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The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
ROADS MOVING {
GRAIN. TRAFFIC.
MAKE RECORD
62,l79,0O0 Bushels Are
Carried IN Fifteen O
Days.

Within fifteen days-the last part OF
February and the first Of this month.
when weather conditions have been
fair for transportstion-the Railroads
Administration has shipped approx
mately 1OOO0, 900 bushels of grain more
than in the same period last year. A
total Of 6z,17s,O0o bushels was moved
as against la,191 900 between February
and holidays
This is far in excess, the greatest
movement Of grain In the history Of
the United States. It covers only corn.
oats and wheat It figures an average
daily movement of nearly 20o0.09
bushela In addition there have been
hauled from the Chicago terminals,
within the last twenty-five days, H.
O2s carloads of beef beside the usual
shipments Of food stuffs and supplies
Of munitions and equipment for the
army and navy.
No Ships Awaiting Cargo.
A. II. Smith, regional director. re-
ported to Director General McAdOO
that there were no ships waiting car
go in the New York district. but that
there were in round numbers 5000 car
loads OF food and provisions ready for
shipment, between Boston and Hamp-
ton Roads. This includes the food on
hand in cars and warehouses, two
days ago. At Boston there were TWEEN
ty-two carloads Of canned goods: 2g7
carloads Of -four; 800 carloads OF gen
eral provision; a total Of Sig.
Shipments Reaching New York.
At New York there were $50 car
loads Of canned goods; 5Os carloads
Of -four; S67 carloads Of general pro-
visions; p carloads OF fruit; 1S4 car
loads Of fresh meat: a total OF 2.lSS.
At Philadelphia there were a car
loads of canned goods; 20 carloads
OF -four; $50 carloads OF general pro-
visions; a total of go At Baltimore,
as carloads of canned goods; S9S car
loads Of -four; 20 Of general pro-
visions; IS of frozen meats; a total
Of 1855.
At Director General McAdoo's office
il was pointed out that with a con-
tinued improvement Of weather con-
ditions, there will be a steady and
uninterrupted flow Of all kinds Of
supplies to the coast ports.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
viii Make Additions
To National Forests

An addition of 65,5s2 acres will soon
be added to the Eastern National
Forests by the government. The Ma
tonal Forests Reservation Commits
sion has Authorized the purchase of a
number of tracts aggregating this
amount.
The largest tract is in North Caro-
lima and comprises 5000 acres.
Otber smaller areas are in New
Hampshire, Maine, Virginia. North
Carolina. West Virginia and Ten
nessee
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
$1,000 ALIENATION VERDICT.

Syracuse, n. Y, March Mrs.
Mary Cherrington Greene, of Cincin-
natl and New York, was awarded a
verdict Of 5000 in the Supreme Court
here today against her brother-in-law.
Orville H. Green, millionaire lumber
man. She used for the alleged aliena-
tion Of the affections of her husband,
Harry W. Greene.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
800 Negroes of Both
Sexes Seeking Work

women in Washington who want
work and who are needy is a state
ment contained in a report sub
mitted last night by DIR. Simon P.
W. Drew, president of the White
Cross Free Employment Bureau of
America and pastor of the Cosmo-
poIitan Baptist Institutional Church.
DR.. Drew says there are 200 mid
dle-aged men and 100 women COM
prising the number who are willing
and anxious to perform any charac-
ter Of labor, and he urges persons
desiring help in any one of many
lines to communicate with him. He
announces that to date more than
500 colored people have obtained
employment through his bureau.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08

Miss Willie Nelson has been ap-
pointed as q clerk in the War De-
partment.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM.

Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band, John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
director at Stanley Han this evening, be-
ginning at SIS O'Clock.
MY Country 'rs of Thee"
March, Fighting Strength" Allen
Overture, Morning. Noon and Night
..S......................Su .Suppe
Popular songs-
]. The Sunshine Of Your Smile. Ray
Stars and Stripes-Red, White
I and Blue" .Machurh
4 Selection, Excelsior ............, .Millars
Porto Rican dance, "Rosita". .Missud
Waltz suite, Jolly Fellows. .Vollstedt
Intemezzo. "Cheops. Cobb
The Star spansied Banner"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
ALL BELGIUM IS ON STRIKE
One Million Members of Labor Unions
Refusing to Work. Are Threaten
ed With Starvation.

Boston, May 20.-One of the great
est strikes in the history OF the world
now is being fought out in Belgium,
where / million members of labor
unions refuse to work for the Germans
even when threatened by starvation,
according to Lieut.. Henri De Man OF
the Belgian Army, member OF the
executive board of the Belgian FEEDER
alton Trades, who addressed the Bos-
ton Central Labor Union last night.
This unyielding refusal to bow to
the will of the invaders even in the
face OF brides OF wages three and four
times as great as those prevailing be-
fore the war has resulted" Lieut.. De
Man told the delegates. lin forcing
the Germans to keep whole army
corps out of the fighting lines to at
tend to the various tasks behind the
lines that ordinarily would fall to the
lot of the working classes. The peo-
pie OF Belgium would rather starve
than work for the Germans and would
starve were 1t not for the relief that
has been sent from here and other
Places
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
LITTLE PIG LIVES IN CLOVER
GrinnelI Woman's Club Red Cross
Hog Which Sold For $500
Proves Money Getter.

Grinnell, May 22.-GrinnelPs Wom-
ans Club Red Cross hog. which sold
for almost $500 on the Chicago mar
ket. is still leading life of effete
ease and luxurious idleness. 1t is
bathed and manicured daily and is
decked with silks and satins and a
ring in the end of it's nose. And all
because 1t has been found an efiica-
cious means of raising money for the
Red Cross. Last Saturday the hog
was sold again at monster demon
stration in the Exchange Building.
Chicago, to raise funds for the newly
organized "War Charities Organiza-
ton" His pigship brought 5000,
which was paid by a pool raised by
stock yards interests. The Drov-
ers' Journal states that the animal
will be shipped TO other points and
sold for the Red Cross. so X is evil
dent that he has other happy days
ahead before he is converted into the
ultimate sausage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
SMALL GRAINS THREATENED
Iowa Facing Outbreak of Black Stem
Rust Which is Fostered by
Burberry Bushes.

Ames, Ia, May 22.---Iowa faces a
possible outbreak of black stem rust
of grain this summer such as the
one that destroyed about $5,000,000
worth of wheat and oats in 1916. The
rust has been found within the past
few days in localities as widely sep
arated as Burlington, Jesup, Hume
ston, Shenandoah, Fort Madison, and
as far north as Charles City, where
four cases of infection was found.
The rust makes its first appearance
in the spring upon the leaves of the
common tall barberry from where it
Is scattered to grain fields.
"The only way to check this rust
outbreak, says DR.. Melhus, is to get
rid or every common, tall barberry
bush in the state, both the green leaf
and the purple leaf varieties, at once.
A statewide campaign to eradicate
these dangerous shrubs has been go
ing on in Iowa for some time under the
direction of DR.. Melhus, working with
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
All of the larger cities have practically
completed the eradication work. There
is still much barberry that has not
been removed, especially in smaller
towns and in the country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
CHUMS MEET WAR ADVERSELY
On Same Day On Battle Front-Three
ottumwa Soldiers Are On the
Casualty List.

ottumwa, Ia. May 22.-Fifteen
years ago three boys played corner
lot baseball, circus, Injun and ever.
thing with other boys of their neigh
borhood in South Ottumwa. In those
days they were Walt Schafer, Pedey
Boxx and Obey Olney. All three re.
NAMED residents of South ottumwa
until America entered war.
Today word came to Ottumwa that
Lieut.. Walter Schafer, Demon of No
Mans Land" had been wounded and
captured by the Huns while he was
leading a trench raid; that Lieut..
Paul Boxx of the British Royal Flying
corps had been seriously injured in an
aerial accident in London, England;
and that Private Fred Olney of head
Quarters company, Three Hundred and
Fiftieth infantry, Camp Dodge, had
succumbed to pneumonia.
The trio in boyhood days lived in
the same neigbborhood of the south
side. They ATTENDED the same
school and had most other interests
in common. Later Schafer went to
the University of Chicago where he
starred as halfback on the varsity
team, and Boxx went to Iowa univers-
ity where he played freshman foot
ball and later TO Highland Park col
iege where he participated in athlet.
les and managed the student publ
cation.
When Corporal Merle Skinner of
the Rainbow division returned to his
home here several days ago he told
thrilling stories of Schafer's exploits
in No Mans Land The demon"
he said was famous all up and down
the American sector for his daring.
THE boys say over there that if
you give the demon AS and plenty
OF. hard tack he'll fight his way to
hell and back and stop off in Berlin
en- route" Skinner reported
Lieutenant Boxx qualified for his
commission in the r. F. c. only about
six weeks ago and shortly afterward
spent week in Ottumwa. While
here he was married to Miss Fern
Lacey of Des Moines. His bride Is
now living in Des Moines. Lieuten-
ant Boxx left about month ago for
England where he has been in final
training before being sent TO the
front.
Mrs. Paul d. Boxx of this city re-
ceiyed telegram yesterday from
the commanding officer of the Lon
dino flying field. saying that Lieuten-
ant Paul Boxx had been seriously in
jured" in an aerial accident.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
EXHIBIT FUND UNDER PROBE.
Investigation Of Expenditures Of Com.
mission Under Way.

Des Moines. Moy 22.-An investiga.
ton of the administration of the $751;
900 fund appropriated by the Thirty
sixth general assembly for use in max
ing an Iowa exhibit at the San Francis
co exposition in 1915 is being made
today by the retrenchment and re-
form committee of the last legislature
in session at the state house.
Charges have been made from time
OF time that there has never been a
sufficient accounting made on the ex-
penditure of funds from this appropria-
ton and particularly that no account
ing has ever been made by the men in
charge of the exhibit of funds re-
ceived from occasions in the Iowa
building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
BARRIERS Have Service Flag.

Local Union No. 1879 OF the Jour
'neymen BARRIERS Union OF America is
the first Union of the city to unfurl
service flag and the same hangs be-
meath the BARRIERS Union Charter in
the Trades Assembly hall, the first to
be so displayed, thanks to the effort
and enterprise of Roscoe Moore. There
are eight service stars on the flag,
thus far, and more to follow. The
list of the men now in service or call
ed to leave is: George Potsel, Guy
Franklin, Roy Lookabaugh, Roy Dali
hey, William Jackson, Russell Lash,
Charles Brown, all of Oskaloosa, and
Herbert Stevens of New Sharon, all
members of the local union. During
their term of service the boys will be
kept in good standing in the union.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
MINERS and OPERATORS HELP
Turn over $1,000 to One Red Cross.
Polk and other Counties over
The Top.

Des Moines, May 22.-Iowa United
Mine Workers and operators today
turned over $1,000 to the state Red
Cross fund as their joint subscription.
The money was presented to State
Director John P. Wallace by J. c. Lew
is, d. f. Cushing and ]. d. Smith, rep
.resenting the joint board.
The gift is exclusive of individual
gifts among the miners and operators.
As their contribution, the employees
of the railway shops at Clinton, will
give a half days pay, state headquar-
tiers has been advised. This will
amount to several thousand dollars
and will be accredited to the Clinton
chapter.
Reports at state headquarters today
show that the county is rs per cent
oversubscribed and will probably be
national county champion.
AL Falkenhein is chairman and mott
fed State Director Wallace his work
ers would continue until the county
had doubled its quota. Algona had a
quota of $4,000 and Monday night after
one days work, reported subscriptions
amounting to $4,000 and the campaign
yet in progress.
Pella which has been one of the ban
ner small towns, reports $5,161 on
hand and more coming.
Upton, Cedar County, was given one
of the largest quotas in the state, $17,-
900. Monday night C Q. Bowling, coun-
ty chairman and an attorney at Upton,
reported the county and town "over
the top
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23


of Marshalltown on the Great Western
were struck BY twisters late yester-
day afternoon. Details are unavail-
able.
Early estimates of the damage done
at Boone were characterized as en-
tirely too low by the trainmen who
were there al the time of the storm.
One engineer stated that there must
have been at least twenty to thirty
persons injured in the Northwestern
shops alone. He also stated that at
least twenty to thirty persons had
been killed in Boone.
The storm, he stated cut out a
swath two blocks wide and three to
four blocks through the city
Wisconsin Town Hit.
Madison, Wis. May 22-Lone Rock
a village thirty miles north OF Madh
son was practically wiped out by a
tornado last night, according to re.
ports received here. At Mount Horeh
eighteen miles southwest, barns and
houses were destroyed by the wind.
The storm broke the Madison power
line from Prairie Du Sac, and for three
hours this city was in total darkness
Severe Near Madison.
Madison, May 22.-Ten persons are
reported dead today and at least fifty
injured as the result of a tornado
which swept four counties in Wiscon-
sin last night causing approximately
one million dollars worth of property
damage.
One-half of the village of Lone Rock
was razed, and six persons are known
to be dead there.
Several Killed In Kansas.
Plainville. Kas.. May pa tornado
destroyed part of Codell last night
Mrs. Walter Adams and her baby were
killed. One of Frank Jones children
was killed and two are reported miss
ing. The Cochran and Deane ranches
were devastated.
Ellis, Kas., May pa tornado which
swept the county near here at O.
clock last night destroyed twenty-five
buildings. Frank G. Huber suffered a
broken arm and was in jured intern
ally Several other persons were in
jured slightly. Some stock was kill
ed and silos blown down.
Hays, Kas., May pa tornado
killed five persons fifteen miles north
of Hays, early today, and did much
other damage.
Alexander .Geist. his wife and three
grandchildren were killed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

II. s. Yards, Ill.,, May %, 3 a. m.
HOGS-Quality good; market slow
and 5 to 10 higher than yesterdays
average; mixed and butchers, $l72e@
1745; good to choice heavy, $l7,25Q
17.75: rough heavy, $16,50@l6.S5;
light, $17,45@1I95; Workers, $l77O@
1875; bulk, $1745@17.9O; pigs, $l4.75
@17.6G.
CATTLE - Steady at yesterdays
close; beeves, $1O.50Q1760; COWS
and heifers, $7SOQ146O; stockers
anad feeders, $925@131O; native
calves, $S.O0@14.O0.
SHEEP = Steady at yesterdays
close; native sheep, $11.25@A.4O;
western sheep, $i200@14.75; year
lings, $11.00@15,40; native lambs
S13.25@1650; western lambs, $l3,75
@i675; ewes, $9.75@14.00.
Closing Prices
HOGS-Closing fairly active and
to 10 higher than opening; mixed and
butchers, $1720@1795; good tc
choice heavy, s1725@17.75; rough
heavy, $16.5O@16.s5; light, $l7.45@
1875: Workers, $17.70@17.85: bulk
$lf.45@17.90; uigs, $14.75@17.60;
clearance good,
Cattle closing weak.
Sheep closing weak.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs
90 ,9O9; cattle, 1869; sheep, 1883.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
1862; cattle, 1918; sheep, LII.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Kansas City Markets.

Kansas City Stock Yards, May a.
Good pastures everywhere, and dis
position to use every available acre
of grazing space, make up daily re-
ports now being received from cattle
men. Shipments out last week were
10000 head, about 1000 less than
during previous week, the reduction
due to small supply. The demand
is fully equal to the supply, and the
prices continue firm. Cattle receipts
Monday of this week were III 600 head
but beef grades predominated, as us
ual shipments arriving from Califor-
mia, Arizona, Montana, Colorado and
Texas, besides the nearby states.
These distant points are fast being
drained OF cattle, and receipts are
expected to run smaller between now
and the advent of grass cattle. Some
buyers who consider stock steers too
high, are taking out stock cows and
heifers at to II cents a pound, as
compared with stock steers at 10 to
IA cents a pound. The strength
shown by finished beef steers encour-
ages feeders, and steers weighing
1000 pounds or more, are going to the
country at $14 to $3.50. Buyers of
these have every legitimate hope that
they will make profit and purchases
made at these high figures are as safe
as feeders bought few years ago at
6 to s cents a pound. Stock hogs on
the open market are selling at SIPS
to $500. 1000 Arizona feeding lambs
sold Monday of this week at $3.50,
40 lbs. average. A. RICKART.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
RT. REV. BRENT CHAPLAIN
OF the American Expeditionary
Forces Ip France.

New York, May 22.--Bishop Charles
Brent of the Episcopal diocese OF
Western New York, has been ap-
pointed chaplain Of the American ex-
peditionary forces. according to a ca
blegram received here today. With
the Rev. j. L. Doherty. Catholic priest
and Paul Moody. son of the late
Evangelist Dwight l.. Moody, as asso-
ciates, he viii coordinate the work
OF the American chaplains In France.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
On the Map Anyhow.

New Haven is small place in
Mitchell county. II is some distance
from raillbad has no postoffice
and does not appear on the average
map. Yet the New Haven people are
to be reckoned with. Thus they had
a Red Cross auction recently, which
Melted $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Socks Taken From, Show Case.

Somebody forced the door on the
show case in front of the New Hub
Clothing Store Monday night and
stole several pairs of socks that
were on display The thieves pried
open the rear end of the case, break
ing the mirror on the inside. About
two dozen pairs of socks were taken.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
FORCE BAN ON BOOZE
House Favors Measure to Hold Up
Food Funds.

Washington, d. c., May 22.-The
house today tentatively agreed TO an
amendment to the administration food
production bill making the $11.000,000
appropriation unavailable unless a pro
clamation is issued by the president
prohibiting the use of food for the
of intoxicants.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23

at the beads had detonated charge
and caused an explosion"
He paused.
They're more beasts than men,
said one of the listeners.
They're devils from hell" said an
other.
They're all that said the old sol
der But they can't help it. It's in
theirablood to be foul and dirty
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
PLANNED REIGN OF TERROR.
Evidence Presented Showed I. w. w
Plot To Destroy Grain.

Chicago, May 22.--Further evidence
OF the attempt of the !. w. w. leaders
to cause a reign Of terror and demon.
alization in the great wheat fields OF
the middle west states and curtail
thereby the food production was pre-
scented by government attorneys at
the trial OF 122 !. w. w. leaders.
Prosecutor Becker drew sharp
distinction between the methods of
organized labor and the |. w. w.
Numerous letters taken from the file
of Ted Frazer. one OF the defendants.
an agricultural organizer. was read.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Comma Alonn.

Weeds have taken fresh hold on
life with the recent rains and under
the influence of the warm sunshine
are making an unprecedented growth.
Lawns have sprung into being over
night, almost. and the song of the
lawn mower is again heard at day
break.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Amt II the Truth,

II every farmer'd give his corn very
thoro test,
And pick before the frost the ears he
thought were best
And place them where the germ would
live till springtime comes around
We'd always have bumper crop a
comm thru the ground.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
AS Slim Eeiners IN the TolIs.

Holyhead. England, May 81 Forty
six Sim Feiners including Edward De-
calera arrested in connection with the
alleged pro-German plots in Ireland
arrived here today on board war ship
Seventy others are expected this after
noon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Cash Quotations

Chicago, May Y.
Corn-No. 3 mixed. 1854; No. 5
mixed. $l.35; No. 6 mixed, $1.25@1.S5;
S. G., 65c0$1.2O.
Oats-No. 2 white, 7SAQ79c; No. 3
white, 762@7S2c; No. A white, 74aQ
76bc, standard, 7S3@79c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
HUNTINGTON WAS FIRST TO GO
Orders Removing Him As President
or Virginia Railway Followed by
Sweeping Changes.

Washington, d. c., May &c. w.
Huntington of New York has been re-
moved by Directors General McAdoo
as president Of the Virginia railway
for disobedience of the railroad adj
ministration orders for maintenance
and Improvement of his road.
Huntington is the first railroad
president to be removed by Director
General McAdoo, but il was limited at
railroad administration headquarters
| similar action might be taken against
other executives who do not cooper
ate satisfactorily.
! The complaint against Mr.. Hunting
ton was that he failed to comply
promptly with suggestions and orders
of the railroad administration.
Sweeping Orders by McAdoo.
! Later every railroad president in
the United States was relieved from
active duty as executive manager Of
his road by Director General McAdoo,
who will appoint federal director
for each road, responsible only to the
railroad administration.
In many cases, the president of the
road may be named Federal director.
To safeguard the interests of stock
holders and maintain the individuality
of each railway, federal directors,
whenever possible, will be appointed
from among the operating officers of
the property, the director general an
nounced. This will avoid disrupting
any roads working organization UNI
necessarily.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Branch Was Trigger.


Il had just got away about hun.
bred yards when | heard bang, and
] looked back to see the remains Of
that dugout in the air II was the
damned branch that caused the ex-
plosion, and the man who looked in
was killed.
Il saw another fellow dead in one
of the houses at the corner of a vii
lage. He had lifted book from the
| table of the front room, and this in
some manner sent the table and the
soldier up to the roof. And in that
same house saw a bucket of coal
MIXED with high explosives, and even
the very stove was charged to blow
mp il fire was lii in it, Even the
chairs would explode if you sat on
one Of them.
III you saw objects lying about you
took no notice OF them. Spades,
sshoyels, helmets and souvenirs that
were apparently flung away, and al.
most everything else were murder
afraps. saw young boy. a rookie,
suppose. going up TO a srine by the
roadside with the intention of taking
J rosary from the neck of the wooden
statue Of the Blessed Virgin.
Don't touch thatr yelled at him.
What the devil has it got to do
I With your he roared back at me.
Eyerything!' / called to him. And
You put your hand on it Ill put
Juliet through your head
( II took aim at him as il with the
4 ntention OF firing and he got bit
rightened. Anyway he came back
( rom the shrine.
Test Diseloses Trap.
Il wenl dp and had look at the
Ehrine. Round the neck OF the vir-
sin the rosary beads were placed.
ifh cross hanging to the end OF |
Sleu, looked at the back, and there |
4 saw that the beads were tied round 1
A little pin which was stuck in the |
Hoodwork. We tested It. by tying
Bong string to the rosary and getting
ok twenty yards into a trench and
bling the string. The whole shrine
: blown 10 pieces, for the tugging =;
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23

C. w. Huntington mentioned above
was at one time Superintendent of the
old Iowa Central and made his home
in Oskaloosa. He was later promi-
nently associated with the M. & St. l..