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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
WI CAN WAIT FOR plasHlxss TESTIMONY.

w uHN "AtI IVU FSHoHINu D IEoJtmuNI
Conclusions upon General Pershings
refusal to appear az witness in the
investigation by the senate into war
expenditures should be withheld until
the facts concerning 1t are cleared up.
If the general had, AZ asserted
shipped his records and was unable to
get at them he seems to have been
protecting himself by declining to
undergo an official quiz without tho
records for reference. Technically he
would simply be following the system
of safety first.
However, It is within the scope Of
the investigation to call General
Pershing and inquire fully into what
he knows about war expenditures or
any part Of tho conduct Of the war.
The general In not above civil au-
thority and his duty II 70 furnish all
the facts in his possession whom he
n properly called upon to DO 70 by
the congress Of the United states.
The people want the facts. They de-
MED nothing 10 tho military or the
= ailtsa&ien while the war Wa on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
HIGH cosr.

to q Pickle
steering pound teal
in
daily nearing the poorhouse on the hill
Unces slow as bazes but 1e this 70
survive to the profns duff suspended
doubt he'll
scented
wrath hot
spikes ar n - !
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
They are entirely within their rights

/
whom they require an accounting.
Tho probabilities are that General
Pershlng II playing safe In refusing to
be auzzed and that his records, as he
states. are not at present available.
Otherwise Il Is 10 he assumed that he
would have complied with the cail for
hts testimony for he OF course would
realize that such refusal, made arbi-
trarlly and without such excuse would
bring the popular conclusion that he
was protecting someone or him
self and that there was something
vital which he was attempting to
cover up.
There IL time enough. The general
will be at home before long and the
records we assume will also be avail
able. The investigation into war ex-
pendituTes and other matters OF the
war aboard and at home has but begun
and viii continue. II should be con-
Quoted Judicially and SO far as pos
sible without rancor or partisanship
without desire to put any in the
hole and without effort to hide and
cover failure and Incompetence or
graft If graft existed.
We can await the generals home
coming. And the conclusion as to his
refusal to testify can also walt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
CHILDREN AND DIVORCE.
TGbeldpD Mail. /

Walking home from work year
ago, two men were in earnest CONVEX
sation. Another man walking behind
them caught scraps of the topic SO
earnestly discussed without mucr
eavesdropping. one was urging the
other to get out more often to the
dances" and recalled that few years
before this derelict and his wife never
missed dance or public gatherihs
We'll" explained the homeKeepihs
one. I'VE have two small KOS ana nv
one to leave them with HIS irleii'
condoled with him. "A man loo'
10 have children" said the comforter
"They knock everything" Then tne
other fellow flared up. 'Why, man.
he replied, I'VE wouldn't trade one DAY
of those children for every TOOL dance
we ever attended or ever expect TO-
We never had any real good time I'M
til the kids came"
There Is a sequel to the story. a
few weeks ago the childless couple lis-
ured in the courts. She took her maui
en- name and got most of the mousse
hold furniture. The other couple are
living In the same cottage, ana MS
promotion last month puts him In Inc
to move into q big house before lohs.
And the kids" are just as trouble
some and satisfactory US they were d
year ago. :,
A Chicago Judge, who tries 100 oi-
| yorce cases every thirty days, SAID re-
Gently; "The chldless marriage u
the cause OF more domestic unhappi-
ness than any other thing. Lack OF
children and the home influence that
they bring has a tendency to cause
discomfort both on the part OF the nus
band and wife, and In many cases II
breeds contempt in the one for the
! other"
| That Is the secret Men and women
who lack burdens to bear grow selfisr
and self centered. The childless couple
have little resort beyond the gayety
that pals and the qualification OF sell
fish desires. The best and most char
| acter-making element OF the home HE
ia it's inevitable self sacrifise. NO home
is complete without children. When
| they are lacking. the Incompetence
| OF home grows, and we have the wore
| of the Chicago judge for 1t. drives 70
| ward the divorce court. Men AM
women study well and suffer long err
| they divide family of children. Ihe'
are the anchors OF the home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
Topics of the Times

Pershing probably doesn't intend to
run for president. If he did he'd
probably pay more attention to the
public and a little less to the wishes
Of the war department heads.
OF course the profteer will catch
the devil when his income tax report
is due but that doesn't buy you any
in quantities.
Wen the corn Is ready, whatever
may be the condition of the pumpkins
and the frost will be on both before
We know 1t.
Suppose the women should all strike
just as the threshins machine pulled
into the stack yard? Huh?
If the actors strike kills those plays
that are built about bed and bedrooms
and modifies the sex slop that has
been commanding the playhouses no.
body will regret the muss.
The fruit of the Plumb tree Is still
a little green. II refuses to fall when
the tree is shaken.
II "Sockless Jerry" Slmpso were
alive and among us today he'd wonder
how we ever managed to draw the at
tention ne did In the days when pop
ulism was a political curiosity.
II religion has failed TO prevent wars
during nineteen centuries some doubt
OF the sure efficacy of the covenant
may be forgiven.
The weather man will he guilty OF a
dirty trick II he doesn't continue this
weather thru fair time.
If Mr.. Wilson could make a Swear
old steer out OF spring calf in a
minute he'd have much surer method
of putting down the high cost of liv-
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
HOMES AND INVESTMENTS.
fCedar Rapids Republican,

wise man near Williamsburg paid
$500 an acre for forty acres OF land.
But il Is a piece OF land that lies close
to town. only forty acres of it, on
which the wise man, who has been
an active farmer. intends to live In
retirement carrying on Tight farm
ing" That Is n better way than to re-
tire to become n town man with moth
ing TO do, but everything to worry
over. For a man so situated beau
tiful piece of land is not so high
priced at five hundred dollars an acre,
but for a man who is going to let
some other man work 1t on shares or
for cash rent. FIVE hundred dollars
spells nothing except failure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

OF funerals some morei Say. all you
left over comrades OF the war for
the preservation OF tho union, let's or
ganize and 20 on health strike and
refuse 40 die until the cost OF dying
comes down, A poor man can hardly
afford to die these days. Tho h. c, OIL
Is hard on the poor and the h. @, OF
Is still harder on them. We are for
busting the h. c. of d. as well as the
h. c. of l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
FUNNY AS A CRUTCH
(Ccdar RAPIDS Gnzettc,)

President Wilson can sometimes be
every bit AS funny ms crutch or a
funeral. His nonchalant assertion
THAI II We alter the peace treaty we
win have to go to Germany and beg
her to resign 1t must be about as
pleasing to n few million poung Amer
leans as was tho ping and whine OF
machine gun bullets on the western
front. There aren't many men In this
country who had anything TO do with
the war who can visualize scene
wherein Americans went to Weimar,
hats in hand, to beg for anything. For
n non smoker the president can have
lovely pipe dreams now and then.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
HANDY DIRECTORY
- or THE -
MASONIC TEMPLE
Masonic Meetings
Waters Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO, tos A. =,
"A. NJ, special communication Friday
Sept. s, 1880 o'clock, Third degree
A. L. Frazer. w. NJ; John W. Wells
secretary.
sioNET CHAPTER. No. SO r. a.
NJ, Thursday, Sept 4, at 1890; MARX
Masters degree. George Gregory. H.
r.; John w. Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King SOLO.
mon Council Ne. 20. r. a 8. NJ. Mon
day. Sept %. Business session. IRA
A. Davenport, I. M: John W. Wells
recorder.
Special conoIave 81. kidsmar Com
randery No. 80, X. T., Tuesday SEPT
2 at 7.S0 p. m. Red Cross ana MALT ,.,
J. e. Frederick. commander; John W.
Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. ST, o. t.
e.-Regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming, Sept. II. at 8 o'clock for hus'-
ness. Mrs. J. r. Schultz, w. M; Mrs
Archer Walton. secretary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

Goethe M.morIa, a wsimar!

The genius Of Goethe and Schiller
characterize Weimar in many forms
Of civic beauty. Goethe. some years
before his death, laid out q large pub.
lie park In the form Of . garden and
without an enclosure Of any kind.
There q quaint relic Of its originator
remains In the stone altar round which
serpent climbs to eat the votive
bread. Upon the altar II IN inscrip,
ton to the genius huJas loei.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

THE people at Washington seem to
think that the high cost of living Is
confined to foodstuffs which the farm
err produces and that they are justi-
fled in doing anything to break prices.
They figure that the farmer can stand
1t. and that he ought to. But they do
not seem to worry about the high cost
of living for the farmer. They do not
dump the surplus machinery. shoes.
clothing. etc, and thus beat down
prices on these commodities. Why?
Do not all of these things enter into
the high cost Of living?" demands Wal
laces Farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
What She Meant.

my second husband 10 no more like
my first one was than day Is like
night" But remember that you
should never speak Ill Of the dead"
"Oh, had no intention OF doing that.
On the contrary."-Houson Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
areat wrIter,s Complaint.

For many years 1t has been one q
my most constant regrets that no
schoolmaster of mine had . knowI
edge OF natural history. 80 far at
least a. to have taught mo the
grasses that grow by the wayside.
and the little winged and wingless
neighbors that are continually meet
ing me with salutations which can
not answer. - things are.--Carlyle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
He Cot On.

Millyuns-"When / married your
mother I was earning ten dollars o
week-two years later / bought out
my employer" Daughter-"And put
In q cash register
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

Immense Output Of Linen.
The 3s0.o00.0 900 worth Of linen which
II the average yearly output Of the
United Kingdom would wrap the earth
ct the equator seven times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

Mistress. What did the doctor
say was tie matter with you. Eras.
tus?" Rastus--"He say got a tor
pedo libbah. Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
An OptimIst.

When you hand lemon to an OPP
timist he will dig up a little sugar and
q little something else and little hot
water and make himself comfortable.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
DOUBLE WORRY.

There IL a house wife In Hampton
vino rays she would DO more con
cerned over the fuel problem is she
was quite sure she would have any
thing to cook when winter comes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
Avoid Erettlna.

There Is nothing more wearing
than worrying and frstting; they
leave ugly hngermarks even on the
fairest face"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
No Midi, cour,e,

No Middle CourV0.
Kindness Is indispensable 70 your
relations with men; II you are not
kind to . man. then you arc hostile to
him. and you invite hostility in him.
LLeo Tolstoi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
PROPOSES NEW Sc s;.rT IKE
(WaYarly Independentl

Everybody W bowling about the high
cast Of living, but the high cost OF
dying u lots WORSE. And undertS,kers
are now threatening to raise the price
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
lowa Newspapers
MEMORIES, MEMORIES

Remember the time when gasoline
was sold for s cents a gallon In a
neighboring town and you kicked be-
cause you had to pay 8 cent? here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

"The SIS hog is something new in
America, and with It will have to come
a great many other changes--for in
stance, the farmers will want to buy
lumber and coal on that SIS hog basis
and they are entitled to-" says the Ce-
dar Rapids Republican. There may
be some one holding up lumber, too"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

The Algona Republican observes that
"a lot of voters are just learning thru
letters that they are personal friends
OF some Of the men running for gov
ernor." N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

pull OFF Il raid, most Americans either
secretly or openly long for n Theodore
Roosevelt in the presidents chair for a
few hours" confesses the Perry Chaif
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

1T butter churned by modern ma
chinery is worth 30 cents pound,
what was that worth which was churn-
ed by hand with the old time up and
down dasher| asks the Sioux Ctr
Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01

The Des Moines Capital says. MAX.
Ing the world safe for the demo-
Gratis as the saying has been loosely
transposed, has been exemplified In a
disclosure that under the democratic
control Of the railroads more thar
10000 free passes on the railroads were
given out. Among these passholders
were William Gibbs McAdoo and mem.
bers of his family, including the presi-
dents daughter. Mrs. McAdoo. The
number Of passes, 10000, may be part.
~ an explanation as to why the rail.
roads had such q large deficit"
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10
Saw Many Subs. In , Months Of
 Convoy Service

Tt takes two to make a fight There no chance of getting any action with a German submarine noi if the sub-commander knows anything about 1t. Such Is the opinion of J. C. Brown, well known Phoenix boy. who saw five months active convoy service on the U. $. $. Arizona
 Brown was in the naval service for many years prior to the outbreak of the war and when the call came for volunteers for convoy service he was one of the first to request a change to the Atlantic fleet Prior to the out break of the war. however. he was in the American submarine service. spending six years on the F-3 and the Fl.
 ''Yes, we happened to catch fleeting glimpses of German submarines on two different occasions. but they had seen us first The sub commanders were not the least bit anxious to do battle on even ground or against a ship that had equal chance to gain victory.
 @'They always singled out the unpro- tected ship, or else fired one torpedo and then submerged We were only too anxious to do battle, but before we could train our guns, the subma- rines were lost to sight. And it was well for them that they were for our gunners were in fine mettie.
 Convoy work brought forth very. little excitement, all of which was con trary to our expectations. Of course. careful lookouts had to be maintained but there was no action, the kind every sailor likes. throughout the five months. It was just like watching the heavens. waiting for a meteor to fall, the only difference being that when the meteor does fall, one gets some satis- faction. But even when we did sight a submarine, there was nothing to it. Brown is taking an active part in making the Victory loan a success in this community. He has a deep, rich 1 baritone voice and frequently gives vocal selections in connection with ! Victory loan meetings.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10
Of. West Line Was
 Held By Tanks

During the height of the great Amer ican offensive, in October, 1918, which eventually resulted in the signing or the armistice terms by Germany, Gen eral Pershing's forces held g per cent of the total battle front on the western sector. This was on October 10, when the Sammies held 134.25 kilometers.
 On the day the armistice went into effect. November II, the United States held q per cent of the total front line. French forces held more than half the front line on this date, a total of 55 per cent of the whole.
 Through a table prepared by the statistics branch, general staff, it is learned that on January 31, 1918, the Belgian army held 37 kilometers of front line, the French held 520 lilome- ters the British 1S7 and the United States 10. The longest line held by the Belgians was 46 kilometers on Sep tember 90, by the French 632.5 kilome- ters on May 90. The British never held more than 187 kilometers of front dur ing 1918, for after March 21, their length of front was decreased, being 133 kiIometers when the American
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

The greatest military achievement of the field was the raising of a stu pondous army in America for overseas ewicc, the mobilization of untrained fighters, the training Of these millions and getting tbem to the front. The operation of the solective draft system was so successful that, turning time backward souNe eighteen months, none would dare say the thing was physical .y possible only it's actual achieve ment makes the thing possible to realize.
 The Germans had scoffed at "Kitch- eners contempGble little army" And hey had swept that "contemptible lit- lie army but an army of heroes. nev- crtheless-from Mons. The "contemp- tiDle little army was but chaff. Pouf, lt vanishes
 Such was the characteristic expres- sion with which the vaunted German general staff regarded America S Dhance to make itself felt in Europe in a. military way. With the usual apti- Jude for blundering about other na- ions which had characterized the Hun, he leaders of the German bordes reck- uned the Yankees could not affect the result for the Yankees had "only a i@s' army corp
 Forty Years in Preparation
 The Huns had been breeding and training soldiers for this war for forty wears They had their depots of mo- bflization in which were individual lockers for individual reservists. The reserrists had keys to their individual lockers, and in the lockers were all the soldiers needed to take the field. Uniforms, arms. shoes, underwear Identification tags everything needed they found.
 Surely. the German mind considered it was impossible for the dollar chasing Yankees" to do something in a few years that had taken the mighty German people forty to accomplish "Donnerwetter! It was impossible.
 And the American people did it in a few months. The American govern meut put a wonderful army oi stal- wart keen-eyed trained, determined fighiers into the conflict fully equipped and eady for business. in such a short time it amazed the world. America amazed herself with this accomplish ment finding the thing possible only as the possibility of it developed rath- er than cOnceiVing the thing in it's en- trety and then attempting 10 do it.
 How to raise the army Was the first consideration. The war had been go- iuS on in Europe for nearly three years
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10
REMARKABLE FEAT OF THE |. S, IN RAISING A MONSTER
 ARMY IN BUT A FEW MOTHS

The size of the armies engaged was such as to stagger the imagination. Each belligerent had millions and mil lions of men actually in the field, actually on the firing line. Each hal millions more in training Each was recruiting millions more.
 From 3oo,oo0 to 3,o0o,oo0
 When America got in. ou- of it's more than 10000, 900 people, America had an army of less than 300,000 men.
 In past wars, notably the Spanish American, men had responded to the call for volunteers with such avidity that 1t had become necessary to check the enlistments But the volunteer system was essentially unfair when q great war had to be fought. It put all the burden on the ardent patrlots, the nations best and put a premium on shirking and stacking.
 England's reliance on the volunteer system had been forced to give way to conscription. and as in many things having to do with Americas part in the war, the American government learned form England,
 Efficiency to the nth power was the NehlNAA fFDA ds NItI lldiJ itc10 ctli tlLlNltlll | army; hence it had swept everything before it until Belgium was all but entirely occupied and the city Of Paris had been threatened. And Germany $ efficiency at the front and back of the lines was such that the world stood aghast at the peril of all free nations.
 The question was threshed back and forth at Washington. Conscription had left it's stigma from civil war days. Certain senators and congressman fought the proposal tooth and nail, Il would not do, they said, to ''cousc-ipt men to fight the Armageddon of free dom.' The tongues of some of them dug their political graves. For the people quickly saw the essential fair ness of the selective draft.
 A Certificate of Fitness
 They saw it meant honor 70 the men who would compose the great American army. The word "se.ective" indicated that the government would find a man and say to him:
 "A great work is to be done The 1 government needs strong men, fighters brave men who will go on and accor plish the purpose of this war. You are such man. Come
 The argument was good. Its inter 1 pTetation came to mean exactly this; ! The man inducted into the American national army was honored above his i fellows who, falling short, were no acceptable to the government. Tho men of the national army, save in few ! instances, felt hono7ed. They wer. l honored.
 The ages first agreed upon for the men to be chosen by selective draf were q to 31 inclusive, which mean | that g. man who had not yet reachef | the age of g years should be drafted | The war department had asked fo | ages IS to 2S. Within d year it Wa. ] seen to be right, and the draft age, became from IS to 45, partly in ordeI to deal more effectively with the labo
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10
CARABo IN PHILIPPINES
cFrom the Chicago rr;h,,,o,

(From the Chicago Tribune)
 In the United States the carabo. or water buffalo, is an object seldom found outside zoos and circus exhibits. but in the Philippine Islands it is nearly as common as horses are here. In fact. it is the draft animal of the natives. But it differs from horses. and even
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

troops were holding their greatest length of front on October 10.
 On the day the armistice was signed the Belgian army was holding 40 kilo meters of front line: the French 354.75; the British 113; and the United States 13425
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

sary idea in mind, issued a proclama- ton naming June 5, 1918. as the day for such youths to register. This brought about S000 eager youngsters into the operation of the selective draft law, a heavy percentage of whom cas-
 fly qualified physically for service.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

oxen, which it slightly resembles. it. that it is fond of the water and is mos D unhappy if not allowed to spend some time each day in a pool or stream.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

It makes no difference what yous wants may be you can have them sup piled by using and reading The Repuh- publican Classified Pages-AriZona s leading advertising medium.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

Use The Republican Classified Page or results-read for profit.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-10

America Did In a Short . Time What It Took the Germans 40 Years to Ac-
 complish Despite All Eff ficicncy