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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
Boy. Safely Overseas.

David H. Ferguson, Jr., of LeGrand,
has arrived safely overseas, according
to word to his father. David Ferguson
The young man enlisted in the coast
artillery last January but was trans
ferred into trench mortar regiment
and trained at Fort Crockett, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs w. ]. Cooper have re-
ceived word that their son, Glenn w.
Cooper, of the aviation section. has
arrived safely overseas. He trained
at Kelly field.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. somers have re-
ceived word Of the safetarrival Of theil
son. William S. Somers, in France. The
boy is in the navy, and left the Grea'
Lakes station June IL for further train.
ing at the United States naval training
station at Pauillac, France.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
GET DlsouIETlNe NEWS.
Red Cross Reports Capture Of Ono
!. Charles w. Peckham.

J. SAn8Fi09 W. F0SkU&"s
Most disouieting news. which may or
may not mean that Sergt. Charles
willard Pecl<ham, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l. Peckham, 1901 Summit street,
is prisoner in Germany. was received
by Mr.. Peclsham from the bureau of
communication of the Red Cross at
Washington, D. c., this morning. It
was explained in the letter that the
prisoner might not be Mr.. and Mrs.
Peckham's son. as there is lack Of iden-
tifcation as regards the prisoner.
Tho letter says that July 26 the Red
Cross received word from the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Switzerland that
Lieut.. Aviator c., w. Peckham. Fifty
seventh aero squadron, "altho he had
not been reported missing" was unof
ticially reported wounded, and a pris-
oner in Germany. his camp address
not being known. An effort, the let
ter said. was made to find out the ad-
dress Of Lieutenant Peckham, but none
could be found Of that name in the
Cross was furnished with the name Of
w. L. Peckham as the father Of Corp.
Aviator Charles w. Pcckham. Thirty
tifth aero squadron.
The letter goes on to say that Aug.
2 another cable came saying: Charles
William Peckham. lieutenant, is a pris-
oner Of war at Camp Mayence. Ger
many" This information was reported
to the American Red Cross in Switzer-
land by the German Red Cross, and tho
cable added that the burns on the
prisoners hands and face were heal
ing.
There are several discrepancies in
the information that make Mr.. and
Mrs. Peckham hopeful that the pris-
oner is not their son. Reckham's sons
name is Charles Willard, and not
Charles William. and he is, or was.
member Of the 1o3th Lafayette esquad-
rifle. His latest rank, according to
word from him to his parents, was
first sergeant. He never was a mem
Der Of the F'ifty-seventh aero squadron,
so far ais his parents have been ad-
vised. but he did belong to the Thirty
fifth. aero squadron. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peckham have just received a letter
from their son dated July 10, in which
he said that he was we'll, but made no
mention of anything that aids in iden-
LITIGATION in the news just received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peckham have not been
advised by the war department that
their son is a prisoner, which Is an
other detail that makes them hopeful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
Dedicate Service FLAG.

A service flag containing three stars,
representing members Of the congre-
CATION who have answered the colors,
was dedicated Sunday at ST. Johns
Evangelical church, two and -one-half
miles southwest of HaWerhill. On the
church lawn d large American flag
was raised with appropriate cere-
moniese in charge Of the pastor, Rev.
Walter Kettedhut. A. A. Moore, F. A.
Moscrip, and Rev. Karl Rest were in
attendance at the exercises from this
city.
The congregation Of this church has
ever been active in Red Cross work,
and on Tuesday evening will hold an
ice cream social at the church for the
benefit of this war relief organiza-
tion.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
Major Bre,Oer Former
State Center Mar,

MAJ. Guy S. Brewer. of Des Moines, a
battalion commander of the 16Sth in
fantry, formerly the Third Iowa ma
tional guard, who was mentioned for
conspicuous gallantry with his bat
talon in the capture Of the village of
Sergy last Sunday and the defeat of
Prussian guards. is a former State
Center man. The family lived there
years ago and was well known by q
number Of the present residents of the
town.
Major Brewer served in the Spanish
American war, and for many years was
an officer Of the Iowa national guard.
Brewer was manager of the Flynn
Dairy Company Of Des Moiues in 1915
when the trouble broke out on the Dor
der. He resigned. went back into the
guard, and served until the regiment
was sent home, when he resumed his
work. When war with Germany was
declared he again entered the guard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
HEME NWAY VISITS CITY.
Representative Of War Garden Com
mission Here For Day,

Prof. II. d. Hemenway, of Worcester,
Mass, of the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural Society, and former director OF
the school of horticulture at Hartford
Conn. spent the day in the city as a
representative of the national war gar
den commission.
Professor Hemenway Is making n
tour of mid-western states in the inter
ests of the war garden movement, and
is visiting local garden directors and
homo demonstration agents. Ten thou
sand dollars in prizes have been hung
up for canning club exhibitions at
county fairs. The prizes are for the
best canned vegetables grown in wal
gardens. The first prizes are $3.50 in
thrift stamps.
Professor Hemenway is on his way
to Des Mones. Council Bluffs, and
Lincoln, Neb.. to promote the home
canning industry and stimulate interest
in canning and war gardens.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
HEAT LEAPS TO RECORD.
Temperature Jumps Late in Day to 101
Summers High Mark.


Without warning the temperature
jumped. touching 101 lale in the after
noon Sunday, and establishing the sea-
sons record for heat. The temperature
at in the morning was moderate and
did not indicate that such extreme heat
would FOLLOW within few hours. The
range of from 81 at 7 o'clock in the
morning to 101 in the afternoon. ex-
tremes of thirty-seven degrees indi-
cate the raridity of the rise in the tenn
perature. Not only was the mercury
high. but there was a great deal OF
humidity in the air. making the heat
that much more oppressive However,
relief was found in the night, when the
temperature dropped back to IS.
Starting with a temperature Of 70
this morning the indications were that
the mercury today might reach 100 or
nearly that high.
The extremes Saturday were SO and
6 0and year ago Sunday. SO and 6S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05

was picked up there for not registering.
He had lost his registration and classi
fication cards, but wrote that he was
released for five days in which he was
to produce them. He asked the board
to furnish him n copy of the registra-
ton card. Vansickle, who Is n baker
and was employed by A. r. Strub at
the time of the registration. registered
in the First ward.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
H.. Plan For COOLING system.

A.. w. Faulkner, 705 South Third
street, has made application for a pat
ent for a system for generating and
distributing cold air, as a substitute
for ice refrigeration and for general
cooling and ventilation purposes in
warm weather The system includes a
central generating plant, from which
the cold air is distributed by system
of underground pipes to homes and
other buildings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
and soon was commissioned a major.
His father is remembered at State
Center as a. captain in the civil war.
To Hold Gold Medal Contest.

The w. c. 7. U. of this city win
hold a gold medal contest at the
Presbyterian church Tuesday evening.
beginning at O'Clock. The admis-
sion will be 10 and Is cents, and the
proceeds will be used for the hos
pital at Fort Des Moines. The contest
ants are from Albion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
MAY BE DEPoRTED.
German Subject Detained Here by
Emigration Department

Emigration Department.
: Theodore Kessier, "a German subject,
and laborer who has been in this city
for about year, was arrested and
locked in Jail Saturday night on the
authority of the emigration department
for the purpose Of holding Kessler I'M
ill it is determined whether or not he
is to be deported.
According to the information OBJ
tanned by the police Kessler is a Ger
man subject and was at one time in the
German army. He is said to have been
a resident of Argentine and later of
both Mexico and Canada. 1t is alleged
that he came both from Mexico and
Canada without passports, which is
cause for deportation. Kessler was in
vestigated by the police last spring. He
is said to not be regularly employed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05

city; and Mrs. John Lloyd, who lives
in Ireland.
Mrs. Dunn was a member Of the
Church of the Sacred Heart at ST.
Anthony, from where funeral services.
will be held Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. Burial will follow in the St
Anthony cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED,
Miss Maude Hawkins and Abbott Click
Former Local Young People, to Wed.

Former Local Young People, to Wed.
Formal announcement made at She
boygan. Wis. Of the. engagement OF
Miss Bernice Maude Hawkins. formerly
OF this city. will be of interest locally,
not only from the fact that Miss
Hawkins spent her girlhood here, but
because her fiance Is former Mar
shalltown boy. Miss Hawkins will be-
come the bride Of George Abbott Click,
Of Ogden. Utah, son of Mrs. Helen Alb
bolt Click and the late A. q. Click.
Young Click at present is in the serv-
Ice. being stationed at College Station,
Tex, in the United States signal corps
school of meteorology. Miss Hawkins
is the only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Hawkins Of Sheboygan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
reighbors, also the Odd Fellows, for
their sympathy and kindness shown
during the sickness and death Of our
father and husband, also for the
beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. Pearl
and Floyd Bowers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
MILITARY Observation-Disclosures.
A Complete New Line Just Arrived, See
Taem Today

The demand for first class military
watches is very great The American
manufacturer can't make them fast
enough to satisfy the trade. We are
pleased to announce that we can show
you the line You will want when you
see them and at prices that's correct
See us for military watches and get
the information that will aid you to
buy the right thing for Your boy. Call
at the House of the Mysterious Clock
William HellLerG
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
Held For Not REGISTERING.

Charles w. Vansickle, formerly of
this city. who registered here for the
draft in 1917, has written the local ex-
emption board from Ottumwa that he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
EIGHTY SELLS FOR $500.
Small Green Mountain Farm Owned
by Mrs. Ives Sells For $24, 1000.

An .eighty-acre farm owned by Mrs.
Frances F.. Ives. one and one-half
miles south Of Green Mountain, has
been purchased by Ben Vajgrt, north
Of the city. for 5000 an acre. The farm
is the old home Of E. w. Ives.
who died early in the year Posses
sion is to be given March 1. 1919. when
Mrs. Ives Is planning TO move to this.
city to live.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
OBITUARY..
Steele.

Mrs. Laura z. Steele. aged 81. wife Of
William NJ. Steele, Bill South Fifth
street, died at st. Thomas hospital at
o'clock Sunday afternoon OF cancer
after an illness Of eighteen months.
Mrs. Steele was removed to st. Thomas
hospital April %.
Mrs. Steele, whose maiden name was
Laura E. Johnson, was born in Bloom
ington. Ind, June II. 1851. She was
married here to Mr.. Steele in Decem-
Der. 1871, and ever since had made her
home in this city. Mrs. Steele was an
old member OF the Methodist church
and member Of the Baptist Hill
Bible Class. She was the mother of
five children. Of all Of whom are now
dead. Two OF the children died when
small and the others after they had
reached maturity. The latter were Bert
Steele, Mrs. Olive Russis. 'snd Beatie
Steele.
In addition to her husband, one
brother. Calvin r.. Johnson, OF King
fisher, Okla, and half sister, Mrs.
Lille Allier. also Of Kingfisher. survive
her.
The funeral is to be held at the
Methodist church Tuesday afternoon
Mt o'clock. Burial will be in River
side.
lacina.
Mrs. Mary Lacina, wife Of John
Lacina, died at her home. s19 jackson
street, at 1 o'clock Sunday morning Of
nervous disorder with which she had
been suffering for three years. She had
been confined to her bed for three
weeks.
Mrs. Lacina, whose maiden name
was Mary Kubik, was born in bohemia,
Feb. s. 1855 She was II years old when
when she came to the United States
with her parents. They settled in
Tama county and she was married to
Mr.. Lacina at Toledo Sept. "a, 1877.
Soon after their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacina came to Quarry. whers they
lived for a number Of years, but later
moved to farm near Dillon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lacina came to this city three
years ago.
In addition to the husband four. chill
dren survive their mother. They are
William Lacina, Cadott, Wis; James
Lacina, Dillon: Mrs. George Hull. city;
and Mrs. Fred Freese. Green Mountain.
Two brothers Louis and Anton Kubik,
and a sister, Mrs. Martin Kerrick, live
at Elberon.
The funeral viii be held from tne
Bohemian hall, Arson street and Third
avenue, Tuesday afternoon at . o'clock.
Burial win be In Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
I|1rashers Like
These; Foods

HARVEST MIXED COOKIES
FIVE GOOD WHOLESOME
varieties of cookies. Packed to-
gether in a tight container. Both
frosted and plain kinds. Cookies
for which you pay 22c to FAC a
pound, when buying in bulk.
There 10 eleven or more pounds
In q container. Price. 81.
per pound .............. kxC
FRUIT NECTAR
Fruit nectar is a delicious bev-
erage for threshing time. No
other drink can be prepared so
easily. The cost is low. A four
ounce bottle makes seven quarts
Of drink. The ffavors are wild
cherry. orange, grape. strawber-
ry and root beer. Bottle %
containing 1 ounces. each kLC
Santa Clara prunes. ID. 49,. lie
Rich Wisconsin cream cheese
per pound Observation-Disclosures 5c
Nice pie pumpkin. No. can. .14c
Good sweet potatoes. No. 3
can ................. LOG
Table peaches. in good syrups
per can sic
Pie apricots. gallon cans -. Use
OLD RELIABLE COFFEE
Steel cut. A selection Of sweet
old crop coffee. The strong na-
vor appeals to men who work
out OF doors. Sold in many stores
at 35c a pound. 90
( Our price, per pound. kOS
We SELL FOR CASH
DELIVERIES ADDITIONAL
THE FREELAND
Coffee & Grocery Co.
Phone "a II South First Ave.
erustsr 4 aoundy's Old Stand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-05
Licensed to Wed.

Madison Ross. aged So. and Myrtle
Hodson. aged A, both Of Toledo.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13
WASHINGTON.

Two of the 40,000-ton battleships au-
thofized by Congress will be con-
structed at the Brooklyn navy yard.
The next move toward allied inter
vention in Russia will be made by the
supreme war council sitting at Yer
sailles. President Wilson having indi-
Gated disposition to yield the objec-
tion advanced to the dispatch of jap
anese army into Siberia it is now ex-
pected that the supreme war council
will present a plan of allied coopera-
tion in a movement to rehabilitate
Russia and drive out the Germans.
The sum which a person may depos-
it in postal savings accounts has been
raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
President Wilson will veto the annu-
al agricultural appropriation bill be-
cause of the rider agreed to by both
Senate and House, fixing the govern
ment minimum guaranteed wheat
price at $40 a bushel
Austrian losses in the recent unsuc-
cessful offensive against Italy and dur
ing the Italian counter offensive are
estimated at between 100000 and $780,
coo, including at least $4,000 killed. in
an official dispatch from Rome.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13
SPORT.

Matt Brock of Cleveland and Harry
Bramer of Denver have been matched
to box fifteen rounds at the Denver
Stockyards stadium on the night of
July 18.
Moving picture players are classed
as Legitimate theatrical performers
in an order announced by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder, and draft
boards are directed to consider such
players, musicians and all skilled per-
sons employed in creation and pre-
sentation of moving picture produc-
tions as engaged in productive employ
ment
Up at ole Cheyenne the yip-yip of
the cowboy and the hi-hi of the cow
girl are being heard again-and the
one-time cow town is taking on once
more the colorful atmosphere of the
West that has passed. Preparations
are nearing completion for the annual
Frontier celebration-and they're pro-
claiming to the world that it will be
bigger aud better this year than ever
before. Following the announcement
that this years show-which will be
staged from July % to 27, opening
with an auto road classic on The 22nd
will be for the benefit of war funds,
the Red Cross, the Y. M. G. A., the Sal
vatiOn army and the Knights of Co
lumbus, comes word that the entries
have surpassed all other years, and
this will be the twenty-second tire the
famous frontier exposition has at
tracted thousands from over all the
country.
Roger Hornsby, star shortstop of the
st. Louis Cardinals, was ordered by
the Fort Worth, Tex, draft board No.
to engage in an essential occupation
or be placed in Glass la of the draft
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13
GEN e RAJ.

The telegraphers strike order was
rescinded.
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, U. S. N,
retired, died at his home at Roslyn, N.
Y, after three days illness from heart
trouble.
The rescue by an American patrol
boat of 700 troops from the Canadian
troop ship City of Vienna, wrecked off
the Atlantic coast, was reported at
Boston.
Rationing of coal to householders
was announced by the fuel administra-
ton as among plans designed to pre-
vent a threatened shortage of coal
next winter.
A year-old mountain lion, captured
near Longmont, Colo, and given to
Sergeant Ransdall of B company, 115th
engineers, has been adopted as mas
cot by that regiment at Camp Kearny.
Cal. The engineers largely were re-
cruited in Colorado.
With sixty-three bodies recovered
and the total number of dead estln:at-
ed at 100 to $50 persons, government,
state aAd county officials began
searching inquiries into the cause of
the wreck of the excursion steamer
Columbia at Peoria, Ill.
On two-acre patch of ground, part
of a. ten-acre tract where the first al
falfa said to have been planted in the
United States was grown, Lorenzo 8.
Clark, sc years old, has a war garden
that is the envy of every war gardener
in Salt Lake City, and there arc 5000
of them.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13
FOREIGN.

I Premier Botha of the Union of South
Africa has issued a statement showing
that serious unrest exists.
A Canadian troop ship, the City of
Vienna, went ashore on the Atlantic
coast. All the troops and the crew
were safely removed
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli, pre-
feet of the Sacred Heart Congregation
of Rites and former papal delegate to
the United States, died in Rome.
queen Wilhelmina, according to d
Reuter- dispatch from The Hague, has
requested the ministry to retain office
for the present to wind up current af-
fairs.
The Australian troops advanced
their line northeast of Villers Breton
neux on front of 1000 yards, accord
ing to Field Marshal Haigs report
from British headquarters in France.
The British admiralty announced
that during the month of June 1884,
159 gross tons of merchant shipping
dom yards and entered for service.
The war has brought the cafeteria
idea to London This plan of serving
food to the public at minimum prices
is to be undertaken by the govern
ment and will be known as the Minis
try of Foods Model National kitchen
and restaurant,
Canuto Reyes, revolutionary gen.
eral, credited with being the leader of
the Felix Diaz movement in the north
was executed at Terrame, Durango,
June 27, Gen. Francisco Murguia an
nounced at Juarez, Mex. Reyes, with
twenty of his followers, was captured
in the Durango mountains by federal
cavalry All were disarmed and shot.
Mohammed vi was proclaimed sui
tan of Turkey in the throneroom of the
Top Kapu palace, according to Con-
stantinople dispatches. The burial of
Mohammed V occurred later, the cof
fin being transported from the palace
to the Mosque of Ejub by motor boat.
The new sultan followed the burial
party in his steam yacht.
The report that a revolution has
started in the Ukraine is confirmed by
travellers from Kiev who have arrived
at Vitebsk. They report that $4,000
well-armed revolutionary troops are
marching from the Fastov railway
junction, forty miles southwest of
Kiev. German detachments, the trav-
elers say, are withdrawing toward
.Kiev.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13
WESTER I'm.

Mrs. Cassie Denney, full-blooded
indian of Oneida, Wis, has given three
of her sons to the service of Uncle
Sam in the present war and says that
N fourth will go as soon as he is old
enough.
Twenty editors of newspapers pub
lished in Mexico who have been max
ing trip throughout the United States
as guests of the government, arrived
in Oakland, CAL, and boarded state
tug for tour of Oakland harbOr.
A special train of four cars carrying
troops to Fort Logan from Wyoming
passed through Denver Sunday. This
contingent is the last to go to Fort
Logan from Wyoming. approximately
1900 men have reached the fort since
Friday.