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New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
Coal mines, 9oo,ooo,ooo francs.

Coal mines, 900 0000 900 francs
 Iron mines, blast furnaces and steel works, 2,0O0, 100000 francs.
 Land values are not considered in the foregoing tabulation, nor that of buildings, except for coal mines, blast furnaces and steel works. Many other industries were in the invaded dis tricts, including ice-xnaking plants, glass works, public works, gas and water works, potteries, oil refineries flour mills. printing plants, dyeing and bleaching textile plants, food -conser- ving factories, and chemical and fer tilizer works. Their buildings, tools and stock represent enormous expen- allure.
 French plans for reconstruction be- gan soon after the invasion, the gov ernment in December, 1914, declar- ing that damage caused by the war should be a charge on the nation as a whole. This principle means that the French manufacturer looks to his government for the means of resum- ing industrial activity.
 Regardless of what indemnities or reparation may be exacted from the enemy, the indemnity desired by the manufacturer is materials with which he may renew manufacturing activ- ities Cach indemnities to the manu- fcturers the Paris Chamber of Com merce declared in May, 1915, are un- sound, for with the money in his hand he would not be assured of materials necessary to reconstruct his plant.
 French government officials quick ly realized the objection to the state undertaking to buy and allocate ma terials Accordingly the manufactur- CTS organized the Central Association for the Restoration of Industrial Life in the Invaded Regions to be con- ducted without profit and serving as
 By the agreement the bureau buys and distributes materials and equip ment after proposed purchases have been approved by the ministry of com merce, and it's accounts are subject to audit by the inspector general of finances. Other provisions of the agree ment make the bureau under strict government control.
 Purchases are not now being made repairing the wars damage can be un- dertaken, the war must first be won, and tonnage is too valuable for even Un0 import OI uldl6Ildl ueC6SSdIY De- fore industrial reconstruction can be- gin. Meanwhile the bureau is pre- pairing estimates of materials that will be needed by each industry. Of equal 1 in the preparation is the work of establishing contact with pros pective supply, so that all will be ready for the signing of contracts with the l signing of a peace treaty.
 The bureau, according to advices re- l ceived here, is anxious to get in touch 1 with American manufacturers, but has let it be known that it would be of 1 little use for individual Am erican firms 1 to send catalogues or enter into pre- inlinary correspondence. A report is l sued by it declares that individual and | buying is out of the oues 1 ion, and the collective selling is fa- 1 yored to meet Frances collective buy 0e
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13

timated that it will require 700 French freight cars, or the equivalent of $50 big American cars, to trans port the biscuits sold by the associa ton alone. And the business is still in its infancy. If it continues to thrive at the present rate, the Red Triangle may eventually have to call upon the Army Quartermaster Corps to help out on the transportation problem and devote itself almost exclusively to sell ing the supplies put on the ground by the military people.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
CAMP UPTON CONNECTIONS

Owing to the large number of New Britain men at Camp Upton, and the frequent visits made them by their friends and relatives, the Inter State Transit company has announced it's Sunday schedule. The a. m. boat from Greenwich is met at the Long Island landing at Oyster Bay with large busses which take passengers to Hicksville where they take a train for Camp Upton. These busses meet the return train at 6:45 D. m. The rum ming time for the trip is four hours and the distance is 120 miles The Transit company carries any men in the service free of charge.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
ONION GROWER FINED

Strong in His Denial of Assault on Sister of His Friend--Sisterly Love Fined S1O.
 Adam Stavinski, a strong man be- cause he is al onion grower in the summer and works winters in one of the local factories, and Rosie Pietras stood trial in police court this morning before Judge Meskill on the charge of assaulting Veronica Droessel who is a sister of Mrs. Pietras. The alleged as sault took place last Saturday night on Grove street.
 Veronica testified that as she walked along Grove street she observed Rosie and Adam in conversation She told her sister to have nothing to do wien Adam because he is a, married man. Rosie told her to mind her own busi- ness, that she was old enough to be her own boss Adam became angry and struck her. She was knocked down and kicked. For about an hour she was unconscious.
 Patrolman Walinczius said that he observed the fight and made the ar rest of Stavinski after a lively chase.
 Several other witnesses gave cor roborative testimony concerning the assault. One of the witnesses said he caught Stavinski and held him until Patrolman Walinczius arrived.
 I'm going to tell the truth" said Mrs. Mary Kolli, and she told the court that Veronica heaved a bag contain ing eggs and onions at Stavinski and that Veronica's sister aided Stavinski in the assault.
 Attorney William F. Mangan was counsel for Stavinski. Stavinski was fined $10 and Mrs. Pietras was placed on proba ton.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
CONG. LONFRGAN PREsIDEs,

Washington, Sept. .13.-Congressman Augustine Lonergan of the First Dis trict presided Wednesday afternoon in the House of Representatives as tenn porary speaker for nearly two hours, during discussion on the War Revenue bill.
 During that time seven representa- tiEes addressed the House, among them Congressman Fordney of Michi- gan and Congressman Merritt of Con- necticut.
 In the cloak rooms later, MT. Lon ergan's colleagues, in congratulating him on his handling of the gavel, told him the only difference between him. self and Champ Clark was in their years.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13

26,0o0 factories and industrial estab- llshments were in the invaded parts Of France, and their output was more than thirty per cent of all France. These factories output in proportion to the country's total production fol lows:
 Iron ore, 90 per cent; pig iron, 83 per cent; steel, 75 per cent; coal, 70 per cent; combed wool, 94 per cent: linen thread, 90 per cent; sugar, 65 per cent.
 Owners of the factories, of course, have been shut off from normal com- munications with their properties, but Workmen, engineers and others caught in the north of France when the Ger man army rolled through there have gradually worked their way to Paris as their repatriation has been accom- plished by the Allied arms. Tn many localities and in almost countless in- dustries, nothing remains,
 Coal mines have been flooded, and years will pass before coal will be hOisted from them again. Electric power stations and the transmission lines have in many places been dis mantled, the machinery being carried off by the Germans and the copper
 
 of the equipment in the n1etal-work~ plants, all the cotton, linen and wool spinning machinery, together with wool-combing and textile looms, have been systematically pillaged.
 Repatriated workers report that machines have been skilfully taken apart and all the copper and alloys in the bearings sent into Germany
 
 ter this was done, the iron frame was broken up and turned over to Ger man scrap-iron dealers.
 Steel structures have been taken down, and the sheet-iron roofs and been sent back into Germany or used in the war zone. Sugar refineries and breweries are reported to have been completely destroyed. Machine shops finished just before the begin ing of the war have been raZed, and if, in the rear of the battle line the enemy has continued in operation certain plants that would serve his purpose, it is believed that these will be destroyed before retreating.
 The cost of replacing these indus tries today is estimated to be about three times the original cost, which would amount to millions. The cost, before the war, of industries known to have suffered worst is semi-offi- cially reported as follows:
 spinning and combed wool, 2,4oo,- GOO spindles, 192, 2,O00,00O francs.
 Spinning of cotton, 2,S00,OOO spin dles, 100000 francs
 spinning of flax, 100000 splndles, 100, 100000 francs
 Wool weaving, 96,ooo looms. 92,- 0o0,000 francs
 Weaving of cotton cloth. 29,Ooo looms, 46,000,0Oo francs.
 Central electric stations and dis /, tribution lines 25o,o0o,oo francs,
 Machinery and electrical manufac- turing plants,- 5O0,0o0,000 francs
 Sugar refineries, 135, 100000 francs. :,
 Breweries, 37,o00,OO francs.
 Small machine shops, S5o'o0o'oo0 l fYa
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
DORBUCK WITH "Y'' AGAIN.
Limited Service Man Rejected At
 Camp Upton-Others in Class i.

Anthon Dorbuck of this city, who was sent to Camp Upton with the last quota of limited service men, has been rejected for army service for physical disability and has been dis charged. He has returned to Camp Jackson, South Carolina, where he has resumed his former work as Y. M C. A. worker.
 Several of the other limited serv- ice men from this city have gone into regular army work at Camp Upton, while others are doing special work They are in the Fist Co.,, 9th Bat ta1ion, depot brigade.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13

Paris. Sept 12.-Dispatches from Geneva state that the French govern ment has renounced the France Swiss commercial convention of 1906 It IS explained that this is due to the En- tente policy to put an end to all com merical treaties in which the most favored nation clause exists with g. view of preventing the enemy from nefiting after the war.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
SWISS COMMERCIAL
 TREATY EXPIRING
|. $. Will Discuss Prolonging Agree mcnt-FrcnCh Decide Against
 Renewing Their Pact.

Berne, Sept, 13.-The commercial convention between the United States and Switzerland expires on October 3 and negotiations for it's prolongation, it is announced today, will begin shortly.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-13
NEW BRITAIN BOY
 PRISONER OF HUNS
Private Joseph Carroll is First From This City to Be Captured By
 the Enemy.

Private Joseph Carroll of the headquarters company of the 102d U. S. Infantry. reported several weeks ago as missing in action" has been located in a German prison camp and his mother, Mrs. Thomas Carroll of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
INFLUENZA CASES INCREASE.
Places Serving Drinks Ordered to Use
Precautions.

With a total of forty influenza cases
reported to the health department this
forenoon. the number Of cases reported
is almost double the number that were
reported Friday. 1t is very certain
that not nearly all influenza cases have
been reported by physicians to the
mayor, probably due to the fact that
many of the cases are mild
Mayor Reilly this forenoon instructed
the police to notify all pieces where
soda or other kinds Of soft drinks are
served that they must use extra pre-
cautions that the disease may not be
spread by persons using the same
glasses. Owners were instructed thai
glasses must~be thoroughly washed
after being used and not merely rinsed.
Ii is possible that in case precautions
taken already are not sufficient. that
places serving soft drinks may be or
dered to discontinue serving or ordered
to use individual cups to he destroyed
after being used. 1t is said Des Moines
drug stores are serving drinks in
paper cups.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
GEORGE W. ScHIcK DEAD.
Old Resident Of County and CRY
Succumbs TO Diabetes.

George w. Schick. 204 East S1a'e
street, for thirty four years a resioent
OF this county. and for about tWen's
wears OF this city. died at his nome az
10 o'clock Friday ntZht Of diabetes. MI
Schick had been a sufferer from une
djahetic trouble for eight years. WINE
visiting at mis- old home a. Sfernns'
III a few weeks ago, he was stri'hen
with perlca rditis. form of heart ois-
ease, and returned home on Sept. "o'
He had been confined to the house ever
s;,oe and for several days his condi-
ton had been serious.
Mr. Scnick was a native o, frair'.
vile Ill were he was born Jan. D.
1853. He was united in marriage u,
whiteside county. Illinois, Oct. ). 80
with Miss Emma Jacobs. and IN 1917
czrne 70 this county, settling on a Iarh'
in Vienna. township. where the fanh'H
lived until coming TO this city.
In addition to his widow MI. S2I,N
6 survived by one daughter, Mrs. l.. ~
Mum. OF Cedar Falls, and srl''u-
daughter Miss Bernice Schick' WI"
was reared BY her grandparents anu
has always made her home with 'hehi.
Two brothers. William SchicK, Oh
syracuse \. Y. and Charles Schich'
of Sterling. H., also survive.
Nr Schick was a member OF the -
q. I. ". and NJ. w. A. OF TINS city =,
Private funeral services will be he'a
from the residence Monday afternoon
81 >. an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12

their CLERKS have found the task . slow
enc to pick out OF the list OF 1900
numbers the $3.50 which apply In this
county. The work YIN not be finished
until earl. next week. but soon after
Il is done a list of the Cept. ~ regis
trants, showing the order number OF
each. will be prepared and posted so
that registrants may learn what their
order number Is.
Members Of the local exemption
board are raising the query whether
the order to entrain nine men for
training at Iowa State Col
lege, Ames, Oct. Is, will not be recalled
on account OF the college being quar-
Such recall order has not,
however been Issued as yet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
BANGOR ltema.

L.R. Green. who has been patient
at the Deaconess hospital at Marshall
town. returned home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jay visited the
formers parents at Albion SUNDAY.
Mrs. r. NJ. Switzer attended the state
w. c. T. L. convention at Perry TINS
week.
Mrs. Will Gould, who has been ser1-
ously i'll. is better. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. U. Collins and chill
dren, of Ames, visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Gregg. home demon
stration agent. gave wool conserva-
ton demonstration at the church We'd
nesday.
Miss Bessie Jessup was quite sick
with the mumps the first Of the week:
Mrs. Henry Bryan and daugnter' OF
Fearing, visited a few days this week
at the A. W. Good home.
Quincy Dillon and Harvey Borton
motored to.Des Moines Wednesday. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
Societies Not Held.

IN compliance with the recent CLOS
f,g order of the mayor five societies
who pad announced meetings for FIJI I'll.
dav were not held. They were the
Lilac Crochet Club, the Past NOBLE
Grands' Association of Marshall
County, the Car Workers Auxilary,
the Woman's Missionary AssoclaIioh
Of the United Brethren church, wnlch
were to have been held in the a1tef.
noon. and the Baptist aid society ana
mission circle which was to have heio
an ail-day meeting at tho church.
The supper which was to have oeeh
held by the mems bible class OF the
Conversational church at the church
Friday was also postponed. as well as
the supper advertised to be given oy
tn aid society Of the Presbyterian
church at Albion in the evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
ERWIN PURSEL DEAD.
Third Son Of J. w. PurseI Victim Of
Influenza Epidemic

Leaving Camp Dodge Saturday night
apparently in the best OF health, and
dying a week later at Camp Shelby.
Miss, Erwin Q. Pursel. aged %, Of
this city. fell victim to bronchial
pneumonia following a brief illness OF
Spanish influenza. A telegram reached
Mrs. Pursel Friday afternoon inform
ing her that her husband was seriously
i'll. Mn. Pursel and Mrs. J. W. Pur
sci left Friday evening for Hattiesburg.
via st. Louis. Another telegram al
dressed to the wife. and received short
~ after II o'clock today. said that
Purse was dead. Pursel entered the
army by waving his deferred classif-
cation, and went with the Sept. draft
to Camp Dodge. He lacked just a day
Of being at the Iowa camp a month
before being transferred to Camp
Shelby.
Mr.. Pursel was the third son of John
W. and the late MIS-. Ida Kochcr Pur-
sell and was born in this city. Feb. %,
1889. He was united in marriage ir
this city March IS. 1910, with Miss
Hazel Taylor, daughter of the late
Frank Taylor, whose widow, Mrs Ann,
Taylor. lives at 500 East Boone street.
For about ten years, prior to enter.ns
the service, Mr. PureeI was in the en-
ploy Of the Lennox Furnace Company
as a front finisher
Surviving Mr.. Pursel, In addition to
his widow, father, and stepn1other, are
a daughter Dorothy, aged {. four
brothers, and stepsister. A little son,
Robert, died June 10, 1915. Mr.. Pur-
sells brothers are Edgar Pursel, of
Peoria ILL.,; ]. w. Pursel Jr., who ie
with the Twenty third engineers in
France; Myron G. Pursel. who is
gunner on the U. S. S. Wyoming; and
Harry Pursel, q farmer of Taylor town.
ship. The stepsister, is Miss Nita Pur-
sci, who is a student in the University
Of Missouri at Columbia Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson H. Kocher, GIT South First
avenue. are the young mans grand
parents. Mr.. Pursels mother died in
this city Dec. 81, 1900, and sister,
Katherine Agnes. died March 81. 1898.
An effort was made to reach the Mes
danes Pursel at ST. Louis and prevent
their further trip south. Directions
also were wired to camp to have the
body sent here for burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
INFLUENZA CLAIMS VICTIM.
Heart Complication. However, More
Than Likely Causes Death.

Heart Complication. However, More
Than Likely Causes Death.
Influenza claimed victim in Mar
ION township Friday afternoon. when
John II. Pegg. aged 20, son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. E. F. Pegg, for and half miles
northeast OF the city. died at 2:lo
after n weeks illness. An organic heart
trorfble. with which Mr. Pegg had oeeh
suffering for several years, arose as d
complication and more than likely was
more responsible for tho death thah
the grip itself.
Mr.. Perg was born on the tarm
where he died Nov. Is, 1877. and mas
always made his home there. In addi.
ton to his parents four sisters anu
two brothers survive. They are Mrs.
George Smith, three miles southwest
OF the city: Mrs. Nosh Corrick, Mrs. y.
C. Grove and Ira Pecg. OF Marion
township: Miss Blanche who lives at
home: and Floyd W. PeGg. who is IN
the army. stationed at Camp Dodge.
Mt. Pegg was a member OF Banner
Lodge. No. 1913 I. O. o. F.. OF this CITY.
Funeral services will be held from 'he
Pegs home at $50 Sunday afternoon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12

Soules was slightly better. but still
seriously sick
Walter Eckhardt. son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Edward Eckhardt Of State Center who
Is also at Camp Dodge, Is very serious
ly sick, according to telephone
message this forenoon from Mrs. Eek
hardt. who went to Camp Dodge Fri
day. Eckhardt enlisted in the infantry
in August and was transferred to
Camp Dodge.
Word to Mrs. Florence r. I-ovcjoy,
North Eleventh street, brought the
news of the sickness of her son, Roy
Lovejoy, who is Mt Camp Shelby, Hat
tiesburg, Miss, A telephone message
this forenoon said that his condition
was improved. The Lovejoys formerly
lived at, Montour and Roy registered
in Tama county. from where he was
sent to Camp Dodge and from there
transferred to Camp Shelby Sept. 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
STATE CENTER. LlscoMe. AND
LIE GRAND CLOSE SCHOOLS
AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS
ONLY FEW CASES IN AND
NEAR TWo~oF THE TOWNS
Lisoor,b Without Any Cases, and Ae-
ton Is Taken az Precautionary
County Sunday School Convention
Scheduled For Next Week.

Other Marshall county towns have
followed Marshalltown in ordering
closed all public gatherings until
further notice as a preventive measure
in view of the influenza epidemic. The
mayors of State Center. -Liscomb and
LeGrand have issued orders to this
effect.
The order Of Mayor T. s. Wood. of
State Center. which became effective
Friday, closes for an indefinite period
the public schools, churches. picture
shows, and dance halls, and asks that
all public gatherings. social or other
wise. be dispensed with for the pres
ent. There are a few cases of influenza
in and adjacent to State Center. but
none Of the cases is of a serious nature
as yet.
No Cases at tiseomb.
The Liscomb order closes schools,
churches, and all public gatherings,
and also was effective Friday. Children
are 10 be kept off the street. and per-
sons are forbidden TO consregate in
public places. There are no cases Of
the disease in Liscomb
Few Cases at leGrand.
Seven cases of influenza have been
reported in LeGrand and the neighbor-
ing community, and " .iiio none Of the
cases is serious it is hoped by the
precautionary measure of closing
further spread of the disease may be
avoided. The churches and all public
gatherings have been ordered closed
until further notice, and the con-
solidated school will remain closed for
al least three weeks.
The county Sunday school conven-
ton which was to have been held at
LeGrand next week, also will be dis
pensed with. with the probabilities
that the convention will not be held
until some time next spring.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
GILMAN FARMS ACTIVE.
Three Places Near Town Sell From
$275 to $225 Per Acre.

Three Places Near Town Sell From
$275 to $225 Per Acre.
Farm land near Gilman has been
active this week. three deals having
been closed whereby farms near the
town have changed hands at prices
ranging from $275 to 1925 per acre.
J. M. Paul, Of Dixon. Neb.. has bought
two Of the farms. For the John Nc
Ilrath farm of $50 acres, three miles
west Of Gilman, Mr.. Paul paid $4,000,
or $275 per acre. The Day farm. four
miles east Of town. has been bought by
Mr.. Paul for $4,000. This farm also
is quarter section, and the sale is at
the rate Of $225 per acre.
Thomas Paul, Of near Baxter. has
bought the o. e. Perry farm Of 100
acres, three miles south of Gilman. and
will occupy it in the spring. The con-
sideEation for this tract was $4,000.
or little over $246 per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
HOSPITALS BAR VISITORS.
Move to Prevent Influenza Beng Var
ried Into Buildings.

Friday notices reading visitors MOI
admitted" were posted at the entrances
of both the Deaconess and st. Thomas
hospitals. The closing of the hospitals
to the public is precautionary meas
IRE taken to prevent influenza oeine
into the buildings. and especiai.
Nv to avoid the possibility OF surgical
natients being taken with the disease
The quarantine will BE maintained as
lorp as the necessity for doing so seems
To exist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
MARRIED.
Mexican. Mann.

At the home Of the brides sister
Mrs. Ober E. Haug, 404 North Center
street. At $3.50 Friday afternoon, was
oelebrated quietly the marriage Of Miss
Alice ID. Mann to Herbert A. Mexican.
both OF Kirksyille. Mo. The double
ring ceremony was performed by Rev.
w. G.. Crowder. and the only witnesses
were Mr.. and Mrs. Haug. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mexican left in the night for Kinks
vile. where they will live. and where
Mr.. Mexican is director of the first dis
trict normal school of Missouri.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
U. 8. Locomotives Now.

Locomotives Iettered ~. s." have
begun to pass thru this city Recently
two Union Pacific locomotives with
the letters ~. g." painted on the tanks
passed west thru the city over the
Northwestern. In much smaller letters
on the cab was the name of the rail-
road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-12
Grand LODGE Called OF.

According to a message that reacneo
the city this forenoon the annua,
meeting Of the grand lodge OF oda
Fellows Of Iowa and the state Reoekan
assembly, which was to have opened
at Mason city. Monday, have seen
postponed Indefinitely by the grand
lodge. Mason city, like other Iowa
cities, has established quarantine on
account of influenza.