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The Jasper news., 1918-08-15

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GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL has af-
forded relief In thousands upon thou
sands of cases of lame back, lumbago,
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstones, grav-
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dread and fatal diseases Of the kid
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The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
General Foch Used French Horse
men to Advantage in
Big Drive.
PROVE GOOD FIGHTERS AFOOT
Rides 80 Miles In Day and Relieves
Hard-Pressed British In Flanders
Makes New Place for
Self In Warfare.

WashingtOn.-Skillful use Of French
cavalry has marked General Foch's
tactics ever since he took over control
of the allied armies ms supreme COM
mander, according to information
reaching military circles here. The
horsemen have played an important
role in the whole battle Of 1918, ms
the struggle which began March Fl
with the first German drive has come
to be known.
The employment Of swift-moving
columns in the present counter-stroke
from the Aisne-Marne line has been
noted in the dispatches. Again Gen.
eral Foch took advantage Of the great
mobility of the mounted arm to throw
1t in wherever his advancing infantry
units threatened to lose touch with
each other in the heat and confusion
of the contest. No gaps have been left
where the enemy might strike back,
for always the hOrsemen came up to
fill the hole until the infantry line
could be rcctified and connected In n
SOLD front.
use of French cavalry in the battle OF
Picardy, when the French took over
55s miles of front from the British
to permit the latter to mass reserves
at seriously threatened points Of the
line farther north.
Cavalry Fights Afoot.
A French cavalry corps complete
with light artillery, armored cars and
cyclists arrived first on the scene in
Picardy and relieved the British. They
fought it out afCot until the heavy
French infantry arrived and took over
the task.
Three days later the horsemen were
on :the move again, this time hurrying
to the front, where the enemy was
hitting hard at the Lys line. The cav.
airy rode hard as the advance guard
of the French infantry columns march
ed toward st. Omar. In the first
"a hours, despite the long strain
Of fighting in Picardy, they covered
80 miles without losing n man or a
horse on the way. In 66 hours they
had transferred their whole corps over
125' miles and arrived east of Mont
CaSseI.
at was wonderful sight" writes
the chief of staff Of division. "Tht
horses were in fine condition; the mer
were cheerful and went singing, In spite
OF the sufferings and privations they
had to endure.
"In truth, our boys looked q littl,
tired, but they were all very PROUD
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15

to good, healthy lungs and vital capac-
ity, the would-be pilot must pass
breath-holding test. This gives an in
dication Of his capacity to stand the
strain of flying at high attitudes,
where the air Is rarefied and breath
ing is difficult. No man with weak
heart can hope to pass the tests.
Self-balancing Is another test. The
candidate has to stand on one leg with
his eyes shut and his hands on his
hips. There is also the old test for
sobriety-walking n straight line heel
to toe with eyes open and then turn
ing round and walking back without
losing balance. The importance Of
this test can be understood, seeing
that an aviator flying In a dark cloud
or In a fog becomes unconscious of his
position and sometimes the machine
Is actually upside down. It Is essen
tial that he should not lose q second
in recovering his balance.
The throat, nose and ear are care
fully examined, for any defects might
seriously handicap a man during the
great strain that all flying imposes.
With regard to the eyes. 1t is consid-
cred that pilots should have perfect
color vision, In order to pick out the
color or marking Of hostile machines,
and In recognizing signal lights and in
judging the nature Of landing grounds.
Air Sickness Rare.
A candidate who suffers from sea-
sickness or train sickness would not
be rejected on those grounds alone.
Air sickness, caused by the rolling and
pitching of the airplane, is very rare
complaint, and sickness usually occurs
Immediately after landing.
An unstable nervous system suggest
ed by fidgety movements Of the hands,
feet or face, or biting the nails Is q
poor recommendation.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
Most Horrible Invention Huns
Use in War.
II Brings Tears and Causes Painful
Skin Diseases Among
Soldiers.

Washlngton.-Th most dangerous
kind of poison gas used by the Ger
mans is mustard gas" or dichloro-
diethysulphide.
Mustard gas has distinctive but
not altogether unpleasant smell, more
like garlic than mustard. 1t is heavy
and oily as a liquid. 1t boils at PIT de-
grees centigrade. and thus has proper
ties whereby 1t can be distributed In
the form of a spray on the impact of
shell.
Mustard gas Is powerful producer
of tears. After several hours the eyes
begin to swell and blister, causing In
tense pain, che nose discharges freely.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
down. If the shell hurts as we'll as


down. If the shell hurts as we'll as
neutralizes, so much the better.
The American mask to fight mustard
gas Is of the box respirator type. The
hood is of rubber. Breathing is
through the mouth, pincers shutting
Off the nostrils. The gas-charged air
enters through the bottom of the can
listers. where by means of neutralizinx
chemicals, 1t is purified. From the ton
of the canister the air is drawn into
the lungs.
There is one-way shutter valve In
the hood through which the air comes
out This mask is designed to last ten
hours. For artillerymen the war do.
partment has made an oil suit which
encloses the soldier bodily.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
Burn German Text Books.

Marinette, Wis.-While scores Of
people looked on the German text
books formerly used In the Menomonie
high school were burned in the public
square, thus marking the end Of the
teaching OF the Teutonic language In
the public schools Of this city.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
FIO0'S BATH AND
3 MEALS ASSURED

Spokane, Wash..-One thou
sand dollars to provide three
meals a day, a bath and u bed
for her pet dog is a provision
of the will of Mrs. Quincy Bur
CESS, recently admitted to pro-
bate. When the dog dies the
will provides that 1t shall be
buried beside its late owner. A
mice casket" is to be used and
the dogs grave is to be properly
cared for.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15

Mine fatalities in British Columbia
for the first quarter of the present year
totaled five. compared with seven In
the corresponding three months In
1917,
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
Rob SEWING Machine Bank

Sharon. Pa.-Mrs. James Rasci wait.
ed two weeks to report that someone
had stolen $500 from her sewing ma.
chine drawer bank.
The Jasper news., 1918-08-15
Steam Destroys siaht.

Altoona, Pa.-Percy s. Boring, a
Pennsylvania railroad machinist, lost
an eye when steam from boiling cof-
fee blew in his face when he lifted the
lid.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
WRESTLING MATCH WAS A TIE
WIadek Zbysko the Big Pole Was Un.
able to Get Decision over
Joe Stetcher.

New York, March 1.-Two hours of
rather aimless wrestling at Madison
Square garden last night between
Wladek Zbysko "the mighty son of
Poland" and Joe Stetcher Of Nebras-
ka, ended at midnight without either
man, gaining a fall, but George Both
neE the referee, rendered a decision
that the match was draw, it having
been agreed before the start that a
decision would be given after two
hours if there was not fall.
The match was watched by over
10000 people and was one of a series
supposed to eliminate one of the CON
tenders for the heavyweight cham
pionship. Stecher was the favorite
with the crowd and brought out a
cheer when he broke Zbyszko's toe
hold in the first hour of wrestling.
The Pole taking advantage of the
knowledge gained watching the recent
match evaded every
chance of Stecher getting his favorite
The outcome denies
Earl Caddock a match as he had
agreed to wrestle the winner of last
nights battle. 49,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
SHELBY COUNTY GETS FLAG
Enrolled. Largest Percentage. Of. Its
Citizens in the Great Christmas
Red Cross Drive.

Des Moines, March 5.--The large
silk American flag made by Mrs. w. l..
Harding, and presented by her to the
county enrolling the largest per cent
of its population as Red Cross mem
bers in the present Christmas drive,
has round its resting place. II was
awarded to Shelby county. Certified
statements were received from coun-
ties in the lead showing Shelby in
first place with S5 per cent of its
population enrolled; Kossuth second
with 80 per cent and Dickinson third
with 20 per cent.
The committee which was appoint
ed some time ago by State Director
A. E. kepford, is composed Of Corpor-
alton Counsel H. w. Byers of Des
Moines, chairman, Hon. Vim. PARROT,
Waterloo and Mr.. AL Falkenhainer Al
gona.
The contest closed at midnight on
December 81, 1917, but owing to the
slowness with which returns came in
the decision has necessarily been de-
llayed.
The formal award will be made on
Wednesday. March 6 at Harlan, the
county seat at Shelby county. and
will be the occasion of great patri-
otic meeting held at thc High Schcpl
auditorium.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
COUNCIL IN SESSION
ROUTINE BUSINESS OCCUPIES
MARCH REGULAR.

Mayor j. G. Harold and the city
council met in regular semi-monthly
session Monday evening. All were
present except L. NJ. Fansher, who
was unavoidably detained The first
business was the passing of the claims
for the salaries and general accounts
for the last half of February. Mayor
Harold filed reports for the months
of December January and February,
The city treasurer reported the re-
ceipts and disbursements.
The report of the Public Library
for the past year was read and filed
An ordinance covering the matter
of vice and lewdness was amended
end made stronger to include practi-
cally all forms Of immortality. The
amendment was passen on its first,
second and third reading, and adopt
Cd
Application was made by the Farm
crs' Bureau for the police court room
in the basement of the city hall, to be
used in the work of County Agent
Wickham. The matter was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee to
Investigate and report. After a gen.
cral discussion of city affairs, the
council adjourned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
$4,000 FIRE AT FAIRFIELD
The Turney Wagon Works is Partly
Destroyed-sawdust in the Engine
Room Is Cause.

Fairfield, Ia, Mar 5.-Fire last night
in the big Turney Wagon Works plant,
covering a square block in the north
western part of Fairfield, destroyed
one of the largest buildings.
The loss is estimated at approXi-
mateIy $4,000.
1t is partly covered by insurance.
The blaze started about 10 o'clock.
The building contained wood and
machinery and burned rapidly.
The chief efforts of the fire fighters
were directed against the spreading of
the flames to other buildings Of the
plant and in this they were success
full, as the PAINT, storage and office
buildings were not seriously damaged.
The fire started in a pile of saw
dust in the engine room. and spread
rapidly through the building, which
was one of the largest of the plant.
Almost the entire town turned out
to witness the spectacle and lend what
assistance was possible in fighting the
flames and preventing them from
spreading.
This is the second serious fire al the
.Turney plant. Some ten or ffteon
years ago the entire plant was de-
stroyed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
COLLEGE LOSES Big BEQUEST
Wealthy. Iowa Falls Resident Changes
His Mind and His Will Just Be-
fore His Death.

Iowa Falls, March 5.-Because some
one questioned his loyalty and patriot
ism when he refused to buy some Ii
berty bonds, it is believed here that
Ellsworth College was cut off in his
will by the late George w. Hastings
and the institution just missed be-
quest of $4,000 TO 100000. Just be-
fore leaving for California last Octo.
ber, Mr.. Hastings was urged by sever
al people here to buy some liberty
bonds, as he was amply able to make
such an investment. 1t is stated he
refused to do SO, or to help the Red
Cross or army Y. NJ. c. A., and became
disgrunted because his fellow citizens
pleaded with him so earnestly to sup
port these calls for money.
1t is known that a will previously
made gave the bulk of his fortune,
which is represented by several farms
in this and Grundy counties, to Ellis
worth College. 1t is known that short.
ly before leaving for the west. he made
a new will in which the fortune was
given to an orphans home in Council
Bluffs. Small bequests were made to
some nieces in Vermont, but aside
from that his fortune will go to the
Council Bluffs institution. Mr.. Hast
ings was a bachelor and was eccentric
in many ways so it is thought he be
came miffed at some local residents
and at the same time changed his
mind and his will.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
BEACON JOINS ARMY
ENLISTS IN JUNIOR RED CROSS
FORCES 100 PER CENT.

Beacon high school OF its own effort
and without assistance or special en-
tertainment comes proudly into the
100 per cent Junior Red Cross column.
Beacon school completed it's enlist
ment in the new army Monday of this
week. The new Junior organization
was completed with Principal e. E..
Bentley chairman, Miss Marie Evans
secretary, and Miss Mary Green treas
urer.
Mrs. Grace Rhynsburger, head of
the Junior Red Cross work in the
county, visited the school Wednesday
and gave a talk boosting the work
and stirring enthusiasm.
Beacon organization will give SER
les of four entertainments to secure
additional funds for the work in hand,
prior to May first, and the first of the
Series will be given Friday, March Is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
LETTING DOWN BARS ON MEAT
Restrictions Are Modified BY Food
Administration In Effort To
Save More Wheat.

Washington, d. c., March 5.-Ow-
ing to increasing demand of the allies
for breadstuffs and the increased ne
cessity for conservation Of wheat, the
food administration has decided to re-
lax voluntary restrictions on meat
consumption with view to further
decreasing bread consumption.
To this end Food Administrators
Hoover has announced that the meat
less meal each day and the porkless
Saturday are no longer necessary, but
urges the public still to adhere to the
beehess and porkless Tuesday.
"The allies have made further and
increased demands for breadstuffs, p"
M. Hoover said, "these enlarged de-
mands being caused to some degree
by shortage in arrivals from the Ar
gentine. 1t is, therefore, necessary
for the food administration to urge q
still further reduction in the consump-
tion of bread and breadstuffs.
Meat is More Plentiful.
Experience shows that the con
sumption of breadstuffs is intimately
associated with the consumption OF
meat. For various reasons our sup
plies of meat for the next two or three
months are considerably enlarged and
we can supply the allies with all OF
the meat products which Transports
tion facilities make possible and al
the same time somewhat increase oul
own consumption. In these circum
stances the food administration con
siders to relax the voluntary restric
tions on meat consumptions to some
extent with view to further decreas
ing bread consumption.
so long as the present condition:
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefless and porkles
Tuesday.
"The meatless meal and the pork
less Saturday are no longer asked.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
THOMAS MOONEY MUST HANG
Convicted Of Murder AS Result of
Bomb Explosions in San Fran
cisco in 1915.

! San Francisco, March 2.--Thomas j
Mooney must hang as result of con
viction of murder charge growing
out of bomb explosion which killed
ten persons here in 1916, unless ex.
ecutive clemency intervenes, the state
supreme court decided in denying his
application for a new trial.
The court decided there was no re.
yersible error in the proceedings
which led to MONEYS conviction
and sentence to death.
Ask Rehearing.
A petition for rehearing of the state
supreme court decision on the Mooney
case will be filed at the end of the
twenty day period which is allowed
for the filing of such petitions, it was
announced by Maxwell McNutt, chief
counsel for Mooney.
From the record, it appears that
the defendant, Thomas J. Mooney,
was confronted by testimony from
many sources which fully supports
the verdict found by the jury" the
courts decision read I'VE cannot find
that he was deprived of any rights,
constitutional or statutory, or that any
material error of law was committed,
calling for a reversal of the judgment
or an abrogation of the order denying
his application for new trial is af-
firmed."
The decision describes the prepared
ness parade bomb explosion July %,
1916, which killed ten persons. In parti-
cular were the conditions surrounding
The death of Hetta Knapp described
as it was on charge of causing her
ieath that Mooney was convicted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
Mailing Food Cards.

The W. c. It. U. and Home Econom-
les department of the Woman's Club
met at the city hall for the purpose of
mailing the new food cards. Other
departemnts of the Wonfan's Club met
later, and on Wednesday, March 6, the
Ladies of the G. A. r. are requested
to- mail out the cards, A splendid
spirit of cooperation is shown on the
part of the township assessors in fur
nishing the names and addresses of
township residents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
SERVICE IS CUT
One-HaIf the Number of Trains Be-
tween Chicago and St. Louis
Are Ordered Off.

Washington March Passenger
train service between Chicago and St.
Louis was cut forty per cent by the
Director General McAdoo of the rail
roads today.
Simultaneous with this reduction in
the train service, interchangeable
tickets were ordered for the passen-
gers in both Chicago and st. Louis.
This marks the beginning of the
forecasted wholesale cutting down of
the passenger train service in the
west and middle west.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
BRIDGE PATENTS VOID
l-outen Company is Denied Royal
ties in Kansas.

Topeka, March 5.-The Luten en-
forced concrete bridge patents were
held invalid by Judge john c. Pollock
of the United States District Court.
The decision saved Kansas and num-
erous counties and bridge contractors
a good amny thousand dollars in court
fees, and it will save the state and the
counties many more thousands of dol.
lars in royalties TO Luten. A similar
ease was recently decided in the same
way in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
SERIOUS RAILROAD WRECK
Three People Killed and Many Hurt
In Accident On Fort Dodge Line
Near Boone.

Boone, Iowa, March A through
Fort Dodge, Des Moines Southern pas.
lsenger train, enroute TO Des Moines.
smashed head-on into a freight train
1--we miles east of here today.
Three passenger coaches were tele-
|scoped and two dead bodies have been
recovered from the wreekage. Others
may have been killed, Estimates OF
|ihe injured range from fifteen TO
thirty. Some Of these are seriously
hurt
LLOYD Panlson, Of Ames, who was
injured in the wreck died here this
|hfternoon. This makes the third
1eaih,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
RAISE MORE SPRING WHEAT
Appeal Sent To Iowa Farmers Today
In Special Proclamation BY
Governor Harding.

Des Moines, March 2,-lowa farm.
ers were called upon to increase their
acreages in spring wheat in procla'
nation issued this afternoon by Gov
ernor Harding.
The proclamation followed an all
mornings meeting of the spring wheat
committees at the state house.
Warren A. Garst, former governor,
was appointed to direct the campaign
to increase spring wheat acreages.
A letter was sent to all of the cOun
ty agents this afternoon urging them
to push the campaign in their own
county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
USE EVERY AVAILABLE ENGINE
sick" and Obsolete Locomotives
Are To Be Put Back Into Service
by Director MeAdoo.

Washington, March 5.-Rail Direc-
tor McAdoo today started still hunt
for locomotives. He sent question
naires TO all the roads asking for full
data as to what engines were on hand,
what condition they were in, and the
full description.
Every effort will be made to take
the engines off the "sick list" and to
make use of every one in running or
der even if the roads and the owners
Mink it obsolete.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
AWE ER|CAN Guns
SINK SUBMARINE
STEAMSHIP MYANZA SHELLEDl
BY GERMAN u-BoAT.
AFTER DODGING A TORPEDO
Running Fight Ensued and American
Gunnery Triumphs. Steamer
Hit Five Times.-EngIish Lose
Two More Boats.

Washington, Mar. 2.-Battling with
a German submarine for two and one.
half hours the American steamship
Myanza armed guard probably sank
her opponent according to the report
of the chief gunners mate, Benjamin
Fl. Groves, made public today.
The acticn occurred January 18th.
Peppered by shrapnel from both OF
the submarines gun, the Mayanza
shelled while her armed guard care
fully shot at the submerciable.
Finally when the u-boat got the
range of the American steamship the
American ship also had the range of
the submarine and fired four shells
which are believed to have hit the
boat.
"At about 11:15 the submarine had
our range" the statement of Groves
said "At the same time | had her
range and fired four shells quickly
causing her to float and finally keel
over and suddenly disappear. This
was taken as an indication that she
did not do so by choice but by neces-
sity.
An Exciting Fight.
Secretary of Navy Daniels has COM
Groves for his efficiency.
The mates report says:
AT nine-thirty a. m. Sunday, Janu-
airy 10, a periscope was sighted off the
port beam about one thousand yards
distance. At the same time a torpedo
was seeen approaching the Myanza.
The vessels stern was swung clear
just in time to avoid the torpedo and
marine fell rapidly to the stern, then
finally came to the surface again,
started her engines and gave chase.
AT distance of about seven thousand
yards the U-boat. was firing with two
guns, using shrapnel and zizzaging III
same time. This maneuver enabled
her to approach to within five thou
sand yards of our vessel.
Steamer Was Hit.
After a time the U-boat got the
range of the Myanza and the vessel,
W do MI liNC CiAS VI lAiS oAAoto
passed through the aft gun, another
the wooden shelter house iron
deck, breaking the deck boards and
passed out at the other side of the
ship. One of the shots exploded in
the armed guard of the mess room and
wrecked it. One exploded in the
steamships locomotive room doinS
scme damage. A shell hit the stern
of the ship but did not do much dam
age. One engineer cadet was wound
cd and was taken to a hospital upon
arrival at the port"
British Ships Sunk.
New York, Mar 2.-The British
steamship liberia of 1880
tons gross, owned by the Anchor line,
was sunk by a German submarine
about Feb. 27, while bound for this
port, according to information received
in shipping circles today. The crew
was rescued. .....s.. ...
At Atlantic Port, Mar, 2.-The Brit
ish steamship Manhattan, Of S,094 tons
gross, was torpedoed and sunk while
in convoy of warships and within hail
ing distance of an American merchant
man, it was learned today upon the
arrival here of an American oil tanker
$50 0656.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
YOUNG SUCCEEDS WILSON.
Cashier of Washington National Bank
Resigns Because of III Health.

Washington, Ia, March 5.-Walter
f. Wilson, cashier OF the Washington
National bank for the past eight years
has resigned his position on account of
i'll health, and will be succeeded by
Harvey S. Young. cashier of the Win.
field State bank, son of John Alex.
Young, present president of the bank.
The change is to occur on or before
the first OF April.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
Fame Has Spread.

Fame of the Southern Iowa Exposi-
tion has spread TO the ends of the
earth, h,-or so it would appear from
the volume of daily correspondence
that comes. to the Office of Secretary
Roy Rowland The handling of the
alone requires several
hours daily.