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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
M. q. HUTCHINSON DEAD.
Following Operation for Appendicitis
Peritonitis Developed.

Ottumwa, Aug. I'M. B. Hutchinson,
banker, lumberman, public-spirited
citizen of Ottumwa, pioneer and pa
triot, is dead Following an operation
for appendicitis last Friday morning.
peritonitis developed and one Of OF
tumwa's most active workers died at
lao yesterday afternoon in st. JOS
eph's hospital.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
THREE MEN KILLED.
And Big Building Wrecked BY Elk
pIosion this Morning.

Grafton, ILL.,, Aug. Three men
were killed and one of the buildings
of the Illinois Powder Plant here was
wrecked when a dynamite explosion
occurred in the punch room early to-
day. No one else was in the building
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
ulEs FROM HEAT.
Suffered Sun Stroke and Death Is
the Result.

ottumwa. Aug. Everett Hopkins
BOT South Madison avenue. died at
$3.50 o'clock this morning victim OF
the intense heat wave OF the past few
days. He suffered a sunstroke yester.
day noon, which was said by physi-
clans to have caused his death.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
DISASTROUS Fire in Illinois.

Streator, Ill. Aug. THE loss re,
suitihg from the fire at Blackstone, ten
miles south of here last night. was
placed at $4,000 today. A block in
the business district was wiped out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
RESIGNATION IMMINENT.
Admiral Won capelie, Minister Of Ma.
rines, May Retire.

e;Paris, Aug. 7.--Some of the Ger
man newspapers announce the resig-
nation of Admiral Won Capelle. Min
lister of the Marines, is imminent %
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
UNITE PHONE LINES
Consolidation is to be Promoted Un.
der Government Control.

der Government Control.
Washington. August. Post Mas
ter General Burleson today announced
that the government will undertake
TO coordinate the consolidation of com
peting telephone systems in this coun-
try wherever il is possible.
Negotiations already under way to
this end for combining the competing
systems will not be disturbed he said,
and when completed they will be sub
mitted to him on approval.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-08
BETTER CONDITIONS.
Are Assured Lead Workers by the
War Labor Board.

Washington. Aug. THE national
war labor board has made awards to
the employees OF the St Joseph Lead
Company of Missouri. which will bet
ter living conditions for the workers
and at the same time increase the eff
fciency of the company.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-19
Suffrage Speaker
Visits KadOkd
lCOntrihutedl

MIS-. kene l.. Ii. Stevens, flelu
Secretary of the South Dakota
UNIVERSAL Franchise League was
a recent visitor in kadOka, She
is making a tour OF the western
counties of the state in the inter
est OF the CitiZenShip-Suttra9e
Amendment TO the Constitution
which is TO be voted upon at the
November elections, and stopped
here to outline plans for the fall
campaign with the local commit
tee, among whom are Mrs. II. w.
Rhodes, Mrs. q. H. Decker, Mrs.
]. F. Butler and others OF kadoka.
Mrs. Stevens made a brief talk
to the women at the food preser-
walton demonstration Saturday
afternoon when she said in part:
Women are urged to take the
places of men called to the ColorS,
and are gladly doing it, in muni-
tion plants, railway Yards, on city
electric cars, house elevators, in
boundaries, car shops, and in
many other VOCationS where WO-
men have never been employed
heretofore. Experience in other
bei9erent countries and especial
" in Great Britain has demon
Strated that women may be sue
cesSfully employed in nearly all
occupations, and beyond doubt
the United States will repeat the
experience of other countries and
women will gradually fill the
places left vacant by soldiers;
but in most states they cannot
take their places at the polls.
"Alien enemies, plotterS and
other diSlOyal men In our midst
who cannot and will not be trust
ed in munition plants nor in many
war industries to which women
are being urged, yet they vote.
To many Americans it is
shocking news that alien enemies
may vote in this country, but in
eight states this is true. An
enormous number of slackers in
war but actors in voting have
been revealed in the German
counties of South Dakota-the
the counties which defeated wO-
man suffrage at the polls in 1916.
Time has witnessed the com
ing and going of many privileged
classes, but our great American
Republic has presented to the
world the most astonishing ano-
malv in all history. With equal
rights for all and special priv
legeS for none as its standard, 1t
denies the vote, the right prOtec-
| tive of all other rights, to millions
Iof native born, home-educated
citizens and gives it to men who
are not citizens and who come
from the lands with which we
are at war!
Justice, progress, security de
mand that the women OF the
country be enfranChiSed, and that
citizenship. not sex be made the
basis of suffrage
Following is a statement OF the
citizenship amendment:
Every person resident of this
state who shall be of the age OF
II years and upwards, not other
wise disqualified, belonging tc
either of the fcllowine classes
who shall have resided in the
United States 5 years, in this state
year, in the county 90 days anc
in the election precinct where
such person offers his vote, 81
DAYS next preceding any election
shall be qualified electors at suct
election.
First: Citizens of the United
States.
Second: Persons of foreign
birth who have become natural
lied citizens in conformity to th'
laws of the United States upor
, the subject of naturalization.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-19

this article, and the scope of the
work of this Civilian Relief" too
broad to allow of detail. Any
further information regarding 1t
in any way, and any case of fam
lies needing assistance, the Com
mittee will be very glad to give
and receive.
In the name of said Committee,
S. p. Hurley,
f. w. Thode,
A. V. Bryan.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-19
Teachers Examination and County In
stitute. At Kadoka.

An examination Tor Second
and Third grade certificates will
be held at kadoka on July 1919.
The Normal Institute for Jackson
and Bennett counties will be held
at Kadoka the week beginning
July %. L. 5. Dubois, SuDt.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-07-19

Cash for land. See McNally.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
KANSAS CITY PATROLED
BY NATIONAL GUARD
To Prevent Repetition of Rioting,
Following First Day of Union
Workmen's Strike.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March 2S.-Dawn
today found the downtown district of
Kansas City patrolled by members of
the 7th Regiment. Missouri National
Guard Chome glards). to prevent rep
edtion of the rioting and wrecking of
business establishments that marked
the first day and night of the general
strike Of union workmen in the city
called yesterday in sympathy with the
striking laundry workers. Guards also
were stationed in the outlying districts,
where it was feared an attempt to
resume the disorders possibly might be
made.
Following a day of disorder. in which
other missiles. seriously damc ged nine
Largo laundry plants. the strike sy mpathiz-
ers made night raid on the downtown
district Many restaurants that had not
closed in accordance with the strike
committees edict were visited and the
employees driven out and one of the
places partly wrecked. Three alleged
strikers were shot and seriously wound
ed, one probably fatally, in the attacks
on laundry plants yesterday. There
were numerous reports Of bruised heads
and other minor injuries, as in some
Of the fights policemen piled their night
sticks freely. The strike leaders
claimed approximately 1000 persons
had walked out.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
CONTINUE INVESTIGATING
JERSEY CITY EXPLOSION
Altman Held Without Bail-Ware-
house Officials Deny Storing
Explosives.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., March 2s.-The
authorities investigating the explosion
in the Jarvis warehouse Tuesday, which
did. approximately. $4,000. 900 damage,
destroyed war materials and shook the
surrounding country, continued their
inquiry today. despite the statement Of
Jacob E. Altman that he accidentally
caused the explosion by dropping a Gig
arctic.
Altman. who was weigher in the
warehouse, was today held without bail
for the grand jury. charged with arson.
The authorities intimated that other ar
rests were expected, and that one OF
those who might be apprehended was
a German resident of this city,
Denial that explosives were stored in
the warehouse was made by counsel for
three others arrested in the case when
they were arraigned today. The men
are Robert M. Jarvis, president Of the
warehouse company: W. f. Wilson. su-
perintendent, and Edward Floyd Jones.
secretary of the Riker company. owner
OF ch!orate of potash. said to have been
stored In the building, all accused Of
storing explosives contrary to law The
hearing was adjourned until April 4.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
JAPAN MAKES new
DEMANDS ON CHINA
Using All Possible Pressure to
Have Military Commission
Confer as to Germany.
BY WILLIAM r.. GILES.

CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
PEKING. China, March 2S.-Japan
has presented secretly new demands to
the Chinese government and, following
the precedent set in the case of the IA
nous twenty-one demands, is using all
pressure possible to secure the sigma
ture of China to this agreement. The
demands read:
In view of the spreading of German
influence in the far east, endangering
public safety and general peace. the
high contracting parties agree, first to
take common measures in the form of
cooperation to meet the situation, and.
second. in order to attain this, the two
countries agree to appoint a military
commission to discuss in detail the
necessary measures to be carried out"
The general vagueness OF the note
leads the Chinese to fear that this is
over China and carry out the fifth
group of the twenty-one demands The
secrecy involving the affair is giving
the Chinese concern, but they are
afraid of exposing the facts, as they
realize Japan's ability to take revenge
While the Japanese refuse to admit
that they have taken any such action
l am satisfied that my information is
correct.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
ARMY BOARD TO DECIDE
FATE OF GEN. [. WOOD

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood still is here
waiting for the physical examination at
the hands of an Army board. which
will determine whether he shall return
to France in command of fighting
troops or remain in the United States
on inactive duty. Today there was no
indication of when he would be ex-
amined.
Some of the generals friends have
been apprehensiye that he would not be
returned to active duty.
Some senator's, including Senator
Thomas of Colorado. democrat, be-
lieved that the President should learn
at first hand much of the informatio
disclosed in the executive session of the
military affairs committee Monday,
when Gen. Wood testified at the re-
quest of the committee.
Senator Thomas suggested. to Secre-
tary Tumulty that the President send
for Gen. Wood. But there was no indi-
cation today that the President intended
doing SO.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

course Of the day to debouch west
ward from the town OF Albert have
been driven back, In each instance with
the heaviest casualties.
This afternoon also the enemy at
tackled in great strength in the neigh
borhood Of Rucquoy and Ablanville and
gained footing in the latter village
At all other points his infantry has
been beaten of with great loss.
Our troops have again fought mag
nincently and, as shown in the above
account, have today thrown back the
enemy all along the British front with
heavy losses in spite of most bitter and
attacks, and his superiority
in numbers. Heavy fighting still con-
Attack on French Lines.
PARIS, March 27-Wfth fresh troops
the Germans today attacked the French
lines east Of Montdidier. and. although
their assaults were repulsed several
times, they succeeded in making some
advance, according to the war Office
announcement tonight Around Las
signy and Noyon powerful enemy at
tacks were broken up.
The text of the statement reads:
The Germans, throwing into the bat
tie fresh new troops. today attacked
with redoubled violence our positions
east of Montdidier. Our troops with
praiseworthy tenacity checked the as
advancing only by reason of a marked
superiority in numbers.
I'm the regions Of Lassigny and Noy-
on attacks not less powerful suffered a
complete check, breaking down before
the heroic resistance of our regiments"
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Tw0 Critical Battle Moments
Are Cited by British General

would not like to say we are not likely to
be faced with another crisis, but time is
on our side. The enemy is getting far
ther from his railroads and the area be-
hind the line is getting more congested.
His supply of men also is wearing
down. Thus far the Germans have kept
their troops in echelor, throwing in
fresh men from the rear echelons as
fast as the front line is exhausted
Meanwhile the men carry fun equip
ment and exist on iron rationa This
process of handling troops is now
growing difficult. and meanwhile An
glo-French reserves are getting nearer
the battle front.
The situation today is less critical
than 1t has been in the last few days."
Map Shows Hun Gains.
Gen. Maurice laid a map Of the west
ern front on the table in his quarters
while making his customary verbal
statement. a blue line representing the
front as outlined in last night com
munique, while a bright green line
showed the line at l o'clock this after
noon.
The changes today included slight
enemy advances along the Somme. both
north and south of the river. and a
similar enemy push farther south.
around Erches and IEchelle-St. Aurin.
During the night" continued Gen,
Maurice. the enemy attacked just
north of the Somme and drove us back
to Mericourt and Sally. but fresh allied
troops arrived on the scene this morn
considerable part of the ground the
Germans had taken. On the remainder
OF the northern part of the front the
line remains steady"
Evening star., 1918-03-28
PAY OF IT'S TRAINMEN RAISED
Increase Of Three Cents an Hour by
Washington. Virginia Comnanv

An increase of cents an hour in
the pay of its trainmen. effective April
l. was announced today by the Wash
Virginia Railway Company. The
increase means that the new scale for
trainmen will be as follows: Less than
one year. 81 cents per hour; second
year. 80 cents per hour; third year, 3s
cents per hour: fourth and fifth years,
"a cents per hour; sixth and seventh
years. 35 cents per hour; eighth. ninth
and tenth years. So cents per hour,
and ten years and thereafter, 81 cents
per hour.
The wage scale for brakemen will
be 25 cents an hour. In making the
announcement j. w. Rich, superin-
tendent OF the road. said the high cost
OF living prompted the compAny 10
grant the increases
Evening star., 1918-03-28
LONG TRAINS OF GERMAN
WOUNDED SENT TO REAR

AMSTERDAM. March 77.-Enormous-
1y long ambulance trains are passing
through Liege and Namur. Belgium, on
their way to Aix-la-Chapelle and other
parts of Germany. with wounded men
from the French battle front accord
ing to the Telegraaf frontier corre-
spondent
Many Of the wounded have been de-
trained at Namur. says the correspond
ent, who adds that the hospitals In
northern France have not sufficient ac-
commodations for the great stream of
sufferers.
The Telegraafs Zevenaar correspond
ent says the first transports with
wounded have arrived at frontier
towns. Commenting on this fact, the
Telegraaf says that while the German
communications speak of the slight
German losses, it is significant tina.
even in the most out OF way places in
Germany wounded are arriving.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
;0NFEREES ARE HOPEFUL
FOR AGREEMENT TODAY
beretary McAdoo Makes Recon-.
nendations for War Finance Cor
poration Bill.

confersss Of the Senate and House
~ the war finance corporation bill
oppressed the hope they would reach
- agreement today on the measure.
Appearing yesterday before Senate
nnd House conferees considering the
ldministration bin to establish a war
lnance corporation. Secretary McAdoo
brged that the corporation be given
bowsr to issue $4y000,000 600 in bonds,
y provided In the Senate bill. instead
y only half that sum. proposed in the
Honss measure.
Provision in both Senate and House
biIls for q voluntary system Of licens-
nc security issues during the war was
by Secretary McAdoo. but
= vas told that both bodies of Con-
kfees having rejected the original COM
Dn1DgY plan. the conferees were pow
~ ITO consider any change
/ Secretary emphasized the need
q pfe capital than S2,000,000. 900 in
q and $500.o00.000 capital stock.
~ ander the House bill. In this con-
- 4 the much-discussed $4,000, 900
= Haven railroad refund Of next
- 1As mentioned and Mr.. McAdoo
- Neted - stating other railroads
- las many important public utili-
te4 KIN urgent need of financial as
- q from the government.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
SHIPPING BOARD ISSUES
EXACT BUILDING FIGURES
To Correct Public Statements Based
on Inaccurate Information,
Say Officials.

AS a result of the debate in the Sem
ate. during which officials of the ship
ping board say statements had been
based on inaccurate information. exact
figures on the progress of the ship
building in the United States are made
public by the board.
Since the shipping board began its
work 1873 vessels have been launched, of
which 103 have been completed and put
into service. The launchings were
divided between 165 requisitioned ves-
sells and 20 which were built on con-
tract for the shipping board in yards
that were constructed for the purpose
or which had only just been put into
operation. Eleven of, the launchings
were wood. all the remainder being
steel
Twelve contract steel vessels have
pleted. Three Of $500 tons were
launched at Los Angeles. two of 9,400
tons at Oakland, four Of $500 at Seattle,
one OF l1.700 tons at San Francisco and
two of $500 tons at a great lakes port.
It was pointed out that when the
shipbuilding appropriation became availa-
BILE last June all the ways in the United
States were filed with ships building for
private or foreign account. These were
taken over under international law.
In order to put into effect the build
ing program initiated by the shipping
board through it's Emergency Fleet
Corporation, new yards had to be ere
ated, the construction OF yard taking
as long or longer in the selection OF q
site and construction work as the
building Of a ship.
With the exception of the four ships
launched at Seattle. all the steel con-
tract launchings and all the wood ship
launchings have been from yards which
were built from the ground up. Work
on requisitioned ships has proceeded.
and those ways will be filled with con-
tract ships as soon as the others take
the water.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
HIGH SPIRITS CAuSEDBy
MARSHAL HAC'S REPORT

LONDON, March 27.-Field Marshal
Haig's latest reports have greatly raised
the spirits Of the public and the news
papers. Although uttering note of
warning that all danger has not passed,
the newspapers consider the situation
much improved.
There are signs," says the Evening
Star. that the real danger Of a Ger
man victory in tho west, although 1t has
not been finally averted, 10 becoming
less"
The Globe declares that the Germans
suffered a strategic failure, as 1t took
them five days to gain objectives which
they had set for the first day.
tor" says the Globe, 'and time has
been gained by the astounding stub-
bornness Of tho resistance offered by our
men,"
Winston Spencer Churchill, minister
of munitions. in his appeal to work
seeing many munition workers an
nouncing their intention to forego the
Easter holidays and Of men who were
on strike returning to work.
The tone of the comment on the
battle in the morning newspapers is
more confident than at any time since
the beginning of the great struggle a
week ago. At the same time the public
is urged to be what might be expressed
as cautiously cheerful" as the danger
is not entirely over.
1T has been week Of greater anx-
city than any since the first week Of
September. 1914" says the Daily News,
and the anxiety is by no means at an
end. We must be careful not to lapse
into excessive confidence"
The Daily Mail says: 'pne crisis is
past, but the battle is not over. The
Germans are still in superior numbers,
but the allied reserves are coming into
Play
Evening star., 1918-03-28
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Preaa.
LONDON, March 27.-There have been
two critical moments thus far in the
battle raging in France, Maj. Gen.
Frederick B. Maurice, chief director of
military operations at the war Office.
said In an interview today with the
Associated Press.
The first was on Saturday. when the
enemy got across the Tortille river and
nearly reached the line on the Somme."
Gen. Maurice declared. 'The second
was on Monday, when he took Cource-
lette and a similar danger of breach
was present"
Lauds Work Of Airmen.
zone remarkable feature of the whole
battle has been the work of the allied
airmen," said Gen. Maurice. Last
night we dropped twenty-five and one
around Peronne and Bapaume. During
the day low-hying machines operated
constantly and almost without inter-
ference on the part of the enemy from
the air. With their machine guns they
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy
con constantly interfered with his
..The opposing forces on the whole
front are as nearly equal as possible
on the offensive, gets his reserves on
the scene first What we require IS
time to get up our forces to the right
place. Every day the enemy is held is
a tremendous advantage to US.
1.-THE battle Is far from over and
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Berlin Official Report States
Attack Is "Slowly Progressing"

To the south of the Somme, after
violent fighting. we drove back the
enemy by way of Chaulnes and Lihons.
Roye was taken by storm, and Noyon
was cleared of the enemy after bloody
street fighting.
AT many points we have crossed our
old positions, held before the Somme
battle of 1915. tow ard the west. The
number Of prisor RS grows and the
booty increases.
There were artillery battles in
Flanders, before Verdun and in Lor-
raine.
Capt Baron Won Richthofen has
achieved his sixty-ninth and SEVENTEEN
aerial victories.
'In the other theaters there is moth
ing new"
Great Successes, Says Vienna.
LONDON, March 37.--An Austrian Of
fetal communication received here this
evening says: "In France our allies
have achieved further great successes"
Evening star., 1918-03-28
MAY SEE REAL SERVICE
War Department Is Listing All
Young Army Officers Doing
Clerical Work.

Because of criticisms in Congress and
elsewhere respecting the large number
of young officers of the Army ON duty
in this city. officials of the War De-
partment have taken steps to remedy
that situation. Heads of the ordnance
department, the Medical Corps. tho Sig
nal Corps, the Quartermaster Corps
ard the Engineer Corps have ordered
the preparation at once OF lists Of all
commissioned officers in those Depart
ments Of draft age whose retention in
their present duties Is not indispensa-
BILE to efficient administrator. =
The declared purpose of the move
ment is to weed out all officers doing
work of routine or clerical character
and to assign them to real military
duty at stations elsewhere. possibly in
France. 1t is expected that the Lists
will be completed early next month and
that large exodus from this city Of
young officers of the National Army
and the Reserve Corps will quickly fol-
low.