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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02
REED RECOVERING.

Responding to careful treatment, the man who was overcome by drink ing hot whiskey in saloon at Main and State streets, yesterday, regained consciousness and gave his name as Daniel Reed, of SC Courtland street.
 Reeds stomach was chilled before he took the whiskey, and the sudden ,hange rendered him unconscious. pr. 3. c. Pasuth of the Emergency Hos ital staff. attended him first and then ient him to the hospital where the nan's condition Is today reported te 1e not serious.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02
WAR DELEGATES
 ADVISE. ACTION IMMEDIATELY
Merchant Ship Building Program Will Have to Be Speeded Up and Closer Co-Operation Given
 Allies, House Reports to Washington.

Washington, Jan 2-American troops to be rushed to Europe large and constant humanly pos sble the Allied nations will arrange their shipping provide the necessary ansporaOn the merchant ship build ing program must be rsed there to be closer cooperation of all the cbegerents present single and united front German auOcracy the of the United States has been clearly defined and have been made carry out.
 These the principal results they affect America of the recent nter-aied council in Paris t6day for the first time by the state department
 Through nter-aed organization for O-Ordinating shipping have been made to devote he greatest amount of tonnage possible for the transportation of American troops"
 definite plan formed for active utilization of American naval made with the admiralty certain plans for ant-sUbnarne warfare.
 ALLIES TO POOL RESOURCES
 contribution of the United States to pooling of agreed upOn The arrangement guarantees full equipment every kind will be available to all American forces sent to Europe during 1918.
 Arrangements were the United States pari- cipae in military deliberations of supreme council "as step efficient and centralized unity of control of m tary operations"
 Plans also whereby, in order to permit the visualize the problem of food control at home Britain and Italy agreed to put in legazed and compulsory control of foodstus in their countries.
 extent of the military effort to be aimed at by the United States was clearly determined and Allied advisory advise each nation aOentS of hp as to permit American military effort to be realized
 The principal of the American delegates headed by Col House. President Wilson's personal preventative
 Ihat the United States their influence the entire unity of effort military naval and economic, be- themselves and the countries associated with them in the 
 "at the Ghtinq forces dispatched Erope with the least possible delay incident training and equipment"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02
NEW REPUBLIC
 ON BLACK SEA

Petregrad, Tuesday, Jan. IA new republic has been set up in the Black sea territory, with Novoressysk as the capital. A coalition cabinet, includ- ing Constitutional Democrats, has been formed.
 Delegates from Ukraine to the con. stitueHt assembly will arrive in Pet rograd tomorrow. Ne effort was made to open the assembly today.
 Tchernemorsk, of the Black sea territory, is district Of Transcaucasia consisting of a long narrow strip on the coast of the Black sea and on the vests lope of the Caucasus.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02

London Jan 2Peace negotiations in Brest Lovsk have been broken off by the Boshev government German attitude in regard to Poland and Lhuana and the emyS proposal that gar1sons be retained in Ebau Riga elsewhere according to telegram from the Perograd pondent of the Daily News appearing late edition today
 The Daily News correspondent says further that consider number of Red guards reinforce front and that other preparations for defense made
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02
U. s, MUST SEND CONSTANT
 STREAM OF TROOPS ABROAD
RUSSIA BREAKS PEACE PARLEYS; HUNS WANT
 POLAND AND LITHUANIA

Reported Abrupt End of Pacific Conference When Germans Insisted on Keeping Territory and Maintaining Armed Garrisons in Russian Ter rttory-Red Guards Are Rushed to the Fron- tier - Bolshevili Apparently Prepares to Fight-Report Rumanians Are Shooting Bol- sheviki Officers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02
The Woman's s Page

Do you want to know about clothes? Housewives, do you want to obtain some use ful hints? See Page 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-02
The Weather Report

New Haven, Jan, 2-For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair tonight and warmer; Thurs day rising temperature, cloudy, probably snow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
Roland News Briefs.
Special to Times-Republican.

hopCCidl "
Roland, Aug. 20.-All children of this
community under the age of years
were weighed, measured and registered
Monday and Tuesday. A free exam
ination was given by Drs. Judkins and
Snyder and committee of young
ladies attended to the other work.
Mrs. r. c. Lockhart returned to Mar
shalltown, Monday after a months visit
here. She will resume her duties as
stenographer for the American Ma.
chine Products Company.
Sergeant Carl Smedal. of Camp
Dodge, spent Sunday here.
A number of ladies from here were
at Story City Saturday afternoon
where they attended farewell party
for Mrs. A. J. Severson, who leaves
soon for Grinnell, where the Severson
family will reside.
Mrs. John Everson entertained
number Of young ladies Friday evening
in honor Of her daughter. Mrs. Roy
Locl<hart, of Marshalltown, and Mrs.
H. H. Mott, of Minneapolis.
Ida Lund, of Stanhope, visited friends
here the latter part of the week.
Anice cream social will be held at the
liver Highland home Thursday evening
for the benefit of the McCallsburg
chapter of the Red Cross.
T. c. Jacobson and family, Of Forest
City, are here for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Teig, Miss Grace
Erickson and Mrs. Myrtle Olson left
Monday for Lakefeld, Mimi, for visit
at the Ingebrit Erickson home.
Emil Larson returned Monday from
a visit to Norway, Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ Grove. Mrs. Anna
Grove and Miss Lounda Grove attended
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
.Traer Nswr Notes.

Special to Times Republican
Traer, Aug. 20.-William Carter and
family are soon to leave Traer They
will locate in Relic Plaine where Mr..
Carter has job in the gas plant
Neil McKerrall, Frank Mommer, Jr,
and Merle Beecher, the latter the Rock
Island agent at Dinsdale, have been
reclassifed and put in Glass /. All
passed the physical examination at
Toledo on Thursday.
Tom Keith, a son Of James Keith,
who has been working in bank at
Shoshone,, Wyo., returned to Traer
last week to remain until he is called
to the colors.
Miss Elsie plogman is the new clerk
at McGinnis' store to succeed w. s..
Welton.
Threshers report that v. Herinqz Of
Carroll township. realized 25O bushels
of spring wheat from ten acres, which
will over-run in weight.
Mrs. Raymond Stevenson has re-
turned from Minneapolis after a visit
Of three weeks. She will remain here
while her husband is in the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heller and
daughter, Mrs. Jess Knode. and Mr.
and Mrs. Holly Feakins left last week
for an extended western trip. They
will attend the G. A. r. encampment
and en- route home will visit relatives
in Oregon and Washington.
Jay Wilson has landed safely in
France.
Mr.. and Mrs Jay Wood have an
other son.
Mrs. Henry Beckett received word
that her brother, DR.. Rose, former
Traer physician. had landed safely in
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robertson have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
Grinncll and Vicinity.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grinnell Aug. POD. o. F. Parish
leaves next week for Camp Dodge,
where he will go into service either in
the base hospital or as regirnental SUR
geon. He has been given his old COM
mission Of first lieutenant in the med
ical corps. His Office will be closed the
last of this week and no will take a
few days rest before starting his new
duties.
Omen Bishop. Of Grinnell, who for
the past two years has been OF the head
of the Newburg schools, has been elect
ed as superintendent of the Kellogg
schools for the coming years. His work
will start Sept. 3. j99ttl1
Mr.. and Mrs Edward NJ. Jones an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter Rena to John Hostetter, who was
formerly of this city. He is now in the
service and stationed at Great Lakes.
The young couple are to be married as
soon as Mr.. Hostetter returns home
on furlough.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. 8. Myers are enjoy
ing visit from Mr.. and Mrs. O. G..
Stull. of Platte S. d. They made the
trip in their car and were, accompanied
spending the sumner with them.
Word has been received here that w.
T. Moyle is making splendid progress
since his recent operation.
Mrs. A. e. Fraser is enjoying few
days visit from her niece. Miss Nellie
Fraser, of Albert Lea, MINI.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. Guile and three children,
who have been spending several months
in Del Rio, Tex. with Captain Guile,
have returned home.
Miss Elizabeth Errett left Saturday
for weeks visit with friends in Des
Moines.
Basil Talbot has returned to Grim
nell, having been discharged from the
radio school at Harvard because of
physical disabilities.
D. A. Hopkins will attend the meeting
of the National Harness Manufacturing
Association in Des Moines this week.
Mrs. J. w. Cogswell and little daugh-
ter Margaret arrived Sunday for a
visit at the H. L. and c. w. II. Boyer
homes. Major Cogswell sailed for
France last week. -
Carl Anderson, Of Jefferson Barracks,
is spending ten days furlough with
Mrs. Anderson, who has been i'll.
H. A. Field, who has been on the sick
list for the past two weeks, Is improv-
ing slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Miller and daugh-
ter Helen are visiting in Webster City
at the home of their daughter, Mrs
Murray McMurray.
Miss Fern Flitton, of Marshalltown,
was the guest of Miss Ascha Kingdom
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
Woman Thinks She Is
Privileged to Talk

IL anyone ever had. miserable
stomach surely had. It was growing
worse. too. all the time. Had severe
pains and attacks every ten days or
two weeks and had to call doctor,
who could only relieve me for shors
while. Two years ago last February
I took a treatment of Mayr's Wonder.
ful Remedy and have not had spell,
of pain or misery since. My friends
just wonder that am looking 50 we'll
feel am privileged to talk about IT.
1t Is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucous from
the intestinal tract and allays the in-
fammation which causes practically all
stomach. liver and Intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One dose win
convince OF money refunded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
SHOT BY NEGRO THUG.
Fairfield Moulder Held Up by Employc
of Sells Eloto Circus.

OF SCuS. TIOto NtrCuS.
Burlington, Aug. co. George Rich
ardson, n negro about IS years old. en-
ployed as u seatman by the Sells Floto
circus, was taken into custody Sunday
noon by Chief of Police Bob Goodman
and Sheriff Campbell, of Jefferson
county, on the charge of having held
up and shot Delbert Barker. a moulder
at Fairfield, early Sunday morning
Richardson was taken to Fairfield sun
day afternoon by Sheriff Campbell.
Shortly after o'clock Sunday morn
ing, while. Barker was standing in his
yard, watching the circus load up. he
was suddenly accosted by a negro, who
with an abrupt hold up your hands,"
thrust aslong forty four revolver into
his face. RaE<ers hands were In his
pockets and as he drew them out, he
threw'a roll OF bills to the ground and
then grabbed the gun. nlthe tussle
the highwayman pulled the trigger and
the bullet ploughed furrow across
.Barker's forehead. Blinded by the flow
of blood he was forced to loosen his
hold on his assailant. who escaped.
Painfully but not seriously wounded,
Barker reported the crime to the sheriff
and the two came to Burlington to hunt
their man. The sheriff and Chief Good
man went to the grounds where they
rounded up two suspects, who were
brought to the police station and put
thru an examination. Barker was able
to partially identity Richardson. With
the aid OF the show manager. Richard
sons personal effects were searched
and a forty-four caliber gun was un-
earthed.
While Richardson denies the crime,
1T is believed that there rs enough evil
dence Mt hand to convict him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
DUBUQUE STRIKE
NOT YET CALLED
MEN IN PLANTS HOLDING GOV.
EMINENT CONTRACTS STILL
At WORK.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS y
- Z. FAIL TO ARRIVE
strsst Car Strike My % Settled by
Officials Of Federal Department Of
Labor and Officers Of National As
soesat'en Of s4rset Railway EN-.
pIoyss-Joint Conference Probable.
Special to r,mes-Repub,,can.


Dubuque, Aug. s10-The strike threat
ened by wo1iznen employed at the
Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works and
the, Mnrhson Brothers plant hare. both
holding big government contracts. did
not materialize Monday. aas hao been
predicted One of the plants reported
that several OF their men failed to put
in ian appearance Monday. but their
absence. say tho officials, Is not due to
any dissatisfaction with wages or work
ing conditions. Patrick Gill. the war
labor board representative did not ar
rive in the city.
|, With the arrival In the city Monday
'of representatives of the federal oe-
paftment Of labor and the Amalgamat-
ed Association of Electric and Street
Railway Employees and lengthy confer
ences with both union and TRACTION
company officials, the street car strike
situation appeared brighter yesterday
than at any time since the 1Aen walked
out week ago last Saturday.
II was rumored about the city Mon
day evening that the street car men
would return to work today, but no
veriftcation Of the report could be had.
No announcement was given out fol-
lowing the conference between mem
bers u the commercial club and the
two outside men and union officials
empfntically refused to discuss their
conference with the men.
The outside nren vent over the stu
AtiOn With officials at the traction
company late IN the afternoon. but no
announcement was made after they
adjourned. It 10 believed that a joint
conference between all parties affected
will be held today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
Watcrproof TeIephone- !,

A prominent electrical mahufactur-
Ing company has deveiopd an ironclad
and waterproof telephone for service
in mines or In other places where the
working parts OF a telephon instrument
must be protected against unusual oper-
ating conditions. All parts of this In
strument are Enclosed in cast.iron
box. This box is provided with double
doors, which give either partial or
complete access to the interior appara-
tus. az desired One Of the features Of
this instrument pointed out is the
spring lock on the outer door, which is
arranged 50 that dt can be opened with
the use OF but one hand by means OF a
push button latch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
$1,000 NEGROES
At CA IMP DODGE
SEVERAL REGIMENTS OF BLACKS
TO BE TRAINED FOR DUTY
OVERSEAS.
FIVE THOUSAND THERE
NOW, 5000 MORE DUE
Staff Officers For New Nineteenth 81.
vision Arrive-Private Soldier Dis
charged and informed For Duration
Of War Because Of Being German
Subject.

Camp Dodge. Aug. 20.-F'ive thou
sand negroes are now quartered in the
tent city south OF the cantonment
grounds. and 5000 more are expected
to arrive soon. Two more regiments OF
black men are to be formed here.
Training of the s04th pioneer infantry
regiment, negro unit organized at
Camp, Dodge n month ago, Is progress
ing rapidly. Rel
Three more staff officers Of the new
Nineteenth division arrived. Col. A. C..
Ginam, from Camp Grant, viii COM
mand the Eighty seventh infantry
regiment. Lieut.. Col. T.. L. Graham,
from San Antonio, is assigned to train
headquarters and military police, and
Lieut.. Cot. l.. w, Moseby. from Presi-
.dio. Cal, Is assigned to the Eighty
seventh infantry.
Another German lnterr}sd.
Private John Baptiste Gruber. OF the
depot brigade. has been discharged
from service. delivered to federal au-
thorities Ind will be interned for tho
period Of the war, when he will be de-
ported to Germany. Camp officials
have discovered that Gruber formerly
was sailor on the German ship
vaterland and that he broke quaran-
tine at an eastern port in, June.'1916.
Gruber was brought to Camp Dodge
as draft .evader from Carroll. Iowa,
two months ago. Since his arrival he
has been good soldier, officers say.
but he has been constantly under the
surveillance OF guards. Meanwhile, tho
department Of Justice has been investi-
eating his record.
Various Names Used.
Camp intelligence officers say that.
since he escaped quarantine two years
ago. Gruber has been travelling about
the country, using such names as John
Lunge. John Schmidt and occasionally
his real name. II was found he was
Intimate with Otto Greenburg. another
OF the vaterland crew. Greenburg is
reported to be a prisoner in the Polk
county jail.
It is stated Gruber has four brothers
now serving in. the German army and
that his mother and four sisters reside
nt Munich.
Violation Of military sanitary regu-
lations by q number Of restaurants and
other Shops at small towns near the
cantonment led to an order Monday
closing these establishments to all sol-
diers, nurses. and military employees
Armed guards have been stationed al
THE doors OF the closed shops.
f q ii Z.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
MAY Lose ACTOR CUP.

Little Hawksyss Alleged to Have
Vioiatsd Technical Rule Of Contest.
Special to Ttm0.Republican.
Iowa City. Aug. 1SA-Iowa City hsgn
schools rifle team has been awarded
the national championship IN indoor
rifle shooting and has received a trophy
therefor. and has won the second ma
tionh championship tournament Of
1918 (for the Aston cup) but may lose
the latter trophy. It is alleged that the
Little Hawkeyes violated q technical
rule OF the contest, as number tar
gets used in the tourney, and, because
OF that error. other teams in the tour
nament have asked the National Rifle
Association to cast out the Iowa City
five f5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20

Doom. spent part OF their vacation with
former parishioners In this place.
Mr.sana Mrs. Charles Banker are the
parents Of a son.
I. T. Dean went to Chicago Monday
with two carloads Of fat cattle that
promise to be top notchers.
Threshng Is about half done in this
vicinity. Oats are yielding about forty
five bushels an acre and some barley
forty bushels The outlook fot corn is
very promising.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20

marines hunting subs in the same
reg ion.
Eighty six per cent Of the miscel-
laneous patrbl craft which help to
make the ocean sickly for the kalsers
Divers.
Twenty-scven per cent Of the allied
destroyers operating in the Mediter-
rauean.
Seventy per cent /. Of the conveys
which are escorting American soldiers
across the Atlantic.
Having explained these matters to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
ROWS MASSIVE TRUNKS FORM MONUMENTS
$500 TO HEROIsM OF ALLIED FIGHTERS FLEEING HUNS

This remarkable French official
photograph shows . road in tho
present battle region which has
been the scene Of terrific artillery
fire for many days and nights,
first from German guns and moro
recently from allied cannon. The
picture shows how the great trves
which decorated the roadway be-
fore the war have been stripped
Of not only their foliage, but Of
all their branches. Only the
trunks, shortened and SCARED by
shell fragments, still stand. These
ruined forest monarchs now stand
as monuments to the bravery and
courage Of the allied fighters who
have chased the Huns out Of this
region. An American outpost
officer can be seen shielding him
self from enemy FIRE % he leads IN
advance toward the Huns.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20

him, take him gently but firmly by thd
ear or the scruf Of the neck, and cons
duct him to the federal authorities.
They will determine what 10 do with
him. Don't try to infiict condign pun-
ishnrent yourself 1t Is unlawful. and
besides. you never can tell. The fellow
might be only feeble-minded.- Chicago
Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
the funeral OF John Jacobson at Story
City Monday.
MEnaland,.v part

Next time anyone tries to tell you
that England" is shirking her fair
share of the burdens Of this war. back
him into corner and tell him that,
according to official statistics. Britain
Is furnishing:
Eighty per cent OF all the surface
warships hunting submarines in the
Atlantic. @
seventy-elght per cent Of the sub
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
LIGHTNING DESTROYS CHURCH.
Double Ediiee Near Ellsworth Totally
Destroyed During Storm.

Special to Times Republican.
Ellsworth, Aug. 20.-Saturday after
noon. about s o'clock, the church edi-
flee. belonging to the Lutheran denomi-
nation, known as the double church. !"
between this place and Radcliffe, was
stroyed.
The main part Of this building was
erected some time before 1880 by the
early settlers who located here coming
from Lee and adjoining counties In
Illinois. About twenty y1lrs ago an
other church building was moved about
two miles and added to the original
building which gave it the name Of the
double church, It 10 not yet known
whether it will. be rebuilt on the pres
emit site.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
PARK ON CAPITOL MAIL.
State Fair visitors May lsaNs Auto
mobiles on State House Grounds.


Des Moines. Aug. .20.-The, state ex-
ecutive council announced today that
the mall to the east Of tho state house
and that portion west OF the state
house not included In the main thor
oughfare win be given over to state
fair visitors for the free parking OF
automobiles during the state fair.
Three men will be employed to guard
the cars and checks will be furnished
the owners OF the cars who leave them
there.
The privilege Of parking their auto
mobiles on the asphalt on the state
house grounds will make 1t possible
for out of town visitors to avoid the
congestion occasioned by driving. all
the way to the state fair gorundA. VS.
itors can park their cars on the state
house grounds and use the street cars
to get to and from the fair grounds.
II they wish to do so.
The fair management, Of course,
provides large parking areas for auto
mobiles and visitors can find tOppor-
tunity ITO park within the fair grounds
II they wish to drive out.
There is big area east Of the state
house on the capitol extension grounds
which has been paved and which will
provide an. excellent place to park cars.
There is but little traffic along These
paved areas which in places are ex-
pansive affording space for 1A1mbers of
cars.
The executive council also has pro-
vided for two guides to show visitors
thru the state house. There are always
many visitors at the state house dur
ing the state fair. Information bur
eaus will be provided on both the base
ment floor and main floor Of the state
house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
chapin New, ltem..

Special to Times Republican.
Chaplin. Aug. }eo.-Mrs. Leo Stewart,
Of Minneapolis. is visiting at the home
q her father, Paulus Banker
Rev. and Mrs. L. d. Blandford, of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
Mr.. Butler Tells
|HowCuticura Healed
Risters On Boy

''When our boy WAS 2 few days old |
be broke ouf under his chin with Little
blisters, and his neck was soon COW
cred with 4 dry scale. Itfmust have
itched and burned for he was 90 |
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20

moved back to Traer from vorhies and
are occupying the ,Farnham cottage.
Fred Leethie, on the Seelye farm
In Buckingham. has leased one Of Il. w.
Woods farms north OF town for next
year at $1,000.