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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
FARMERS UNION FORMED.

No Interference From Federal Agents
Who Watch Proceedings.
Special to the Times-Republican.
Waterloo, March 6.-The convention
of the American Society Of Equity got
down to regular order of business this
morning and the five committees ap-
pointed yesterday are out preparing re-
ports. The 1900 farmer delegates in
attendance from Winnishiek, Allama-
kee,, Delaware, Dubuque, Clayton,
Clinton, Howard, Mitchell, Floyd,
Scott, Cerfro- Gordo. Winnebago and
Worth and a few delegates from other
northern counties are taking an ac-
tive interest in the convention.
In the meantime no action has been
taken by the federal officials whS ar
rived in Waterloo Tuesday afternoon
to determine II there was anything
wong with the proceedings. The con-
vention according to the organizers,
WHO are from the National Society of
Equity, with headquarters at Madison,
Wis, is for the purpose of organizing
the farmers Of Iowa into a union for
their mutual benefit.
The convention came to Waterloo
unheralded and without notice and the
1900 delegates arriving here over night
gave this city a big surprise. The
federal officials are keeping close
watch on the proceedings.
Aaron J. Johnson, of Clinton county
was elected president Of the Iowa
branch Of the American Association Of
Equity at the morning session. Harry
II. Bissonnette, Of Floyd county, wa.
IKelected vice. president. H. H. Hen
Erickson, of Allamakee county; Gerds
Wanstead, of Mitchell, and H. A. Lich
|tenperg. OF Dubuque, were elected
trustees.
The morning, session opened with ar
address by Mrs. Nels Radlick, Of Fulda
MINI, national organizer Of women.
She denounced the state
agricultural college at Ames and de.
|clared it was an institution that served
as a training school for big corpora.
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
IS
CONDEMNED BY
LEGISLATURE
Joint Resolution Passed
Censuring Senator For
Disloyalty.
ADOPTED AFTER
ALL-NIGHT SESSION
Condemnation Resolution Passed by
Vote of So to 80 Following Deadlock
Which Continued For More Than
Twenty -four Hours-Some Of Leg
isIators Spend Night on Feet-Text
of Resolution.

Madison, March 6.-The resolution
condemning Senator LaFollette was
passed by a vote Of So to 81 in the
state assembly this afternoon.
After an all-night session the leg
islature still was deadlocked this
morning on the joint resolution con-
demning Senator LaF'ollette for dis
loyalty A previous roll call showed
four votes fewer than needed by the
loyalists to bring up the resolution.
This roll call showed one assembly
man had shifted to the loyalists but
two Of the latter had gone to the La
Toilette side. The members convened
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Mos'
of the members spent the night on
their feet but many sought anterooms
for maps.
An unrebuked proflteer appeared
with a bucket Of coffee and a box OF
sandwiches, disposed Of them quickly
and sent out for more. messenger
who goes in the draft today, assisted
by another youth with a mandolin SET
up a concert which lasted untif the
messenger lOSl lllS NoiSS ohN - ---~--
lin string snapped.
Deadlock Broken.
After twenty -four hours of self-im-
prisonment in the state house, dead
locked over the resolution, the assem-
bly, compromised and permitted the
vote to be made.
On suggestion Of a committee the
motion which offended the LaFollette
wing by shutting off debate was with
drawn. Both sides were permitted to
offer amendments asking that con-
demnation be withheld until further in
vestigation was made but was voted
down. The resolution follows
"The people Of the state, Of Wis
consin always have stood and al
ways will stand squareIy behind the
national government in all things
which are essential to bring the
present war to successful end,
and we condemn Senator Robert M.
LaFollette and all others who have
failed to see tho righteousness Of
our cause and who have failed to
support the government In the
war and we condemn actions Of
theirs attempting to ineite sedition
and which would injure Wiscon-
sins fair name before free people
Of the world"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
AMERICAN SECTOR QUIET.
Artillery Comparatively inactive-Ob.
servation Balloons Active.
IBy the Associated Press


With the American Army in France.
March 5-This has been a quiet day
in the American sector northwest of
Toul The artillery on both sides
seemed content to fire a few destruc-
tive shots. The shells were infrequent
until late in the afternoon, when the
American artillery livened things up,
firing on a town in the enemy lines
where troops had been seen.
Altho the weather was bright and
clear a mist arose from the snow and
observation was obscured by the
ground haze. Aerial forces operated
freely Groups OF enemy Flames came
over for Photographic work but We're
kept high in the air by the American
anti aircraft guns.
Planes from the American lines were
also out in force. In the trenches the
men divided their time between watch
ing the aerial operations and drying
themselves in the dugouts.
Observation balloons were out for
the first time in several days. being
stationed at intervals all along the
front as far as the eye could see. For
the first time in the war an American
observation balloon fully equipped by
Americans went up. For two days 1t
had been ready to ascend. the observ-
ers having been aR in n French bal
loon several days previously.
Today an American balloon company
was working where the French hitherto
had been. The observation balloon was
hauled out from it's hidden nest and q
slight delay was experienced in getting
it off the sroul.d because oe the tele-
phone wires This was quickly reme-
died and the balloon soon was sent up.
1t rose higher than either the French
or German balloon. While it was at
it's highest point the watchers saw two
enemy planes headed in their direction,
The balloon was hauled down so that
it might be grounded quickly If neces-
sary. The balloon was heavily protect
ed by American gunners. Enemy ma
chimes headed across the sky suddenly
changed their course and turned to-
ward home. The French planes near
by probably was the cause.
During last night the normal artil-
lery fire continued and patrol parties
were active on the American sector, but
there were no engagements. At day
light an enemy airplane swooped down
on the American line but was driven
Off before it could bring its gun into
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
DRY FEDERATION,
BRYAN AT HEAD

National Society Will Include Nearly
Every Prohibtionist Organization in
Country Three Fundamental !
| Objects.
Chicago, March 6.-Formation of a
national dry federation, Which will be
composed Of practically every leading
prohibitionist society In the country
and will be the biggest organization in
the world opposing liquor, was an
nounced here last night. William Jen-
nings Bryan Is president of the organi-
zation and active speaking campaigns
will be started at once.
| The three fundamental objects of the
Organization are ratification Of the ma
tional prohibition amendment in the
shortest possible time, success Of the
prohibition campaigns in the six states
which vote on the question in Novem-
Der, and immediate war prohibition for
the avowed purpose of Conserving the
man power and resources Of the ma
tion."
Included in a long list Of governors
and congressman who are expected to
take active part in the work Of the or
ganization are Governors Millican, Of
Maine, and Whitman, Of New York:
/ Senators Kenyon. OF Iowa; Borah Of
Idaho: and Shepard, of Texas: Repre-
sentatives Webb, of North Carolina; !;
Randall, Of California; Barkley, Of
Kentucky; and Kelly, Of Pennsylvania.
National headquarters Of the organ
ization will be in Pittsburgh. Branch
offices will be opened Immediately in
Chicago. Washington. and New York,
and many other bureaus will be estab-
lished. The federation starts work with
more than 100000 paid into the treas
ury and several hundred thousand dol
lars in addition pledged.
Besides independent prohibition So
cieties, the National Trades Union pro-
hibition organizations are merged into
1t, and State Senator Richard Jones' of
Minneapolis, president Of the National
Trades Union Prohibition Society. will
be one Of the active campaigners.
The federation actually was organ
lied in New York week ago at a
private meeting of more than thirty OF
the chief national prohibition societies,
but announcement Of Its formation was
withheld until Mr.. Bryan accepted the
presidency. DR.. Charles Scanlon, of
Pittsburgh, will be genefal secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
IRELAND LOSES
ITS BEST FRIEND
Death Claims John E. Red
mond, Nationalist Party
Leader.
Fails to Recover From Operation For
Intestinal Trouble-Redmond Fought
For Home Rule For Twenty Five
Years-LoyaI to Great Britain Since
Beginning Of War.

London, March 6.-John E. Redmond,
the Irish nationalist leader, died this
morning.
! Mr.. Redmond, who underwent an op-
GRAFTON in London last Friday, passed
a fair day yesterday and apparently
was maintaining the progress shown
Monday.
The Irish convention yesterday
adopted message Of sympathy in
which an honest wish was expressed
for his early recovery.
| Mr. Redmond passed away peace
| fully at 7:45 this morning. Death was
due to heart failure following the re-
cent operation for intestinal trouble.
The news of the death Of the nation
al leader brought messages of sorrow
and regret from all sections Of the
| community.
Fought For Home Rule.
| For more than twenty-five years
John E. Redmond fought for home rule
! in Ireland and for q majority of that
! time he was the recognized leader OF
! Ireland's struggle for liberty" AS
chairman Of the Irish parliamentary
party-the nationalsts-he exerted a
powerful influence in bringing about
the creation of the Irish convention
organized in July, II, to devise sys-
| tenn of government for the island.
! When David Lloyd George, the Brit
! ish premier, in that year offered two
methods Of settling the vexed Irish
question, it was Redmond who, as
spokesman for- -the nationalists, re-
iected the proposition for a partition
| of Ireland, and, instead, accepted
Lloyd Georges alternative plan for the
convocation Of the Irish convention in
which Irishmen Of nearly all parties
and creeds might meet in the effort to
compose their differences and draft a
! constitution that would afford justice
| to all.
/ Born in 1851, son Of w. A. Redmond,
| former member of the British parlia-
! ment from Wexford, Ireland John E.
Sedmond had sat almost continuously
in the British house Of commons since
1881. There his parliment fights
home rule earned for. him the sobri-
quet of the stormy petrol of the
house"
Prior to his first election to parlia-
ment from New Ross, Ireland, Red
mond was for some time a clerk IN tne
vote office of the house of commons.
From 1885 to 1891 he represented North
Wexford, but in 1891 he was elected
from Waterford and had been returned
| from that district since generally with
out opposition.
Redmond's eloquence and his grasp
of parliamentary procedure won his
early recognition in parliament and
when in 1891 the Irish party was dis
rupted, consequent on the Parnell
scandals, he became the accredited
Header of the Parnelites. In 1900 he
succeeded in bringing about an ANAL
gamation Of the two leading national
ist parties and made his position as
nationalist leader secure.
4 Redmond was well known in the
United States, which he visited in 1908
and 1910, and Australia, where in 1883
he not only performed a great service
for his party in directing the collection
of a fund Of more than $50.000 but
found a wife in the person of Johanna
Dalton, New South Wales heiress and
beauty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
CARPENTERS AGAIN THREATEN.
Make Demand on Wilson For Repre-
| sentation on Wage Committee.

Make Demand on Wilson For Repre-
sentation on Wage Committee.
Washington, March 6.-The situation
in eastern ship yards as it affects the
wood working trades today awaited
the outcome of another request to
President Wilson that the carpenters
be given representation on the wage
committee in wage disputes.
"a second appeal will be made to
the president" William Hutchison,
president of the Brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners, declared last night.
IF he does nothing then we are thru
and 1t is up to the government to keep
the men in line"
In answer to question Hutch1son
said he did not know whether this
would mean a strike but added:
This is the last time they will go to
work in response to the presidents ap-
peal in the belief that the matter would
be adjusted to their satisfaction
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
law, supreme Court Decisions.

=
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March s.-The supreme
court today ruled as follows
In re estate of Hanrahan-.e .et al, vs.,
Hanrahan ct al. Clinton county. AZ
firmed.
State of Iowa VS.. Frank Dangelo.
Appanoose county. Affirmed.
Midland Linseed Company VS.
American Liquid Fire Proofing Com
|pany, ct al. Cerro Gordo county. Re-
versed and remanded.
E. H. Emery & Co. vs. Wabash Rail-
road Company, ct al. Wapello county.
Reversed and remanded.
L. c. Kiser VS.. Or. Crawford ct al
lMuscatine county. Affirmed.
Barker VS.. Anderson ct al. Polk
county. Affirmed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
FRANCE VICTIM OF FRAUD.

Former Soldier Accused of Larceny Of
Millions by Means Of Auto Contract.
Washington, March 6.--On a warrant
sworn out by Councillor Bergeron, Of
the French embassy, charging larceny
of from $35OO000 to s6.O00,000 from
the French government by means Of
truck and automobile contracts, Frank
J. Goldsall formerly private in the
French army, was arrested here today
and the federal authorities were asked
to return him to France
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
MORE HUN CAMOUFLAGE.
German Troops Kept in Ignorance Of
Fact Americans Are in Trenches.

Paris, March 5.-The Germans per-
sist in declaring that they are not
aware Of the presence of American
troops on the western front. writes the
correspondent OF the Temps on the
British front. This. he says, may be
pretense or the result OF what they
have been taught. but all prisoners,
officers and privates, taken In minor
operations, when asked about Ameri-
cans. invariably reply:
Yes, we know there Is q division
lin France, and there never will be
more: that is enough to scare lis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
Silk Scandal in Italy.

Rome. March 6.-In connection with
the alleged scandal over the sale OIL
silk to the enemy three men have been
arrested.
The Popolo Italia gives the numbers
Of fourteen railway cars loaded with
silks which were permitted to go to
'Chiasso as recently as the last week
in February. FROM Chiasso. which. is
in Switzerland on the Italian frontier
the newspaper says the cars undoubt>
edly reached Germany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
British Raids.

London. March 6."British troops to-
day ra,ded position east Of Nnllecourt
and captured q few prisoners and two
machine guns" says today's war Of
fee report.
Successful raids also were carried
out by aur traps last night north or
the Scarpe and In the neighharhood OF
Lens. Southeast Of Gouzeaucourt a
hostile raiding party was repulsed
additional prisoners and machine
gun were taken by us as a result OF
these encounters"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
Inte,vention in Siberia No
~ ,cussed With Wash
ington. -
AMERICA HAS NOT
EXPRESSED YlEWS
Has Neither Assented Nor ctSsrtto,
to Plan to Send Japanese Acsrytir;s
Russian Territory-Question One r on
Japan and England to Settle Bepa.ise
Of Anslo-Jap Treaty-Japanis Gtod
Intentions Unquestioned.

Washington. March 6.--Administra.
ton officials are somewhat disturbed
at the various interpretations being
placed on the attitude Of the govern
ment toward Japan's prospective al
tude toward Siberia.
The statement that the Unitsd STA,
Is in accord in principle with Jdps
supposing always that action Is nece
sary. has been interpreted in son
cases that the United States has ~
sented 20 the plan, and in other casa
1t is construed to mean that the soy
ernment has withheld its assent.
1t was authoritatively stated toda
that the United States has sent
communication to Japan and X q
views are expressed they prohaJ
will be conveyed thru Great Brit
thru which the United Statas has
ceived all its information on the
alton.
1t Is stated that the United
has not assented, dissented OF
tested and the japanese aIrea.
derstand the position Of the
States which credits her with
ested purposes II action /,
should ibe taken.
Has Not Asked Apr
Japan SO far AZ can be
never asked the approval OF
States to her plans conseqt
is nothing for the United
assent to On the other hand
that the United States under tho
cumstances is not asserting I'd
plan is not to be construed In
sence OF official announcement
assent has been withheld in the
matte sense Of that term.
Japan and Great Britain are
cussing the situation in the light
Japan-Anglo agreement
1t has been pointed out to sta
partment officials that the Angle
anese pact is essentially conseI
in spirit and that so far as plan,
countenancing aggressive acties
part Of either Great Brtstsi or
with the purpose OF extending
territorial rights is not contcm pi
At the same time 1t IL uudersf
Japan understands the Unitcd sta
Is giving thought to the moral EFT
In Russia Of such action and woy
feel that the absolute necessity shoI
be apparent before II Is taken.
These views have been expressed
Great Britain. which as media
advised the United States OF The J
anese views.
The fear that Japanese inIa
would stir up the Russians can
be determined by the Japanese
selves. Great Britain has exprI
fuii confidence in Japan's Intent
The state department Is said ais
be convinced on this point.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
Approx. Tentative Agreement.

Washington, March 6,-Conferees on
the administration bill for govern
ment operation of railroads today APP
proved their tentative agreement to
limit government control to twenty
one months after the war. They Will
rnect again tonight to consider the rate
making authority
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED.
Fire in Business District Of Cantor
H., Causes $500, 900 Loss.

Canton, March s.-Three business
buildings in Canton we're complete
wrecks today following fire of
mysterious origin which broke out last
night in the r. n. Swearington build
ing, occupied or the ground floor by the
Kresge store. The loss Is estimated at
5000, 900.
One man, S. Campbell. a volunteer
fireman, Is believed dying today from
a fractured skull sustained when he
fell from. q ladder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06

cluded before the end Of the day, when
Judge Alchuler viii take the case under
advisement.
Attorney Carl Myer presented the
opening argument for the packers. At
torney f. p. Walsh delivered the clos
Ing argument for the men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
FATAL GUN BATTLEl
RESULT OF HOLD
Two Covineton Residents and
Bandit Killed and Ci1iei Of
Wounded SUSPECTED Robbsr
rested and Police Search For

Covington. KY, MAIsh 6.--W1
bandit dead and n suspect In d
the police of three cities, Cd
and Newport, KY. and CncinI|
searching the river hank for
member Of n band which held
meeting Of the Ninth Ward
Association Of Covingten la
killing two members and w
third. the latter the chief OF
Covington. One Of the bs
killed after he had shot doy
directors.
The suspect. Pat Kearn,
rested early this morning
ton furnished by Verno,
chauffeur taken into Gust,
ter the shooting. Corbin
the three men to the bui'
the directors; Irsatir
called to order when the
rushed In and demanded
tho table. about S2.sS
attempted to hide the
fell across the table de-
let thru his head. IT,
opened fire as the dirS
ito iicc. andrew NoIF
thru the head. Chief !.
zen's clothes, had bceJe
fire and was shot tn
not before he had *
In leaving the bu
shot their way tht 5
one was injured in
side che building.
said. obtained letl -
money on the tahl's ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
o17umwA HoNoRs CARTER.
Military Funeral For Flight Cade
kilIed in Canada.

Killed in Canada.
Ottumwa, March 6.-Ottumwa sus-
pended business activities this after
noon for an hour to pay it's last re-.
spects to Lloyd Carter, flight cadet OF
the Royal Flying Corps. the first war
victim from ottumwa. who was killed
at Leasidc, Canada, Saturday. The
body lay in state at the federal build
Ing where hundreds viewed it. Full
military honors were accorded the
young aviator;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
Bolsheviki to Establish New
Capital in City of
Moscow.
ASSEMBLY MAY TURN
DOWN PEACE TERMS
Conference Of Workmen and Soldiers
Declared to Be Ready to Repudiate
Agreement With Germany and to Be
Preparing to Make Armed Resistance
Retirement Of Lenine and Trotzky
Probably Will Be Forced.

Petrosrad 10 being evacuated by
the botsheviki government. Mos
COW, the ancient capital, again 10
to become the seat of tho Russian
government, while Petrosrad is to
be made free port. The popula-
ton Of Petrosrad' 10 quitting it
hurriedIy.
The boIsheviki council in Mos
cow and the provinces are said to
be more opposed to the Germans
and a separate peace than those in
Petrograd.
Previous reports that the hard
terms Of the German peace treaty,
which takes from Russia thou
sands Of square miles, would not
be accepted by the council of all
Russian soldiers and workmen in
dicated that the nom boIsheviki ele-
ment was gaining the upper hand.
Refusal Of the peace treaty by
tho congress when it meets at
Moscow next week probably will
cause the downfall Of Lenine and
Trotzky, II they do not resign be-
fore then.
A section Of the boIsheviki is
said to lean toward the socialist
revoIutionists Of the left, who have
\ bssn opposed to tho Lenine regime
and incline toward the entente
aIiiss.
Apparently Germany unwittinsIy
played into the hands Of the all
Russian congress by granting re-
spite before The treaty should be
ratified.
Reports indicated that the inter-
venIng days will be used in re-
cruiting an army and preparing a
defense against the Germans.
American Consul TreadwelI has
returned to Petrosrad. along with
Raymond Robins, head Of the per-
manent Red Cross commission to
Russia. Removal Of tho govern
ment to Moscow will compel them
to go there also.
On the fighting fronts Of France
and Italy there has been little
activity except from the artillery.
London, March 6.-The evacuation
If Petrograd has begun.
Three state ministries. according t
| Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
rave started to leave the capital. from
which the population also is fleeing
The bolsheviki has decided to declar'
Moscow the capital.
An official Russian statement say
ensign Krylenko. the bolsheviki com
nander in chief, has sent messag
o the German and Austrian chief com
stating that the German
md &Austrians are still fighting not
the signing Of peace. H
asks if the German high command ha
aiken all the steps necessary to hal
he invasion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
Kaiser Congratulate. Prince.

Amsterdam March 6.-Emperor
William in q telegram to Prince Leo
pold OF Bavaria, according to a Berlin
dispatch, congratulated him that after
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
The Weather.

Iowa Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; rising temperature Thurs
5day and N west portion tonight. d