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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
IBy David Cory.l


When Billy Bunny and Uncle Lucky
reached the bridge that led across Wa
tercress river to Bunnybridge, they
stopped the Luckymobile to pay the
tollman, who was an old gray haired
water rat.
Hoy many thrift stamps will you
take?" asked Uncle Lucky.
Come in to my little house" said the
water rat tollmar, and he took the two
little Dummies inside and then he pulled
out an old stocking just crammed full
of pennies. And after that they all sat
down and counted those pennies and
when they were thru they found there
were 5000 and maybe dozen or so
left over
I'm take 5000 cents worth of stamps"
said the water rat. And, oh dear me-
BY the time they had counted out the
stamps it was late in the afternoon.
Gracious rneebus!" exclaimed Uncle
Lucky, "how time flies. We must hurry
on to Bunnybridge!" And then he
turned on full speed and went across
the bridge like streak OF lightning,
and pretty soon he stopped in front OF
the store where Mr.. Jack Hare sold
groceries to everybody in town. for
there was no other grocery store in
Bunnybridge.
Now. Jack Hare" said Uncle Lucky.
after he had tied UP the Luckymobile
to the hitching rail that stood in front
of the store. you must get every ono
who buys a pound Of tea or coffee or a
dozen eggs or a box Of ginger snaps to
buy stamp. For we must all do our
part to help Uncle Sam and Aunt
Columbia"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
WEARING EMBLEMS.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. I

Recommendation of the woman's
committee Of the national council of
defense that Americans wear on the
left arm, as substitute for mourning,
la three-inch black band bearing one
gilt star for each member Of the fam
lily lost in service, is a sensible and
humane solution of a problem which
has doubtless suggested itself to many
minds. The human heart longs to dis
play some symbol which will Indicate
that the lost is not forgotten: yet to
envelop the form in somber, unrelieved
black for a period Of many months is
to add a maddeningly depressing ele-
ment to a situation already over
flowing with gloom. And when the
time comes, as come it may, that a
goodly proportion of the population is
thus rendering it's last visible service
to the memory OF the dead, while a
goodly number of the remainder are
awaiting similar prospect in fear and
trembling. the psychic effect upon the
whole community must be one or mel
ancholy at time when every encour-
aging influence is most needed. The
narrow band will testify as eloquently
as the robe of black to the hearts deep
sorrow, while the star of gilt will not
only whisper of a hope beyond but will
proclaim to all the world the glory
which is the loved ones due.
In England all forms of mourning
have been "cut out" In France the
mourning costume is universal and the
gloom is so thick that 1t is depressing.
The suggestion here Is for compro-
mise between the English and French
customs which ought to constitute a
happy medium"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Member of the Associated Press.
OUR ANCIENT GERMAN ENEMY.

1t is now being demanded that we re-
write our school histories of the revo-
lutionary war so as to emphasize the
fact that King George III of England,
who provoked the declaration Of indie
pendence and fought the armies of
George Washington, was Hun. For
many years England had been ruled by
Prussian kings, George l and his son
George ii were German born and repre-
sented the electorate of Hanover while
sitting on the throne of Great Britain.
George III was the grandson Of George
II and great grandson Of George l.
His wife was German, both of his
grandparents were Germans. likewise
his great grandparents and all of his
ancestral line back of them. His atti-
tude toward the American colonies was
distinctly Prussian in its arbitrariness,
and so little support did he have from
the English people that the army sent
over here TO crush the colonists con-
tanned many professional German regi-
ments or hirelings called Hessians.
The peace at Versailles in 1888
which recognized the independence of
the American colonies. gave much sat-
tsfaction to the English people whose
sympathies had been kept active by the
great English orators, Chatham, Fox
and Burke. When John Adams arrived
as the first American minister to Eng
land the German English king of that
day addressed him saying:
II will be very frank with YOU. I
was the last to consent to the separa-
ton, but the separation having been
made and having become inevitable.
have always said, as 1 say now, that
would be the first to meet the friend
ship OF the United States as an inde-
pendent power"
Inasmuch as the English speaking
nations have dwelt in peace for 1870
years without so much as a serious
controversy and without fort or
armament Of any kind along the
Canadian border. 1T is now argued that
the people of the United States should
be taught in the public schools that our
independence was won from Prussian,
kaiserlike king who happened to oc-
cupy the throne of England and that
we had the sympathies Of large ele-
ment among the English people
Hatred Of Johnny Bull should cease
now that we are comrades in arms and
the facts of history in the light of
Prussian character as developed in this
war warrant the Fourth of July orators
emphasizing the German parentage Of
King George III who tried to bleed the
American colonists with his unjust
taxes. Our fight for democracy against
the Hun is Of ancient origin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
TIT FOR TAT ALL RIGHT.
[Cedar Rapids Republican,


One paper. commenting on the Iowa
language matter, says that such a
thing has never been dreamed of even
in Germany. There he is In error.
It has not only been dreamed of, but 1t
is enforced. The use of all foreign Ian
guages has been prohibited in Germany
during the war. Any group that speaks
English or French. for instance, would
be soon molested. The making Of q
speech in English would cause a riot.
Germany has taken these precautions,
we believe, wisely enough. It enables
them to know better what is going on.
Nor is the danger in Germany. on ac-
count of foreign languages, half as
great as it is here. There are no propa-
gandists carrying on in Germany. They
would not tolerate what we tolerate
here In this country we have all sorts
of foreign groups and the ever active
German propagandists know how to use
those various foreign languages and
they do use them.
But, in any event, we should not
be in favor Of making Germany our
exemplar in such or any other mat
tiers. We should not forbid the use Of
foreign languages here simply because
they do that III Germany. Here It is
entirely question Of what is best for
the public safety and the prosecution
of the war. That is all we need to
concern ourselves about-except that
we should not now and never again
lose sight of the fact of Americaniza-
ton Of all our foreign elements. That
is the essential thing, in our opinion.
We should not permit this war to come
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
TO DOUBLE OUR TAXES AGAIN.

Congress is going to be held in extra
session an summer to double the war
taxes. McAdoo has written a letter to
the house leader asking for new taxes
to be imposed on war profits In ad-
dition to the present taxes on excess
profits He wants an extra tax on
what he calls unearned incomes which
may be presumed to be profits from
wise investment and also new taxes
upon luxuries. President Wilson is
asking for taxes that will restrain
the profteer.
It is time the voice Of the people at
home were heard in Washington as to
the proper distribution Of war taxes.
The people of this country expect to
pay for this war but there need not be
any grand rush about it. A war like
this when won for democracy will be
Of lasting benefit to several generations
Of men. It's tax bill should be spread
out reasonably thin over g. long period
Of years. McAdoo asks for one-third
Of the coming years expenditures to
be raised In taxes which Is the same
as asking that we pay for a war like
this In three years Of war taxes. There
ts no need for 1t.
Business men and corporations IN the
middle west where there are few mum.
ton contracts and where most busi.
ness Is conducted by comparatively
small companies should get busy with
their representatives in congress. The
new taxes that are levied should be
confined strictly to profits that are
made because Of war conditions. The
present law Is more camauflage In that
respect It provides for exemption OF
average profits in a pre-war period
but only up to per cent return upon
invested capital. All profits above 9
when every business man knows that
capital can not be held in small and
hazardous business enterprises or new
capital attracted on a maximum re-
turn OF per cent. Safe and secure
real estate investment will yield more
The next tax bill should remove the
8 per cent limit on profits that are to
be classed as normal profits and the
increased levies should pe made &c fol
on the new profits that arise from CON
ditions produced by the war; those
profits which are in excess of profits in
the pre-war period. Such levies coulc
Justly go sky high. Luxuries, too, car
carry almost any war tax because the
tax payer can do without them il he
does not wish to pay the tax.
But congress should g go slow in tax
ing the unearned increment II it would
not boost the present high cost OF liv-
| ing. Farmers have been content to sell
farm products at q net return OF I
| per cent upon their Investment in farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Billy Bunny and His Friends

'Give mo all you've got left, "~said
Mr.. Jack Hare, land any one who won't
buy a stamp won't get an egg or q lump
Of sugar." and he winked at Uncle
Lucky and handed him lettuce leaf
tobacco cigar with beautiful gold band
around It.
And after they hal filed no an empty
sugar barrel with the stamps that were
left in the Luckymobile the two little
rabbits drove away and started for
home. But they took a different road
for the old gentleman rabbit wished to
make q call on the Tailor Bird.
Well. everything was going all as
nice as you please when. all of a sud-
den, Just like that. a big turkey gobb1er
ran out of barnyard and stood right
In tho middle of tho road. AID Of
course Uncle Lucky had to stop because
he didn't want to run over him, you
know.
whats the matter" asked Billy
Bunny.
You're going too fast" said the Tur-
key Gobbler, and his face got dread
fully red ana angry looking.
Turkey wings and drumsticks'' ex-
claimed the old gentleman rabbit.
You've eaten too many chestnuts! Get
out Of my way or I'll throw gas bomb
at you!" And then Uncle Lucky held
up q red toy balloon. And when that
Turkey Gobb1er saw 1t he thought 1t
really was gas bomb and he ran away
az fast as he could to get his gas mask.
anad when he came back the two little
rabbits were out Of sight. And in the
next story I'll tell you what happened
at the Tailor Birds shop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
CONSERVE The NURSES.

The long list of Iowa men wounded
in France brings us face to face with
the realities of the conflict. We should
hear the call of the Red Cross for 25,-
600 more trained nurses for our army
and navy. The trained nurses who
can go should volunteer. Trained
nurses not now IN the practice should
return to the hospitals to fill the places
of those who can and will go to the
front. People who can afford the
luxury of trained nurse should re-
lease them unless absolutely needed
and trained nurses enjoying soft berths
with the comfortably sick should arise
to their country's CALI to duty. The
wounded are calling for trained women
to save their lives.
The army and navy already have
drawn from the private civilian prac-
tice more than twelve thousand nurses.
some ten thousand Of which were Red
Cross nurses. Twenty five thousand
additional graduate nurses must rally
to the colors within the next few
months in order that no wounded SOL
dier or sailor may lack for anything
that skilled nurses can contribute to
his recovery or restoration to the fight
ing line.
When this army Of nurses Is in mill
tary uniform, every remaining private
nurse, hospital nurse, and public
health nurse will be needed to help the
sick IN many places. At the same time
the only way to assure that those very
sick or recovering from surgical oper-
alton shall have essential nursing is
for the public to help each nurse to
serve several patients at time.
, in hospitals each nurse ministe1a -
a number of sick, and the visiting
nurses going from home to home can
give absolutely essential attention to
a number of families. To monopolize
the time of a graduate nurse to care
for one patient who is not dangerously
i'll is to deprive many sick OF few
hours Of life saving attention, and to
lessen the number Of nurses that can
be spared from civilian health protec-
ton to nurse our men In uniform.
Don't employ nurse unnecessarily.
Don't keep a nurse on a case a
minute longer than she is absolutely
needed.
Retaining nurse in war time mere
ly because you can afford to pay her.
or find her services or companionship
pleasant, may be destructive selfish
ness. Your love OF ease may be depriv-
ing an expectant mother Of care. or
may leave some one injured without
attention.
Help every nurse to serve her
country.
Encourage young women to begin
training in some nurses school for the
additional calls that are coming.
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Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A. r
and A. M.-Special communication
Friday. June Z, 1880 p. m. Work IN
second degree. B. E. English, w. M
John w. Wells, secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. So. r. A. NJ
Special convocation Monday evening
June 10. Past and most excellent de :
grees, 7:30 o'clock. ira A. Davenport
N. p. John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY,, King Solo
man Council No. 20, r. & S. M, Mon
day. May 90, 1918, 800 p. m. Regular
business. l. T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, I. N.
Stated conoIave, St. Alderman Com
mandery, No. 80, K. r, Tuesday, June
18th. Regular business. Meet at .
o. m. sharp. J. e. Frederick, com
rnander: I. r. Forbes, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81, o. &.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing June IL, 1918. No'c'ock. Mrs. Arch
er Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley
w. NJ.
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translated into half tho other
languages Of the globe.

translated into half the other
languages Of the globe.
Certainly, II such a situation exists,
1t Is high time to cause some arrests
and make an example Of some OF the
more fragrant Offenders, as warming
to the rest. II we are to accept the
governors rather astounding explana-
ton of his edict, certainly we should
expect soon to hear that some Of his
secret service operatives have hailed
lot OF disloyal foreign born citizens
into the courts for trial and sentence.
If -Gerrnanism has reached such a
stage as the governors statement
would indicate something should be
done about 1t without delay.
Thus far. the only activity on the
part OF the governors constaDuiaIy
which has come to light in Wapeno
county has been OF political sort.
Possibly this is explainable by the fact
that Wapello county is loyal. for the
most part, but even that explains only
half of the situation.
If pro-German propaganda is being
spread thru Iowa, whether 1t be IN
English, German or any other language
the duty of the governor Is to stamp
it out by causing arrests under the
law. The fundamental weakness OF
his proclamation is in Its patent effort
to appear imposing in the face OF its
obvious disagreement with the con-
stitutional rights OF citizens. 1t IL Just
such bits of unconsfdered official action
that beget in the mind OF the irnfni-
grant q contempt for law in land
where he should learn. first Of all. the
laws majesty.
1t would seem that Governor Har-
ding. in trying to extricate himself
from an awkward position. has but
squirnned into one more awkward still.
II he based his proclamation OF a week
or more ago on knowledge OF disloyal
activity he should have caused the ar
rest Of the guilty persons first. then
issued his edict, pointing to the arrests
for Justification Of the charge which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Topics of the Times


The Huns are going to use their con-
victs as soldiers in especially hazard
Gus places. We might, at least, put all
OF ours to work In the munition fac
tories.
Whenever the picture Of a 19-year-
old soldier appears in a newspaper we
are convinced that q years is young
enough to enter this war. Let's put
our boys in the harvest fields and use
full grown men for the bayonet charge
There is no serious hardship involved
in compliance with the order to use nc
foreign language in public places. The
serious criticism Of the order was the
lack of any serious necessity for it.
II the sun is totally eclipsed Satur-
day nobody in central Iowa will be able
to notice the difference.
And II the eclipse has anything to dc
with recent precipitation once in fifty
years is as often as we want to see II
in Iowa.
President Wilson and Food Admin
tstrator Hoover ore opposed to prohi-
biting the manufacture Of beer but the
sober citizens of the country will be
asked to conserve on their use OF
grains.
q
The ship yards of this country com
pleted forty-six ships in the month
Of May and are expected In June tt
reach a stride that viii promise si1
million tons dead weight Of shipping
every twelve months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
SACRIFICES.

J"
in sded ease Ind soothe ourselves with nne @ ns
silk shirts gorgeous price we nasns
battered line and buy us seven Donds
bread well spread with
princeiy
sacrifice talking wnie
all
which Dream
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

land because Of an unearned Increment
In the certain rise In values. II this
unearned profit Is to be severely taxed
It will fall upon the consumer in high
er prices for food. The facts are that
the country should finance this war
upon the building and loan plan OF long
time but easy and certain payments.
New taxes should be confined to war
profits and luXuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07

he is making thus tardily. Then he
would have had public opinion united
behind his action. Certainly, In any
case, II he knows OF such extensive
pro- Germanism as his statement would
indicate he should not permit the trea-
sonable agents to remain at liberty.
II the governor desires to strike q
blow at the German influence In Iowa
he has an excellent opportunity. Social
ism. as preached by numerous aglta-
tors IN numerous communities thru
out the state is menace to the gov
eminent Of Iowa and the nation. The
Nonpartisan league came into Iowa
months ago with a new version of the
socialistic doctrine which has been
pretty we'll identified as anti-American
ana rro-German. The governor was
urged to take action against the Nom
partisan leagues organizers similar to
that taken against them in Minnesota
and Nebraska. The same request was
made to the state council OF defense
thru its chairman, and both he and the
governor maintained q sphynxlike
silence for months.
Finally 1t became evident that the
defense councils inactivity was due to
the governors unwilfngness to de-
nounce the sooialistic leaders Of the
Nonpartisan league. The record OF its
organizer. Townley and his satellites
is well known. Several spokesmeh for
the Nonpartisan league have been con-
victed Of disloyalty to the United
States government by the courts OF
Minnesota. Their activities in Iowa
presented specific assault on Amer
lean institutions, but for months tho
governor has permitted them to work
unhampered. They have enjoyed only
moderate success because patriotic
Iowans have fought their propaganda
tireleasly. But the fight has been made
without the assistance or encourage.
nient Of the chief executive. *, 81
Tho world had better have look In
- MA MARA conference.
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Iowa Newspapers
THE oSFEEff;,srTE rs HATING.
waterloo Times Tribune.1

waterloo Times TribNlne.J
The German press did not promise
much when advertising this latest Of
fensive. The general staff did not
know just how far they could get. Per-
haps they got much beyond what they
expected. 1t is pretty certain that they
fooled the allies generals on the strik-
ing point. They again selected weak
spot in the allies lines. They have
gained much. there is no denying that
They have suffered much also. Tney
can not hope for anything decisive
from this offensive now. The Ger
man troops are pretty well worn out.
They have been rushing in fresh
troops. true. but the supplies have been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sioux City Journal believes that
1T is now admitted even by the most
devoted defenders Of the adminstra-
ton that much good has been &C
complished' by the criticism and the
investigations. If, as there is good rea-
son to think, the much good con-
sisted of getting the government off
the wrong track and on the right track
to victory, who can begin to estimate
the value Of it?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
mouusnsss:sii::.c..e Ersece.

Greece is extremely mountainous,
the only plain region worthy Of the
name being found in Thessaly. In
this province is large quantity Of
undeveloped water power, furnished
by torrents which sweep through the
plains in the rainy season, doing great
damage, their course for the remand.
q, Of the year being marked by dry
ravtuoa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
PROPAGANDA PROBABLY BUNK.
rOttumwa lCouIter.]

Governor Harding says, in explana-
ton Of his proclamation which puts q
ban on every foreign language. whether
it be that of an enemy or neutral
or an allied country. that he has
knowledge THAT PRO German nropa-
ganda and plots against the United
States government are being spread
thru Iowa by the use Of foreign Ian
guages other than German. In the
statement he issued Saturday the in
ference Is given that he is aware OF
many such cases: that, indeed, Iowa
ia a sort Of 11otbed of pro-Germanism,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-07
Must IA Linouist.

N order to become physician in
Turkey one must be able to pass the
required oral examination in either
tho French or Turkish language.
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Tho world had better have look In
at the peace conference.