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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-29
Some Depression.

In France as elsewhere there have
been fluctuations during four years.
About a year ago, when for reasons
which were not clear an offensive was
discontinued which seemed big with
promise, there was marked depres-
sion. When Russia, after last mag
nificent effort to make good, threw up
the sponge and settled down into b.
shevikism, the barometer went down
1t registered a decided drop after the
Caporetto disaster last fall. II it had
been otherwise. the French would
have been a race OF supermen, more
worthy of admiration than of SYM
pathy. If at those moments Luden-
dorff had been ready on the western
front, IL he could have captured the
"Chemin des Danes" just then. II the
Gotha squadrons had been sufficiently
drilled and Krupp's supercannon in
place just then, if America had shown
herself less ready and determined
well, things might have turned out
differently
These Ifs" were not realized. Now
it is too late. France had not then
finished finding herself. She has now.
Politically France found herself
when Georges Clemenceau seized, one
might well say "wrested," the rudder
of state out Of the hands Of his pre-
decessors and started to man the ship
for the storm which was drawing up
from the east The speeches from the
bridge ceased abruptly. There were
only short, peremptory orders. There
was also a roll call. Those who had
proved their worth kept their posts of
command. Such was the case with
Chief Engineer Claveille and Stoker-
Chief Loucheur. One of the most
important changes was the appoint
ment Of a new chief steward, where
by a weak spot in former administra-
lions was transformed into a bulwark
of strength. His name is Victor Boret
and it should be written In letters OF
gold.
An Original Man.
He resembles Ludendorn In this
that he has way of upsetting we'll
acto hliched war-axjOmS There was
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03
DOMESTIC

Jan. H.-Danish West Indies passed un- der sovereignty of United States
 Jan. 22-Blue sky laws of Ohio, Michi- gan and South Dakota held constitutional by U. $. Supreme court.
 Jan 23-Women of North Dakota grant, ed limited suffrage immigration bill because of literacy test Feb. 1-House passed immigration bill over presidents veto.
 Feb. 2.-Indiana and Alaska prohibition bills passed and governors of Oregon and Tennessee signed dry" bills.
 Feb. 5.-Senate passed immigration bill over presidents veto
 Feb. S.-Utah's prohibition bill signed by governor.
 Feb. 14-Ohio senate passed woman suf- frage bill.
 signed by Gov. Lister.
 Feb 20.-Senate passed drastic espion- age bills.
 South Dakota prohibition bill passed.
 Feb H.-House passed senate measure prohibiting importation of liquor into pro- hibition states.
 Feb. 22.-House passed army bill without larger general staff and universal train Feb 8.-House passed senate bill mak- ing city of Washington dry.
 Senate passed administration revenue bill to raise s350O00, GOO.
 March 2.-senate passed s517. 100000 navy bill.
 March 4-Sixty-fourth congress expired; Twelve senators by f1libuster prevented passage of ship arrning bill and much other important legislation.
 Woodrow Wilson took oath of office In March 5.-wilson and Marshall inaugu- rated.
 March s-Federal grand jury at New York indicted 16S eastern fuel dealers TOT criminal conspiracy to raise coal prices March e.-President Wilson called extra session of congress for April Is.
 March 21-President Wilson advanced date for extra session of congress to April 2.-Congress met in special session amid great patriotic enthusiasm.
 April e.-Supreme court upheld woman. g clared illegal price fixing restrictions by means of licenses" for public use or patented articles.
 April 17.-Rhode Island legislature ex- tended presidential suffrage to women.
 June 5.-Serious revolt in Joliet. Ill, pen itentiary quelled by military. bors Spnf bii naGoTe appTopTiasins panse. . eco o anu
 Senate passed daylight saving bill
 July 2.-Race riot In East St. Louis in which more than 20 negroes and two white men were killed and heavy property loss caused.
 July 2s.-Senate passed rivers and har- Aug. I-senate passed Sheppard resolu- ton for national prohibition amendment Aug. 23-soidiers of Twenty-fourth U. s. infantry (colored) started race riot at Houston, Tex, killing 15 whites.
 Sept. 22-Gov. J. l.. Ferguson of Texas found guilty 9f accepting illegal prohts and impeached.
 Nov. 6-HylAn elected mayor of New York; Socialists there and in Chicago overwhelmingly defeated; woman suffrage won in New York state.
 Nov. 23.-Teu policemen and woman killed by bomr in Milwaukee
 Dec. 1T.-I}o3se of representatives adopted Webfy resolution for prohibi- tion constitutional amendment.
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works of Union Switch company near Pittsburgh.
 Feb, I-Great, conflagration in the Piraeus, Greece; heavy loss of life.
 Feb H.-British transport Mendi sunk in collision; 625 South African laborers March u.-Tornado in east central In- diana killed more than 20.
 March 3.-Thirty-eight persons killed and 200 injured when tornado wrecked suburbs and part of city of New Albany. Ind.
 April 1O.-Explosions in ammunition plant of Russia near Chester, Pa. killed April A.-Explosion in Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo. killed 11s men.
 May N.-Great fire in Atlanta, Ga; loss
 May 25-Thirty lives lost and great damage done by storm in Kansas.
 May 26-Tornadoes in central Illinois killed about 150 and did millions Of dol- lars worth of damage.
 May 2e.-Tornadoes in southern Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Ar kansas killed many persons.
 June 7.-San Salvador, capital of Sal- vador, and a number of surrounding towns quake and fire. ''''0
 June e-More than 150 men perished in blazing mine at Butte. Mont
 June 30.-Water tank fell on whaleback Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee. kill- ing 13 and hurting many.
 July 1.-Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged into rapids; 2S killed.
 July 25.-Mine explosion at New Water- ford. Cape Breton killed 62.
 Aug. 4-Mine explosion at Clay. Ky. killed 31
 Aug. 10.-British steamer City of Athens, carrying missionaries to Africa, sunk by floating mine; 19 lost
 Aug 13-Eighteen killed in trolley car collision near North Branford Conn.
 Aug. 8.-Large part of Saloniki. Greece. destroyed by fire
 Oct. 2-Typhoon and flood at Tokio' many killed
 not r1H | Ecuador.
 Oct 2s.-Great floods ihf Natal. South Af- rica: thousand drowned.
 Oct 30.-Million dollar fire on B. & o. docks at Baltimore; seven persons killed. Dec. 6.-Explosion of French ammunition ship in Halifax harbor killed 1000 and wrecked much of the city and suburbs.
 Dec 17.-American submarine F-1 sunk in collision; 19 lost.
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FOREIGN

Jan 27.-President Gonzales of Costa Rica deposed by military and citizens.
 March 4-Chinese premier resigned be- cause President u Yuan-Hung refused to break relations with Germany.
 March S.-American marines were land ed at Santiago de Cuba and restored or der. Rebels abandoned the city.
 March 16.-Czar Nicholas of Russia ab- dicated.
 March 26.-Republican government for Russia installed
 June 17.-Irish Sim Fein rebel prison CTS all released.
 June 3O-Hsuan Tung, Manchu empe- TOT, announced his succession to the throne of China.
 July 5-Civil war broke out In China
 July 10.-Manchu restoration in China collapsed.
 July 13.-Chang Hsun's army surren- dered after battle at Picking.
 July 25.-Convention to draft home rule constitution for Ireland met in London.
 Oct. 1o-Prince Ahmed F>uad made sul- tan of Egypt.
 Dec, s--Revolution in Portugal; sidonio Paes made provisional president.
 Dec. 17.-Union government under Borden victorious in Canada election.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03
MEXICO

Jan 2-U. S.-Mexico parleys ended. Carranza refusing to sign protocol.
 Torreon recaptured by CarranZa forces. Jan. 4.-Villa defeated in big battle at Jiminez.
 Jan 5-Mexican-American joint com mission formally dissolved.
 Jan. H.-War department ordered more than 25 1000 militia from border.
 Jan 27-President Wilson ordered with drawal of American, troops from Mexico. Feb. 5.-Gen. Pershing marched out of Mexico.
 March u-Carranza elected president of Mexico.
 April 23.-Villa's main army defeated by Carranza forces at Babicora.
 Nov 13.-Villa troops captured Ojinaga after hard fight
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03
SPORTING

April u-Baseball season opened.
 May 2s.-Renny Leonard won worlds champion lightweight title from Freddie Welsh in New York.
 June 9.-University of Chicago won west ern intercollegiate conference meet.
 University of Michigan re-admitted to western intercollegiate conference.
 June 16.-Earl Cooper in Stutz won the Chicago auto derby.
 July 4.-Francis Ouimet won western amateur golf championship at Midlothian
 Aug. A-C. H. Larson, Waupaca. Wis, won Grand American Handicap at Chi cago.
 Sept. Mrs. F. C. Let's, Chicago, won womens western golf championship.
 Sept. 15.-Jim Barnes won western open golf championship at Chicago.
 Sept. N.-Chicago White Sox won Amer lean league pennant.
 Sept. 24-New York Giants won Na- tional league pennant.
 Oct. 15.-Chicago White SoX won worlds 8 championship from New York Giants.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-03
DISASTERS

Jan. 5.-Earthquake in Formosa killed 300
 Jan. 11-Tremendous explosion wrecked Canadian Car & Foundry Co. plant at Kingsland, N. J.
 Jan l2-Du Pont Powder Go. plant at Haskell, N. J., destroyed by explosions.
 Jan 13-Coliery explosion in Fushun Manchuria. killed ITO.
 Jan 27-Two million five hundred thou sand dollar fire fin business district of Pittsburgh. Pa.
 Feb. 2.-Explosion and fire in Chicago tenement killed 9.
 Feb. 3.-Thirty killed, 344 hurt in ship explosion atAArchangel
 Feb. mm million dollar fire in
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six merchantmen sunk in North sea by Germans.
 Dec. 15.--Armistice agreement signed by Russian bolsheviki government and Teutonic allies. created.
 Dec. 17.-Charles Piez succeeded Rear Admiral Harris as general manager of the emergency fleet corporation.
 Dec. 1S.-Gen. Goethals made acting quartermaster general and Gen. Wheel CT acting chief of ordnance.
 German air raid on England.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09

Of the First ward, IL said to have been
the first man in Grinnell to buy .
bond Of this third issue. He dipped
in on Friday last thousand dollars
worth.
H, s. MCGOWAN, Of this city, who
speaks this evening before the Com
munity Brotherhood on the topic,
Can You Forgive Your Enemies II
They Are Pro GermanT', will give an
other valuable patriotic address to-
morrow evening at the high school
building on the subject, Are There
Traitors in Our Schools?" The meet
ing will begin at 7:30 There will be
a vocal solo by Mrs. Margaret Chris"
tian Bump, whose husband is some
where in France, and there will be
other music.
County Attorney Henry G. Lyman OF
this city, VINO is to go this week to
take up his work for the government,
has been clearing the court docket as
far as possible for his SUCCESSOR, Frank
Talbot The cases against the sun
day exhibitions by the Grinnell moving
picture theaters have been dismissed.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hall spent sun
day night with friends in Grinnell on
their way back from Newton to their
home in Cedar Rapids. They had been
to Newton to attend the funeral OF
Harold Rayburn, who died from pneu-
monia at Camp Dodge. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. f. Rayburn, from Montezuna, also
were there and stopped to visit reia-
tives here on their way back home.
Miss Edna Duffus has been chosen
TO eN the vacancy IN the teaching
force of the public school caused by
the resignation of Miss Daisy Bestor,
who has been appointed pastmistress
in her home town Of Grimes.
Miss Marjorie Savage, II years of
age, who has been taking a CONNER
cial course in Grinnell high school,
has obtained a position in Washing
ton. d. c.. as typist in the signal corps,
at a salary of S1.l50 year and leaves
her home here on Thursday for her
new field of labor.
Miss Hazel Mintle left Grinnell on
Saturday and Joined Mr.. and Mrs.
Kester at Abba and ell proceeded on
their way 10 San Francisco for an in
definite stay.
The friends OF Mrs. Alice Holmes,
who had been III for several weeks
and went to the city hospital here
several days ago for an operation, will
be glad to know she has made a good
recovery.
Prof. f. A. Steiner spent the week
crd at home here with his family and
left again on Monday evening on an
otner lecture trip.
{. A. Blair is taking few days
rest and curative treatment at Col
fax.
His Majesty. Bunker Ben" is soon
to be presented here by the Chresto-
Ellis literary societies Of the college.
The cast mas been selected ana drill
ing has begun under Prof. ]. P. Ryan.
Mrs. J. W. Olds, SIP Broad street, is
cry low, having been i'll since Easter
Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
vIRULENT FORM OF DISESE
CLAIMING SOLDIER BOYS At
CAMP DODGE.
DUST AND HIGH WIND
BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE
Camp Officials Hasten oiIins Of
Streets and Grounds to Prevent Fur
Their Spread Of Epidemie-other Pre-
caution Taken and All Cases Are
Segregated as They Develop.

Camp Dodge, April "a virulent
type of pneumonia has developed at
Camp Dodge, and fifteen deaths have
been reported during the last week.
Dust, which has been prevalent at the
camp for the past month. is blamed
by medical officers for the outbreak
It is the first serious epidemic since
the cantonment opened.
The weather has been dry for the
past month, tho light rains this
week have remedied conditions. High
winds also have been prevalent. Au-
topsies performed in several OF the
cases showed that the lungs of the
victims had been filled with dust par
t!ces. About so per cent Of the cases
are proving fatal.
The deaths have fastened plans for
oilng all of the roads of the canton
ment Officers are urging that all Of
the drill grounds be oiled. Men with
colds are being segregated in separate
sections of the barracks, and all men
suspected of having pneumonia are
Immediately ordered to the base hos
pital.
Commanding officers have warned
their men against exposure after drill.
Men have been cautioned not to be
100 hasty in discarding heavy winter
underwear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
FIRST TO RAISE QUOTA.
Mahaska Oversubscribes Loan Before
Campaign Opens.

2S!aIcce-a, Apra e-Mal,aska county
is "over the top
Moreover, she Is still going.
She was over, good and strong, Fri
day night.
She was the second county in all
Iowa to go over. with the possibility
that she was the first.
County Chairman c. E Lofland has
been assured of second place for Ma
haska and has been told Of the posi-
bility of his COUNTY being first in Iowa
and the fifth Ing six states.
Mahaska county had her quota by
Friday night, April s. day before the
date set for the general canvass.
This splendid record was due TO the
careful organization perfected in the
county and the ready response OF the
people generally.
Not only did every one work in every
school district of the county. but the
people were ready and anxious to sub
scribe and they are still subscribing.
Mahaska county apportionment was
1852, 900. This has been reached and
passed with the chances that 1t will DC
at least fifty per cent over-subscrioed
and likely much more than this figure.
Subscriptions are tumbling over each
other in the effort to get in on the big
record.
Many people have not been satisfied
to subscribe the amount allotted by the
organization estimate but have IN
sisted upon taking more. People nave
subscribed who were not on the visit
ing lists and money has come from
unsupported channels.
The greatest record Of the county
was that Of New Sharon and it is one
that will stand without a parallel in the
state. Prairie township went over
spontaneously automatically, OF her
own free will and accord. Thursday
evening, April 4, two days before the
order to start was scheduled to arrive.
| At a patriotic meeting held Thursday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
AMTl.LvNcHlNo LGoIsLATloN.
Neisseurtan Would Impess Fine on
County Where Lynehine oeoun.

Misseurtan Would lmpees Fine On
County Where Lynehine oeoun.
Washington, April s.-A bill designed
to prevent lynching by imposing PEN
atty OF $4,000 to $4,000 on counties
in which they take place, was intro
duce today by Representative Dyer, OF
Missouri. It would impose penalties on
county officers refusing to make an
effort to prevent lynchings.
Demands for laws to punish disloyal
utterances were renewed in the senate
today when the sedition bill was taken
up for debate. Senator Borah said that
il the measure would prohibit free
discussion Of the efficiency Of any de-
partment or official or unwisdom OF
any official he would oppose 1t.
Senator Sherman said the language
of the bill is sufficiently broad to make
any slight uncomplimentary reference
to public official an offense. Sena-
tor Sherman said he had heard more
criticism OF the government at the
meetings Of the National League OF
Popular Government than at socialist
meetings on the Chicago lake front.
Have you heard such criticisms In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
TWO REPORTED DEAD; LIVING.
CentervilIe Relatives Receive Tidings
Turning Mourning to Joy.

Centerville, April 9.-Two Center
vile boys reported killed in France are
alive
They are John F. Ellis and Frank j.
Osgood, both in Company D, l6sth in
fantry. They were reported killed in
the Iowa regiments first fight in the
trenches on March 5.
Ellis father, w. 3. Ellis, chairman
Of the county board Of supervisors
has received a letter from his son
written March H. He is in hospital
with a broken arm and suffering from
shock. his son writes.
Osgood's brother, James. in the
same company with him, has writer
that his brother is in a hospital, but
is recovering.
Russell L. Felix, who was reported
killed in the same fight, 1t was learned
several days ago, was alive. He wrote
to his parents at Unionville. near
here.
Memorial services were held here a
week ago for all of the Centerville
dead. including Ellis, osgood and
Felix.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
shs.f.r File. Nomination Papers.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 9.--W. G. Shaffer
OF New Hampton. republican, a candi-
date for the congressional nominate or
in the Fourth congressional district
filed his nomination papers with the
secretary Of state Monday. He is the
first congressional aspirant to file
papers. He IS out against Congress
man Gilbert n. Haugen.
Six candidates for district judge and
four for state representative have just
filed papers.
For district judge the following filed
this week: A. n. Hobson, West Union;
w. NJ. Walker, Keosauqua; j. II. P
Robson, Grinnell; p. c. Winter, Cres'
ton; w. j. Springer New Hampton; c
II. Kelley, Charles City.
The latest to file for representative
follow: Guy Roberts, Marathon; c
B Kern, Norwalk: j. NJ. Slosson
Northwood: S. w. keans, Earlville.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
GrinneIl and Vicinity.
IN Ti-neS-PeDlblicaD.

Special to Times RepuDilcan
Grinnell, April 9.-Mrs. May Wyiie
Hocun with her little daughter, is
expected to come from her home near
Mason City to Grinnell this week for
a couple of weeks of visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Wylie.
The people Of Sheridan are to ded-
icate in the near future the fine mon
ument they nave had in course Of
preparation in this city to honor the
soldier dead whose bodies rest in the
Sheridan cemetery or elsewhere. The
stone is about fourteen feet in heig.',
with a double base and shows q SOL
der Of 1851 IN the federal uniform OF
that day.
Solicitors were on their job this
morning in the regular Grinnell bust
ness way and little urging was needed.
Everything pointed in the afternoon to
an even 100000 worth of liberty bonds
taken here yesterday. J. L. Whelan,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
Brooklyn News Notes.
, Times Republican.

SpeClal 10 IiHleS- 1tcpuDAlCdu.
Brooklyn, April 9.-Mr. and Mrs. j.
w. Silcott returned Sunday from their
winter trip to Florida They plan to
build a new mouse on the farm and
live there in the future.
The Church of the Brethren has be-
gun work on $4,000 building two
miles east of town.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Snyder. Of Ma
rengo, and e. r. Snyder and son. CT
Nara Visa, y. M, were called here
by the illness Of their mother, Mrs. j.
M. Snyder.
Mrs. Cole, formerly Inlia Rnshy:
whose husband is commander OF a
vessel in the United States navy at
Santa Barbara Cal, is q guest OF her
father, DR.. 1. \. Busby.
Fifteen thousand IN thrift stamps
were sold to Brooklyn people by
April l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
EIdora News Notes.


Eldora, April 9--Hon. Joseph Wal
lace and wife are home from their
winters sojourn at different points In
California.
A. p. Wilson, who spent the past
two or more months at different
points in southern California, arrived
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Rodd are home
from their winters visit with relatives
and friends in California.
The Hardin county grand Jury was
empaneled Monday afternoon by
Judge G. d. Thompson, Of Webster
City, who convened the April term in
this city Monday morning. The jury
is as follows: Gus Lage, Upton, fore
man; Dan Strickler, Eldora; Ernest
Lettow, Buckeye; +. j. Schrader
Etna; J. F. Granzow, Pleasant; F. +
Ciampitt, Providence; c. Z. AIRES
jackson. Grant Tyler is clerk and
Stephen Burke, bailiff.