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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
Huns Working Out :
Plan For Economic
Control of Russ;d

Correspondence Associated Press.l
Stockholm, June l.--Germany's aim
toward control OF the economic life Of
Russia after the war Is going rapidly
ahead. The plan Is beng worked out
thru an organization which has already
spread to different parts Of the
country.
Copenhagen has been selected as
headquarters for this work. Control has
already been obtained In Copenhagen
over branch Of Christiania banking
house by Privy Counselor Mendelsohn.
the famous German banker, who Is
said to be the motive power In the
transactions which are to be under
neutral flag. German officials believe.
according to information received In
Stockholm. that by this Arrangement
Germany's risk will be reduced and at
the same time safeguardcd against
any consequence OF the war whatever
may be the outcome.
Germany's efforts to control the
country are to be directed at first hand
against the Russian metal industry
and many private enterprises. such as
railways. banks and steamship COM
pdHltr. ny
has been secured OF great number OF
shares OF stock OF such concerns. Rus
sian shareholders. laboring under
bolshevik threats TO confiscate their
property. have been only too willing In
many instances to sell to the Germans
at sacrifice. -sa4
Attempts have been made also to
secure control of large banks In retro
grad. Special endeavors have been
made by the Germans IL set Soiu Ok
shares OF the railway lines to the
south coast toward Turkestan and
controlling interest In the system OF
the Troitsky railway. This line
reaches from Zlatoust, by way OF Orsk.
to Troitsk, touching extremely rich
mineral and agricultural districts.
Another important object desired by
the Germans is control Of the Russian
Steam Navigation and Trading COM
pany, which has it's headquarters In
Odessa. Germany now has physical
control over vessels Of this COMPANY
and Is theoretically working hef way
so as to have established e0p0Onic
control over this company when the
war eventually comes to an end The
Russian Steam Navigation ana Trad
Ing Company has fleet OF sixfy-nina
modern steamers and ninety-tW0 oaii
Ing boats and owns coal mines. large
shipyards and docks.
Even at this date Germany has her
eyes on the Pacific ocean trade. PlAns
have been set for buying the Russian
Baltic mercantile marine to sail under
the Russian or neutral flag In the
Pacific in competition with Japanese
and American ships.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
U. s. FLAG NEAR RHINE.
Americans Within Striking Distance Of
Germany's Famous River.

Movement of American troops into
Alsace is a strategic measure that must
exercise a serious influence on future
disposition Of Won. Hindenburg's fast
dwindling reserves and may interfere
with his plans for new offensive in
western France.
The new American positions are SO
far away from the present area of ac-
tivity along the west front as to COM
pei Hindenburg to, organize large
separate reserve force to protect the
upper Rhine against sudden American
attack. These reserves must be ira WI
from the central German reserves that
make good the losses incurred by Hin
denburgs futile drives in Flanders.
Picardy and Champagne.
Any strengthening Of the German
positions in Alsace as the result of
Americas increasing power in that
sector must necessarily decrease the
striking force of German offensive
toward Paris and the channel ports.
If Hindenburb prefers to take chances
with the Americans and weaken his
Alsace line for the benefit of future
operations in western France. the. Stars
and Stripes may be planted on the
banks of the Rhine ahead Of scheduled
time.
Twenty Miles From Rhine.
American units in Alsace are about
twenty miles from the Rhine. Capture
of the river near the Swiss boundary
might suddenly become an immediate
American objective any time in the
near future If Rindenburg leaves the
pathways guarded only by weak de-
tachments.
Before the German spring offensive
began, Hindenburg had large reserve
army stationed near the Swiss border
in anticipation of all American attack
in that area. There is reason to believe
the slaughter of German manpower in
Flanders, Picardy and Champagne
compelled Hindenburg to deplete these
reserves very considerably. This is
doubtless one of the considerations that
led General Foch to send the new
American troops into Alsace.
In consequence Of General Foch's
move, Hindenburg again Is compelled
to face one of those terrible puzzles
that General Foch so persistently
forces on the German general staff.
II the Rhine is left partly open in AL
SAGE, an American offensive is deliber-
ately invited, while if it is closed with
heavy German reserve reinforcements
the slim chance of reaching Paris or
the channel becomes Simmer still.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
Rank of Eir.t Ton stata..
mo EXCUSE FOR AUSTRIA"
Senator Kenyon Sees No Reason Why
Nation Should Exist.

Washington. June 24.-Dismember-
ment Of Austria Hungary so as to pro-
vide for freedom of Bohemian and
other nationalities under the Austrian
yoke was declared to be an essential
part of any peace program by Senator
Kenyon, of Iowa, in an address We'd
nesday in the senate. Congress, Sem
ator Kenyon SAID should send some
message of encouragement to the peo-
Piles under Austrian dominion who are
fighting for national liberty.
There is no reason for Austria's ex-
istence," the senator said. 1T is the
greatest failure of all world govern
ments-as much. a fostering cancer as
Turkey"
Senator Kenyon urged that the
United States strike Austria with arms
from northern Italy and with diplomacy
from the east.
1.-THE present drive of Austria will
come to naught." he said. 1T is the
last yelp of dying beast. The Aus
TRAN army is filled with thousands who
are not willing to fight for that coun-
try. Whole regiments of Czechs are
willing and waiting to go over to the
allies. We need have no fear of the
Austrian drive
"The British French and Americans
in the west will hold. We will reach
Berlin by way of the western front but
it will take time. There is another
route to Berlin. 1t is by way Of Vienna
and that may be the shortest route"
Senator Lewis, of Illinois. urged that
the United States stimulate the army
organization OF Siavs IN Russia. He
said Germany might organize the Rus
sian army and send it against America
by way Of Alaskan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
PLUG EARS, PREVENT MisHAPs.
Means Suggested For Lessenins Acct.
dents In War Plants.

Washington, June "a Plugging the
ears Of workers in munitions factories
has been suggested in England as
means of lessening the growing num-
Der of accidents arising from efforts to
increase speed in production.
Speed of production inevitably tends
to more than proportionate increase
of accidents says the report Of an In
vestigator for the munitiion workers
committee, received here in consular
dispatches. Accidents depend on the
main on carelessness and lack Of at
tention Of the workers and so the more
one can eliminate this lack of atten
ton and increase concentration upon
Work the more Will accidents be re-
duced.
Zone wants to induce in all the work
ers thruout their hours OF labor the
same mental outlook as is present in
the night-shift workers in the early
hours Of the morning. These workers
have for the most part forgotten the
pleasures and excitements INDUCED in
shortly before coming on night shift and
they have nothing but an notwithstanding
breakfast and bed to look forward to.
"Such a mental state is impossible
CT achievement by the day shift work,
ers but something in the way Of mental
calm and equilibrium can be attained
by stopping aall conversation except
that relating to the work in hand. If
the workers would consent to 1t 1T
would be good, plan to induce tenn
norary deafness by plugging the ears
and so shut out the noise of machinery,
which Is in itself an important cause
of distraction and fatigue.
again, If it were practice BILE, it would
be Of value to shut out the sight Of
surrounding objects by separating the
lathes Or other machines from one an
other by partitions.
AT fuse factory, when the opera
tives were working a~f2-hour day, the
women's accidents were two and halt
times more numerous than in the sub
sequent 10hours period: but the mems
accident showed no difference. At all
the factories inquired into the night
shift workers suffered fewer accidents
than the day shifts workers-the aver
age defect being l6 per cent. This was
due TO the night shipt workers settling
down to calmer mental state than the
day-shift workers, and 80 becoming less
careless and inattentive. f
I'm all of the factories the accidents
increased considerably as Sthe weather
grew colder and diminished as it grew
warmer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
Hun Degradation Hidden By Lies

ed These leases. which really Are -
gulsed ,robberies. are confirmed ~ -
treaty Of peace.
Troeps to Enforce LAbsr.
There remained the problem c6 now
to obtain the necessary labor. o.
the eve OF the signature to the peane
treaty orders werc promulgated ~
which commanders and six enemy dfvls
sions are 10 remain IL, Rnnania CALI
ing up the whole male population b.
tween IA aand 10 years to carry out the
work orders by the German authors
ties. Refusal to obey was made puns
lshable by deportation or imprisonment
for from one to flve years. or even in
certain cases with death.
"One, detail should be noted. Even
the Rumanian peace delegates COM
piained Of the drastic conditions Tho
German delegates replied that the
terms inflicted on Ruman!a were ex-
tremely moderate as compared with
those which will be laid down in the
treaties to be imposed on France. italy
and England
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
GALL FOR DETECTIVES TO ne.
PORT JULY 2a GREATLY EN-.
.ARoEs STATES FORCE.
YOUTHS JUST REGISTERED
NOT AFFECTED BY CALL
Boys Just Attaining Age Of Fl Not
Yet CIassified--Next Quota to Be
sent to Southern Camps Because
Dodge 10 Filled to capacity-class
Exhausted in Some Counties.
to rimes-Repubiican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des lMoines June 24.--Iowa will have
more than 100000 men in the nationaf
army service when the 1899 men
called on Saturday report for duty by
the end of the fve-day perod starting
July %.
Three thousand Iowans are report
ing at Camp Dodge this week under
the call known as. 657 for men to re-
port in the fve-day period from June
"a to 20. This contingent will swell the
total to more than $4,000, according to
unofficial estimates made at the ad-
jutant generals office. The call made
Saturday for men to report in the
fve-day period staring July % will
place the total considerably beyond
the 10000 mark
The adjutant generals office Is now
figuring out the quotas as required
under this call. 1t is thought most
probable that many districts will not
have sufficient number of men In
Glass / to meet this call. II the plan
followed heretofore is CARED out other
districts may be called on to make up
the deficit.
The boys who registered on June 5
of this year having become 81 years OF
age since June 5, 1917, will Of course
not be included in this call. These boys
have not all received their question
naires and have not yet been classified
and are not therefore officially in the
draft lists.
The Iowans are being sent to the
southern training camps, it Is thought
because Camp Dodge is filled to
capacity. It is understood Camp Dodge
is to be enlarged to care for 10000
more men. making it 10000 camp I'm
stead of 10000. as it is at present
but this has not vet been officially
ordered and 1t will require some tins
for the building so that the new addi-
ton will probably not be ready until
early in the fall
On June 1 Iowa had approximately
24,064 men In Class i. The call M
1000 to report this week reduced this
to 81, 900. There have also been numer-
GUS inductions during June thus far
The reclassifications have added some
men to Class /, while a few have been
rejected because Of physical ,disquali-
fcations or placed in the limited serv-
ice class
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
Northern, Io1ua Items

$50. 10000. 1t has accommodations for
more than 300 pupils. and is equipped
thruout with the best of fixtures and
with the view to the best possible
work. The manual training and
domestic science departments include
branches Of school work, !, and the
gymnasium in the basement is we'll
lighted and important adjunct to the
school work.
Webster City.
A part of the rear wall Of the Young
building. formerly occupied by the
Pugh store, as high as the second floor
fell out Thursday morning. This build
ing is being remodeled for the August
F. Mueller hardware store. Men were
working about the wall when 1t fell, in
fact A. F. Mueller was leaning against
the wall when he felt it give and 1t
soon toppled down. Luckily falling
bricks did not strike any of the men
and no one was injured. The wall was
weakened by the removal of sand from
about the base.
Waterloo.
Sheriff D. s. Henderson after many
weeks efforts, which have taken a. bit
Of sleuthing and travelling turnout the
northern and central sections Of Iowa.
has succeeded in rounding up gang
of persons believed to have been inn
plicated in the 'burglaries Of automo-
biles and brass. and dope from physi-
clans offices in Waterloo and this Sec
ton. Ed Haynes and Eugene Robinson
were arrested in Mason City for the
offense and brought here. The latter
confessed and implicated several others
whose arrest and conviction is ex-
pected.
Boone.
Recently there was filed in the dis
trict court the petition of "A. G. White
ct al, asking that writ of temporary
injunction be- issued against the Boone
Gas Company. stopping them from
putting into effect the new rates.
granted by the city council recently;
the new rates being raise over the
ones formerly in force here. The petit
ton was heard by the court, Judge Mc-
Call presiding and he refused the pets
ton and set the hearing on the per-
rnanent Injunction proceeding for
September. The new rates in the
meantime will be operative.
LeMars.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of
the LeMars Gas Company, it has neen
decided to make three propositions to
the city council. The first is that the
gas company be allowed to increase
the price of gas from Si.5O to $i.SD pcy
1000 cubic feet. The second proposi-
ton is that the city take over The
plant and pay the company $3.50 per
month and six per cent interest on
physical valuation Of stock. The ehirti
proposition Is that the gas company
close down the plant indefinitely. June
20. At a recent. meeting of the city
council petition from the gas COM
pany for raise in rate was practically
turned down. President julius Dick, OF
Huntington, Va, was summoned and
in conference with the local manager.
O.. H. Kinds, the above course Wa
agreed to. w &
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24

The Paris Temps publishes new de-
tails Of the peace treaty signed at
Bucharest, which tend strongly to con-
firm the Journals allegation that Ger
many refuses to other people the right
to live" and illustrates in startling
fashion what the German emperor
means by the German conception of
the world"
Germany" says the Temps insist
ed that the minutes of the negotiations
for peace should include the statement
that the treaty provided for neither in
IDENTITIES nor annexations."
1t Is now knswn that the treaty in
cludes a clauase under which ITO viii
lagos. with 10000 inhabitants. all
purely OF Rumanian blood, have been
annexed to Hungary. II Dobrudja is
included in the German peace. which
involved no anncxatiors. IT has resulted
IN Rumania losing $4,000 square kilo-
meters Of territory and more than $780,
900 subjects.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24

Cedar Fails.
Prof. Waldo F. Mitchell, for four
years member Of the political science
faculty Of the Teachers College, has
filed his resignation. to be effective at
the close Of the summer term.
LeMars.
Prof. c. o. Smith, who was dis
charged as superintendent Of the Mer-
rill schools on the charge Of being pro-
German and for other causes, will ap-
peal the case to State. Superintendent
Deyoe.
Cedar, Falls.
DR.. Ida G. Rhoades died at $3.50 a.
m. Thursday in her home at 1926 West
Sixth street after an illness Of six
weeks. She was 40, years old and had
practiced her profession in this city
for seven years. Surviving her are her
husband, mother and other relatives;
Cedar Rapids.
The Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church destroyed its last note Of sin
debtedness last Sunday. Recently 1t
completed campaign to raise $1,000
to pay Off q mortgage and other debts
and the last ia debt was llq9idat as Sat- Sat-
day.
Dubuque.
Charles Fuller. Of this city, is lying
at hospital with fractured skull
and several other injuries which may
prove fatal as a result Of an attempt
to board a moving train Sunday.
Fuller missed his footing and was
thrown against the moving train with
great force.
Dewitt.
L. P. Moberg has disposed Of his In
terest in the Dewitt Observer to David
Phillips, manager and part owner OF
the Odebelt News, who, with his wife
and daughter Marian, have come to
Dewitt to make their home. Mr.. Mo-
berg will again go on the. road for =
Wholesale linotype house but Will con-
tinue to make Dewitt his home.
Cedar Falls. 5fBl
Miss Anna Gertrude Childs has been
notified Of her acceptance for duty on
the entertainment programs Of the r..
NJ. C. A. and knights Of columbus IN
foreign camps and cantonments. She
is instructed to be ready for call to
sail at any time. Miss Childs has been
head Of the music department Of the
Iowa State Teachers College for sew
eral years and recently was called to
this new lire Of work. She has passed
all necessary eAail.iIiattiiofs. .z-....
lnwood.
Inwood is putting on airs this year,
for the town has had a number Of new
buildings planned. Aa$i5.000 garage by
the Inwood Auto Company. having
Just been completed and made ready
for occupancy. q new creamery. backed
backed by the citizens or the COM
munity. Is going to- pc built this sum :
mer. and anew hotel is also projected
and may possibly be built, The new
school building. which tie the pride OF
.Inwood. is a credit TO the community.
and cost $40, 600 when Completed To-
day Il would pT0b4hly cost $4,000 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
STATE STANDS HEAD AND
SHOULDERS ABOVE EVERY
-oTHER STATE IN UNION.
CROPS AND LIVE STOCK
s1.4ss,ooo.oo IN 1917
Iowa to Do Even Better This Year and
5, Values Will Approximate Two Bill
lions Of Dollars-Farners Better Or
ganized TO Meet Every Call - lii
nois Ranks Second, Texas Third.
Special to Times Republican


An,es, June 2t-Towa stands head
and shoulders above every other state
in the union in the value Of it's farm
crops and live stock with an aggregate
worth of these items of $1,469, 100000
for the year 1917. That was the mes
sage recently sent to Iowa State Col
lege by President r. A. Pearson from
Washington. Dean c. F. Curtiss, who
has travelled over the state good deal
in the past few weeks, says that this
year Iowa will do even better than
that marvellous figure; he-believes that
the total voluatior will go to $l,75O,-
100000 at least and that it may crowd
the two billion dollar mark even closer
than chat.
Iowa really had no near rival in 1917.
for Illinois, which ranked second, had u
crop and live stock valuation Of ST.
2s7, 000, 900 or $1S2, 100000 less. Texas
big enough for about five such states
as Iowa, ranked third with valuation
Of S1,254, 900, 900, altho for the five year
period from 1911 to 1915 Texas aver
aged somewhat higher than Iowa and
stood first.
Iowa's enormous production Of corn
and oats helps to maintain it's high
standard altho the 1917 corn crop was
generally poor. 1t was the live stock
industry, however, that put Iowa at
the top that year, for Iowa stood first
in it's valuation of horses and swine,
second only to Texas in beef cattle and
third to New York and Wisconsin in
dairy cattle. On all kinds Of live stock,
Iowa stood first by margin of hun
dreds of millions, its valuation OF
horses. swine, cattle, sheep and mules
Jan. 1. 1918. being s6S6.O00.00o with
Texas second with $465,000,000 and ILL
nois third with $445,OOO,o00. In cattle,
hogs and sheep alone Iowa nad a vaiu-
alton Of $514,OoO,0O0, with Nebraska
second, with $30O,0o0,0o0, about 40 per
cent less.
What Figures Mean.
These statistics mean this: That IN
Iowa the work Of one man in food pro-
duction is more valuable than in any
other agricultural region on the face of
the earth. Iowa has about per cent
Of the farming population Of the
United States and Is producing one
tenth of its food. The Iowa farmer,
with his. soil, his climate, his horse
power his motor power. his tools and
his methods Is producing three times
as much per man as the average
farmer Of the United States.
Because Iowa can do more, the food
administration is expecting more froEt
the Hawkeye state even than it pro-
duced year ago. Director R. K. Bliss
Of the agricultural extension depart
ment at Iowa State College believes
that Iowa farmers will patriotlca1ls
fulfill this expectation. They are better
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
Takes Al From Rumla''nia. !

THE statement as to no indcmnities
being involved Is more lying still. In
insisting on her right to all the petrol
Rumania produces and to all cereals
she may require irrespective Of Ruma-
MAS own wants, Germany has levied
war indemnity of q definite amount,
constituted By the differences between
the price Germany win pay for these
articles and their real value. More
over. the Rumanian government must
be responsible for payment for goods
sold to Austro- Germans who propose
merely to open accounts with Rnman-
ians. which they will pay when they
choose.
"Other facts are more significant.
Germany company has been formed to
monopolize the agricultural produce OF
Rumania.
"In order to insure having farms to
exploit, this company. during the per-
iod Of military occupation, forced
leases for long terms have been extort-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-24
FOOD vloLAToRs PUNISHED.
More Than 800 Penalties Imposed Dur
Ing Past Ten Months.

Z. q fss9- ING p.1SI . OU IVVUsuSs
Burlington. June 24.-More than 500
penalties for violation Of rules and
regulations governing licensed dealers
In foodstuffs have been imposed
during the past ten months by the
food administration About 150S COM
panies and individuals have been or
dered to quit business in licensed
commodities for limited or unlimited
period, and over 500 have voluntarily
made money payment, usually to the
Red Cross, or have temporarily alb
stained from doing business. rather
than risk calling down more drastic
penalties upon their heads.
A vast number Of other cases have
been disposed Of by federal food adj
ministrators In the various states and
territories under the authority Of but
without specific appeal to, headquar-
ters at Washington. In large num-
Der Of other cases the desired compli
,1lice Has Seen secured without penalty
More than 1900 cases arising out of
the shipment Of foods and feeds,
many Of them perishabIe, have been
disposed Of.
~ Penalties inflicted frcn the passage
OF the 1000 lCCntfOl. dCl, SuS. ~, 1t1oAi,
to June /, 1913. may be summarized as
follows:
Unlimited revocations Of license
requiring the licensed to abstain
from business in ALL or in speci-
fled licensed commodities until fur
ther notice, e5, Of which IS are out
standing z, b
Limited reyocations. requiring IL,
censee to abstain from business IN