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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
THIS WAR OF ScIENcE-SUBMA.
RlNEs AND COAL FAMINE.

A curious chapter of the war is the
story of the submarines, the coal fam
inc and the little tug boats that ply
their putting way through our harbors
and water courses. These little tug
boats, about the most humble and in
nspicuous item of our merchant ma
rine, have really played an important
part in this war.
+ When the submarines first began
their deadly work, merchant ships
were easy marks. The U-bOat came
TO the surface, hung around in a leis-
urely way and kept firing torpedOes or
guns until the merchantmen went to
the bottom. j. =.
"A Then the destroyers began their
deadly submarine hunt, and merchant
ships were armed, The U-boats can
now often fire but single shot, when
they must quickly get out of sight or
they may be destroyed by, depth
bombs or well aimed shots. Hence
not so many merchantmen are being
sunk, but a good many are being
crippled by single shots.
Here comes in the value of the tug
boats. 1t is far easier to pull Grip
pied ship into port and repair it than
to let it sink and build a new one. So
a great feet of our tug boats have
been called over to the other side
where they are doing grand work in
towing injured ships into harbor.
That, however, has crippled our coal
carrying fleet which depends to con.
siderable extent on ocean going tug
boats for motive power. This has
tended to break down water transpor-
tation of coal on the Atlantic coast,
and has thrown tremendous burden
on the railroads which could not take
it. They have had to divert coal cars
from the interior and to supply reg
ions formerly supplied by water. Ter
:minals have become congested, with
a consequent paralysis of all forms
of transportation and war work af-
fecting the whole country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
cUMMlNs PLAYING POLITICS,

Cedar Rapids Republican: Senator
Cummins seems to be paying more at.
tention to railroads than he is to the
war and he is acting as instructor to
both Wilson and McAdoo. At the pres.
ent time he is trying to see to it that
the railroads shall not receive such
incomes as will enable them to live
decently and to make improvements
that are long past due. Mr.. Cummins
began life as railroad attorney, but for
some reason or other when he entered
politics he became their chief oppon.
ent-the political necessities of his
case seemed to demand such course
at first. 1t was the game of politics
in those days. But those days ought
to be over. Iowa is losing more to.
day because Of inadequate shipping IA
cilities than it would have to pay if
certain rates were made high enough
to be remunerative. The question
whether shipper shall pay $35 or
$3.50 for car from here to Chicago
is not so important as the fact that
he shall have the car when he wants
to. make the shipment. We heard of
a man the other day who lost several
hundred dollars on shipment of
stock because he could not get to mar
ket at the right time.
Now that the government is super.
vising the railroads they ought to be
permitted to make rates that shall en-
able them to pay good wages to their
employees, to the section men as well
as to the men in the engine cabs, and
that shall also entitle them to earn the
moneys that are needed to enlarge
their facilities-at least to pay inter-
est charges on money for such i'm
provements. If Mr.. Cummins is so
anxious to reduce rates or taxes, he
might join with Senator Kenyon in
voting his own { salary down from
$500 year to $4,000 a year, what
used to draw. There is
no reason why our servants should not
be able; to live in Washington on the
smaller amount. r., st.,
Many farmers-since Cummins is al.
ways talking about the farmers-live
on even less than $4,000 a year, and
Mr. Cummins can get along with what
suftices for the hard working man.
Nine-tenths of all that Washington
stuff is demagogism. Cummins has new.
er been able to forget the game of poll.
tics. But railroads are business prop.
OsitiOns and the shippers want them
to be supported so that they can trans.
act the business that is required of
them. To be withholding means from
them is simply Gripping the whole
country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
THREE TOPS At $500.
The Sale Of McAndreWs e. Sons Held
at Vail on February 18th,
Was Complete Success.

Last week McAndrews & Sons sec.
ond of the season Duroc bred hog
sale was success. Forty.three head
entire offering-sold for $5,625, max.
ing an average of $13O.S1. The three
tops of the offering sold for $500 each,
another sold for $240 and two others
brought 5000 each. The following is
a full report of the sales:
7, b. w. Hunt. Denison( $3.50; ID,
STEINER & Dallam, Britt, 5000; s,
Sheesley Bros, Orient, Ill.,, $500; 4,
NJ. f. Vogt, Worthington, Mimi, $500;
Il, Dan Nystrom, .Worthington, Mimi,
$500; 6, S. d. Upton, Oriont, ILL.,, $3.50;
80, M. Kruse, Council Bluffs, $16O; Is,
Mannig & Des Mond, St. James, Mimi,
5000; IL, r. B. hurry, Elwood, Neb.
$40; 3, G. G., Holdforty, Huron, S. d.,
$240; 81, M. J. Hickey, Manning, $3.50;
8, J. J. Mccormick, VAIL $155; 2, ].
C. Kennedy, Goodhope, Ill, $40; 10,
Fl. w. Andrews, Lawn Hill, $145; g,
Ray McCullougs, Vail, $3.50; %, II. II.
Hannah, West Side, $3.50; SO, l.. X.
Wharton, Allen, Neb., 500; 10, l.. S.
Oathouse, Portsmouth,, 800; 35, VIM.
Harrington, Vail, S135; 70, Ed Riddle,
Dow City, $125; II, P. J. Monaghan.
Vail, $3.50; IL. Ed Riddle, $135: 25,
Griffith Bros, Mound City, Mo-, $3.50;
Is, P. ]. Monaghan, $50; IS, j. w.
O'Connell, Vail, 500; 33, J. w. O'Con-
nell, 800; "a, T. A. Hickey, Manila,
$16O; 43, Emil Ewoldt, Vail, $S5; 20A,
Jas. Patterson, Red Oak, $175; 80,
Paul Hannah, West Side, $3.50; 40,
Flaherty Bros, Logan, $85; 20. B. A.
Boom, Wall Lake. $50; &c, r. R. Han
nah, $1275O; II, J. J. Mccormick, $40:
"a, L. S. Oathouse, $50; 81, H. E. Mill
err, Denison, $92.5O; 81, John O'Con-
nell, Lost Nation, $40; 20, J. w. O'Con-
nell, $3.50; 81, H. c. Moore, Vail,
$3.50; 80, H. C. Moore, $3.50; Al, L.
S. Oathouse, $3.50; AZ, L. S. Dat
house, $67.5O; 41k, J. J. Mccormick,
SAB; 80, ]. J. Mccormick, $43
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

Mrs. D. O. Johnson very delightful
lily entertained the Penelope members
on last Wednesday afternoon. Red
Cross knitting and handiWork of var
ious kinds furnished the occupation
for the pleasant hours. At the close
OF the afternoon most delicious two
course lap supper was served. Misses
Marion and Lucille Johnson assisted
their mother in serving.
Miss. Minnie Pahl was hostess for
the H. II. club on last Thursday eve
ming when a most palatable lap sup
per was served, followed by several
musical numbers on the harp played
by Mr.. Barborka, which were indeed
much enjoyed by all the members and
guests.
The Trinity Guild ladies will do
work in the Red Cross sewing rooms
on Wednesday, March 9Th, instead of
having the regular weekly meeting.
S. S. club was entertained by Miss
Alice Stevens on Tuesday evening.
when a large attendance was present
and a number of invited guests. A
most delicious two course lap supper
was served, after. which Miss Cath
arine Woolst0n gave a very clever
reading, Home in the u. S. A." ac-
companied by Miss Winifred Wright.
D. A. r. will meet at the home OF
Mrs. o. A. Patterson on next Monday
evening, March II.
Mrs. A. C. Rohwer was hostess to
the Kill Kare Klub and several invit-
ed guests Wednesday evening at
six o'clock supper. A most delicious
two.course menu Was served, after
which the evening was spent in a So
cial way.
A delightful postnuptial party
occurred last Tuesday evening when
Mrs. r. o. McConnaughey entertained
twelve young ladies who are members
of her Sunday school class, at six
o'clock supper. The affair was in hon
or of Mrs. James Schuffler, formerly
Miss Glennie Hanneman. The table
was Hastily decorated with red hearts
and red candlesticks and each girl
gave an original toast to the bride,
during the supper. Mrs. Schuffler
was the recipient of number of beau
tiful pieces of linen which showed the
esteem in which she Is held by her.
girl friends. The remainder Of the
evening passed pleasantly in social
+
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
ROBERT KARR,
Religious Work Director.

There will be Citizens Caucus of
the uslified voters of the city of
Denisop at s p. M, Friday, March 8,
Ct the high school gymnasium for the
purpose of placing in nomination, can
didates for the following Offices:
"a mayor for the term of two years.
Two councilmen at large for two years,
A treasurer for period of two years.
An Assessor for period of two years.
After the adjournment of this eau
cu6. the voters of the different wards
viii assemble for the purpose of plac-
~ IN. nomination, one councilman
ln6m each of their respective wards
f0r period of two years. $500
Il. e. NOTE, J. B. LYON,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
RED CROSS NOTES

A box from Crawford county con.
tanning the following articles was sent
to Des Moines: IA abdominal band
ages; Is tailed bandages; II many
tailed bandages; 10 scultetus band
ages; IL T bandages; % triangular
bandages; 26 gauze congresses, SKI;
IL gauze congresses, 9x9; 10 absorb
ent pads, Sx12 cotton; IL absorbent
pads, Sx12 oakum; 81 absorbent pads,
1924 cotton; 10 irrigation pads, paper
back; IS gauze rolls. i
The ladies wish to- thank Mr.. E.. T.
Cochran for the bureau he gave the
surgical dressing room.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
THIS WAR Of sciENcE-eUlLD.
ING AlRFSA NES.

Perhaps the biggest mechanical
problem of the war has been the con-
struction of great force Of aircraft.
1t was practically new work. We had
realized the necessity OF warships ana
had a start on the manufacture OF ar
tillery and small arms. But we had
only fooled with aircraft, and all in
moment we were called on to build
them by the 10000.
Immediately. a vast force of work
ers who knew nothing about planes
had to be assembled and drilled. A
lot of new problems arose. A typical
one was that of lubricants. Not one,
of the standard oils in use in our fac
tories would go for the high speed
Liberty motor. One single exception
was the lubricant derived from castor
oil beans. Unfortunately the growing
of these beans is discontinued here,
owing to a cheaper substitute from In
dia While the industry is being re-
established here, it was necessary to
depend on cargoes rushed from India.
The covering for the wings has to
be Irish linen, the best fabric in the
world, since it is light and strong and
will not rip like cotton when pierced
by bullets. The supply gave out, but
under the direction OF the British gov
eminent the Irish crop is hoped to be
sufficient. The public has already been
warned to go slow on purchases OF
linen las certain qualities of it are
imperatively needed for aircraft.
Every spot of high pressure on the
wings has to be reinforced. Then the
whole has to be sewed back and forth
with three inch needles over the ribs.
No one ever estimated the number Of
stitches needed -:
Every operation calls for infinite
care and skill. = Every sharp line. ev-
cry superfluous bit of wire or steel
must be cut OUT They all add weight
and wind resistance. 1t must be able
to stand an air pressure that would
wreck the ordinary house.
HTSN- e. B.. HsHk klSp|
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
TO THE PRESIDENTS CREDIT

Carroll Herald: You'll have to give
it to President Wilson for what he does
not do. You never read of him, i'm
plicating God in the affairs of depraved
men and bloody warlords. His piety
is Of the real sort, deeply reverent
and deterrent toward the work of d.
vine hands, never blatant and belli-
cose in the egotistic assumption that
the supreme ruler is leading this car
nival of depravity and destruction.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

1.-The Nonpartisan league, may con-
slider itself loyal" says the Webster
City. Freeman-Journal, but loyal Amer
leans are not organizing societies that
invite such men as LaFollette to adj
dress its national meetings and dis
cuss the questions Of the war;
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
REPORT OF LECTURE COURSE
r Predecessor has furnished the Re.

view with a statement of the receipts
and expenditures for the lecture
course just closed. 1t was planned to
turn over the profits of the course to
the Red Cross, but after all bills were
paid there was deficit of v1.5O. The
course was one of the best we have
had in Denison and we have yet to
hear of a single complaint of the tai
emit furnished. Below we print the
statement as prepared by Mr.. Broder-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

J. II. Hayes has been confined to
his home for the past few weeks suf-
fering with an attack of pneumonia.
We are glad to report that his condi.
ton 10 considerably improved.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

"The man who aspires to some Office
and does not get it," says the Burling-
ton Hawkeye, usually lives long
enough to discover that what he con-
sidered calamity was really bless
ing in Disguise"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

The reports Of great labor unrest in
Austria. and OF the reduction in the
production Of beer seemed to come
along about the same time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

Governor Harding does not need to
adopt a platform and make q long
statement at this time." says the Per-
ry Chief. His record in Office Ia
enough for the average voter"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

The Germans in the trenches 0ppo.
site the Americans are beginning to
feel like the squirrels the day after
the closed season is off.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

A large number of people have
agreed to observe Lent by giving up
the things their neighbors like to do.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06

The fuel famine is acute, but that
is not sufficient reason why the
landlady should burn the steak every
morning. ~...i..it E.f 81
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SOCIAL NOTES

Short ..... 49,. ..........$ 4.5O
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
THE OLD MAN YIELDS

AhH olAD MAN AAAhuDEJ
Little book, l have seldom seen
anyone who was so Infatuated as
Harvey's old father when ]
calmly announced that would not
be hurried out Of that office at
his will.
"I'll have you put out, mad
ame," he almost shouted, but
saw that he did not ring the
bell.
"All right, do SO, and am
sure it will make a splendid news
paper story, for as sure as you put
me out of your office, Mr.. -,
or If l go without telling what ]
came for, I'll write this story, and
what is more I'll find a newspa-
per that will publish it."
"Blackmail? So that is what
you came after, my fine lady.
Well, let me tell you right now
that you will never get a red
cent out of me. I'm too shrewd
to be outwitted too"
You can call 1t what you will,
sir, but your son informs me that
six months from date he will have
$250,000. You, as executor, can
give him an advance on that sum
IL you will. OF course, know that
your son can get money from the
money lenders advanced on his
prospects. But he is In a peculiar
position-he is i'll and must have
money Immediately. He is friend
less--strange, isn't 1t, that q man
with the money he has had should
in all the world have only one real
friend, and that one the woman
he has wronged?
Il want you to advance to your
son $4,000 Immediately so that
he can fix up his indebtedness and
go away where he can die I'M
known and with as little suffer-
ing as the nature of his disease
will permit"
What is that you say? My
son, die? l don't believe you
you are trying to coerce me"
Il am saying what is absolutely
true. He told me that he had
written you of his condition"
But thought he was only try
ing to wheedle the money out of
me-" the old man said in a voice
that was softening a bit ! could
see.
you do not believe in anyone
because you yourself are a liar"
I said.
BE careful, madame, no man
could ever say that to me-" he
ea,d, suddenly angry.
Then there are some compen-
sations in teing woman was
my comment. You should have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
CRYING FOR PEACE

united Press Leased Wire.)
ZURICH, Jan. 21.-All Aus
tria-Hungary is crying out for
peace,
Reports today show general
strikes. declared Friday, spread
ing thruout the nation. Leaders
have issued a manifesto demand
ing assurances that the peace ne
gotiations be not frustrated thru
territorial demands of pan-0er-
mans"
Dispatches today indicated that
at Buda Pest the entire railway,
tramway and underground serv-
ices had stopped.
At Cracow, great demonstra-
tons were reported. The shops
have been ordered closed and the
people forbidden to congregate
on the streets after 6 O'Clock al
night.
At Vienna the strike movement
was reported spreading thruout
upper and lower Austria into b.
hemia and Moldavia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
VESSEL BURNED


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. I'll
Additional precautions to guard
the San Francisco and Oakland
waterfronts were taken today fol-
lowing the breaking out Of a sud-
den mysterious fire on the steam
schooner Wahkeena, whose SUI
perstructure burned to the water s
edge as she lay in her slip this
morning.
The fire was regarded as signifi-
cant, coming as 1t did Immediately
On the heels of information re-
eeived in federal circles of a
widespread plot by enemy agents
TO wage a campaign of terror on
Pacific coast waterfronts.
Nearly 200 bluejackets from the
San Pedro naval training station
arrived at Goat island today to
assist in the work of patrolling
the front.
Nobody will be permitted to
board any ship unless he bears a
pass or is able to establish.
According to reports which can
not be officially confirmed, fed.
eral officials have conclusive evi.
dence that I. w. w. agents are in
. gigantic plot to burn ships and
docks at many points on the Pa
cific coast. The exact time when
the plot was to eliminate has not
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
m'ADOO AGAINST
u. s. OWNERSHIP

in rate fixing matters to meet any
emergency" declared McAdoo.
McAdoo cited his recent ac-
ton in New York in ordering
coal trains moved thru the Penn
sylvania tunnel as an instanco
where 1t was necessary arbitrar-
lily to set aside local control.
The fact that the government ID
guaranteeing compensation, Mo-
Adoo added, makes 1t unwise to
leave 10 tsate. commissions the
right to determine to any degree
what the roads earn.
Arguing that the three-yeae
compensation basis Is "a fair and
reasonable one," McAdoo said:
In the fiscal year ending June
80, 1917, the net railroad earn-
ings eyre $1,036, 900, 900. The
average for the past three years
is about $s35,000,000.
IL the government with $780,
100000 advantage hasn't made .
fair deal, I am frank to say | DO
not know wha fair dealing u.s."
McAdoo had no direct hand In
the composition of the Garfield
shutdown to save fuel, he told tho
committee today.
WAS the Garfield order issued
TO help the director general Of rail-
roads?" asked Senator Watson.
at was issued, in my opinion.
to help the railroads to deliver
coal and also to help save fuel,
said McAdoo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
(United Press Leased wi~e.)


ROME, Jan. 21.-Greatly stir
red by President Wilson's demo-
cratic outline OF war aims, Austria
Hungary La smouldering with a
blaze of opposition to militarist
Germany, according to reports to
the vatican, received from the
papal nuncio at Vienna. 1t is un-
derstood he described the situa-
ton in the dual monarchy as
"most critical for the Teutonic
military combine"
President Wilson's speech to
congress, it was asserted, has CIV
On a remarkable impulse to demo-
cratic peace ideas in the whole ma
ton. Industrial chaos of more
than a mere local nature is re-
ported.
Grievous differences have devel-
oped between Emperor Karl and
the pan-German leaders.
The kaiser, 1t was declared, is
trying to smooth out these dis
agreements by supporting Foreign
Minister Won Kuehmann against
Won Buelow, who is hated in Aus
tria.
The Corriere d'Italia, the vati.
can organ, declared positively to-
day:
1--WE are facing a true Austrian
announcement against Luden-
dorff, Hoffman and German impe-
rialism."
Evidence of Austria-Hungary's
bitter opposition to the junker an
nexationist plans is accumulatine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-21
C@ @9WH&gh

someone at last to tell you the
truth, and / am here to tell you
one truth--that your son is dying
and needs the money l am asking
you to send him to make his end
more comfortable"
Where is that boy?" he asked
somewhat wildly. "I'll 60 to him
and bring his home. I'll go al
once"
Good. Here is the address,
but don't take the boys mother
with you. for her heart would be
further torn at seeing his dis
tress. Bring him here II you can
and do everything you can for
him."
And you. madame, what can
do for your" said the old man,
determined, it seemed, that his
money should be good, and that
he must pay for disinterested
kindness and courage"
You can do nothing for me.
have never seen your son but
once in my life, and l came down
here to talk to you at the request
Of the woman he loved and whom
he still loves. She knew that you
would not listen to her and 80 out
of her divine compassion for the
man she once cared for she told
me about him and enlisted my
sympathy"
"And does she still love him?"
he asked eagerly.
mot in the way that you mean.
She is the happy wife of a man
who is in every way worthy of her.
He knows her story from begin
ming to end and the plan was part
ly his, the husband of the woman
your son loves, that should come
here to your city and talk to
you"
Ito Be Continued.)
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81.
"A billion dollars must be ad-
vanced to the railroads for i'm
provements before they will be on
an effective war basis, Director
General McAdoo announced before
the senate interstate commerce
committee today.
At the same time, McAdoo came
out definitely against government
ownership of the roads.
McAdoo said his survey Of the
rail situation has convinced him
government funds must go into
the roads to help them expand.
He forecast the continuation of
government control for some time
when he sad congress should not
limit government control to any
definite period. II government
control is limited to the duration
Of the war or for a fixed time aft
erwards, McAdoo warned the COM
mittee, financial chaos is likely
when the roads are turne dback.
Hasty and Ill considered legis-
lation now. he sadd, would be
ruinous to holders Of railroad Sc
curities when the government re-
linquished control Of the lines
For this reason, McAdoo urged
that the committee report the
pending railroad bill as written.
with the provision that govern
ment control shall continue until
congress shall otherwise order.
McAdoo's statement that he
does not believe in government
ownership was In answer to q
question by Senator Watson, In
diana, an outspoken foe OF gov
eminent ownership.
"Mr. Secretary, do you believe
In government ownership" ask
ed Watson.
II do not" replied McAdoo.
But I believe 1T will be impos-
sible to return to competitive con-
disions as they were before the
government stepped In. There
will have to be a greater measure
Of government control and regu-
lation henceforth than we have
had in the past"
I'VE must use our best fore
sight. To throw the roads back
to private control, with competi-
ton destroyed and with one line
carrying business at the expense
OF another, would be . grave mis-
take"
DO you thing the power 70 FIX
rates should be taken from the
interstate commerce cdmmission
and the various state commis-
sions?" sske& Senator Kenogg.
When the president d oper-
atnD the railroa1ss 1 think = -
tremely unwiss 20 hamper him