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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
STAND BY THE WAR

The Republican party says to the
cOuntry-Stand by the War.
In this declaration of purpose is in
Guided the statement which the Demo
cratic party seems to have adopted as
a slogan-"Stand by the President"
Stand by the President in support
of all war measures is duty and priv
ilege which the Republicans have as
sumed as matter of course, as TO all
that the great office implies, and in
the performance of which duty the
Republican party has functioned far
more fully and efficiently than the
Democratic party, and in which course
we shall persist without waver or
shadow of turning. .. ...
The Republican party says-Stand
by the War. ...-
This includes more. II includes,
Stand by the President; it includes
stand by every public official, high
or low, measured by the thorough
ness with which that public official
stands by the war; il includes stand
by the government; stand by the
country; stand by our allies, every
one; stand against our enemies in
this war, every one; stand by our
soldiers in France and the soldiers Of
our allies; stand by every effort for
war saving and war giving in this
country; stand for the Fourth Liberty
I ~ nthnp effort
stand for the cause for which We fight;
stand by the "irreducible minimum" OF
peace terms 20 splendidly enunciated
by Senator Lodge; stand by war aims
of this country TO yindicate American
rights, interests and honor and TO for
ever end Prussianism in the world and
the oppression which il typifies, and to
make certain forever the inability OF
militarism, Prissian or otherwise, 10
disturb again the peace OF the world;
stand irreyocably for peace which
victory only and against peace based
on a compromise Of principles which
would make a sacrilege OF our sacri
fee 10 be made again by our grand.
children; STAND LOT the preparation
now of sound and proper foundation
for policy of reconstruction after
The war which will fulfill the economic
needs and realize the spiritual ideals
OF our people. that the greatest good
may come also to our own country
from, and after. our supreme sacrifice.
All this we say--Stand by the War
and for this purpose we dedicate the
last OF our blood and OF our treasure
Extract from speech by VIII II. Hays,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
THE COX HOG SALE.
FRANK REED OF oSKAlOoSA
PAYS TOP PRICE FOR GILT.

G. c. Cox at his farm at Lakonta in
the southwest part OF the ciunty held
a public sale Friday for the disposl-
ton of fifty choice, big type Poland
China hogs, bOars and gifts. The
list contained some of the incest ami
mails that have gone through the sale
ring locally this season.
Attendance was reduced by the in
fiuenza epidemic and quarantine but
this had the effect of eliminating the
visitors. Those who were on the
ground were there to buy and not as
onlookers. Almost without eXcep,
ton every one present bought and the
distribution of the property was gen
eral.
Frank Reed, the 17.year.old son o.
I. NJ. Reed, northeast of Oskaloosa
had the honor of topping the sale
taking in splendid spring gilt a
$205.00 This was a particularly de
sirable piece Of property and the DO!
could have sold it on the ground TO
more than he paid for it,
Top price paid for the boars wa
$175. Top of spring gifts even 5000
and top for fall gifts $205.
Average price for the fifty hea,
disposed of figured $500.
Col. w. II. Cooper of Hedrick wa
chief of the sale, assisted by Col
NJ. Reed and Cleo Ferguson. Clau
Lanning was clerk
But for the fact that this sale ha
been thoroughly advertised befor
the quarantine was announced
would have been postponed, but III
der the circumstances, with the bu!
ers coming from long distances.
was not possible to have it continued
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
RED CROSS I'M BELGIUM.

Relief work by the American Red
Cross in Belgium necessitated an eX-
penditure of S1,432.374 for the ten
months ending June 80. This amount
went to provide comforts and med
zeal assistance for Belgian soldiers
90. coo residents of that part of the
little, country outside the German
lines and the 100000 Belgian refugees
scattered through France, England,
Holland and Switzerland.
The sum of $l,947,325 has been ap-
propriated to continue this work dur
ing the last six months of this year.
Thus by the end of this year the Red
Cross will-since the war began
have appropriated for use among the
Belgians the sum of s3,379,699. These
are the outstanding facts in the
current section of the War Councils
report relative TO the use being made
of the Red Cross war fund.
The establishment Of cighty-two
canteens, which provide daily re-
treatments for $4,000 soldiers, the
financial assistance given TO nine
hospitals that are combating disease
among the civilian population and ref
Iugee colonies, the construction ana
support of barracks which shelters
400 children and the maintenance oil
home for disabled Belgian soldiers
are few OF the things the Red Cross
| has done for the courageous little
| kingdom and its people.
About $4,000 Belgian children ir
the countries mentioned are healthier
and happier as a result OF day nurs
cries established by the organization
Cooperation between the Red eros:
and the Belgian government has
been so effective that this aid ha!
been distributed largely through The
medium of Reigiap agencies. do
ration of one million francs 10 thu
Queen for the support of the Hospital
service and another of half a million
| francs to insure the completion of
| large hospital were among the frs
expenditures of the Red Cross in Bel
| sium.
The organization has established
what is known as the Queens purse
fund of FIVE thousand francs, whicf
IS distributed among the country
war victims. AS free Belgium il
within easy range of German g'ih'
and bombs, hospitals in that territor!
Lave been destroyed from time y
time increasing the cost of relic
work
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
SUSPICIOUS

I'm aware now and then
OF concourse of yells
And a medly of shouts and hoorays,
And footing Of whistles,
A Ginning of bells,
And n changing Of nights into days.
And I'm vaguely informed,
As wake from my dreams,
That the butchering Huns are in fight
But I'm getting to notice
How funny it seems
That it's always on Saturday night.
I'm becoming suspicious,
And strangely in doubt,
Of the truth of these noisy events,
When I'm Weakened each following
Morn. with this shout
big Sunday EditiOn-ten cents
And I'm led to suspect
That a cook up" is on
AS my twentieth dime slips away,
For an arm load of ink
On a glad Sabbath dawn
Which has nothing particular to say.
I'm thrilled TO perceive
All the cheers and the smiles,
And the laughter and revel and glee-
Though the war isn't over
BY six hundred miles
They are musical tonic 10 me.
But In open for bets
As TO whether the joke
Is on me or the toots or the chimes
If the printers-Gee Whiz!
And the butchers-Great Smoke. .
Have frame-lp, to capture the dimes.
Nal Rose, OskaloOsa, Ia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
2s,45e, o21 TO BEAT HUN.

Americas registered man power
ready TO fight the Kaiser and Autoc
.racy now numbers 23,456,021. accord
ing to reports to the War Depart
ment
OF these l2,966.594 between the
ages of Is and 20 and 80 and IS reg
istered on Sept u.
Provost Marshal General CrowdeT
said tonight that receipt of belated
news from Texas permitted a total
on the last registration to be struck
The total registration figure of r..
966.594 exceeds the estimate put
forth by the provost marshal generals
Office in advance of the registration
by 1877 1896, or 1.47 per cent. AS it
does not include, however, registra.
tons received by mail by local boards
after Sept. II. nor belated enrolment
by men who were absent from the
country on that day. the actual excess
is expected to be greater.
Indications are that when all these
figures are added the actual registra-
ton will be something in excess of
10 100000. This will be still fur
Their increased with the registrations
in Alaska, Porto Rico, and Hawaii.
which are 10 be held on later dates.
fixed by the president The official
estimate put out by the provost mar
shall generals Office on Aug. 81, based
on census projections for the ages Of
Is and 20 and 80 and 45. was 12.77S..
7Sg
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
CERTAIN TO WIN.

In Flanders. through oceans of'mud,
Where Britons are forging ahead
Where Flems and Walloons gave their
blood,
And meadows and marshes run red;
From Belgium's low coast TO the
Mouse,
Where Brussels and Luxembourg
fell,
Democracy's foes stand to lose
The Tommies are givin' 'em hell.
At Cambria, above and below,
Where Frenchmen courageousiy
strive ....-.
To stife venomous foe, -.-..
That swallows all virtue. alive;
Where rises the Hindenburg wall
Where poisonous Igasses repel,
Autocracy rides 10 its fall g.
The poilus are givin' 'em hell.
From dauntless Verdun 10 the Alps,
Where legions of daredevil Yanks
Are juggling with Rhinelander scalps
And other such venturesome
pranlls. -vrrs.. -,.r
From Rheims and Thierry TO Metz,
There rings new Liberty Bell,
While autocratS howl their regrets
The doughboys are givin' 'em hell.
From Frisco TO Kalamazoo,
The guards are pounding the
Hun
From Floridas glades to the 500,
Roars many verb-loaded gun.
In death-dealing drives on Berlin,
They waste not man nor a she'll
Democracy's certain to win
The stove-guards are givin' 'em hell.
NAL Rose, OskalOosa. Ia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

iowa with the most evenly pros
porous people in the nation, none over
" rich and few disTessingly poor, was
the first state to subscribe its fun quo
ia for liberty loan bonds. This is not
surprising when we consider the char
acter of the state and It's people" says
the Monticello Express. This is one
of the occurrences that demonstrates
the proposition that there is some
thing more desirable in a state than
bigness of population"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
THE HUN.

The word Hun" has been so thor
oughly fastened upon the German ma
ton. by common usage and by its
appropriateness that it will not come
off for long time, says 1.-THE Des
Moines Register.
Many Americans Of German origin,
who are entirely loyal to Am.ica, find
il hard TO swallow Hun" and resent
the use OF it. They look upon it
either as an epithet unjustly applied
to the whole German race, including
that part sf it which lives in Amer
lea, or unjustly characterizing the
people of Germany, who are held not
to be responsible for the outrages
which gave rise TO the use of the
name.
Hun" is in fact term used to
designate the military machine of
Germany, and it is a gentle, inof'
fensive expression when used for
that. purpose. even though the Ger
man military machine includes the
entire nation.
There is no reason why an
American, though he may have
been born in Germany, should
think of Hun" as including him
sell, or casting any aspersion upon
Germans who are not part of the
military machine. The reflection
cast by Hindenburg and his fol-
lowers. 1t is the military caste of
Germany which is responsible for
any stigma attaching to- the Ger
man name.
This matter comes to mind be-
cause of sentence found in letter
written by an Iowa soldier, a member
of the One Hundred Sixty-eighth regi-
ment, to his father. The following
statement occurs in, description, of
the battle of March 5, in which so
many Iowa boys were killed:
AT times the Huns had me
scared pretty badly but lived
through it and expect to live
through many more such trips"
The writer of this letter was Glen
Orth, son of the president of the Ger
man-American Patriotic association.
When a boy of German blood in
the most casual manner refers to
the enemy as the Huns" it is
plain that he does not consider it
q reflection upon that part Of his
race which is endeavoring to re-
strict the gentle Hun to his own
domain.
Emperor William invited the ap-
plication of the term Hun" TO his
army when he instructed his sol.
diers, during the Boxer rebellion, TO
make the memory OF their visit
more terrible TO the Chinese than
Attila had been to- the nations he
scourgcd in Europe. The kaiser
specifically, by name, cited Attila,
leader of the Huns, the so-called
"Scourge Of God" as the model for
his soldiers to pattern after. They |
did as he wished, and they re-
peated their tactics in this pres.
ent war. The Germans are called |
Huns because they were Instructed |
by their government and their |
kaised to Guido the Huns in ferocity |
and systematic terrorism. and
hey followed instructions.
The kaiser's worship of Attila,
'ather than Tamberlane or some
,ther equally ruthless devastator,
ias a natural basis L for A,tila, all
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
TOO MUCH TALK

The average American will agree
with Senator Poindexter, that this is
no time for any further discussion with
Berlin, on so-called terms of Peace.
The place to settle the controversy
now is on the field of battle.
The Hun is simply playing to the
gallery in his notes to President Will
son, and the longer the correspondence
is drawn out, the more force the en-
envy will gather.
Let MS keep in mind the many
dastardly and cruel deeds the in
human Hun has committed, and go on
with our program of elimination--and
II you please, retribution.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
sourHERN IOWA EAR.

Chicago DrOVers' Journal: One OF
the strongest live stock associations
known of in the central west is that
of the Southern Iowa Association,
with their headquarters at OskalOOsa
Iowa. Amy one in doubt as to the
influence Of associations of this kind
as being a benefit to the live stock in
terests should go to Oskaloosa Fair
and see the results. There was a
splendid line of live stock on exhibit,
ton in all lines of live stock at this
fair this season. The Poland China
breeders belonging TO this associa-
ton are of the up-to-date type and
have held several public sales in
which they give all members chance
to consign one or more animals as
the sale requires, On Nov. 8 they
viii hold fall sale of Poland Chinas,
G. c. Cox of Lakonta. Iowa, is sale
manager Of this sale.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
WILL TURN CLOCKS BACKS
Congress Refuses to Interfere With
Daylight Schedule.

Washington, d. c. Oct. 1S.-No fur,
Their effort will be made by congress
to continue the existing day light saw
ing law and the hands of the clocks
will be turned back an hour on Oct.
q, as originally planned. This decision
was reached at conference between
congressional leaders and Chairman
Baruch of the war industries board,
who had recommended that the law
remain in force for the period of the
war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
PERsHlNe FOR CLEAN LIVING

Dispatches from the front indicate
that General Pershing's order forbid
ding the use of all alcoholic beverages
except light wines and beers by sol
dicrs and instituting various forms OF
athletics and wholesome amusements
To prevent immortality, has brought
him much gratifying and favorable
comment from America and allied
sources, which have been striving for
the bettermcnt of the men in the field.
His admonition of prompt disciple
nary action" is having a salutary ef-
feet
Efforts are being made 10 keep ev-
cry American soldier when he is not
actually under fire or in The trenches,
occupied with institution on various
useful subjects, work, drill. baseball,
football. wrestling. boxing, foot racing.
and other forms of sport, athletic
games, theatrical entertainment and
clean motion picture shows.
The determination of the American
commander TO secure rigid enforce
ment OF his antidrunkenness and anti
immortality regulations was indicated
in letter written by General Pershing
appointing representatives TO Brit
ish American conference on the sub
ject, in which he said:
THE gravest responsibility tests on
those TO whom the parents of our
soldiers have entrusted their sons TO
the battle, and we fail if we neglect
any effort to safeguard them N every
way. We have the common ground of
humanity: we have the well consid-
cred conclusions of the hest scientific
minds on our side, and from the fact
that. in this war of nations III arms
the soldier is merely a citizen en war
service, we have all the elements
which will force cooperation between
military and civilian authorities"
Leniency by court martial in deal
ing with cases arising from non
observance of the order, General Per
shing stated, would not be tolerated,
and to insure this" he said, the rec
ords of all sentences will be carefully
examined and compared. and lax
courts and officers held strictly ac-
countablc."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

One hundred and eighty cases OF
surgical dressings and other Red
Cross preparations for hospital SER
vice have been shipped to Siberia by
the Hawaiian chapter of the Red
Cross Society, the first of the kind
shipped TO the new American and AL
lied base in the Far East. The cases
make I'D total of siXty-fve tons OF
steamer space and is given ships
manifest value of $6O,735.25.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
Died at Camp Dodge.

c. e. Robson, an operator at the
M. & st. l.. received word from his
wife who is home with her parents at
Marion that her brother Clifford Muir
ply died at Camp Dodge Friday even
ing from pneumonia. Mr.. Robson went
TO Marion last evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

though Hun, was emperor of Ger
many
There is even a curious parallel
between the careers of Attila and OF
Emperor William, the main diffes-
ence between them being that At
tia risked his life on the battle
field.
Attila's domain extended from
Germany 10 the Chinese wall, but
ii was loosely connected, and his
military reliance was placed upon
combined army of Huns who had
followed him from the east, and Of
the inhabitants OF Germany, the
OstrogOths.
Attila invaded France. sweeping
everything before him. At the
Marno river. he met the allied
forces of the Romans, the Franks
F'rench) and the Visigoths (or
SPAIN, and suffered a terrible de.
feat. The battle was fought over
The very territory in which the al
lies OF 1914 turned back the latter
day Huns and their Attia-worship-
ing leader. This struggle in the
fifth century not only was called
the battle of the Marne or Of
Chalons-sur- Marine, but it ranked
as the bloodiest battle in human
history until the second battle of
the Marine was fought fifteen hundred
years afterwards.
Attila was not discouraged. De.
feated at the Marine, he retired back
of the Rhine, and then organized
an invasion Of Italy. but died before
IL had been completed.
There was even massacre in
Armenia and Syria as a side sport
under ATLAS leadership, and he
maintained route TO Asia via the
| Ukraine. ..
| In ruthless methods. in national
alignment. and in the geographical
direction of the campaigns, there is
an astounding similarity between
the careers Of Attila and the Ger
man war machine. 49,.
Germany received the title OF
the Hun" from people who did not
know Attila ruled Germany, who
did not know Attila and his Ger
man soldiers had been defeated al
the Marine, who did not know thai
Emperor William had held up At
lila as the model of conduct for Tho
German army.
Imposition of the title was ipev
Iitable, because ii was justified by
the nature of Germany's warfare
and later the discovery was made
THAT German warfare has a histori
cal relationship TO the Huns them
selves.
Those who are inclined to protes
against Hun" should in fact bt
thankful that such an appellatior
is at hand. 1t takes the stain of
the word German" 80.
The Germans are called Huns
today because the original Huns
were unable to pass their guilt OF
TO some other nationality. 1t j!
entirely possible that if the wore
Hun" We're not in universal us'
today, German" would be incor
porated into the English languag,
with new common noun meaning
Such things have happened Every
body knows what a vandal is
"Vandal" was originally the name
OF German tribe which SACKED
Rome. The name of the tribe wa!
adopted as a descriptive word foI
the kind of war they waged, anC
will remain Ill the language fol
thousands OF years after the Van
dals have been forgotten. Tha
might happen to the word German
if the portion of the German re-
which disgraces it We're not called
1.-The Hun" q
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
HOW NEWSPAPERS SERVE.

The prompt compliance by the pub
lie with the request of the fuel admins
tration for the conservation of gaso-
line by the general observance Of auto
less Sundays furnishes another exam
pie as to why newspapers were placed
70 the forefront OF the list Of essential
industries. points out the Admission
(Ala) Star.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

Kaiser William and the miiitarists
who willed this war, who planned 1t
and ordered it, must be given up by
the German people as hostages 10
civilization before the free nations OF
the world can enter in'o peaceful re
lations with the country those crimi-
nails hate enslaved and made to do
their foul bidding.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

Somebody is always taking the
Joy out OF life for the boys and girls.
This enforced vacation on account of
malignant disease will cause them
to attend school longer next summer
or miss the Christmas holidays.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

The Belgians have the satisfaction
of beating the everlasting daylights
out of that unbeatable German army
Of seeing the brute run lice a rabbit
and whimper "kamerad," while we, in
the ringside seats, want to yell, Eat
'em up, Belgium; make 'cm like it
Oh, oh, soak 'em again. "-Burlin2ton
Hawkeye
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
Buckwheat.

James Moore, out in the Spring
Creek neighborhood, put in couple
of pieces of buckwheat that threshed
out exceptionally well last week, far
better than expected Some of the
yield went at the rate of about thirty
bushels to the acre Mr.. Moore and
son will have over 500 bushels of the
G, ain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
Murder in Second DEGREE.

Homer Neill, who shot and killed
James Kersey in the corridor of the
city Jail last June. was indicted for
murder in the second degree by the
grand jury yesterday aftenoor-
Knoxville Express.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

The Dubuque Times-Journal in.
sists that anyone who fayors a nego-
tiated peace is traitor TO his country.
More than that he is traitor TO hui
inanity's war"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

1t was all right TO bar the Chica.
go "Sensation" from Camp Dodge be.
cause Of it's misleading headlines
but we wonder how some Of those
Dies Moines "Sereamers" get by
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
New Hartford Hard Hit

New Hartford knows that the Span
ish influenza is not a joking matter.
Fully seventy'fiye per cent Of the pop
ulation had it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

This is free country insists the
Dallas News in which every man is
allowed 10 take his choice between a
jlnsIing pocket and a rafting motor
car
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

---Apropos of the German situation
the Springfield Ledger says grimly:
"Any thief caught with the goods will
give them back if you'll let them CO."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

1t will be cash and carry or hush
and hurry next week if you want your
orders delivered. Do 1t now,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

There isn't anything pleasant
about the war except the way it is go
ing to end.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

VIII church services or picture
shows be missed most tomorrow?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

Matches appear 10 be scarce in
England. An advertiser in London
paper says he would like TO hear from
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

The festive cranberry is the latest
addition TO the local market and the
fruit is in fair demand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

To the Iowa City Republican ut
looks as though the allies are about 10
make a touchdown"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

any man who centemplates striking
one in his neighborhood with a view
to sharing the same. la
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
Quit your sneedng!

Both parties profit when they
meet through Herald Want Ads.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24

Chairman Republican National Com
mittee, Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. 26,
1918