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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
milk pistrict snowed ir

Aurora, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE Fox river
valley, one Of the big milk producing
districts Of the country, was cut off
for the second time within a week to-
day by blizzard A twenty-four hour
storm showed in the countryside just
as it was digging its way out Of piled
high drifts left by the storm Of last
"unday and Monday. The snow was
driven by a forty-mile gale from the
southwest. while cold wave from the
west followed close on it's heels and
drove the temperature to II below zero
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12

Amsterdam, Jan. 12.-Leon Trotzky.
the bolsheviki foreign minister, at the
conference at Brest-Litovsk yesterday.
said that in order not to leave any
possibility in the fight for peace un-
utilized the Russian delegation accept
ed the demand that the negotiations be
continued at Brest- -Litovsk
The chairman Of the Russian dele
cation said that in full accord with
their former resolutions ,the Russians
desired to continue the peace negotia-
tions quite apart from the fact of
whether or not the entente powers BAR
ticlpated. Trotzky said he had noted
the statement of the central powers
that the basis for peace, as formulated
on Dec. 25, was null and void, and
added:
I'VE adhere to the principles OF
deshocraticIp peace as proclaimed by u.s..
Disputes German Contention.
Referring to the objections raised by
the central powers that the, transfer
Of the negotiations to Stockholm or
some other neutral point as requested
ny 1SuSSAt HilSHI eIdUle LNe entente
nations to interfere, NJ. Trotzky said
the bolsheviM government had been
consistent in Its peace policy and there
was no reason to assume entente dip
lomacy would be able to oppose the
conclusion Of peace more successfully
on neutral soil than in Germany.
M.Trotzky considered that the great
'er portion Of the Russian people had
been. awakened and developed by the
revolution just as the revolution of tho
eighteenth century. had vitaMzed the
creative forces Of the French people.
He added:
THE Russian government, however,
wrote the word peace at the head of its
program. The great sympathies Of the
Russian people are for people of the
allies. Strengthening the desire for the
speediest peace based on an under
standing Of the peoples.
TO remove from the quadruple al
lance a pretext for breaking OF the
peace negotiations on technical
grounds, the Russian delegation ac-
cepts the demand to remain in Brest-
Litovsk in order not to leave unutilized
any proposal which may lead to
peace" ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
Ottumwa Short of Coal.

Ottumwa. Jan. 12.-Ottumwa is
threatened with a coal shortage. altho
in the center of a rich coal field. The
demand has exceeded the supply and
it is very uncertain IL coal can be OBJ
tanned to meet present extraordinary
needs. The temperature was 81 be-
low at II p. m. and climbed to 10 be-
low at a. m. A high wind intensified
the cold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12

from a drift at Kismet. Kan, where it
had been ten hours.
The gas supply proved inadequate
and suffering due to shortage in fuel
is intense in many Kansas towns.
Several open strip pit mines in the
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma field
have been forced to suspend operations
because Of Thursday nights blizzard
and subsequent cold wave.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
MIDDLE WEST SUFFERING FROM STORM

to use them an allies for stifiinx the
Russian revolution. These are 7csndi-
tions which raised for the Russian
peasants and workn1en the whole ques-
ton OF the defense of the conquest
achieved by the revolution and the holy
war against the bourge0lse.
Krylenko says the whole army Is
exhausted and q new one must be Gre
ated with the Red Guard as a nucleus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
EIoin Completely snowbound.

Elgin, nl. Jan. 12.-With heavy
snow, accompanied by high wind and
temperature ranging as low as 20 be-
low, Elgin was completely snowbound
this morning. Street cars and inter-
urban trains have not move since late
yesterday afternoon. City teams have
been taken from the work of clearing
snow from the business streets to rush
coal 20 those out Of fuel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
Severe Fiahtina II Russia.

Petrograd. Jan. 12.-Frghting lasting
seven hours has taken place between
the Ukrainians and maximalists near
Rachmatch. in the government OF
Tchernigov. according to advices re-
ceived here. The fighting is said to
have resulted in Severe casualties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
c.rm.n rre.nch.s R.idsd,

London, Jan. 12.-"Early this morn
ing our troops successfully raided
enemy trenches east of Loos, capturing
few prisoners" the war office an
nounces. There is nothing further to
report"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
panviale Coal Mines Closed.

Danviile, H.. Jan. "A blizzard, ac-
companied by heavy snow and min
imum temperature Of 20 degrees below
zero. caused the complete tie-up Of
steam and electric lines in this city.
As result Of the abandonment Of
traffic, most of the mines in this Sec
ton are closed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
ROBBERS KILL
-FOUR, ROB BANK
At ARMY CAMP
Camp Funston, Kansas,
Scene of Brutal Crime
of Unknown Men.
AK USED TO SLAY
BANK OFFICIALS

Murderers Make Away With About
$1,000 in Cash and Some Liberty
Bonds-Ax Wielder Believed to Have
Worn Uniform Of Captain-8odies
Of Victims Badly MutiIated-SoI-
diers Not Believed Guilty.
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lIkr.inian. c.ptur. civ,

London. Jan. pa Reuters limited
dispatch from Petrograd says it is re-
ported there that Ukrainian troops
have occupied Rachmatch, the govern
ment Of Tchernigov, after severe fight
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
Will
CONTINUE TO
TALK PEACE
Bolsheviki Withdraw De-
mand That Conference
Be Transferred.
GERMANS PERMITTED
TO HAVE THEIR WAY

Minister Trotxky Says Concession 10
Made in Order to Leave Possibility
Of Peace open-Adhere to Principles
Of democratic Peace"-Work of
Raising Volunteer Army Under Way
will Fisht Germany il Necessary.
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Moderatina at Dubuque.

Dubuque. Jan. 12.-The lowest tenn
pcrature recorded here last night was
IA below at 10 o'clock. From that time
on the mercury rose steadily. the tenn
perature being only l below at 9 this
morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
Trains Houra Late,

Burlington. Jan. l2.-The tempera-
ture was II below zero at Burlington
this morning. and 21 below at midnight
last night. All trains in and out OF
Burlington We're houns OF schedules
and abandoned. Two street cars col
lidcd and seevral passengers were In
ilIred
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12

The Japs seem to have taken charge
cs the cheap watch and cloEis trade o.
South America
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20

muslin. Grooming. the girl fell for
ward on her face. The countess con-
timed to strike pitiless blows into
which she put all her fury. her terror.
her frnyed and ragged nerves.
The girl on the floor, from whimper-
ing. fell to crying hard. with great
noiseless sobs of pain and bewilder-
ment. When ut last the blows ceased,
she lay still.
The countess prodded her with her
foot. Get up she commanded.
But she was startled when she saw
the girls face. 1t @as she who was
the fool. The welt would tell its own
story. and the other servants would
talk. Ii was already a deep purple.
and swollen. Both women We're
trembling. The countess, still holding
the crop. sat down.
"Now y she said. "You will tell me
to whom you gave II certain small book
of which you know"
II, mndame?"
You
But what book? have given moth
ing. madame. l swenr it,
'Then you admitted some one to
this room?"
No one, madame, except" She
hesitated.
"Well?"
''There came this afternoon the men
who clean madames windows. No one
else, madame"
She prt her hind RI Iar ohaal- on5
looked furtively to see if her fingers
were stained with blood. The countess,
mutterIng. fell to furious pacing of
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20
CHAPTER x.-continued.

code book was gone. In the tray
above. her Jewels remained untouched;
her pearl collar. the diamond knick-
knncks the archdnchess had given her
on successive Christinnses, even
handful of gold coins, all were safe
enough. But the code book was gone.
Then indeed did the countess look
death in the face-and found 1t ter
rible. For a moment she could not 50
much as stand without support. 1t
was then that she saw a paper folded
under her Jewels and took 1t out with
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20

And now, us If that were not enough,
there was talk of an alliance with
Karnia. an alliance which, carried
through. would destroy the hope of a
republic.
The countess stared
"The price of the alliance, madame
is the Princess Hedwig in marriage.
The committee. which knows all
things. believes that you have reason
to dislike this marriage"
Save that she clutched her cloak
more closely. the countess made no
move. But there was a soft stir among
the figures. Perhaps. after all, the
committee as whole did not know all
things.
ITO prevent this alliance, madame,
is our first aim. There are others to
follow. But"-he bent forward-"the
king will not live many days. 1t is
our hope that that marriage will not
occur before his DEATH"
By this time Olga Loschek knew
very well where she Stood The conf
mittee was propitintory. She was not
in danger. save as it might develop.
They were, in measure, putting their
| case.
king Karl has broken faith before.
He will not support Livonia until he
has received his price. He is de-
termined on the marriage"
a. marriage of expedisncy," said
TIE countess impatientiy
The speaker for the committee
shrugged his shoulders. Perhaps" he
replied. although there are those of
us who think that in this matter of
expediency. Karl gives more than he
receives.
1.-THE matter lies thus. madame. The
chancellor is now in Karnia. Doubt
less he will return with the agreement
signed. We shall learn that in day
or so. We do not approve of this
alliance for various reasons, and we
intend TO take steps to prevent =.
The paper itself is nothing. Blu
plainly. countess, we need a friend IN
the palace. one who is in the con
fidence of the royal family"
"And for such friendship, l am to
secure safety?'
Yes. madame. But that Is not all.
Let me tell you briefly how things
stand with us. We have, supporting
us. cerpin bodies. workingmen'
guilds, part of the student body, not
so much of the army as we would
wish. Dissatisfied folk, madame, who
would exchange the emblem of
tyranny for freedom. On the an
nouncement of the kings death, in
every part of the kingdom will go up
the cry of liberty. But the movement
must start here. The city must rise
against the throne. And against that
there are two Obstacles" He paused.
The clock licked, and water dripped
into the tin pail with metallic splashes.
1.-The first is this marriage. The sec
ond-is the Crown Prince Ferdinand
| William Otto"
The countess recoiled. "Nov'
"A moment, madame. You think
badly af u.s. Under his mask the
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20

the room. So that was it. of course.
The girl was telling the truth. She
was too stupid to lie. Then the COM
mittee of ten indeed knew every
thing-had known that she would be
away. had known of the window clean
ers, had known of the safe, and her
possession of the code.
She dismissed the girl and put away
the riding crop, then she smoothed the
disorder of her hair and dress. The
court physician, calling a half hour
later. found her reading on chaise
Tongue in her boudoir, looking pale and
handsome, and spent what he consid
cred pleasant half hour with her.
Then at last he was gone. and she
went about her heavy-hearted prepara-
lions for the night. From a corner of
her wardrobe she drew long peas
ants cape, such n cape as Minna
might wear. Over her head, instead
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20
THE COUNTESS, TRAPPED BY TERRoRIsTs, FACES CRU
CAL TEST OF, HER LIFE

prince Ferdinand
slips the where he the of Bobby
o
Kingdom friendship the neighborng
King Kari of that country Countess oscek Notwithstanding
Princess Hedwgs mother with King
Helwig Hedsvig
Karl The is attacked by of the
arisch
holds ka chauffeur the envelope The
deception
finds the palace searched
documents stolen
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20

If you were princess and
loved a brave soldier. who, bound
by tradition and loyalty to his
king, dared not speak the words
which crowded to his lips, VII
would you do? Hedwig faced
this problem and was forced to
make decision. The next in
stallment tells how she met the
situation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-09-20

GRO he coNTINUED5
The Washington times., 1918-01-27
Billy Sunday Al His Beat
At Big Tabernacle.

But let's get back to Washington.
After hearing Billy Sunday speak at
Secretary and Mrs. I.ansinEs' and
again at the Daniels. I'm convinced
that he's not at his best save at the
tabernacle, on his native heath. as II
were. 10 me the crowd is necessary.
the varied mass of humanity. the en-
husiasm, the good old gospel hymns
the whole tremendous spectacle. for
the evangelist 10 reach the height
OF his effectiveness.
Not but that the meeting at Secre-
tary and Mrs. Daniels was interest
ing. il was, and so affecting was Mr..
Sundays little talk that many people
The Washington times., 1918-01-27
billy HOusewarnInE Party
AZ United SerNice Club.


The hOusewarming at the United
Service Club was, first of all, very
soIly party, likewise a very brilliant
2arty; and men. why. Susan, I never
saw so many men in all my life,
There were scores of officers Of our
own army and navy, most OF them re-
serve officers and strangers to Wash
lngton, poor dears. to whom the Serv-
1cB Club is a veritable godsend: a
sprinklinE OF civilians. and foreign Of
Ulcers, French, British, Italian, Rus
sian. Japanese, all the uniforms
which have become so familiar in
Washington of late, and some I'm sure
] never saw before.
A BUFFET supper was served, with the
latest thing in regimentsl punch, a
decoction that was good, extraordi-
Nsrily good, in spite OF its lack Of
authority" the music was delectable.
and after Mrs. Baker opened the ball
everybody took TO dancing.
Yes, the Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Baker shared with the Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels and Miss
Eeardman-the only other lady who
was officially invited-the distinction
OF being the honor guests. Secretary
end Mrs. Daniels stood in line nearly
all evening, with Gen. John Biddle,
Psymaster General Sammy" Nc
Gowsn, and other notsbles. but Mrs.
Iiaker slipped away soon and Joined
the dancers.
she looked very we'll in a lovely
.S5se velvet gown, made of lines of
almost Greek simplicity, the kind of
a gown Margaret Wilson affects so
much. and she seemed to get all Of
girls pleasure out of the music and
the dancing.
The Washington times., 1918-01-27

pink and white, and all such para
phernalia is carefully laid out.
Friday is club night" and each
week some sort OF interesting pro-
gram is arranged-for instance. last
Friday Louis Thompson, of the golden
voice, sang and also Margaret Weaver.
OF New York. Then motion pictures
are run every Tuesday night, usually
special war pictures and films per-
tanning to military and naval SUBJECTS.
In short, every effort is being made to
make the club play an important part
in the social life of its members.
The Washington times., 1918-01-27

tion corps, being on duty In Wash
ington, he has brought his bride here
to remain until he goes overseas
and nobody knows just when that VIII
be. Captain Stevens marriage to Mrs.
Ada Cook Gates, widow of W. N
Gates, OF Elyria, Ohio. took place a
week or two ago. Their engagement
hadn't been announced outside their
immediate families, as Captain Stew
ems was away, and his iancee putting
In full time six days a week at Red
Cross headquarters, and like so many
weddings these days, all preparations
were made in a weeks time, the pos
sibility OF foreign service making
haste. necessary.
Mrs. Stevens Is exceedingly well
known. In Cleveland. and has many
benefactions to her credit. She's
firmly set against letting her right
hand know what her left hand doeth,
but she couldn't conceal the home for
crippled children which she built IN
Elyria as a memorial to he's first
husband nor the motor amOulan- e.
fully equipped, which she donated
last spring to the Cleveland ambu-
lance unit. Mrs. Stevens has five
sons, who were all present at her
wedding.
With the Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Baker, the Harry Payne Binghams,
and now the Stevens and Others Of
their iIk, the Cleveland colony in
Washington is growing a bit The
Garfields, too. are OF Cleveland. AL
though in Difference TO Dr. Garfie!d's
position as president OF Williams
College their home was in Williams
town. Mass. As Fuel AdministI ator
Or. Garfield Is at the moment more
in the public eve than almost any
other man in the Government service,
'scusin' possibly the President, and
Secretary Baker. and Senator Cham
berlain and Colonel Roosevelt.
Mrs. Garfield was Miss Belle Hart
ford Mason, OF Cleveland, and was
married to DR.: Garfield, son OF the
twentieth President of the United
States, three years after he was grad
uated from Williams College, DIR.
Garfield has been president OF his
alma mater since zoos. The Gar
fields make their home in Washing
ton at the residence in Fourteenth
street built by the late Justice Har-
Ian, and only. one OF their four chill
dren. ;heir daughter. Lucretia Gar
field, is with them. One son. Mason
Garfield, lives in New York; James
Garfield, who was graduated from
Williams in 1911, is at Cambridge.
Mass, and stanton Garfield. the
youngest OF the family, is a student
at. Williams.
The Washington times., 1918-01-27
BarOness RaIIIe Accompanies
The Baron to Omaha.

Baroness RailIe had scarcely
reached Washington to join her hus-
band. Colonel Baron Rsille, OF the
French high commission. when the
colonel was sent TO Omaha on a mis-
sion for his government AMI Baroness
Raille went with him. They will be
gone a fortnight or three weeks. BE.
fore they left the Baroness went
R'house hunting. but found IL an i'm
possible task and decided that the
apartment which Colonel Baron
Raille had been occupying since COM
ing to Washington would serve.
The members OF the French high
commission and the ladies OF their
families are playing an important
part in the social life OF Washington
nowadays, the high commissioner.
Captain Andre Tardieu, being con.
WINGED OF the importance of the so
clal side of diplomacy. In spite OF
the press OF important matters on
his broad shoulders. Captain Tardieu
finds time TO entertain frequently and
he and his chief LIEUTENANT, II. de
Billy. who shares his house, are much
courted and in great demand as din
neT guests.
Captain Tardieu has a dozen or
more. guests to dine with him every
week or two. but the dinner he had
on Thursday night, with DIR. Vesnitch.
OF the Serbian mission. as the honor
guest, was the nearest thing to an Of
fcial function he has given since his
return from France. ! hear. by the
way. that ". de Billy is TO go back
to Paris for visit some time within
the next month or two.
-
VI. and Nine. Simon, Captain and
Mime. Lacombe. Captain and Mime. De
wilder. the Marquis de POlignac and
his attractive American bride, given
such charming and really important
people as vhe representatives OF our
sister republic. it's no wonder they
have been made much Of. Baron and
Baroness Rsilie. too. bear one OF the
famous names Of France and have al
ready many friends here.
The Washington times., 1918-01-27

members Of the immediate families pres
ent-and there you arel
Two weddings within a fortnight IL a
good deal Of excitement for one family.
Miss Porter's engagement to AIr.
Fearing is onesof the most interesting
to be announced in Washington in a
long time. Mrs. Porter and her
daughters have lived in Washington
for years, and Miss Porter made her
debut here, buJ the family Is more
closely identified with Philadelphia
For generations the BIddles-yes,
THE Biddles-ahd the Rushes as
we'll as the Porters have been promi-
nently identified with the City OF
Brotherly Love. Mr.. Fearing's nancee
Is a great granddaughter OF Richard
Rush. statesman, who succeeded in
getting out OF chsncery and bringing
from England the money which was
used to build the Smithsonian Institu-
ton.
Miss Porter has one sister, Gather
Inc Rush Porter. in France with the
Red Gross. Her older sister, Mar
garetta Biddle Porter. was married
two or three years ago to the Right
Rev Robert Codman. Bishop OF Maine.
whose tragic death occurred within
a few weeks of their marriage. before
their honey moon was completed.
The Washington times., 1918-01-27

sons debutantes. However. with q
house full of company, numerous So
cial engagements i'm town. and all the
responsibility OF her war work. she
found II impossible to leave Washing
ton even for a few hours. Everybody
! missed her. and she missed some
party for the girls all pronounced
II quite the most fun Of anything
they had done this winter.
Chaperoned by Mrs. Richardson
Gibson, whose daughter. Mary Dun
can Gibson. is an enterprising little
person and has had a hand in every
one OF the debutante festivities this
winter, the girls left town early in
the afternoon. were met at the train
at Quantico by their cavaliers. driv-
ing ambulances, and. by way of start
ing the party, were shown all over
the cantonment, taken into the
trenches and introduced to many OF
the mysterious of mouern warfare.
Dinner was served at the Officers
Club. the fifty guests being seated =
small tables, and sfterward there was
the jolliest of dances. the band pro
rAViding the music. Another ride in
ambulances TO the station and they
took the train for home. reaching
town--save the mark-almost on
u
Halle Davis, Bessie Edwards, Jean
Rsyner, one of the Tuttle girls, Enid
Sims, Margaret Devereux. Margaret
Blaine Crosson. Daviette Ficklen
Mary Duncan Gibson and her guest,
Katherine Burritt-there you have
some OF the girls who went down for
the party.
Capt. Count Luserna di CampiglIone.
assistant military attache OF the Ital-
ian embassy, is one OF the distinctly
satisfactory rerent--well. not 80 very
recrnt-sdditiOns TO the diplomat tic
Corps. He's young. good looking,
clever and he gives the jolliest par
ties Usually included "among those
present" at his dinners is Mrs Olney
Arnold. a cousin OF Count Luserna,
who is spending the winter in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Arnold. a very delightful per
son. has an apartment in the Cordova
Her mother was a South American, a
cousin OF Count Luserna's mother, and
her husband. now dead, was in the
consular service Of the United States
He was at one tipe consul general at
Cairo, the post TO which Hampson
Gary. formerly assistant solicitor Of
the state Department, has been re-
Gently assigned. The Arnolds lived
for a long. time in Florence and in
Rome. and Mrs. Arnold is close
friend Of the Italian ambassador and
Countess di CelIere.
General Guglielmotti. military at
tache of the embassy, Is also, good
deal OF social lion these days and
the "unAttached" secretaries. Baron di
Valentino, C;in0 Butt. Celesia di
VcEliasaO, the Duke de SHugro, at all,
are all in great demand--particulsrl
tho Duke de Sangro. He looks so ex-
actly as a Duke should look and sci
dom does-sven when he's out Of uni
form. and he's so jolly and full OF
fun.
Capt. George Stevens, OF the avia-