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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
UKRA|N|A SIGNS
SEPARATE PEACE
ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS
ISSUED BY BERLIN.
REWARD OFFERED ROUMANIA
Germany Promises Generous Slice Of
Southwest Russia In Return For
Cessation of Festivities
Croatians Revolt.

Copenhagen, Feb. ga peace pact
between the Germans and the Ukran-
ian Republic was signed at Brest-
Litovsk at two i. m. today, accord
ing to an announcement issued in
Berlin.
Great Advantage to Germany
Ukrania was formerly part of the
Russian Empire, embrasing a part OF
the territory of the old Kingdom OF
Poland 1t is trayersed by the Dneiper
river and is one OF the most fertile
lands in Europe.
The fact that Ukraina was known
as a great wheat producing region
may account for the anxiety of the
separate peace.
The permanent cessation of hotility
with the Ukrainian Republic may
bring great quantities of food supplies
to the Germans and the Austrians.
BoIsheviki Opposed Compact
There have been two rival delega-
lions representing Ukrainia in Brest-
Litovsk. The first, composed of the
middle classes representing the newly
declared republic, and the other rep
resenting the Prolateria, who we're
loyal to the Bolsheviki.
1t is probable that the pact was
signed the former.
Austria Also Signs.
London, Feb 99.-Bdth the Ger
mans and the Austrians signed the
peace pact with the Ukranian repub-
lie it was officially announced by
wireless messages received here to-
day from Berlin and Vienna.
Will Reward Romania.
Amsterdam, Feb. Germany will
offer Roumania slice of Russian
territory as part of the peace terms
proffer to the Balkan states it was
| learned officially here today.
| Copies of the Essener Zeitung, the
Krupp organ, received here today.
| carried the following state ncnt:
THE Roumanians have renowned
their extension of the west and can
secure compensation from the south
| west corner of Besgarabia."
Bessarabia is the southwest most
province of Russia lying between the
Danube and the Pruth rivers. 1t
contains the important city of Kishi-
new.
Such an agreement would leave
the complete control of the mouth of
| the Danube river to Roumania.
croatians Aroused.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Anti-Austrian
demonstrations have taken place in
Croatia and in Zagrad. the capital.
! Scores of agitators have been arrest
ed, according to a dispatch received
! from Geneva today.
Austrian papers received here"
| the dispatch said, admitted that
there is unrest in Croatia. The Dali
matian delegates to Vienna and the
editor of the Croatia newspapers and
others have been banished for par
ticipation in the Croatia demonstra-
! TONS" .... s. a,.
The Vienna newspapers declared
that the uprising was instigated- by
Masonic lodge of 'neighborly love-"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
KENYON AIMS AT ALIENS.
Senator introduces Important Amend.
ment to Constitution.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Introducing
a constitutional amendment requiring
all persons who vote for members of
congress to be American citizens,
Senator Kenyon called attention to
seven states Arkansas, Kansas.
South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri,
and TexasT-whieh he said
permitted aliens to vote. This con.
dition, he said, is rather shocking"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
YOUNG MEN WANTED
SPLENDID OPENINGS IN ALL
LINES OF SERVICE.

Men between the ages of Is and
Fl and 81 and Il are still wanted for
the United States Army. Nearly
every branch of service being open
to eligible applicants.
d c. B. frost, Of the Ottumwa Re-
cruiting office, is in town for the next
three days to answer questions of
men interested in the army and to
examine and forward eligible appli-
cants
Mr.. frost may be found at the
postoffice from to IL a. M, and 1870
to p. m. and at the Downing Hotel
from $3.50 to p. m.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Clerk a, Washington

Karl Melcher OF Mt Pleaant has
been appointed a clerk in the depart
mental service at Washington, d. {.
Melcher was one Of those selected in
the first draft but failed on the physi.
cal test,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
MANY IOWA BOYS
WITH TUsCANIA
ALL PARTS OF STATE HAD REP
Is REsENTATIvEs ABOARD
NO WORD OF OSKALOOSA LADS
No information Reaches Any, Of The
Towns Concerned In the Disaster.
List of Survivors Not Yet
Available.

Parents of OskalooSa boys VINO may
possibly have been in the Tuscania
disaster, have no news, either to con-
firm or deny the possibility that their
sons were in. the torpedoed boat.
Communication with the cast has
been interrupted since yesterday by
reason of the storm and if any work
has come it could not reach the homo
here in account of the interrupted SER
vice.
No one of the parents is apprehcn-
siye however for the salty of the
Tuscania could not have occurred at
the time the Oskaloosa lads were OK
pecting to embark.
ottumwa Boy on Tuocania.
Ottumwa, Feb. 9.--Drew S. Ryan,
son of George r. Ryan, $50 Grand ave-
rue, was aboard the Tuscania, torpe-
doed Tuesday off the coast of Ireland
by a German submarine. 1t has not
yet been learned whether he was
among those saved. 49,.
Mr. Ryan was under the draft age
and enlisted at the local recruiting e.
flee November "a, 1917, being but one
month past IS years of age. He was
sent to Davenport by Sergt. j. N.
finch and there assigned to the avia-
ton section of the signal corps and
sent to Jefferson barracks, Mo.
Prior to enlisting he was employed
by j. l.. Graham as a delivery truck
driver. His mother is dead and his
father is employed at the Morcll pack
ing plant.
Webster City Man Aboard.
Webster City, Ia, Feb. 8, - Two
Webster City young men were aboard
the Inflated Tuscania. They We're
Clate Connor and John Allen, both
members of the One Hundred Seventh
military police.
A son of c. A. Lawrence of this city
was also aboard, having enlisted with
"a. Wisconsin regiment.
No word has been heard from any of
the men.
One Newton Boy Victim.
Newton, Ia, Feb. Civilian Melvin
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S. Melvin of
this city was on board the Tuscania
when it was sunk, it was learned here
today. Melvin was in Company F Of
the One Hundred Seventh engineer
train. He enlisted at Racine Wis, in
June.
Bent Clement, son of S. B. Clement
who lived near here until few months
ago, enlisted in June in Company A,
supply train of the Twcntic,A Cngi-
reers. At the time his battalion on the
Tuscania Clement was in hospital at
Hobokcn and thus escaped being on
the torp"docd vessel.
Two Have Been Saved.
West Liberty, Ia, Feb. 9.-The res
cue of Lieut. Frank l.. Maker and
Dale C. Hazlett from the torpedocd
Tuscania brought rejoicing in West
Liberty. Hazlett halls from this town
and Maker was married here last
Thanksgiving day. The two men were
landed, at Islay Island, Scotland, &C
cording to the first reports of the res
cuCd. .N
Dubuque Man on Transport.
Dubuque, Ia, Feb. AT least one
Dubuque man was on the British trans
port Tuscania when she was sent to
the bottom of the ocean by German
submarine Tuesday night. The man is
Harry S. Blewctt, q private in Com
pany e, Sixth battalion, Twentieth en-
gincers. .. ..
Blewctt was member of the first
draft contingent that left Dubuque on
Sept. S, for Camp Dodge. .*
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
Necessitated Amputation Of Hand

Orviile McClelland young farmer
living near Runnels was operating a
corn SHREDDER last week and in under
taking to straighten a tangled bunch
Of corn his hand was caught In the
knives and cut to peices. II was am
putated later.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
QUIZ reaehina for Nurainu

Two OF Bloomfield's teachers. Miss
Jessie Pearce and Miss La Rue Sewers
viii resign about March LIST. and 20 to
st, Lonis 70 take instructions for field
work in army nusing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
RED GROSS AFFAIRS.
STATE OFFICE COMPLIMENTS
MALAYSIA ON RECORD.

The following statement has been
received at local Headquarters:
Every Red Cross worker in the
Central Division is to be congratu-
lated on the very handsome total of
articles shipped during the month Of
January. -1..
Can we make it Four Million for
the month of February? ..
Supplies shipped during the month
Of December, 1917, and January, 1918
follow: .....
December. January.
Standard, special
and surgical
dressings "..2,O75,726 2,75S,9S1
Hospital linen, OPP
Grating linen and q.
patients, clothing 553,S73 23S.607
Knitted articles. 311,6S0 424,082
Christmas packets 116,156
Miscellaneous. 72,76S 41,S25
Refugee clothing 1886
3,13O,2O3 3,5O9,1S1
OskaloOsa Chapter received let.
ter from Mrs. Read, chairman of sur
gical dressings for Iowa, congratulate
ing them on their January output of
more than $1,000 dressings.
A box of knitted goods and one of
surgical dressings were shipped yes
terday.
The workers at Headquarters were
glad to see Mrs. Tucker again. We
feel that much of the success of our
work in the making of surgical dress.
ings has been due to the thorough
instruction received from her last
August and September. Mrs. Tuck
err was much pleased with the ar.
rangement of our work room and with
the reports of the quality and guam.
tity of the work sent from Mahaska
county.
Our Yarn Fund. 49,.
In the February Ladies' Home
Cross work, edited by Ex-President
Taft, chairman of Central Commit.
tee, one may find the answer to vari
Gus questions that come up in con,
nection with the work. For exam.
pie: why do some Red Cross Chap
tiers give yarn free to knitters while
others sell it?" Answef--"This is
chapters have a free wool fund, but
purely a local chapter affair; some
most have not" Oskaloosa Chapter
as has been stated before, cannot af
ford to give yarn free; but are asking
people to return to their yarn fund
half the cost of the yarn.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
caddock ls pazed

The second fall came just as UNI
expectedly. Both men were on their
feet when the Camp Dodger tripped
his opponent and applied a body seis-
sors' The European behemoth simply
rose to his feet with Caddock astride
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

Before the arrival o. baby knowing
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

| GGIITHERE are you going, Uncle
w Wiggilyc" asked Johnnie Bushy-
/ tail. one of the little squirrel boys.
one day as he saw the bunny rabbit
I gentleman hopping along through the
woods.
"Oh. just to look for an adventure"
answered Uncle Wiggily. Want to
come along2"
Indeed, I dor' cried Johnnie. and
he scrambled down the tree so fast
that he scratched of q lot OF bark
But the tree was not like a dos-no
one minded its bark. so nothing was
said and soon Uncle Wiggly and
Johnnie were hopping along through
the woods looking for an adventure.
what kind do YOU think you'll
findr' asked the squirrel boy
"Oh, I never can tell until they
happen- said Uncle Wiggily- some
times they are good, and again they
are bad They sort Of take turns
And whose turn is it today
Johnnie wanted TO know "a good
one or a bad one@'
But Uncle Wiggily didn't know
that but as IL was nice day no one
minded, and on and on hoped the
two friends. the bunny gentleman and
the squirrel boy.
Pretty soon. as Mr.. Lonsears was
leading the way through the woods,
he heard a sad little voice saying-
"Oh. dear, How can I ever get
loose Oh. I'm caught fast"
~Ha- This sounds like the start OF
an adventure. Johnnie" cried Uncle
WiEEily. That's the way the ani-
NAL people cry when they are i'm trou-
BILE Look around and see who it IS
so that we may help them
Johnnie looked. but all he could
see was a misty May Fly, caught fast
by one leg in a crack Of the rail
fence
did YOU call for help" asked I'm
Gle Wissily politely when Johnnie
showed him the tinv creature
Yes. I did" was the answer And
I am in such trouble
what kindT' asked Uncle Wig
Eily.
well. my leg is caught I'm this
crack on the fence" said the Nay Fly,
"and I can't travel on with my
friends the other May Flies This is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE MAY FLY
By HOWARD t. GARIs---------,----,s

June. and it is quite TOO late for me
to be around I'm the woods. The June
Bugs take our places
But stayed to talk to Granddaddy
L0nglegs. and i forgot how late Do
was, until I started TO 30 and then
I couldn't, because my les was
caught
That's too bad" said Uncle Wig
Eily. But don't worry. "II set you
free, and then you can fly and join
your friends"
Thank you" said the May Fly
You are very kind. II ever ] can
do either Of you favor j shan De
most happy"
So Uncle Wiggily and Johnnie. the
squirrel EnaWed at the fence ran un-
til they set the May Fly free and she
could sail away and join her friends.
She was a frau little creature. as
thin and gauzy as bit Of cobweo.
but an May Flies are like that
"I don't see how she IS going 90
do us "a favor" said Johnnie.
Hush" whispered Uncle WigEily-
She might hear you. and feel badly
Besides. YOU never can telL-
So he and Johnnie went on through
the woods. and they thought they
were never going 10 have an adFeu-
ture But. an of q sudden. out from
behind "a bush. jumped the bad cid
ScOosie-COsie. who is most un-
pleasant chap He Is something Ike
a Zig-ZlE-Loou. only worse, and DE
is very much afraid Of being caught
out fin the fog or q rain mist But
now it was clear, and he was bold
and saucv-
"Ah. har' chartered the Scoosie-
Oosie -T am Ga luck have caught
q rabbit and q squirrel
"Oh, please don't catch u.s. begged
Uncle WiEgiIy-
eyes. shau-" exclaimed the
Sc0osie-Oosfe He was just going t1
make o grab for the bunny and
Johnnie when q soft voice said-
stand stiu. Uncle WiEgily. I VIII
save you and Johnnie
who are vou-" asked the bunny
''I am the NAY Fly you helped" was
the answer. Il came back with lot
of my friends 20 see IL you needed
anything. and YOU surely do You
need 10 be hidden from the Scoosic-
O0sie. And we can do IT, There are
10.000.000 of MS Nay Flies. We VIII
Gutter around you. and make "a sort
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
TRAVELETTE

THU RMONT, IN THE BLUE RIDGES
THE Catoctin mountains are "a small
1 spur Of the Blue Ridge. Rising
sharply TO an elevation Of nearly 1000
feet covered with unbroken forest
they lie like a thick green welt across
the fat back Of the Maryland farm
country. Yellow grain fields and
poisoning orchards reach to their
feet, and prosperous looking farm
houses even perch upon their lower
slopes, but the mountains themselves
remain little wilderness. valiantly
resisting the smooth advance Of civili-
zation. as mountains always do. hold
ing a bit Of the earth for the sweet
anarchy of nature
Thurmout lies at the foot Of the
mountains. a clear trout stream runs
through the middle of the town, par
allelng the long, shady main street.
Thurmont has been sitting there in
the shadow of the mountains for a
long time. and DC has always been
about the same size, but its failure 20
grow does not seem to annoy the
Thurmouters cor Thurm0untaiueers ,
as ir does the Inhabitants of most
mountain stream they have obtained
power enough 20 light the city with
electricity and excellent water sup
ply. They have paved two Of their
principal streets. for which they are
blest by the visiting motorist. who
has just bumped across the hilly viii
derness Of the main th0roushfares in
the larger cities Of Rockville and
Frederick
Thurmont is a hosDitable town In
every way. To has long followed the
trade of taking summer boarders.
which differs from running q regular
summer resort I'm that the sumner
boarder is not robbed He pays only
one moderate price for what he gets
and q great deal of amiable converse
zion and detailed Information about
the roads and the fishing is thrown I'm
free Thurmont is one Of the last
stands of the pleasant and easy going
ways that were once Americas. Nay
its population never grow less.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
Daily NOUeLette
THE END JUSTIFIED THE MEANS

=.1rirH1Iifri1I1ilul rI-il
MO ONE. neither man, woman. child
IN or bird. had as lovely a singing
voice as Sonia Skivelobitz. for her
mother said so. Sonia exercised it
thoroughly. Every morning before
daybreak she was triIliug and la
falling with the brides outside her
window.
When Sonia was engaged by the
Impresario at the Imperial opera
house. she was deIirious with JOY.
Here was her chance. her great
chance TO become O. world renowned
prima donna The opera made a great
hit and Sonia and her mother were
sure Sonia was the one that made 10.
Sonia sang the part Of the deaf and
dumb girl in 'Nativia.'
Sonia and her mother lived In
lovely residence off Bostrovszy Street
oFltcn and riElr next door was
Iovelier residence. now empty
one day some moving vans drove
ND TO the empty house and emptied
the goods of count Grararesl-y and
himself upon the pavement So the
count moved iu
Count Gratereslzv was a writer Of
love jiugles and desired quiet above
all things. because he had 90 take the
place Of the lovers in their scenes so
he could write about IT, Being cold
hearted man himself. 10 was a very
hard thing for him TO write these soft
iiuEles
As usual and as she had done for
the past la years. Sonia arose with
the chickens and sang with the
roosters- She INDUCED in her early
scales and trolos and tribilas and CUR
Eelous until the count knocked on
their brass knocker.
How heavenly Is your voice. said
the count ma1estIcaIly bowling his
head on the floor and then quickly
1obbinE 90 mp again TO see the effect
lt had on Sonia. Madame. YOUR voice
is Of such a maEnificance that I shall
give YOU some lozeuEes TO preserve it
forever Some lOzenEes that I have
paid a thousand roubles apiece for
worth their weight iu platinum And
he took from a small vial iu his inner
vest pocket two silver coated lozen-
These are them" said the count
-Adieu."
The next day, after the counts visit.
Sonia remembered the lozenges and
took one. And TO this day she re-
members the loZeuEes, for after eating
one, DO was seven months before she
recovered even her speaking voice. for
the counts lozeuges had nearly dis
solved her vocal chords.
And never did Sonia Skivelobitz re-
cover her singing voice.
"Ha" muttered the count. when
silence continued 90 reign in the house
next door.
-A-har,' he sniggered. wickedIy TO
himself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
Years Ago Today
From The Herald Of
This Date. 1903.

THERE VIII be no "favorite SON
4 candidates at the Republican ma
tionaI convention. It is said. all such
names having been withdrawn. The
nominations viii so to Roosevelt and
Fairbanks unanimously. and the same
platform viii be adopted as has car
ried the Republicans TO victory twice
successfully
w. J. Bryan was nominated for
president at the Populisr convention
in Nebraska Judge Alton B. Parker
viii have the support Of Texas Demo
Gratis.
Prohibition Of betting at the Chi
caEo races has killed the sport only
500 people turning out TO witness the
The bodies OF two more American
Mormous were found floating in the
Naqui river last night This makes
eight within two months. Arizona
men are inflamed over the condition.
and an expedition may be organized
10 stop it.
United States geological surveyors
have begun work to determine the
underEow in the Rio Grande valley.
Japs have captured Lilac Yang
after hard fighting, reports in London
state
Loss Of over a quarter Of a million
in property and four lives were eE-
perienced last night in a fire at san
dusky. @.
The authorities have found SIS
bodies In the wreck OF the General
Slocum." which burned I'm East river
a week ago today.
g. J. knopp. local telegraph opera
tor, blew his brains out last night in
The New Commercial hotel
W. J. Hooper representing eastern
capital who is preparing a report on
this valley, states that the interna-
tioual dam question must be settled
If people are 20 emigrate TO this sec
ton
Barney Earley's petition TO Capt
Charles Davis for all day primaries ]
has been turned down.
Capt T. j. Beall. state delegate 20 3
the Democratic convention from El l
Paso, has been elected delegate TO the I
national convention
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21

of screen OF fog like mist. so the bad
animal can't see you. you'll be hid
den as IL you were behind % veil"
And the lIay Flies did this. They
lowered around Uncle WiEgily and
Johnnie. as you have seen clouds Of
mosquitoes or Euats hover in one
spot. and when the Sc0osie-Oosic saw
them he didn't know what they were
and he cried-
son. foe is coming up. I'll lose
my way. and Pm afraid oh. dear
Then NE scooted back in his den, not
hurting Uncle WiEEilv or Johnnie
OF all And the May Flies flew away
So YOU see they did the bunny a
favor after ALL and If the morning
glory doesn't sleep so late at night
that &C. forEets 90 wake up the sun
flower. so 10 can tickle the cucum bers.
TTI tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily and the June Bug Copyright,
1918. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate.J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-21
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Young Hands.

DON'T you hate to see people with
u "old hands, I mean hands that
are wrinkled OF thin, stiff looking
perhaps with prominent bones and the
flesh apparently sagged in between
them. It's easy to avoid having such
hands. but it's hard overcoming the
old .look-ouce you've allowed them to
grow aged
The first thing TO remember is to
keep the skin supplied with oils. Like
the face. the dry skin is the first to
wrinkle and shriveL And. too. the
hands are exposed to weather and. be-
sides. suffer from any hard work the
woman does. Housework. garden
work. laundry work. are very hard on
the hands. they dry out the oils,
ccarseu the skin, and work I'm CRIME
into the already rough. dry surfaces
Protect your hands while you are
working and. when you are through
clean the skin of stains and wash
with warm water and soap then rub
with cold cream till the skin has alb
sorbed as much oil as Do viii take up
Wipe off and tend TO the nails.
Well cared for nails viii make the
hands look young. neglected. broken
or ridEy nails viii make them seem
old. The nails need cream or vaseline
rubbed into them every day or so,
and TO be filed daily. The skin around
the edges must be kept back with an
orange wood stick that comes for the
purpose, and every week or so they
must be given a thorough manicuring-
While all this may sound long and
complicated, in reality 10 takes about
three minutes a day, exclusive Of
wa s'rfue- 10 keen the hands massa Eed
and manicured.
Questions and Answers
Mrs a. W. P-L think the chat
above viii answer your questions
NelIie-Protect your skin before ex- I
posture by cold cream and powder. I
The tendency TO freckle viii be
greatly decreased then. White wine /
vinegar, perfumed IL you like, can be 4
wiped over the face after washing /
and after exposure TO sun and dust, I
and this viii bleach and do away with /