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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

pledges como due next weea. They
should huy their stamps at once oven
II money has to be borrowed 10 do II
and they should notify their ward
chairman before tho next allotment Is
made up next week. That card read as
follows: II pledge myself upon honor
to my government to faithfully per-
form this obligation" and the obliga-
ton read: Instead OF taking liberty
bonds Of the third Issue amounting to
g. which ! have ordered. hereby
promise to purchase an equal amount
at par value of war savings stamps
before Oct. !, 1915" Committees are
now checking these pledges and there
is no alternative but TO keep the
pledge given upon honor and clear the
stamp transaction within the same
time limit allowed for the last issue OF
bonds
When It is realized that Marshall
county sold but little more than ten
per cent over her minimum allotment
! In the last issue Of liberty bonds In II
sale that exceeded a million dollars In
amount II ought TO be conceded by
everyone that the work OF the allot-
ment committees was most carefully
and efficiently done. When people re-
celve their individual allotments they
may know that the amount given is
the least that will put their precincts
over Sales to 9,l65 separate persons
when there are not to exceed $500
separate families in the county also
convince US that very few escaped
from a fair share Of the war burden.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
BUYS THREE PROPERTIES.
M. p. Matsen Purchases Reifschneide'
Residences in Second Ward.

Residences in Second Ward.
NJ. P. Matsen has purchased OF F..
II. Reifschneider three residence
properties in the Second ward. They
are those at 40 Fremont street, Ill
North Fifth street. and 70s Summit
street. According to the deeds that
were filed an indicated consideration
Of $4,000 was paid for the Fremont
and North Fifth street properties. The
former is hot 45x90 feet, improved by
a seven room house. Reifschnefder
built about three years ago. The
property at III North Fifth street is a
lot 45xso feet, improved by remodeled
good-sized dwelling.
The property at 70S Summit street
was sold, the deed indicates for s4,-
500. The lot is 45x100 feet and the
bungalow is one of several residences
Reifschneider built in that neighbor-
hood within the last three years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Local Weather Record.

A minimum temperature of 81 Fri
day night brought another frost. even
more severe than the first frost OF the
season Thursday night. the tempera-
ture being five degrees colder Friday
night than the night before. The ex-
tremes Friday were 81 and q. COM
pared with So and 80 Thursday. and SO
and so year ago Friday. At this
morning the temperature was 20. COM
pared with "a at the corresponding
hour Friday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
FIRST FLOOR OFFICES.
Will Convert Store Room Ir
Offices to Suit Tenants.

I have decided to convert my store
building, No. IS West Main street into
office apartments. Some space on the
ground floor has already been taken.
but there is ample room on the floor
for three more offices. Why climb
stairs to the second and third floors
when you are offered good office on
the first floor convenient to the public
where You can do more business!
Call w. F. Estel-Advertisem
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
CLOSING Out Sale.

We are going to discontinue our
lines of fancy goods until after the
war. Our first sale will be on brass
and mahogany ware. You. can buy
these goods during the sale at less
than present factory cost. Don't miss
this opportunity for Christmas gifts
or Ornaments foT youT o~c home.
Watch our window. Sale strictly cash.
Simmons book store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
"THE LURE OF THE CITY,
At the Odson Theater Sunday Even
ino,

Picture to yourself a poor lonely
working girl that has been thrown
upon her own resources in the cruel
world, and in searching for employ
ment has been brought in contact with
all classes Of people that are simply
awaiting an opportunity to take ad-
vantage of their unfortunate position
and even have protection from powers
higher up. Such is the trend OF the
story depicted by that successful play.
The Lure Of the City that comes to
the Odeon Theater Sunday evening.
This play teaches a lesson that every
man, woman and child should see.
Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

other sights afforded by tho Western
Grocer Company on the Merritt Greene
farm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Ad Club Pageant Tuesday.

All Ad Club members and merchants
participating in the pageant Tuesday
evening. Sept. "a are requested to as
semble at the corner Of Third and
Main streets promptly at I o'clock.
This Is the hour set by the committee
and you must be there. Ad Club.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
OPEN DOORS FOR
AD CLUB SESSIONS
BUSINESS MEMBERS NOT MEM.
sERs OF LOCAL CLUB MAY
ATTEND BY REGISTERING.
SMALL FEE CHARGED, WHICH
INCLUDES LOYALTY BANQUET

Loyalty Banquet to Be Held at Y. NJ.
c. A. Gymnasium in Order to Ae.
eommodate Larger Crowd-Wives OF
Ticket Holders Admitted to Lecture
to eeain at s o'elock-New Features
to Program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Omen Saturday Niahts.

For the accommodation Of many sub
scrfbers who are unable to get to our
office during the week we will begin
tonight to keep our office open Sat
urday nights until 9 p. m. Times-Re-
publican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
Notice to Churches.

Get your art glass windows repaired
before cold weather. Allward Bowman
Glass Works. Dies Moines, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21

''Our boaJt" best boys hose in Mar
shall county. Gildner Bros.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
COMPANY Invites Rioid Probe.

New York, Feb. 16.-The American
International corporation, through its
president, Charles A. Stone, notified
Attorney General Gregory that it in
vited the most thorough investigation
of it's connection with he construction
of the government shipyard at Hog
Island
"All the records of the American
international Shipbuilding corporation
Ga subsidiary Of the American Inter
national corporation) are open for
your inspection and we shall be glad
to further in every way possible your
investigation of the records" wrote
Mr. Stone.
"The American International Ship
building corporation was invited by
the Emergency Fleet corporation to
undertake the work now being carried
on at Hog Island as a great public
duty In that spirit the shipbuildfng
corporation entered into contract with
th3Emergency Fleet corporation, and
in that spirit the Shipbuilding corpor-
alton through its officers has endea-
vored from the first to carry on its
work 1t now invites the fullest in
quiry at your hands"
"Mr. Stone said this action was
taken in accordance with the resolu-
ton adopted by the directors of the
American International corporation.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
MEANING OF JACOBITE TOAST
Glasses Raised to "the Little Gentle
man In Velvet" Had Peculiar
Significance Centuries Ago.

ITO the little gentleman in velvet"
was a favorite Jacobite toast in the
reign of Queen Anne. By "the little
gentleman in velvet the Jacobites
meant the mole that raised the hum
mock against which the horse Of King
William III civilian Of Orange)
stumbled while riding in Hampton
court. The king was thrown heavily
to the ground. breaking his collar bone.
A severe Illness ensued under which
the kings feeble constitution gave
way, and he died early in the year
1902. He left no children and the
crown passed to Anne, a sister Of Will
liam's deceased wife, Queen Mary, and
a daughter of the deposed king, James
II. 1t was the plan of the Jacobites
to bring back to the throne James the
Pretender, a son, 1t was claimed, of
James II by his second wife, Mary of
Modena. The execution of their plans
was not attempted until the house of
Hanover came to the throne. The at
tempt of the Pretender James in IT'S
was a miserable failure, but the at
tempt of his son, Prince Charlie, in
1745, was q more formidable affair. He
collected a considerable force in Scot
land invaded England and reached
Derby before compelled to retreat. He
was finally defeated. at Culloden.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
New Hotel for Lima, Peru.

The Congress of Peru by recent leg
islatfon has provided for an up to date
hotel in Lima, to be constructed under
the supervision of the national govern
ment Of Peru and to cost not less than
100000 (973,OOO). The site set aside
for the hotel is government property
located in the heart Of the city and is
to be acquired by the company con-
structfng the hotel.
The need Of a modern hotel in Lima
has been keenly felt by the travellers
for some time,tsays Commerce Reports.
During recent years the number of
commercial travellers and tourists Wis
iting the west coast Of South America
has more than doubled, and many of
these have found it inconyenient or
even impossible to remain longer than
a few days in Lima because of the lack
Of adequate hotel accommodations.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
AMERICANS IN DUEL
WITH FOES CUNNERS
Keep Up Fight as French
Pierce German Lines.

Paris, Feb. 16.-French troops pene-
tated the Geman lines northeast of
CouTcy on the Aisne front and return.
ed with a number of prisoners. Tne
war Office announced this.
A lively artillery duel was main-
tanned in the Champagne, notably in
the sector of Butte du Mesnil, where
American batteries are stationed.
The total number of prisoners tax
en- by the French in the course of the
operation a. this point on February
Is was III" the statement says. The
night was marked by violent b~mbard-
ments on the right bank of the Meuse
and in the Woevre region, the state,
ment adds. In Upper Alsace the
French repulsed a raid in the distric
south of Seppois
con the night of February 1913"
the war Office says. French aerial
squadrons dropped 1900 Kilograms
(about 5000 pounds) of projectiles on
the railroad stations at Thionville,
Confials. Schembles, Metz and Sab
Ions. Fires and explosions were OBJ
served at the stations at Schembles,
Metz and Sablons."
The artillery preparation lasted six
hours. With the aid Of aviatCrs. 1t
was ascertained the enemys defen;
sive positions, which were remark
ably strong, had been broken up to
large extent. At AIS o'clock in the
afternoon the order was given to the
infantry to go over the top. Every
man had been instructed fully regard
ing the objective.
The troops advanced with deter
mination. They were Obliged occa-
,sionally to arrrst their pro- cess ow-
ing to machine gun POSITIONS having
escaped the attention of the French
and American gunners.
With the help of the courageous
grenadiers these positions were
stormed and destroyed. Their occu-
pants were either killed or captured
By 5.15 o'clock rockets announced all
the detectives had been gained
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
WELL TO KNOW WHAT TO SKIP
Advice to Readers Is Worth Ponder.
ing-Man Who Waited Many !,
Years to Finish Book.

Reading should be a joy, moi, .
penanee," said Mr.. PETIT Ridge. at ne
Mansion house. after dists7ba*.E
prizes and certificates to pupils Of tia
city of London college.
"Aboye ALL" he added, according to
the Daily Chronicle, '1earn to skip,
Skipping Is an exercise which pre-
vents obesity of the mind"
Mr.. PETIT Ridge told some amusing
stories.
I'm a military hospital" he said. "a
man asked me whether I couldiget him
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the,
Sea- He said, I began it 20 years
ago. I borrowed it from another man.
Somebody pinched 1t from me when I
was half way through 1t, and I've
never had a chance of getting to the
end of it, found the book for him.
He said, I'm very glad to have 1t. I
began 1t 20 years ago I said. Yes.
but you've read a large number OF
books since then, haven't your The
man replied, oh, no; I never tried
another" !.
Another story was Of the agent Of 4
pill aud ointment firm who was sent
into foreign country, As first step
toward business he compiled q long
list of complaints, beginning With
Asthma" and ending with "Zymodc
diseases" His goods, he said, would
cure these ailments, and then. as Z
sort of postscript, he added, IT there
should be any complaints existing u
this country which are unknown in
England, the pills and ointment win
cure them ALSO" ,..z,s
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
ADMITS AMERICA Is IN WAR
Germany Says Only 100000 U. 8
Troops Can Reach Europe,

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 16.-Germany has finally admit
ted to her own army tnat America is
taking part in the war.
She assures it that not more than
two hundred thousand Americans will
ever reach Europe on account of the
submarines.
This statement was made by num-
Der of German prisoners taken by the
French when questioned by an Ameri-
can officer. On former occasions pris-
oners declared their officers had rs
sured them America had not entered
the war and soldiers dressed in the
American uniforms were really Brit
ish.
The more intelligent Of the prison
ers say they do not consider the Rus
sian debacle of much value as Russia
had been out of the war fn more
than a year The real opponents of
Germany, they add, are France, Brit.
ain, Italy, Rumania and America.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
USE MOVIES TO TEST EYES
II Pictures That Are Properly Focused
Hurt, 1t Is Always Well to .
Consult an OculIst

You can use the movies to test your
eyes. If your optical organs, are cor
rect and normal you can go to the
shadow theaters as much as you want
without fear of harming the dehcate
mechanism Of your eyes. 4
But If you see well-operated pic
lures where the focusing is properly
done, and find that your eyes .hurt
hunt an ocuMst; don't blamet the
movies, says DR.. G. A. Balm. writing
on the annals Of ophthalmology. :.
There is no surer way to inform
yourself of optical defects. The nor
NAL eye accommodates itself readily
to the fitting films Of high grade,
while the subnormal eye makes Its
complaint very apparent after q steady
focusing upon pictures.
persons with no defect Of sight
mechanism should be able to enjoy at
the very least four sittings Of from
one and one-half to two hours dura-
ton each per week without discom-
fort" says Doctor Balm. mo perma.
nent harm has come or can come to
eyes from well-focused motion pic
lures"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
VERNON CASTLE DIES
ON AIRPLANE FIGHT
Former Dancer MEETS Fatal
MiSkdp in Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 16.-Captain
Vernon Castle, of the Royal Flying
corps of the British army, was killed
here
Castle, IN trying to avoid a cadet
flyer, swerved his machine beyond his
control, fell and wa5 unable to right
himself. The cadet was an American
but was being instructed by the Brit
ish. The cadet was uninjured.
Castles plane was only fifty feet
from the ground. He was in the front
seat instructing a pupil, instead of in
the rear, where the instructor usually
rides. Had he occupied the rear seat,
he would not have been injured. When
he saw the danger of a collision he
undertook what aviators know as an
Immelman turn. The plane failed to
respond.
Castles pupil was R. Peters His
only injury was a black eye.
Castle had made over $50 flights
over the German lines and was the
hero of many exploits in the war zone.
His work had been principally on the
Flanders front and covered a period
of nine months. He came to Fort
Worth in October with Lord Welles-
ley
The Immelman turn was named at
ter Lieutenant Immelman, the Ger
man fiier, who downed many allied
airplanes before being shot down him
self.
at is a combination turn and twist
while driving" said an aviation off.
Ger. Captain Castle evidently tried
to dive under and around the other
machine, but was too close to clear
his own"
Castles fying in and around Fort
Worth was famous. His spectacular
movements held thousands of soldiers
and civilians spell-bound day after
day His big roadster, too, which was
a familiar sight on the country roads,
always attracted shout and atten-
ton wherever it went.
Vernon Castle is the tenth aviator
to meet death in the United States
this week. Seven were killed within
forty-eight hours ending Wednesday.
Two met death Thursday. Yester-
days death brings the total fatalities
at Fort Worth to forty-three as COM
pared with seven at Houston, three at
San Antonio, two at Wichita Falls
and one each at Dallas and Waco.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
Abolition of Titles.

: One Of the recent news items from
Petrograd is that 'all class titles, priv
ileges and distinctions" have been
abolished, so that it may be surmised
mat conditions in Russia are the same
as-thnse Wittily described in in the slG
French story. NJ. de Saint Cyr
having applied for passport, in the
days of the French Revolution, is
asked his name.
''What is your name?"
M. de Saint Cyr."
There are no more MOnsieurs."
every we'll; De Saint Cyr."
There are no more De's."
"Good. Saint Cyr, then"
"There are no longer any Saints"
'Then I am simply Cyr."
mo, for there are no sires; kings
are abolished"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
Congress of Polish TechnlcIank.

The Polish engineers and technfGaas
now Residing in Russia held congress
at Moscow recently, at which 2s5 per
sons were present. The program con,
sisted Of general discussions concerns
ing the rehabilitation and development
of industry in Poland after the war,
also the organization Of technical edus
cation. Special sections dealt with
architecture, mechanics, chemistry.
electricity, and economics. ......-.. ;
1t was decided to found Polish as
ISOLATION Of engineers and technicians
in Russia, with branches In the prin-
cipal Industrial centers, and also to
undertake the publication Of a BIZ
weekly sheet that should become the
organ Of the society. Among the reso--
lutions adopted was one relating to the
future economic development of Po7
land
t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
WANTED SAME KIND OF BOND
Colored Man Was Satisfied That He
Could Afford II, II the Other
Fellow Could.

In many instances prisoners. against
whom there is little evidence, or who
are thought to be honorable enough to
return for trial If they are permitted
to 60 to their homes If released with
out bond. are permitted to 60 on their
own recognizance. In political yer
nacular they 60 on their, 20. r. i
A short time ago several colored men
were arrested charged with assault
and battery. All thad&ngaged IN a
free-for-all fight tand t@ofof the men
had received several RifeNwoundR
One man. however, told The judge that
he arrived on the scene, just as the
police came, to see what the excite
ment was about, and. being mistaken
for one of the fighters, was taken to
police headquarters with the. other
men. - IS
When the case was called In police
court, its was continued for a few
days, and after hearing the story the
judge told this man that he would let
him out on his so. b." after he had
promised to return on the day Of the
trial.
One of the other prisoners was SO
impressed with the easy manner In
which his friend got out of Jail that
he asked for an opportunity to Speak.
and then said: "Jedge, yer honor, I
sure would like to get out. I don't
know what kind Of bond this o. r.,
is, but I know this, that If that boy
can afford it, so can I, and I am will
ing to put one up."-
The speaker was one Of the prime
movers in the fight, and the judge de,
cided that his bond would be $500.
which was more than he could pro-
cure. SO he remained in jail.-Indian-
apOlis News. -
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-16
BORN OF DESIRE FOR SPEED
From Earliest Ages Man Has Sought
Methods of Transportation Other
Than His Feet.

Doubtless the first form of conStluc-
tive transportation was by the boat in
tie form of a float and our earliest and
simplest conception is man astflde
q log propelling it by hand and foot.
The idea of propulsion stimulated to
activity the inventive genius of mans
Anind, and we find him developing vari-
Gus modes of land conveyances. The
camel was drafted into service with
the elephant, the horse and other ami
mals. Then came the sledge, the first
Of natures own construction, simply
q forked tree limb.
This gradually developed into more
perfect mode of conveyance, being
mounted on rollers or logs, and here
began the development of the axle and
the wheel. The most primitive form
Of wheel was the simple roller made
from q tree trunk, afterward differen-
tiated into q pair of fixed wheels by
trimming down the middle portion of
the cylinder in such manner as to
leave the center of the trunk as 2
rotating axle.
The next step was the substitution
Of two shorter sections of tree trunks
attached to rotating axle; fiat, round
cylinders Of stone doubtless were used
~ well, and later considerable adj
vancement was marked by the substi-
tuition Of the fixed axle on which the
cylinders rotated.
The cart wheel similar to that which
may today be seen in the remote dis.
tricts of Mexico, is doubtless the next
noteworthy advance, and from these
primitive steps we find aristotle and
other Greek philosophers interesting
themselves in these important advance
ments and earnestly agitating the
minds of the mechanics of that period,
In the effort to stimulate even greater
improvements