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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02

everything the robbers commanded,
and did not dare.
While the women were crying and
praying. the Chinese woman came
and sat beside them on the bed and
cried with them, stroking their faces
to show her sympathy. But a terri
BILE ordeal was coming to the two
missionaries.
Evening came, and shortly after
shutdown man came to the door OF
the house and called the captives to
come outside. AS they came forth
they were astonished to see the men
standing in two rows before the house
dressed in beautiful robes of purple,
blue and lavender silk, and equipped
with their guns, revolvers and swords
and further decorated with fiagsN of
green and red. AS the women ap-
peared the men scoffed, laughed and
Knocked at them.
To the minds of the Christian
women thus insulted came the mem
DRY of how Jesus went to The Cross,
and they believed that the time for
their death was at hand. With the
spirit of true Christians, and ready
to sacrifice everything for their re-
llgion, although sad thoughts came to
them OF the dear ones at home, they
prepared to face the end. Uttering
the prayer Father forgive them
they know not what they do" the
stood ready to accept
their fate. But they were not to die
at this time.
Announcing to the trembling wom-
en- that they had come to take them
to Tangshan they took them ont of
lhe yard to where there were a num-
Der OF horses, donkeys and mules.
from the talk among the robbers the
missionaries learned that the men
considered it quite an expense to
themselves to hold the women in CAN
tlVlty. AS Mrs. Dixon was too weak
10 ride the men hired a wheel bar
row for her, and the party started
from the village. After an exciting
Journey, and several stops en- route,
during which the women heard their
captors abusing them in very vile
language, they came nearer to Tang
shan Their captors endeayored TO
persuade them to eat, and even Of
iereu mem clgaretS, but the women
could not eat, as they had been
through such an ordeal.
TO their great surprise the women
hnally realized that they were really
celng returned to Tangshan. Late
enc afternoon when the band was
within few miles of the city the
robbers rode away, and rapidly dis.
appeared. Chinese soldiers, who were
patrolllng the roads took the two
thankful women in charge and upon
entering Tangshan the soldiers
sounded their bugles. To the two
llred women the notes of the bugles
were the sweetest music they had ey-
er heard. The soldiers had hired an
ox-cart for, the women and they rode
through the city in triumph and were
safely returned to their friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02
CASUALTY LIST OF YANKEES
Killed In Action. 80; O.her Deaths
and Wounded Number.
lsociated Press Disna tch. j

Washington. July 25.-The army
casualty list totals 1873. Killed in ac-
ton, 80; other deaths, IL; severely
wounded, 1923; other wounded, sew
enteen; missing and prisoners, four.
Marine list, GA; killed in action, 20;
died of wounds, 8; severely wounded,
IS; missing, 3.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02
American Casualty List.

IUn1ted Press DISPATCH.
Washington, July z5.-General Per-
shing this morning reported 1873 cas-
ualties to the war department. There
We're sixty four marine casualties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-02

L. =. diamond is in receipt of a
letter from his son Clayton who en-
listed in the navy about week ago
and is now at Great Lakes, ILL.,, The
young man writes that while he en-
listed for electrical work he thinks
OF asking for classification as sea-
man, second class, in the hope that
he may 'go across" sooner than he
otherwise might. He is enthusiast
tic about the life and says there are
now 10000 "Jackies' at the station
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
BUREAUCRACY AND The PRESS.

ARBITRARY censorship OF the press
which congress refused to incorporate
IN the espionage law seems to seek
accomplishment in round about
way; that Is the power to establish a
censorship that would put any news
paper out OF business which depends
on Geographic reports will be official
privilege If the press wires are to be
included in the government control and
ownership granted by the senate.
There is much in connection with
the proposal to turn over the lines
which leads to the suspicion that what
could not be obtained in the espionage
law is to be acquired by roundabout
fashion by cutlery Of emergency based
upon a strike threat that represented a
small minority of telesraphers. The
New York Times editorially discuss
ing the proposition voices very gen
eral opinion Of the loyal press when it
says:
1t is curious. it Is almost unintelli-
sible, that the senate should permit
itself to be the dupe of an accelerated
strike whose impotence would have
been shown if the promoters of it and
government control and ownership Of
telegraph lines hadn't found in Wash
ington too willing gulls of an "emer-
gency' that never would have emerged
Why does congress not look into the
Konenkamp- Thompson Strike, ind
out for itself how much Of exterior in
huence and motive, how preposterous-
ly little of the desires of most Of the
employees of the Western Union, there
was in that precious enterprise?
What in the telegraph service under
private management was so unsatis-
factory or so per.lons to the prosecu-
ton of the war that the government.
which makes so shining a success OF
the post office department, must take
up this great business?
IT it will not seek light on these
questions. on the whole dubious trans
action, at least the senate should not
be deceived by any promises that POST
master General Burleson or some other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
lBy David Cory.l

Now as soon as the old red rooster
busted the cobwebs of the walls of
Uncle Lucky's barn. as told you in the
last story, he brushed down a little
black spider who had her web in the
northeast corner.
You're very mean rooster to pull
down my web,
For now must spin another.
If things must be clean you've no right
to be mean.
I've notion to tell your good
mother"
please don't do that" SAID tine RED
rooster. MY mother is very old hen
and it might worry her SO she couldn't
lay an egg" And just then Billy Bunny
and Uncle Lucky drove up In their
Luckymobile, SO the little black spider
began to spin a new web and the old
red rooster commenced to dust Off the
top of the old buggy. q
well, here we are. home again." said
the old gentleman rabbit, and he took
off his old wedding stovepipe hat and
wiped his forehead with his blue silk
polkadot handkerchief, and after that
he looked at his gold watch and chain
and fixed the diamond horseshoe pin in
his red necktie. You see there was a
little old broken mirror which Uncle
Lucky kept in the barn 70 that in case
his stoyepipe hat wasn't on straight he
could fix it before going out automo-
bling.
And then Billy Bunny put the Lucky
mobile in the garage and after that he
and Uncle Lucky went into the house
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16


Won Hindenburg is dying!
Come gather We fiends from the pit Of
He'll,
Won Hindenburg is dying
Come gather We slain of the ruthless
shell
Round the couch where he is lying!
Gather ye souls who plead unspared,
Whose pain the raped and the outraged
shared;
Gather We host that shall ring his knell;
Down to the utmost depths of He'll,
Won Hindenburg is dying!
Gather We ghouls from the Styglan
night,
Won Hindenhurg is dying.
Torture and mock his dimming sight,
Let the blasts of He'll be signing.
People the mists around him drawn,
The light of the flames be his souls
dawn,
Come gather We war torn hearts that
bleed.
The blood dregsed cup his dying mead,
Won Hindenburs is dying!
Gather We innocents put to Steel
Won Hindenburg is dying!
Gather, confront that his soul may reel
While Charon's bark is plying!
Gather We babes, We maids defled,
Ye blasphemed priests SO meek and
mild;
Gather we witness host and meet
His guilt before the judgment seat,
Won Hindenburg is dying!
j. Eugene Chrisman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

grandee Of bureaucracy will not estab-
lish censorship over the press. Pos-
siby some evidences Of q purpose 70
exercise censorship might be now
collected, even before the government
official has got his rash, intrudlne,
Creelish hand deep In the pie, The In
telligent zeal, the wise discretion
whereby the government, with its pres
ent opportunities of censorship. cen
sors the press is Notorious. We may
be sure that in its supervision OF tele-
grams the government Would tahe
pains In the case of newspapers, never
to bother dsloyalists,' unless they bear
German names.
AS for spies, pacifists, and such cat
tie, the strange brood Of officials no"
censoring and informing should De
sufficient warning against subjecting
the news of the country to the same or
similar geniuses
1t is a dangerous experiment which,
with no provpcation, the government Is
eager to make. The spirit of bureaus
cracy is always fussy, inquisihve'
busybodish. To put the news, when
makes opinion on all subjects, In the
hands of officials who, even suppoelns
that they are intelligent and honest
have an esprit de corps and party 1eel-
ing, and swollen sense of their I'm
portance, is to invite the sophistication
or mutilation of the news, to manufac-
ture and seek to control public opinion.
The senate can make up lis mlhu
that there will be a censorship, foolish
and annoying, if not worse, should TINS
artificially emergency be treated as
anything less than the bogey and num-
bug it is. However, no disloyal news
paners in English will have to worry,
They are sacred to a government, II
wise. mysteriously so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
PREPARING FOR A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL

Three months hence the fuel ques-
ton will be acute. We will then be
verging upon he winter period and we
are told Officially that this country is
a hundred million tons short of its coal
necessities. We are certain to he seri-
ously restricted as to coal and ceal is
our fuel. We depend upon it. II is
likely that certain industries will find
themselves deprived of fuel when the
pinch comes.
What industries will be thus
affected? Naturally the non essential
and less essential ones. Essential" in
this sense means first of all essential
the leading business of this country at
present.
1t will be very sensible thing for
essential and less essential bust
nesses, occupations and industries to
face the situation boldly and prepare
to meet it when it comes as from all
appearances it must come War acti-
vities will come first. The homes will
come next, for the homes are the vital
nuclei the nerve centers of all
government and of all activity. SO it
will shade down to the business and
occupation that is less and less essen
tial to those that are non-essential in
coal allowances and when the coal
runs out some of the latter will find
themselves denied fuel 1t is much
better to face the prospect and pre-
pare TO meet it with as little loss as
possible. For the prospect Is not hope
full.
But the government should as soon
as possible inform all the interests
likely to suffer thus as precisely as
possible where they are at" 1t would
be better If men were to prepare for a
closure and find that they might have
more than expected than to prepare
for a full season and be met with
sudden and arbitrary closure thru
denial OF all fuel
But it Is sensible to look forward to
serious limitations and meet the pros
pect prepared for the worst For it
seem s certain from the present outlook
that less essential and non essential
businesses are to have a hard road to
travel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Billy Bunny and His Friends

and wound UP the graphophone. And
this Is the song it sang:
THE candy cat ate a chocolate mouse,
o dearie, dearie me.
And the little toy dog chased the little
toy cat,
Till she climbed up cinnamon tree"
And while these two dear little rab-
bits were listening TO the music, who
do you suppose peeped into the win
dow? Why. tho Wicked Gray Wolf.
Yes, sir. There he stood on the front
porch squirting thru q iittia crack be-
tween ths window sill and the parlor
shade.
"Ha, hal" he said to himself. ITS
long time since i'vs esttsTs 8. ::..!!ce little
rabbit. and then he pushed up the win
dow and crept softly inside. Wasn't
that dreadful? For the two little rab-
bits never heard him, for they were In
the library, you know.
Then that wicked wolf tiptoed ACROSS
the floor. oh. 80 softly, and peeked
around the side of the door. Yes, sir!
I'm getting little worried myself now.
Tor this was the same bad wolf who
chased little Red Riding Hood. and You
know what he did to her poor dear
grandmother.
Well. I guess the sraphophene must
have seen his head, around the door
way. for all of sudden 1t stopped
playing. and then Billy Bunny locked
around, and in the next story TIL tell
you what happened after that. But YOU
can go to sleep and not worry. for
promise yeu III not 4let that walked
wolf hurt those two little rabbits. not
even if have to call out the naval re-
serve and the suffragettesl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Increased OIL Flow.

Using an electric heater to increase
the how In oil wells is method Il at
Ia being tried with considerable
promise of success in the oil fields
Of California. The heater used is
. long brass cylinder containing a
large number of coils. This cylinder,
With wires Of the right length It
tached. is lowered to the bottom II
the we'll and the wires are connected
With q generator. The Increased few
that has taken place in the expe II
msnts already made is explained IN
the theory that the heat expands ne
gas in the oilbearing stratum and
causes . greater upward pressure IN
the we'll The heater consumes about
nine Nv. Of current m hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason
mn COl0RApQ.

the otd
ac thrills when viewing ecaes sublime Ia IKE ta!k VIVA.
TOT
hail tourist ana Try
makes Wen WHIP tine
French tired they've capped
getting
sight the torrents are r. but
hills
serappe long they're human
the bun; but
squch
with
nona m o sublme ~ 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Topics - ths Times

M ~ Z a. #. = o. q
II that Hindenburs report Ia a mis-
take II should be corrected II no isn't
dead he ought to be. And that's the
way to correct It.
S'pose Panoho villa has gone back to
the farm?
At that we seem to be getting along
fairly in Iowa with one language and
one flag.
Expensive pleasure trips are not war
activities.
One of the poorest investments an
Iowa farmer can make would be to put
S1s in a Non partisan League fiiver.
If it's Christian duty to whale the
daylights out of the Hun there's some
thing not entirely unchristian about
war.
who Is to spend life lavshly to the
last Moujk." The autocracy Of Ger
many out autocrats the absolutsm Of
Russia which we used to learn in school
was the only absolute monarchy in the
world.
Moving pictures are considered highly
essential and moving picture actors ex-
empt where the grocery clerk and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

IF they had assassinated the whole
gang of Prussians said to have been
marked for such slaughter the world
would have oeen better off SAYS the
Cedar Rapids Republican. in fact If 4
dozenbof the gang of war makers had
been killed six years ago, ten million
human beings who are now dead would
he alive in this world and rs many mil
lions more would not be MANNED "a
starving. iii fact, K "ri!helnn of Hohen-
zollern alone had been killed, with nos-
sibly his oldest son, there would. in all
human probabilities, have been no
world war now raging"
1.-THE booze traficker sooner or later
gets into the net" observes tie Council
Bluffs Nonpareil at seems strange
that there are still considerable num-
Der of men s, decided as to believe that
they can get away I witt, The game.
With city. state and federal agents con-
slantly on their trail there are few men
cunning enough 10 escape fer long.
The safest and hsst way IS t. get busy
at some honest job"
"But eventually rational delivery
system will come again. No grocer Is
going to deliver a fNe-cent purchase
distance Of several miles except on
certain route and at certain time"
argues the Burlington Hawkeye. But
the delivery. carefully regulated Is a
convenience, that will not be given up,
when we get settled down again to pur-
Suitc Of ppapa only
IF Mr.. Ford does become senator
he will be compelled to sever relations,
absolutely and completely, with his
present industrial connections. You
cannot serve God and mammon Let
the shoemaker stick to his last" says
the Waterloo Courier.
"For any man who has the ethics OF
a skunk and door posts patriotism,
time Of war offers unparalleled OPP
portunities to make fortune. For any
regular man the opportunity Is small,
is the comparison created by the Sioux
City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
CONGRESS AND PRAYER.
1Cedar Rapids Republican,

.t
They are making big fuss about
that one minute for prayer, along
about noon, which has been innocently
voted by the United States congress
upon the American people, but how
many are observing it and how many
will observe it? 1t is only one more
hypocrisy added to the American peo-
pie. 1t is not for congress or for a
president to say when We shall pray,
or whether we shall pray at all. To
take such action, even in the name of
the war is a piece of impertinence on
the part of the congressman and those
who voted for it were afraid Of the
votes, the few votes that they thought
might he influenced by voting no.
When II comes to prayer. that is not
the governments business at all. but it
is the right of every human being to
decide that for himself. A president
may upon occasion ask the people to
observe a day of prayer, each in his
own way. or in no way at all, as suits
his belief, but to enact a national GUS
tom for all the people is impertinent
on the part of congress.
The Mohammedans do such things.
At stated times they stop to pray. no
matter where they are. but how many
Americans. each about his own busi-
ness, is going to stop in the middle of
the street. or In his automobile to Of
fer up prayer when II o'clock strikes
The very statement of the proposition
shows how ridiculous the action Of con-
gress is, for 1t involves the doing of
something that will not be done. But
in time of war like this 1t Is almost
any sort Of an idea that can he put
over, il only some jealous fellow will
lead forth and demand the roll call on
the others in congress. Prayer is some
thing so personal and 50 individual, so
sacred to those who believe in 1t that
no congress can regulate it. In fact, 1t
were better if congress let all religious
matters alone. When it begins to in
terfere in such matters. then the
troubles will begin to accumulate for
the nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Masonic Meetings
Visitor. Always Welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903, A. f.
and A. M.-Stated communication FRI
day. July 10, 8 p. m. Regular business.
3. f. English, w. NJ; John w. Weils'
secretary,
sIeNET CHAPTER. No. SO, r. A. NJ.
Special cenvocation Monday evening
July 90. Business session O'CLOCK
Ira Davenport. H. P, John w. WeLs
secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, kina Solo
mon Council No. 20, r, & s. NJ, Mon
day. July %. 1918. 500 p. m. Regular
business. 1T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, 7. NJ,
Stated conolave, St. Aldemar Com
r7anasry, No. 80. x, t. Tuesday, july
%. s y. m. Regular business. j. Fl.
Frederick commander: I. T, Forbes
commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER, No. 81, o. E.
s.-Reguar meeting Wednesday even
ing July II, 1918. o'clock. Mrs. Arch
err Walton. secretary, Mrs. Cora Wiley
W. M.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

Congress considers lowering income
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
su,.. y. Knew All About oxygen.

Sure; He Knew All About Oxygen.
A Kansas school teacher was ex-
planning to the children what oxygen
was, and when she finished she asked:
Nov, who can tell me what oxygen
Isl" After pausing while one little
fellow spoke up and said: 1T was
one of them things they used to drive
before they got horses"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

The Storm Lake Register Sometimes
wonders if all of the profteerins IS
traceab BILE to men higher up. We some
times wonder if the fellows down the
line are not included in the game
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
Io,Da Newspapers
POOR RooZY EAST DUBUQUE!
dubuque Times Journal.1

East Dubueue's complain because
several Dubuque ladies went over ia
the Illinois city last Saturday and
brought back few dollars to be used
for the benefit of Dubuque soldiers. A
long outpurst appeared in The Regis
tel last week. which Is printed else
where in this edition,
The Register says it was unjust.
Think of It! Unjust! Surely the 'ta,s
day ladies should have known better
than to even expect this poor little H.
linois town to hear part Of our burdens
over here. Just think of it! East Du-
buque with it's thousands ana tIioqs-
ands Of Dubuque dollars stored away
in its banks should be called upon to
contribute u few dimes to support the
boys who have gone from this city to
camp. and France. Ridiculous!
Let's make proposition.
IL East Dubuque will return all the
money contributed by Dubuquers to
East Dubuque projects, Dubuque will
return the several nickels and dimes
that the across river residents have
donated to Dubuque projects.
Generally there are about nine
Iowans to every East Dubuquer in
the Illinois town on Saturdays. The
question naturally arises: How much
money did the residents Of East Du-
buque really contribute? It's hard
problem. II Ia safe to assume. how
ever that about I cents of every
nickel contributed is, in reality. Du-
buque money coming back. And how
much never comes back?
It's too bad that the ladies made
this very grave ca error. The suffer
Ing caused must he tremendous, They
should be either court-martialed or
decorated for bravery. At any rate
something should be done, East Du-
buaue can not be allowed to suffer
any longer.
Like Belgium, she must be recon-
pensed, after the war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16

tar salary ljmit,' Wh1hiRSteM writer
says, Why not hrst consider taxiRg the
congressn,ans saiary!" inquiries thu
Burlington Gazette,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
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