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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
HANG THE NEGRO RAPisT.

| The hideoUs menace OF the negro
Iapist has been brought 10 Iowa from
| the old south in the crime committed
at Camp Dodge last Friday by five
| black devils in L. s. army uniform. The
white soldiers were restrained. the
story was kept out Of the Des Moines
| newspapers for three days and then
| soft pedaled when it was printed and
there was no mob as there would have
been in the south but ii was because
the white people Of this state have not
vet learned to realize how close this
menace OF the negro rap!st hangs over
them at all times when the half savage
African from the hill districts and wild
plantation life Of the south is brought
among them.
These negro troops were brought
north because public sentiment in the
south feared the arming OF the densely
ignorant black man. The black man
from the jungle has remained true to
az ScStAe4 iiksAiiItIS diIO betrayed
the friendship or unwarned indiffer-
ence Of the white people OF the north.
An innocent unwarned country girl
sitting by the public road within hail
OF 10000 U. S. soldiers and in com
pany with the boy she had promised
to marry was set upon by five black
fiends In q. S. uniforne. Two burly
negroes knocked out the white boy,
three dragged the white girl into the
bushes and four Of them successfully
assaulted her before her companion re-
gained consciousness and gave the
alarm. The guilty men are said to be
n custody and the punishment is life
Imprisonment or death.
The kind Of colored men who would
do such an awful thing are beyond
reforming in a prison. Being u S. SOL
diers they deserve the death penalty
for their crime and their extinction by
hanging is the only punishment that
can make society safe from them. 1t
IS the only thing that Will make in
nocent black men safe from reprisal
by the white race. This government
has an awful problem on it's hands in
the making Of soldiers out Of half saw
age blacks from the southern planta-
tons. They destroyed their chance at
Brownsville and were brought north.
They will no longer have fair chance
at Camp Dodge and will have to move
on. When a foolish committee put on
a colored glee club before 10000 people
at the Roosevelt meeting Monday night
the crowd applauded the singing but
every white soldier in uniform acting
as usher stood stolid and sullen with
his arms folded and hate in his heart
altho he knew that the individual black
men before him were guiltless. The
race problem fired into flames by the
negro rap!st is real one within the
United States army today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

with the assurance Of victory the
united forces of the allies fighting un'
der their own goal posts should be more
able to hold them now.
The difference in viewpoint OF tht
commanders is TO be given considera-
ton always. Allied commanders take
into consideration the lives Of the mer
who do the fighting. German com
maanders count lives merely as The
pawns paid for point of ground The
German charges like bull. The Brit
ish met him like a matador meets the
bull. The first drive was bled into
pXha ustion That the tactics will be
similar in this offensive seems certain
But when the time comes the elastic
line OF the allies will stiffen as it stiff
tened before Amens.
Germany figured on a smashing blow
that could not be resisted and from
which the allies could not recover in
time. She was disappointed then. In
stead OF victory her commanders were
forced to send back news Of disaster
and promise victory in sight. She is
forced to this blow. If it fails as it
shall fail Germany's only hope is in the
east and in a Germinization of Russia
to be done while resisting allied ad-
vance on the west front. When the
allied armies are resisting the German
offensive on the west front Japan
should be marching her troops into
Siberia.
But news Of ground gained in the
new offensive is not news of German
victory or of allied disaster. We should
remember that when We eagerly search
the accounts OF the operations in Fland-
ers and Picardy The bull is to be bled
to exhaustion. The men who met him
and held him before will meet and hold
him now.
And in time the great allied offensive
that shall end the war will come. The
offensive that awaits it's time. .
Let's fight this battle at home with
the same courage and spirit of con-
ddence that the men aheld fought the
first offensive and with which they
will meet this final effort.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
Topics Of the Times

But at that Carrie Chapman Gait.
be q distinct Improvement to the New
York congressional delegation at
Washington.
The difference between Roosevelt
and Leslie N. Shaw was never more
apparent than demonstrated in Des
Moines this week.
Tut tut, aren't prize fighting and
wrestling essential pursuits? Then like
as not our Gibbons and Caddocks will
have to learn how to shoot.
800
Jess Willard has been barred from
boxing in several states. Has he tried
Des Moines? Tommy Ryan might get
him by there.
That 10 cents ton reduction on
coal will not bring tears of gratitude
to the eyes Of those who watch the
freight indicator go up s5 per cent.
Professor Albert, Of the state health
board. advises that dogs suspected to
have rabies shall be caught alive and
delivered to the board. It likes them
best that way. The professor and his
board may catch all the mad dogs alive
that they need. The ordinary citizen
will put a charge Of buckshot into his
mad dogs and let it 90 at that. If
anybody is to catch mad dogs let Al do
it his own self
There will be no petition to suspend
the death penalty against the black
brutes that raped a girl at Camp
Dodge. On the contrary. their execu-
ton ELL be demanded. Those men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
IBy David cofy.l

Well, the old Red Rooster stopped
Growing as soon as he saw Billy Bunny
and Uncle Lucky in the Luczymobile
and he stood up and tapped his wings
and then he emptied the ashes out OF
his old corncob pipe and said:
Cock a. doodle-do.
How do you do you do?
hope you are feeling At and fine
And that you haven't come to dine,
For I have nothing left to eat.
Except little wrinkled beet"
mo, we're going home for dinner.
answered the old gentleman rabbit.
What came for Is to ask you If
you'd like to do some gardening for me
this spring.
"All right" said the old Red Rooster,
I'm looking for a job"
well hurry up and get in the
Luckymoble," said Uncle Lucky. So
the old Red oRoster locked his front
door and then he jumped into the car
and away they all went for the old
gentleman rabbits little white house
on the corner of Lettuce avenue and
Carrot street, U. S. A.
Well, as soon as the Luckymobile
was in the garage Uncle Lucky took
the Red Rooster out to the garden and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Masor,
osEY,Ne ORDER.

0BEYNG ORDER.
soldiers told march ahead aad marches with mstsnp
straight Oh colonel let us sit down here ana 'n
orders wlse
and the foes nave some maps
shall obey
your should frost why then
through
but
fight because
TO
to
with
merely take burlap bag and ny corn mea
oond
spring no wherefores ana
no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
The Hearts QUESTION.

Is it such a little thing
To find a wind flower
Twinkling in the wild wood
Hour after hour:
Dancing to the winds pipe
With happy nod?
Is it such a little thing?
l think it is God.
Is it such a little thing
To find the young moon
Fitting thru the tree boughs
In her silver shoon,
Seeking for the wind flower
There along the sod?
Is it such a little thing?
I think it is God.
Is it such a little thing
To find in Your face
Something of the wind flower
And the young moons grace?
Something of the wild wood
Every fairy trod-
Is it such a little thing?
l think il is God.
Gale Young Rice
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
TOPICS AMI IOWA OPINION.

The Waterloo Courier approves the
action of Judge Haight, Of New Jersey,
in canceling the naturalization papers
of citizen Of German nativity who
was convicted of pro- Germanism. "as
justifable and right and we believe
the same course should be pursued in
every state and in every county The
decentralization of a citizen reduces
him to the status Of the allen and then
his property can and should be seized.
This is a big country. but it is not
large enough for people who sympa-
thiZe with the Hun butcher"
"This war will be won for the allied
nations long before America has
brought 100000 men to bear on the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
UP TO DATE.

[TINer Star Clipper.
It Is a pleasure to see the Toledo
Democrat take stand against booze
and in favor cd decency. For many
years. under the management Of J. ].
Mcmahon, the Toledo paper could not
say mean things enough to suit 1t Of
prohibition and temperance workers.
The new management Is radically Diff
ferent It Is in line with all moral and
patriotic movements for the good OF
the country and IT'S citizens. We be-
heve a large majority Of the demo-
Gratis welcome the change.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

western 'front.'" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican. when we have 1000, 900
fighting men there the Germans win
begin to realize that Americans are not
mere buffers and when we have 2.000.-
900, and less, something more will be-
gin to happen. Germany's foot-sore
and heart-wearied soldiers with their
stomachs empty and shot to pieces will
begin to stagger. There will be worse
than mutinies. There Is a physical
limit even to men who cali themselves
supermen."
I'VE hear great deal Of talk about
Of something German that isn't Of
fensive?" inquiries the Burlington
Gazette.
"Pretty soon," says the Sac City Bull
letin, "the fishermen will be telling OF
the big ones that got away. and the
politicians will be telling Of the big
votes that got away"
The Sioux City Journal suggests ut
might perhaps be well II the post
master general were to apply some OF
the suasion he reserves for German
language papers to sucn organs as mr..
Hearst publishes here and there"
While the Waterloo Times Tribune
believes that the next legislature will
pass the federal prohibitory amend
ment, it asserts that "the work Of en-
emies of the liquor traffic will not be
over when the federal amendment is
passed.; that I'VE must prepare for
continuance along new lines: we must
preach total abstinence"
The Knoxville Express predicts that
the next conflict in this country will
be between the toiling millions in more
or less rickety Fords and the idle rich
In sedans."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
Speaking Of Tar and Feathers.

Kind words are not to be said Of tar
and feathers as q device to make pro-
Germans patriotic nor 10 praise ordin-
arily forthcoming for those who resort
to It; yet sympathy for the upstats
German who get dose ie furthest
from the thoughts Of patriotic men and
women. On the contrary. most OF us
are sure Of feeling Of satisfaction
that any person in this country who 10
50 unbelievably stupid as to persist in
his pro -Gernanism had to suffer Tor It.
But at the same time conventional
thought regrets that American citizens
have hand in this sort OF thing. How
much better 1t would be II 1t could only
rain tar and blow feathers. Then Wa
would need only to take his umbrella
away from him. push tho pro-oerman
out Of doors. and lock him out-SiouH
FaIls Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
Puny Caution.

Caution is very puny form of NOR.
klity. He that obseryeth the wind
shall not SOW; and he that regardeth
fhs clouds shall not reap" 1t is as
true politically as Of other spheres Of
LIE that he or she who lets the
world, or his own portion OF it choose
his plan Of life for him has no heed
Df my other faculty than the apelike
NE Ct imitation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28
MESQUAKIES TO WAR.
rTAo vn~ Yy@v~,fI

Two other Indians have Joined the
SON OF James Poweshiek as soldiers in
the army. Their names are Bill Jones
and Robert Young Bear, according to
report that reached Tama by way Of
Montour. and they went to Des Moines
to enlist on Monday Of this week Robert
Young Bear is Of the Mesquakie royal
family, being grandson Of CHIEF Push
E-Tou Neke-Qua The old saying that
the only good Indian Is dead Indian
Is in need Of revision in patriotic
circlAS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

To preserve ink, add from one and
half to two grains Of salicylic acic
to one quart Of ink.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

( One Cause Of Good Nature.
Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "a
good-natured man manages to stay
dat way cause he's got sech pore
spiniea Of other people dat dey can't
hurt IL 1selin's:-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

Speed Of Lisht's Travel.
Light takes eighteen minutes ana
thirteen seconds to travel from the
sun to the earth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

should be hanged on the highest
ground in camp. We may be able here
after to understand approximately the
feeling of the southerner for the negro
Of the black belt.
After reading his glum and gloomy
speech nearly everybody said 20
pShaw' and let it go at that.
OF course It never entered Mr.. Nc
Adoo's mind, but If you were sharer
in the back pay and the wage melon
wouldn't you be apt to remember 1t at
election time?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-28

1--WE hear a great deal Of talk about
the German offensive. Can you tell us
of something German that isn't Of
fensive" inquiries the Burlington
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
GERMANS USING DOGS
TO WARN OF PATROLS
Canine Gives Aiurn rs Americans APP
prOnch, and Machine Guns
Spit Fire.

WITH HIS ~ As,"NI r!;,,, i',GSs ruy ,v
FRANCE. Friday, February S,-Thc
Germans are using: dogs in their front
lines TO warn them OF the approach Of
patrols opposite the American sector. y
German dog "iiStcncr" early this morn
ing prevented one Of our patrols from
executing Il daring stroke. Two corpo-
rails who were concerned in il have
been mentioned III official reports for
their spirit and GOODNESS.
Accompanied by two privatcs the
corporate left u large patrol in a Ger
tain plac" in an abandoned trench IN
mo mans Land" last midnight aud
went Oh 10 the German lines. Thcy
first found a smooth wire barrier which
had been shot To pieces by tho Nm"ri-
can fire. Fifteen Yards further on ;hcy
cam" Uuou the German VIII" cut1ngl"-
ncntS. The men wcr" inspecting an
openin. in tn. wire when :, dog. APP
parcntly chained on In" other side, be-
gau {" harIl. \ ducOut door opened
quickly in trench aud grun NoIc"
WAS heard - say. "F"gtI:." meaning:
ready. Suddenly 4 brilliant rocket
Went M. ana the Americans threw
themselves flat on til" ground just as
machim" rUn began 10 Spit bullets IN
their direction. y few feet away -
heavy object struck the ground This
was found later 10 he u bomb which had
been hurled from tn" German trcu,h.
IN" corr"rals stayed whcr" thcy
were for some time ana listened 10 the
German soldiers talk among ,hclu-
sclv'~ one OF the corporaIs knows
German. and spcaks it, 50 tina, VIVA,
to- Germans said was understood Nf,c-
tac ,;c:mams retired again 10 their di,u
"uf TIA" smaller patrol rrjoincd ;hr
lars" ono, which soon after Vas the
target for fifteen or twenty German
81 Inn,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
BRISTOL IMPROVEMENTS
work IN N"rfoik and Western Terni-
nni-Bctterment. 60 On in
Spite of Mar.

hEiSTOi.. VA. February a-.Ey ts
"!'ioh "i lis last meeting tho CITY
COMM Of Virginia bristol cleared the
way Tor tho Norfolli and Western Rail-
way +" carry out terminal improve
'hchi* here representing an investment
estimated at S50n.00t. The railway com
irhE agrees under tho terms to con-
S'rici new streets and now underpa.s
ana oNcrcrosSinSs to compensate for
streets ordered closed. The work to
l." accomplished will require heavy
grading and steam. shovel work To pro-
vide for number OF parallel tracks
extending northwavd from the present
hmi,S OF the local yards for the dis
lance Of . !oilc. The Mary street cross.
inG WI! lac provided with ncw bridge
OF concrete and steel construction The
improvements will require tho removal
M = nnmhe: OF frame resiirnccs OK
tending for . distance OF two nr three
"'oc"f the purchased properties is
S"ld l" nave cost tho railroad COM
p"hH something like SI35. 0no. 1t * On
recirG mat this work viii begin a: a
very early date. as the faoil.tic. ara
urscnily needed 10 speed up the han
diinS OF freight in connection with the
war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
COMPENSATION FOR LOSS
BY AIR RAID PROMISED
Five Hundred pnund. D, Limit or
tiinWnurc hy English
t'Omiui ~ ton.

LONDON. February o-Claiminc tn
represent. through municipal author
ties aud other publ" bodies. IA populu
| ton "t over 3:.o00.000. tho Committee
on War Damage, which was established
IN october. 1918. have issued circular
on the concession made by the War
'nhinct under which compensation
VIII ID" lrantcd in regard to properly
damaged by air raid and lombard
n"nt up to $500.
II Is pointed out that this doc. M,
carry out The principle Of national re-
~pon*ihiliN accepted by the Prime
Minister in July last. for IL leaves on,
Of account all damage done above tbi,
amount. and gives no compensation ,n
those who we're raidcd and bombed
b"f"r" *cri"mbcr: while to withhold
compensation in "asoS Of personal in
jury cannot be defended on any hynn
thesis.
Thc Prime Minister has not We, u,.a
- TIM" Tor receiving :, dcVu;sti.u from
tn" committee. WHOM they propose 10
bHl ih"S" views before him and I'm
urS" that tho war damage Insurance.
premiums the governments have re-
'"ivrd represent money demanded
under Il apprehension on their mar,
~ IN" "Nt"ut of tn" nations rcsnonsi-
hiiiiN, ana now that Responsibilities.
ma h""n recognized. all Justification {,
returning TIL" money NdniShcs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
EVERY MAN on HOARD
JOKING. NDER rms.

oud Imagine that wed an he a
mite panivky under that wicl.rd she'll
ms but as a matter Of fact every man
"hvaFd ma" grin and joke all the
time.
I remember the two hoy mcsSroom
helpers. VIII" We're addicted 4. that
popular indoor paStimr. SHOOTING,
craps Their game h;,d been inter
I"pied by tho submarine that morning.
ana Just after q she'll had whizzcc
through q hHtchway and threatened 20
burst OUT the port side under til.
water line. young Nose remarked 10 the
older sam:
Some shooting dem Germans is
doing This here mornin'. sam
Deed they are. boy .hurklcd sam.
and they Is shooting 'naiura!s'' every
time
( 'F"r The enl;ghtcnm"ni Of "non,rap-
shooters natural in the vcrnnculnr
"' do" Is seven or an eleventh..
/ winning numbers when turned up on
! tho first throw.D
member. and This was caused hy Iii,
! anxiety t" see our forward gun sbooi
/ ihsi.r He was on" OF tho many for
"IGn scamcn. and like myself and the
others. had been impressed into carry.
. ing ammunition
/ II was troiiinr along tho deck ON
my way forward with Il shell on my
Shouldcr when this fellow came tear
| ING down toward m", head down and
arms PUMPING hard. lust before he
reached me he looked NJ and made n
grab for tho shclI on nv shouidcr
! Dragging II away from hc h" shouted
Nc run faster Than you, Nc run
iaStcr~than YOU. and was off fun tilt
II was All ScrcaminGly funny.
But a Wcll-dircctcd shell from IN,
sub soon chased the smile away for
II landed Snuarciy above our Siccninc
q Irl
right into them where il exploded. In
/ " second the fire alarm WAS sounded
Relieve me. tho Boston fire department
never worked harder than we did TO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
PEOPLE OF DENMARK HARD
HIT BECAUSE or THE WAR
Shortage OF Fuel Supply Causes
Daily Shutting on OF
Gas In Cities.
LETTERS TELL or CONDITIONS
williamsburg" Nou,an Receives Word
From Relatives in Scandinavia.
Visitor To Germany Says People
Arc Better on Than Last Year.

From Relatives in Scandinavia.
Visitor to Germany Says People
Arc Better on Than Last Year.
y graphic picture OF how the great
War is causing suffering and want in
the small neutral countries OF Europe
is painted in two loitcrs recently re-
ccivcd from !cl>tiVes in Denmark by
Mrs y l.. GRAY, or Williamsburg. They
show clearly that there Is no founda-
ton for tho assertion that Denmark is
proft'nG from the war and indicate
that there is an acute shortage in that
country not only of some articles OF
food. hut also OF fuel Richmond people
viii appreciate what it means TO learn
that in Donnark the gas supply is shut
on several hours every day in order To
save coal
Translatons of the ,wo letters fol-
Low.
We ar. suffering more ana moro
from the war. The coal shortage is
Very acute, by and Ivy everything must
stop: plants. trains, street cars. etc. The
railroad traffic is now very limited no
more trains are running than in 1850.
travelling is difficult and disacrccabic.
a. there ct course. are too many pas
scnECrs and many cannot got on the
trains. Besides We are much in need
oC Kerosene. oil ana gasoline All
uotorcarS have stopped. You can. With
OUT danger. walk in the middle OF tho
busiest streets.
Gas is gu; OF several hours each day.
and the quantity you paid /. cents be-
fore tho wa. is now 81 ~. II YOU are
lot very economical with your cleo
trjcity. ii viii lac cut of People. that
AaNc neither electric light nor gas. have
10 stay in tn" dark. Hs they only can
cot one pint Of kerosene oil month,
YOU know what that means here in
cur dnrkcS. period. Stcarinc candles
arc not hc had at all: "ld-timy dip
candies arc 30 cents q piece. Whale oi!
can I've had on cards Ivy farmers. that
have 10 use lanterns in their stables.
Here arc many. many people. that
neither have light. heat nor food.
CONDITIONS MADE W0u>E
ny AMERICAN ENTRY INTO WAR
Since the United states entered tho
war conditions have become worse.
Now we cannot huy any grain 81 fod-
der. The farmers XIII the cattle and
hoes and Tho country has only small!
percentage left Of i;s usual stock. You
ought to soc the poor undcvfcd hogs.
ina; are KILLED ana put on the market,
tho pork is not an inch thicN; aud soon
YOU viii not he able to buy even that.
From January we viii lac put ON
restricted rAtions OF lard. pork and
butter. Sow We &c, ouc-haif a poun!
"C hutter OF Lard week and The same
uuantitN OF pork. We also Get our
hrcad and sugar by cards
II has often been said ia sensations!
foreign papers that Denmark - Ger
manys pantry. but. to use weak en-
PRECISION. that is story.
our production Of fouGstuffs * now
50 small that "" need IL all ourselves.
hut in order to c"t other necessities.
for Instance WOOL. cotton. oil! coal.
Kerosene, Gasoline. etc. We have 10
give Up some OF our food and 80 with.
out