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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
RETURNING soloiES3 RELATE
QUEER EXPERIENCES UPON
RETURN FROM FRANCE.
wIeRD LOOKING COLDER
ENERGIES FROM EARTH
While Inspecting BattIefields Near
Ypres After Armistiee Was Signed
craxsd Man, With Hair Grayed by
Experiences, Dig. Way Out Of Dag
cut, Runs and Falls Over Cliff.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 2l--Some strange
and unusual war etorics are being told
by returning soldiers of incidents
which occurred during the war and
after the signing of the armistice. The
following incident was related to Lieut..
John Ball, who was with the l6Sth in
France. by a soldier who recently got
back from overseas.
1t was the day after Christmas when
some American officers and soldiers
with an outfit stationed in the vicinity
of Ypres thought they would go out
and look over some of the shell torn
country which had been the scene OF
bitter fighting In August.
When they reached the spot where
line OF old trenches and dugouts had
been they stopped to look around. AS
they were standing there the ground
began moving short distance away
from them as tho rodent of some
kind WAS working up from underneath
and one of the officers pulled his re-
volver ready to shoot. AS he did so a
mans hand appeared clawing the dirt
away and soon another hand appeared.
Presently a mans head appeared ana
then a strange figure crawled out ana
falling on his knees and claspin:g In an
attitude of prayer the man appeared
to be offering a prayer for his deliver
ance.
The officers were so awed by the
strange steht that none of them SAID
word until the man started to run In
direction opposite to where they were
standing. The fellow stopped ana
started in another direction and before
the officers could stop him he had
plunged headlong over ciiff. Wheh
the officers reached his side he was
dead.
But he was the most unusual specl-
men of humanity they had ever eazeo
upon. His eyes were sightless, ne
had a great scraggly growth OF oearo
and whiskers as gray as those OF
man of seventy and his hair was whlte.
He had on the uniform of soldier
but 1t was so soiled and torn that II
was Impossible to tell whether he had
belonged to the German, French OF
Belgian army. All of the buttons OF
his uniform were gone.
The men went back to the spot from
whence he had dug himself out OF the
ground and following the hole a little
WAYS came to big dug out. II
showed that some person had geen liv-
ing there. There had been no fighting
in that region, however, since August
and it was then after Christmas. Had
this poor fellow been buried awe IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
eRlNNELL WELCOMES PRExY.
President Main. Returning From Ar
menia, Welcomed by Student Body

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 21-Grinnell college
turned out en- masse at $50 to wei
come President j. H. T. Main. who re-
turned after six months absence over
seas with the Syrian relief
commission. Following the demonst(a-
ton at the station, students and VISIT
Ing alumni formed parade and. head
cd by the college band. escorted the
president to his home.
President Main spoke in chapel. Are
we big enousht to meet the crisis IN
front of ISL" he asked. 1T is easy 10
retire, to say American is for Amerl-
cans. Eut America is not for Amerl-
cans. The world will not let it be so.
America is for the world. We are big
onought to meet the responslpiiitv
thrust upon us? America should keep
in close touch with the onward move
nent of righteousness and justice IN
the world
President Main believes in the ulti-
mate union of the human race. down
below in the subsoil human hearts are
all alike" he declared several times.
In the final analysis, he maintains we
all have the same fundamental char
acteristics.
He travelled only fifteen days in max
ing the journey from Tifiis to New
York, a remarka BILE fast passage. He
made the journey to Constantinople
aboard an American destroyer IN
thirty-six hours, thence to an Italian
port on another destroyer. by rail 10
Rome and Paris and the coast, thence
home
Il cannot help but contrast the peace
and quiet and cody cleanliness mere
with the starvation and death in the
Caucasus region" he said. Il hoped TO
give relief there. No country is today
more unied than that. They are des-
titute."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21

dug out during battle and had he lived
on the food stored In there and the
secpage water until he was able to dig
himself out four months after the
fighting In that region was over? To
the officers and soldiers who made the
Investigation this appeared TO be the
oolution Of the mysterious AFFAIR. EVIL
IDENTIFY the man had gone blind in his
underground prison and his beard ana
hair had turned gray.
There was nothing TO indicate to
what ARMY he had belonged and no
further evidence TO reveal the strange
mans identity.
Shell, Filled With Sand.
Sergeant Collins, of Dcs Moines, who
was with the s39th machine gun COM
pany. tells tho following:
short time before the armistice
was sgned the Germans were shelllng
the region in which Sergeant Collins
and his men were stationed but OF all
the shells which fell on one particular
afternoon not one of them exploded,
The men thought 1t strange and after
talking It over that night concluded to
make an INVESTIGATION the following
day. ono Of their number the next
morning went out and carefully aug
up u she'll. on boring into 1t he dr.
covered II was filled with sand. on
opcning IL further they found note
apparently written by q Belgian. When
the writing was finally made out IL
read, ave are doing our part. Now
do yours"
Evidently some Belgians who mad
been pressed into service in a NUM-
tons factory were putting somethinG
over on the old kaiser. Instead OF
filing the shells with powder they
were filing them with sand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21

Mason City--w. s. Hoon. of Jewell
Junction, captured the cup for high
score In the state trap shoot which
closed today with SOL out OF 900 tar
gets thrown In three days, A. II,
Chezik. Portal, y. D., made score OF
SOC but, as a nonresident was barred
from claiming the cup. Il. Ebert.
Des Moines, winner OF individual hon
ors, was the runner-up with 500.
Jesup-Two lightning strokes In four
DAYS ie the record made by the storm
on one farm about four miles north
west of here. First tho barn was
struck and burned to the ground.
Three horses were killed and several
pigs and considerable property was
destroyed. Last night came the second
stroke The damage was compare
lively slight: one COW was killed.
Brtt-Unless plans miscarry Britt
will have a woven wire fence factory
as "a new industry in the near future,
]. Q. A. McClurge of Anderson, Ind.
has been in town for few days pro-
noting the project Npd at meeting
of business men and Farmers the plan
was laid before tho men and 1t was
decided to buy property and take
pledges for stock. y good building has
been arranged for
Waterloo-The first drowning fatal
ity of the season resulted at 4;30
o'clock when Paul Kinds, years old,
went beyond his depth in Black Hawh
creek. For more than two hours tho
waters were searched by swimmers
and divers, but the little body was not
recovered until $50. Another boy,
William Richmond. would also have
drowned If IL had not been for assist
ance rendered by third boy, John
McGraw.
Emmetsburg-The year old son OF
Logged Booth was killed here Sunday
morning. A man had been cultivatlns
and brought the team into the yard.
where the child was playing. He I'M
hitched three tugs, leaving the fourth
fastened. The horses became fright
ened and started to run. causing the
loose tugs to swing around, striking
the child and killing it instantly. The
lads mother died last year and he has
been living with his grandmother
since.
Dubuque-A Dubuque young man Is
going to start a drug store that win
sell nothing but drugs. He is Harold
A. Grimm, son of G. A. Grimm of this
city. He will be partner of Mic
Chehak, of Cedar Rapids, in the ven.
ture. They are both University OF
Iowa students. Their place will be the
first strictly pharmaceutical labora-
tory established in iowa. The iaoora-
tory. which is to be located in the Sc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
Mason City Man Honored.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, June Elk. r. w. Clack,
formerly of Mason City but now work.
ing for the Y. NJ. G. A. at Taotingfu,
China, has been appointed superinten-
dent of all school athletic activities in
China in addition to his regular duties
as secretary Of the International COM
mittee of the Y. NJ. c. A. in the Orient
al republic. This information has just
been received here by his parents, Dr'
and Mrs. w. r. Clack.
He has alse been given complete
charge of all army Y. NJ. C. A. work
in connection with the United States
army in Siberia. He will start on his
army duties about July and will be
stationed at Neivleosk about forty
miles from Vladivostok.
At the time that he wrote his last
letter he was on his way to Manilla to
attended an athletic meet to which con
testants were entered Hom Japan,
Korea, India, China and other far
eastern countries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
Northern Io,Ua Items

curity building at Cedar Rapids. will
be exclusively devoted to filling doc
tors prescriptions and ip analytical
work.
Waterloo--Judge J. r. Williams, In
district court, has appointed DIT. W. A.
Rohlf OF Wayerly; DR., j. II. McGrea'
dy, of Independence, and DIR. j. r.
Luckey, OF Vinton, 10 constitute the
dlsinterested commission to determine
the sanity or insanity OF Patrick shin
ners. SINNERS Ia the i6-ycar-old
Tama county farmer residing near To-
ledo, who has been fighting In the dis
trict courts of Tama and Black Hawk
county to prove the insanity charge
filed against him false, The case wa
transferred to the local court upon
habeas corpus proceedings and con-
cluded Wednesday. The case is now
being held under the advisement OF
Judge Williams court, awaiting the
report of the physicians commission.
which Is expected within a short time.
New Hampton NJ, Shaffer,
son of Mr.. aud Mrs w, q, Shaffer, won
honors in France In building and main
taining telephone lines under shell fire
for SO hours. Major General Lejeunc
decorated him with the Croix de
Guerre. He is still in France but is
expected home this fall.
BeImond Work on the numerous
new buildings being erected in Bel
mond is progressing rapidly the past
few days after being delayed by the
rains. The city huns with industry.
The Farmers Elevator Company's new
elevator Is nearing completion, being
practically bricked up. and within a
short time he interior viii 20 finished.
This elevator has a capacity of 10000
busrels and cost approximately SIS
0G0. The. Robson building has beea
completed outside, entirely bricked up
and the roof put on and the interior
work will BEGIN at once. Hegingers
garage is completed outside and prac-
tically So inside, business being car
ried on in It. This is one of the larg-
est buildings in town. Excavation has
been finished on the Nordschow- gar
age addition and the foundation laid,
bricklaying commencing within few
days. The Skovlin and Thompson
building on Spruce street, to be &C.
cupied by a new clothing firm, Is be-
ing rapidly bricked up. Residences are
about completed outside and work ON
the interior commencing. Building ac-
tivities will not be finished with the
completion OF those in, the course of
construction now, as there are num-
Der of new residences, and report of
more business buildings to be erect
ed thiss summer. Construction WORK
has never been So plentiful in bel
mond as this year, and wages are high.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
News Of Searsboro.
ial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
SearsboroS June 21.-Mr and Mrs.
Warren Tish have a new daughter in
their home, bern June is.
Rev. Mr.. McCarger and wife, of
Oskaloosa Holiness Association are
holding meetings at the Friends
church.
Leland Taylor. who lately arrived
home from France, was married to
Miss Elma Winegardner at Monte
yuma Tuesday, June II.
Frank Binigar sold his 160 acre
farm north of town for $24O an acre.
Rev. Mr.. Schwartz, scoutmaster, took
his boys to Grinnell Wednesday to
play ball with the Grinnell scouts and
won II to 4.
Jim Newell sold his farm south OF
town last week for 5000 an acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McColley, OF
Missouri, came last week to visit
their niece, Mrs. James Copel and Mr.
McColley took Ill with smallpox and
they are now under quarantine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
Ames Men to Save Original Tree.

Special to TimeS-RepuDl1can.
Ames, June 21-,Horticultural ex-
tension from Iowa State College pruneo
and put in shape for another year the
original delicious apple tree at Peru.
Iowa, Saturday This tree is located
on the, farm of Edwin Hyatt.
Until recently, after cutting the cions
for propagation from the tree was
neglected. Disease and rot set ln'
making tree surgery imperative.
Specialists from Iowa State College de-
cided that the tree should be saved
Accordingly, each year trip Is mace
to Peru and the tree is cared Tor.
Those making the trip this year are
r, s. Herrick, extension professor OF
pomo1ogy, T. J. Nancy, chief of the
pomology section Of the agricultural
experiment station and w. 70. White
house, assistant in the pomology sec
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
Blow. Head OF With Gun
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special TO TImeS-RepuDIIcan.
Burlington, June 21-Havlng threat
ened to kill himself several times be-
cause of Ill health, William Bockhouse
Of Burlington committed the terrible
deed yesterday by blowing his head
off with 4 shotgun on the Tonkinson
farm near Yarmouth.
The body Of the man was found
leaning against tree. by his brother
in law, John Huppenberg. All that re-
manned Of Bockhouse's head was his
chin. He had seated himself at the foot
of the tree, placed the barrel of the
shotgun in his mouth and pulled the
trigger with his toe. He was 35 years
old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
HOLD INQUEST OVER SLAIN MAN
Wilton Laborer Shot BY Mexieans,
Dies at Iowa City.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, June 21.-COroner j. H.
Donohue has appointed jury to con-
duct an inquest. to determine the facts
in the killing of Frank Gilman the
West Liberty laborer. who was shot
fatally at Wilton. as the aftermath OF
an alleged dice game and holdup In the
Rock Island yards, and died here OF
hemorrhage Of the brain. The jury
viewed the remains at the morgue, and
the body will be sent to West Liberty
for interment, as it will not be required
here any longer, following this inspec-
ton. Both Sheriff Wiley, Of Musca-
tine county, and Sheriff Rowland, OF
Johnson county, are interesting them
selves in the crime. as it Is uncertain
whether the accused Mexicans will be
tried in the county where the shooting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
Greese TO Celebrate.

Special to Times Republican.
Greene, June 81 - Elaborate plans
are being made for the Fourth of July
celebration and hoem coming recep-
ton for the soldier and sailor boys OF
Butler county.
The Greene Commercial Club has
charge Of the celebration. and are spar
ing 10 ,!,niIis 10 make The s,-cTt a sue
cess, and one long to be remembered
by the people Of Butler county, as this
is a county affair. There will be plenty
of good music and entertainment OF
all kinds. There are about 800 boys
who have been in the service from
Butler county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
40 Years Service.

Mrs. A. waldman. 400 Glenn Ave-,
Fresno, Calf. writes: When l was
Young had fever and it left me with
a cough every winter. Thirty-two
wears ago read about Foley's Honey
and Tar and bought some and 1t helped
me. I use it yet and it helps me every
time. I am a widow 66 years old"
There is nothing better for bronchial,
grip and similar lingering coughs ana
colds that hang on. Just fine for
children-for Group and whooping
cough. Contains no opiates. Sold ev-
erywhere. -Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21
Insane Men Get state Care.

Des Moines. June 21-Iowa soldiers
who lost their-minds while In the mill
'tary service are being committed to
the state hospitals for the insane as
the military hospitals thruout the
country turn them over. There are
now some fifteen soldiers In the Iowa
hospitals for the insane Who lost their
minds during their service in the army.
At one time recently out Of Fort Dies
MONIES there were zV6 patients wisSss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21

was done, or in the county where the
victim died. The latter is the place for
the cornoner's inquest. without ques-
ton, but attorneys are divided in senti-
ment. as 10 the other point.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21

RAISE HOGS At LESS COST.
You can easily do this by giving
them a few doses Of B. A. THOMAS
HOG POWDER every week. 1t causes
your hogs to digest and assimilate all
the food that is fed them. 1t is tonic
and conditioner. Expels worms. We
sell 1t. George A. Olson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21

homes were In various states In the
union and who were suffering from
mental troubles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-21

Doc Boy--why does she close her
eye. when she sings!
Pay Shent-- Because she can't bear
TO see W. euffer.-Over Here
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-02

OF every American soldier overseas
is to see enough of Paris to be able
to talk about it when he gets back
to the home town. To meet this
want, the " M. C.AA8ahas provided
"rubber-neck wag6n'' tours, with
guide, megaphohe and everything
which civer all the most important
points in four hour trip.
Texas and Oklahoma boys of the
seth division spent one of their
leaves at Chamonix, a new and very
popular leave area at the foot of
Mt Blanc. Twenty American Y. M.
c. A. girls are stationed here to take
charge of the comfort and entertain.
ment Of the doughboys. Sightseeing
trips through the Alpine country,
skiing, dancing, theatrical and music
al entertainments, and "stunt nights"
keep the "Y' girls busy and the sol
diers busy enjoying themselves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-02
fuckers DEATH SUDDEN

Mrs. Bud Wingo, who lives on a
farm near Oklahoma City, was here
yesterday and gave some details
concerning the death of John Tucker
at her home on March 27. "Mr
Tucker and his wife had been visit,
ing us about six weeks" she said.
Last Thursday Mr.. Tucker was get
ting ready to go to town when he
put his hand over his heart and said
Pick up my feet We saw that
something was wrong and carried
him to a bed where he died in a
few moments of heart failure. He
spoke only few words after being
placed on the bed"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-02
DOUCHBOY BAND RIPS OFF JAZZ
MUSIC ON VENICE GRAND CANAL

Paris, March 10.-(By mail )-The
first jazz band to give concert in
gondolas on the famous canals of
Venice is one of the A e. f. bands
composed of the men of the United
States Ambulance service with the
Italian army. SO good a record of
its entertainment ability did it bring
from Italy that it has been granted
two months additional time in France
for tour of leave areas and base
ports under the management of the
army Y. M. c. A. This band before
it left America, appeared in Good
bye Bill" play given for the bene
fit of the Liberty Loan campaign,
and in Italy it played at Florence,
Rome, Bologna, Naples and Venice,
where they gave a jazz concert in
gondolas on the Grand Canal.
"All good Americans go to Paris
when they debut the doughboy
can't wait that long. The ambition
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-02

SURGEONS agree that in cases of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds,
the FIRST TREATMENT is most
important. When an EFFICIENT
antiseptic is applied promptly, there
is no danger of infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For
use on man or beast, BOROZONE
is the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and
HEALING AGENT. Buy it now and
be ready for an emergency. Sold by
Wren Drug Co-Ady. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-02
DAILY HEALTH TALKS
The Many Mysteries of
Nature
BY L. W. BOWER, M. D.

You can take an onion seed and pansy
seed, and plant them side by side in the
same spot of ground. In one case, YOU
get an onion, with its peculiarly strong
odor, and in the other you get flower of
rare beauty. You can plant poppy seed
and get opium "a dangerous, habit-forming
drug, Or you can plant a rhubarb seed ana
get something that helps constipation.
No scientist, living or dead, can explain
these mysteries of Nature. Behind the
invisible life germ in each seed is hidden
the deep secret that nobody understands.
Everything growing out of the ground
seems intended for some use in establishing
natural conditions. Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo,
N. Y, long since found out what IS
naturally best for women's diseases. He
learned it all through treating thousands
of cases. The result of his studies was a
medicine called DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription. This medicine is made of
vegetable growths that nature surely in
tended for backache, headache, weakening
drains, bearing-down pains, periodical IT.
pelvic infammations, and for
the many disorders common to women in
all ages of life. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is made of lady'S slipper root.
black cohosh root, unicorn root, blue
cohosh root and Oregon grape root.
Women who take this standard remedy
know that in DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription they are getting a safe woman's
tonic so good that druggists everywhere
sell it.
Favorite Prescription should have the
.ull confidence of every woman in America
because it contains no alcohol and no
narcotic. DR.. Pierce knew, when he first
made this standard medicine, that whiskey
md morphine are injurious, and SO he has
always kept them out of his remedies |
Send 10c to DIR. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel |
Buffalo, N. y. for trial pkg. Tablets.