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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04

own. He not only served without pay,
but actually lent assistance to the
struggling colonies out of his own pri.
vate means. In all, he advanced about
$4,000 to the American cause, and
in those days that was an immense
sum of money.
Less than two months from the day
he received his commission he was
in command Of body of troops in the
army that engaged the British at the
battle of the Brandywine. The Amer.
leans numbered in all about II 900 eff.
fective troops, although their total
number was about $4,000, while the
British confronted them with an army
of $4,000 trained men.
Then, on September II, 1877, when
he had just passed his twentieth birth.
day, young Lafayette, a tail stripping,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
They Came To See.

Governor c. Fl, Brough of Arkan-
sas, and forty farmers and bankers
from Arkansas have just completed a
tour of Iowa for the purpose of get
ting better acquainted with Iowa's
rapidly growing live stock industry.
They had seen the advertising that
Iowa has been getting ever since the
Panama Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco, three years aso, and they
wanted to see for themselves just
what Iowa had to offer. }ai
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
War Contract Finished.

The Penn Overall Co. which has
been in the hands of the government
making trench outfits for the soldiers,
completed this war order this morning.
They have been under government
supervision for twenty-six days and
in that time completed twenty-five
thousand garments.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Whole World Turns to America.

In the providence of God and by the
light of our loyalty toward the orig
inal convictions of liberty and human
ity upon which we have founded we
are today with garnered wisdom and
with stored wealth and with disci-
plined strength standing in the vortex
of universal waters as at once the
lighthouse of hops and the anchor of
liberty for all the world.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Subject to Court Martial.

Some one has said: "If one of our
boys hesitated as long in going over
the top as some people do in buy ing
Liberty bonds or War Savings Stamps
he would be court-martialed and shot
for cowardice. And if the same pun
ishmeEt we're meted out to none COM
batants for financial cowardice an aw-
full lot of people would be shot at
dawn"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
pia From Every Farmer.

Winneshiek county, Iowa, has organ
lied Red Cross Pig club to operate
under the Red Cross Pig club commit
tee of that county. The farmers pro-
pose to help the Red Cross by each do
mating pig and before the move
ment is hardly staHsd Jhrre have
been pledged $50 porkers,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Increased Demand.

Since the rains of the week have
put the ground in workable condition
an unprecedented demand for late
cabbage plants has developed The
planting for kraut stock is heavy and
with anything like normal season
cabbage should be plentiful by Hal
lowe'en time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
A Generous Collection.

The collection at Central NJ, L.
church for the Bible Society Sunday
amounted to almost one hundred dol
lars. Along with the collection was a
roll containing the sum of $25 in cur
rency and this is supposed To have
been contributed by one individual.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
To Colorado by Auto.

F. A. Kuyper of Pella and Harry
Aldenger of What Cheer recently ar
rived nlCOiOraeio Springs in their
automobiles andrreported interesting
and speedy trips. They are making
a number of trips over the various
mountain boulevards in the Pixies
Peak region.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Bio Crowd.

Saturday evenings crowd about the
business part of town and in partica-
lar in the park streets was worth see
ing. Cars were in town from Keota,
Montezuma, Knoxville, Grinnell and
other equidistant places.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
DARING AME R|CAN
A|RMAN WOUNDED
STUCK TO HIS MACHINE AND RE-
TURNED IN SAFETY.
DROPPED BOMBS ON ENEMY
No Iowa Boys Mentioned in the Gas
uaIty List Today-lowa Hero
., May Be Alive--Paris
Again Bombed.

with the American Armies in the
Field, June 29.-Lieutenant Frank
Chambers, plotting bombing plane
over the German lines yesterday, was
severely wounded by machine gun
bullet, but he stuck it out and brought
his machine safely back to the Amer
lean airdromes.
Chambers and a British gunner
were out trying to sight a German
troop train which was reported to be
moving at some distance from the
front.
Dropped Bombs On Enemy
AS they sailed over the enemy's
troop train, the latter cut loose with
their arches" and machine gun bull
lets. Chambers was struck in the
arm.
Chambers held his plane over the
train while his companion shelled it
with bombs.
No Iowa Boys Listed
Washington, June Thirty-nine
Marine Corps casualties were report
ed today. No Iowans were among
the list which contained twenty-four
killed in action, eight dead of wounds
and seven wounded in action.
Iowa Boy To Be Decorated
With the American Army in France
June 29.--Among the fifty Americans
cited for bravery yesterday was Cor
poral Judson E. Steele, r. +. d. No,
Edgewood, Iowa.
Buried three times by shell explos-
ions and wounded, he kept his ma
chine gun section in action and re-
fused to leave until ordered to do so.
Two Aviators Killed.
Mount Clemens, Mich, June o.
Lieut.. Raymond Templeton of Pendle-
ton, Ore, and Private Edgar Sawyer
of Hartford, Conn, of the Eight Hun
dred Thirtieth aero squadron, u. S.
A., were killed late yesterday after.
noon when their machine went into
a tail spin and crashed about $50 feet
to the ground. The machine caught
fire and both bodies were badly
burned.
Paris Again Bombed.
Paris, June 29.-German airmen
made their third raid on Paris in as
many days when they bombed the city
for nearly two hours along about mid
night. There were no casualties re-
ported.
Iowa Hero May Be Alive.
Waterloo, Ia, June 20. - Lieut..
Charles w. Chapman, Jr., is alive
and in a German prison according to
information contained in a letter writ
ten by George Birch of Dubuque, a
Red Cross worker in Paris. Joseph
Chapman of Minneapolis, a brother
of c. W. Chapman, Sr., received the
communication.
The letter was dated June 4, the
day following the receipt of a mes.
sage here officially announcing the
death of the young aviator. The
family is making efforts to ascertain
whether the report is true.
Lieutenant Chapman fell behind the
German lines on May 3, following q
sensational air fight with a German
aviator. The Waterloo aviator
brought down his opponent. but his
machine was hit and the burning air
. plane fell behind the German lines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Honeysuckle.

There's a scent in all the swales,
There is incense in the dales,
smell a wondrous perfume where the
bumble-bee's arboom,
Sure 1t can't be very flagrant
Just to be hayward vagrant
When all the air is fragrant
With the honeysuckle bloom. nioW
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
JULY BOOSTER TRIP
MERCHANTS MAKING READY TO
INVADE SOUTHWEST.

The following is the itinerary and
the time schedule for the Oskaloosa
Booster trip to be taken Wednesday,
July 10:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Corn Blown Down,

The high winds the past few days
has blown many fields of corn over.
but II is thought that but little OF i <
lhaaIheen damaged. .ros4sM "
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Paying Nations Debt to France.

Nearly a century and half have
passed since France and America last
fought side by side. 1t is inspiring
to any American to realize that we are
now paying-in part at least--the debt
we owe 10 this glorious people who
sent Lafayette when we soTely needed
him. ip} latf n n, i
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04

Americas friend in her hour OF
need.
Lafayette was a mere boy of twenty
when he left his young wife in France
and at his own expense came to this
country and presented himself to CON
gress and offered his services where
they would be best suited for the
cause in hand.
Lafayette received his first impress
siOns of the American struggle for lib
erty while he was stationed at Metz.
Undoubtedly he was led to apply to the
American commissioners at Paris,
among whom was Franklin, through
his recollection of the loss of Canada
to France. 1t was at the same time
that he, an aristOcrat, began to under
stand the common people. Certainly
from the first moment of his landing
in America until the end of his days
he was most democratic in his deal
ings with all men.
When he appeared before Franklin
and Deane and desired to offer his
sword to America he was dissuaded
He was told that, in the first place,
there was no ship to take him, and to
that he answered that he would char
ter a vessel himself and at the same
time supply it and also take any COM
municatiOns the commissioners had for
America.
Won Commissioners Sanction.
There was no other answer to a per-
severing, courageous and generous
young soldier than to accept his offer.
He gladly embraced the opportunity
to lend his aid and also invited sew
eral other dashing young Frenchmen
to accompany him.
He was as good as his word, and in
due time he and his ship arrived on
this side of the Atlantic. Congress
read with interest his Recommended
tons from Franklin, and they agreed to
the single prOviso in his offer, which
was that he, on account of his posi-
ton, was to receive the commission
as a general officer and he was to be
free to answer any summons of his
king. But at the same time he stipu-
lated that he was to serve without
any emOiument.
1t was about the middle of April,
1777, that the young nobleman arrived
in South Carolina, and it was in July
that congress gave him his commits.
sion as major general, although he was
then some weeks less than twenty
years of age.
Placed under the personal care OF
Washington, the great commander in
chief soon became attached to the
young officer. The feeling of admira,
ton was mutual, and Lafayette until
the day of his death regarded his men
tor and friend as the greatest Ameri.
can.
Gladly Gave His Services.
From the first he was convinced OF
the business Of the American cause,
anl he fought for 1t as If 1t were his
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
L>afayette'sN
Honored by All
Free Men

~ EPTEMBER 9th is the 10th an.
a. niversary of the birth of the
1 great French soldier who was
Americas friend in her hour of
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
Dropped Bombs On Enemy.

AS they sailed over the enemy's
troop train, the latter cut loose with
their "archies" and machine gun bull
lets. Chambers was struck in the
arm.
Chambers held his plane over the
train while his companion shelled it
with bombs.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04
No Iowa Boys Listed.

Washington, June 9.-Thirty-nine
Marine Corps casualties were report
ed today. No Iowans were among
the list which contained twenty-four
killed in action, eight dead of wounds
and seven wounded in action.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04

From the first he was convinced Of
the BUSINESS Of the American cause,
anl he fought for 1t as If 1t were his
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-04

Paris, June 29.-German airmen
made their third raid on Paris in as
many days when they bombed the city
for nearly two hours along about mid
night. There were no casualties re-
pOrted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
RED FLAGS FLY
THROUGHOUT BERLIN
Visitor just Returned from German
Capital Tells Of Unsettled Con-
ditions in the City

PARIS. Dee. l5-The Berlin Central
government is powerless to preserve order
and deserters from the army terrorizc the
inhabitants, according to a correspondent
OF the Journal who has returned from Il
hurried visit To Berlin.
Robberies and attacks follow one an
other rapidly and apartments and shops
are robbed in midday. Committees of all
kinds, he continues, publish contradictory
orders and practice blaekmail
Red flags are flying all over the city
and business is going ON as usual The
war has caused great rush OF women
into the public service.
The theatres, the correspondent adds
are open and the restaurants are crowded
The population is well dressed, nc says
but in artificial materials.
Thete is Il scarcity of bread, butter
milk and potatoes, and SPECTATORS are re
ported TO be holding their reserves oi
foodstuffs An ordinary meal costs p t
80 marks and soup is three marks.
Berlin is dark at night and prowler,
occupy the streets.
i The extremist faction viii be Of shor
/ duration the Journal correspondent be
! lieyes. because ii has not succeeded in oh
tanning control of the large sums of mon
ey which are still in the possession Of tn
! bankers and the merchants. The work
mems councils distribute indemnities AM
are emptymg the public treasures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
czEcHs OCCUPY TWO TOWNS.
Raise Flag and Cut Wire Communications
in German Bohemia.

MUNICH Dec ii (Associated Pressl
Czechosloyak troops have occupied the
towns of Tetsehen and Bodenbach. in
German Bohemia, south of the German
border, have raised their flag. and cut tel
ephonic and telegraphic communication,
according to reports received here. Ger
man Bohemians fear that the step was
taken TO prevent them from voting in the
coming German Austrian elections.
Speaking at Innsbruck, Premier IRA
MARI of Bohemia explained that the oc-
Ieupation of towns in German Bohemia
had been undertaken for three reasons,
The first and chief reason was that the
Czech minority in German Bohemia was
living in fear of being terrorizcd and OPP
pressed by the German majority. The
other reasons were that smuggling had
been going on between German Austria
and German Bohemia. and that it had
been planned to occupy the region with
| Austro-German troops sent from Vienna
| The mavor of Tetschen has lodged q
protest with the Czechoslovak govern
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
TO CONSIDER
RELIEF PROJECT
Plan to Make Hoover Director General
of Relief to Be Considered in
Paris This Week

PARIS, Dec. l7.-Economic ques-
tionS are coming prominently to the
frCnt in the discussion now going on
behind the scenes preliminary to the
assembling of inter-allied conference
on the peace congress. The main point
hinges on the appointment of Herbert
IL. Hoover, American food adninistra-
tor. as director general of relief for all
The allies and the United States. The
American plan for relief was presented
iii writing 10 The reeeut meeting of su-
preme war council in London. but ac
rion on il was postponed.
The arrival of Premier LLOYD Georg,
and Premier Orlando in Paris Thurs
day will again bring these premier
together. this time with President vii
son, and the deferred relief projee
again will come mp for their discus
| sion and decision
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
MISS ELLERBE WOOD
HERE TOMORROW
Will Entertain Woman's Club in After
noon and Patriotic League in Eve
g-Interpretative Reader.

Members of the Patriotic league will
be given. . treat tomorrow evening Ia
the Episcopal. parish house. when an
opportunity will be given them to hear
Miss Ellerbe Wood of Boston, who
Will conc to Brattleboro 10 speak to
members of the Woman ) club tonor-
row afternoon.
Miss Wood Is a young woman of c.1-
eeptionany pleasing personality She
has been director Of q great exhibi-
tion in San Francisco and Chicago and
will direct a similar exposition in Bos-
ton next spring. During the fall and
winter her time will be occupied in
giving interpretive readings before
various organizations throughout New
England.
Miss Wood is Texas girl but stud
| led in Leland Power s school in Bos
| ton and entered the field of dramatic
and interpretive reading. For tive
years she has arranged Chautauquas il
various New England towns and ar
ranged popular programs.
| The committee in charge of the meet
ing tomorrow evening is planning 70
musical selections and making other ar
rangements. The talk will be free Z
all members of the league. 1t had beer
planned to have the gathering in tn
club rooms, but on account of troubl
/ with one of the ehimnevs 1t is impos
sible TO. have furnace heat, and tn
use of the Episcopal parish house ha
been rendered to the league througl
| William j. pentland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
OPINIONS
OF RED CROSS
Rev. r. H. Clapp One of II New Eng.
land Clergymen Whose Character
izations Appear in Booklet.

The Soul Of New World is the title
of an opinion of the American Red
Cross as expressed by Rev Richard H
Clapp of the Centre Congregational
church III a little booklet issued by the
New England division, American Red
Cross, which contains contributions by
II other clergymen, with their photo
graphs. The title of the booklet is.
What Some Of Our Clergymen Say Of
the American Red Cross.
Other contributors arc Bishop Wilham
Lawrence, Protestant Episcopal church.
Boston; Arthur c. \. Hall, bishop Of
Vermont, Burlington; Rev. Augustus NJ.
Lord, Providence, X. l.; Rev Henry 5.
Bradley, Worcester, Mass; Rev, a. T.
Conrad, Boston; Rev &. G. Adams,
Burlington; Ben iamin Brewster, bishop
Of Maine, Portland; Rev George f.
Merriam, Ftchburg, Mass: Rev, Rob
crt p Doremus, kcnnehunk, Me-: Rev
/ Albert J. Lord, Meriden, Conn; Chaun
| cey B. Brewster. bishop of Connecticut
| Hartford.
Rev Mr.. Clapp : opinion is contained
in the following paragraph:
= y new body is coming into existence
through an unspeakahle travail of BLOOD
and tears 1t will have soul, for gooG
or evil. The agencies which create tha
soul determine the veal or woe of al
mankind. Only a combination of con
structivc work energized by the mobiles
motives can bring again beauty 70
ashes TO desolate world. The spiri
and achievement of the American Re-
Cross proclaim its deeply signifcan
function as creator of worid-shapini
spiritual forces Here is democracy i
most holy league of relief and healing
of life saved, educated, renewed in hop
and opportunity. Here is the true inter
Inationalism, a brotherhood Of seTvic
: for the common welfare. Here is vita
Christianity; sympathy pity and lov
ministering in wisdom and tenderness
to the tragic need of the world. Her
: is the promise of an abiding peace mad
possible by victorious good will-th
soul of world redeemed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
STEWARDSHIP CALLS
FOR BEST MAN HAS
Need of Church for Money Greater than
Ever-Problems Arising from War
Provide Irresistible Call.
Especial to The Reformer.) }
BELLOWS FALLS. Dee. /


Rev. George A. Martin speaking this
afternoon at the Methodist district con
ference. set out forcetully the great need
of the church for funds TO meet the prob
lens growing out of the war. Speaking
on Christian Stewardship. he said in sub
stance:
What an outrageously inopportunc
time for a campaign for money for more
religious service-!' new and then some
body cries Why not wait until the war
is all over and peace fully restored?' for
getting that the great spiritual interests
OF men and the farreaching affairs of
Gods Kingdom are of infinite Importance
in the adjustment of all human affairs.
and that the strifes and adjustments of
nations are no exception. Some people
/ seem to think of God as little more than
! Il great skipper Of some 'Toonervilc
trolley whose caE OF progress can wait
on the track while all the little fuss
budgets of the neighhorhood get out to
pick berries and drive home the COWS.
The need of the church for money for
the real constructive work of the king
dom was never SO urgent a today. Prob
| lens arising out of the war and a social
readiustment to peace call for the invest
ment Of millions. while the myriadS of
hungry and msatisfierl heather throwing
their wooden gods to the dogs and STAN
peding in ever increasing numbers TO the
cross. yet held back from Christianity
because we have no churches and mis-
sionarics to care for them. provide call
which no intelligent Christian heart ear
resist
Christian stewardship is broad pro
gram fer living and service. not narrow
one. 1t calls for the best a man has
time. talent, energy. initiative. devotion
PRAYERS, his children. his money. There
is no room ON this platform for the fan
atie. fool. PhariSee, or church trouble
, maker The handspring of stewardship
i, not law. or cold. forced and formal giy
ing OF required portion. hat free glaS
pouring out, in loving loyalty TO God. o
all that a man can spare; sometimes
: great deal. sometimes half his income
e sometimes much less, but never less thar
4 would satisfy an orthdoX Mormon,
Q pious pagan, or a respectable Jew.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
FEDERAL COURT
HERE JANUARY 20
Session Was to Open Today, but Ad.
journment Was Taken, Judge H.
B. Howe Being Busy Elsewhere

Today is the day fixed by statute
for the opening of session of the
United States court in the federal
building in Brattleboro, but by order
Of Judge Harland B. Howe the session
was adjourned by United States Mar,
shall Arthur T. Carpenter until Jan
%, at a m.
On account Of the delay in court
business elsewhere in the state oecn
stoned ty the epidemic Of influenza
the Octo5er term of court at Rutland
i not yer finished. which is. the prinei
pal reason for the adjournment of III,
session here. Marshal Carpenter wen
to Rutland today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-17
Universalist Church

Wednesday Dec, Is, at $50 p. m.-The
annual Christmas supper and entertain
ment for members of the Bible school.
Thursday Dec 10. at $50 p. m.-The
annual Christmas tree and supper for the
primary department of the Bible school.
The Mission Circle will meet Thursday
! Dee 10. with Mrs Albert w Rockwell, 81
( Canal street Devotional service at 3 p,
M Paper by Mrs. Rockwell. Subject
! Clara Barton. Founder of the American
Red Cross.
The Daughters Circle will meet in the
church parlor Thursday, Dee. 10. at I.3t
p. IN.