it's anchorage and
went into the bed of the river.
"Kenzebach" bridge, two miles east
is in danger The approaches on both
sides have been washed away and the
bridge itself may go any time.
Mninnc nj iG iginO raD i6lV
1t is not get at flood stage in south
west Mahaska but great body of
water is moving down the valley from
the northwest and when that reached
here the stream will likely go out OF
bank.
Northern Iowa Hit Hard.
Des Moines, June 5.-Heavy rains
Monday and yesterday, following con-
tinued damp weather of the past three
weeks, have caused numerous floods
Throughout northern and central Iowa
and have generally demoralized train
service on several lines.
Property damage will be heavy.
The Des MOines and Coon rivers are
rising rapidly, the damage may be
expected if the rains continue.
At Webster City ass inches of rain
fell in twenty-four hours. Marengo is
flooded again, following a disastrous
storm of two weeks ago and the dam
age is reported as even greater than
before.
The worst washouts in the history
of the Rock Island road have democrat
lied all train service since the heavy
rainfall of Monday night. There has
| been no train service on the Rock Is
! land road between Des Moines and
Minneapolis in the last twenty-four
hours.
| Rock Island trains are reaching Chi
cago by way of the short line to ALI
erton and thence over the Missouri
division to Davenport making the run
two to three hours longer.
Washouts Numerous.
There are extensive washouts be
tween here and Iowa Falls and be
tween Brooklyn and Grinnell which
il will take some days to repair un
der favorable conditions.
Next to the Rock Island the Greai
Western is the hardest hit by the
storms of the past week. One of thu
worst washouts is just this side o
Melbourne.
The Great Western II detonring III
trains via Milwaukee and Northwest
: fern. Trains have been running from
1.-TWO to three hours late.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
Official List
From, Pershi,,g

Washington, d. c. June 5.-Full par.
ticulars of the part Iowa played in the
famous capture of the German Strong
hold of Catigny on May 81, were learn
ed today when the official casualty
list was given out by the war depart
ment as cabled from France by Gen
eral Pershing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
MINISTER TO DENMARK.
Maurice Francis Egen Gives Up Pos
Because of III Health.

Washington, June 5.-Maurice Fran
els Egen, American Minister to Den
Mark, has resigned his post duties a
Copenhagen is was officially announced
today. III health was the cause.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
LINCOLN HIGHWAY BAD.
Traffic to State Center Detouring
Around County Farm Road.

MarshalItown, June 5.-The Lincoln
highway from Lamoille to State Cen
ter is reported in such bad condition
as to be impossible in places and the
traffic is taking the south" road as
far as the county farm road and de-
touring south and west and then
north into State Center.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
French Army Bars Booze.

Paris, June 5.-A decree has been Is,
sued by the French army authorities
categorically forbidding the selling or
consumption Of alcoholic drinks in the
war zone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
:29 IOWA men SLAIN!
Old Fighting Third Iowa Took Part in the
Daring Capture of Cantigny From the
Germans on May ~. No Oska-
loosa Boys on the List.


the Old Third Iowa National Guard including Company
the oskaa boys however
m ON dent lin the batte
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
Green Was in Command.

Lieut.. Green was in command of
Company A because Captain Aikens,
the companys commander, was acting
major during the engagement.
General Pershing announced early
Wednesday that the entire casualties
in the battle were one hundred and
ten. The list includes thirty-nine killed
in action, thirteen died from wounds,
fOrty-seven are wounded severely,
three deaths from accident, two are
missing and six died from disease.
In the Thick of the Fight.
That the 168th was in the thick of
the fight around the village of Catingy
was indicated by the report of Gen
eral Pershing.
Out of the thirty-nine killed, twenty
two of them were Iowans. Seven 9TH
ers of the thirteen died from wounds,
were members of the fighting Third
The Roll of Honor.
The killed in action are:
Captain E. o. Fleur. Machine Gun
Company, Des Moines.
Lieutenant Clarence Green, Com
pany A, Winterset.
Jesse Tillman, Company c, Creston.
T. w. Orr, Company B, Des Moines.
Fred r. Davis, Company C, Lorimer.
Sigurd c. Anderson, Company A,
Mason City.
Claude Bacon, Company A, Mason
City.
Oscar Brake, Company A, Dubuque
Carl Beversdorf, Company A, Du
buque.
Clemens Schlister. Company A, Du
buque.
Earl G. Shaw, Company A, Dubuque
Joseph H. Psat, Company A, Du
buque.
Frank A. Brown, Company NJ. Rec
Oak.
Otis E. Craig, Company c. cedar
Rapids.
Prime C. Croft. Company A. Winter
set.
| Eugene Ford, Company A, Winter
set.
Smith Hahn. Company A, Winterset
\ Lloyd w, Getty, Company A, VIII
terset. sripa'Hi'
II
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06

lcontiuued On Psge %
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
Concentratinq at Metz

BY Frank j. Taylor, With the Amer
lean Armies in Lorraine, June 5.-Un-
usual enemy concentration is under
observation near Metz just opposite
the Toul front this afternoon. Many
troop trains are moving to that city
IL is reported that Austrian forces are
arriving at Metz from the neighboring
Rhine cities.
Evening journal., 1918-04-26
'REAH' ROBINSON WITH
BOYS over THERE

Julian B. Robinson has received a
letter from his son. Reah deb. Robin
son, now in France, who Is a corporal
in the camouflage corps. Reah as he
is popularly known in Wilmington. en-
listed last June in this branch Of the
service. was sent to the Camouflage
Training College in Washington, where
he was soon made a corporal. and
some months ago went across. This
was not Mr.. Robinson's first trip across
as he visited England and France In
1912, pursuing architectural studies
The letter received by Reah's father.
datcd March 20. is deEeted by censor
and is dated from -? It speaks
Of the village at which his company IS
quartered as "shOt TO pieces" some
houses having lost roofs, some walls,
and some everything, The house in
which Mr.. Robinson lodged had lost
one wall and a portion OF the roof
There was no beds to be had and Reah
was thankful, he says, to get clean
straw.
Before his enlistment Mr.. Robinson
was chief draughtsman for Brown &
Whiteside, architects incorporated, and
lived al No. 800 North Jackson street.
He is well and widely known in this
city and has a very pleasing person
allty.
Evening journal., 1918-04-26
PAGEANT I'm
DOVER: 9 STATE TOWNS
WIN LIBERTY HONOR FLAG

dreds Of school children. employees OF
Richardson and Robbins Canning Co.,
oranges. boys in agriculture. Council Of
Defense. visiting organizations Of war
activities. among whom were noticed
Mrs Charles r. Miller, a member Of the
National Womens Council OF Defense
and also a member OF the state Council
OF Defense. Telephone operators. in
cluding twenty-five girls dressed in
white, each having O telephone equip
ment over the head and TO the ear
These young women were in charge OF
Mrs, W. Ross Jones, the superintendent
OF the gin operators
The home guards. composed OF
Dover's older citizens. were also found
in line The Naval Base band, from
Lewes, also enlivened the occasion, as
well as the Dover band
The Robbins Hose Company, with
equipment. also added to the parade
Following them came representatives OF
the several secret orders OF Dover and
adjacent towns, including the Masons
Odd Fellows, Jr. O u. A. NJ, knights
OF pythias Ancient order OF Hlbcr-
mans, the owls, p q S. Of A., and the
Daughters OF pocahontas
The Colored College cadets and band
| followed by the colored school children
of Dover. ended the line Of parade
Features. OF the parade which won
admiration and much applause, in
/ cluded the school children Of Dover,
showing work in agriculture; human
( flag: War Savings Stamps and Cod
dess Of Liberty.
Three young Americans, representing
George Washington. Lafayette and
/ General Pershing, were dressed as these
patriots and included Frank Ross. as
Washington. William Maloney, Lafay-
cite. and Zebulon COrbn Hopkins as
General pershlng Young Ross carried
an American fag Maloney a French
flag and Hopkins two small flags, Amer
lean and British
Another incident which attracted con-
siderable attention and applause along
the route was the small son Of the iata
s. Harry Boyer. dressed as a soldier and
carrying a gun, and marching with the
delegation Of Dover Council No. q, Jr
10. u. a. NJ, OF which his father was a
I prominent member. His little black dog
also followed
The i've hundred Dover school chill
dren sang american Here's a Boy For
YOU" "What Are You Going TO DO ia
Help the Boys" Keep the Home Fires
Burning"
One Of the Liberty Loan Workers OF
. Camden was most suggestive Dressed
in deep mourning with her hair. hang
, Ing loose down her back and her arms
bound TO her body, she represented Bei
/ gium In bondage, and attracted otten
tion everywhere.
! The Harrington Liberty Loan workers
also came In for a share Of applause
dressed in khaki and singing as The!
marched. Everybody seemed 90 be irel
with the spirit OF the occasion an'
4 where there was no band Of music q
help The various delegations made thei
own music by singing patriotic airs.
Before the parade disbanded 1t wa
!, reviewed by Governor Townsend from
a platform erected in front Of the stat
I House on which were also Mrs Henr
= Ridgely, State chairman Of Women
= Loan Committee; Madame Chalf0nt. q
y Belgium; Miss Harring. Of NeN, York
= John S. Rossell. Of Wilmington; Jane
II Hughes. Kent County chairman O
. Mems Liberty Loan; Sergeant Georg
Evening journal., 1918-04-26

Weeks later the ship was towed into
the harbor at Gibralter by a British
bark. II was found drifting at sea-
unchanged but, without a sign Of life
on board. The crew and a number OF
passengers had utterly disappeared
leaving the ship apparently in the
midst OF meal. Cargo, papers and
valuables were untouched and no sign
OF violence was discovered.
The fate Of the crew was never
learned.
In 1898 the British ship Naronic, IIv-
erpool to New York; loss Of life un-
known.
In 1909, the Waratah, British, sailing
from Port Natal to Cape Town, Joined
the feet OF mis- sing ships with a crew
and passenger list OF 300.