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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
Spy Allegations in
Airplane Manufacture
Secretly Investigated

Washington. March 30-Investiga-
ton into delay in the airplane program
was begun BY the senate military COM
mittee behind closed doors after sew
eral days Of discussion in the senate
which eliminated in the assertion bv
Senator Overnan Of North Carolina
that part Of the trouble was due to
German spies in the Curtis plant. which
mas extensive government contracts.
Members OF the committee were
pledged to secrecy and Chairman
Chamberlain announced that no state
ment would be issued until the ..lquiry
had been completed.
Officers Called to Stand.
Maj. Gen. George o. Squier. chief
signal officer, and Colonel Deeds Of the
aviation branch, were the first witness
es called. They remained with the COM
mittee nearly four hours The commit
tee plans to hear tomorrow Maj Gen.
j. Franklin Bell, who has just returne ed
from a visit to the American front in
France. Later Commander Briggs of
the British royal flying corps: Colonel
Waldron Of the American signal corps.
and Howard Coffin, chairman of the
aircraft board, will be called.
Senator Overman furnished Chair
man Chamberlain with the names Of
his informants so that they can be
called. His speech followed several
days Of heated debate, during which
1t was charged that instead Of having
by July I, l. 900 airplanes in France
or ready for shipment as provided in
the original program. that number
would total only thirty-seven and that
the American airplane program was
ninety days behind schedule.
Overnan Makes Spy Charge.
Senator OverInan said altho he would
make no charge against any one en-
ploye of the Curtis concern, there were
spies there and were he secretary OF
war he would commander the plant
and put in new employees. a metallic
brace used in the construction Of air
plane frames from which a piece OF
metal had been removed and lead in
serted so as to weaken it. was exhibit
ed by the senator as a sample Of spies
work
The first machine tested at the plant
fell. he said, and an investigation
showed that this tanpering had been
the cause. A delay Of two months :ol-
lowed while government inspectors
went over every airplane part in order
+o replace parts which spies had weak
ened
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
RAIL LOSSES UNDER v. S. RULE.
Blame Weather and Embareoes For In.
come Cut.

Washington, March 29-For the first
time in many years railroads operated
at a loss in January, the first month OF
government control. The situation is
attributed by railroad men almost en-
tirely to the unprecedented bad weather
and freight embargoes, which reduced
the hauling of general traffic to mini
mum and increased expenses far be-
yond normal.
The deficit was suffered only by east
ern lines. while western and southern
roads made small profits.
For February the record was much
better tho exact figures are not availa-
BILE, and the railroad administration
hopes to make higher earnings Of later
months offset the poor January show
ing. Otherwise the government will
lose money in compromising railroads
on the basis of their average earnings
for the last three years.
Preliminary reports from 172 of the
1876 large roads, compiled by the inter-
state commerce commission and made
public today, show January deficit in
railway operating income Of s2,227,0oo
as compared with positive earnings OF
sS7. 900, 900 in January last year, and
about s57,0oO,000 in December-a low
record for that mouth.
Operating revenues were s270,231 900
and operating expenses s257,s6s,o00
The $l2,3s3,000 difference between these
items, or the net revenue. was more
than swallowed up by ordinary taxes
OF s14,551 900. These taxes did not in
clude new war levies, which probably
would amount to more than $10,000,000.
and which the roads must pay out Of
the government compensation pay
ments.
The eastern roads deficit in operat-
ing income was $17,640.0O0, compared
with net operating earnings OF $24,-
225 900 in January, 1917. The western
lines net operating income was ST.
100000. as compared with $3O.000,000
the same month last year. and south
ern lines made s3,617,o00, as compared
with @12,s12,0oo the same month last
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
PERsH1NG,s CASUALTY LIST.
Thirty Two Men Reported as Killed,
Wounded or Dead Of Disease.

Wounded or Dead Of Disease.
| Washington, March 30.-Thirty two
names were contained in last nights
casualty lit issued by the war depart
ment. The list was divided as follows:
Killed in action, /; killed in accident,
.; died of wounds, 2; died from disease,
81 died from other causes. |: wounded
severely. /: wounded slightly. 20!
The names of nine officers appear on
the list. Capt. Ira G. Penberthy died
from an accident, and Second Lieut..
Louis H. Lathrop died of tuberculosis.
The slightly wounded include Maj. A.
Rasmussen. Capt. Albert Florian, First
Lieut.. Charles C. Grouse, First Lieut..
Howard T. Havron, First Lieut.. Car
ence r. Huebner First Lieut.. John b.
Mutt First Lieut.. William F. Rigney.
Killed in action-Private Dell Alder
man.
Died OF accdent-Capt. Ira G. Pen
berthy: Private Ben Pryor.
Died of disease-Second Lieut.. Louis
H. I.athrop, tuberculosis; Sergt John
j. Connolly, pneumonia; Private Perry
Dodd, pneumonia; Private Richard
Hecht, pneumonia; Private Raymond
+. solomon. bronchitis.
Died Of wounds-Corporal Albert w.
Williams; Private Thomas P. Minogue.
Died Of other causes-Cook Henry
Ehlert.
Wounded severely-Private William
j. HARRISON.
Wounded slightly-Maj. A. Ras-
mussen, Capt. Albert Florian, First
Lieuts. Charles c. Grouse, Howard T.
Havron, Clarence r. Huebner, John
b Mutt, William F. Rigney, Sergeant
Major Harvey NJ. Grove, of LeGrand.
Iowa: Sergeant Albert Sorenson, Cor
poral Roy Taylor. Privates Logan
Brouss. George E. Garrison, Francis
Highly. William H. Kephart, Wayne
Perry. William Potts, Patrick ]. Stan
ton, Leonard NJ. Stewart. Frank A.
Uffelman, Charles E. Walker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
SEEDING IN MANITOBA.
Early Planting Promised-Moven'en'
to Fields in South Dakota.

Winnipeg. March 30.-Reports re-
ceyed at the Grain Exchange show
that farmers of southern Manitoba are
getting on the land. Around Winkler,
Pilot Mound. Cartwright and other
points in Manitoba farmers have been
sowing wheat. One farmer near Wink
Ter mas sown So acres. VI. Macnlln OF
Cartwright has been sowing rye sew
eral days. Farmers realize that there
Will be a shortage of labor and so are
getting to work at the earliest possible
moment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

One Of the twenty-five American
heroes decorated recently with French
war crosses was Col. Douglas Mac
division.
His medal was awarded for "ex-
IRENE valor in participating in a
French attack with French troops in
order to observe personally the meth
DDS used by infantry and artillery for
such engagements, risking his life that
the lives of soldiers in the future
might be preserved and capturing
singlehanded Bavarian officer"
Colonel Macarthur. since being dec
Grated for bravery, has been wounded
in action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
NEW DRIVE SEEMS NEAR.
Austrians Pour Men to Front in Italy
For an Early Drive,

Washington, March 29.-Forty new
Austrian divisions approximately
500, 900 men-have been distributed
along the Italian front, the Italian en-
bassy was advised today by cable from
Rome. and this activity has convinced
italian military men that the battle in
France viii not prevent an offensive
against Italy.
This view also is shared by the allied
leaders, the cable/ said, and conse-
quently not a single man of the Franco
British forces in Italy has been with
drawn to re-enforce the armies with-
standing the great German attack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

The wars greatest battle, which
started last week on the line from
Arras % on the north to Laon co on
the south, has extended westward.
Bapaume CD fell recently and terrific
battling has taken place around Com
bles (3). The enemy has taken Nesle
(D. which is an advance Of nearly
twenty miles for the Germans since the
beginning OF the drive. Guiscard (5)
has also fallen into the hands of the
invaders.
British war experts now believe that
Amiens CD is the objective of the
drive.
The Germans are now within twelve
miles of that city, the advance here
representing the farthest point reached
in the present drive. A1niens is an i'm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

were wrapped up in shawls bed sheets
or carried in baskets or handbags
One woman 81 years old carried witt
her only basket Of live chickens ane
cried because she had been unable Il
save two rabbits. Another woman car
ried few cooking utensils under hel
arm.
Wilson to Control War Materials
A $50. GOO, 900 appropriation as a re-
volving fund to enable the president to
contract for war minerals for not ex'
ceeding two years, purchase, store and
sell them at reasonable prices, as part
of the war policy, is proposed In ar
administration bill considered by the
house mines committee, with a view
to quick action. 1t contemplates gov
eminent control with drastic D0Wess.
Secretary Lane ga Director Smith
of the geological survey. usUod the
house mines committee 70 favor
the legislation to enable the govern
tnent 10 take ever and operate the So
called war minerals, including man.
ganese. pyrites and other minerals
used in munitions. Chairman Baruch
ports the bill.
These are the minerals whose ade-
auate supply and equitable distrlou :
ton, production and movement are to
be safeguarded under the proposed
legislation. Anthony, arsenic chrom-
ium, graphite. magnesite. manganese
mercury, molyhedenum, platinum, py-
rites. tungsten. tin and sulphur and
alloys and chemicals derived from
them.
The bill gives the president power 10
license the manufacture storage, MN
ing or distribution Of the minerals; TO
fix prices: to requisition the mineral
at fair prices and If necessary, to take
over any undeveloped or idle minera!
lands or deposits and operate them
or cause them to be operated. The
president also is empowered to in
crease the tariff duties, II necessary 10
prevent enhancement Of the Uniteo
States liabilities under price reguia-
ton guarantees by reason OF importa-
tons.
Penalties provided in the bill are
fine of $4,000 or two years imprlson-
ment, or both, for operating without a
license or conspiring to manipulate
prices, or for boarding, and a flne OF
$4,000 or FIVE years Imprisonment, or
both. for any United States employe
who shall induce any persons or officer
authorized to execute contracts for the
government to contract or give an!
order for furnishing the government
with work, labor or materials, sup
,,;a. ~ o.bar nrnDerty IL the agent is
pecuniariiy interested in the contract
ing firm or If member OF any con-
Germ that is pecuniarily interested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
Hun Offensive Started to Appease People

| cupying the other it was not at all GER
| tain that the Russians would not unite
| in going completely over to Germany
Senator PolndeNter eNcorciated IN
| ternationalisn as surrender of inde-
pendent national existence and linked
with 1t as its principal spokesman the
| leaders of the Russian bolsheviki. He
attacked Col. w. 4. Thompson for his
recent uterances in favor of Trotzky
| and Lenne and expressed amazement
that Senator Calder of New York.
| should have had one of Colonel Thomp-
sons addresses read in the senate and
inserted in the Congressional Record
| He also said he was very much sur
| prised that Colonel Thompson's atti-
tude seemed to enjoy the approval Of
| other distinguished and patriotic SEN
| ators."
Referring to the president, he said
| Not long ago we have seen unotftc' al
| utterances from the president OF the
| United States in which he offered en-
coura cement to this misnamed govern
! rrIerIt OF Russia, which mas sacrificed
| the Russian people in the name of lib
erty to the most tyrannical autocracy
perhaps that any government has ever
develooed"
He described the japanese empire as
"a faithful alIv TO the United States
and the other democra cies of the world
in this war a~i said that while we
should he shnr''~~ "cur gratitude for
her generous oe"." - fulfll her part in
tho war nv r~,.0Nti,C the stores At
Vladivostol. ord 20 protect our Pacific
coast we offer iiscoura cement"
Red Crors Saves French Refugees.
Thousa,de Of Refugees in towns and
villages behind the British lines are
being removed by the American Red
Cross Thirty automobile TRANSPORT We
hicles have been working night and
day since the German offensive began
orin cing ont the people. and the trans
portation department here has ordered
all available cars TO the British front
Two thousand refugees have already
been brought to Paris by the Red
Cross and either provided with shelter
or sent to the homes Of relatives or
friends in neighboring towns.
Red Cross autotrucks at the front
have been under shellfre but no cas-
ualties among the personnel have been
reported thus far.
The first large batch of refugees
reached Paris the other morning. They
We're mostly women. children and aged
persons who had been awakened by
the Red Cross workers in the early
hours of Monday morning, taken to the
raj, heads in the camions and thence
transported to Paris on special trains
They were provided with warm food
by the Red Cross on the journey and
fed likewise at the canteens IN paris.
Most Of the refugees were only able
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
in South Dakota Fields.

Pierre, IS. D., March 3o.-Farmers
are in the fields, and by the end OF this
week operations will be in full swing.
Prospects are the wheat acreage WIZ
be increased over that Of the last Few
years. Rye and barley are more Ger
tain small grain crops in this section.
aud have been given the preference LOT
thu last five years. But the demand
for lareer acreage Of wheat viii have
its effect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
roxwooo is expensive.

The most expensive wood II tbs
world is said to be the lockwood, Inn
ported from Turkey for the use Of en-
gravers. The cost ranges from cents
a square inch up to 10 cents square
inch for the bert grade. An ordinary
wagonload of lockwood would cost
many thousands of dollars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

portant railroad center and its loss
would seriously disrupt the allied line
of communication with the coast.
The great German gun which has
been Smelling Paris from a distance Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
En,oved III. Call.

Mani enjoyed Mr.. Borem's last
call ever so much" Amt thought
that you weren't homeT Nan--
wasn't
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30
Wilson's Japan Policy AssaiIed.

Wilson's Japan Policy Assaiied.
Internationalism was assailed,
TrotzlSy and Lenine were denounced
and the desire of Japan TO enter Rus
STA was characterized as a generous
offer to assist the democracies Of the
world in their struggle with German
autocracy by Senator Poindexter, OF
washinton, in the senate. 1t was the
first utterance in the senate on the
situation IN the far east, and Senator
Poinderers remarks were fatty an
attack upon President Wilson's di-
plomacy with regard to that situation.
Senator Smith, of Arizona, took up
Poindexters challenge to defend our
policy toward Japan's intention. and
said that were Japan to invade Russia
from one srtie while Germany was oc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

An official dispatch from Switzer-
land says that the German offensive
started at moment when internal
strife was disturbing the central en-
pires. =.
In Germany the memoirs of Prince
Lichnowsky. and the letter OF the for
mer Krupp director. Mr.. Muellon, have
produced animated discussions which
are feebly echoed by the newspapers,
says the message. in Austria the stu
alton appears difficult.
According to a correspondent in
Vienna who writes to the Munchcner
Neheste Nachrichten, they are facing
a new ministerial problem by the pro-
lopgation of military operations. on
the other hand, the letter of Professor
Lamassch, the text of which has not
been published by any paper, but
which puts clearly the question OF
Mitteleuropa and the German alliance,
has raised great commotion in the
German circles OF Austria.
Finally, what is more serious for
the monarch of the Danube the food
situation has entered a critical stage.
The Austrian premier. Seydler, has
just declared count upon the importa-
ton of cereals from Roumania or
Ukraine before the month Of June.
This statement after so many al
Turing promises was only made ate
an urgent intervention on the part OF
the German social democratic deputies
of Austria who declared that it was
impossible for the workmen TO endure
another diminution in the potato and
fat ration. They added that no meas
ure would be efficacious and that the
proletariat saw but one way OF rem
edying thngs-in other words, an i'm
mediate general peace.
won Seydlerr could only promise
some vague partial ameliorations, es-
pecially In favor of the railway hands.
and affirm that the Austro- Hungarian
government would make every effort
to arrive at peace as quickly as pos
sible."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

seventy-four miles is now believed to
be definitely located in the forest a
ST. Gobain (S).
The shaded areas show elevations in
the land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-30

certain kinds of work, the right kind
of food to serve in hot weather, and
the proper way Of preparing it SO as
to make for variety and reduce
waste
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-28

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it was
supposed TO be incurable. Doctors pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing TO cure with local treat
ment, pronounced ii incurable. Ca
tarrh is a local disease. greatly in
flueneed by constitutional conditions
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine,
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo. Ohio, is a constitutional rem
edy, is taken internally and acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any case
that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimon-
ials
T. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-28
GIVE THEM THE LIMIT

There is much satisfaction to decent
people in the recent announcement
that the government has begun a ma
tiOn-wide crusade against the vampire
war brides. The fact that there are
literally scores of women who have
married several soldiers apiece for the
sake of their war allotments and in
surance. fills every honest patriot with
n deep sense of shame and indignation.
To dupe with false and mercenary
marriage vows those boys who are
giving their all for liberty and decency
is one of the lowest and meanest of
crimes,
Those bigamous war brides may
have felt fairly secure, hiding their
wedding rings and concealing from
the community the fact of their mar
riages. hoping perhaps that the men
they so criminally deceived would
never return from the field of battle.
They are being found out. Cases
are now prepared against 100 such
women. The War Risk Bureau has
worked out a system for checking up
on people receiving soldiers pay.
The Postoffice Department is watch
ing closely the deliveries of the month
" allowances.
Just punishment will be melted out
to these human vultures. They will
be prosecuted for forgery and bigamy.
The marriages, of course, will be an
nulled, the payments stopped, and per-
haps there viii be interment or SEN
tence to federal prisons. The federal
authorities can hardly put in force a
punishment too severe in the eyes of
patriotic, decent. right-thinking folk.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-28
HINDERING THE RETREAT

10 is one of the paradoxes of the
war that the speed of the great Ger
man retreat is retarded by the very
yigor with which Foch is pressing the
enemy. The Germans undoubtedly
want to- withdraw, all along the line,
to safer and stronger positions. There
are many signs OF intent TO withdraw
far to the rear. They would, IN all
probability. move a great deal faster
If the Allies would let them alone for
a little while,
With the steady, gruelling pressure
of the French. British and Americans
in their rear. they find il extremely
difficult to get away their guns and
stores of material and to pull back
troops from exposed sectors. Thus
they are obliged to keep more men
facing the foe to cover their retreat.
This unquestionably, is exactly what
Foch wants. His business is to kill
and capture Germans first. With that
accomplished, he knows that the re-
demption of territory will take care
of itself. He may turn the German
retirement into a rout instead of an
orderly retreat. He may compel, ul-
timately, far greater retreat than the
Germans intended. Always, he will
kill and capture Germans.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-28
WHAT YOUR LIBERTY
BOND WILL DO

If you buy 500 bond of the Fourth
Liberty Loan you are lending the
United States Government enough
money to feed a soldier in France a
little more than seven months. Or
you have furnished enough money to
give him complete outfit of winter
and summer clothing, including shoes
and stockings, and slicker and over
coat and blankets, with enough left
over to arm him with a good revolver.
You have done that much to beat back
the Hun.
1t takes $35 more to arm him with a
rife with a bayonet on it, and if you
buy a second 500 bond you furnish
him this rifle and 1000 cartridges for
it; and there will still be enough of
your money left to purchase a good
sized bomb to throw in a dugout, or
demolish a machine gun together with
the Huns operating it.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-28

- CLIP PIN GS Of
- CAPITAL COUPONS -

The man who wins never waits to
follow the crowd.
You can never defeat an ignorant
man in an argument
The most successful men have met
with lot of imperfections.
Occurs that the Crown Prince chose
fine time for his vacation
See they've dug up Hindenburg
again.
Poverty may be all right as theory,
but practically it is all wrong.
After a man hustles until he Sc
cures political job then he assumes
the role of nurse.
Man isn't the only animal that lives
off his relatives. There is the ant
eater.
woman says that tight shoes are
comfortable because they make her
forget her other troubles.
If man has chronic dyspepsia it
is hard to convince him that the world
is growing better.
A man usually laughs when he is
amused; a woman usually laughs
when she thinks other people think
she ought to laugh.
Obscure understanding is indicated
by silence when one should speak and
by speech when one should remain
silent.
1t is probably with a feeling of in
tense thankfulness that Germany says
only 100000 Americans are in the bat
tie line.
Washington announces that rela-
tions with the Bolsheviki are still I'M
certain. Ought not to be any doubt
as to where civilization stands as
against that lot
With his face the healthy color of a
decayed parsnip the Kaiser has with
drawn from the field. Says the En-
press is i'll. To serve his own deceit
full ends that man wouldn't even spare
his own wife. We hope the Kaiserin is
well. Americans do not war on
women and children.