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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-15

The output of coal in the British
Isles for 1914 amounted to 2si.135.-
coo tons: that for 1s14-15. go, 3Ss, 900
tons, and that for 1s15-1S, 254,74S,o00
tons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-15
WOMAN WORKS
IS HOURS A DAY
Marvellous Story of Woman's
Change from Weakness
to Strength by Taking
Druggists Advice.

Peru, Ind suffered from dis
placement with backache and dragging
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-15

"knot Hole" Gang Must Pay War Tax.
ST. Louis, May 15.-Members Of the
knot hale gang, who, in years past.
have been admitted without cost to
Cardinal Field because Of their devo-
ton to the National League base
bail entry, are to feel the pinch Of war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-15
IOWA FALLS ELECTRIC COMPANY
APPEALS CASE AGAINST
TOWN OF WILLIAMS.
RULING WILL INTEREST
MANY CITIES IN IOWA
Company Asks Court to Set Aside IN
junction Preventing Increase in Light.
ing Rates-Justiee Salinser Hearing
Appeal in Chambers at Home in
Carroll.

Webster City, May 15-The Iowa Falls
Electric Company has given notice that
it has appealed from the injunction
granted by Judge Wright restraining
it from arbitrarily raising its rates at
Williams The matter will now go 10
the supreme cur; ana il has been ar
ranged for Just!'c Is. l. Salinger to hear
the appeal in chambers at his home
in Carroll today
The decision OF the Iowa Falls Com
pany to appeal is no surprise, for 1t
was expected from the start that the
case would be carried thru the supreme
court, regardless OF who won in the
lower court. for the reason that point
is involved that means much to puollc
service corporations, as we'll as 10 the
public served by these corporations
The point in controversy is whether
or not "a company or corporation can
arbitrarily change a rate fixed In It's
franchise.
Raise Franchise Prices.
The franchise OF the Iowa Falls Com
pany at Williams calls for a maximum
iod. which rate, however, may be 'ad-
justed" in the meantime. The people
OF Williams hold that this rate cannot
De adjusted except both parties 10 the
franchise participate in the readjust-
ment. The Iowa Falls Company, with
out any opportunity for hearing IN
the matter. arbitrarily gave the peo-
pie Of Williams a notice OF ten per
cent increase and notified them that
unless they complied, the current
would be shut off.
Decision Means Much.
The town council of Williams got out
a temporary injunction at once and
later hearing on this was held De-
fore Judge r. NJ Wright at Fort Dodge
Judge Wright refused to dissolve the
injunction and now the Iowa Falls
Company has appealed for ruling
from the supreme court. The finding
OF Justice Salinger in the matter Will
be awaited with much interest over
Iowa for many corporations just now
are seeking in some way or another to
raise their rates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
IL Marines Wounded

WASHINGTON D. c. May 13.-Seventeen slightly wounded
action missing listed casualty
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14

movement was detected was in the
few words of Lloyd Georges ex-
PLANTATION of the disaster to Gen.
Coughs army, in which he said
that previous to the attack the
enemy had made some rapid ex-
changes Of divisions up and down
his line apparently with a view of
creating uncertainty as to the ex-
act point of attack.
Won Hutier's Plan
But as the attack came exactly
where it had been expected, it is
more plausible to suppose that
what the British observers saw
was the new German divisions ar
irving from the rear.
These tactics are credited to
Gen Won Hutier, who first used
them at Riga. Their success in
that attack convinced the general
staff that they would yield equal
results on the western front. The
task was given to Won Hutier.
The surprise was successful,
but the object of it failed because
Gen. Won Hutier knew more about
the marching ability Of his own
troops than he did about the tenac-
ity and unyielding courage of the
outnumbered French and British.
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DRIVE A REAL SURPRISE
CONTINUED From Page One.)

CONTINUED From Page One.)
they would arrive before daylight
on the morning set for the infan-
try assault, and some did arrive
while the intensive artillery pre-
paration was going on, having
marched 60 miles in two nights.
The artillery preparation began
at 4 o'clock in the morning and
lasted five hours, $500 guns being
engaged. A large proportion of
these had been put in position
secretly.
Half Million Attack
When the guns opened the BIN
ish had no reason to suppose there
we're more than the same number
of Germans opposed to them than
had been in their position for
weeks. When the guns stopped in
mid-forenoon half a million in
fantry swept forward out of the
smoke.
Here was the biggest sur
prise Of the war-a concen.
tration of an enormous army
effected by methods used be-
fore airplanes, motor cars and
railroads were invented.
The only hint Americans had
at the time that anything of this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14

|the Red Cross in Europe, and we
concluded that lie Croix Rouge
Americana, as it is called over
there. should tell the people of
France that until the American
army had perfected its fighting
machine and was able to help
them win their battles in the
quickest manner, the Red Cross
would take care of the soldiers,
families and their homes so that
when they returned instead of the
chaos which usually follows war
they would find their homes in
tact. This has been done to a
great extent and is still being car
ried forward by the American Red
Cross"
Many Supplies
Major Harvey Cushing wrote to
Major Perkins and said: "When
an American officer can actually
walk into the warehouses you
have taken over and find ether,
bath-robes, adhesive plaster, as
pirin, surgical instruments, kero-
sene lamps. canvas aprons, aspirat-
ing needles and almost all the 9TH
er things that our camps may hap
pen to need, for ne first time
begin to realize what the Red
Cross is able to do"
OF course Major Cushing being
a doctor, was more interested in
supplies for the wounded. But
saw in these warehouses thousands
Of yards OF flannel, thousands Of
cans OF condensed malk, flour,
dried and preserved vegetables,
corn beef, rice, beans, canned beef,
preserved fruits, sugar, heavy
shoes, wool and knitted garments,
and thousands of yards of heavy
white sheeting. There was also
when I came away, nearly four
million cigarets, 10000 Packages
of smoking tobacco and 10000
cuts OF chewing tobacco In the
different warehouses.
BuncheOns for Pupils
The Red Cross was also as an
experiment providing about rs
'mutiles" with artificial limbs
and in this connection let me say
that I had the privilege of sending
the order to the Red Cross head
quarters for the first artificial leg
to be given to the first American
boy who was disabled at the front.
The artificial limbs that the Red
Cross supply are the best that can
be procured and cost at Wholesale
about $50 apiece.
Just as | returned Major Per-
kins had established MONDAY
lnncheons for school children who
are poorly nourished all over
France. And he intends to supply
them at this meal with the fats
and sugars that are so hard to get
and which the children SO sadly
need.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
do you know how many surgi-

do you know how many surgi-
cal dressings 1t takes for a
wounded MANI" asked Major Per-
kins of me, as we sat chatting over
Red Cross affairs. And he was
telling me with great joy that he
thought he had enough now in the
warehouses to cope with any
emergency.
No | answered.
well, the average is tub
full"
All Red Cross workers who are
making surgical dressing will
realize how many of them 1t takes
to fill a tub.
Busy Organization
The surgical dressing depart
ment OF the American Red Cross
in Paris Is one of the busiest
places of the whole organization.
During the month OF July last year
fS2,949 dressings were distrib-
uted among 435 people and the
number has increased more or
less steadily ever since.
To Major Murphy and Major
Perkins the 81 warehouses in
France used by the American Red
Cross are always a subject of great
surveillance.
After the care of our own SOL
diers comes the care of the French
soldier and people and every par
ticie of strength and confidence
which America gives the French
people while they are waiting for
the American army to reach its
greatest possible fighting strength
is not only real contribution to
suffering humanity, but a real fac
tor in shortening the war. IL the
matter be put on no other than a
purely practical basis all the as
sistance we can render to France
right now, either caring for her
sick and wounded or relieving her
destitute people is a means of re-
ducing the number of Americans
who may be killed or wounded in
France" said Major Perkins.
Confirmed by Pershing
This assertion was confirmed by
Gen. Pershing when ! talked with
him at headquarters.
He said, when the Expedition
AIRY Force landed in France I and
my staff got together to decide
what we could give to the French
people that would seem more than
a promise. We called in Major
Murphy, who was then the head of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
ITALIANS TO
CELEBRATE

Chas. E. Hughes, president Of
the Italian-American society, has
telegraphed Mayor Riddell at
nouncing that May "a will marx
the anniversary of Italy's entrance
into the war, and that all Itailais
and their friends will celebrate oy
wearing flower on that day, and
also by writing to their friends l.
Italy.
The telegram urges Italians in
all cities to celebrate the day In
patriotic style.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
Bring In Ship, Guarded


PACIFIC PORT May ia United States naval vessel,
which a buejacket
locked today The smaller anchored the
where communication could be had with from shore
Later declared the ship being towed to Frans
for repairs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
Big Bomb Plot

LISBON, May 13.-Details Of
a plot to overthrow the sovern-
ment and establish the capital IN
Oporto were made public today.
The police found two thousand
bombs and a blacklist" contain
ing the names Of persons to be
assassinated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
Official Threatened
United Press Leased y

CHICAGO, 13.-Attorneys defending the 112 l. w. W..
leaders being tried charges sedon will claim much OF
the governments evidence is rumped it indicated today
That attorneys received threatening letters
another development of the federal here
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
$4,000 FOR AN IDEA

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-14
EACH WOUNDED MAN
NEEDS. TUB FULL Of
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
BY Idah McGlone Gibson

Author Confessions a Returned from
Trip Where to Sudy the Work Of
the American Red Gross for The Times
Evening star., 1918-01-20
NITRATE AT COST TO FARMERS
Federal Bureau Fixes Price Of $3.50
a Ton F. o. B. Seaboard.

A price Of $3.50 a ton fob. seaboard
for the nitrate for fertilizer. which the
Department Of Agriculture has pur-
chased in Chile for sale to American
farmers at cost, is announced by Sec
retary Houston. The farmers must pay
the freight charges from ports and the
state tax fees. and payments must be In
cash.
Ships carrying the nitrate win be DE-
rected to the most convenient ports.
including Baltimore. Norfolk. 6avan.
nah. Wilmington, N. c., and Charleston.
the Secretary said, and the nitrate will
be handled at seaboard by representa-
tives who will serve without compen-
sation. In the farming districts county
agents assisted by local business men
chosen by them will handle the ship
ments, and in counties where there arc
no agents a committee of three or more
local business men will be appointed.
Farmers are required to file their ap-
plications with the agents or commtt-
tees not later than February 4. At tho
same time they must deposit the money
covering the cost of the nitrate they
wish with the local bank, association or
Individual to be designated by the de-
partment.
Evening star., 1918-01-20
WE WILL SEE IT
THROUGH.
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1851

The United States will keep up this
war until German militarism Is de-
feated.
We are in this affair to the finish.
France may quit. Italy may quit.
Serbia and Humania may quit. Human
powers have their limit. and the Ger
man steam roller may. it is conceiv-
able. fatten out the nations not so well
prepared as herself.
England may quit. There's luck in
war, as well as resources. The Ger
man fleet may sally out and take the
British by surprise. Or some invention
may put new and more frightful eff
flciency into the submarine attacks.
Anything may happen.
Russia may quit. 1t has many times
seemed as If the madmen of that coun-
try, in their fanaticism toward capital
were willing to shake the CORY hand OF
Prussian brutality.
But America will never quit.
The United States is not in this war
to get back any territory, as France
wants Alsace-Lorraine: nor to expel
an invader, as Belgium; nor to resist
the attack of hate and commercial
envy. such an attack as Britain has to
withstand; nor to redress ancient
wrongs, as Italy wishes to redeem
Italia Irredenta.
We are in this war solely to defend
and maintain certain principles. 1t is
a war of ideas. In sense, it is a re-
| ligious war. for we are contending for
our most sacred convictions of human
rights.
And religious war is the bitterest
| of all wars. It cannot be settled by
compromise.
Ideas dwo not die-at least such ideas
as ours.
We want not one thing the Germans
possess. If Germany would deed US
every acre of her real estate or hand
US over every cent of her moneys to-
morrow it would not make any diff
| ference.
Germany has to climb down from her
bound by ordinary morals. free to
break treaties when she chooses, and
| licensed to commit any sort of crime
against humanity or violate any prin-
ciple of international law. Until she
does. we will go on fighting.
| We haven't commenced Our stores
Of men and means are inexhaustible.
| We could continue war with the
whole Of Europe. if necessary.
We have the heartiest feeling of
comradeship with our allies, but If
they all or any one of them want to
make a separate peace with the bur-
blar of the world, it makes no matter
! with us.
Life is sweet and peace is great, but
life under the iron heel that is now
crushing Belgium is not worth the
price; we prefer death. And any war.
even the bloodiest and most horrific. is
preferable to peace with the kind of
government that could sink the Lusi-
tania.
We will see this thing through.
The London Morning Post says;
Even the rulers Of Germany cannot
accuse America of any Interior design.
America has nothing to gain by the
war except those things defined by
President Wilson. Therefore the
withdrawal of the French, Italian and
British forces would but enable Ger
many to oppose the United States with
larger numbers. and so prolong the
war, but the end would be the same.
America can continue the war indefl-
nitely. and she enters upon 1t at a
time when Germany is worn by more
than three years of desperate fighting.
It is within the ability of America to
Ivanquish the whole power Of Germany,
sooner or later"
Evening star., 1918-01-20

pulled the child away with the author
1ty or nurse who~has parental control
and makes the most of it.
There you go again. If you don't
stop your foolishness the doctor is 60
ing to put you right back in bed and
make you take more medicine. As if a
thing like that could talk. What do you
suppose he wants to say to you. anyhow %
Il didn't say he said it, Susie. I said
could almost hear him say it,
Well. all right, honey. Go on. now
you're started. SO you won't have it on
your mind. What is the fellow talking
about, huh?''
HE didn't say it exactly. Susie. He
just made me think it. It's awful to be
as dead as he is. Susie. unless you are
good while you are living. And the
thoughts for you and everybody. I'm
going to try hard to be that way,
Susie"
"Uh. huh-well, I must say for him
that his talk is better than his looks
come on. now, sweetheart, and let's see
day"
The ghastly. grinning thing that had
txees sefore tss saTor na
earth. had spoken to chi1d's imagina-
| tion. And his lesson was the same les
son taught by that Savior on the
mount. 1t is awful to be dead unless
you have been good when alive. And
- oS 5OCA 10 ~ 40 S0 NV
ing thoughts for everybody.
You couldn't possibly have a better
doctor than a wise old mummy like
that, and where could you find another
doctor who would prescribe for you
without its costing money?
A fertile mind is a blessing to have
around. Here's proof:
A woman was showing another won
an card she had just bought to send
to her sister and brother-in-law, who
were to celebrate their golden wedding.
1t was a dainty wedding ami
versary' card. all white and silver
with green trees dimming into twi-
light, but it wasn't exactly what was
wanted.
II tried to get one especially for a
golden anniversary, but they had
none-there were very pretty ones for
silver weddings. but l suppose that the
f1ftieth celebrations are too scarce to
justify the laying in of a stock"
IT'S a pity you didn't think of send
ing two of the silver anniversaries
they would have been SO unique"
SO now, sisters dear, if you ever get
in the same fix you know just what to
do-only:
Don't do it.
MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1918-01-20
MICHIGAN ALUMNI TO MEET.
Reception to President Hutchins OF
University Part of Program.

University of Michigan men will hold
a get-together meeting under the di-
rection of the local Michigan Alumni
Association at the Ebbitt Hotel, Feb
ruary Z. at 8 o'clock. A reception to
Dr. H B. Hutchins. president of the
university, and a war supper consti-
tute part of the program.
A list of Michigan alumni now re-
siding in Washington will be made
from those present at the meeting.
which is in charge of the following
committee: DR.. L. F. Kebler. Maj. T.
NJ Spaulding. Miss Ruth Rizer, Mrs.
W. S. Quinlan and Mr.. w. F. Kunke.
Evening star., 1918-01-20

not be too strongly emphasized. With
the utmost effort on the part of the
division in charge the supply is run
ming just a little way beyond the de-
mand, and if epidemics break out in
other camps, situation may arise
that will cause great embarrassment.
Army nurses are now paid at the rate
of $50 month, with an increase OF ~
per cent for foreign service, but il
bill now before the House becomes en-
acted into law the base pay will be
increased to $65 month.
With the growth of the United States
Army the Dental Corps, in keeping pace.
has expanded from a
The Armv body of about seventy
49,, . five officers into one
oenIoA ooAps' that consists of nearly
200 in the Regular Army and 5000 in the
Dental Officers Reserve Corps, and the
declaration of war found the Army with
out any reserve officers corps whatever.
The original seventy-five in the Reg
ular Army Dental Corps have been
promoted, so that not one Of them is
now of lower rank than major, and be-
fore last April the highest grade in
the corps was captain. Twelve of the
the next twenty officers below them
have been made lieutenant colonels and
the next of the original Seventy-f1ve
are majors. From the added officers
enough have been chosen for promotion
to provide sixty-f1ve majors in the Or
ganfZation.
The War Department cut out lot
of tape in making these appointments.
The adjutant general simply notified
them that they had been designated to
the higher rank. and that upon passing
the usual examinations. the commits
sions would in due time be forwarded; /;
the officers in the meantime to enter
upon their advanced rank.
The following officers have been
designated to the board of examiners
of the promoted officers: Gen. W. H.
Arthur, Medical Corps; Col. Julien R.
Bernheim and Col. John r. Ames, both
of the Dental Corps.
The highest rank to which officers of
the Dental Reserve Corps are eligible
is that of first lieutenant. but it is
thought that in the no distant future
higher ranks will be open to them.
Evening star., 1918-01-20
Plan Firewood for Fuel Relief.

Snacial nisnntrh to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, January 19.-In an
effort to relieve the fuel famine which
has been gripping this city for weeks.
the mayor and city council Of Frederick
are planning to transport 1000 cords Of
firewood from the municipal water sheds.
eighteen miles north of this city, to
Frederick, where it will be parceled out.
Coal is to be had only in small guam
titles.
Evening star., 1918-01-20
L. L. Oliver on Duty at Camp Lee.

Lester L. Oliver, son of Cornelius
Oliver of Buckeystown. Md. who re-
ceived a commission of second ueu-
tenant at the reserve officers training
camp at Fort Myer in November. Is
now on duty at Camp Lee. Peters,
burg, Va
Evening star., 1918-01-20
Resent Use of Stacker" by Teachers

FREDERICK, Md, January 19-Freder-
ick city mothers are indignant over the
use of the word Stacker" by teachers
of the girls high school. to punish chill
dren falling to make perfect class reci-
tations. They plan to put the matter
up to the members of the Frederick
county board Of education for investiga-
ton.
Evening star., 1918-01-20

GUIDES HOMEGROWN Flowers
always last longest because they are
practically fresh cut when ordered. 1914 F.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1918-01-20
CITY ITEMS.
4 Sl

For saye-six-Room, hath ana CelIas
bay-window brick near Lincoln Parks
$3.50. John Scrivener. 914 @.
Evening star., 1918-01-20

Change OF Schedule, Chesapeake 4 Ohio
Ry Beginning Sunday. Jan. 20, train
now leaving at 2:15 pm. will leave at
2 pm. No change in 10:15 pm. train
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1918-01-20

| California and Southwest. Railroaa
tickets and Pullman reservations Santa
Fe Railway. Woodward bldg. Main 1877.
advertisement.