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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
Airplans Courier Service.
rpy the Associated Prees.1

Berlin, Sunday Feb. 16.--American
officers are endeavoring to arrange for
an airplane courier service to connect
various military missions at different
points In the central empire and An
new states with the American base In
France. Present communications are
difYicult and unsatisfactory, particular.
ly with Prague and Warsaw.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE soldiers council
representing the whole Ruhr industrial
district threatened to call general
strike on Tuesday II the government
does not accede to the demands OF the
councils formulated at conference
held at Essen.
The trouble Is due primarily 70 the
action of the seventh army corps In
dssolving the corps soldiers council at
Muenstcr because Of the councils anti.
government attitudes.
The Ruhr soviet government de-
manded the reinstatement OF the Maun-
ster council in all its rights ,ths re-
moval OF the commander. General Won
Wattcn. and his omcsrs. and their
trial and punishment BY court 70 be
appointed by the district soviet Tha
court has retained ~ hostage two
officers who attended a. guests of Gen
eral Won Watten. Tho councils in the
Ruhr district are virtually III In control
OK the spartacans or tAe radical inde
pendent socialistG
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
The WssthsI

The Weather.
Increasing cioudiness tonight:
Wednesday unsettled, with rain or
snow In west portion, not much change
In temperature.
Range Of temperature at MARSHALL
town; Monday. SO and 20; Sunday. ~
and Ia; Feb, IL. 1918, rs above and ,
below. At this morning, 30; yesier-
day. 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
Anti eoI,hevik Army PROGRESSES.

Odessa, Feb. 13.--The anti-bolshevik
army OF General Denekine has reached
the Caspian sea, having advanced $50
versts and captured $1,000 prisoners.
ninety Ave guns and eight armored
trains
In the victorious advance General
Denikine's army scattered bolshevik
force Of more than 100000. Bolshevik
war material In railway cars which
stretched for distance Of thirty miles
also was captured.
BY his vicrory In the Caspian re-
gion General Dcnlkine viii be aide to
turn his attention to the Don region,
where the position Of the forces op-
posed to the bolshevilSi has been pre-
carious for several weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
PAGE ONE.

FA0e ONE.
Tsleoraphio News;
German Army 10 be Made Helpless
Borah Refuses TO Wear Wilson
Muzzle.
Nations chafe at Peace Delay,
Bolshcvik Rule Worse Than Car
dom
PAGES TWO. THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News;
Road Measure in First Place.
Harding Ill, Rathbun Hearing De-
layed.
Iowa Has Most Hogs.
Rainbows First Vets 10 Come Home
Farm and Garden Notes.
PAGE FIVE
Story;
The Light in the Clearing.
PAGE six
Editorial,
Look over His Abstract. ~
The star Spangled Banner.
The Winter of tsls-l9. ~ 20
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, Mi ::
TEN.
City News;
Organize For Armenian Relief. .
Many Attend LeGrand Institute.
Talk OF Reviving Baseball.
Nate Kendall to Speak Here.
News of Twenty-Five Years Ago.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Bearish Tone In Corn.
oats Prices Sag.
Beef Cattle Active.
Hogs Sell Lower.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
DANGER IN WITHDRAWAL.
Returned Observer Tells Senators
Forces Are Necessary.

forCeS ST0 N0Ceobdiy'
washington, Feb. 1s-Roger Il. Sim
mons. who recently returned from
mission in Russia for the bureau OF
commerce. told the senate committee
investigating lawless agitation in this
country that if the American and allied
forces were Withdrawn from northern
Russia the bolsheviks would engage In
one of the bloodiest massacres the
world had ever seen.
The witness said he was surprised
at the demands being made for the
withdrawal of the American forces
and told the committee that every time
the American and allied soldiers had
found it necessary to give up ground
in northern Russia the bolsheviki had
swept in and inaugdrated an orgy OF
murder of peaceful citizens.
He said that before leaving Arch
angel Nov. he found that the Ameri-
can troops had performed great acts of
heroism which yet remain to be told.
Evidence which he said showed THAT
Germany was responsible for the out
break Of bolshevism in Russia was
presented to the committee by Mr..
1t included sworn statement OF a
Russian that just before the czar's
government was overthrown She was
sent by the German imperial chancel-
lor to Switzerland to determine which
Of the Russian Socialist schools There
was the most radical and to offer the
leader 5000, 900 marks II he would send
his men into Russia to spread their
propa ganda.
After visiting Switzerland the Rus
sian reported that the school headed
by Lenine was the most radical but he
recommended that the services Of Len
inc be not engaged as the result II
successful would mean terrible catas-
trophe for Russia.
This evidence Mr.. Simmons said,
coupled with the fact that Lenine
passed through Germany on his way
from Switzerland to Russia: that men,
bers OF the Red guard were given iron
crossA and that German soldiers and
officers were used to put down an anti
bolsheviki mutiny, proved beyond a
doubt where the responsibility lay for
the reign Of terror in Russia. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18

ed instructions OF the allied supreme
command.
"Third-ObJection Is raised to tho
point In the agreement giving only
three days notice for Its denuncia-
tion."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
Germans Say Army 10 Smail.

Treves. Feb. 17,-when A6n1Aal
Foch presented the new afmj0e1ce
terms to the German comniission On
Friday he was requested to permit the
the Germans to commuricate with
Weimar
Marshal Focn told the Germans that
as the disorganization of telegraph
lines made II certain there would be
delay, he would give them until s
o'clock Sunday evening to take action.
He told them he would leave Treves at
that time and II the convention was
not then signed the armistice would
expire at o'clock Monday morning,
The terms were agreed to at $3.50 Sun
DAY night.
Although the disarmament question
was not raised. Matthias Erzberger, one
of the German commissioners, voluii-
teered statement that the German
army consisted OF only 100000 men,
80 per cent of whom were Of doubtful
value. He said that the German army
had been demobiIized too quickly and
that 1t was inadequate TO maintain or
der in the country.
Apart from the conference ErzberEer
made number of declarations saying
particularly that the political future OF
Germany was fixed by President VIII,
sons fourteen points" He asserted
that Germany would hepceforth be \
new country. adding that II would be
genuinely democratic and would Loyalty
pa rt icipate in the league OF nations on
the principle Of political and economical
equality. He said that Germany was
| ready to agree to disarmament on land
and sea and in the air.
Erzberger admitted that Germany
made a mistake in 1871 when she did
not consult the people OF Alsacs and
Lorraine as to their fate. He expressed
the hope that France would not make
the same mistake in Annexing Germans
without calling plebiscits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
HUNS SHORn
Of POWER TO
START VARS
Peace Treaty to Limit Ger !,
man Army, Possibly
to ESQ, 900 Men.
MUNITIONS TO BE
HELD BY ALLIES
Germans Complain 20 Marshai Fssh ~
increasingly Severe Terms sf Arris-
t'es- > Extsnsion Expected TO
- srns Of Treaty Of Psaee--
- Require Poles TO Cease At
81 ks on German Territory.

Paris. Feb is.-when the Germans
armst!ce. says Havas dispatch from
Treves. Matthias Erzbergcr handed TO
Marshal F'och twenty three page me-
mortal In wnich 1t was attempted TO
justify Germaay's attitude. It being
maintained that she had done her best
to meet her onligations.
He also gave the marshal a memo-
randum from Phillipp Sheidemnnn.
the new German chancellor, complain
ing OF the Increasingly hard terms
forced upon Germany and protesting
against the Germans being forced 10
evacuate Poland, delivering German
fortresses to the Poles ans abandoning
the German people there.
A demand was made that the allies
require the Poles to cease their At
tacks against tho Germans. This last
request has already been complied
with. telegram having been sent %
Warsaw from Paris last night.
The special commission OF the %.
preme council, CHARGED with drafting
the terms OF a definite armistics which
will hold good until the peace prslian-
inarles are Aligned, has almost cosA-
pleted Its task and II Is possible, aaye
a Havas report, that Marshal Foch viii
be able to notify the Germans on
Thursday or Friday Of the military
and naval terms which will be essea-
tally those Of the preliminary peace
treaty. II is understood the terms Will
include clauses ny which Germany will
be allowed to maintain but $4,000 Nea
under arms to- keep order. All voe
material beyond what II necessary ~
equip these troops. accordtag 70 -
report. VIII be placed under coaASe1 g
the allies. which will also hold 0sfanos
Dy's ammunition factoriss. 4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Tobacco Notes.

The Reporter Office carries special
line of receiveng books, weigh books,
numbered packing books, twine, cards.
stencil brushes and Hacking, in fact all
the supplies needed by packers.
One of the finest calendars of the
season comes to this Office from the
jefferson Leaf Tobacco Co. of Sparta,
Wis, entitled 1.-THE Angel Of the U. S.
Army" The Red Cross nurse may be
truly termed the most beloved woman
in the world as she has been the minis
tering angel of all the armies in the
great struggle in Europe. The picture
is doEe by actual photography and col
ored by hand.
Probably the largest amount ever
paid Wisconsin producer for single
crop of tobacco was received by
C. G. Biederman, manager of the
Edgerton Sheep Feeding Yards this
week, when after delivery of their
crop checks to the amount of SIT, 603.9
were received by them. IL this keeps
up sheep feeding will soon be side
issue with them.
Warehouse No. 26 for rent. Apply
to r. j. Maltpress.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
EASY MONEY FOR Y0UNGsTER
And Incidentally Druggist Knows
More About United States Cur
rency, So It's Even Break.

The druggist at the corner was pass
ing some copper money in change for
q broken dime, the big part Of which
had been spent in chocolate candy, to
an eleven-year-old lad.
There's your three pennies change"
said the druggist.
''Wotcher givin' us?" said the small
boy.
'sYour change, three pennies"
ssNo, y'r not. Them's not pennies.
You amt got no pennies in the
house."
"Tve more than hundred of 'em in
the cash register"
It'll bet you amt got ones let alone
a hundred" said the boy. .'I'll bet you
five soda waters"
s'Tll take YOU" said the druggist.
sI'll prove it right now. Read what
it says on that money. Don't it say
One Cent? You don't find any PEN
MES in our coins. Our teacher told
u.s."
The druggist acknowledged his error.
SNOW" said the boy, "cOme on with
your soda water. Gimme two glasses
chocolate to begin with"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Writer Thinks Mankind Exaggerates
Importance Of incident OF Earthly
Dissolution.

Apart from the mystery of lives cut
off in their early prime, and this is
the horrid catastrophe of war, it is
certain that in our natural clinging
to life we exaggerate the Importance
of the incident Of death. s'Wil1 you
never find an abiding peace?" said a
friend to restless poet. He replied,
.All life is a wandering to find
home"
Michael Fairless writes in the Road
Member: 'aTo the large majority
death is Pluto, king Of the dark I'M
known whence no traveller returns,
rather than Azrael, brother and friend,
lord of the mansion of life. Strange
how men shun him as he waits in the
shadow, watching our straining after
Immortality, sending his comrade sleep
to prepare US for himself. When the
hour strikes he comes-very gently,
very tenderly, if we will have 1t So
folds the tired hands together, takes
the way-worn feet in his broad, strong
palm: and lifting US in his wonderful
arms he bears us swiftly down the val
ley and across the water Of Remem-
brance. Very pleasant art thou, q
Brother Death, thy love is wonderful
passing the love Of women"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Hearts of the World. T"

Hearts of the World.'' the supreme
triumph of d. w. Griffith, to be pre-
sented at the Fuller opera house, Mad
ison, Wis, for seven days starting On
Sunday night, Jan. 5th, twice daily
thereafter, matinee at 2:15, night at
8:15, has inaugurated new era in the
realm of screen drama. Here, with
the great war as background, Mr..
Griffith has filmed simple little love
story, old as the ages yet ever new.
s.Hearts of the World has proven the
latest sensation in the screen world.
In taking the battle pictures for
Hearts of the World" Mr.. Griffith
had the assistance and cooperation of
the British War Office. 1t is of the
opinion of all who have seen Hearts
Of the World that Mr.. Griffith has
outdone his own best achievements
and has established new artistic rec
ord which it will take years and years
for someone to equal. if indeed such q
thing is possible The same big SYM
phony orchestra and effects will be
seen. Mail orders will now be ac-
cepted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
TRUTH STRANGE AS FICTION
Nosei BY William De Morgan Has
Counterpart in Real Life-Story
of EnQIishman.

A little more than ten years ago an
Englishman, deep in the sixties, won
great renown by going to hospital.
His illness, though severe, was ortii-
nary enough. The use he made of his
convalescence distinguished him.
Propped up in bed: William De Nor
gan wrote his first novel. When he
was entirely recovered, he wrote an
ether, which was destined to carry on
his fame around the reading world.
The book told the story of an engi-
Reer returned to London after many
adventures. There a mishap in the
tube caused him to lose his memory.
In the dazed state he lived new life.
BY chance he met his former wife, fell
En- love with her and married her again.
Strange as was De Morgan's tale
critics said only he could make it con-
vincing-London itself has duplicated
1t from life.
John Arthur Lewis, returned sol.
dier, was lately hailed into court for
absconding with money he had col
lected for his employers.
Ills innocence was easily proved. On
the collecting trip he had been struck
by a van and injured. Bereft Of his
memory he wandered over England,
arrived at his old home, and was in-
troduced by his mother to a young
woman, said to be his wife.
He refused to accept his past until
one night the German airmen dropped
bombs, and the shock of the explosion
restored his memory. Then all came
back, even the uncompleted days
work of last Angus.
History here modifies the ancient OBJ
servation as to truth and fiction. Truth
is not stranger than good writing.
Rather the artist senses probably
ahead of the facts and later reality
cOrroborates him. Who knows not at
least one Enoch Arden? Tennyson
guessed them all
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
AT THE LYRIC

Loved by two women, the wife of
his closest friend and little seams
tress he has befriended, and spurned
by the wife to whom he is devoted,
the life of John Rowland becomes a
tragedy in Tangled Lives" which
will be shown on Saturday. Harry
Morey has the role of the injured
husband and Betty Blythe as the un-
faithful wife.
Sup the Road With Sallie. will be
the feature attraction for Monday
presenting Constance Talmadge. In
Cup the Road With Sally" this cap
tivating young star creates the role
of Sallie Waters, typical adventure
loving American girl. The story deals
with a bequest of several thousand
dollars evenly divided amongst mum
Der of irresponsible young relatives,
who at given time, have to account
for several ways in which they have
employed their part of the fortune;
the one who puts his bequest to the
best use receives the bulk. Sallie
with her five thousand, kidnaps her
aunt, bumps into a house infested by
burglars" is herself mistaken for
crook, is guaranteed for smallpox
and finally falls prey to the game,
she herself is playing.
A picture full of laughs, "Girl OF
Today with Corine Griffith for
Tuesday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03

WITH the shutters pulled down In the
American shooting gallery the period
of taking inventories is upon us, anc
the balance sheet displayed at the Re-
construction congress convened at At
lantic City tells some startling tales.
While many industries have profited
immensely from the war, there is also
a trail of destruction, and the indus
trial casualty list reveals the fact that
a large part of the public utilities OF
the United States went into the war
without bullets for their guns. While
Mr.. McAdoo was saving the railroad
situation by shooting up the charges
for for service thirty or forty per cent,
the street railroads, lighting and power
plants were struggling along under
conditions that have been carrying
them toward the same fate that over
took the classic one-horse shay. The
sixty-three per cent of the electric
railway lines of the United States has
suffered falling off in net income OF
eighty two per cent for the first six
months of 1918 as compared with the
corresponding period of 1917. The
stern fact that confronts the public
with respect to public utilities calls for
a remodeling of the existing arrange
ments between the operators and the
owners of the properties and the com.
munlties they serve, if destruction of
this great national activity is to be
avoided.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03

The New Years message of Nation
al Chairman Will FL. Hays reads as
follows: What we need in this coun-
try is not 'Iess politics., but more at
tention TO politics. If the citizens OF
the country perform citizens duty
and interest themselves sufficiently IN
the politics of the nation, the right
principles will be practiced and able
and conscientious candidates elected.
It seems passing strange, indeed, that
it should be necessary to urge men In
this country to exercise the full privi-
lege of real liberty. Yet such is the
case, because they imagine they are
either too good or too busy to take
part in politics have no use for the
man who is either Ettoo busy" or too
good" to interest himself In politics.
He is riding on another's ticket. What
| urge above all things else is the full
est participation of our splendid citi-
zenship in the actual politics of the
country. Let this be so and evils that
may exist or which may hereafter arise
will be short lived, indeed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03

HERE is the latest slogan, tI'm thru
enza." 1t is said to be an "insiduous,
war is over feeling, very weakening
to the sense of individual responsibility
for full personal share in cleaning up
the job of making the world free. !" It's
temporary help is to be done in sub
scribing for ones full number of War
Savings pledges before the first of the
year-its permanent cure Is in making
the year 1918 year of thankful thrift.
According to a number who are suf-
fering with I'm-thru-enza, one has a
feeling that he has done all that has
been required of him by subscribing to
all war work as it came along Just as
long as the war was in progress, but
that the moment peace was declared
his responsibility was gone and he
needed to do no more. He is the man
who forgot that our boys have not yet
returned home, that there are million
of dollars still to be paid for ammuni-
lions and guns and that the people OF
this country must raise the money to
do it. He forgets that all of our boys
must be taken care Of until they are all
at work again that responsibility
rests on the people Of this country I'm
til all business is on sspar" basis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Annual Meeting of Highway Trailer
Company.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Highway Trailer Co., Edger-
tons newest manufacturing industry,
was held at the office of the company
Saturday afternoon. There was good
attendance of shareholders and the pro-
ceedings conducted in the utmost har-
mony. From the report compiled by
certified audit company it was shown
that the company had enjoyed a most
successful years business, largely,
however, on government orders which
aggregate more than half million dol
lars. which is an exceptionally fine
showing for new industry in it's first
year. Additions to the plant were
found necessary early in the year and
a new brick structure was built, doubl-
ing the floor space. with provision .or
a convenient set of Offices, and later a
central heating plant was added, which
improvements have cost upwards of
S25, 900. The statement presented
showed assets of over $222, 600. A seven
per cent dividend was declared on cap
ital of $179, 200, payable on or before
February LIST. The company has dis
tributed in wages and salaries $49,-
1850 and paid for express and freight
S14, 879. so during the year. 1t develop
ed the company has untitled orders on
hand amounting to $10s, 600. The meet
ing proceeded to the election of board
of directors consisting of J. w. Men
hall, Andrew Mcintosh. M. L. Carrier,
B. C. Wilson and Frank Prlngla all
beng reelected for the year. The
board of directors later reelected the
present officers of the company. Presi-
dent Menhall told the meeting that in
view of the large amount Of highway
construction that will be undertaken
since the close of the war, the pros
poets for the extension Of business for
the Trailer company were exceedingly
good.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Just What to Do.

Commander Capsicum, who looked
after the submarine defenses at little
Winkleville, had spent the morning
instructing the mine-sweeper's crew in
their duties.
@Now, you see" he said, lingering
his models, "you ram a sub like this.
Do you want to ask me any ques-
tiOnS?"
"Please, SIR" piped some son of q
sea cook, what shall / do if I see a
submarineY
The instructor gazed at the man
with sparks coming out of his eyes
and the rest of the class thought out
all the horrible stories of the punish
ments Nero inflicted on those who
crossed him.
IDOL" roared Capsicum, when he
found his voice, "do, man, do! Why
follow the thing home and take
its name and address l"-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Use Wireless Lamp.

a wireless signal lamp has been de-
vised for various kinds of war work
which enables the users to Keep up
communication under conditions where
It would be difficult or impossible to
stretch telephone or telegraph wires.
A barrage fire, for example. would be
no hindrance to signaling by this new
apparatus. 1t can be used between
q ground station at the battle front and
an airplane a considerable distance
away, flying over enemy territory.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03
Efficiency Can BE overdone.

1t may be that the new and much
Wanted religion of efficiency can be
carried too far. A little less Of it, at
times, might work no great harm. Not
that we would decry efficiency, mind
you. Doubtless 1t is a fine thing. But
look what it has done to the Ger
mans.
The idea we are trying to get at is
that If man follow always and eter-
nally the cast iron rules Of efficiency,
it is apt to make him stale as any
other steady diet would do, or to
weary him as it would weary him to
be always prim and sedate and al
ways to wear stiff collars and tight
shOes.-Los Angeles Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-03

Stock pig for sale by Morris Hart
ell. 6t2