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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-25
AIR ACTIVITIES

LONDON, May 9 - The official statement today says that the British have downed three machines and dis abled two on the western front during the past ten hours. Three British machines are missing.
 Eight tons of bombs have been drop ped on the airdomes near Tournai.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-25
TROOPSHIP IS T0RPEDOED
MEXICO HAS
 BROKEN OFF
 WITH CUBANS

NIEXIO CITY, May p - The Mex icm government has served diplom- atic relations with Cuba and the res pective consular officials have been re- called.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-25
FIRST STATE TO REFUSE PROHIBITION

BATON ROUGE, La., May 25 - This is the first state to refuse to rafy the national Prohibition amend ment The Senate today defeated the ratification passed few hours previously by the House.
 Ten states have ratified the amendment to the con, stitution for National Prohibition.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-25

WINNIPEG, May 9 - The strike Of civic employees, in which thousands of others struck in sympathy, has end ed. The city council reached an agre- ement, which was approved by the strikers, and the latter will be back at work before 6 o'clock tonight.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-25
NICARAGUA DECLARES WAR ON HUNS

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, May p - The government of Nicaragua today formally declared on the Central Powers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
200 CASUALTIES
Are Reported in the Pittsburgh Ex-
plosion of Saturday.

Pittsburgh. Pa. May 20.-Fifty-six
men are known TO be dead, "a injured
and in hospitals, and 81 employees of
the Aetna Chemical company are miss
ing as a result of the nine explosions
yesterday that wrecked this company's
explosive manufacturing plant at Oak
dale. sixteen miles from this city.
This number included workmen on
the night shifts, many of whom lived
in cabins near the plant. Officers today
admitted that additions TO the death
roll are expected
There were four hundred and sixty
four men in the two shifts which
were listed Monday OF these forty
quit during the week OF the four
hundred and twenty.four on the roll
Saturday morning, two hundred and
sixty-four have been accounted for
as known dead, injured and missing
or as survivors.
Searchers in the ruins this after
noon declared that there were many
more bodies still in the masses of de-
bris of the steel of the wrecked ma
chinery
Parts of twenty-five corpses were
found in small area by the search
ers early today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
IOWA BOYS COMING
RETURNED SOLDIERS WILL BE
HERE FRIDAY EVENING.

Iowa's three heroes, the youthful
Pershing veterans, Sergeant Owen
Hawkins of Red Oak, Corporal Merle
Skinner of Ottumwa, and Private Al
bert Montgomery of Stuart, will
speak at the Masonic opera house on
Friday evening at 8 o'clock. These
boys are touring southern Iowa in the
interests of the Red Cross war fund
drive, and have message that ev-
cryone should hear.
They will be the guests Of the Os-
kaloosa Commercial Club at $50
luncheon at Hotel Lacey. AS all
township committeeman throughout
the county have been invited it will
be impossible to have the ladies as
guests at the supper, but ample pro
vision will be made for all at the
opera house. All Commercial Club
members who wish to attend the sup
per should make reservations early,
as accommodations are limited.
The visitors Friday night viii tell
the story of the Iowa boys in the
trenches. These were three Of the
fifty men sent from the Rainbow divis-
ion to bring the message home from
the boys in France, to boost the third
Liberty loan.
After but forty-eight hours in their
homes, when they first visited Iowa,
they were ordered to Washington to
be reviewed by President Wilson, not
knowing whether they would be al
lowed to return to Iowa. They did
not complain. They were soldiers,
under. orders. But all Iowa will re.
joice that the boys are to be given
thirty days in their home state. Os-
kaloosa will be sure to give them a
rousing welcome.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
COUNTY AGENTS LISTEN TO sPE-
clAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Mahaska County Agent. Rex II
wackham and l. ~ Taylor were a
Abba Wednesday at the district con
ference Of County Agents, government
instructors and state officials, a com
pany of about twenty busy workers
Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello. Keokuk
Appanoose, Marion and Lucas, seven
counties were represented in the
meeting.
Several war emergency questions
were taken up and discussed.
/. The seed corn situation in Mahas.
ka county appears to be satisfactory,
This county has sold to Wapello and
Monroe county and has also bought
some seed in adjoining counties
The matter OF war emergency help
was also considered and numerous
war problems were under discussion.
1t was big busy day, with sessions
morning and afternoon and a busy
luncheon hour at the Monroe Hotel
where all talked as they lunched.
Some interesting side information
was developed during the days talk
that may not be known outside. The
southern and eastern states were the
first TO develop the idea of the coun-
ty agent. The south = found the
agent a valuable investment ten
years ago. Then the east recog
nized the value of the officer, but not
until more recently has the real
worth of the county agents services
been recognized in the west and only
last year did the progressive state
of Iowa take up with the idea and
then, only after government aid was
brought to bear Northern and
western states now employ 1.149I
county agents and this is less than
half the number of agents at work in
the United States. Something over
three thousand agents are in close
touch with the department of agricul.
ture of the United States. There
are I'll assistant agents. Twenty
Ave states have a state leader or a
head for the county agents and there
are total of 81 assistant leaders en-.
gagged.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
PARENT TEACHERS
WHITTIER AFFILIATES WITH THE
STATE ORGANIZATION

lhe Parent-Teachers Association
of Whittier School, Fifth Ward, met
Monday, afternoon in the building.
The new constitution and bylaws
were read and adopted The associa-
ton voted to affiliate with the state
organization. A vote Of appreciation
was given the teachers for their work
and the interest taken in the pupils. A
social evening was planned to be held
Monday, May 81, at the school house
and every Whittier patron is expected
to be present. Election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Mrs. E.
II. Stranahan, Vice President, Mrs. w.
J. Head, Secretary Miss Stella Malone
and Treasurer, Mrs. T. e. Graham. .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
DIED OF INJURIES
HARVEY WARD COOLEY sue
cuMBs TO ACCIDENT.

Harvey Ward. youngest child OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Cooley was born at
What Cheer, Iowa, July 81, 1911, and
died at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital,
Des Moines, at $3.50 a. m. Thursday,
May Is, 1918, aged 6 years, months.
Is days
He with his playmatcs were playing
in the yard about $3.50 Wednesday
evening. when he with another boy
run across the street, not seeing the
approaching auto. The driver see
ing the danger become confused, fol
lowing the boy to the curbing, the
fender striking him threw him to the
ground breaking limb and fracturing
his skull He was Immediately hur-
ried to the hospital where all that
human hands could do was done for
his relief. He suffered for several
hours when death came TO his relief
at $3.50 a. m. Thursday.
He was such a manly little fellow.
being very much interested in the
Junior Red Cross" and a member of
the Happy Tribe of Go-Hawks."
He was planning to be one OF
fifteen thousand school children to
parade the streets of Des Moines Mon
day. He was member of the Christ
ian church Sunday School at What
Cheer, but living in Des Moines only
az short time was not identified with
any Sunday school there but always
trieste be little soldier of the Cross.
In his suffering he tried to be SO
brave, thinking only Of his parents.
doing all that was asked Of them by
physician or nurse. He leaves TO mourn,
their loss his parents, a brother Jer-
ONE and sister Edna, grandparents.
uncles and aunts and host of
friends.
Ms. Cooley will be remembered
as Minnie Ream. reared at Beacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley lived at What
Cheer thirteen years, where Mr.
Cooley was reared.
The body was brought to Beacon
where funeral services were conduct
ed from the home of the grandparents
by J. II. Stroughton, pastor OF the
Methodist church of Beacon. Inter
ment in Beacon cemetery. Bereaved
family have the sympathy of host
of friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
BUXTON VISITED
BY A TW|sTER
HOUSES uNRooFED, BARNES AND
BIG TREES LEvELED.
NARROW ESCAPES REPORTED
But So Far AS Known No One Was
Badly Hurt.--orchards Moved
Down Like Grain Before
Reaper.

Buxton was visited by tornado
Sunday afternoon. 1t was a small
storm and not fully developed but
what there was of It was powerful
A dozen or more houses were Rnroof
cd and others badly wrecked Several
barns were smashed and scattered
Many out buildings were overturned
picked up and carried away.
Where the path of the storm trav-
crsed some orchards, swath was cut
as with scythe, great trees, forty
years old and more we're cut off at the
ground line as by a huge ak or were
up rotted and twisted about
Fortunately no one was injured but
but there We're some very close calls.
At one home, occupants We're in an
up stairs room preparing to leave for
the home of neighbor were surprised
at sudden burst of light and wind
and looked up to find no roof over
their heads.
The storm came suddenly and with
out warning after severe rain and
nan oNOl utlNCGn IOul anu HNt
o'clock p. m. The atmosphere had
grown still and quiet when suddenly
the whirl wind pounced down UPON the
community without a moments warn
ing. Ii was not big cloud. Not over
three blocks wide. 1t appeared of a
smokey color and made a roaring
noise where ii touched the ground. 1t
followed an irregular course, the gen.
eral direction being from southwest
toward the northeast. 1t first struck at
the mining camp of Miami about two
miles southwest of Buxton. II jumped
along. hitting here and there until ii
reached the southern limits of the;
town OF Buxton or South Buxton as
the place is called. After unroffing
a half dozen houses here II suddenly
went to pieces or dissolved and the
remainder of the town was saved from
damage and possible loss of life
Damage done by the storm will be
anywhere above five thousand dol
lars. Telephone wires were leveled
and poles cut down along the path
OF the wind.
The progress of the storm was wit
messed by many people and it was
closely watched as discovered its two
mile course. One witness stated that
near where she was the cloud picked
up large building lifting it straight
up from the foundations and whirled
it around before dropping it.
People of the community consider
themselves fortunate in sustaining
only property damage. So far as can
be learned not a single bead of stock
was killed or injured in the many out
buildings overturned or carried away
One big barn that was destroyed is
said to have been scattered in kind
ling wood to distance of half mile
from its foundation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
.s-.s- i. 1911. + ~. ....I..-i. j.
new RESIDENTS
or OSKALOOSA

..-.t. 4. .-+..- + -. .-i-i.|.s.
c. l.. Holder and daughter, Miss
Kate, of New Sharon, have moved to
Oskaloosa and reside at ST Sixth
Ave. East.
- - -
Mi. and Mrs Robert Hickson and
three children, who have been living
northwest of Lacey, have recently
moved to 0skaloosa and reside at 909
Sixth avenue east. Mr.. HicksOn is
employed at the Western Mfg. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Knowles and
three daughters, of Charlton, Iowa,
have moved to SIG Third avenue east.
Mr. Knowles is roadmaster on the
Rock Island Railway.
- - -.
Mrs. Anna S. Ireland, daughter,
Miss Margaret, and Mrs. Margaret
Scarborough, of Fremont, have moved
to Oskaloosa and reside at 4O7 South
A street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Griffin of Os-
ceola, Iowa, have moved to our city
and are residing at 315 South Market
street. Mr.. Griffin is a travelling
salesman for the International Har-
yester Co
- - -
Mr. and Mrs E. H. Newell and their
son and daughter, of Fremont, have
moved to this city and reside at 1909
South Seventh street.
90 - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Oldham and
family of nine children of Eddyville
have moved to Oskaloosa and are re.
siding at 612 South ID street. Mr..
Oldham is fireman on the NJ. & St
l.. Ry.
- - -
Mr.. and Mrs E. Z. Sperry and -four
children, of Des Moines, have moved
to 40 North Market street. Mr..
Sperry is dispatcher at the NJ. &
st. l.. station
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
PASSED THE EXAMS
VIM. p. DAVIS is ON THE WAY TO
BE AN ADMIRAL.

William p. Davis, son of DR.. and
Mrs. Jenkin Davis, No. 316 South
Market street, received telegram
from Congressman Ramseyer. Fri
day, informing him of his successful
entrance to the Freshman class of the
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis, Maryland.
William has been home since TAX
ing the examinations and the telegram
was the first intimation he had of
his standing. Mr. Ramseyer con-
graduated the young man upon his
splendid standing in his examinations
for entrance, hence he must have
passed with flying colors.
Young Davis will be called some
time in June to report at the Naval
Academy for duty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Litigation Is Expensive.

These cases hove now been pending
for several months in the federal court
and the indications are that further
delay will be the order. 1t developed
at the trial that following the injunc-
tion restraining the city from putting
into effect the lower ordinance rates.
the city had an expert valuation OF
the companys property prepared and
accountants service rendered at an ex.
pense between $1,000 and $4,000. These
costs were preliminary and the addi-
tional costs of experts incident to the
trial OF the case will add TO the city's'
burden.
Under the present arrangement the
taking OF testimony will begin some
time in June before Prof. Horack, OF
Iowa City, who has been appointed
special master and will probably con
tipue throughout the summer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
eaecaIaureate Address

The Penn College baccalaureate adj.
dress will be given Sunday evening at
8 o'clock in the Friends church. by
Rev. Clarence E. Pickett, class 10;
b. d., Hartford. 10; subject while
Men Slept an Enemy Came" This is
the first OF the Commencement week
exercises. and critical invitation is
extended.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23

The sammies ;Mqthers' Club has de,
cided to postpone the public auction
until some time later on account OF
the Red Cross Drive and 1t was plan
ned to help them. A bathrobe is to be
sent to Miss Margaret Sharp. also a
box OF jelly and books TO the Base
Hospital in Dies Moines. Any one
wishing to donate jelly or books please
leave at the Council Chamber before
next Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Flour Situation.

Iowa will require about $4,000 bar
rels OF wheat -four between this date
and August first for actual necessities
All other flour in excess of this
amount Is being located by the county
food administrators and will be gath
ored and made available for the men
in the trenches. Administrator Deems
estimated that there are at present
time in Iowa, 125.OOO barrels. 1t is an
easy matter TO make a census Of the
-four in district for the whole salers
and the retailers know.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Volunteer Before June 5

Young men who have become Fl
years of age since date of Registration
last year must register on June 5th,
1918, after which date they will be
subject to call for Military Service by
the Draft Boards only, II the boys de-
sire TO choose their branch of the
Military Service they must enlist be-
fore June 5. 1918. or will have no
choice in the matter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Five HUNDRED ARE
KILLED AND HURT
IN A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN A
PITTs6uReH WAR PLANT.
FLAMES FOLLOW GREAT BLAST
Dead and Wounded Hurried Out Of
Eanaer in wheelbarrows and
Baby carts--second Explosion
Nay Have Caught More.

Pittsburgh, May 1S.-More than
I'VE hundred war workers were killed
and injured this afternoon, when 3
terrific blast of t. N. T. wrecked the
plant OF the Aetna Chemical Company
at Oakdale near here.
Casualty figures at two o'clock this
afternoon placed the dead at one hun
dred and seventy, and the injured at
four hundred.
Besides the fact that ii is actually
known that large quantity of T. N.
t. (trinitrotoluoD blew up nothing
further is known of the explosion or
its cause.
Officials Immediately launched an
Investigation but there is little hope
OF learning much about the blast.
Flames Follow the Blast.
Nearby buildings and surrounding
debris of those which were wrecked
were being consumed rapidly by fire
which followed the explosion an hour
after it occurred.
The dead and injured ones were
thrown over wide radius by the
force Of the explosion.
Scores were so badly injured that
they were being taken in wheelbar-
rows, hand carts, and even children's
express wagons whicm had been com
mandeored for the purpose of taking
them to places of safety out of reach
OF the flames. Scores of first aid sta
tions were quickly established at pri
vate residences, doctors Offices and
drug stores.
Rescue workers worked feverishly
in the ruins of the wrecked building
In order TO save many of the badly
wounded bodies from death.
Second Blast Menaces More.
Two cars of doctors and nurses
were rushed from here TO the scene
Of the explosion within an hour after
the plant went up.
A second explosion occurred at 1853
and the building which is occupied by
the p. N. T. went up. All of the
workers are believed TO have left
there because of the fire menace, al
though early reports indicated that
probably further loss of life and in
jured ones would occur among the
rescue workers.
Red Cross to the Rescue.
Mrs. Ashelmal, nurse, was seri-
ously injured by the second explosion
A flying girder struck her on the
right leg, completely severing it just
above the knee. At least two other
workers were badly injured
The entire Red Cross contingent of
OalSdale together with other nearby
town organizations discontinued their
Red Cross parade today and hurried
to the 0akdale scene of the expIos-
ion. Many doctors and nurses from
Pittsburgh responded.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Tommy,s Hard Luck.

Tommy came crying out of the room
in which his father was lacking down
carpet
why. Tommy, what's the matter?'
asked his mother.
"P-p-papa hit his finger with the
hammer" sobbed Tommy.
"Well, you needn't cry at thing
like that" comforted his mother Why
didn't you laugh?'
81 did" sobbed Tommy, disconsol'
|ately.--Kirsch Sales Booster
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
officers Of Convention.
Reciprocal.

Members of the New Sharon Band
came to Oskaloosa to assist in the
Saturday evening band concerts and
oskaloosa players go to New Sharon
to help out in the Thursday evening
concerts at that place. Sam Green
and several of his men were in town
Saturday evening TO assist in the local
program.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Cable Arrives.

The long waited for has At hast ar
rived. The cable for the striker of the
court house clock is here and the
work of installing it is in progress.
County Auditor X. v. Marley after a
thorough search Of all supply houses
in the land, located a cable in Boston.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
"under Two EIaaso

The Italian flag under the Stars and
Stripes. will be 6oated over the local
post office, May "a. the anniversary of
italy's entrance into the war. Post
mas Rosecrans received copy of a
proclamation by the President urging
the flying Of The Italian fiag over all.
postoflices ON that date.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
One More Man

The local Draft Board for Mahaska
county has been instructed to ecnd
one more man with the next call,
bringing the total to sixty.fivc, in or
der TO make up the deficiency OF NIFTY.
four men which Monroe eainly we
unable TO furnish on account or Class
One being exhausted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
C0NVENEs
MAHAsKA REBEKAHS COME TO
osKALoosA FRIDAY.

Following is the program of the
Eighth Annual Convention of the Re
bekahs, District No. 81, of Mahaska
county, to be held in Oskaloosa Fri,
day, May "a, 1915
FORENOON SESSION.
9:O0-Reception and Registration.
Calling Convention to order.
Song, America.
Invocation by Chaplain.
Roll Call of Officers and Delegates.
Address of Welcome, by Jennie
Chalmers, Oskaloosa.
Response, Mrs Mary Mckinney OF
Fremont.
Reading Minutes of last Convcn-
tion.
Treasurer's Report.
Report of Vice Presidents.
Adjournment for Dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1:OO-Convention called to order by
PresidentJ
Solo, by Mrs. F. G. Rabourn
BalIoting on Candidates by Cedar
Draping of Charter, Rose Hill.
Introducing a Candidate from an
other jurisdiction. by Spring Valley.
Memorial Service, by Fremont
Lodge.
Rcconsidering a Rejected Ballot,
Taintor Lodge.
Location of next Convention.
Election of Offfcers.
Question Box.
Adjournment for lunch.
EVENING SESSION.
Star Spangled Banner,
Degree Work, by New Sharon
Lodge.
Installation, by Oskaloosa No. 3S9.
Address, by Leah Washburn, PreSi-
dent of State Assembly.
Penny March.
officers OF Convention.
President Mrs. Trimpy, Oskaloosa.
Vice Blanche Rhoadcs,
Fremont
Secretary Emma Sondereggcr, OB-
kaloosa
Treasurer Eta Frederick. Oska-
loosa.
Reception Committee - Mrs. Me.
Clure, Allie Phillips, Edna McColIum,
Bessie Ames, Mrs. Graham, Mrs.
Brooks.
Executive Committee odem,
Mrs. Eta Moore, Ida Workman, Katie
Curdy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
FARMS SWEPT BY STORM.
Bay Island District Hit BY Fierc,
Tornado.

Muscatine. May 20.-The Bay island
district, farming community located
about eight miles south Of this city.
was swept by tornado late yesterday.
Scores Of farm buildings we're unroof-
ed. A number OF homes were dam
aged but no injuries are reported. All
wire connections with the community
are Interrupted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Board Huys GROUND

The Independence school board has
won many friends and much praise by
prompt action in regard to an athletic
field A piece OF property not three
blocks from the High school building
was available. The board did not hest
tate. but bought rhe lots and now work
Is under way. fitting the tract for the
purposes for which 1t is intended.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23

There will be meeting of the In,
dianapolis Cemetery Association al
the cemetery on Saturday, May rs. al
8 o'clock. to elect officers and trans
act any other business that ma,
come before the meeting.
d1-wl J. M Stephenson, Pres.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
Ship Red Cross Hogs.

The people of Melbourne have also
shipped car load of Rerh Cross hogs
oChicago They sold for s2,7s1 So
and were contributed by seventy-fye
farmers and business men.