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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
NEGROES RAPE GIRL.
Five Brutes Attack White Girl Near
% Camp Dodge.

Camp Dodge, Ia, June 3.-Five
negro soldiers are in the guardhouse
here, charged with criminal assault
on a seventeen-year-old white girl
on the cantonment grounds one
night last week. Four of the brutes
are said to have assaulted the girl,
after they had felled her escort and
left him unconscious. 1t was said
the girls condition is not serious
Names of the negroes arrested
Saturday were withheld, but it was
said they would be tried immediate
ly by courtmarshal under the ninety
second article of war, which pre-
scribes death or life imprisonment:
on conviction.
There will be no petition to sus-
pend the death penalty agains; the
black brutes that raped this girl
On the contrary their execution will
be demanded. Those men should
be hanged on the highest ground IN
camp. We may be able hereafter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
SOLICITORS TO BE LICENSED
state Council of Defense Takes
Action at Meeting.

All organizations in Iowa, out
side of the Red Cross and those I'M
der the direct supervision of the
government, who desire~ to raise
money for war purposes must first
obtain license to do so from the
state council of defense.
This was decided upon at the
meeting of the state defense coun-
Gil held in the goveronr's Office
Tuesday. 1t is in harmony with
similar action taken by the national
council of defense.
This decision will do away with
chain letter schemes, and all other
methods for raising money unless
sanctioned by the state council ot
defense, the Red Cross or the gov
Moines Register. y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
Thirteen Luck to This Man.

College Springs, Ia, June g.
Edward L. Colve of College
Springs is not inclined to be super
stitious However, the figure "1S"
is to him a magic number and oc-
ours with remarkable frequency in
his army record
He was the fifteenth man to be
called into the service from College
Springs. He was called for medical
examination on the thirteenth day
of January and was drafted into SER
vice the thirteenth day of May.
Colve was also the thirteenth
man to enter the war from the Steb-
bins Hardware Company of Chicago,
where he was employed, therefore
his service star will be the thirteen
tn in the flag of the company
He was placed in the Three Hun
dred Thirteenth cavalry at Del Rio,
Texas, and he hopes to get away
with at least 313 Huns. He lacks
only one number of being the thir-
teenth man to be called in the
twenty which left Page county on
the thirteenth day of May, from
Shenandoah, for the cantonment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
MUST BECOME AMERICAN.
Colonies of Foreigners in Iowa to
Discontinue Use of Foreign
Tongue-GOvernor Harding
Refuses to Hear Pro-
tests Against
Order

Des Moines, May 3.--Governor
Harding will listen to no protests
against the enforcement of the pro-
visions of his proclamation issued
last week requiring that English
be the only medium of instruction
in the public schools and requiring
that all public addresses be made
in the English language. He de-
clares that the patriotic people will
comply with the provisions of the
order and that those who do not viii
feel the effect of the law.
AS a matter of fact the governor
and the state council of defense
members have been saying for some
time that colonies of foreigners, no
matter what nationality, who live
apart from the Americans and speak
their own language entirely, do not
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05

become Americanized and as a rule
render little if any service to the
state or government while partici-
pating in all of the benefits. The
governors proclamation is the first
step toward Americanizing these
people by requiring them to con-
duct their schools and their church
es in the English language.
From now until the end of the
war there is to be no other language
but the English language" said the
governor in discussing the pro-
visions of the proclamation.
The proclamation means just
what it says and there is full au-
thority in the law for enforcing its
provisions. 1t may cause some in
convenience but we must do it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
Horses to Have Gas Masks.

Every horse and mule in the
American evolutionary forces soon
will be equipped with new kind
make them impervious to gas at
tacks. The masks are coming from
specially equipped factory at the
rate of 5000 a day the gas defense
service announces and are going
rapidly to France.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
High Price for Cattle.

The average of S1,2S4 head
made at a Hereford cattle sale held
by George Gross and son of Walnut
at Atlantic established a record in
the state of Iowa. An S-months-old
calf was sold for the benefit of the
Red Cross and for the equipment
of Atlantic home guards, bringing
$2,135. 1t was given by George
Gross.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
Diogenes Should Have Met Thi,
Fellow

Shenandoah, Ia, June 3.-Old
Charley Five Drops" whose hon
est -to-goodness name is c. P. Oh
son. an old-fashioned peddler who
lives in a shack built of dry goods
boxes, near Shenandoah, recently
entered the most honest man" race
when he refused to accept money
order for $500 sent as legacy from
an estate in his native town Sweden.
Charley said he might not be en-
titled to the money. The money
order went back to Sweden and
Charley went out and made a meal
on crusts plucked from the nearest
garbage can.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
Check Blown 200 Miles.

M. j. Connors was caller at this
Office Friday and showed us a check
for So made out by Harmand Fin
steape of Boone, Ia, which he found
on his farm Thursday, one mile
south of Lawler. 1t no doubt was
blown there by the storm that visit
ed in the Boone territory last Thurs
day. Mr.. Connors returned the
check to the Security Savings Bank
at Boone, with the request that they
let him know any particulars that
they might give. Boone is about
200 miles from Lawler.
Mr.. Connors received the follow
ing answer to his letter:
Boone, Iowa, 5-27-1S
M. ]. Connors,
Lawler, Iowa,
Dear Sir:
Your letter with cancelled check
was received and we wish to thank
you for same, it Is being exhibited
in the lobby of our bank, together
with your letter. The Finsted home
where the check began its Journey
is located about seven or eight
miles southwest of Boone and was
swept away by the cyclone last
Tuesday as it approached Boone and
the check returned to us was un-
doubtedly carried to your farm by
the cyclone, as postal cards fond
near Marion, Iowa, were carried
away by the same storm and other
papers were returned from ad!oin-
ing counties,
Yours truly,
Otto G. Herman,
President.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
Iowa Lad Gassed.

Storm Lake, Ia, June 3.-Alvin
Krause, 1S-year-old SON of H. W..
Krause, has been gassed on the
firing line in France and is incapac-
itated for further service. He will
be sent home. His brother, Harold
is now on his way to France.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05
Twins Born to Five Generations.

Twins born to Mr.. and Mrs. r.
p. Sanford at Creston Wednesday
are the fifth pair of twins to be
born in the Sanford family. Twins
were born to the great grandmother,
the grandmother, the mother, an
aunt and a cousin. They are boys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05

to understand approximately the
feeling of the southerner for the
negro of the black belt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05

Bring your next prescription to
John G. Schimm:ng's drug store.
will save you money. Att
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-05

Keep the sun off your porch. Let
in the breeze. Vudor shades do
this. They fit any porch.
DEBORAH FURNITURE co.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27

Ruth Miller both sang and acted Nj
caela with grace and feeling The
smaller parts, in the hands of Blanche
de Costa, Florence milford. Franklin
Riker. Walter Greene and Howard
White. We're capably sustained. Rich
ard Hageman conducted with vivacity
and yet with strength. In short, the
performance possessed life and vigor.
The drama of Carmen" is largely
dissipated in the great spaces of the
Metropolitan. 1t is in surroundings
such as are afforded by the Park The
atre that the Bizet opera can be fully
enjoyed For this as we'll as for the
excellent performance we are in debt to
Mr.. Hinshaw and his fellow idealists.
Rossini's Barber of Seville" was
given by the San Carlo Opera Company
at the Shubert Theatre last evening.
Two years ago the centenary of this
opera was duly observed at the theatre
in Rome, where on the first perform
ance it failed, and fell. as it was
thought, never to rise again. Yet the
opera is as fresh and sparkling to-day
as in it's youth, nor does the enjoyment
of the music depend merely upon q
celebrated soprano. Rossni was a true
prophet when in his retirement, speak
ing of his own work, he predicted that
"Thc Barber of Seville" would live.
Last evening Miss Mario was a
charming Rosina, particularly success
full in her acting, for while she was arch.
coquettish, headstrong. she was never
hoydenish, never merely soubrette
Her singing was more deliberate than
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Yale Starts Its
219th Year as
Military School
Enrolment to Reach $500,
With Almost All Students
Taking War Training

NEW HAVEN, Sept. 2G-Yale start
ed Its 219th year to-day with enrol
ment Tor the students army training
corps and other preparations for the
installation Of a government military
academy in the university. 1t is ex-
pected there will be about $500 stu
dents enrolled in the university and
that virtually all of them will be mem
pers OF the training corps.
About one-haf of the military stu
dents, it is believed, will be in the
TWO branches of training which were
established at Yale before the United
states declared war-the artillery
school and the naval training unit
Each Of these branches expects to have
about 600 men.
Other important branches Of the
military training institution are the
army laboratory school, formerly of
FORT Leavenworth, Kan. and the gov
erAment radio school for the Signal
corps officers. The former will prob
ably keep its enrolment up to 400, while
the 2lgnal Corps men sent to Yale and
regularly graduated after three months
OF intensive training will number about
3oo. Some 200 more Yale students will
be enrolled in the student signal corps
unit and in the engineering unit, both
OF which come under the S. A. T. C..
Ihe medical men of Yale will probably
number about eighty.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Walter Camp
Shows Rotarians
How to Train
Yale Football Dean Does
"Grind-G -Grate-Crasp"
at Luncheon

Self-directed and indoor physical
time efficiency gained fully 100 con-
verts yesterday at the luncheon of the
Rotary Club, at the McAlpin. Walter
Camp, the famous Yale coach, now
a commissioner of athletic training of
the United States navy, was the Gales
thenic evangelist who not only spoke
10 the Rotarians on the value of an
exercised physique, but peeled off his
coat and proceeded to demonstrate.
In his gray flannel blouse. grcenisa
trousers and puttees, Mr.. Camp went
through q series of setting-up exer-
cises. such as ne gives the naval re
crults. Gray-naired business men, who
admitted that they had neglected exer-
else for years, applauded in mixed ad
miration and envy as Mr.. Camp belied
has fiftynine years with the case Of
his movements.
Grind, CRATE. grasp; wave. weave,
wing; hand. hip, head" he offered as
formula, illustrating each word with
q CORE spending body motion.
He strongly advised every member OF
the club to exercise, adding that no
business of the day is too important
to be postponed for physical training.
IL amused me-, he SAID. when some
officials in Washington some time ago
told me that they were too busy to
exercise. What a pity! Exercise de-
veiops your engine. makes you supple.
quick and active" He told of the
wonderful results observed in men
over forty years of age. adding that
sit is never too late to exercise"
The New York County Chapter of
the Red Cross was pledged the heart
lest cooperation in its campaign for
clothes for the imprisoned population
of Belgium and France. Members of
the club have generously offered
trucks, personal automobiles and quar-
tiers in which to score and receive
garments. They also promised to give
at least one bundle of the needed
clothing, sheeting. leather goods and
other materials which the Belgians and
other war sufferers need.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Women Collect 100000

According to the announcement of
Miss Grace Parker. national command
ant of the National League for Wom-
ems Service. 100000 now stands to
the credit of the campaigners in the
leagues drive for 100000 for war
work. Mrs. A. B. Willets, captain of
the hotels team, which is in the lead
for the largest amounts turned in daily.
reported more than $1,000 for yester-
days work.
Harry Gardiner, the "human fly"
Will help the league workers to-day bv
a climb up the front Of the Stock EX-
change League members will trv to
reach their 100000 goal by tonight.
so they may be free to 90 into active
service for the Liberty Loan to-moY-
row.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27

y The performance o. Carmen" last
-ailght at the Park Theatre did credit to
the Society of American Singers After
the intolerable dulness of "The Daugh-
ter Of the Regiment" it came as a
draught of wine. And, thank the Lord,
1t was sung in French! The Carmen
was Nine. Marguerite Sylvia, an old
friend in the part, and ever welcome
one. Nine. Sylva's gypsy is in her pas
sages of comedy and coquetry one of
the most excellent representations Of
the Merimee heroine New York has
seen of recent years. Her voice might
possess richer color, but histronically
Nine. Sylvia runs off with the honors
from far more famous singers who have
essayed the part at the Metropolitan.
More than any other figure in opera
Sarmens are born, not made, and Nine.
sylvia we can almost picture as singing
the Habanera in the perambulator!
Riscardo Martin was the Don Jose.
10 better and no worse than he has
ever been. His Flower Song was
enthusiastically applauded. Henri
scott gave Il most admirably spirited
performance of the Toreador. and Miss
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Crown Prince Charles Prefers
Bride to Throne of Rumania

Crown Prince Charles has not yet
voluntarily renounced his rights Of
succession, and the King is reported to
be very angry. The Rumanian consti-
tuition does not contain a clause bar
ring a morganatically married Crown
Prince from succession 70 the throne
The present case has piquant
feature in that it recalls that King
Ferdinand in his youth had love
affair with Helene Vacaresco, his
mothers lady OF honor. Premier
Catargiu threatened to resign if the
King did not veto the proposed union
and it came to nothing. Should Crown
Prince Charles renounce his rights of
succession his brother Nicholas would
become the heir apparent. Nicholas is
fifteen years cid and physically weak.
There is much excited gossip in
Bucharest, according to dispatch
to the "Vossische Zeitung," of Berlin.
as to what would happen in the eventu-
alty Of Queen Marie, who is strongly
anti tiGerman, becoming regent.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Aims to Stop Pay
OF Ten Policewomen

The Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion will have one Of its members
bring taxpayers suit against Charles
L. Craig, city Controller to restrain
payment Of salaries to the ten police
women appointed on August II and is
by Pollce Comm ssiOner Richard l..
Enright.
This action was decided upon after
the associations law committee, OF
which Henry w. Hardon is chairman,
held that the appointments were con-
trary to the Civil Service law, which
requires that all appointments to the
police force be made by competitive ex-
animation.
Commissioner Enright appointed the
women without examination under the
act OF 1917 permitting the appointment
OF auxiliary police in emergencies
caused ny the war On September j
George I. Keys, secretary of the asso-
cation, appeared before the Civil Ser
wee Commission and advis sod tnat BODY
not TO certify the payroll of the ten
pollcewomcn. The association main
talns that the women arc doing regu-
lar police duty and not emergency
work.
The commission. however, got an
opinion from the Corporation Counsel
to the effect that the appointments
we're lawful and certified the payroll.
Although the action Is to be broupht t.
within few days, before their second
months pay is due, no injunction will
be sought to tie up the woman's sal
aries pending court proceedings, it was
announced yesterday az the Office of
the Civil Service Reform Association.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Largest Women's War
Home at Bridgeport
Civil Service Reform Associa.
ton Contends Appoint
ments Were Not Legal

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,. Sept. 26.--To
prepare for the influx Of women work
ers in the munitions plants here, the
industrial department Of the Young
Women's Christian Association, at the
request of the Ordnance Division of
the War Department, is erecting a
building which, when completed, will
be the largest industrial war service
centre built so far by that organiza-
ton. The cost, including land. con-
struction, equipment and furnishing,
will be about 100000,
Miss Marcia Meade. of the New York
firm of Schenck T. Meade. drew the
plans and Mrs. Hugh Criss will super
wise the interior decorating.
The new house, which will be opened
on December 1, will be twcnty-four-
hour affair. Soup will be served at
midnight for the girls on the night
shift. They also will have a few min
utes of recreation at that hour.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Plays and Players

In addition to Marcia Van Dresser.
who is to play the title role in the
new big spectacle, "Freedom," the fol-
loving players will be seen in it when
u is presented next month by Julie
opp Faversham and Lee Shubert: Ed
ward Martindel, Arlene Hackett, Henry
Herbert. Mrs. Hudson Liston, Clara
Eames. Eva Randolph, ]. Harry Ervinc.
Eric Snowden and Walter Gcer.
THE Voice of Mcconnell" is the title
; cnoSen tor chauncey Olcott's stellar
vehicle the present season. The plav
was written by George NJ. Cohan. who
Will superintend rehearsals.
A special news sheet signalizing the
beginning tonight of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan. will be sold tonight all over
the city. De Wolf Hopper, Houdini.
George NJ. Cohan, Jack Gleason. Wilton
Lackaye, Thomas Wise, Willie Collier
and many others will distribute the
sheet in the theatrical district.
The differences between Willie Col
Her and the author of Nothing But
New-York tribune., 1918-09-27
Big Pageant Will Open
Drive in WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. - Liberty
Day, proclaimed by President Wilson
as October Il, or Columbus Day, will
DC celebrated in Washington by great
pageant, to which the recreation di-
vision of the War Camp Community
Service, the Children's Bureau Of La
Dor department., the recreation di-
vision of the Woman's Committee of
the Council on National Defence and
the Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
Will lend their support.
The pageant will be directed by Mrs.
Marie Moore Forest, who is in charge
oil community drama and pageantry Of
the War Camp Community Service. All
of the Fairgrounds OF the city, all OF
the community centres and all of the
government workers and departments
wiil be represented.
Al the sixteen Fairgrounds of Wash
Ington Mother Goose play will be Civ
on in the afternoon. This play is a
Mother Goose up to date, in which it
seems that the children of the Old
Woman Who Lived in the Shoe are
very i'll. Mother Goose and some of
our modern children Will teach them
through the nursery rhyme songs how
to guard their health.
Following the health play will be the
pAgeant- This was written by Mrs
forest. The pageant viii be led by
Columbus and the Spirit of Youth.
Next viii come Columbia, supported by
Liberty bonds. helping all the children
Of the world to better health and good
times. All the departments of war
work will be represented in the page
aNt, each in some distinctive color.
In the evening the Mother Goose
play and the pageant will be given at
the Central High School by all of the
children that gave them at the different
plaNCrouEGc in the afiernonn a