davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
ENLIST WHERE YOU CAN SERVE.

A veteran Of the civil war writes 10
western newspaper complaining he
cause altho ION the wrong side Of 20
he had applied for a chance TO render
service in the Red Cross, the fuel ad-
ministration and nearly every other or
ganized activity and had been refused.
Now why can not we have opened TO
US some work not beyond our falling
strength?' he pleads.
This veteran Of the civil war who
wants to DO his bit should not seek it
IN those activities that call for young
er men. Our government has called
for men under 80 to do the fighting.
Many able bodied men above that age
have enlisted and have been accepted
and many more think that men under
but the great work Of organizing the
nation behind the lines has unquestion-
ably been assigned TO the middle aged
citizens under so or 90 years OF age. 1t
g then that a mans experience eQuips
him to command while MS vitality IS
sufficient to hold him up under ner-
vous strain. Men on the wrong side Of
20 are as likely 10 De in the way al
that Job as among the fighters and the
necessity Of displacing officers on the
wrong side Of so al Washington with
younger men has shown that this war
is man killer in It's magnitude even
behind the lines.
There IS a place for every patriot
however. Men over 50 and boys under
u should enlist in the army Of food
producers. a veteran Of the civil war,
retired farmer or otherwise, who can
play golf. croquet or pitch horse shoes
can grow d garden. harvest potatoes.
| Of them can go back to the land, har-
| ness a team and drive as straight
row as they ever did. The president
Of the United States commander in
chief OF the army and navy. has called
upon every able bodied mechanic to
enter the shipyards and ne calls upon
every other man, woman or boy, who
can do so. to produce food.
Another veteran Of the civil war NV
ing in Marshalltown, close to 80 years
| OF age, shot thru the lung in 's3 had
fine gardens last year, rented three
vacant lots and farmed them, shovels
his own walks and insists that he is
going to work in the soil again this
year. He is not trying to get in where
other men are needed more but he is
doing his bit just the same. He is
doing the thing that he can do and he
does not need TO find any recruiting
Office TO accept mis- services. The pro-
duce market already has him enrolled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
RIPPING RHYMES
,Bv Walt Mas0n-
LoNsGaNo FoF SPRING.

i and
and
stronger
winter oeast
protect It, mouse - cosd
OF birds and poos
ouos eno sAn
OF
peadne ana
70
poduce Spring ana
worth what me!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

pair Of mittens that mother knit out
OF warn that came from the sleeps
back in the old barnyard, pretty warm
for q week or two until they got thin
enough 20 you could see thru them.
How the north wind did whistle around
our north end and yet we imagined that
we were enjoying life some all the
time. We burned green wood to warm
the old kitchen. and we did not buiio
any fires in the sitting room unless
some one came visiting or perhaps on
Sundays. When we went to town We
either drove old Buck and Bright or
old Doll and Fan. and they walked all
the way, generally, pulling a load Oh
farm produce to town to trade tor ury
goods, groceries, etc. Then we paiu
ten dollars for one OF those pairs OF
adamantine boots. We usually raiseo
wheat enough to make our flour. but II
We did not We could buy n 100 pound
sack for about or dollars. sugar
cost more than 1t does now and every
kind of spice and condiment more than
il does now, still we thought this was
a great country and it was. We never
froxe to death nor came any Wnere
near it and did not spend as much
money in year as We all do now In
a month. The women folks did not
deem it derogatory to their dignity
to wear a calico dress to church or 10
parties and they were just as good ana
sweet as they are today and little
sweeter. Every man feared God and
the tax collector and no one else.
man would keep half dozen children
then and pay the prices, for less tnah
he can keep two for now. and nave
more and live better than he does now.
1t was because he figured closer ana
spent less recklessly and foolishi9
than he does now. Every adult knows
this to be fact but half OF them
won't admit it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

the total for the state could not exceed
forty one millions OF dollars but II was
Of no use to tell people the facts then.
Politicians we're making good use OF
their fears and the hundred millions
dollar bond lie KEEP; on going, It helped
vnr, largely 10 nominate the present
rcvor"cr Of Iowa on winning ticket.
IN those days fifty millions OF dollars
would have paved enough roads to
connect every county seat town in
'rwa With every other county seat
town, north. east. south and west and
nobody would have dreamed of doing
more OF country roads than that had
he been drunk and disorderly, but still
80 hundred million dollar fake for
H0y"d roads kept on soaring people.
''a6 i been true everybody admitted
Ira; the people would have had twenty
wears IN which TO pay the money back
and it was admitted even by the dema-
{ rs tina; the hundred millions were TO be
other peoples money from down east
somewhere sent by rich and plethoric
bond holders 10 enrich the labor of
Iowa and benefit our farmers and our
towns. II was all 10 come into Iowa in
cash not to so out for twenty years. 1t
VAS not the money that people feared
so much as the mortgage on the farms
that the bond holders would have for
their security. People were simply
incapable OF comprehendny a hundred
millions Of dollars.
Then the came the last Liberty loan
drive and the farmers OF Iowa loaned
20 the government eighty-two millions
in cash. They did it on top Of pre-
v.ous loan of fifty millions six months
before and will dig up another hun
dred millions next spring. Instead Of
being frightened at the false alarm
and fake scare of a hundred millions
OF new money coming into Iowa to be
paid back in twenty years our people
viii have dug up in rash in one year
TO so out Of the state two hundred and
twenty-five millions for the war and
we are all rich enough yet TO be pay
ing income taxes besides Wonder what
kind OF a scare the politicians will
fake up for US next year?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
Another O. +. Winter.

One subject Of discussion will not
down, namely. that of the Climate
whether it is changing or not. BeTore
last year the theory that the winters
wereN slowly becoming miher hao
numerous and vocferous advocates.
Last winter and this one-as lar as
il has gone-have stilled much 0f fhis
clauor 1t has been agreed that there
was more precipitation when the lands
were more heavily tnlbered. but the
records of the weather bureau, so far
back as they go. do not bear out the
claim For some areas these recoroS
go back fifty years, and they show in
this time no great change In the aver
age annual precipitation, ard no APP
probable variation in the winters. II
appeal to the records il made the YER
dict must be thai the winters are not
changing.
Appeal to the memories az the Oldest
Inhabitants brings varied response
Some of these fathers OF the republic
are quite sure that the present gen
erations know nothing OF the real,
original winter as they knew 1t, with
brand blown in the climate bottle. They
give instances Of hardship. storm ana
cold spell that make US shudder. But
faced up with the present and a'ppTe-
ciable facts OF last winter and this win
ter. the oldest inhabitant becomes nom
cosnmital or else entirely dumb
The facts are that we have had e~o
war winters"-one Of them stin being
on the stocks and carrying on to neai
the iceman- To balance things up. the
winter following this one should Ger
tainly b . mild one. II would nnruiy
Be cir 30 put on enytfinS elsa
The cheerful thing ahout <his pseee:
winter n ts,a4 ~ have now reArhed the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
Topics of the Times

a great relief came to the country
with the announcement that Roosevelt
is probably out of immediate danger.
This country needs its Roosevelts.
That Ukraine peace may have been
made. If so, it made pieces out Of
Russia.
An Iowa murderer is TO be hanged
soon over in Illinois There's one in
stance where reciprocity is a fine
thing.
1t is all right to minimize .'poEtics'
as politics is generally understood but
it would be the limit OF idocy TO for
get that legislators must be elected and
the affairs OF the state go on proper
" under the best men we are able to
elect. And every one Of them should
be 100 per cent Americans. Put none
but Americans on guard.
OF course, it is pleasing to read OF
the indictment Of the enemies of their
own country; but it would be evea
more satisfactory-we,I, what would
you surg gest as completely satisfactory
news regarding those who traitorously
seek to enbarass and betray this coun-
try?
Everybody believes in saving food
and buying thrift stamps just as every
body at heart believes in Christianity.
However, the practice instead OF the
profession is what delivers the goods.
a hypocr:te is a hy7pocrite.
Seed corn this year is In the Same
class as shells on the hghting front.
Seed that won't grow is as useless as
a shell that viii not explode.
4 merchant at Nevada refuses 10 pay
for cider which ne bought as sweet
and got into trouble selling because it
seems to have gathered enthusiasm
However. that needn't bother the eide
salesman Lots Of folks would consid-
er THAI an advantage in these days
when enthusiasm Of that kind is hard
to acquire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
IoWa Newspapers
SEED CORN PRICES.

Seed corn is going to be the most
popular commodity on the market TINS
spring. That some who have surplus
are going TO exact an exorbitant price
from their unfortunate neighbours goes
without the saying. Farmers are hu-
man like other people The seedsmen
are trying TO keep the price within
bounds but when a farmer with sur
plus of 1916 corn wants IS or $40 per
bushel for it what can seedman do!
Many of the county crop agents have
a line on ali available seed corn in the
country that is for sale and a maximum
price has been fixed. If this can be
maintained exorbitant price fixers will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
CHEER UP.
Davenport Democrat


A subscriber comes forward with
suggestion to meet both the fuel and
food emergencies. Eat mustard, he
says. So far as known there is no
shortage in the mustard crop, and in il.
lustra ton of the way it would meet
our dual needs he recalls the lyric
which was formerly sung by those pop
ular favor:tes, tgomery and Stone:
Must you have meat with your mus
tard?
Can't you mop 1t up with your
bread?
Don't you know that mustard warns
YOU,
Makes you sneeze and also clears
your head"
In the motto, BE otliging," have you
really no relief?
Now you sit there and eat the mus
tard.
Let me and the children have the beef.
Let this touching ballad impress up-
on you the truth which we are seeking
20 point-that you can do lot more
than Mr.. Hoover ASKS of you. and still
sing and smile. What he has asked
Of you so far is only a beginning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
Masonic Meetings
v,sitors Always Welcome,

MARSHALL LODGE No. 1oa-Stated
0pmmunication Friday. Feb. Is. 1;So
.. m. Regular business. B. Z. Ensiish'
s,eNET CHAPTER. Ma. So, r. A. NJ
Special convocation Monday evening"
Feb. II, at 7:so O'Clock. Royal Arcn
degree. Ira A. Davenport, H. p; joan
W. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ. Mon
day, Feb. 1s, 1918. 40 p. m. Regular
business. I. T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory. I. NJ
STATED coNcLAVE. St. Alderman
comnaodery, No. 80, x. T. Tuesday,
Feb. 10, 1918. $50 p. N. Regular bust
ness and work. Order Of the Temple.
I. T. Forbes. recorder: John E Fred
erick. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, Q. &.
S.-Regular meeting for business We'd
nesday, Feb. -, 1880 p. m Mrs. Archer
Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley,
W. M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
says the Old Philosopher.

I'VE can't all be cap'ns. colonies an
gir'ruls. my son." said the old philoso-
pher. Providence has 80 hxed It that
somebody must lead an somebody
must follow. The hilltop looks good to
q, but we're closer to the thunder up
there, m ef we can't stand steady on
our feet it's mighty apt to shake ~
down."-Atianta Constitution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

peak OF the load and are carrying all
the winter that can be crowded on.
But from this time on the curve begins
to drop appreciably and the worst has
been passed. There will be some fare
backs. but February il here. and now
spring IL just around the corner
Minneapolis Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

According to Dutch figures, Japan
was second to the United States in the
production OF copper last year. and
was followed by Chile and Mexico
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

ing polkics. II he mentions that sOcial
conditions could be improved for the
poor, lie In an unregeneraAe socialist.
long haired anarchist and is plotting
against the government. And thus 1t
goes. Those fancied objections are
taken by many as sufficient excuse OF
defrnuding him out of his salary and
rendering dis life cat and dog-be-
tween two fires-damned If he does and
damned If he don't existence. that
would drive man not full OF the grace
Of God into Mysteries. Don't nag the
minister When YOU do you cause him
a world OF troUCole and demonstrate TO
the world tl1at you have no such re-
ligion as You profess. NagginS and
religion do not go together. n you are
a nagger. go get religion that will cure
you. II you have religion you won't nag.
BUT ORDERS ARE ORDERS.
ISac SUM-
The order requiring the purchase or
a pound of flour substitute with every
pound of wheat -four was amended fos
the state Of South Dakota on account
of the difficulty OF obtaining a suffi-
cient quantity of substitutes and thu
requirement is one to four instead OF
one 10 one. The Sun can not suppress
the opinion that such an order gener-
ally for the first month would
have been much wiser than the radical
order that was promulgated. With
thirty days notice dealers would have
been able to get a supply Of snhsti-
tutes. but even then 1t is hard to per-
suade some people that the proportion
should he one to one when the shortage
OF whea; IS not estimated at more than
so per cent. However. orders are or
ders. and we can obey them without
suffering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
Member Of The Associated Prs.

Member Of The Associated FFrss ,
The Associated l'ress is exclusively Sn'",e'
TO the Use for republication OF al n''''s M
patches credited ~ il rot e'her>:ISs erss''s1'
IN this paper Snd also the local t"s p'"
lished herein.
All rights of reruhIica,ior, Of special de-
patches herein are also reserved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

A great relief came to the country
with the announcement that Roosevelt
is probably out of immediate danger.
This country needs its Roosevelts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11

ready the old gentleman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
ropAy's WAR SUMMARY

Fierce attacks are beng made by
the Austrians TO overcome the Italian
resistance along the piave but the
defensive line still holds Apparent
ly the enemy sees his only hope o;
succeeds I'm enlarging his gains across
the Pave. having been given dis
astrue check in the mountains from
west OF Asiago 10 the Pave.
In the mountains The Aus,rians have
been generally on the defensive since
they were checked and then thrown
hack over the terrain gained Saiur-
day in the first day OF the offensive.
The French and Britlh around Asiago
are under heavy enemy bomhard-
nlent and the French Tuesday r.
pulsed a strong local Austrian effort
Asong the Val Suganna and against
the basti0n of Monte GapIa. the en-
emy hold further attacks IN abey-
ance
Along the nearly 30 miic Piave
linz the situation has not impovcd
gresty from an allied viewIoint. al
though the Austians have been de-
foased al mos, points in efforts 70
enlarge their ea.ns Where and IN
What force the enamy has crossed the
rver and how far he has progressed IN
- the Venetian plain arr not out
Iiicd clearly but a.7arcntiy the ltsl-
ians have gwen most grouni On the
north around Nonielio and on the south
Of sspo sic.
From their fooshoid on Monfeiio. a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
ROTARY CLUB ASKS
UNCLE SAM TO TAKE HALL
Club TO Work With City Com
mission; French Orphans TO
Be Adopted, Old Board
Named.

Before many mouh hs convention
hAA may be military training schoo'
II the rlans OF the local Rotary cmb
Ncrk out
!, IL definitely known that tbs
board OF trustees OF the Methodist
University have practically given M
the idea OF making a great Methodist
University here, and. IN fact arc
reirenching and dismis~ing schools IN
other parts on account OF war aciiv-
ties
The local Methodist board viii meet
Friday. and the city oommi lsion VIII
pkcly present q formal order 10
,acate the liroperty wrhin two
months
Pursuant TO this contemplated ac-
tion on the part OF the ciiy comm.s
sion. tho local Rotary club, a. ~
regular noon day luncheon. made a
Il rrnai tender Of convention ha.i prop
eity 90 the war department 70 use
The hall and grounds for a military
training school A committee com
4, sed Of Jake Douglass. y Y suriou
and J y paymaii. was named by fhe
president oi the club. 10 confer with
tie city commission. 90 co-operaie on
ways and means and make arrange-
rents for turning over the hali 20 the
government
The club took up q number u Wal
sEd civic matters
The old board Of directors. Messr~
Nlblack. Hiidresh. Walton. Peck. Gray
sNiih Secretary Olson cx-officio m~rn
her. were ro-clected 70 serve another
var The fiscal year ends tbis
rsonth. The board will elect the ne~
Officers within ,he nc.i two weeks
New members were voted IN a. foi.
kws. v G chesnat'. Frank Kelley
= G Green r. Braun. Webb Baker
1be club now has an ac'iv. member
slGD % thfrfy-Six members
The club elected rres 7. q Sibiaci
a. deiexafe 60 the meeting - Inter.
nrtionai Rotary clubs a. Kansas CITY
ard Secy Ch.s Olson ss alter-sfe
= large number % RosarAn- wfii n.
& nd this nesting They xfil BE par.
CRIED with fantastic badrs~ Amons
those going are. Dr Hirschf. y r
rurron. I'd Walton. Dr Duke. g G
Cioshier. Y W Lintz. wm Bickeii. I
J Gray
The club autborfzed the presiten
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19

imporian, s,lateau thr,.e by eight
niles IN extent which dominates the
country between BassanO and Treviso.
the Austrians are making vioent al
tcmpts TO drive the Italians of the
height entirely. while the Italians are
fighting just as deierminedly 10 keep
the enemy close TO the river bank
Tnc fighting The past two days has
bcen favorable To the Italians In
the center. from Mas"rada to Fossa
Ia. the Asiriane are hcing held well
N check and have been unable TO
make any progress across the pave
despite repeated attempts
Seemingly the Austrians have push
"a back the itslians several miles be-
tw.en Fossalta and Capo slle and
along the Fosetia canal which runs
southwest towards Venice Capo sile
b in the lowlsEds long the Adriaiic
pus II the enemy reaches the Fosetia
c.-nal 10 the norih b. would b. on
drler ground nd bettcr able 10 push
toward Mcstrc and ouifank tho line
norfhward along The Piayc
what gains the enemy has made.
hOwever have been hardly oommensur-
aic wih the preaaratlons made. the
shells expended and lives host. En-
lcror Charles. unless hts truo,s car
make swifer progress. viii have 20
cali on his hunger offensive" and
the Iopgiaoe a. home Reports have
reached Switzerland thaf Socialist
manifestations occurred IN vienn,
Monday.
The Germans Apparently are await
jnr results on The Italian front be
fore resuming the offensive in Francs
as.I Fianders r. the Germans er-
pecfed that the Aussrians woald ed
vance and conrel the allies 10 send
~ serves 70 I,siy AM thus weaken fhey
viii have 20 chaare any plans on such
anfic.pations-
Local attacks and intense ar-filers
FIRE he-e and there mara the luz or
the western lire. The French and
Brs-ish have improved their POSITIONS
a. Isolated points between Rheim.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
LOGAN poULTRymEN
ELECT OFFICERS

Tho Logan County Poultry and ~
stock association met Al tho 'ha~ I.
hor Of Commerce Tuesday "Fsnlnk
and elected tho following officers Fof
tho coming year. President G v
fisensehmidt slco president Frans
sults. secretary. n u Dill~nbacf .
treasurer. q - honseholdef
n vas decided 20 hold tho annual
show December 70 70 a. Inclusive
rhis year In The adul, department ?
will be- comparison ah"w and IN tho
janlor department the score card VIII
be used an hiria shown must 90
In standardized ooops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
GAS RAru INCREASE oRAsrto
cHIcRAsHA oAs COMPANY

Tho corporation commission has
allowed an increase IN tho rates ~
tho rhlsAasha Gas company, tho nov
rate rs ~ si ~. effective June Tho
old rate Vas $50 Ten per cent
discount ls allowed n bills arr palA
.n or before tho 10th ~ the month
The chlekasha Gas company makes
artificial ras IN considering 'he
easa Tho commission vas governed
largely ~ actual basiness done ~
the company. its recsipis relative io
eost ~ production of service
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
AMERICAN PEP


Paris Janr 10 lssr te heading = Ane~'ean pep IN Ia
berte incident quiet sector occ w by Amer
lean troops few days training in y nes It
decided little raid under the a. ot French
sub-eutenant TIL eraid completely M the enemy
being killed taken prisoner
The rang part, devoted itself for time 20 the deuc
of machine empacements and dugouts But when the
discovered that dozen
nissng They could possibly have been captured the
leader party decided few Soon the missing
reappeared Germans and
machine gums
They explained the raid of lesson which they
had mastered quickly that they had and entered the
German second line and brought back samples of prisoners
demonstrate their aptncss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
MINER KILLED NJ DAMP.

NcAiosser. June 10 james storey
was overcome by damp IN coal mins
q, plehvills last might Not appear
.ne Al The usual time a search 49,
made and Bis soai body as founi
Funeral services all ts heid Tues
day afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-19
TWO OKLAHOMA MEN
NAMED IN INJURED LIST

psris. June ip-pr~risr clsr'en
ceas's oe~spspsr, l'Horrs t'efs
says sssicss hsss bsen received froea
wasnirqson thss = pisn . under ~sy
fcr rsirirs ,roops % soo'h s"ssr'
car repsbiics IN ,hs United s,stss