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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
GERMAN CAPITAL MOVED.
Seat Of Government Transferred From
Berlin to Wsimar.
[By the Associated Press.1


weimar. Feb. 3.-The process of tenn
porarily transferring the German seat
OF government from Berlin to Weimar
where the national assembly is to meet
Thursday, is expected to be virtually
completed tomorrow. when Count
Brockdorff- Rantzau, the foreign secre-
tary. will reach here.
The Ave members Of the cabinet and
the executive officials under Chancellor
Ebert arrived in Weimar today and
esta blished quarters In the palace and
held an executive session in the place
late in the afternoon.
The present government considers
that it's mandates expire with the con-
vening Of the constituent assembly and
its hnst effort will be to move the i'm
mediate appointment Of a new coalition
government, in the organization Of
which party interests will be
eliminated.
The ,majority socialists will hold
their first party caucus Tuesday morn
Ing. The German democratic faction
will hold its party meeting at Erfurt
near here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
HUNS SPREAD
PROPAGANDA N
RHINE AREA
Germans Caught Circulat-
ing Literature to In
fluence Soldiers.
POSTCARD PICTURES
PUT UNDER BAN
Several Shopkespsrs Arrsstsd, Tried
and Convicted by Military Autheri.
tiss-Food Shortage in Occupied
Zone Causes Resembling Of Orders
Permitting Soldiers to Visit Citiss-
Soldiers Trade Food to Germans.
(By the Associated Press.


Coblenz, Feb. 4.--Germans have been
convicted In military courts here dur
ing the past few days on the charge
Of circulating enemy propaganda
among American troops in the occu-
pied area Of Germany. The distrbu-
tion of material which intelligence Of
ficers regard as propaganda has been
carried on in various ways. /, has
been given away as postcards and sold
in stores.
One shopkeeper was convicted after
having offered for sale a watch fob
with American and German flags
crossed upon it. At Treves recently a
thousand postcards were contiscated
by American officers. They pictured
beautiful German woman with
handful of strings. At the other end
of the strings we're comparatively tiny
British, French and American soldiers
dancing to her capers.
BY order of the French military au-
thorities the study Of the French lam
guage has been taken up in the, schools
OF Bingen on the Rhine, according TO
German newspapers.
Food Shortage Felt.
The determination Of the allies 10
assist the people in the German oc-
cupied area TO conserve the rapidly
diminishing food supply has resulted
in a big reduction in requests fof
leaves of absence.
Orders were given today forbiddins
American soldiers to go to Cologne
/ m the British sector, unless they re-
turned the same day. 1t was suggest
ed that the Americans going to Col
ogne should take food with them.
The British authorities have an
nounced that the crowded condition II
their area makes billiting almost i'm
possible and that the shortage Of fooe
makes the feeding OF visitors incon.
venient The officers and men of the
American forces are less keen to visi'
Coblenz and other large towns in their
own area because Il Is impossible u
buy even a sandwich since the order
was issued prohibiting the purchase
Of any food anywhere from Germans
The latest provost court records re-
fleet the chances the residents in the
American area are taking to procure
foodstufrs. The record shows that IN
thirty eight cases where persons were
proven guilty of having in their pos
session property Of the United states,
this property was mostly butter, bacon
and other food supplies traded to them
by soldiers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
psAcE CONGRESS in SESSION.


First state consrsss for League Of Ma
tiene in New veei<.
b New York. Feb. with more than
5000 delegates registered the Atlantic
congress for league Of nations began
two days, session here today.
rhe congress is under the auspices
OF che League to Enforce Peace, and
has state branches in New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land Virginia and West Virginia. 1t
is the drst of series Of nine con-
grasses to be held this month thruout
the country.
It was announced that plans will be
outlined at these congresses for an in
tensive campaign reaching every city
and town in the country.
Ex- President William II. Taft as
president Of the League to Enforce
Peace called the congress to ordsr and
delivered the keynote address. The
topic Of tho mornings session was
"The Plain Necessity For a League Of
Nations" Other speakers were Nor
man Hapgood. president Of the league
Of free nation associations, and Stephen
s. Wise. rabbi Of the Free Synagogue,
New York.
The general topic Of the afternoon
session was American Interest and
the League of Nations"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
YANKEES GAVE
NEEDED PUNCH
TO WIN WAR
Allied Forces Exceeded
Those of Germany Late
in Conflict.
BALANCE CHANGED
EARLY IN JULY
Forces 90 Badly Wn'PPso
in Fiahtins Following Ansriea's En-
Try That Her Fighting Strength was
Reduced by Halt on Day Arr'sties
Was sisnsd-u. s. Had Nearly
100000 Man Under Arms at Close

washington, Feb. 5.-The total
s+renxth Of the United States army on
Nov. IL, when the arnistice was signed
and when the American war ehort was
at its peak, was 3,7os,27S officers and
men, including the nine corps on DUTY
in the army in Europe. A statistical
table made public today by the war
department gives this figure.
included in the table Is a compara-
tive statement of the allied and Ger
man forces on the western iron. "
months, beginning April l. 1915 snow
ing that on July /, for the nrst tiine'
the allied rife strength" exceeded tha'
of the Germans.
In rifle strength. which means men
standing in the trenches ready TO go
over the top with the bayonet." the
allied total of July l was l,ooo,oVV'
compared with 1,412,000 for the GER
mans.
On Nov. /, when the enemys re-
serves had been exhausted and MS
front line strength reduced by ABOUT
half. the allies had rifle strength OF l.
4s5. 900, representing odds OF upwards
of 2 to I.
From July 1. as the Americans con-
timed to arrive. the allied superiority
showed continued growth over tne
Germans, who had dropped on Nov.
to a strength Of $4,000.
Huns Strongest When Drive Started.
When the great German drive was
launched in the spring of 1918 the
enemy had a definite superiority OF
approximately 20 per cent, the hgures
for. Aprill showing an allied fiile
strength of 1,245,000 and the German
total Of 1859 900. The Germans reached
their maximum June with 1,6 .Ooo'
while the allies reached their maximum
on Sept. /, with 1.6S2,000.
The meaning Of the rife strength
upon which the table is based Is made
clear by the fact that an American
division with a total strength of ap-
proximateIy $1,000 fighting men Is rated
as 1880 rifles.
The departments table shows that
the rush of American troops to Europe
when the German great drive was
launched, not only succeeded in MAX
ing good all allied losses from month
to month, at the front. but steadily
Increased the strength of the allied
armies actually engaged. Figures on
the hundreds OF thousands Of Ameri-
cans who were in traing behind the
lines are not given.
Comparison by Months.
The table prepared by General Per-
shing's staff showing the comparative
strength Of the armies for the eight
months covered follows:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Abuse of Uniforms
Stopped by Order
of General March

Washington, Feb. B.--Commandants
OF all army camps and posts have been
by General March to pre-
vent the sale aud delivery Of uniforms
by civilian tailors 10 officers and men
OF the army about to be discharged
A circular containing these instruc-
tions made public TODAY pointed out
that even under the act now pending
In congress TO permit tho retention or
uniforms, discharged men would be
permitted to wear only the particular
uniform which they were permitted to
retain, with he distinctive mark pro-
vided by the war department.
Under existing law honorably dis
charged officers may wear their uni
forms on occasions OF ceremony, and
enlisted men are required to return
four months after discharge.
A bill is now pending to permit the
retention OF uniforms by all soldiers,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
RED FLAG BILL
PASSES IOWA SENATE
Law Aimed at Anarchy Receives
Unanimous Support Of Upper House
Bill Aimed at Foreign Language
Newspapers Also Passed.

Des Moines, Feb. 5.-Measures max
ing it criminal to display the "red
fag' in Iowa and prohibiting official
publications in foreign language news
papers were passed unanimously today
by the state senate.
Only brief and perfuntory explana-
tions Of the measures preceded their
passage. The red flag bill was intro
duced by Senator Glenn Kimball. OF
Council Bluffs. and that on foreign
language newspapers by Senator E. NJ.
Smith Of Winterset.
Besides making it a misdemeanor to
display the red flag in any public
way. the Kimball bill provides any per-
son who is al red flag follower found
to be armed is guilty of felony
punishable by a penitentiary term.
Wire Resolution Defeated.
BY viva voce vote the Iowa senate
today rejected the house resolution
memorializihg congress to return tele-
phone and telegraph lines to their
private owners The house passed the
resolution Monday. The action Of the
senate followed speech by Senator
Thompson. of Burlington, who char
acterized such action as pure bunk"
Erection of soldier memorial build
ing was proposed in measure intro
duced in the Iowa house today by
Representative Hauge. of Polk county.
Bills upon this subject now before
the house and senate also include pro-
posals to combine the memorial hall
with temple Of justice. This. Mr.
Hauge said. was opposed by the "sol-
diers' fathers league"
The bill provides for a $1,000QO0
fund, to be raised by general taxation
limited to one-half mill over a period
of three years. to build hall on the
capitol grounds.
Representative Hook. Of Winnie
shiek county. presented bill propos-
ing to increase dog assessments from
81 to SO for male and SO to IS for
females.
The senate will have before it to-
morrow morning the Kmball bill pro-
posing to place the nomination of all
state officers below lieutenant governor
back to the convention system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
STRIKE SITUATION BAD.
Tubes Tied Up; Hotel Help Msassr-
4 Electrical Lines opSrate.


London, Feb. 5--There was no inn
proyement today in the strike situa-
ton In London. All the tubes and
underground lines with the exception
Of the Metropolitan. which however,
has only one line running into the city,
were still tied up.
The hotels and restaurants, while able
to replace a few Of their servants, still
were Offering only meager limitations
Of their regular menus.
Today will decide whether the STATS
OF the electrical power stations will
join the strikers. According to the
authorities 1t makes little difference
what action Is taken because the elec-
trical power engineers association has
promised to keep the Stations in opera
tion, while there are many men on the
executive STATS Of the big companies
capable Of taking the Z, places Of the
raS,,lar workman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05

week the last patient was removed
from the Knights of Columbus hall,
which has been used as an emergency
hospital since Nov. 27.
The Black Hawk county board Of
supervisors has entered into con-
tract with the Presbyterian hospital
to care for "hu' patients for a month
and the X. C. hall will be released to
that organization,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
ISOLATE "FlU BUGS
Medical Officers Identify Virus
Trench Fever and Influenza.

Medical Officers Identify Virus Of
Trench Fever and influenza.
London. FEB 5--The virus OF trench
fever and that Of influenza and N
some form Of nephritis nave been iso-
lated and identified. according to a re-
port submitted TO the director general
of the army medical service in France
BY a number Of army medical officers
who have been investigating the caus-
es Of the diseases,
According 10 the Official statement.
the virus in each case has been
proved to be n minute globular cell
varying In size and behavior in three
types Of disease. Investigations which
have been conducted have resulted. 1t
is beliexed, IN the Isolation Of the
germs OF mumps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
FIVE TRANSPORTS HEADED HOME
One Regiment and Two eataIIions Of
93rd Division (Colored) on Board,

Washington. Feb. 5-Departlre from
France of five transports carrying 1,.V1
officers and approximately 1880 mea,5
all scheduled TO arrive at New York or
Newport News between Fen. 10 and
Feb. IA was announced today by the
war department. The largest units on
the ships are the S70th infantry COM
pletc. and two batallions OF the 369tt
infantry, both of the asrd division.
Colorcd.
The transport Finland is due at
Newport News about Feb IL. with
approximately 1000 officers and men,
largely casual companies, including q
complete casual company from
Iowa.
The transport Stockholm is due at
New York Feb. IL with negro casualS
for Iowa and Mississippi.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Canada Sent 5000 Aviators.

London. Feb. canada, sent 5000
aviation officers overseas to join the
royal air service during the war. ac-
cordinp to a statement made al Hen
don today by Sir Edward w. Kemp.
Canadian minister OF overseas service
or these, he said, 1880 were directly
recruited in Canada and the most or
the rest were transferred from the
Canadian service to the royal air SER
vice after their arrival In Europe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Soldiers Police Weimar.

Tby tTIe zfsS0VfHeVo s Fe'7 .
Berlin, Feb. 4.--Independent social
lists interrupted telephone communica-
tion between Weimar and Eisenach
and Erfurt for several hours Monday
according to advices received by the
Tageblatt from Weimar. where the
national assembly will meet on Thurs :
day.
An Alpine corps Of 1000 men. under
command of General Merker has ar
rived at weimar and will police the
city. These arc official government
troops but will be assisted by the gar
rison of Weimar which is loyal to the
government and prepared to defend
the national assembly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
NEW UNITS OF assrH HOME.

Battery z and Medical Detachment
Arrive in New York.
New York, Feb. with 1,776 troops,
the Italian steamship Duca D'Aosta
arrived here today from Marseilles via
Gibralter. Units on board included
Battery e, the headquarters company.
and a medical detachment of the 33Sth
regiment Of field artillery. 2sS officers
and men Of the Eighty Eeighth d.
vision, a national army organization
from Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and
North Dakota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Mo R.I.a.s Of Sim Eein.

London. Feb. 5-Reports from var
ious sources that the members Of the
Sim Fein who had been interhed in
England where TO be released were set
at naught today by an official state
ment. It was declared they were not
to be released under the present cir
rIEIatii nee !" --------
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
MAKE INFLUENZA TESTS.
Fifty Jaekies Volunteer as Subjects {,
Experimentation With Serum.

Boston. Feb. 5.-Fifty healthy young
men. volunteers from the naval deten-
tion barracks here. were taken to the
quarantine station at Gallups Island
today to submit to influenza tests BY
q board OF government experts.
The men will be subject to every
known method Of infection in order
that an exhaustive study of the cause
and mode Of spread Of influenza" may
be made.
A previous experiment made late In
the fall. was unsuccessful all efforts TO
inoculate the subjects with the disease
ia ling. g2
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
UNANIMOUS FOR CHANDLER
House Declares Election Of Republican
From Oklahoma M6mbsr.

washington, Feb. 5-Without dis
senting vote the house today adopted
a report of its elections committee
holding that Thomas A. Chandler. re-
publican. was elected in 1915 from the
first Oklahoma district.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Wilson still For Bio Navy.

Washington. Feb. 5.-President Will
son in cablegram received today by
Representative Padgett. chairman or
the house naval committee re-affirmed
his approval of second three-year
naval building program. The presi-a
dent sent congratulations on the res
port of the three-year program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
WAR COST $45o, 900. .ooo, 900.
British Mako Estimate Of Expenditure
Of All Nations.

London. Feb. &-The direct cost OF
The war was estimated ut E40.0O00oO. y
600 S2O0, ,ooo, 900 900 by the Daily Tel
egraph today. The indirect cost of
diminished trade and financial disturb
ance is a5o,oo0, 100000 Ge5o. 900, ,o00,-
000).
Throughout two thirds OF the world
the work Of useful production has been
suspended during four Yeas" the
writer says.
But We may at least hope we have
put an end forever to the danger OF
Prussian n,ilitarism. II out of thO
ruins their arises new, brighter and
happier world. then the billions that
have been spent will not all have been
spent in vain"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
MRS. ROOSEVELT TO FRANCE.
Will Visit Grave Of Her Son.. Lieut..
Quentin.

New York, Feb. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. widow Of the former presi-
dent. was among the passengers on the
French liner, Lorraine. which sailed
from here today. She will visit the
grave OF her son Lieut. Quentin Roose-
welt, who was killed in an airplanc
battle over the German lne.. How
long she will remain abroad was not
announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Congress criticizes British Embargo.

Congress Criticizes British Embargo.
Washington. Feb. 5.-Democrats and
republicans in the senate today joined
in criticizing the new British embargo
on imports.
During the discussion Senator Reed.
Of Missouri, democrat. attacked the
Carnegie Peace Foundation activities
abroad and declared il should be dis
solved. Senator Knox, OF Pennsyl-
vania, and Ashurst, Of Arizona, Joined
In the attack.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
MANY SALOON LICENSES.
Chicago City Collector Issues Permits
to 364 Groo Shops.

Chicago Feb. National prohibi-
ton is in the offing. More saloon IL
censes were issued yesterday than on
any one day in the last fifteen years,
the city collector stated today.
Three hundred sixty four saloon
keepers obtained licenses making a
total Of 3.932 for the first quarter Of
1919
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
influenza w.ne. at Waterloo.
Special to Times Republican.

Waterloo. Feb. 5.-For the first time
since the Influenza epidemic swept
across Iowa no influenza cases were
reported in Waterloo Tuesday. There
has been material decrease In the
number OF cases reported during the
mast two weeks and during the past
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
OVER MILLION DISCHARGED.
British Army Being Derobilized FasteI
Than Men Are Employed.

London. Tuesday, Feb. t.. via Mon
treal.-More than quarter Of a million
men we're demobilized in the week
ended Jan. 30 and the total to date
has exceeded million men. The de-
mobilization is continuing in the most
satisfactory manner. but the opinion
prevails here that the one unfortunate
feature Of the situation Is that 'he men
are not being absorbed in civil o>cupa-
tions in proportion to the rate Of de-
mobilization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05

the national rivers and harbors con-
gress.
Tho secretary emphasized the duty
of business mon to cooperate In what
the government is doing in this direc-
tiCn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Location Of Forces Nov.

On Nov. II the American army in
Europe was composed Of s0.s42 Off
GERS and 1,s4s.474 men, while 1,162 Of
ficers and 21,072 men were at sea1ien
route to Europa. The marine contin-
gent in the expeditionary force on
that date was 1902 officers and 1888
men, making rhe total European army
strength either in France or en- route
there 2,004.935 officers and men.
In the United States on that date
were 1.63449s army personnel and in
the insular possessions, the canal zone,
and Alaska, o5.735.
The total strength Of the Siberian
force on that date was 2se officers and
1855 men,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
Socialists Buttino In.

. Berne. Feb. 4.-Responsibility for
the great war will be investigated by
a commission appointed by the social
ist conference in session here. 1t was
decided today.
The commission will be made up OF
two British. two French, one Hungar-
ian. one Austrian and two German
delegates, with President Hjalmar
B1nnting acting as member
It was declared by speakers that the
prime object Of the conference was
to influence the peace conference at
Paris"
1t was decided that discussions be-
tween delegates as to responsibility for
the war would not be permitted. It was
pointed out that the subject would
lead to nothing but endless addresses
by French and German delegates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
cali. noI,hevi,t conoress.

Stockholm, Eeb. 5.An exhortationi
from Premier Lenine to all bolsheviki
forces in Europe to convoke com-
munistic conference is published by
the Petrograd newspapers. n ~
planned to have II eclipse the peace
conference at Parts sS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
will Maet in ps. Moins.,

Lacrosse, Wis. Feb. 5--Delegates to
the fish conservation meeting here be-
fore adjourning decided to hold an
official meeting in pes Moines Iowa,
the date to be announced later. Iowa.
Wisconsin, and Minnesota will attempt
to bring about uniform law covering
fishing and claiming industries on the
Mississippi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
MONROE IN GUARD HOUSE.
Taken to Fort Sheridan Pending Court
Martial for 0eSDrtion.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-James r. Monroe.
who caused much trouble for Rock Is
land and Chicago police by confess
ing" he had run down and killed Miss
Josephine Mcdonald on Jan. %, and
conveyed the body to lonely spot on
the lake front. is in Fort Sheridan to-
day as a deserter. Federal agents took
him there to await trial by q military
tribunal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-05
lob For Every Sold;sr.

! washington. Feb. 5-"Every soldier
who puts on the uniform of the United
States, who fought or trained to fight.
will have a job IL he wants one" Sec
retary Baker declared today, speaking
AZ the fnnrtaentb annual convehtion OF