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The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
PACKER PROBE
CHARGES POINT
TOH.B.COLLINS
Commission Attorney Ac-
cuses >Co-ordination of
Food Purchase Head.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Additional dis
closures from letters picturing the
Chicago packers in efforts to stifie
competition and bring practically
all branches of the industry under
their sway were made before ex-
aminers of the Federal Trade Com
mission today.
Small dealers who confessed fear
of financial ruin because of the
testimony told how Swift and
Company either steam rollered'
them out of existence or brought
them into line.
Aceuses III. b. Collins.
Francis J. Heney, attorney for
the commission. introduced cores
pondence tending to show activity
Of other dollar-a-year men acting
in. Official capacity for the Food Ad-
ministration, while drawing salar-
les from the packers.
II. b. Collins, assistant head of
the Division OF Coordination of
Purchases of the Food Administra-
tion, is one of these, Mr.. Heney
charged. He declared Mr.. Collins
had drawn a salary of $4,000 a year
ager- OF its produce department to
January %, the date of the last
check by the Trade Board. w. E.
Priebe, whose name was brought
out in pre-tous evidence and who
has been known generally as the
largest independent poultry dealer,
was shown to be on the Swift pay
roll az salary of SITS a month. He
Is chief Of the Division Of Poultry,
Eggs and Perishable Markets for
the Food Administration. The firm
of w. 3. Priebe and Company, it
WIS charged, is owned entirely by
Swift and Company.
Correspondence seized from the
packers files. and Introduced by
Mr.. Heney, revealed how carefully
packers watched antagonistic state
legislation. a plan to disrupt union
labor activity through the employ
.zxr
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
LORD READING
HEARSSUNDAY
RAP GERMANS
English Diplomat Among
Audience When Sunday
Flays Kaiser Bill.
BY ARTHUR JOYCE

Presence of Secretary of State
and Mrs. Robert Lansing. accom-
panied by Lord Reading. the newly
appointed British Ambassador to
this country and Lady Reading
added a touch of the diplomatic to
the Tabernacle meeting last night.
The party sat down among the
regulars" in the general admission
section. their feet dangling in the
sawdust and their overcoats and
hats tucked under the wooden
benches. There wasn't any room
on the platform or in the silk lid
section which is usually reserved
for the great and near-great, and
the only courtesy extended the dis
tinguished visitors was that the
ushers held their space" in the
front row of benches a few minutes
longer than the customary time.
Replace Regular.
If Lord or Lady Reading never
before got a touch" of the de-
mocracy of America, they sure were
given evidence of it in great shape
last night. Crowded about them in
their seats were men and women
representing various walks of life.
The seat occupied by the British
Ambassador has heretofore been
prompted by the late Prophet
Dowie's counterpart-an old fellow
who sells almanacs on Ninth street
and who looks enough like the
former head OF the Mormon Church
to be his twin brother. No one
seems to know his name, but every
body who's been at the Tabernacle
more than once could spot him
a mile away.
The Lansing-Reading party heard
Billy use language about that dirty
bunch over in Germany" that may
have shocked their diplomatic senses.
But they seemed to enjoy it very
much, judging from the smiling faces
Of the Secretary and the Ambassador.
"I see by the newspapers" COM
mented Billy before he landed IEto his
sermon, that old Won Hertling, the
German chancellor. has had another
attack of peace hydrophobia. He's
talking about acceptance of FIVE of the
Presidents peace terms. Put we're
used to that gangs camoufage stunts.
Hes handing out a bunch of cream
pVffs filled with sauerkraut. cocaine,
aesofetida and poison. and he thinks
he'll get away with the gan. But you
can bet Germany will accept all four
teen of the Presidents counts on the
peace question before we get through
with that gang. We've drawn the
sword and We won't sheathe it until
we have that gang, believing like a
bull. s... ..
Lansing Smiles.
The 1900 persons who thronged the
Tabernacle cheered and shouted. Sec
retary Lansing smiled. So did Lord
Reading. The eyes OF almost every
one up 'front.' were on the visitors to
see how they'd take" Billy's refer
ences to Germany. And those who
glanced in their direction were, ap-
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The Washington herald., 1918-02-27

steamship Heligoland, OF the
scandinayian-American line.
81 will make them pay for this"
he vowed. The letter, written on
board the steamship Heligoland
at Halifax, April %. 1917, was
signed by A. Rimka. formerly
editor Of "Ateitis." a Lithuanian
weekly newspaper published In
Boston, to whom, because of his
acquaintance with Trotzky, was
intrusted the mission Of shadow
ing the present Bolsheviki leader
on his return to Russia
He Is fiery in HIS denunciation
Of Great Britain" the letter reads,
''and says he is going to avenge
himself to the utmost on English
speaking peoples"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
WENT TO BALTIMORE;
NEVER CAME BACK
Aston Hewl Mysteriously Drops
From Sight.

While the police are lending every
efert to locate Aston Heri. 40 years
old who has been missing from his
home. 1s21 X street northwest. since
Monday. Mrs. Heri Is on the verge of a
collapse from worry over their z-year-
Old son. who Is critically i'll with pneu-
mpnia and the mysterious disappear-
ance Of her husband.
Heri. who 10 employed by an F street
tailor, went to Baltimore last Monday
70 purchase some goods. Nothing has
been heard Of him since.
He II described as being feet s
nches tail and weighing between, 10
and 40 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
RUSSIANS HALT INVASION OF GERMANS
FIGHT ON" TIALY'S REPLY TO HERTLING
Trotzky Intended Fighting
Allies When He Left America

;pecial TO The wsshinstnn Herald.
New York, Feb. @.-Leon Trotz-
ky, now foreign minister of Rus
sia. vowed vengeance on the allies
when he left America last April
with the announced intention Of
overthrowing the Kerensky gov
ernment.
"A letter made public today by
+ the British agent who watched
Trotzky during his residence in
The Bronx last spring and who
had him followed when he start
ed for Russia shows in what mood
he sailed. Trotzky's anger against
England knew no bounds when
British secret service men detain-
ed him at Halifax on board the
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
Four Named in Latest
List Of Tuscania Victims

The War Department late yesterday
received second partial list of those
officially reported missing or among
the unidentified dead from, the Tus-
cania- The list follows:
Leonard H. Dethman, McCabe,
Mont; Thomas e. Hudgeons, Hallets-
VILE, Tex; Joseph Marlin. Checotah,
Okla; Harry E. Smith, s32s Chestnut
avenue, Baltimore, Md.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
Invading Army Halted at
Pskov by Stubborn Un-
expected Resistance.
FIGHTS NOW RAGING
SAY LATEST REPORTS
Legions Of Kaiser Still Hop,-
full of Reaching Goal
at Capital.
Special ca5Ie 10 The wr-t;-Hs..s n
Herald and New York TrskuBc.

EbGNAnl 10 Na-~la- n
Herald and New York Tr.kuHc.g
London. Feb. 26.-PsLcv. I7j
miles southwest of PelTosrad. whe.e
capture by the Germans was oS-
cially announced by Berlin. RS
been retaken by the Bo!shcyii.&::. w'.o
everywhere are vaEsndy rcsisGEs
the Tcutons' advance. Fighting.
according to Petrograd. is now &C.
ing on in the street Of Pskoy.
Dispatches from PcIrogrsd s.s;,
that the Sleeping Capital was re-
fed Sunday morning that The Ger
mans had entered Pskov by the
shrieking of sirens. 1t was then
learned that the enemy was conIiE-
uing its march on PetrogTsd. lE=
mediately the working tIea ard
working women supporting Tic
councils were ordered 10 mobilize.
People Aroused.
They assembled at tine Smolny Iu-
stitute, HEADQUARTERS OF the BoisEc-
Wiki. motor cars we're -requisitioncd
and tram cars also carried the so,-
diers and members OF the Red Guard
to the various railway stations.
The blast OK whistles RlaO EcrN cd
TO arose the Home Guards. Ne
snd VOIE-n were given shovr's sad
spades and the work OF digging
trenches around the capital CcHtii %
ued. Later the Troops assembled q.
the railway stations were transport
cd TO a military camp. the dispatch
from Petrograd states.
The military activities Of thc b.
sheviki governing body. tho Cc---c7'
OF Peoples COnmis ss.oHeTs. ucTs.l'.g =
at Smolny Institute. whilC the rsi,
tary activities Of The orEEni@e:fc-'
were transferred to the ,arp
the camps. the rHnn aud rur.
forming cnnIassc |Tc b-ia: W.. -. :
into fighting detachment
Reports Differ.
DISPATCHES from PClrug,.d rl.-@
that three different reports HI-y bscl
received on conditions On PsSOv. "a:
report states that a small L.grGls,st
detachment entered the CITY. only -
retire Another report speaks e..
street fighting between the -
Guard and the invaders. white O.,
third states that German --ssC:''
train came from OstgOv. which hgd
been occupied by the GsT5lEu8 pre-
: viOusly.
In the occupancy Of Ostrov an ar
incurred aeroplane was used rs scott
for the dvancing Germans. Tho tlJ--
ster machine hovcIed over the city.
and when il saw that the evacuation
had begun. signaled 20 the cavalry ad-
vancing along the railroad. Al a gal
lop the Uhlans rode INTO the strccts OF
ostrov.
Amsterdam. Feb. es-Russian TO-
sistance to the German invasion his
stiffened all along the Northern from.
and the menace to Petrograd has
whipped the workers in the capital out
OF their apathy into an eleventh-hour
rally for the city's defense
So determined was the stand OF Red
Guards in the face OF the German ad-
vance during the last twenty-four
hours that il elected indirect praise
from the Berlin war oficc today. tho
official bulletin referring TO our stub
born enemy"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
Mayor L Rebuked.

Chicago, Feb. 2s.-Mayor Thomp-
sons city haf administration today
suffered a decisive defeat at the alder
manic primaries. About 175.0oo votes
We're -polied out Of totsl registration
OF 100000 John W. Rainey won the
Democratic imagination for Congress
% succeed the 1te Charles Martin.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
Questions Exemptions.

knoxiile, Tenn, Feb. 26.-The
city commission demanded today
that the East Tennessee division
exemption board reopen and rehear
appeals on $4,000 questionnaires
The reason ascribed for the demand
was alleged unfair tactics and un-
due haste in classificctions.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
Hun Raiders Defeated
By British Fighters

Field Marshall Haig today reported
the repulse OF a German raid south of
the Cambrai-Arras road. On the
franeo-German front there was vio-
lent gun fire on the right bank Of the
Meuse fVerdun) and In the region Of
Reasmont.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
Ayiators Burned.

Cape May, n. j., Feb. 26.-Ensign
Walker Weed, Of the aviation station
here. and Lieut.. Bennett. of the local
Aviation Corps. were badly burned to-
day when the engines OF their sea-
plane back-fred, following collision
with one Of the stone jetties.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
.SAMMIES BUSY
FEW FIGHT YET
OBJ serving, Sniping and
Raiding Occupy the One
Per Cent Fighting.
By HENRY G, wALEs.

With the American Army In France,
Feb. S.-Less than 1 per cent OF the
Americans are fighting the Germans
yet-only observers. snipers. patrollers
and raiders.
The infantrymen are drilled inces-
sanity. their heads below the parapet
Only appointed observers are using
periscopes and sharpshooters are man
ming the loopholes.
The artinerymen. from the technical
engineering range finders To tie gun
layers crews. are never seen by the
enemy. .-t
Operate From Msp.
They operate from maps. photo
graphically corrected and supple
mented by aviators In daily airplane
trips over the enemy's lines. These
maps show all the trenches, the
strong points, the communications and
the gun emplacements in the German
lines. d..
visited o certain crack Lichtfield
battery supporting a segment Of the
American front today. accompanied
by a lanky, debonnair. business-like
major.
Piece No. 1, Battery No. 3, Regi.
ment-" cried q sergeant standing
at attention with his crew when we
appeared in a gunpit where a grace
ful French 75-similar to our three
inch gun-waited for the lanyard to
be pulled SO she could send a shell
screaming to the enemy.
An eagle-eyed sentry stood at his
observation position. watching the
American trenches for a rocket or
signal demanding barrage in case the
enemy attacked.
He pointed out craters made by
enemy shells.
I'VE fired twenty-one seconds after
a rocket went up asking for barrage
the other night" said the major. my
crews keep two shells in the air from
the same gun when they make top
speed"
Finishing the inspection of the bat
terry, was about to leave with the
major when a shot sounded from the
German lines. followed, by three
others. Almost Immediately a shrill
whistling, indicating that 1t was a six
inch shell, became audible; then the
projectile exploded, not far enough
for comfort. Other shots were sound
ing when the captain in charge call
ed, Take cover" The gun crews
that were standing at attention sour
ried to the dugouts.
Gas Masks On.
Put on gas masks" ordered the
captain, and we all doffed our steel
helmets, adjusting the masks,
pinching the nostrils with a closed
clip inside the masks and placing
the rubber mouthpiece Of the res
piratory pipe between our teeth.
Meantime the major and the cap
tain descended into the dugouts
and the doors were closed, barring
the poisonous fumes. ..
Il guess you're getting a pretty
good piece for the newspapers, -
said the major. talking through his
breathing pipe. you landed at the
right moment"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27
U. S. DIPLOMAT
PREPARES TO
LEAVE RUSSIA
Ambassador Francis, with
Other Representatives
Have Goods Packed.

Ambassador Francis yesterday got
word to the State Department
through Peking. that he and the
other diplomatic representatives Of
the allies were prepared to leave
Petrograd if possible. Mr.. Francis
cabled that he and the Embassy
staff would leave with the Chinese,
Japanese and Simese diplomats for
the East. He did not say what the
plans of the other diplomats in Pc
trograd might be.
Allied Interests.
There are large British and very
large French interests in the Rus
sian capital. 1t is believed that
the representatives of these coun-
tries will stay to the last gasp. En-
glish interests own many factories
in Petrograd and the French not
only have large manufacturing in
terests but many of the shops of
Petrograd are owned and operated
by Paris firms.
Many British engineers and work.
men are employed in the Petrograd
siderable amounts of British and
French money and securities stiIl
remain in Petrog rad, and that il
will be almost impossible to save
these assets from the Germans il
their advance is pursued.
Mr.. Francis cable, which was
dated February rs, stated that the
advancing Germans were but eight
hours away and indicated that the
fall of the city was expected at
almost any time.
Poles Oppose.
Press reports received indicates
that the Red Guard is offering re-
sistance to the invaders at almost
every point. One. dispatch told of
the recapture by the Russian forces
of Pskov, 100 miles from Petro-
grad, and probably the point at
which Mr.. Francis alluded to the
Germans as but eight hours away.
Officials here confessed themselves
at a loss to judge of the real situa-
ton in Russia in view Of advices that
Lenine had agreed to the German
peace and was sending negotiators to
Brest-Litovsk TO sign the German
treaty.
Meanwhile officials learned that the
German armies are pressing their ad-
vance in every direction against such
resistance as the scattered and ill-or-
ganized Red Guard is able to offef.
Washington was particularly inter
ested in accounts OF an action In
which 1000 Polish soldiers are re-
ported to have fed. The dispatch,
from a Boisheyik source did not in
dicate whether these were Russian
or German forces.
The last Information which reached
Washington, some weeks ago. was
that there rematned in the Russian
army about 600.00o Poles who main
tanned their own organization under
splendid discipline and were full de-
termined to fight Germany TO the
end. despite Bolshevik disorgsnixa-
ton and surrender all around them.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-27

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

fathers heirs, you know, and they
blame me for his death, for our pow
erty, and for all the other misfortunes
that have overtaken us. We live like
cats and dogs"
Don Mario had been drumming hi
fat fingers impatiently upon the arm OF
his chair. Now he exclaimed:
"Your pardon, sonora, but I am just
now very little interested in your do.
nestle relations. What you say about
Rosa only makes me more eager, for
loathe sleepy woman. Now tell me-
is She Has she any-affairs Of the
hearth"
emo, unless perhaps a filtration
with that young American, Juan
O'Reilly." Donna Isabel gave the name
its Spanish pronunciation Of "O'Rail'
ye."
"Juan o'Reilly? O'Reilly? Oh, yes
But what has he to offer woman? BE
is little more than a clerk"
"That is what I tell her. Oh, II
hasn't gone far as yet"
"Goodr' Don Mario rose to leave
for the exertion Of his ride had made
him thirsty. "You>m may name your OWL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05
MINNESOTA FARMS.

For Sale-Snap, eighty acres located
In Freeborn county. Minnesota, close
to the Iowa ine. three miles to good
market town with high school, three
fourths miles TO country school. land
all smooth gently sloping back soil.
no waste land. no quack grass, nearly
al, under cultivation. Hns large mod
ern buildings worth $1,000 and close
up to state road with fne grove and
orchard arouni, we'll fenced. Price
s145 per acre. terms $500 down, $500
March 1. 1919. balance long time to
suit. Finest irome in county located
one and one-half miles from the
lake for boating and fishing. HavN
big list OF eighty and 100 acre farms
small payments and per cent money.
Agents wonted. Lewis Fedge Albert
Lea, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05
Ornamental Trees.

Az ornamental trees the Japanese
and Chinese persimmons are entitled
to high rank. When the trees are in
full leaf they are handsome without
other adornment. The trees loaded
with orange and orange-red fruits are
among the most striking objects in
the garden. All thrive in California,
and not elsewhere except in some
southern states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05
HOW TO ANSWER
Advertising Where No Address
Is Given, But Key Num-
Der Used.

When an advertiser does no: use his
name 1t is. because he does not want
the public to know it; so you must
address letter to Times Republican.
using the letters he uses. We deliver
them to the advertiser promptly. We
can not give you his name or address.
All advertisements for this column
must be in this office by IL (noon)
for publication that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

For Sale.-One hundred sixty acres
located ideally, two mics from con-
solidated school In Marshall county,
improvements good. land lays gently
rolling, price $2l5 per acre. Good
terms. We are willing to put our time
against yours In showing this farm.
whether you buy or not. See Walter
b. Bohen Land Company. over "a East
Main street, phone 374 or green $40.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

For saIe-Seed corn. Early yellow
and silver King. suitable for anywhere
Iowa, test IS per cent and better
guaranteed, $3.50. Seed potatoes %
,ents delivered car lots. Murray 4
20. New Hampton. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

For Sale-&One whole set Of barber
outfit composed OF three Of the latest
style of barber cairs, counter and
mirrors, eight foot tobacco case, cigar
case, writing desk. shoe shining chair.
national casl. register two settces.
shampoo laboratory. VIII sell out
single items, make special price on all
of 1t or man that wants barber shop
lin good location rent same building
and leave goo ], there at 3o3 South
Third avenue. Write John Kurt-, 40S
East Boone street or phone 1925.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

Southwest Iowa Is . fertile field Tor
the man with anything to sell AthAt has
merit Seventy ave thousand people
in southwest Iowa read the daily Nom
pareil. It 10 the great want ad medium
OF this scction. IT 10 known Tar ana
wide az producer OF resnlta II Yon
have land or. anything else 70 sell ~
trade. get In touch with southwest
Iowa thru the Nonparell. Cpt1G,a
BLUFFS, Iowa. i " HI s 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

For Sale-On our farm northwest OF
Marshalltown, thirty 1--WE head of thin
sows. fine bunch OF mllch cows and
other cattle. all kinds OF work horses.
II you need any stock OF any kind come
out to our farm. Plumb Bros.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05
SEvENTY.slx ACRE FARM

For sale or will take 5000 city
property in exchange: ten miles from
Marshalltown. one mile from small
town with consolidated school. First
class improvements, sixty eight acres
under pillow. Price 5000 aeres Finnay.
the land man, Mnrshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-05

reward for helping me and will pay
1t the day Rosa marries me. Now kind
~ advise her Of my intentions and tell
her I shall come to see her soon."
It was quite true that Johnnie
O'Reilly-or 'The O'Reilly," as his
friends called him-had little in the
way Of worldly advantage to offer any
girl, and 1t was precisely because Of
this fact that he had accepted posi-
ton here in Cuba, where, from the very
nature Of things, promotion was likely
to be more rapid than in the New York
office of his firm.
A dancing eye speaks every Ian
guage; a singing heart gathers its own
audience. Before the young Irish
American had more than bowling &C.
quaintance with the commonest Span.
ish. verbs he had q calling acquaint-
ance with some OF the most exclusive
people of Matanzas. He had adjusted
himself serenely to his surroundings
when Rosa Varona returned from
school, but with her coming, away
went all his complacency. His content
mcnt vanished; he experienced total
change in his opinions, his hopes, and
his ambitions.
He discovered, for example, that Ma
tanzas was by no means the out.of-the-
way place he had considered 1t on the
contrary, after meeting Rosa once By
accident, twice BY design, and three
times by mutual arrangement, It had
Z dawned upon him that this was the
chief city Of Cuba, If not, perhaps, the
hub around which the whole world re-
volved; certainly it was the most
agreeable of all cities. since 1t con-
tanned everything that was necessary
for mans happiness. Yet, despite the
thrill Of his awakening, O'Reilly was
not at all pleased with himself, for, as
It happened there was another girl
back home, and during his first year
Of loneliness he had written to her
more freely and more frequently than
any man on such a salary as his had q
right to do.
Inasmuch as her father was O'Reil-
ly's company" It may be seen that
Rosa varona's homecoming seriously
complicated matters, not only from a
sentimental, but from business stand
point.
It was in a thoughtful mood that he
rode up La Cumbre toward the Quinta
de Esteban, late on the afternoon Of
Dan Mario's visit. Instead Of going d.
rectly to the house, as the merchant
had done, O'Reilly turned of from the
road and, after lettering his horse in
cluster of guava bushes, proceeded
ON foot. He did not like Donna Isabel,
nor did Donna Isabel like him. More
over, he had q particular reason for
avoiding her today. Iss
- - .:.s.ss> Tho sUep0nn npemisea he
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To Rent-Stone apartments. mod
ern furnished artistic homes. Transient
or long term rates: los West Grant.
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Wanted--An elderly lady or girl to
help on farm with general housework
No objections to one child. A good
home. Address Els, care Times Re-
nublIcan