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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
Billy Bunny and Hi Friends

A. whore his uncle. Mr.. Lucky IIeft-
htndfoot. lived In his little white house
on the corner Of IAttuce avenue ane
Carrot street.
But. on, dear me. He hadn't gone
but Just a little ways when II began to
raia. so the, little rabbit opened his
LnapsAck and took out his umbrsllaa and
his rubber boots and put them on--the
rubber boots ! mean--ap then he
spread the umbrella over his head and
started on once more. But, oh. dear
ne again. He hadn't gone very far lust
a little way. when dreadful wildcat
JVnped down from a tree on top Of the
umbrella and said:
Where are YOU going alonein the rain
Don't let your old paraaol slip
I shall stay on the top till the raindrops
all stop
" you doa'tI will give yoS a nip"
"Oh. dear me-" thought the, little rab-S
bit. How can ever hold up the um-
brella with that dreadful wildcat on
top But ne did. just the same. al
tho It was mighty hard work. let me
tell you But he knew IL he ever slipped
and let that Wildcat drop on the ground
he would be eaten up as quick ~ q
wink. and maybe quicker.
Well. Just as the little rabbit was
getting all tired out something happen
ed. and IL you are good until tomorrow
night you shall hear in the next story
what IL was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
lBy David cory.l

Well. when Mn. Bunny counted the
eggs which Billy Bunny had brought
from the farm yard. of course she found
only twelve. for you remember In the
last story that Old Man Weasel had
stolen one. SO the rsbhit lady said:
Billy Bunny, what have you done
with the thirteenth egg"
'Oid Man Weasel took H." answered
the little rabbit; and then he told his
mother. just a. told yon In the last
story, Now that wicked old robber had
stolen the basket OF eggs. and that II
Robbie Redbreast hadn't helped him all
the eggs would have been taken home
to Mrs. Weasel.
well. I'm glad my little bunny boy
wasn't hurt" said Mrs. Bunny; and then
She went to the cupboard and took a
lemon ,ollypop out OF a big glass jar and
gave II to the little rabbit. And after
that ne went out to the barn to see his
pigeons. and while he was feeding them
the Old Red Rooster came over from
Uncle I.ucky's place and told the little
rabbit that his kind uncle wanted to see
him.
IAN right" said Billy Bunny. I'll be
over in few minutes. just as soon as
bring In some wood for mother and lock
the cellar door. for there's no telling
about Daddy Fox: he might come along
any time. you know"
Well. pretty soon after that the little
rabbit was hopping along. clipperty clip
lipperty lip. toward Rabbitsville. U. :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27

essuea In ous1DaaA 1Aoselaesns
vsosd tn ~ ysAs1 W. pssas ssd
thssssf>ss "a n,sSt - ~ tasss u0en
osnsumpssos where II bsloass. All OF
the people above The bread line should
help pay for the expenses Of thsir Gov
eminent. Whenever . government
uses the power OF a majority Of It's
people to Cypress a few Of its people
that government Is doomed to fall.
War taxes should be placed very
largely upon the consumption OF lux
urIes. The bare necessities should be
taxed very lightly SO as to relieve
those OF small income but every form
OF extravaganza should pay toll with
it's tax toward payment OF our war
debt A democratic committee that
proceeds to cut the proposed war
ievies upon tobacco. automobiles. cost
~ clothing, and other luSuries Is con-
spring to place the entire load upon
business profits and the incomes Of a
few. The result win be that business
will pass its tax on to the consumers
of necessities or business will be
blighted and employment slow down.
Taxes upon incomes can go only so
far until capital is driven from pro.
duction to the inactive or dormant
classes of safe and secure investments.
AS soon as men with taxable incomes
turn away from active and construc-
tive Investments capital will become
so costly for use in production that the
cost OF production will rise and the
ultimate consumer will then pay the
bill as he always does. The consumer
pays the tax ultimately so let's put
our taxes on the consumption OF
luxuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
ENGLAND IN THE WAR.

The facts as to what England did
in the war are being collected from
official sources. When those facts are
before the world the question will not
be what did England do in the war;"
but how did England do it?''
When the var closed every third
male Of the British Isles from babes in
arms to the oldest man was in some
kind of war service.
The naval forces fighting submarines
have been 50 per cent British. IA per
cent American and S per cent French.
The British navy in the duration Of
the war conveyed 100000 men with
a loss of 200 by enemy action. To
the men are to be added 1000 600
mules and horses, $4,000, ooc tons; Of ex-
plosives. 81 1000 900 tons of fuel, and
British ships have carried 10000, 0o0
tons Of food.
The British air forces were the
greatest when the war closed.
When the war began 1000, 900 Brit
ish women were workers in industrial
occupations Five million women are
working at mems jobs there today.
Why, England built at least one ship
complete without mans hand touch
ing the work. The children kept the
home. Mother and sisters went to the
aid Of England.
England raised more potatoes and
more grain in war time without mans
help than in any peace year.
Our losses Of men in war would have
to reach 100000 dead before we
matched the proportionate losses OF
Great Britain.
Twelve million American women
would have to take mems JOBS u
equal the British women.
Our taxes would have to reach bill
| lions annually. The American with an
| income of $2,400 a year would pay
$1,000 OF it IN taxes, this outside Of
! subscriptions to war activities and the
purchase of bonds.
One million men from London alone
were in the armies and navy of Grea,
Britain.
When a German propaganda was
leading US in the United States as to
conclusion that Great Britain was
Sinking. Great Britain was doing al
and more than the items noted above
Those are some Of the things thai
! Great Britain did in the war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
Marshal, petain.,

The French know how to do these
things General Petajn's appoint
ment as Marshal Of France was made
just as he marched into Metz. There
are three Of them now. Joffre and
froch being the others, II was char
acteristic OF the stern, grave way in
which France entered the war that
she would appoint no marshals. The
marshars baton was there. but it had
to be won by extraordinary achieve
ment. II was not so in other times.
Napoleon HI. fairly encountered the
army with marshals. appointed for no
great services. and there was an adj
ditional drop of bitterness in Frances
cup of defeat that the men wig were
so easily surrounded played with. and
beaten by the Germans were all mar
shals of France. 1t was marshal who
surrendered Metz. a marshal who COM
manded the army which surrendered
at Sedan. France learned the lesson.
She determined in this war to make no
man a marshal unless ne compelled
her. and, three men have compelled
her. Joffre did not get his baton until
he had retired from the leadership and
his fame was secure foyever: Petaing
did not get his until he marched into
Metz at the end Of the war. There
must never be marshal who had
been defeated. In Foch's case
France was hurried into giving him
a marsha,ship while yet there was q
chance OF defeat because ne had been
made geneNlissimo and must have
the highest rank. But this stern rule
has made the title OF marshal Of
France the most glorious in the
world; there is now no other that
touches, IL. These three men are not
merely worthy Of Napoleon's mar.
shals. they far surpass them: for
there was some poor timber after all.
in that generally glorious list, and
there are names almost unremem-
bered. But nobody will ever forget
the name of Jonre. F'och, and
Petain.
Petain was and Is the commander
in chief of the French armies as
Haig was Of the British. Diaz Of the
Italian, and Pershing of the Am<ri-
can Properly speaking. Foch has
not been a French general at all
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
N. lsud criss 1.r "As.v,r!"

Among the more grimly amuains
phases OF thS hypocriticAl play made
by the GsruAn leaders for the sym
PATTY OF the American people IL theiI
loud cry for an expert like Mr.. Hoover
to come over into Germany and man
age their food affairs. Tho various
emotions raised by this plea beggar
description. In the frat place, one
wonders what has become Of the pro-
fessoriAl and scientihc efficiency which
spell "Kuitur' and which waa. TO be
forced on all the world. since II was
blandly claimed the inefficiency OF the
rest Of the world made IL necessary for
Germany TO take II in hand. Appar-
emily efficiency has evaporated from
"Kultur' and nothing Il left but the
shell and the smell. So there are loud
cries for Hoover. who represents Am
erican efficiency. a very different, kind
Of thing from that decreed for all the
world by the dynasty which has disap-
peared.
In the second place the call for Hoov-
er pos sesses q dramaticc as well as a
grotesaue aspect which only the blind
stupidity and wooden medicines OF
the Germans prevent them from seeing
For Of all men in the war. Mr.. Hoover
as the first administrator OF relief
work In Belgium. knows better than
anybody else the sheer and unadul-
terated vileneS OF the German when
he was on top. For is IL not related in
the tragic annals Of those early days
in Belgium that Mr.. Hoover. when ask
ed il he would allow any pro-Germa
Americans to join the Belgian relief
work. replied as follows: Certainly
let them join, but my experience is that
one days acquaintance with German
methods turns the most pronounced
pro German into a rabid anti German
Yet this is the man that the Germans
turn to in a call for aid. which sus-
gests that they still think that man
like Hoover. and Americans in general
can be fooled with lying appeal to
maudiin sentimentalism-Ph Philadelphia
Public Ledger,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
Masonic Meetings
vlsseers AI~axs Welcome

MARSHALL LODGE NO. ,os. A. =.
4. M.-Speciai communication Friday.
Nov. -. 1880 .. m. Work In second de
gree. n. y. English. W. M: John w.
Wells, secretary.
SicNET CHAPTER. No. 80. r. a. N.
Special convocation Monday evening,
Dee. 2. at 1880. Mark Masters Degree.
Ira A. Davenport. H. P John W. Wefls,
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. Kina Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. 4 S. NJ. Mon
day. Dec. 1s. 1918, $50. Regular
business and election OF officers. 7. T.
Forbes. recorder, George Gregory, I. NJ.
Stated coneIave ST. Alderman Com
mandery No. 80. K. T. Tuesday. Dec.
H.. at 1880. Business and election of
officers J. z. Frederick. commander;
!. r. Forbes, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. o. E S.
Special meeting Wednesday evening,
Nov. -. 1880 o'clock for initiation. Mrs.
Archer Walton. secretary. Mrs. Cora
Wiley ". NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
p;.;,s Food Prices,

Those people who have looked for
ward hopefully to the end of the war
for material reduction in the cost
Of living have but recently been in
formed officially that the country nee'
not expect a great reduction in prices
for some time to come. The heavy
demand for foodstuffs to feed the pop
ulatious of Europe which are now
facing starvation. together with our
obligation TO s"pply the food deticien-
cies in the allied countries, creates
situation which is certain to maintain
prices indefinitely
When the countries which have
been devastated by war are able TO re-
sumo the production OF crops at some
thing near their normal quantities, the
deman nd for American agricultural pro-
ducts will be proportionately cut down
and lower prices to the consumers may
be expected However. it probably VIII
be years before prices get back to the
levels OF the prewar period and there
are those who contend that neither the
cost OF living Tor wages viii ever DC
as low as they were Ave years ago.
Food prices are continuing their up
ward trend. as shown by bulletin just
issued by the bureau Of labor statistics.
During the month from July Is to
August Is Of this year they increased
. per cent. During the year from Au-
gust Is, 1917. to August Is, 1918. the
increase was Is per cent. These fig-
ures are taken from statistics collect
ed in various centers of population and
represent the average for the entire
country.
The head OF every household knows
from experience that the cost OF living
has increased tremendously during
the war though few realize the ex-
tent OF that increase az shown by
statistics. In the five-year period from
August Is. 1919, to August IL, 1913,
the prices OF twenty-eight food art
icles Of general consumption increased
70 per cent on the average. This
means that the family which five years
ago had grocery bill Of $40 week
now pays SIT for the same food. This
same family had $1.50 a week added
to it's grocery bin during the last year,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
Topics Of the Times

II begins to look as tho Wilson cut
something else when he cut the cables.
$50
When you get that four pound allot-
ment of sugar next month you'n find
that you didn't need it. =.
Conservation doesn't mean that we
are to feed Germany by any means.
Germany is best off of any OF the
beaten peoples and mach better off
than Russia. Serbia, ct al. Germany
| will have to pay for what she gets. But
shall Russia starve? At best il is ex-
pected that ten millions must die in
Russia alone. II ought to make a
siutton's food stick in this throat and
choke him.
II is of course the proper thing TO
pay no attention to the ex-kaiser in
the peace conference but why eliminate
the American people and its congress
also?
What'n we do with the kaiser? Leave
it TO France.
McAdoo is reported to have quit be-
cause he couldn't stand the socialistic
program; but it is also to be considered
wise guy. He scrambled the eggs
and would turn the unscramblins JOB
over to others. The worst is yet to
come.
Henry Ford being "off charity for
life" will find a place to spend his
extra cash when he angels" that
newspaper he has decided to publish.
The difference between boss social
list and kaiser isn't so wide. When
Wilhelm was stuffing his cellars with
hams and delicacies Lenine and the
bolshevikist gang were living like
princes and kings: and all the while
the proletariat was starving in Ger
many and Russia One kind Of bossism
is very much like another.
If Great Britain is so badly in need
of grain why keep on making beer out
Of breadstuffs?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
4 FOOLISH FAKE rR,eNIFUlsEss.

The world has been horrined pS
German atrocities and the German
people stand in the scorn of an out
ragged world because o: the savasery
of their armies and leaders. But what
Of this, published as an expression
from woman in one OF the leading
newspapers of the state?
Britt. Ia.-To the Editor: ! saw IN
today's paper the clipping. What to
do With the Kaiser" This is what
would like to see done
Shut him in a dark cell and each
day cut a slice of his own flesh, fry IL
and make him eat it until he died
But bette. yeti you have him there
Just send him to Britt. Ha! ha! We
will fix him. Miss D. Smock.
OF course no woman made that sug-
gestion as an actual expression OF
feeling or hope and purpose. 1t is a
proposal that should shame an Apache.
squaw. There isn't woman in the
United States who in sincerity could
plan such an utter savagery.
But why make such suggestions and
why in the name Of journalistic re.
sponsibiity. print them II they are
foolishly made Why offer the enemies
and i'll friends OF America opportunity
to quote from leading newspapers OF
America such stuff as that?
Great problems are before the worlo.
The question of what to do with thu
kaiser is part Of them. Let US cease
playing the fool by saying what we
would not do or tolerate to be done
Suggestions OF utter brutality and
the torture Of prisoners do not belong
in print They do not ir this age be.
long anywhere. They are dangerous
in their influence upon youth. The
world has neither reverted to utter
oarbarism nor has it entirely gone in
sane. Such stuff as that quoted above
should not be uttered, written or print
ed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27

Here are some, OF the increases that
have come in the fiveyear period:
Sirloin steak. 81 per cent. round steak,
20 per cent; pork chops. "a per cent;
lard. 1o6 per cent; eggs. 81 per cent;
butter. az per cent? bread ~ per cent:
-four. los percent; corn meal. 127 per
cent: potatoes. IOS'per cent; and sugar
eS per cent: milk, IS per cent.
An OF these are articles Of the most
common use in every household, and
constitute the principal diet OF every
family. The advances in prices here
noted have been eoua.ed by the ad-
vances in other commodities entering
into the cost Of living. such as fuel,
rent and clothing. 1t Is probable that
the average Of all household expenses
has risen in about the same proportion
as has food.-'vashingtan Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
WHY WORRY

webster City Freeman Journal
Don't let the "readjusiment" buga-
boo brighten you into becoming a
watchful waiter. As Samantha Amen
used to say. BE CAM" Great periods
OF industrial depression have always
been caused by over-p production, but no
such situation meets US today-in fact
along some lines. our shelves are as
bare as the cupboard OF old Mother
Hubbard. Production and consump-
ton will quickly level uu and proceed
along normal lines. Commodities will
go back somewhat gradually to nor
NAL. Republicans will be in control OF
both branches of congress when the
reconstruction measures are brought
up. so we may feel assured OF sane.
non sectional legislation, needing but
the presidential signature to make IL
function for the nations welfare. SO
why worry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27

since be became generalissimo. He
was the commander OF all the allied
armies. and, since q man has to be
a native OF some country. he was a
Frenchman. But he was not a
French general. He was not Pc
tain's successor. He was responsible
70 the allied war council at YER
sailles. , He was the allies general.
as Petain. Haig. Pershing. and Dlaz
were the generals. respectively OF the
French, British. American. and
Italian armies-New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
IOWA FARM LAND.

a forty-acre farm within the cor
porate limits of Ringstedt, in Emmett
county. sold for $3.50 per acre recently.
In 1901 the property was purchased
for s29 an acre. As Ringstedt II a
town OF perhaps 400 people there can
be no talk Of real estate speculation or
of laying out an addition in town lots.
The land is[farming land pure and
simple. The transfer simply Illus
trates the constant rise in Iowa land
values. There may be an end some
where: undoubtedly the maximum WI
be reached at some time. but there are
no Indications at present that it Is
going to be reached in the near future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
THE PRESIDENTS ROYAL EN-
TOURAGE.
TCedar Rapids Republican

ICedar Rapids Repuollcan
The presidents encourage for the
peace conference will include about
two hundred persons. which puts 1t
quite on par with the encourages
of royalty. There will be officials and
lackeys Of all kinds and many OF them
will WORK around until they get their
wives included. II is a fine in such
an "entourage" and we do not wonder
that there is a scramble to get into IL.
It is the chance OF life time to go to
Europe in such manner and that at
public expense, in one way or another.
Blu. while we do not blame the gang
for all wanting to get in and that is
probably what most OF US would be
doing il we stood in with them, still
and nevertheless. it is a "junket" and
nothing else. We are reminded we
have departed long ways from the
simple days when Thomas JEFFERSON
tied his horse to hitching post before
going in to take the oath Of office. Now
we have presidential "entouraSes that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27
LET THEM KEEP THEIR
UNIFORMS.
rCedar Pa pids Republican.

1Cedar Rapids Republican,
Senator Cummins is right what
would be the sense of making SOL
der or sailor leave his uniform be-
hind. II was made to fit him and
when it is returned TO the govern
ment il would amount to nothing more
than old clothes. If we ever need so
many uniforms again. we can provide
them again, but let it be hoped they
will never be needed again III the
man who wears the uniform Is allow
ed to take il home with him he can
wear it out gradually and thus it will
serve useful purpose, or he can keep
it as relic Of the war. perhaps to be
worn on future parade days. By
all means, let US not take the clothes
off the backs of the boys who put
them on to fight their country's bat
ties. ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27

asks the Cedar Rapids Gazette. "A
good peace time job for boche militar-
lists would be stage-managing mob
scenes for photoplays.'
'In the early days Of his administra-
ton President Wilson in substance
told the country he was going to in
dulSe in p;t:!ess publicity anent big
business and profiteering. The presi-
dent ought to get busy in the pitiless
publicity program" says the Webster
City Freeman oJurnal. THE profteers
are waxing fat and little is being done
by the government to control them"
The Perry Daily Chief notes there
ara kings and King Albert Of Bel
GUM" but feels that some way 1t
doesn't seem right to class him with
the ordinary kings"
The E1kader Register asks what
shall we do with our four minute
men? A large proportion Of the laity.
| it believes would like to have them
| retained to deliver the sermons every
| Sunday in the churches Of our land
Zone thing that President Wilson
should do" declares the Anamosa
Journal "is to so modify the civil
| service rules, so that soldiers shall
| have the same right to compete for
public positions that they have for
private JOBS. The boys who risked
their lives for justice and humanity
should have the preference, other
| things being equal. The door was
closed by President Taft to many posi-
| tons except where vacancies occur for
| cause But in the reconstruction that
Is to come the old pre-war program
will need many changes"
Senator Kenyon is pushing the dry
| bill in congress" notes the Hardin
| County Ledger. "He IL bound to get a
| hearing with it. for wartime and de-
mobilization prohibition. He knows
that if it is airy for that time. it will
| never get wet in these United States
again. Many state legislatures meet
this January. and It is practically as
sured that two thirds majority will
| endorse the national Amendment.
| which will put law on the books. THAT
won't soon pe taken or and will make
it dry for the rest of the existence Of
1 this nation. Z, 81. w Z
| ----7--
"Of course Mrs. WAsen ought to 90
\ along says the ,ceaar Rapids Rspns-
/ lican. There 10 no sensible person
! who can object to thai Arrangement
4 Any other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. no I,iaUea
would insist on going with her hus-
1 band. But III IL not Mrs. Wilson but
II r. the ,.cntourage. " two hundred
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27

Iowa Newspapers
HE'LL MISS Nc.

dubuque Times-Jolrnal.l
The president In not business.
man. not practical man as far ~
managing big affairs Is concerned
that has been proved to the country's
cost In The aircraft and ordnance dis
asters-and the presence OF MI. Nc
Adoo was doubtless Of value TO him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-27

do a crowd, a red flag and forty
seven rife shots make a revolution
asks the Cedar Rapids Gazette. "A
good peace time job for boche militar-
lists would be stage managing mob
scenes for photoplays.'