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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
MONEY HELD FROM DEPENDENTS
Howard J. Clark Declares Appropria-
ton for Soldiers Wrongfuily Held.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 2S.-ln statement
issued here Friday Howard J. Clark,
well known attorney and member OF
the firm of Clark Byers and Hutchin-
son, who was instrumental in getting
the Iowa legislature two years ago D.,
appropriate 100000. with which to
aid dependents Of soldiers called to
war, declares that this money has been
wrongfully held back from these de-
pendents and not one cent has been
paid out for such relief work.
Public interest ought to assert it.
self and demand the use of this fund
for the benefit of those entitled to it,
declared Mr.. Clark. THE statute is
being entirely ignored by the admins
trative officers Of the state. The fact
that the federal government has noti-
fled the state that it will not repay
any sum so expended by the state is no
excuse for failing to use this fund as
provided for in the law. The money
was set aside for this purpose and it
should be used in that way and that
only; otherwise the operation of the
law, instead of fulfilling the purpose
for which it was intended, is made to
appear as a snare and delusion.
"Old mothers Of sons fighting the
battles, of our country, supporting
themselves by washing and by other
hard physical labor, wives Of these
same men with little children doing
any work obtainable to hold the family
together until the son OF father re-
turns to take up the work of furnishing
the support that the state has sadly
neglected to furnish is not a very graf
flying spectacle but to this date such
is the fact"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
No Peace in Russia
.Wl.hout Allied Aid

Correspondence Associated Press.l
TOXIC Nov. 1.-THE end Of the war
does not mean peace for Russia. says
Dr. vaclav Gissa of the Czecho- Slovak
Nation Council who las now in Toxic.
Peace conferences will not be able to
prevent the internal struggles in that
disorganized state: that can only be
accomplished by military decision. and
can only be the task Of the allies added
Dr. Girsa.
Many divisions of allied troops now
are needed to help Russia emerge from
IT'S chaos because. said DR.. Girsa, more
than half of the, Czecho- Slovak troops
who were in Russia when the Brest-
Litovsk peace treaty was signed now
are in hospitals or in their graves.
DR. Girsa said the situation Of his
troops in Siberia has been well-nigh
insupportable. One division had been
forced to hold for a long time an i'm
mense front. It had been obliged to
guard the railroad. the important
places in Siberia, to orsanize the NUM-
ton factories and maintain order in all
the towns. He quoted Russian Of
ficer from the front as describing the
SitusttioIl thuS. ahh oAu coAN'SA
and have seen many military troubles
but the efforts shown by the Czecho-
Slovak soldiers in Siberia surpass all
human forces, and can only say that
the men seem to have been carried
above their normal condition
DR.. Girsa said that His people feel
that they must perish but they wish
to fulfill their duty to the last They
have quite given up hope of effective
military aid but they are determined
Tonight to the last breath. He ex
pressed the opinion that the Russian
nation would surprise the world by its
powerful development in the future.
He added:
I'VE Czecho- Slovaks understand the
Russian people. We have lived among
them during all the great changes of
the war and we feel sympathy for them.
We can never forget the immense sea
Of Russian blood which was shed dur
ing the first three years of the war.sWe
must not forget that great majority
their last word.
I'm giving to the Russian army pro-
lection we had absolutely no aspiration
for political power in Russia but such
a misunderstanding seems to have been
our fate from the very beginning Of
the war. Even now we are called by
the Russians the mysterious Czecho-
Slovaks.'
DR.. Girsa said it was a fatal mistake
to suppose bolshevism to be demo-
cratic movement. Democracy endeav-
ors to organize and to rule the people
according to human conscience; but
the bolsheviki stamp out the principles
Of morality and culture. oBolshevism
was a collective title used Tor different
political and social phenomena; from
the idealistic Utopia to the criminal
and German propaganda forces.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
Killed in Last Battle of War

Waterloo, Dec. 2S.-Corp. Floyd Fer
g1son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Fer
guson, 70S Independence avenue, was
killed in action during the last few
hours Of firing on Nov. II, his parents
are informed by war department tele
gram received yesterday.
Corp. Ferguson was y years OLD
and had been in France as q member
of Company A, Thirty-ninth infantry,
since last May. He saw action for the
first time July and had taken part
in many engagements since that time.
He was veteran OF the Mexican bor-
der service, his enlistment in the ma
tional guard expiring after his return.
He entered service the second time
March s, 1918. He was employed by
the Anderson Plumbing Company prior
to entering service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28

Paris, psc, ss.-Thc personnel OF the
peace congress gradually Is taking
form. so the American delegates ex-
press the hope the delegates will be
announced and arrive for the actual
start Of the negotiations soon after
the opening OF the new year.
A number OF the main details OF
the composition Of the congress are
fairly well settled as "a reXat OF re-
cent conferences,
These indicate the total membership
Of the congress WIN he between 100 and
100.
Twenty seven countries will be re-
presented by DELEGATIONS. including
those which declared war and a num-
Der Of which have come into existence
as a result of the war.
These Are Lated.
While the personnel OF few deiesa-
tions have been announced. unonicial
advices Indicate that most of them VIII
be formed substar tally as follows
Belgfum-PAul Hymans, foreign min
lister: Emile Vandervelde. minister Of
justice; Baron van Den Heuvel min
lister to the vatican.
Portugal-Senhor Esas Moniz, Tor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Newton.
Thomas p. Dalzell, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. C. Dalzell. of this city. was
the recipient Of a worth whilo Christ
mas present this year Icing appointed
as delegate at West Point by Con-
gressman c. w. Remseyer. Thomas
has been a member OF the s. A I. I.
at Ames an6 received his dscharSr
Wednesday. Zee. IS. He will continue
his work at tmes the rest OF this yeaT.
He is to report at West Point Jrae il
before which time he must pass a
physical examination and also a
scholastic examination.
Atlantic.
Giving the name OF Earl Miller and
| claiming to be soldier on his way Ia
Camp Dodge. a man wearing uniform
| victimzed three Atlantic firms by
means of worthless checks. Small pur-
chases were made at each store and q
check presented. Miller receiving the
change in cash. Miller operated in
Atlantic on Dec. "A. The checks have
just been returned marked no funds
They were drawn on banks at Eldora
and Woodward and were signed by G
Miller to be a Hardin county farmer
for whom he had been husklng corn
He said he had been away from Camp
Dodge on an agricultural furlohgh.
Shenandoah.
Charles Miller, Of Company E. OF
Blanchard. was wounded taken pris-
oner by the Germans and held until
they were driven out of the town. and
left him behind. Our boys found him
got an ambulance and had him taken
to a hospital. and the next thing they
heard was that he died from his
wounds lccause of his I, setr, mt be-
fore rescued. His parents did not get
the n,ws from the government uni'
| Monday n'ght. He is a cousin OF Mrf
Roy Curran of Shenandoah and g
nephew of Mrs. n. G. Smith. He was
wounded and captured. July &c. 1t was
a long time Of sorrowful waiting FOL
friends to know what had become 81
him.
Mason City. =,
Ten cents is at the bottom OF suit
for $1,000 damages filed by r. II
Sweeney. According to the plaintltl
he consumed a bowl Of soup in the
restaurant Of the defendant Charles
Wong, for consideration Of fifteen
cents as per the check which he re-
!ceivedN Upon attempting to pay the
bill the defendant demanded % cents
and when the plaintiff refushed to
come across" he called the police
patrol and had Mr.. Sweeney detained
at the station. The plaintiff considers
himself injured in credit and reputation
and subjected to mental pain ano
anguish to the amount Of $500 damages
and $500 more for exemplary damages
not to mention costs.
Atlantic.
Held prisoners on top Of boiler ir
the engine room at the city water plant
by a cow. gone wild, was the experience
of the water plant employees. The co"
burst into the engine room and SEM
the men scurrying to places Of safety
The COW craZed by being overheatec
while being driven to the stock yards
rushed through the door Of the engine
room at the water plant taking the
engineer'by surprise. Seeing the anima
coming no made for the top of the
boiler, calling to his fellow employees a.
the same time. They sought places or
the boiler Here they were held pris'
oners until the COW left the building
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
kNeLAND's HOUSING PROBLEM.
Plan Being Considered to Build Homes
For SOLDIER at Cost

~ SS'~'SsS a. SSSSs
London, Nov. 1S.-One Of the unus-
ual plans suggested for bridging the
transition period while England is be-
ing changed from war to a peace
basis is a proposal that the govern
ment should build houses and either
sell them on long time payments or
furnish them outright, particularly to
soldiers.
England is wrestling with many Of
the same. housing schemes that were
put forward in the United States when
thousands of workmen were called 10
centers Of war activities. In the opin-
ion Of Sir J. Tudor Walters, mem
Der Of parliament who has given much
shortage Of 100000 houses in addition
to her normal requirements Of 100000
new ones annually.
Thousands in the building trades
have gone into other work as all build
ing operations ceased when the war
started. Materials are at exhorbitant
figures or undesirable. It is much
more difficult for prospective small
house owner to finance construction
than It was four and a half years ago.
One Of the plans suggested is that
the government pay the householder
the difference between what his house
will cost to construct Immediately at
ter peace is declared and its estimated
value five years hence.
Any plan. that, will result in largo
expenditure Of public money viii be
met with considerable opposition
among members OF the government.
This was made very clear when q
statement was made in the house Of
commons that the government should
give all war workers six-months hol-
iday with full pay as one means Of
solving the tremendous problem OF
changing England from a war to a
peace basis. At least one member Of
the government, referring to that
statement, said that the government
could not undertake any gigantic fin
ancial obligation In its effort to bridge
the transition period as quickly and
efficiently as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
More Than 100 to Sit at Peace Table

legation. IN which probably also VIII
be representatives OF Canada and Aus
tralia and india.
Krancc--M. Clemenceaus. premier;
Stephen Pichon. foreign minister and
three others not yet announced. altho
those mentioned as probable members
include Leon Bourgeois. former pre-
inter: Jules Cambon, general secre-
tary to the ministry OF foreign affairs,
and Capt. Andre Tardieu,
The foregoing delegations comprise
those OF virtually all Of the European
countries which have taken part In
the war except Roumania and the four
enemy countries whose delegates have
not yet been announced.
Neutrais Refused Seats.
Allied representatives have decided
neutral nations will not be admitted TO
the peace conference, according TO
newspapers here.
Neutrals may address their claims
to bclligcrents, however, and any de-
mands will &c referred to speciai
body to be created by the peace con-
ference.
It has been decided that neutrals
will be allowed to participate In the
deliberations Of a league OF nations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28

death in the company's yards here on
Oct. Fl, last. He was killed while lis
charging his duties as an emplcye OF
the road.
The other suit against Mr. McAdoo
was instituted by William Yeagers,
who wants $4,000 because a box OF
freight was dropped on his toes by a
fellow employee in the Northwestern
freight house on Tenth street and
Broadway. The accident happened on
March IS, this year. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28

After leaving the water plant the
animal rushed to a nearby pond and
was all but drowned before being
rescued
pes Moines.
Aline Robinson, 21-year-old negress,.
40 South East Sixth street. wanted for
killing Private Orlen Lumm, machine
gun company, Eighty seventh infantry.
Sunday night, Dec. Is. surrendered To
police Thursday. She was arraigned
in police court on a charge of murder
and pleaded not guilty. She was held
without bond for trial Friday afternoon
in Municipal court. The girl was ac-
companied to the police station by her
father, J. w. Health. n baptist minister.
and her attorney. She said she hurled
piece Of cement or brick at Lumm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
Dead IN France Of Diphtheria.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Dec. 2s-Mrs. Matilda
Malmberg Of Stanhope, q widoW, mas
just been notified that her son, PriYate
Albert William Malmberg, Is dead in
France Of diphtheria.
+, Private Malmberg left Webster City,
July 20 and was put in a casualty com
pany. The July rs increment was the
most uniucky that ever left Hamilton
county. All went into replacement d.
Visions and large percentage Of
fatalities have occurred among them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
REPORTED DEAD; STILL LIVES.
Parents Seos;vs Me-! E-e.: Son Writ
ten Since Reported Killed.

Parents Resolve Me:! E.ea: Son Writ.
ten Since Reported Killed.
Nashua, Dec. 2S.-Mr. and Mrs. N.
Juhl have twice mourned their son as
dead and have twice found that he was
among the living.
They received official notice that he
was killed on Oct. 2. When a letter
came dated after the time Of his re-
ported death. they decided that the
government report was mistake and
asked an investigation. Officials at
Washington, d. c.. reported again that
the boy was dead and>that there was
some error about the letter.
On Christmas day, however, the
parents got another letter written Nov.
Is, which removed all doubt OF his
safety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
Webster city Boy Killed in Action.

SpcCldi " lIuiSS-iSCpucliSs~AA'
Webster City, Dec. 2S-Word has Just
reached this city that Fred Parker. for
merly q masseur in DR.. Belle ii. Con-
RAIDS Foftus sanatorium here, had leG
shot away in France~Nov. 1O-the day
before the armistice was signed.
Mr.. Parker left Webster City more
than year ago for Canada to enlist IN
a motor machine fun brigade. He ia
now in q hospital in England recover
ing from his wound. When he is
strong enough he will be fitted with an
artificial limb and sent back tSCanada
Mr.. Parker's home is in Michigan. he
came to Webster City from one OF the
Battle Creek sanitoriums.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
Worth Attention Of Woman.

When you feel too tired to work, when
dark puffs appear under your eyes,
when you wake up weary with back
ache or pains in sides and loins, when
muscles and bones ache, when you suf-
fer rheumatic twinges, when lumbago
puts you down, then YOU know the kid
|neys are weakened or d1sordered. Mrs.
r. J. Bucknell, Route 1, Hardy. Neb..
writes: II am recovering from an at
tack OF lumbago, by tho aid of Foley
Kidney Pills. They surely have helped
me- Sold everywhere. Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
c;:.hs-s.a ee!a:.. Dead.

Special to TlmeS- RepUbHcAn
Webster CITY, Dec. 2S.-Sergeant
Reginald E. Gilmore is dead at his
farm home south OF this city. He
leaves . wife and six months Old
daughter. Sergeant Gilmore was a
member Of Company G Of this city and
was, transferred to the famous Rain
bow, division. The final rigid physical
examination at Camp Mills caugh him,
however. and he was given an honor.
able discharge. He was "a years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28

Accept "California" Syrup Of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package. then you are sure your
child is having tho best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach. liver and bowels. Children
love y. deltcioms friiity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each
bottle. Give 1t without fear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
FREE Of Char0S.

why suffer with indigestion. dyspep.r
STA, torpid liver. constipation. SOUR.
m h. coming up OF food -after.n
eating. etc. when you can get . sam =
pie bottle of Green's August F1owosS1
free at the Old Reliable Drug Store. =
This medicine has remarkable cur.
tive properties. and has demonstrates
It's efficiency by fifty years OF succOeot.
Headaches are often caused by . DIS
ordered stomach.
A gentle laxative. Try H. For 49,.
In all civilized countries. u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28

when ne attacked her. Witnesses have
substantiated her story. Lurnm struck
his head in falling and concussicn
OF the brain caused his death,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
M,ADoo2 AGAIN suEp.

Two Mors suits Filled in the District
q. -s.5t. Court.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 2s.-Two more
district court quits have been filed in
Council Bluffs against William g. Nc
Adoo, director general Of United states
railroads. Alicia Herman, as admin
yistrator Of the estate OF Samuel =.
Dickinson, asks sjudgmen. for 10000
against M. McAd0o and the Union
sP5sct6cs fxilfuId ~ the result Of mis-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28

Plenty.of exercise, fresh air.
regular hours-is all the pre-
scription you need to avoid
Influenza unless through
I neglect or otherwise, a cold
II gets you. Then take-at
once
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-03
WOOL AND LEATHER

The Federal Trade Commission has
promised the country an investigation
into the unreasonably high cost Of
leather goods, and especially shoes.
Tbeis is a most welcome piece CT news
ana the effort Of the Commission can
net be put forth any too soon.
The country is well stocked with
raw material and the world knows it.
The factories and the large owners
are sitting down on the stock and wait,
ing for their prices. This has gone
to the Federal Trade Board in such
authentic information as to cause a
promised investigation, If the find
ing5 are such as to confirm the re-
ports on all sides, the commission
will in all probability, roll up its
sleeves and walk down the lire for
a fight.
One should be coming. High
priced shoes leather shoes are a.
bout the highest commodity on the
market. The country is full of leath-
or. The local junk man cannot half
the time find buyer for his stock Of
hides, no matter what the price he
pays for them. You may ask any
hide. buyer in this section about his
experiences in hide buying and he will
tell you that he has lost money for
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-03
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.
Hold BACK THE HOGS

information is being spread all over
Georgia as rapidly as possible through
reliable sources that the big hog mar
kets are terribly overstocked at the
present and there is very small like
lihood of getting any sort of reason
able price for hogs on foot.
This information is Incorrect Our
market reports from Chicago and ST..
Louis, two of the largest centers in
the country, are 10 the effect that the
packers have far more hogs on hand
than they can kill and prepare for mar
ket.
This rush of porkers has been the
natural sequel to enormously high
prices The packers have more hogs
than they know what to do with Our
own farmers and stocl1raisers. for the
present time at least, should make
plans to prepare the meat for local con
sumption, or for market in cured form
form.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-03

more than six months, steady hand
running. None CT them made any
money at it. The price has been
pushed far down, and the fact is, there
is hardly any more room for raw
stocks in the big plants where the
goods are made up.
A federal investigation O. - cost
Of leather shoes might reveal some
thing worth knowing for those who
have to do with preventing robbery
through exorbitantp rices.
The same thing is true with re-
gard to wool.
IN recent statement the War
Trade Board declares that no wool
shortage exists, either in the worlds
supply or in the mount en- hand in
the United States, Notwithstanding the
increased consumption for military
purposes. The clip in most coun-
tries has steadily increased since the
outbreak of the war.
THE price in wool has advanced
in the United States by a percentage
greatly in excess of such price advan-
ces in ether countries" says the re-
port. ''The price in the United STA
les has advanced 200 per cent above
The prewar level The price in Eng
land is fixed at So per cent in excess
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-03

1t is going to be sometime before
| high prices prevail again for hogs on
the foot This is a season when
everybody tries to market the hogs
tlla, have been prepared TOR meat and
as a result there are more than the
packers can handle Nearby pack
ing houses will be calling for our own
stock and will be Offering a good price
for them in due time
Macon, Moultrie, and Triton will
need supplies as scol as the large run
CT the ready season is over and then
the fair prices that we are now look
ing for can be obtained.
In the meantime hogs that must
be killed or disposed of should go in
to meat that can be cured and saved
n that way There is an unreason-
able difference between the price of
meat and the hogs On the foot. 1t
Is not a thing that The packer can
well explain. The consumer, of
course, is the individual preyed upon,
but the farmer and stock raiser need
not sell his hogs now ct the ridiculous
" low price on foot because there is
an abundance Of hogs ready for the
market
Our best opportunity where the hogs
have to be disposed of to stop feed
bills, is to kill and cure the meat, If
curing can be done with a reasonable
Gafty and little loss. Cured meats
viii run higher by far in profits than
the hogs sold now on foot In this
manner the producer can reach the
consumer at home and eliminate the
packer and his thirty cents pound
difference between the price on foot
and the meat selling figure. Our own
producer can come in fer himself and
he is the man who should have the poi
! is if there are profits to be had.
j p. Cotton head of the meat divis-
on of the food administration makes
his statement;
"The packers inform me that they
re doing their best to aid us in thai
policy But owing to the transporta-
len difficulties in the East, there is
low glut of hogs on tie Chicago
market, and more hogs than the pack
ars can kill and handle.
The farmers and commission men
his territory must help by hold
ng back hogs temporarily, especial
from that market If there is CO.
operation the minimum will be main
aimed DO not sacrifice your hogs
1y dumping them on an overcrowd-
cd market
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-03
of prewar prices.

of prewar prices.
Cloth manufacturers Tin the United
States) have been impelled by fear
to carry abnormal stocks of wool, and
to contract with dealers and impor-
tiers for unusual quantities for far-for-
ward delivery. Manufacturers of
clothing have been injected by like
dread, melting the purchase of cloth
exceeding in volume their reasona-
bic demands
The consumption of wool duriag
1918 will be little if any greater than
Vt was during 1917"