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OF CITY
TO ITALIANS
CELEBRATION AT cENTERvILLE;
FRIDAY WAS BIG SUCCESS.
HUNDREDS ATTEND.

Centerville, May 27.-Hundreds Of
people turned out Friday evening at Z
o'clock to see the Italian-American
parade, and to hear the speakers who
delivered their addresses from the
band stand following the parade With
good roads and more favorable wealth
err conditions there is no doubt but
that the crowd would have been much
larger.
NoTA7LEs SPEAK
The parade started from the post
Office shortly after Z o'clock, beaded
by an automobile containing Post
master Maring, representing the fed
eral government; Mayor w. s. Fox
representing the city; Hon. Paul Pa
risi who later spoke for the Italian
people,; Senator ]. M. Wilson, Rev. W..
|P. Clark, who was also on the program
and others. This was followed by tho
Centerville band. Then came the pro-
|cession on foot, Santos Milani, as d.
rector of the parade, leading, follow
ed by Italians Of the Centerville so
ciety of Generate Caneva, and Ameri.
can citizens, carrying Italian and
American flags. These were followed
by the 1talian:C roatian band OF Rath.
bun, who lead the Italian Foresters Of
Numa, and the members Of the Co,
lumbia society, Of Seymour.
KEYS TO THE CITY.
For the first time in history the key
to tho city of Centerville was turned
over to another nation when Mayor
Fox formally rendered it to Santo
Milani, of this city. as representing
the Italian people. This courtesy was
extended for the entire evening. The
address Of the mayor followed the In.
troductory remarks of Chairman J. NJ.
Wilson.
GAVE HlM>A CHEER.
Long live America; vica T. Italia"
said Rev. w. 20 Clark in opening his
address. The speaker was then inter.
rupted with shouts from the Italians
Of viva Italia" and Viva l. Ameri.
ca and right there the speaker OBJ
tanned the close attention Of all.
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FOES SCORE SMALL
On GAIN NEAR RHEIMS
Continued From Page ~

Rheims, that the enemy flank was
most dangerously exposed and where
ne must have felt himself most vulner
able to counter blow. II this attack
here is neither a demonstration IN
force to cover the main effort else
where, or a veritable drive at Paris
the possibility remains that 1t was
launched with the intention of driving
the allies from their advantageous po'
sitions along the Disc and the Ailettc
and thus forestalling thanking coun
ter effort by Foch's great reserve
army.
The stroke In Flanders, while OF ia.
less magnitude, covering a front OF
less than ten miles, nevertheless Is
aimed at points which the Germans
must take before they can hope to
carry their April advance further
toward the coast.
ALLIES WELL PREPARED
Behind the Locre-Voormezeele area
lie the hills which constitute the
backbone Of the Franco-British posi-
ton, only the outlying peak OF which
the Germans captured when they took
Mont KENNEL last month. Scherpen.
berg, Mont Rouge, Mont des Cats and
other eminences are yet barring the
way to the Germans.
The allied positions along both
fronts under attack are notably strong
This is particularly true Of the south
erly line, guarded by the rivers Disc
and Ailette and the Chemin des Danes
ridge, which the German crown prince
spent many weeks last summer trytns
to take. Not only did he fail but he
was forced still further back last fall
when General Petain, in the Pinon re-
zion. drove in for a depth Of two miles
I day and compelled the Germans to
fall back to positions behind the
Ailette where they have since re
NAMED.
In the north the French recently
have strengthened their hold on the
hill region by pushing forward in the
Locre section in local thrusts and cap
turing important high ground. In gem
eral the allies seem well prepared for
the thrust.
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Freight Rates In Iowa
Go Sky-High As Result
of M'Adoo;s New Order

McAdoo is employed the first class
rate for five miles will be rs cents and
the 100 mile first class rate will be
43 cents. The order is not quite clear
in this respect and the conclusion
reached above is entirely possible.
COAL RATES HIT HARD
The Iowa intrastate coal traffic
stands to receive the heaviest ad-
vance. It is proposed that where coal
rates have not been advanced the
usual Is cents per net or gross ton
as authorized generally by the inter,
state commerce commission on or
about June /, 1917, that that ad-
vance shall be added to the present
rates and then the flat advance au-
thorized under the general order add
ed in addition thereto.
To realize the possible extent of the
increase in Iowa intrastate coal rates
consider the rates now applying on
lump coal from Mystic and Bear Greek
to Ottumwa, the rates are as follows:
Mystic So cents and Bear Creek "a
cents per ton, add to these rates, Is
cents per ton, then to the Mystic rate
add 20 cents per ton and to the Bear
Creek rate add Is cents per ton, max
ing the total rate from Mystic to Of
tumwa 80 cents per ton, the total Bear
Greek Ottumwa rate will be 81 cents
EXCEEDS rs PER CENT
1t is not possible at this time to
ascertain the exact effect on the Iowa
intrastate schedules Of class and COM
modify rates, but it is very apparent
that the advances in these schedules
will exceed to a large measure the
general advance Of 25 per cent.
As regards the passenger faro situa-,
ton, the present Iowa intrastate rate
which is 2 cents per mile, will be ad-
vanc6 to cents for travel in day
coaches and chair cars, while the few
Pullman cars now in operation strictly
on Iowa ,ntrastate traffic will BIO ad-
vanced in accordance with the inter
state scale proposed. It Is the pur-
pose to discontinue the issuance Of
mileage books. these books. having
been in very general use in previous
years when the 1ntrastate and inter.
state fares were on basis Of 3 cents.
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50 to $3.50 and so cents where rate is
So or more.
For coke flat increases are estab.
lished as follows:
Fifteen cents net ton where pres.
ent rate is 40 cents or less; Is cents
where rate is so to 80 cents; 40 cents
where rate Is 81 to $1.99; 60 cents
where rate is 81 to $3.50; rs cents
where rate is 50 or more.
OTHER NET RAISES
For other commodities flat in.
creases are made as follows:
Iron ore 30 cents per ton.
Building and monumental stone, 2
cents per hundred pounds; crushed
stone, / cent per hundred pounds;
sand and gravel, l cent per hundred
pounds; ordinary brick Q cents pei
hundred pounds; cement, 2 cents pei
hundred pounds; lime ~ cents pc,
hundred pounds.
Lumber and forest products, Is pei
cent increase, but not exceeding {
cents per hundred pounds.
\ Wheat, other grains, flour and mill
products, rs per cent increase not tc
exceed cents per hundred pounds
Live stock, rs per cent, but increase
not to exceed Z cents per hundred
pounds.
MEAT RATES GO UP
Meat, Is per cent increase, except
that rates from Mississippi river
points to, Mississippi river territory
shall be the same as new rates from
st. Joseph, Mo.
Bullion, % per cent increase with
many flat rate variations.
Sugar, syrup and molasses, Is PEI
cent increase with many rate var1l
TONS
Minimum charges on less than ca,
load shipments will be increased,in &C
cordance with new class ratings but
in no case is the charge on single
shipment to be less than so cents. The
minimum charge for ear load ship
ments is to SIS per car.
Referring to dtfferentials, the orde,
says:
"In establishing the freight rates
herein ordered, while established
rate groupings and fixed differentials
are not required to be used, their use
is desirable If found practicable ever
though certain rates may result which
are lower or higher then would other
wise obtain"
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SEVENTY MEN
LEAVE TUESDAY
LAST OF SECOND DRAFT EN-.
TRAIN FOR CAMP DODGE TO-
MORROW; FOUR JUNE q.

Seventy men, the last of the second
draft call, leave tomorrow for Camp
Dodge at 1850 a. M, over the Rock
Island. A demonstration will be held
for the men in the morning at the city
park before the march to the station
to entrain and large number of To-
cal organizations are expected to have
representatives in the line of March
DR.. C. D. Jacobs will make short talk
to the men in the city park before
they leave.
GUESTS At CLUB TONIGHT
The men answer the first roll call
this evening at 7 o'clock In the court
house and tomorrow morning they re-
port for final roll call at the court
house. Following the roll call this
evening they will be taken to the Com
mercial club where smoker in their
honor will be given by the club. q
D. A. r. TO GIVE COMFORT KITS
The Daughters OF the American Re
volution will supply the men with COM
fort kits as they have done for all de-
parting contingents of soldiers The
D. A. r. makes the kits but they are
assisted by their friends in filling the
kits with the numerous useful articles
that they contain. The men to leave
next Sunday morning will likewise be
given these kits.
The plan originally to send six men
away the night Of June has been
changed. It was ordered that four
railroad men and two boiler makers
would be sent away, the former to re-
port at Camp Dix, N. j., and the latter
to Fl. Meyer, Va. The latter will not
leave at this time but the four rail.
road volunteers go over the Burlington
on No. IL at a. m, Sunday, June 2.
RED CROSS TO MARCH
The Red Cross workers of the city
and county will participate in the pa
rade that is to be held to honor the
men going tomorrow. All Red Cross
workers are asked to report at the
city park at 9 a. m. tomorrow and to
seek out their various divisions for
they will be arranged as follows:
First division, surgical dressings
workers; second division, hospital sup
plies workers; third division, knitters;
fourth division, Junior Red Cross
workers; fifth division, women doing
Red Cross work in connection with
the public schools; sixth division,
home service workers; seventh divi-
sion, workers and solicitors in the Sec
ond Red Cross war fund drive.
The attention Of the women from
the country is called to the parade and
ut Is expected that. roads permitting
travel, a number Of these will be pres
ent and take part in the farewell to
the boys.
Mayor Pat. Leeny has made proc
lamation that the city hall will be
closed tomorrow morning from 9 until
IL o'clock to honor the boys leaving
for Camp Dodge and requests that cit
liens come to the city park at 9
O'Clock where farewell demonstra-
ton will be made.
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BUSINESS HOUSES
TO CLOSE FOR DAY:

All places of business as well as the
public buildings will be closed all day
Thursday In observance OF Memorial
day. The holiday has a greater mean
ing this year than It has had since the
days Of the Spanish-American War
and in order to give every one better
opportunity to keep the day. no places
Of business will be open. The us9af
Memorial day exercises will take place
and every one will be given chance
to participate in them.
The program committee will meet
tonight to plan for the day.
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Washington, d. c., May 27.-The
army casualty list today contained
nineteen names, divided as follows:
Killed, in action, 8; died Of wounds, 4;
died of disease, 1; wounded severely, q;
missing, 3. The list follows
KILLED IN ACTION
Corporals Lennie Simpson, Ready
KY. Milton Scarborough. Childs, Md.
Privates Alexander P. Garrett, Man
gum, Okla; Jos. Griffin, East Hamp.
ton, N. Y; JAS G.. Holland, Villa Rica
Ca; Eugene r. Cakes, Sparta, Wis. !;
Frank j. Schmidt, Milwaukee; Walter
Schutzman, Ethel, La: Jas. Wallen,
Falkland, Okla.
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on account Of the program for nearly
billion dollars worth Of improve
ments, additions and new equipment
this year, he explained.
NO PRIVATE PROFIT
at is earnestly hoped" said the di.
rector general, that all citizens affect
ed directly or indirectly by this in
crease Of rates, will support the gen
eral principle of such increase as an
unavoidable war measure and accept
the additional burden in the same spir
It Of self sacrifice in which they have
accepted other Inconvenience and
burdens and the grievous personal
losses which are parts Of the price
that the nation is periodically paying
for world liberty"
Mr.. McAdoo called attention to the
fact that there is no way in which
the present increases will inure to pri
vate profit"
1T they turn out to be more than
arb needed to meet the grave public
exigency," he said, they will promptly
be readjusted so as to prevent any un.
necessary burden upon the public; but
pending such readjustment, the ex
cess, If any, will be for the benefit Of
the people Of the United States as a
whole and not for the benefit of the
private railroad owners.
MARGIN FOR REDUCTION
ITO the extent that savings can be
effected and to the extent that reduced
prices for the things the railroads
must buy can be realized, it will be the
purpose of the director general to
make from time to time appropriate
reductions"
The provision that intrastate rates
shall be abolished wherever substitute
interstate rates between the same
points exist and that all shall be raised
to a standard national level, develops
the first definite conflict between pow.
ers of the federal railroad administers
ton and Of the state railroad and pub
lie utilities commissions which here
tofore have claimed exclusive jurisdic'
ton over intrastate rates. Railroad
rate agents will file tariffs containing
the new rates with state commissions
as we'll as with the interstate COM
merce commission but state commits
sions are permitted no review under
the railroad act,
CONCESSION TO SOLDIERS
Mr.. McAdoo announced that he ex-
poets the interstate commerce com.
mission to review many Of the new
schedules on complaint of shippers or
other commercial interests and
changes will be on the commissions
recommendations This is necessary
to readjust the nationwide fabric OF
complicated rates, each interdepend.
ent on scores of others and 30 delicate
ly adjusted in hundreds Of thousands
Of cases that change Of cent or two
causes distinct industrial and COM
mercial disturbances.
Passenger fares in some sparsely
settled regiopa now more than cents
will not be reduced. Although existing
sNa,azsian and touEiEt faIss ~ aAai
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BY c. o. DAWSON
Freight Rate Expert, ottumwa Com
merclaI Club.


merclaI Club.
General order No. %, made public
today by the director general Of rail-
ways, is by far the most drastic and
revolutionary move made by the rail-
road administration since it's incep-
ton. The carriers have gained more
in the way Of increased freight and
passenger revenues by this order than
practically all of their former ad-
vances in freight and passenger rates
made in the last decade aggregated.
The order is very general one and
covers practically every freight and
passenger rate in the United States.
It's effect on the Iowa intrastate traf-
fic will be especially severe. The
order as 1t now stands seems to can
eel the application of the Iowa CLASH
fication on Iowa intrastate traffic, also
the Iowa mileage scale applicable on
freight trafic is very materially ad
vanced.
RAISES IOWA RATES
A minimum scale of Is cents is
named as the minimum charge for a
shipment of first class traffic, pre-
sumably for distance Of five miles.
II this be the case the present first
class rate on Iowa intrastate traffic
for IA cents for the first five miles
will be Increased to the Is cents basis.
Now If the rs cent scale as prescribed
by the railway administration es ap-
plicable in Iowa, is used as the basis
for five mile haul and the balance of
the scale for hauls in excess OF five
miles, is figured at the same rate OF
progression as is employed IT.
making the present Iowa interstate
scale, the advances in Iowa will ex-
coed by considerable measure the
flat rs per cent advance as author
lied by Mr.. McAdoo.
To illustrate my point: the present
Iowa intrastate first class rate for five
miles is IA cents, the first class rate
for 100 miles is "a cents, Is per. cent
advance on these rates would lie IT'S
and 80 cents respectively. II the
minimum scale as prescribed by Mr..
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SOLDIER GOES INSANE

Brighton, May 27-The Stockman
family have received word that their
son, SAM, of Company M, 16Sth in.
fantry, who went with the Rainbow
division to France in November and
from whom they had not heard since
December, is in hospital for The in.
sans 1t Buffalo N. Ky
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HEAVY BOND FIXED,
FOR JOHN J. O'LEARY

New York, May 27.-John J.
O'Leary, who was arrested last night
in connection with the disappearance
of his brother, jeremiah A. O'Leary,
on the eve of his trial for publication
of alleged seditious utterances, was
held in 100000 bail today when ar
raigned before federal commissioner
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DIED or WOUNDS

DIED OF WOUNDS
Sergeant Jas. E. De Lee. Troy. N. T.;
Wagner N. G. Stokes, La Crosse, Fla.
Privates Earle Symmes. Willow Creek
CAL; L. G. Oliszewski, Manistee, Mich
DIED OF DISEASE
Private Meme Otto Wilt, Wellsburg
Iowa.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
Privates A. o. Anderson, New Rock
ford, N. D.; Elmer Samuelson. Pasc
Robes, Calf.
MISSING IN ACTION
Privates J. A. Brown, Columbus, o.;
Charles w. Knowlton, Fairfield. Conn.
j. B. Walters, Gadsden, Ala.
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ished,, the order permits the re-fstab-
lishment of round trip tourist fares
somewhat lower than the cent rate.
Exceptions to the 3 cent rate are
made for soldiers and sailors who
may travel at / cent mile when on
furloughs at their own expense, and
for persons attending the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Portland, Ore, and tho
United Confederate Veterans reunion
at Tulsa Okla. Both Of these organi-
cations are permitted rates Of cent a
mile. For various state meetings Of
the veterans, cents will be charged.
HITS DE LUKE TRAVELLERS
Children under years will be car
ried free as at present and those be-
tween and IL will be charged half OF
the new higher fare.
Communication fares, which are
raised 10 per cent, are construed to
apply to persons having daily or fire.
auent occasions to travel between
their homes and places OF employment
or educational institutions.
To discourage the use Of heavy
sleeping and parlor cars the new order
provided that the following minimum
number Of tickets should bebought for
drawing rooms, compartments or sec
tons: Two adult tickets for drawing
room in sleeping car; two adult
tickets for a compartment; one and
one-half adult tickets for a section;
five adult tickets for exclusive occu.
pancy of drawing rooms in a parlor
car.
Passenger fares by water routes or
by rail and water, are to be increased
proportionately with the higher rail-
charges.
BAGGAGE CHARGES RISE
The basis for computing charges for
excess baggage is to be one-sixth of
the normal passenger fare, with a min
imum of 15c per hundred pounds and
minimum collection of Csc per ship
ment.
The director-general provided fully
for the redemption Of unused or par
tial mileage books and tickets.
The Is per cent increase in freight
charges will apply generally to class
and commodity rates but minor varia-
lions will be necessary cases. For in
stance, where certain relationships
exist between rival commercial CEN
tiers the rs per cent increase will ap-
ply to the longer distance and the rate
to the nearer locality will be the same
number of cents used under present
schedules. In this way charges for
many short hauls will be raised more
than 25 per cent. The following mini
NUNS are established for classes in
the several classification territories.
Mo ocoS
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ALASKA FEARS 1. w. w.;
NAVAL PATROL ON JOB

Washington, D. c., May ga naval
patrol Of the Alaskan coast has been
established to forestall agitation by
leaders Of the Industrial Workers Of
the World.
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COAL AND COKE INCREASES

COAL AND COKE INCREASES
Flat increases are provided for coal,
carried under commodity rates as fol.
lows:
Fifteen cents per net ton of 1000
pounds where rate is now less than 40
cents per net ton; 20 cents where rate
is SO to 80 cents; 80 cents where rate
is 81 to $1.99; 40 cants vhaxe x2ta Il
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sTRAusE TRIAL NEAR END

Peoria, Ill, May 27.-Attorneys on
both sides expected when the trial Of
Edgar A. Strause, former banker for
the killing of Bern M. Meads, was re-
sumed here at 1880 o'clock this after.
noon to complete all evidence before
the days session ended. Arguments,
It is expected. will begin touorroE.
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PLANS CHANGE RAPIDLY.

Il .
IFrom the Courier Bureau
Washington, ID. c., May 27.-Presi-
dent Wilson's sudden decision 10 ad
dress congress followed several weeks
Of frenzied conferences and debates
In house and senate which seemed
4 to have come to decision
Saturday when the republicans
OF the senate blocked the plan
Of the democratic leaders to postpone
revenue legislation until after the
November election, then consider 1t
speedily at a special session to con-
vene November IL.
Secretary McAdoo has insisted on
immediate action and it was only after
working night and day for aNweek that
the house and senate leaders con-
WINGED him of the unwisdom OF tax
LEGISLATION on the eve of the fall cleo
ton. Then Majority Leader Kltchin
took the scheme to the house ana ob-
tanned the agreement Of the republi-
cans. But when Chairman Simmons
Of the senate finance COMMITTEES
preached the plan he could not talk
the republican senators over.
DEMAND FAIR LAW. l
- The present war tax law is filled
with inequalities, as is generally ad-
nnitted. One of the many COM
plants heard here concerns the tax
on excess profits Of corporations and
partnerships. The concerns which
have built up their businesses on
small capital stock have been extreme
II hard hit in many instances. while
the big corporations get of easily.
Republican senators demand that
this provision be modified. They be-
! lieve concerns which are making big
profits as result Of the war should
/ DO the first ones reached by the ex-
cess profits tax.
Hasty action In the house was large
Nv responsible for the unsatisfactory
bill passed last session. Majority
Leader Kitchin advised the house &c
shut it's eyes and vote It did just
that! The senate found the bill hope
less when It reached that body.
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Non, and Chairman Simmons Of the
yenate finance committee held a con-
terence Immediately after the speech
and decided to have the house ways
and means committee begin hearings
/ ON the bill early in June. The hearings
are expected to last about three weeks
and afterward the sante finance COM
mittee plans to cooperate with the
house committee in drafting the new
measure.
Although the president made no
specific recommendation in his ad-
dress for apportionment Of bonds and
taxes 1t was learned authoritatively
that in the proposal he recently ad-
vanced as the basis for an agreement
to postpone legislation the president
suggested that approximately 40 per
cent be raised by taxation. This, 1t
was said, was the stumbling block
which prevented an agreement on de
laying the leg;>.ation, the republican
leaders refusing to subscribe in adj
vance to any fixed apportionmept.
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RAIL RATES JUMP
WHEN WAGES RISE

Continued From Page ~
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on account Of the program for nearly
a billion dollars worth Of improve
ments, additions and new equipment
fbiu 1oor ho oYn1o In cd