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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
A Goodbye SOCIAL
MR.. AND MRS. WALTER CLARK
ENTERTAIN NElGHBoRS

Olivet, Feb. 16-By special Invita-
ion large number, of friends and
neighbors attended social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clark
south of town Friday night, previous
TO their departure for their new home
at Rose Hill. The evening was spent
in a social way Mrs. Margaret Sar-
yer of Oskaloosa was present and ad.
ded much to the evenings entertain
ment. During the EVENING" fifty PEG.
pie were served with cake, buns and
ice cream.
The car shortage is felt here. We
have men with stock ready for the
market but no cars. One OF the ship.
ers to help his condition went to Pella,
last week thinking he could get cars
there. He talked to buyer who had
orders for cars thirty days ahead. The
Olivet man was told he would stand
far better chance to get car at
home on his own road.
Mrs. John Mckenzie and son visited
at the j. c. Nossman home west OF
town this week.
The local freight from Knoxville to
! Evans has been restored this week
greatly to the relief of business al
this place. Conductor Charles Need
ham is in charge. Mr. Needham has
been running the miners train be-
tween Oskauoosa and the Anderson
mines at Knoxville. '.
Dan Redding of Harvey was in town
Monday looking after oats.
p. w. Hicky of West Liberty, Iowa
was caller Tuesday Mr.. Hicky was
formerly railroad agent, but is farm
ing now. He says he still has a
"hankering" for the switch board and
keys.
The writer spent Tuesday evening in
Harvey, looking after business mat
ters and noted the activity in that
little town. While on the rounds VIC
had the pleasure of talking to c. d
Mocisk of Charlton who bought out
/ Ward & Cox. He is well pleased with
his new location, and enjoying a good
trade. He and his wife are both good
sales people and hustlers for trade.
| John Nossman of the county line
was caller Tuesday. He is in his
new home and extends an invitation
| to the Herald man and his wife to
come and see them, which ave will
have to do later on. d.
| Thomas Shipp east Of town was a
caller Tuesday. Mr.. Shipp informs
us he has given up coal mining and
is farming near the county home. He
informs us the Bolton Coal Company
in their new mine on the Hull farm
have four and half foot vein OF
coal of good quality but not very
good roof above it.
l.. z. Seaman shipped a car of mine
timber to the English Creek Coal Co.
at Knoxville this week go .
Mrs. j. A. Tucker and daughter
Marvel returned to their home in Har
Vey this week after a visit at the
parental John Thompson home and
also Mrs. John Mckenzie who visited
at the John Nossman home has gone
TO her home in Harvey.
W. A. Freeburn of Sidney. Fremont
county, was in the neighborhood look.
ing after business.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
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NEIGHB0RH0OD news
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Items About ygr:a..,. /:

Items About ET.c.;:
Wright, Feb. 1S-Dr Bose, a Hindu
gave the last number of our lecture
course, Saturday, February 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Ireland visited
at the George Ireland home last week.
Jesse Haines, Orville Linsey. Dayton
Hayes, Eldon Moore and George Ire
land have shelled corn recently. Mr..
KundsOn has been a busy man.
Ed. Fox, Ross Fox and Floyd Arnold
shipped oats last week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bryson were visi-
tiers at the Dave BrysOn home Friday.
Bud" Perkins and family moved in
to their new home, the COnover pro-
perty in Oskaloosa, last Tuesday.
The ladies will serve lunch at Wal
ter Perkins Wednesday. The proceeds
are to be applied to the local yarn
fund. Everybody help. .
Our Red Cross nurse, Miss Merle
Wright is now stationed on Ellis Is
land awaiting sailing orders. She
writes entertainingly of the place and
is enthusiastic over the Red Cross
work. We wish everyone had the
same loyal spirit regarding this Red
Cross work.
Mr.. Kundson bought the Oskaloosa
prone share owned by Bud Perkins.
His new number is Oskaloosa 65-K.
A number of friends surprised RAJ
chel Hoskins Thursday. A good time
was enjoyed by all present.
A company of friends went to the
C. c. Blandwin home Thursday night,
The Baldwin's soon leave for their
new home in Ringgofd county.
We have one very faithful Herald
subscriber in our town, Mrs. Mary
Riggs. She has been constant
Heard subscriber for over GO years.
A record we doubt if anyone near here
can compete with.
N. w. Gray was quite sick last Sun.
day. ., ~
Mrs. Lizzie Carpenter visited Sun.
day at the home of j. NJ. Ireland in
Oskaloosa.
Miss Esther Clark of Estherville,
Iowa, is visiting at the A. C. Linsey
home.
Ira ID. Lyle, d. ]. Allsup and d. X.
Unsicker were in Oskaloosa last Tues.
day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
Talked Gardens.

Parent-Teachers Association OF the
Grant School met Friday evening at
the school building. The meeting
was on the subject of Spring Gar
dens." Prof. Walker of the High
school gave very interesting and
helpful talk on Gardens" followed
by another talk Gil the same subject
by Mrs. Sherburne. A good attend.
ance was present. -.,.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
HAS GERMAN NAME
But Henry Won Schmidt Is American
Through and Through

Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 16-Al
though born in Germany and saddled
as he says, with a German name
Henry Won Schmidt, proprietor of a
butcher shop in this city, is all Am.
eric%n. In the window of his little
shop he has placed the following sign,
printed in red, white and blue ink
My name is Won Schmidt, but
I'm an American through and
through. My only son has Joined
Uncle Sans Marines. I'm proud
OF 1t He is proud, too"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
BIG SERVICE FLAG.
WILL SOON BE DEDICATED BY
SAMMIES' MOTHERS.

The Sammies' Mothers Club met
Sunday afternoon at the City Hail.
The meeting opened as usual with
singing and prayer Irene Freeman
read Turning Both Cheeks" which
was enjoyed. The usual business was
taken up and discussed. The service
flag is completed and patriotic
meeting will be held in which to ded.
icate the flag with all the Mahaska
county boys names Letters were
read and reports were given BY the
mothers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
Section Foreman Killed.

Chas. Brown of Frederic, section
foreman. was instantly killed few
days ago when No. Is on the Burling
ton ran into velicopede which was
being operated by the two men. His
companion, Geo. Horne. was unin-
jured The two men were bundled
M for protection against the cold and
did moi hcarthc approach OF No. l5
on the Chisholm hill, east of Maxon,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
Modern Farm Home.

Out in Adams. township NJ. A. Rock
well is erecting a fine country home
He has nine rooms over basement
furnace heat electric light, hard and
soft water, two ways, hot or cold,
from double pressure tanks, motor
operated solarium, sleeping porch,
and numerous other conveniences. 1t
will be one of the finest homes in the
township.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
uraes soldiers to Marry

Birmingham, Alabama, Feb 49,
Lieutenant Colonel r. V. X. Applin, of
the Fourteenth British Hussars, in an
address here urged mothers to encour-
age their soldier sons TO marry be-
fore going abroad Colonel Appiin
spoke under the auspices of the local
council OF defense. W
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
Came Any Way.

Oskaloosa was lively Saturday with
a good business doing body of people
For the first time in months all feed
stables We're filed with teams and the
good old fashioned country wagon was
much in seyidenue during the day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
NAV Sc SPOILED.

Orchard men who have been looking
about among the trees to see what
prospects of a crop we have report
that in all probability the severe cold
has disposed of the possibility OF any
peaches locally. It's little early TO
determine definitely but il appears
that rho iife OF thcfruii nuds mas hcen
blasted. sl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
ROOSEVELT is BETTER.
Will Be Entirely Recovered by End of
Month.

New York, Feb. 1S.-"Colonel Roose-
welt is well on the way to recovery"
was the official announcement at the
Roosevelt Hospital at 1900 o'clock
today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
TRAFFIC IS REVIVED
MllDER WEATHER INCREASES
TRAVEL AT NEW SHARON.

IRHVEL AT NEW SHARON.
New Sharon, Feb. 1S.--Now that
the severity of the cold weather is
past, the people are again beginning
to swarm about the centers of travel
and the Oskaloosa and New Sharon
crowd every Saturday make quite a
formidable procession in coming
from the station to town. II com.
prises shoppers, students who are at
home for over Sunday and others
who are intent on business. 1t is a
good thing for both places.
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II was rurnored on Saturday that
some barn north of New Sharon had
been burned and that six horses had
been moderated, but the location of
the farm could not be fixed or the
owner of the property located
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Mrs, Tracy R. Osborne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Younkin, Mrs. DR.. J. G. Ryan,
Mrs. j. M. Burkes and Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Harper were in Oskaloosa this
week on various missions that includ.
ed both business and pleasure.
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Mrs. r. NJ. Fowler entertained tho
Woman's Home Missionary Society
this week and she was assisted as
hostess by Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. A.
S. Williams and the leader was Mrs.
L. NJ. Conant, the wife of the pastor
of the NJ. +. church There was
quite a large attendance.
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Twenty-Five dollars and costs was
the fine assessed by Justice William
Young against Herbert Stephens, in
the cutting scrape in which he and
Joseph McVey were involved last
week. The cause of the trouble was
over the payment of money that
Stephens tried to collect from McVey.
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Monteville M. Wood, who comes to
New Sharon on Tuesday, February
10, was a first night attraction at the
Oskaloosa Chautauqua few years
ago when in his scientific lecture he
illustrated some of the uses and mys-
teries of the Gyroscope, and he is now
presenting his new Hearing Tor
pedo," and he states that this torpedo
with ears, Is available for none but
the U. S. Government and the inven.
ton is one that many authorities be.
lievc is destined to reyolutionize and
also humanize submarine warfare.
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Marriage licenses were issued last
week to Dale Hess and Miss Opal
Gregson of New Sharon, and also to
Ray c. Woods of New Sharon and
Miss Leila Fern Kirby of Montezuma,
and as the public ceremony came lat.
er, the details have not been given
cut. All friends will wish for them
the best success in life's journey.
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Mrs. C. w Fellers of Fremont has
been visiting for a few days this week
with DR.. and Mrs. J. NJ. wood.
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w. E. Craver, who mas been attend
ing Penn School of Commerce in Os-
kaloosa, was a visitor at the home of
his parents in New Sharon during
the week.
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On Saturday February 16, the boys
and girls teams of Now Sharon went
to Fremont and there played Il dou.
bic header basket ball game and it is
expected that a return game will be
played in New Sharon on Saturday,
March End. Fremont has two strong
teams and the chances are largely in
their favor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
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IOWA SUPREME ...., ...
.. COURT DECISIONS
Mrs. RommeI Loses Case.
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Mrs. RommeI Loses Case.
DeS Moines, Feb. 1S.-The follow
ing Iowa Suprem court decisions were
handed down this afternoon:
Stella B. Rommel appellant VS.. Ma
tional Travellers Benefit Association,
Mahaska County. Action on acct
dent insurance policy. Affirmed.
This means that Mrs. Rommel will
not be able to collect for her hus.
bands death in the ice gorge on Des
Moines river year ago. -,
Mary McNabb appellant VS.. Hoover
McNabb, Mahaska County. Action
for divorce. Plaintiffs petition dis
missed and she appealed. Affirmed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
The Hun Version

Berlin, Feb. 1S-(British admiralty
per Wireless Press the
German air raid Saturday night on
England, the Germans war office
statement issued today says: '""0ur
aviators attacked with bombs London,
Dover and Dunkirk (Frans) as well
as the fighting forces on the north
coast of France"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21

On Saturday, February 16, the boys
and girls teams of Now Sharon went
to Fremont and there played Il dou.
bic header basket ball game and it is
expected that return game will be
played in New Sharon on Saturday,
March End. Fremont has two strong
teams and the chances are largely in
their favor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21

w. E. Cravef, who has been attend
ing Penn School of Commerce in Os-
kaloosa, was a visitor at the home of
his parents in New Sharon during
the week
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21

Marriage licenses were issued last
week to Dale Hess and Miss Opal
Gregson of New Sharon, and also to
Ray c. Woods of New Sharon and
Miss Leila Fern Kirby of Montezuma,
and as the public ceremony came lat.
err, the details have not been given
cut. All friends will wish for them
the best success in life's journey.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21

Twenty-Five dollars and costs was
the fine assessed by Justice William
Young against Herbert Stephens, in
the cutting scrape in which he and
Joseph McVey were involved last
week. The cause of the trouble was
over the payment of money that
Stephens tried. to collect from McVey.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21

Mrs. R. NJ. Fowler entertained tho
Womans Home Missionary Society
this week and she was assisted as
hostess by Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. A.
S. Williams and the leader was Mrs.
T. NJ. Conant, the wife of the pastor
of the M Z. churct. There was
quite a large attendance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-05
KANSAS CITY ABLAzE;;
Loss IS s7,500,000
Fire i'm Wholesale and Manufacturing
District Said TO Re of Tncen-
diary Origin.

Kansas City. Mo-. April Fire
that started at s O'Clock tonight in
the wholesale and manufacturing dis
trtct of the West Bottoms, and said
to be OF incendiary origin. had done
property damage estimated at 81, 500
600 by the fire chief by $50 O'Clock
At that hour the flames. driven by
"a stiff gale from the northeast, were
not yet under control, and at least
fifteen buildings in the section bound
ed by Ninth street. on the north,
Union avenue on the south. Santa Fee
street on the east, and Hickory street
on the west, were ablaze.
The entire fire -hghting forces OF
Kansas City, Mo, and Kansas CITY,
Kas., are battling the flames. Dyna-
mite was used to destroy structures
in the path of the fire in an effort
10 check it,
The fire started In q warehouse Of
a furniture company Within a few
minutes the flames had spread to il
new concrete and steel fireproof
structure. Next string OF Missouri
flames famed by the wind. jumped
to chemical company plant Mt
Union and st. Louis avenues The
infiammable materials in this build
ing aused 1t to burn like finder.
Soon there came a series of expio-
sions accompanied by the falling of
the walls of the chemical company
building. mfwyl
building. From this point the fire
travelled rapidly,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-05
ALLIES CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.

London April 4-The Teuton has made his second leap.
dusk and the battle day in this round Of Arma
geddon which shuns darkness is still young Oclal sum-
maries days developments still outstanding All
that known this moment that Hndenburg egons have
suged forward the paths paved by his heav
guns bobardment which fully equaled if it did not
exceed the earth-shakng cannonade OF March Il.
That they will gain ground in their initial onrusl
almost foregone conclusion But break through they will
notof that Britain and France confident tonight
than
Fochs the spot They have been spared
this very battle Only fractions thrown into the gaps
in the just sufficient to stem the tide to
Teuton TANKS and hold them fast But Foch to whom the
refused exhaust his army of in premature
counter offensive
The Germans who wish he had done the less wise thing
will face the battle bulk of the allied strate
gic reserve-Americans included
The cannonade which began early evening and kept
up throughout the night the whole twenty mile front
between Montder and the Some the objects OF the subse
ouent infantry onslaught again being to drive wedge be-
tween British and French armies whose point of junction
fronts this line and to break through to Amiens.
Into the present drive the Germans it is believed
throwing ell their available OF power and Tight
ING of ercer than that which marked the ten
first DAYS drive looked for The renewal of the Often
sve is surprise Everybody expected it, Spokes
of the British French offices had fatty predicted
it.
That the enemy embakng this supreme effort Is fur
Their indicated by dispatch to the effect that Field Marshal
Mackensen broke through the Russian front
Dunaiec and who credited with having designed the Ru
manan and italian campaigns has left for the west front
AS at the of the beginning Of the great drive the
German frontier is again closed indicating Important
ng exhausted the bulk of their the first phase Of
the Pcardy battle forced to abandon the plan Of
Teuton against Italy and to draw troops from that
theater to the west
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-05
FRANCE ASKS PROBE
IN HUnBERT AFFAIR
Wants Evidence 81 American Activities
On Part OF French Senator,
Awaiting Trial.
PART OF BorO pAsHA CASE
Request Includes Investigation Of De
posts With J. r, Morgan & Co.
and Dealings With Bethlehem Steel
Company While Here.

New York. April 4,--Another phase
of the alleged "defeatist" campaign
in France which led to the conviction
and sentence to death OF Bolo Pasha
opened here today, when an investi-
cation was instituted into the activi-
ties In this country late In 1914 Of
Senator Charles Humbert, editor Of
lie Journal. of Paris.
The names of Senator Humbert
and the journal were frequently men,
toned during Bolo Pasha's trial.
The new investigation following a
few months after the completion Of
the inquiry into the activities here of
Bolo Pasha himself has been under
taken at the direct request of NJ, J.
j. Jusserand. French ambassador to
the United States. Important infor-
nation was unearthed here in regard
10 Boio and the present investigation
therefore 10 believed.
Senator Humbert Is awaiting trial
in France on charges of having deal
ings with the enemy,
Announcement OF the new investi-
cation was made by Attorney-Ge en-
eral Merton F., Lewis. who directed
that Deputy Attorney General Alfred
Continued on Second Page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-05
ROAR
ALONG LINE.
Terrific Fire Equals Earth-Shaking Cam
nonade That Opened Rush on March
: 21---British and French Troops Con-
fident--Foch Ready to Seize Right
Moment TO Turn Loose Eager Troops,
Including Americans, in Counter-At-
tack---Huns Make Slight Gains

London April 4-The Germans renewed their drive
IN Picardy early today after terrific anght lombard
ment Their infantry went forward along twenty mile
front between Montdider and the Somme attacking in
three sections The center between Avre and Luce hurled
itself against the Franco British junction southeast of
Amens the right wing, between Marcel Cave and the
Somme pressed forward against the British and the left
launched vicious thrss against the French west and
southwest of Montddier
The German right, according to front dispatches late
this evening pushing the British back in the direction
of Hamel and the Vaire wood
The advance again possible by two factors, the
preliminary bombarment which had battered the British
works to bits to great depth behind the foremost posi-
tions, and sheer weight of numbers
The Germans went into battle again in dense masses.
Again they paid fearful price in blood for what gains
they made. Their assault i'll the direction of Hame
particularly furious The tenacious British defense there
had been thorn In their side since the British pushed
them back beyond Hamel after Hndenburg's advanced
columns had stood less than eleven miles from Amiens.
Hamel itself lies about twelve miles southeast Of the big
British base which is the chief objective of the drive
The Vaire wood lies slightly westward of the village
of that name thirteen miles northeast of Amiens
The immediate goal of the Germans in this convergng
along the roads leading Aens from Albert
in the northeast and from Nese in the southeast the line
Corbe Vilers Bretonneux little than eleven miles
from kmiens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-05
AMERICA IS RUSHING
SOLDIERS TO FRANCE
Everything Including shipment of
Supplies Gives Way to Transpor-
tation of Troops.
BIG DRIVE rs ON AGAIN
Dispatches Received at Washington
Tell OF Renewed Offensive on West
Front With Slight Gains for Hun
Armies South of Somme.

Washington, April 1.-THE German
offensive will be renewed on the west
front. There is a need OF American
men there, Everything, even the
shipment OF food to England, France
and Italy is giving way TO the trans
port OF men.
This Is the net result of important
conferences that have been going on
in Washington and by cable for the
last three days
Dispatches received hero tonight
telling of slight German gains of
ground at Hamel and Bots de Ware.
south of the SQmme after a heavy
bonn bardment, are interpreted TO mean
that the German offensive has been
renewed. The heavy hombardment
is taken TO mean the arrival of the
artillery for which the Germans re-
ported themselves to be waiting.
The allied authorities have come TO
the conclusion that the odds on the
western front, SO far as man power
can make them. are now almost at
even Allied officers here make no
secret of the fact that they have been
surprised by the German stamina In
attack More men ana more guns
were thrown into the German drive
in Picardy than the allies expected,
More men and more guns came
through that adventure to the present
point than the allies early in the bat
tie believed possible, in view of the
reckless sacrifices made by the Ger
mans.
Full decision as 70 details of the
shipment of these men has already
been reached, They will be infantry.
They will go with the minimum of
equipment. This will include their
personal equipment and machine guns.
Artillery and other supplies will be
waiting for them on the other side.
The ships will be ready to carry
them. Every vessel in all the seven
seas, which by speed and internal
arrangements In suita BILE. or can be
made suitable quickly. will be waiting
at an Atlantic port as soon as the men
can be moved down TO them.
The fruition of this plan, which was
planted when Lord Reading. the Brit
ish AMBASSADOR, read the appeal of
Lilo a-George for men at dinner In
New York n week ago, does not mean
that the situation Is more critical to-
night than 1t was then.