Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-13
JASPER COUNTY DEFENSE couN.
GIL RoNUos UPcTAosE WHO
REFUSED TO BUY.
HEAVY FINES ASSESSED
AGAINST THREE MEN
Refusais and Remarks Made to Sole.
ting Committees - Given Hearings
and Become Meek Loyaiists and
Heavy contrihutors-Fines For Red
Gross Benefit Also Imposed.

Newton, April lS.-Several obstrep-
the Jasper county council Of defense
and made TO explain why they didn't
take kindly TO buying bonds and why
they even went so far as TO make re-
marks like: TO He'll with the Red Cross
Y. NJ. CA. and liberty loan" All the men
who were before the committee were
not guilty of such remarks but some
were. And all were guilty of making
come very strong statements of one
kind and another TO the committees
that waited on them for their liberty
loan subscriptions.
The first man to be summoned be-
fore the defense council was D. A.
Van Zante of Sully Under pressure
he had purchased a $1,000 bond as per
his assessment but to show his con-
tempt for the loan and the govern
ment he had sold the bond instantly
in the presence of many Sully bust
ness men for sSo0-taking a loss OF
5000. Those who saw the transac-
ton looked upon il as an attempt TO
obstruct the loan and he was reported
81 c4LGt 10 LiIt county CoQISll VI ut-
Tense. Mr.. Van Zante was notified 10
appear at Newton yesterday afternoon
which he did. Fearing that his action
might get MIN into trouble he had
taken the precaution to buy his bond
back before coming to Newton.
Mr.. Van Zante was a meek man
When ne +as called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION OF his attitude. After his
case had been heard he was informed
that in the judgment of the defense
council patriotic jury he should buy
$500 more OF the bonds and give his
check for 5000 to the Red Cross and
another check OF the same dimensions
TO the army Y. NJ. c. A. To date he
had failed TO support either organiza-
ton.
Mr. Van Zante accepted the judg-
ment without a word of complaint and
even went so far as to say. Gentlemen
I'll do anything you say. l believe l
have been in the wrong"
The next case TO be tried was that
Of William Kubbernus who had re-
fused his assessment of $1,000 for
bonds by buying only 5000 worth. Al
ter he had told the council about mis-
wealth il was decided TO ask for an
additional $1,000 purchase of the bonds
and to impose a fine Of SIS TO the Red
Cross and s25 to the army Y. ". C. A.
two organizations connected with the
war that had been woefully neglected
by Mr.. Kubbernus. The judgment
OF the council Of defense was accepted
and the checks were left at the liberty
loan headquarters by Mr.. Kubbernus
The third man 10 be brought to the
loan headquarters was William Kors-
meier Of the Laurel neigh borhood He
had turned down the soliciting COM
nittee with some rather strong Ian
suage and refused to make a $3.50 pur-
chase of the bonds. He was asked to
buy $500 worth and to leave his check
for s25 10 the Red Cross and $50 TO the
army 7. NJ. c. A. which ne glady did
He was told by both Chairman II. B.
Allfree and Attorney E. ]. Salmon that
had he been in the German army in
stead Of in America and had told a
German captain what he told the men
who asked Nun TO buy bonds he would
have been made a dead man in short
order