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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Hit by an Automobile.

An accident which might have been
of very serious nature happened on
Saturday evening in front of the Nc
Gregor furniture store on High avenue
west. Elizabeth Cook, child of ten
or twelve years, darted from behind
a car which was standing at the curb
and ran directly in front of car driv
en- by Ed Walton of the Walton Auto
Co. Mr.. Walton applied the brakes and
swerved to the outside but was unable
to avoid the collision. The little girj
was knocked to the pavement but free
from the wheels of the car. She was
scratched to some extent but not ser
iously hurt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
WOMEN CANNING THE KAISER
Spreading the Gospel of Food conser-
walton and Saving Garden
Products.

Washington, July 15.-Here's a sam
pie of the way the women in Iowa
are lining up to 'can the Kaiser"
Forty-two women in Cedar Rapids each
have agreed to interest ten other
women in home food conservation and
are out to distribute literature on the
having of garden vegetables.
Iowa has made remarkable record
in war gardens this year, the prelimi-
nary estimates to the National War
Garden Commission based on reports
from all over the state showing that
it has 10000 war gardens And now
the women of the state are going to
see to it that as much as possible of
the surplus from these gardens is
saved. Many canning clubs will COM
pete for the honor of winning some of
the $4,000 in Thrift Stamps and Ma
tional Capitol Prize Certificates which
the Commission is Offering to blue
ribbon winners at fairs and exhibit
tions for the best canned vegetables
grown in war gardens.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
RED Gross AUCTION
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE CONVEY
FARM BRINGS $1o4.75.

The Red Cross people had big time
out at the Jud Convey farm near Bea-
con Saturday evening, sold refresh
ments, had an auction of articles do
mated by the patrons and a general
good time. Between three and four
hundred people visited the place DUR
ing the evening, some late corners
dropping in after ten thirty on the
way home from town and the ban1
concert. George True, county Red
Cross President was there and made
a talk. c.. Ed Beman was also out in
force and Jack Nelson interested many
with a talk of soldier life and what
the Red Cross does. Gross receipts OF
the evening were $104.75 and the net
proceeds to be turned over to the Ma
haska county treasury amounted to
$4,000.
A part of this came from the sale
of ice cream, pop, and an auction OF
canned fruit, articles of wearing ap-
parel, chickens and a rabbit which
gave $4,000!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Mont Let Him Eesiqn.

The Grinnell Congregational church
on Sunday morning refused to accept
or even to consider an offer its pas
tor. Rev. E. w. Cross, to resign i'll
order that he might continue the Y.
M. C. A. work which he is so effect
lively prosecuting in France. Mr.. Cross
recognizing that the years leave of
absence granted him would expire on
Sept. 1, wrote the church offering to
resign that a new pastor might be
elected il desired. The church voted
to extend the leave of absence for an
iother year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
IOWA AND THE WAR SAVINGS
State Is over the Top, But Several
Counties Are Still Behind in
Stamp Sales.

Des Moines. July 15.-Figures com
piled in the Office of Homer A. Miller,
state director OF the Iowa War Saw
ings campaign, show that Iowa is in
the front rank Of states in the junior
bond drive.
OF the states quota OF $47.53O,520.
the report shows that cash sales and
pledges OF which there is record in
the state Office now total $442S7 ,4S9 or
$3,243, 013 below the quota. Reports up
on which these figures are based are
incomplete. At the time the report OF
the state headquarters was made there
were four counties that had not YET
reported the success of the recent
drive and five counties in which no
drive was made. II will be up to these
nine counties to make up the shortage.
According to the report there are
sixty-seven counties in the state that
raised from 101 to 162 per cent of their
quota. There are nine counties whose
sales and pledges now are 80 per cent
or above the fourteen counties whose
sales and pledges are from 70 to 80
per cent of their quotas. Only nine
counties in the state are not in first
class shape.
Clay county leads the state with 16:
per cent OF her quota. Marion count,
comes next with 1870 per cent. Iowa il
a close third with 1923 per cent. Jaspel
county has 104 per cent to her credi
and Poweshiek 10l, while Mahaska
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
COUNTY ROAD WORK
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES RE
PAIRED AND MADE OVER.

Work is going on all over the county
on the roads which are slowly being
rounded into the best of shape. Gangs
of men are scattered throughout the
county under the supervision of Coun-
ay Engineer Tumy.
c. B. Halt, with one gang, and Dan
Peters and brother with an Interna-
| tional truck are at work on the La
konta road. This is the new county
road added last fall. The work is
principally widening in order to make
highways conform to standard for a
county road AS this road was rather
narrow marked improvement will
be noticed at the completion of the
present work.
John Montgomery and county road
gang are doing similar work on the
new Peoria county road.
Ora Dickinson and j. M. Bryson with
the Twin City Tractor and grader are
working the road south of Union Mills.
They will grade south to Oskaloosa.
H. E. Whitlatch has recently COM
pleted a 6x6x40 concrete box north
and east of Union Mills. He is at
present working on an SX7X26 box
culvert three miles west of New Shar-
on.
The New Sharon road from the rail
road crossing, just north of the city,
to the water works is in a very dan
gerous condition due to the many
lnaEo in tho mains Mr. EnX
superintendent of the Water Co., is
doing all that is possible to repair the
same, but owing to the scarcity of la
Dor it will be some time before all the
leaks can be repaired. Motorists are
advised to drive slowly along this
road.
Work will be commenced next week
to repair the washout on the Belle
fountaine grade.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
A Hoop Rod Broke.

James r. Gordon, the employee of
the Caldwell Silo company, injured
in fall Wednesday while engaged on
the construction of silo near Indian
ola, is being cared for at the home
of his mother who is a nurse. He
is doing as well as can be expected,
but he is badly hurt and it will be
many days before he will be able to
leave his bed. The accident was
caused by the breaking of a defect
i've hoop rod, in process of tighten
ing. This unbalanced the workman
and he fell distance of forty feet,
alighting on cement stave lying at
the base of the silo. A foot and ell
bow are broken and his hip is badly
matched
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
SHIP BURNS IN new YORK PORT
Four Men Believed Killed When Span.
lsh Steamer Is Destroyed
Loaded With Oil.

New York, July 15.--Four men are
believed to have perished in an ex-
plosion and fire which destroyed the
Spanish steamship Serantes of 5000
gross tons in New York harbor, caus-
ing loss of approximately $3,000,000.
The vessel, loaded with oil, was under
lease to the Standard Oil company and
scheduled to sail tomorrow for Spain.
It now lies a blackened hulk off Bay
Ridge.
Thirty-one officers and members OF
the crew were picked up by United
States coast guard cutter. The sur
viyors said the fire started in the af
ter part OF the Serantes and spread SO
rapidly they were forced to flee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
BENEFIT PROGRAM
THEATRICAL COMPANY HELPS
EDDYvILLE RED CROSS.

| Eddyville, July 15.-Gordinier Broth.
ers Stock Co, which is in Eddyville
this week kindly consented to give a
! matinee at their tent Friday p. m,
the entire proceeds of which will be
turned over to the Red Cross. A house
to house canvass was made in the
sale of tickets and t is believed that
every seat will be occupied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Arnold and child
rem who have been visiting Mrs. Ar
nold's mother, Mrs. NJ. ]. Criswell the
past week left Saturday for their home
at Webster City.
DR.. E. L. Bay was a business caller
in Oskaloosa Thursday. .
The quota for the Eddyville Chapter
Red Cross for the month of July has
been received and the supplies are
now on hand so that work will begin
at once. The quota remains the same
as for the month of June which is 700
s by congresses.
Jasper Hall and daughter, of Sterl-
ing, ILL.,, are visiting this week at the
parental r. d. Hall home
Mrs. ]. L. Berry left Thursday for
Lambert, Oklahoma for an extended
visit with relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Hatfield and children
have returned to Lovilia after a two
weeks visit at the parental l.. V. Ter
rell home.
The Glee Club of the NJ. E. church
nj wi ofJ of ha
M. E. church in Eddyville on Friday
evening, July &c. The entertainment
will be under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League.
Mrs. VIM. Bosley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Randolph, of Valley Junction,
were recent guests at the T. J. Evans
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Leeling left this
week for pleasure trip to Council
Bluffs and Des Moines. They made the
trip in their car.
Mrs. l.. l.. Talmage and daughters
spent Friday in Oskaloosa visiting
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs !. s. Burton and daugh-
ter returned Thursday from a visit
with Mrs. Burton's parents at Dows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Akers and sons
left Friday for their home at Tarkio,
Mo-, after a visit with Mr. Akers
mother and other relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. A. WormhOudt drove
to Pella Friday and visited with Mr.
Wormhout's mother.
II Armstrnnp Of RuytOn uas a
business caller in Eddyville Friday.
The Missionary Society of the Con.
church was entertained on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w
Dykstra, Mrs. Addie Carter. Emma
Anderson and Clara and Allie Boil
baugh as hostesses. Mrs. Wormhoudt
had charge Of the rogram which was
given by the children of the Sunday
school,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
PRICES NEED MORE FIXING
1917 Profits Of MaypoIe Dairy Co.
S3,755, 900.

London, July 1.-THE war certainly
has been unkind TO the poor Maypole
Dairy Company. England's biggest
dairying concern.
Before the war for three years the
Maypole realized an average yeany
profit Of 1870 per cent.
That was prosperity.
But Maypole shareholders are up
against stark. threadbare poverty now
owing to the war Since 1914 they ha, z
averaged profit of only 112a per cent
The profits for 1917 were s3.755.O0.
despite the fact that prices for daiI,
products are fixed by the government
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
In Honor Of France.

Sunday, July Ia, was the French
Fourth of July, the anniversary of the
French deliverance from the power of
the autocracy, the date of the birth
of the French republic. The event
was given elaborate celebration in
some places. The date falling on Sun
day gave opportunity for special men
ton locally from the pulpit and some
of the remarks were somewhat ex.
tended.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
IN HARVEST FIELD
GOLFERS QUIT GAME TO HELP
SHOCK OATS.

Fred Hedlund has fine piece of
oats at his place out southeast of
town. The grain was cut and bound
but Fred was short of help and rain
threatened. The predicament be-
came known to number of golf play
ers at the Country Club. The boys
quit their contests and went after the
oats and had a fine time seeing who
could make the finest shock and place
the best cap sheaf. The harvest was
completed and put out of the way of
rain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Fremont Was Generous.

Fremont Gazette: The Sammies'
Mothers club of Mahaska county, see
ing the need of comfortable pillows
for the Mahaska boys at Camp Dodge,
started out last week to secure 400
sofa pillows They solicited in Oska-
loosa and New Sharon, then came to
Fremont. Here they had no trouble
in filling the quota, getting 157 nice
pillows in a very short time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Buffalo Bur.

Complaint of new weed is heard
from several quarters. The stranger
is described as a nettle-like plant with
rather large tomato shaped" and
colored foliage, but the leaves are like
a nettle or thistle, thickly covered
with spike-like thorns. The blossom is
bright yellow and the seed pod is foot
ball shape and covered with curly
clinging thorns. The weed is called
the buffalo bur and while not particu-
larly dangerous may make itself an
noying. Pains should be taken to
eradicate the plant, particularly to
prevent it's getting into grass or pas
turage used for stock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
SUGAR SUBSTITUTE
CORN SYRUP CAN BE USED FOR
FRUIT CANNING

Corn syrup may be used in canning
and in making jellies, jams and mar
malades and fruit buffers, according Il
specialists of the United States De
partment of Agriculture. Varying
amounts of earn syrup are used with
sugar. The syrup gives modified fla
yor to products so it should be tried
out in small quantities at first to suit
The family taste. IL combines most sat
isfactory with strong favored fruits as
pineapple and cherries. The amount
used must be determined by the kind
OF fruit and the strength of the syrup
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Down to Bed Rock.

Mayor T. H. Potter, of Mason City
reports to the United States Food Adj
that so little edibles ma
terial now goes into the garbage in
that city that the collection from pri-
yate homes is Improbable and prob
ably will have to be given up. Mayor
Potter reports that large number OF
residents of Mason City are feeding
their own pigs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18

Washington and Keokuk are rubbing
the 100 per cent, but have nothing to
spare. WapellO county is one of the
nine counties that needs fiXin'.
Postofices and banks set new rec
ord for the week ending July 6. Total
postoffices sales amounted to $2,229,-
200. This added to the sales reported
by the federal reserve bank, $100,96S,
makes the total cash sales for the
week OF s2,330,16S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Made a Hole.

At the site of the North Skunk River
bridge. north of New Sharon, which
was washed out during the recent
high water, it has been found that
the water cut out the bed of the stream
until there is now twenty-one feet of
water under the old bridge. The av-
erage above and below this spot is
only eight feet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Dusty Roads.

Auto travel stirs up the dust and in
particular after the roads have been
dragged Those who get about in
cars however assert that the going.
just now is particularly splendid. The
roads in all parts OF the county are
the best ever
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Sent Up For Five Years.

Albert Hospodrosky, Of Iowa county
got into trouble with the food admin
stration. He also got mixed up in 9th.
er ways and was sent TO the peniten.
tiary for five years be forethe food
people could lay hands upon him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Farm Help.

!. N. Taylor, acting county agent for
Mahaska. has furnished fifteen hands
this week for the harvest field and
placed one man in permanent posi-.
ton on the farm. He has application
for another STEADY" hand Any one
wanting farm work leave the name
with Mr. Taylor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
NEW INTEREST IN
CITY OF |RkUTSK
LARGEST INLAND CITY OF ALL
NORTHERN RUSSIA.
CAPTURED BY CzECHO- SLOVAKS
Is Station On the Great Trans-Siberian
Railway--Aimost Weeks Jour-
ney From Petrograd or Moscow
Has Cathedral.

Washington, ID. c., July IS The
National Geographic Society issues
the following war geography bulletin
on Irkutsk, which is reported to have
been occupied by the Czecho-Slovak
forces operating in Siberia:
With population of 100000, IT.
kutsk is the most important inland
city of Siberia. Ii is the capital of
the government or province of the
same name and is situated on the right
bank of the Angara, a broad, swift
flowing river which is one of the prin-
cipal outlets of the great Baikal Lake,
whose southwestern shores are only
"A miles east of the city. This is the
deepest lake in the world (6,500 feet
in some places), and, with the excep-
ton of our own Great Lakes and Vic
toria Nyanza and Tanganyika in Az
RIGA, is the largest body of fresh water
on the globe
A "Main Line" Town.
'lrkutsk is on the Trans-Siberian
railway, little more than FIVE days
journey east of Moscow in peace
times
The city was founded in 1862 as
post for the collection of fur taxes
from the Buriats. Its streets are
well paved and it is lighted with cleo
tricity. In 1879 it was visited by
disastrous fire which destroyed many
of its most pretentious public build
ings.
Places Of Interest.
THE Cathedral of the Virgin of
KaZan is one of the most conspicu-
Gus edifices in Irkutsk, its five domes
and detached belfry Immediately at
tracing the eye of the visitor. OPP
posite the residence of the governor
general is the museum of the I'M
perial Russian Geographical Society,
a valuable archaeological
from East Siberia ais well
as Buddhistic objects of rare interest
Peculiar Custom.
"One of the peculiar customs which
the traveller encountered at Irkutsk
before the war was the closing of the
railway ticket office for the sale of
tickets two days prior to the depart
ure of train. He could never de-
eide to take a trip to Petrograd
(3792 miles), to Moscow 1888 miles,,
or to Vladivostok COOS miles) 'on the
spur of the moment
Under the old regime Irkutsk was
the headquarters of the Third Siberian
Army Corps"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
County Aoent

]. N. Taylor OF Mahaska county il IN
charge OF the station of the county
agent in the basement OF the city halt
vice the county agent Rex Wickham
who resigned his position to enlist in
federal service. .4al9li
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Candy For our Soldiers.

Representatives Gould has intro.
duced bill in Congress for the issue
of candy as a part OF the daily Army
rations 10 our soldiers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
ALLIED NATIONS
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
ENTENTE ARMIES MARCH IN RE.
VIEW BEFORE PoINcARE
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE THERE
Gen. Pershing Witnesses Marvellous
Pageant as the Heroes Pass BY.
Troops of Every Country in
Fight Take Part.

Paris, July l5.-Heroes distinguished
during the war in all the entente allied
armies participated in monster par
ade through the streets of Paris Sun
day in celebration of Bastille DAY
American troops from the first and sec.
ond divisions, recently cited in army
orders, represented the United States
army. One detachment took part in the
capture of Cantigny, others were 1T
Chateau Thierry
All the American units had been in
F. lance more than year. The Ameri-
can expeditionary forces were show
cred with flowers by French girls.
Poincare Reviews Parade.
The parade was reviewed by Presi-
dent Poincare. who was accompanied
by General Pershing. The Americans
occupied second place in the column
All branches OF the French army SER
vice were represented The Alpine
chasseurs received an ovation while
singing their Alsation song. Historic
French regiments with battle flags Of
the Napoleonic campaigns as well as
the present war, We're cheered, while
girls threw flowers.
A battalion of Belgians followed the
Americans. Then came British contin-
gents, including the grenadier guards,
Canadians and New Zealanders. Big
pipes accompanied Highlanders who
came out of the trenches yesterday.
czecho-Slovaks There.
The Italian representation included
Alpine units A detachment of the Pol
ish army was loudly cheered. A band
played a Sousa march while many
Poles greeted American expeditionary
soldiers lining the streets with Hello,
American boy"
Czecho-Slovaks who had fought on
the Russian front carried the banner
recently presented by President POin-
care.
A Russian detachment of the foreign
legion, Differed by Russians, occupied
a place in the parade. Greeks and Por-
tuguese also were present.
UnfavOrabIe weather with frequent
rain did not prevent all viewing points
being crowded. Many persons had TAX
en- up their positions the night before.
Celebrate in Trenches.
With the American Forces in France
July 15.-On all the American fronts
soldiers joined their French comrades
in celebrating the French fete. The
Americans wore the French national
emblem and decorated their billets and
motor cars with French tiags. The viii
lagos in the rear of the line again were
profusely decorated with flags of all
the allies.
Showers failed to keep the crowds
indoors. Soldiers and civilians prone
naded the streets and exchanged holt
day greetings.
While there was no set program, the
Americans entered into the spirit OF
the day in the same way they celebrate
independence day. Those who were
able to obtain passes went to Paris.
Others remained at their posts, ming
ling with the French soldiers and civ
mans, and renewing pledges that the
two republics will fight until victory is
attained.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Many Names On List.

Many Names On List.
Sundays army casualty list con-
tanned seventy-two names divided as
follows;
Killed in action Is, died of wounds
IL, died of disease 2, died of accidents
and other causes 4, wounded severely
SO, wounded slightly 2. missing in ac-
ton ..
The marine corps casualty list Sun
day contained fifty-two names diyid-
ed as follows;
Killed in action 10, died of wounds
4, wounded severely "a. missing in ac-
ton A.
Six Iowa Boys Captured.
Des Moines, July 15.-Six members
Of Company /, 16Sth infantry, the old
Third Iowa, were captured by the
Germans on June 16, according to a
message from Captain Dunn, received
by ] E. Chambers of Dies Moines. The
latter's son, Harry Chambers, was
among those taken.
Company | originally was made up
Of Glenwood men and it is probable
that Chambers was one OF the men
added to the regiment before its de-
parture for France.
cassed and HonoreG.
Ottumwa, July 15.-Lieut. Leroy
Hammer, NJ R. c., who was reported
seriously wounded in France, June 13,
was gassed, according to his letter
written from a base hospital in France
ia his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Hammer, 425 North Sheridan avenue.
Lieutenant Hammer merely mentions
his winning a chevron for valOT, and
gives no details of the reason he was
so honored.
iowa Cadet Killed in Fall.
Lake Charles, La, July 15.-After
making landings Sidney S. Dodd of
Dubuque, Ia, a cadet flyer, was struck
by the propeller of his airplane and
killed late today at Gerstner field near
here.
Wounded Yanks in London.
LOUuOl, July lO.-AIueTlCdu WOuilu-
ell are now arriving in London in con-
siderable numbers from the sections
of France where the Americans are
brigaded with the British. They reach
the various main line stations or Brit
ish hospital trains, together with the
hundreds of British wounded with
which the trains are laden.
The American soldiers already are
receiving the best of care, and are
being visited by American women
members of committee formed to
look after them as soon as the hos
pitaI auohtrities give their permission
Most of the American cases arriving
In London are classified as serious.
About one-fourth of the men received
their wounds while in the fighting
line, the remainder being accidents or
sick cases. In the latter category
are number of men with pneumonia
or appendicitis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
D. {. SANDE RS OF
LOHRVILLE. IOWA
REPORTED SEVERELY WOUNDED
ON CASUALTY LIST.
DIES MONIES BOY SUCCUMBS
Private Lewis A. MaeGregor Died OF
Wounds Received On June az
six Third Iowa Boys Captured
BY the Huns.

Washington, July I'D. L. Sanders
of Lohryille, severely wounded, was
the only Iowan mentioned in General
Pershing's casualty'Ilst which carried
sixty names. as isghed by the War
Department today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
Des Molnes Boy succumbs.

Washington, d. c., July 15.-Private
Lewis A. MacGregor of Des Moines,
died of wounds received in action in
France on June %, according to word
Received Sunday by his mother, Mrs.
James MacGregor. Private MacGreg-
or's name appears in the marine cas-
ualty list given out by the war depart
ment last night.
Private McGregor would have been
50 years old June 80. His father died
here May IA and the son never re-
ceived the letter conveying the news
of his fathers death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-18
cassed and HonoreG.


Lake Charles, La, July 15.-After
making Landings Sidney s. Dodd of
Dubuque, la, cadet flyer, was struck
by the propeller of his airplane and
killed late today at Gerstner field near
here.