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Macon beacon., 1918-11-22
NAVAL GUNNER CAN SHOOT.

festive American manner, but, as l
say, we got to like 1t after while.
Then, too, they do not do any hazing
in the French navy, and this surprised
US. We had expected to go through
the mill just as We did when we Joined
the American service. but nobody slung
a hand at US. On the contrary. every
garby aboard was kind and decent and
extremely courteous, and the fact that
we were from the States counted a lot
with them. They used to brag about
it to the crews Of other ships that were
not so honored.
But this kindness we might have ex-
pected. It is just like Frenchmen In
any walk Of life. With hardly an ex-
ception, I have never met one Of this
nationality who was not anxious to
help you in every way he could; ex-
tremely generous, though not reckless
with small change, and almost always
CHEEKY and there with smile In any
weather. A fellow asked me once why
It was that almost the whole world
loves the French, and told him it was
because the French love almost the
whole world. and show 1t. And I think
| that Is the reason, too.
About the only way you can describe
the Pollus, on land or sea, is that they
are gentle. That is, you always think
that word when you see one and talk
to him-unless you happen to see him
within bayonet distance Of Fritz.
The French sailors sleep between
decks in hunks, instead Of hammocks,
and as had not slept In bunk since
my Southerndown days, IL was pretty
hard on me. So I got hold Of some
heaving line, which Is one-Quarter-inch
rope, and rigged up hammock. In
my spare time I taught the others how
to make them, and pretty soon every.
body was doing 1t.
When I taught the sailors to make
hammocks, figured, Of course, that
tuCy WOulu uoC tACAn uo VIC tAos
is, sleep in them. They were greatly
pleased at first, but after they had
tried the stunt Of getting in and stay.
ing In, it was another story. A ham
mock is like some other things-lt
works while you sleep-and If you are
not on to it, you spend most Of your
sleeping time hitting the floor. Oul
gun captain thought had put over @
: trick hammock on him. but I did moi
need to: every hammock is trich
hammock.
} Also, I taught them the way We
make mats out Of rope, to use while
, sleeping on the steel gratings near thu
i. entrance to stoke holes. In cold wealth
er this part Of the ship is more com
Portable than the ordinary sleeping
quarters, but without a mat 1t gets to-
| hot.
Il American soldiers and sailors ge
the best food in the world, but whil,
| the French navy chow was not fancy
| it was clean and hearty, as they sa!
Macon beacon., 1918-11-22

If you have job, work every day
in the week except Sunday or you are
liable to arrest and prosecution as an
Industrial Stacker. The police depart
ment, on authority of the mayor and
commissioners so decreed following a
conference held with representatives
of commercial and industrial establish,
ments in Memphis.
To guard against disorders in Rus,
sian provinces occupied by German
troops the allies have agreed that Ger,
plany need not call those forces home
urtil it is considered safe to do so.
Macon beacon., 1918-11-22
(TO BE CONTINUED
She Earned IL.

My little daughter came In with a
penny. / asked her where she found
it, and she said: II earned it. You
see, Carter called me q bad girl and
was going to fight him, but he had
some pennies, SO I told him IL hs
would give me a penny / wouldn't
fight him-and he did,
Macon beacon., 1918-11-22
UPSET STOMACH
PAPE's DlAPEPSiN AT ONCE ENDS
SOURNESS, GAS, AClDlTY,
INDIGESTION.

Don't stay upset When meals don't
fit and you belch gas, acids and undi-
gested food. When you feel Jumps or
indigestion pain, flatulence, heartburn
or headache you can get instant RELIEF,
Macon beacon., 1918-11-22

Depew gets his first experience
In the front line trenches at
Dixmude and learns how the
British Tommies "carry on"
He tells about II In the next In
stallment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
THE sRAlNLEss SIOUX CITY pLoux.Y

Sioux City is in the midst Of a city
election which seems to have two
main issue. One issue Of course Is
enforcement of the liquor laws. The
other seems to be whether or not
brains are excess baggage In city
management. Quoting from a Sioux
City paper the following sets forth one
side of the brains or no brains issue:
Charles Mcguire. in q brief address,
assured the gathering that 1t didn't
takes brains to run a city.
Mcguire said, All you need is a sec
rotary or stenographer. II you want
figures added, you say Miss Secretary,
add up those figures and let me see
how much the job is going to cost If
you want to write a letter, you say
Miss Secretary, write letter to so
and So That's the way to run the
business of a city
There's nothing new about Mr.. Nc
Cures theory of city government but
it is interesting to have a speaker
promu1gate the doctrine publicly
Practical exemplifcations of that sys
tenn are not uncommon but there has
remained doubt in the public mind
as to whether some little brains are,
if not absolutely essential, convenient
equipment to have around the city
halls. 1t is well enough to have the
question debated by such economic ex-
w, 10 no
and settled finally.
About all then. if we are to accept
the view of Mr. Mcclure political
economist, about all needed to run
Sioux City right is a photograph and
a type writer and the power Of speech.
1t appears however that Mr.. Nc. has
neglected to mention one important es-
sential-the taxpayers money.
Old Ed. Duffy. like Mr.. Mcclure, Of
Milesian extraction, proclaimed a
theory defensive of his own education
al deficiencies. He argued that IF
man has the brains and natheral smar-
FITNESS he has no made of idiyeation.
If he has not he mustn't have the eddy
cation to make up igor it." Maybe If
Messrs. Mcclure ct al, can have suf
fcient tax money they can get along
without the brains. Lots of folks with
lots Of money do and never seem to
miss them.
The Mcclure school OF city econ
omics, as remarked previously is not
a new one but heretofore it has lacked
a literature of its own.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

Seems like Mr.. McAdoo would find
himself too busy for a trip like that
The suggestion forces itself that he
wouldn't mind having the south make
his personal acquaintance before 1929
It's pity those misguided Iowans
who fled to the west coast and Florida
couldn't be enjoying this Iowa weather
with the regular Iowans.
Hindenberg has started for Paris
again but there isn't much chance that
the kaiser will eat ice cream there on
the Fourth of July.
Out west the people are threatening
to take care Of the I. w. w. in the
spruce woods if the government doesn't.
Official delay and neglect are the pre-
cursors Of mob violence, something that
reiterated example seems unable to i'm
press on the average official.
During the past three and q half
years Canada has organized over 500
efficient munition factories. Contracts
for munitions and other war commod-
tiles to an estimated value Of $50 ,00O,-
900 have already been placed in Can
ada by the United States.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
Billy Bunny and His Friends

well, we'll, we'll said Uncle Lucky,
"How did Robbie Redbreast know what
to do, l wonder?" And the old gentle
man rabbit whistled Just like robin,
and then up flew the little redbreasted
bird and perched himself on the front
of the Luckymobile.
i've got some cookie crumbs for
YOU said Billy Bunny, and he opened
his knapsack and gave them to the lit
tie robin, who put them in little paper
bag and took them home to his FIVE
little brides in the nest in the old ap-
pie tree.
And now that danger L. over, let's
go on to Bunnybridge,' said Mr.. Jack
Hare. And this is the first chance I've
had to say that they didn't turn around
and go to Brooklyn, as told you was
afraid they might have to in the last
story, you remember. Well, after q
mile, or maybe three, they came to the
bridge that ran across the river from
Rabbitville, and Just as they were
right in the middle the bridge began to
move, for it was sort Of drawbridge,
you see. and turned around in the
middle so that boats with high masts
could go down to the ocean and steam
ers with great high smokestacks could
steam up the river.
And goodness gracious me! If Uncle
Lucky hadn't stopped the Luckymobile
Just in time it would have gone right
off the end of the bridge and dropped
into the steamboat Just think of that!
And that steamboat was just packed
crowed full Of little boys and girls go
ing to Crooney Island. And next time
I'll tell you what happened after that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

train rumbled into the station at
Evian, France, where the American
Red Cross receives and cares for more
than 1000 repatriates every day. Ont
of every window were stretched little
hands and heads, crying, calling, sing
ing children. AS the train stopped five
trumpeters gave their fanfare of well
come.
In groups, in pairs, holding hands, a
little brother clinging to his sister.
four or five little friends side by side,
shouting and singing songs they had
not been allowed to sing for three
long years, the children poured into
the street.
A very little one in blue cape and
pointed cap fell In his hurry, and the
stream began piling up around him.
But a Red Cross nurse quickly lifted
him to his feet, comforted him and
started him on his way again. Soon
they We're III shelter and being given
the best food they had had since 1914
Then followed the baths and medical
examination, and off to ped in clean
"nighties" and to dreams of some
thing besides the Boches.
In day or so they would be sent
to different towns in France where
rne sound Of cannon and the sight Of
soldiers no longer would terrify them.
and where they can be educated and
grow up to be the hope OF the coun-
try.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

given section Of the trenches, they
send storming corps across to find out
as do the British, French and Ameri-
cans. Surely they would not depend on
advice from agents in America, infor-
nation the validity Of which would
have to be taken for granted, and
which probably would be ancient his
tory by the time 1t reached German
great headquarters.
The war department says that re-
quest for less explicit news of losses
on the battlefield came from the
French government, through General
Pershlng. That has much influence
with the United States America and
Americans are not inclined to dispute
with the French as to whether this
matter does or does not injure the
cause. The French are war veterans
and should know. But surely there
could be no harm in being told why it
is considered necessary to delete cas-
ualty lists. Civilians would under
stand, and what seems, by all logical
thinking. to be needless hardship
would become a burden to be borne
cheerfully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY.

The Lenroot victory in Wisconsin
is not victory for patriotism and
does not vindiCate that state from the
common charge that it is hot bed of
disloyalty, Lenroot's victory was a
contest in which loyalty and patriot
ism won by a margin so narrow that
it can not be termed victory. Victory
Will come only in Wisconsin when the
disloyalists who supported Berger and
who exposed the magnitude and eX
tent of disloyalty in Wisconsin in their
actual proportions have been reformed
and put upon the path of loyalty by
one or another method
Still, it is a good hearing that pa
triotism is still strong enough in that
state to overcome the disloyalty OF n
a senatorial leader and the kaiserism
that came to his support. And it Of
fers hope that Wisconsin Will set
about the task imposed upon her loyal
citizens to crush if she can not induce
by counsel the traitorous element
within her borders
The nation waited and watched the
Wisconsin primaries It was drive
against disloyalty. The LaF'ollette
candidate and Berger representing the
one element and Lenroot and Davies
representing the other. Still candi-
date under Indictment for disloyalty
polled a very large vote and carried
the principal city of the state That
is a stigma that remains to be wiped
out.
Next months senatorial election will
settle that fairly Well Wisconsin
will be represented by a loyal man in
the senate whether Lenroot or Davies
shall be elected. And Wisconsin has
long needed and lacked that sort of
representation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome,

MARSHALL LODGE No. 1903, A. F.
and A. M.-Special communication on
Friday evening March %, p. m
Work in the first degree. B. E. Eng
lish, w NJ; John w. Wells, secretary
sIGNET cHAPER, No. 3s, r. A. M
Special convocation. Monday evening
March 25, at 1880 o'clock. Mark Mas
ter's degree. Ira A. Davenport, II. f.;
John w Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. G. s. NJ, Mon
day, April %, 1918, 7:30 p. m. Regular
business. l. T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, 7. NJ
SPECIAL cONCLAVE, ST. Ademar
commandery, Tuesday, March 26, 1918
100 p. m. For work Order Of Temple.
I. T. Forbes, recorder; John f. Fred
erick, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER. No. 81, o. E.
Especial meeting for initiation We'd
nesday evening, April 3, at 7So o'clock
Mrs. Archer Walton secretary; Mrs.
Cora Wiley, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
THE BIG DRIVE.

Perhaps the strongest reason for
the launching of the German drive
lies in the probability that Germany
has been bitterly disappointed in her
expectation of finding in Russia the
food and other materials needed so
desperately il Germany. Northern
Russia has no food for itself and thus
becomes a water haul for Germany.
That there are stocks of grain in the
south and south central is probably
quite true but the problem of trans
portation precludes any heavy tran
shipments Of it to Germany. Russian
railway facilities We're bad to begin
with and have grown steadily worse
since the war began. Germany is suf-
fering a metal shortage and can not
if she would build more lines of rail-
way or perhaps even repair the pres
ent dilapidated lines.
The transportation conditions of
Russia should be readily understood
when the fact that transportation in
America with our excellent roads I'M
touched by years Of war and Industrial
depression is badly demoralized and
that multitudes Of stock raisers and
feeders and grain producers find the
markets closed to them by lack Of cars
and congestion Of freights. Compact
Germany and France and England are
vastly different transportation prob
lens from wide territories like the
United States and Russia.
It is Impossible on the face of it
that Germany shall profit very largely
by Russian food supplies, however
great they may be in the conquered
southern provinces. She can't get it
home. She needs her trucks where
they are and highways stretching
thousands Of miles are not to be made
in months even if she might find or
furnish the mechanical haulage.
An inactive army at the front while
the people SLarNe 10 support II lS dl-
rect provocation to discomfort, unrest
and revolution. And Germany fears
revolution at home as she fears the
detection Of Austria.
Perhaps the kaiser was right when
ne proclaimed that this was the de-
cisive moment of the war Should the
entente forces hold against the drive
! as there is every reason to believe
they will Germany's condition must
Immediately become desperate. Vic
tory has been promised again and
again to be deferred and popular dis
content satisfied with other promises.
! There comes time when promises do
not satisfy and the morale Of a people
breaks down. Perhaps that time is
| close at hand.
From the first dispatches it looks as
tho a decisive battle had begun, de-
cisive so far as marking the beginning
Of the end; but the end will not and
can not be until Prussianism is on its
knees defeated and ready to dismiss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
AVOIDING TREASON.


not a traitor
N be
keep tongue, and
soldiers
ecold
they'd be panied could know
o
native could stand and the until his lungs
enjoyed it
Endorsed the Free speech with the boon for which
gentle
DEATH he
traitor
always
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
Savino tho Children.

Nothing more appealing has come
out Of the warning nations than the
story of Red Cross WORK among the
children. Mothers and fathers in our
happy land will hug their little ones
close as they read the hardships en-
dured by Belgian and French Riddles.
Early one Thursday morning the
German soldiers gathered at the rail-
road station in Liege, Belgium. 5S1 chill
dren to be shipped thru Switzerland
into France. The Germans did not
want the feeding and care OF them,
explains a writer in the Red Cross
Magazine for April.
After a journey Of two days the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
SELECTED CASUALTY LISTS
Sioux City Tribune.l

Of course, no American wants infor-
nation useful to the enemy to be dis
closed Still, it is difficult for civilians
to see how the adding Of the home
addresses of the Yankees is going to
be so enlightening to the Teutons. even
though a copy Of the report were to
reach Berlin. If the Germans wish to
know who are opposite them in any
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
"a MARSHALL COUNTY IDEA.
mt. Vernon Record.J

Mt. Vernon Record
Marshall county council of defense
has taken on new duty. It is or
ganizing to investigate all cases of
unfairness in draft rulings. Both cases
where the board may have been unduly
strict and cases where it has been too
lenient will be investigated quietly
and the information turned over to the
county attorney, who In turn will
bring it before the district board. The
idea is good one. The district board
is imposed upon quite frequently, and
some method of personal INVESTIGATION
of cases is all that will prevent such
imposition
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
Topics of the Times

An Amsterdam paper says the Ger
mans want peace. Well, they will not
find it on the way to Paris.
sss
If world court shall ever be estab-
lished the first thing it should do is to
try Turkey for murder.
The dope habit is said to be increas-
ing in the east to alarming proportions.
Maybe tho, somebody has been follow
ing of George Creers stuff too closely.
The Illinois health officer put in
charge at Rock Island is said to have
asserted that he IS not interested in
morals but in the suppression of dis
concerned as to morality isn't fit for any
office let alone health office.
1t is impracticable to make early
storage Of Iowa coal because Iowa coal
deteriorates badly in summer storage.
fciency. DR.. Garfield should know that
or somebody who does know should tell
him. Iowa should have her share of an
thracite and storage coal.
Judging congress by the past that
$3.50 price for wheat will go thru all
right.
Secretary McAdoo is to tour the
south boosting the third liberty loan
according to the Washington Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
fhose to Be EnvIed,

Those are most to be envied who
soonest learn to expect nothing for
which they have not worked hard,
and who never acquire the habit Of
plying themselves overmuch, even II
in after life they happen to work in
vain.-Lord Macaulay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
Stuart's Calcium Waters Surely Do
Give a Lovely CompIexion.

Quart SdbCtOU vvAuST0 SuT0Iy 70
Give Lovely Complexion.
The reason why Stuart's Calcium
Waters beautify the skin is, their nat
ural tendency to seek the surface.
The wonderful calcium sulfide Is one
Of the natural constituents Of the hui
man body. You must have It TO he
healthy, It enriches the blood. invig-
crates skin health, dries UP the pim-
pies and boils, eczema and blotcbes,
enables new skin Of fine texture to
form and become clear, pinkish. smooth
az velvet and refined to the point Of
loveliness and beauty. This ID now
to bs beautiful" Stop using creamAt
lotions, powders and bleaches, which
merely hide for the moment. Get
50-cent box OF stuart's Calcium Waters
at any drug store today.
And II you wish to give them . t71al
send the coupon below.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
BY David Cory.l


Well, II an alligator had ever asked
me where I was going i should have
been frightened to DEATH And / guess
those three little rabbits, Billy Bunny,
Uncle Lucky and Mr.. Jack Hare, are
Just like me. for they were dreadfully
scared, as told you before.
Please get out of the way said Mr..
Jack Hare, for that dreadful alligator
was still in the same place he was in
the story before this-right in front of
the Luckymoble, you remember.
Il won't get out of your way" he
said with a horrible hiss and crunch of
his teeth. I'm hungry. Three little
Dummies are not much of meal, but
they're better than nothing"
And just then Robbie Redbreast be-
gan to sing:
"The only tender spot you'll find
Upon an alligator,
Is half way from his head and tail,
Or at his big equator.
So Billy Bunny, take your gun
And shoot with careful aim,
And then perhaps this dreadful beast
Will run away in shame.
So the little rabbit picked up his pop
gun and aimed it at the middle of the
alligator and when the cork bullet hit
MIN that alligator squirmed and twist
ed until his great long scaly tail almost
got caught in the bushes And it would
nave, l guess, II he hadn't given it a
Jerk. And then he wiped
his eyes with the end Of it and crawled
away without even saying good-by.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
IoWa Newspapers
CLAUDEs OWN FUNERAL.
Knoxville Express.1

Republican papers are considerably
worried about Claude Porter being
the goat for the democrats and run
ming for governor whenever they call
on him. Still, so long as Claude and
the democrats are satisfied what Is to
be done?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
! Remember.

| remember
My lad when you left me, the da,
How the breeze from the meadow
Brought scent of new hay;
From the lilac bush yonder,
You plucked a wee spray
To remind you of mother,
And home, you did say,
| remember,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

its milltarisni and It's philosophy O
power.
"They shall not pass" in Flanders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

The Webster City Freeman Journal
commends the decision of the governor
to fix the price Of seed corn, and con-
tends that this should have been done
weeks ago. hundreds of farmers al
ready having bought seed at abnor-
mally high prices. The trouble with
our governor and our president in
matters Of this kind" the Freeman
Journal continues lis that they delay
action so long that many people are
made victims Of profiteers and gam
biers. The time for action is when
the enemy first puts in an appear
anCe"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

Dutch press refer to the Americans
as pirates. Well. granting the accuracy
Of the description, did they think the
Germans were to hold forever
monopoly of it?" demands the Sioux
City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22

The Denison Bulletin objects to
having the liquor issue injected into
the state campaign this year." I'm
jected?" exclaims the Knoxville Elk
press, well, as the legislature to be
chosen this fall will accept OF reject
the federal prohibition amendment, the
liquor question Will not need to be
injected into the campaign; it will be
sitting right in front of every polling
place, waiting for the boys to come
in"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
oystsrs Secured by Divers.
In some parts Of the Mediterranea1
oysters are brought to the surface BY
native divers.

Daily Thought.
Hope Is brightest when 1t dawns from
fears.-Scott.