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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
FAIR AND WARM Err"
Coming to the Odeon Thursday Even.
ina With an Excellent Cast.

Fair and Warmer" the Avery Hop
wood farce which was talked Of in New
York till it was famous all over the
country. will be presented by Selwyn
and Company at the Odeon Theater
Thursday evening with an excellent
cast Of tarCeurs. This gale of merri-
ment which taxed the vocabulary OF
every New York reviewer and every
correspondent Of the out flown press
and which was hailed as the, tount OF
the seasons greatest gayety, made
such a prompt success a, the EltinGe
Theater in New York. that before the
end Of the first three months. il was
in demand from north. east. south and
west for many months before Selwyn
and Company were able to place it on
tour lis reputation is tina: It has had
few equals and no sunsriors in "ell the
history Of the American theater. Mail
orders now accepted. Box office open
Wednesday at 10 a. m. Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
Sure! High Heels
Cause Corns But
Who Cares Now


Because style DEGREES that wom<s
crowd and buckle up their tender toes
in high heel footwear. they suffer from.
corns, then they cut and trim at these
painful pests, which merely makes the
corn grow hard. This suicidal habit
may cause lockjaw, and women are
warned to stop It.
A few drops Of a drug called freezone
applied directly upon sore corn gives
quick relief and soon the entire corn,
root and oil. lifts out without PAIN
Ask the drug store man for quarter
of an ounce Of freezone, which costs
very little, but is sufficient to remove
every hard or soft corn or callus from
one's feet.
This drug is an ether compound and
dries-in a moment and simply shrivels
UP the corn without inflaming or even
Irritating the surrounding tissue or
skin. Clip this out and pin on your
wife's dresser.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
ED JONES AND DWIGHT TAYLOR
CHARGED WITH Roe6ERIEs
OF STORES.
TAYLOR is ON PAROLE
FROM STATE REFOSMAToRY
Jones Said to Have Served Term in
Fort Madison-Charged With Nc
Bride & Will and EeIIberg Store
BureIa ies-Both Waive Preliminary
Examination in Municipal Court.

With the arrest Sunday at Des
Moines Of Dwight ". Taylor, negro,
the police and County Attorney scott
are confident they have in jail the sec
ond of TWO negroes who committed the
Durg.ar.es OF the Hel.n1r; and Mcbride
4 VIII Drug Company Scores early n
the morning Of Dec. !. The other
negro unuer ;IrtS, - known as I'd
Jones. He has Detn IN Jail since Fri
day and his arrest 10y Officer Frank
Campbell led 10 the arrest Of Taylor.
Detective r. A. Houghk.rk and Officer
Campbell have been working on the
case since the burgiaricrs were commit
ted.
TAYLOR was picked up by Des MONIES
detectives on instructions from County
Attorney Scott, and Officer campbell!
brought the negro 10 this city IN the
night. This forenoon both negroes We're
arraigned in the municipal court and
both waived preliminary examination.
Taylor on Parole.
Both negroes are charged with the
burglary OF the Mcbride 4 VIII store
in a complaint the county attorney
filed. While County Attorney Scott is
not willing to make public the nature
of the evidence it IS sufficiently con-
elusive. he says. to warrant the belief
of the guilt of the negroes. A search
is now being made to recover II pos
s.hlc at least a part Of the watches and
silverware that were stolen from the
Heilberg store and similar .merchaH-
disc. taken from the Mcbride & VIII
store.
Taylor IS on parole from the Ana
moSa retormatory. where he was sorv-
ing term for burglary. Of which he
vas convicted in Hardin county He
will be turned over 10 the state board
OF parole Jones is alleged 10 haze
served twelve years in the Fort Mal.-
son pen!tentiary for assault with in
ten; 10 commit murder. Jones IS sad
to have distant relatives IN this city
and has been living here at times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
AZ the Strand.

| For photo play that is full of pep"
rapid action and ha.r-raising acrobatic
stunts, "A Modern Musketeer" with
Douglas Fairbanks in the leading role,
being shown at the Strand, should sat
| isfy the most eXacting.S
There is not dull moment in the
play, and from start 20 finish the agile
star capers jumps, climbs, vaultsGides
and goes thru>numberless performances
that endanger his neck, and keep the
audience keyed up to = high pitch Of
interest and expectancy.
The story HAS a rather unusual
theme, presenting dashing incidents Of
romance in. which q young man With
the spirit of gallant and adventure
someNnight OF old has some sensa-
tional experiences. In addition to its
sensationalism and scenic beauty, the
play Is replete with intensely humor-
Gus situations, and the introduction Of
d Kansas cyclone is a rather vivid and
effective bit of realism.
Fairbanks interprets the role of Ned
Thacker, of Kansas, who inherited the
spirit of D'Artagnan thru prenatal in
fluence, his mother having been an ar
dent reader of Dumas. The self.
reliance of the modern woman as COM
pared with her sister in past geneva
tons is strikingly shown, for in many
cases the chivalry Of the modern
DArtaghan is mistaken, and his gall
liant attempts to assist ladies in dis
tress leads to many laughable situa-
tons. Ned finally meets his fate in
the person of Marjorie Daw, who plays
the part of Dorothy Morane, tourist,
whom he saves from a horrible fate
and wins a bride.
A Burton Holmes travel picture
showing odd Canton and Ned Shang-
hal" and Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew
in a comedy entitled. THE Joy of Free
DOM" completes the bill which drew
capacity houses Sunday evening.
Fire, lightning and tornado insurance,
George r. Norris. over 35 West Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
Notice of Vacation Of Highway.

Notice of Vacation OF highway
To ]. II. Huff, T. G. Wickersham, y. q
n, w. r r. and to all whom 1t may
concern:
The commissioner appointed to we"
and report on the vacation OF a Ger
tain public highway in Marietta town
ship reported in favor Of the change
az petitloned for.
That portion Of the highway to be
vacated is described as follows: Com
mencing at the west line OF road NO.
ia where the roads No. 80 and NO. ~
intersect. section 3, washington town
ship. running thence in a westerly d.
r.ctiou of 1886 feet &c :ac Intersection
OF that portion of road No. 80 TO be
vacated with the north fence OF the
relocated portion Of road No. 80, also
that branch Of road No. 80 located
approximately 500 feet west Of the IN.
tersect:on Of No ia and No. 80 and
running across the G.. & N. w. Ry. to
point on the north line OF the &. & N.
w Ry. right OF way. !.
The aforesaid highway to be vacated
passes, joins and crosses the lands OF
J. II. HUFF. T. G. Wickersham and the
c. & N. w. Ry. right OF way as they
appear on the plat books in the onice
Of the county auditor.
All objections thereto or claims FOR
damages must be filed in the office OF
the county auditor before noon Of Mon
day, the 4th day Of March, 1918. or sucn
road will be vacated without reference
| thereto.
Witness my hand this 18th day OF
January, 1918. W. =. McLeland,
County Auditor in and for Marshall
county, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
IKE" SPEERS INJURED.
Former Marshaltown Man Meets With
Bad Accident in California.

Word received here BY DR.. Elizabeth
specrs- Gillette tclls' ot'a serious acct
dent to her son. I. &. Speers, OF Santa
Monica. Cal. on Jan. !
While on top Of building at Venice.
inspecting a proposed site for a bill
board plant, Mr.. Speers slipped and
fell fourteen feet He sustained a
compound fracture Of the right jaw,
had several teeth knocked out and
suffered bruises and decorations to MS
right arm and nip. a facial paralysis
resulted owing 10 an injury to nerve.
but this trouble now IS subsiding and
IS not expected 10 cause any perman-
ent trouble Mr.. Spee-s is doing nicely.
according TO a letter from Mrs. Speers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
Dillon News.

T. s. Mack was in Marshalltown
Tuesday.
Mrs. $. Goodman visited over Sun
day with relatives az Marshalltown.
Mrs o. A. Tostensen spent Tues
day al Marshalltovn.
q. A. Medhus Philip Mark and
Johnnie Baer spent Saturday at Mar
shalltown.
Mrs. G. n. Wolken was in Marshall
town Thursday.
Thursday evening twenty relatives
and friends surprised John Raer it be-
ing his birthday anniversary.
]. c. Peck was in Marshalltown
Thursday.
y. T. Phillips. Of Mitchell. s. D.. came
Thursday 20 visit az the Linghan
home.
Mrs ". P Foote visited with rel
atives in Marshalltown Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
CITED FOR cROIx DE GUERRE.
Section Commanded by Former Mar
shaIltown Boy Aonorec.

According to a letter received Sat
urday- from her grandson. Lieut.. Ro-
land Speers. Of the medical corps o.
the expedit!onary army in France,
Lieutenant Speers was jubilan- over
the citation Of his section. No. %. OF
which ne is in command for the Croix
De Cue-re, a French war medal.
Lieutenant Speers' letter was writ
ten Dec. %. while on "repose." due to
having experienced a "whiE'' Of gas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
WEDDING AT CLEMONS.
Fred Brackney and Miss Lena Nordyke
Married Sunday Afternoon.

At the home of the brides parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Nordyke, Of Glenn
'ons. and in the presence Of few Of the
brides relatives. Rev. George ? Jeck-
lin united in marriage Sunday after
noon Fred EraCkney and Miss Lena
Nordyke both well known young peo-
pie of Ciemons. Because of the fact
that Mr.. Brackney has been classSed
AZ Class "A for the draft, and has been
notified 10 appear here Tuesday for
examination. the plans Of the young
people are very indefinite.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
GIRL WI1HDRAWS CHARGE.
Miss Grace lundy Oismisses Case
AGAINST Frank w. Brewer.

Before the case came to hearing in
Justice Peek's court the charge OF
criminal assault, filed by Miss Grace
Lundy against Frank w. Brewer 2Ol
South Third avenue, in whose home
she had been employed as maid
withdrew the charge. The case was
set for hearing at o'clock Saturday
night and the charge was Withdrawn
late in the afternoon. No explanation
was given the justice by the complain
ing witness for the withdrawal Of the
charge other than the intimation that
she did not care to prosecute the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
"Foty" Sells For $3.50.

"A price of $3.50 an acre has been
paid ~ Roy Carney, Of State Center,
for the tor.y-aCre tract owned by
George Frohwe!n. one mile west Of the
town The tract is well improved.
Possession IS 70 be given March L
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
Local Weather Record.

The extremes Of temperature Sun
day were % and II. compared with Il
and Saturday. and 40 and "A a year
ago SUNDAY. A. : this morning the
temperature was IS, the same as at the
corresponding hour Sunday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
PREseYTERY MEETS HERE.
Waterloo Body Dissol"es Relations OF
Conrad Pastor.

At meeting Of the Waterloo Pres
bytery, held here today, the relations
of Rev J. E. Carson, pastor OF the
Conrad Presbyterian church, who has
resigned, were dissolved. Ret. Mr.. Car
son is going to the Santa Fe, ~. M.
Presbytery. Rev. John Chase. o.
Greene, was moderator of the gather
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
Father Johns Medicine
For Dangerous, Obstinate
Colds. No Injurious Drugs

Never wait for a cold to wear
oft wears away the lungs in
stead. Neglected colds often lead
to pneumonia. Father Johns
Medicine gives prompt relief
from colds and throat troubles.
Guaranteed free from alcohol and
nerve destroying drugs. upon which
many medicines depend for their tenn
porary effect, and which are dangerous,
because they weaken the body and al
low the disease to get a deeper hAd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
J. M. HOLT
Attorney-at-Law

Attorney-at-Law
is West Main Street, MarshsiItown, II.
General law practice. Careful atten-
tion given to EXAMINATION OF ABB
gTRACTS and the management Of
ESTATES and PROBATE matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21

Fire, lightning and tornado insurance,
George R. Norris. over 80 West Main.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

their retreat, and therefore most of the
Germans in the Marne salient got away.
AS it turned out the Germans were
prepared to quit the salient whenever a
serious attack should be made; they had
Withdrawn some of their heavy guns and
they we're expecting an attack, but they
were not prepared for so heavy an at
tack or so swift a push forward, for
when our American troops got started
they broke all records in the pace they
set and the distance they covered with
out any real pause. Thus all the Ger
man plans for an orderly retirement un-
der pressure were upset; many thousands
Of prisoners and many guns were capt
ured. But on the other hand certain
number of Germans escaped, because
plans had been made for a prompt re-
treat
After midnight on Thursday, Septem-
ber ~, our artillery preparation began,
and at 5 o'clock our troops went in on
the whole front from Xivray to Fey-en-
Haye, south of the salient. and on a
shorter front on the north side. Rather
less than twenty-four hours later the
attacking waves from the two sides of
the salient met at the village of vi
gneulles; the salient was thus abolished:
all the German troops west of this moose
were either prisoners or destined to be-
come prisoners. The American line
Strengthened out, facing eastward toward
hfo4.-
German positions on the Heights of the
Meuse had been taken; the line now ran
straight from the Heights of the Meuse.
near Vlgneulles, to the Moselle we'll be-
low Pont- -Mousson.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
II Me St. Mihiel Sector Was
u Quiet for a Time

After Verdun had been saved the
French built a new railroad from Bar-Ie-
Duo straight up to Verdun, out of range
OF German artillery, and the St. Mihiel
salient lost it's chief value. 1t was still
nuisance, but the French were unable 70
waste the men or pay the price in casual
ties necessary to reduce it, because the
gain would not be sufficient to make the
investment profitable As a result ST.
Mlhiel became a quiet sector, and as
such it was used as the training front
for several of our American divisions
when we began to get to France in some
strength.
When American troops in large num-
bers began to be available, however. St.
Mlhlel assumed different aspect for
the Allied commander in chief. He could
now afford to spend casualties in taking
the position, since by taking it he could
improve his own communications. achieve
certain necessary preparations for later
and more considerable offensive opera
tlons, and in taking it he might inflict
upon the Germans defeat which would
have moral value and loss in men and
IN supplies, guns and munitions which
would have material value.
Accordingly Pershing was asked to re-
duce the ST. Mihiel salient with these
purposes in view: First, to make the
enemy trouble in new area and compel
him to occupy reserves of men and guns
in covering Metz and the adjoining Briev
iron mines, from which Germany derived
the larger part of her iron ore used in
her manufactures, thus preventing him
from using the same men and guns fur
ther west where the main masses of the
Allies were preparing further attacks:
second, to abolish the German hold upon
the Heights of the Meuse, which made
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
'~he Bulwark Regains Its
IL Old Military Value

In the Marine campaign the Germans
did not attack this dixie, because they
came south out of Belgium and Luxem-
burg and thus got behind it, almost ell
veloping all the French troops from Ver-
dun right down to Toul, who stood upon
the dixie facing both ways with enemy
troops east and west of them. But after
the Marne the Germans were thrown
back from the country behind the dixie
to the line of Verdun- Rheims, and the
bulwark regained it's old military value.
1t covered the flank of all the French
armies fighting west of the Meuse, it
was the foundation Of the whole western
stretch of the French defence system.
Having failed at the Marine the Ger
mans had in September, 1914, to recon-
struct their plans, and they conceived of
an operation which should seek to en-
velop Verdun. The Crown Prince was
to come south, west of Verdun and
across the Paris s-Chalons-Verdun rail-
way, another army was to come east out
of Metz, break through the dixie midway
between Verdun and Toul, and the two
armies were to join hands behind Ver-
dun, surrounding it and presently capt
uring it.
BY the third week in September this
double thrust was well in progress; the
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The American Of
fensive Paves
Way forDrive
in Alsace-
Lorraine
Copyright, 1918,
New York Tribune Inc.

Pershing, with General Petain, ws,o
able to enter st. Mihiel on the FRIDAY
Pershing's birthday there to be vel,
coined by inhabitants who had bee,
prisoners for four years.
Such in it's vaguest outlines was the
Battle of St. Mihiel, in which ioa,e
Americans fought side by side than in
any battle in our history; in which more
men were engaged on both sides than
in any battle in which an American
army under an American general had
ever fought, in which a larger unintey.
rupted advance was made in one dav
than in any one day Of the four years
of war on the West front. in which
more prisoners were taken than in any
twenty-four hours of the war on the
French front, in which larger area Of
French territory was liberated than in
any equal period since the lines stabil-
lied in 1914.
We shall do we'll to recognize the
whole truth: we did not encounter
picked German troops; we did not con-
front such obstacles as Mangin's army
was fighting before St Gobain. The
enemy had prepared to leave the St Mi
hiel district when he was attacked, and
we are not to conclude that our troops
are henceforth to prove Irresistible
wherever they strike or that they dis
played final mastery of modern war.
fare. To reach such conclusions is to
open the way for future disappoint-
ments and disillusionment. But we did
more than any military man, Ger
man or Allied, would have expected of an
American army at this time last year.
more than they expected when the Of
fensive was planned, for we did all that
could be expected at one bound. As
they say in the newspaper world, there
was no Second day story" the thing
was complete in the first chapter, per-
haps the best short story Of the whole
four years of war.
And we have right to be proud, not
for ourselves, but for our men, officer
and soldiers. Siecheprey, Cantigny
even the Second Marne were brave and
splendid achievements, but our part in
them was either small or the affair it.
self inconsiderable. In them was re-
vealed the spirit Of our men, but they
were only forecast of St. Mihiel That
was, as the British would say, our first
''full dress show: it entered America
in the semi-finals Of the World War as
real contestant.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

Here was the foundation of the Ger
man attack upon Verdun in February,
1916. In addition, holding Fort Camp
des Romans, the Germans, likewise with
heavy artillery, commanded the Paris
Nancy railway north Of Commercy, but
this was less serious for the French be-
cause a detour line could be constructed
around the zone of fire. borrowing ex-
listing lines to Gondrecourt, but at the
least this added twenty or thirty miles
to the distance between Paris and the
eastern frontier and imposed certain
handlcaps on transport.
Recognizing the threat of the st.
Mihiel salient to Verdun, Joffre, the mo-
ment his hands were free, sought in Feb
ruary, 1915, to pinch out the salient by
an attack on its northern side, where it
came down off the Heights of the Meuse
into the WoGvre Plain We had then the
fighting about Les Eparges, which, after
heavy losses, came to nothing In the
summer Joffre tried again, this time
above Pont-a- Mousson and on the line
between the Moselle and the Meuse, but
his efforts came to nothing. The salient
stood, and in the next winter it was an
essential detail in the Verdun offensive
of Falkenhayn,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
4 Victory Unsurpassed
"A in Completeness

The moral value of the success then.
is incalculable. To have failed on the
military side, would have been of little
consequence; even failure would have
eXerted pressure in a new field and par
TALLY accomplished Foch's purpose, but
on the moral side failure would have
brought encouragement to war-weary
peoples in Europe, who are continuing to
bear a strain, almost intoerable, because
of their faith in what we are to do But
when, instead of failing, we did our part
briefly, utterly, brilliantly began our
war with a victory unsurpassed in com.
pleteness in the whole history of the
warfare of positions, the ''lift" for our
allies was Unreasonable and promptly
revealed AS for the enemy, for him
st. Mihiel was also a portent, reminder
of what the Lusitania had meant in his
history and in ours
Looking to the future we shall 90
we'll to remember that our first victory
has been won in Lorraine, and our tash
will not be completed until our armies
have restored Metz and Strassburg, Al
SAGE and Lorraine, to France. But lay
ing aside the future for moment, re-
membermg all the doubts, hesitatlons
dlsappointments of the years since the
war began, all the humiiat;ons which
the first years had for our own country
1t is difficult to imagine a more GLORIOUS
event than our victory at st. Mihieh
won in no small degree by soldiers com
ing from southern states; won in meas
ure by men representing many alien
strains and not a few races, with some
of whom we are at war; won as re-
suit of the long training on European
soil and in eager study of French meth
obs; won by the use of weapons pro
vided in some cases by our allies arc u
most cases modelled on our all,es
weapons, but won by Americans, COM
manded by American officers and re-
veallng In its progress qualities when
are characteristically American.
In our own natioral history, there.
fore, as in world history, the Battle o.
st. Mihiel will have an enduring place.
To the world it announced the arrivsi
of America in her appointed place IL
the battle line of civilization; to Amer
cans it means a reassertion of the funds
mental unity and solidarity of the Amer
lean people. The road from Concofo
Bridge to the heights above the Measf
is long, but it runs straight, and a.on!
it men are still led by the same love g
liberty and service of democracy whie'i
was revealed in our first battle mornlns
nearly century and half ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
4 merican Overeagerness
L "a Proves Advantageous

UP to this point no local operation in
the whole war had been more complete
success. American troops had shown
certain overeagerness which carried
them beyond their objectives, but the
Germans had disclosed a lack of determi-
nation which made the American over
zeal advantageous rather than COSTLY.
Seven German and Austrian divisions.
upward of 10000 men, had been en-.
gagged, nearly $4,000, more than a quar-
ter, had been captured, and the total
German loss must have exceeded 90 600
men, thus putting all seven divisions af-
tected out Of the reckoning for a LONG
period of time, since their aggregate loss
had been above so per cent.
In its larger phase the St. Mihiel bat
tie was over on the second dav. althouph
the Americans were still pushing ont
toward that line which the Germans had
constructed across the base Of the ST
Mihiel salient against Just such an
emergency as had now arrived Mean
time, French and American troons in
side the new front were systematical]v
"mopping up" the Germans in the old
salient, whose road of retreat had dis
appeared. So rapid had been the re.
tlrement of Fritz" that practically all
OF the thirty villages in the salient were
intact. Secretary Baker and General