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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
BOLSHEViK PLOT IN U. 3.
Federal Attorney Bares Plans Of Reds
to Overthrow Government.

washington. March II. - Solicitor
General Lamar of the postoffice de-
partment submitted a memorandum to
the senate propaganda committee yes
terday stating that the l. w. W.. an
archists, socialists and others were
"perfecting an amalgamation with one
object-the overthrow of the govern
ment of the United States by means of
a bloody revolution and the establish
ment Of a bolshevik republic"
Mr.. Lamar said his conclusion was
based upon information contained in
seized mail matter
Accompanying the memorandum
were several hundred excerpts from
the mail matter.
The solicitor named these news
papers as free lance organs published
in the interest of the /. w. w. or boil
sheviki movements:
The New Solidarity, English, week
ly, Chicago; One Big Union, English,
monthly, Chicago; Industrial Unionist,
English. weekly Seattle: California
Defense Bulletin, English, weekly,
San Francisco; The Rebel Worker,
English. bimonthly, New York: La
Neuva So!idaridad. Spanish weekly.
Chicago; Golos Truzenta, Russian.
weekly, Chicago; Ii Nuovo Proletario.
Italian, weekly, Chicago; Nya varl-
den, Swedish, weekly Chicago; Der
lndustrialer, Arbiter Jewish, weekly,
Chicago, PTobuda. Bulgarian weekly.
Chicago; A. Fels Badulas Hungarian
weekly, Chicago
After referring to the excerpts from
the seized mail matter the solicitor
generals memorandum said in part: !:
This propaganda is being con-
Quoted with such regularity that its
magnitude can be measured by the
bold and outspoken statements con-
tained In these publications. and tn.
Efforts made therein 10 inaugurate
nationwide reign of terror and
overthrow Of the government.
In classifying these statements. they
are submitted In major or general
class as follows !. w. W.. anarchistic.
radical -socialistic and socialist, 1t, will
be seen from these excerpts that 1t Is
indeed significant that this ia the first
time In the history Of the so-called
radical movement in the United States
that the radical elements have found
u common cause (bolshevism) in which
they can all unite. The l. w. W., an
archist, socialists, radical and other
wise. In fact all dissatisfied elements
particularly the foreign element are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
VERNON AND oHioAN ARRIVE.
Camp Dodge Casual Company So and
Decorated Clinton Marine on Board.

New York. March 10.--With eighty
nve officers and 2.674 troops Of the
seventh division FORMER New
York state national guardsmen. the
steamship Mount Vernon arrived here
today from Brest The vessel brought
altogether 5,784 troops, including a
large number Of casuals and ninty-six
nurses together with seven officers and
Sk3 men sick or wounded.
The steamship Ohioan arrived from
Bordeaux with 1927 troops, majority
Of them Of the s4sth infantry Of the
eighty seventh division. these to be
distributed among Camp Dix. Sherman
and Dodge. Others on the Ohioan in
cluded casual company number IS OF
Iowa.
Officers on the Mount Vernon in
cluded, Liuet Carl Garvin OF Clinton,
who was awarded the French war cross
for distinguished service with the fifth
regiment OF marines,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Peace Conference Formally
to Declare Former En-
perOr Arch Brute.
OWN NATION MAY BE
ASKED TO >ACQUIESCE
Report Of Commission on Responsi-
bility For War Nearing Completion
: Punishment May Be Melted Out to
Lesser German Officials Guilty Of
Minor Atroeities-Bernstorf Says
Submarines Spelled Downfall.

Paris, March lot will he the fate
of former emperor William to be
branded for all time as an arch Grim
inal by the solemn declaration OF all
the nations assembled at the peace
conference, to which even his own
country may be called upon to sub
scribe in the peace terms. according
to the present plans of what is believ
ed to be majority Of the commission
on responsibility for tho war
The report of this commission will
be ready within a few days and the
indications are that the members are
harmonious on the main points. There
are likely to be differences, however,
regarding subordinate German offic-
ials, altho at present a majority Of the
commission is understood to hold that
they can be punished for orders given
for acts permitted by them in viola
ton OF the national laws of Germany
or the rules Of war
Such rule would apply to the of
ricer who executed Captain fryatt, but
not to the executioner of Edith Caven,
who, it is pointed out, might have been
technically guilty of espionage. No
doubt is felt as to the liability to pun
ishment of a German officer taken
prisoner of war and found guilty of
atrocities.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11

perfecting amalsamation with one OBJ
ject and with ono object only In view.
namely, the overthrow of the govern
ncnt OF the United States by the
M ans OF q bloody revolution and the
establishment OF a bolshevik republic.
The I. w. w. Is perhaps the most
actively engaged in spreading this pro-
paganda and has at its command a
large field force known rs recruiting
agents, subscription agents. etc. who
work INCREASINGLY in the furtherance OF
the cause
This organization publishes At least
fve newspapers In the English Ian
guaye and nine IL se:e!sa languages,
as shown in the list given above. The
list comprises only official papers OF
the organization and does not take into
account the large number of free lance
papers published in the interest of the
above organization"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
lows Supreme Court.

specjnl to Times Republican.
Des Moines March 1.-The supreme
court today ruled rs follows:
Jensen ct al. appellants. ~. Zur-
huehlen. mayor, ct nj PottAwattomie
county. Affirmed.
Bralan0 w. Christensen. appellant.
Hamilton county. Affirmed.
Ney. appellant. vs.. the E.sicrn iO~.
Telephone Company, johnson county.
Reversed and remanded.
Gruwell ct AL, Va. Gruwen ct NJ, APP
pellants. wapello county. Reversed.
Stevens, administrative. W.. Peoples
Savings Bank ct al, appellants. Mon
roe county. Reversed and remanded.
Central Life Assurance Company,
appellant. Story county. Affirmed. AZ
Ersland vs. town Of Slater, appellant.
story county. Affirmed.
Holman vs.. Mason City Auto Com-
nany, ct al. appellants. Cerro Gordo
county. Reversed.
Hayes Pump and Planter Company,
appellant, VS.. Sears ct al vanBuFen
county. Affirmed.
Jones. administrator. appellant vs.
city Of Fon Dodge. ct al. Webster
county. Affirmed.
Consolidated school district Of Elfs-,
worth vs.. Thompson. appellant. HAM
iiton county. Affirmed 49, Z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
$50, 900 BLAZE IN
MORRISON HOTEL
Fire in Chicago HostsIry Employees
Dormitery Thrsatens Big Structure
and Drives Many Guests From the
BuiIdins-Firs Confined to Annex
No SsrioAs injuries. ..

Chicago, March 11.-Half a dozen
women tainted, as many others were
overcome and these. with nearly 225
men and women employees of the Nor
rison Hotel were aided down fire
escapes early today. when fire broke
out In a fve-story brick annex to the
hotel which is used as dormitory for
tie employees.
The employees occupying the annex
were for the most part women maids,
laundry girls, and few house men.
Those overcome by smoke were carried
into the hotel drug store and were
soon revived.
All guests Of the big hotel, located
at the southeast corner OF Clark and
Madison streets, were aroused and
notified to leave the structure as a
precautionary measure. The fire did
not reach the hotel proper being con-
fined to the annex on the Clark street
side. The fourth ard atth floors wore
burned before the blaze was brought
under control. The damage is esti-
mated at $3.50. 900.
There were 1900 guests in the hotel,
of which number about 500 left the
building.
A report that two maids were miss
ing led to a search of the burned an
mex as soon as 'fremen could enter
the structure. No bodies were found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
SEVEN TEACHERS
QUIT POSITIONS
President Of School Board and Seven
Teachers Rssisn at Cedar Falls
When Student Teacher Platform,
Loses in Monday's School Elsstien.-
Long Bone Of Contention.

Waterloo. March 1o.--The president
Of the Cedar Falls school board and
seven teachers. including'a supervisor
and two principals, resigned at noon
today because Of the outcome Of yes
terday's school election when oppon-
ents Of the student-teacher plan were
victorious. The plan of placing stu
dents at the state teachers college in
has been @ matter OF contention for
several years and legal action broush.
by opposing forces is now pending IN
supreme court. awaiting passage Of an
enabling act by the legislature. Otler
designations were expected this after
noon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11

had held up the Silver Lake bank, at
Silver Lake, Wis, taking between
$4,000 and $4,000 from the cashier W.
c. Schlecht They killed him after a
! battle in Coxwels woods, a mile and
a half north from the bank, and recov-
cred all the money.
The man came into the bank flour
ishing two revolvers. He was an elder
ly man, roughly dressed. Mr.. Schlecht
and the bookkeeper Charles Dean,
o6ediepeiy rssNed their hands and let
the bandit take all the money he want
ed.
He was on foot. He had no auto
mobile hiding nearby. as is the custom
of Chicago bank bandits. He started
running down the country road.
The word vas flashed thru the coun-
tryside. The farmers, called on the
telephone, took w their shotguns and
deer rifles and fowling pieces much
as the minutement did III '76, and soon
they were on the trail.
The bandit found the road hard 60
ing. He took to the fields, his shoes
leaving eloquent testimony written in
the snow for the sharp sighted, sharp.
shooting farmers to see.
Through the snow buried meadows
he, went, climbing over barbed wire
fences, darting through patches of
woods. The country telephone followed
him in his flight He was surrounded,
thought he did not know it.
He kept on going. He came to the
farmhouse Of Mrs. Byron Riggs. Mrs.
Riggs was standing outside. He fired
at her and ran on--onto Coxwelrs
woods.
Now he could see men coming from
all directions carrying guns. He was
trapped He opened fire on the near
est. A>bulet tore through the sweater
Of Day Wicks. Wicks stumbled and
fell, but got up, brushing off the snow
and came on.
Deeper into the little patch of woods
went to bandit. Closer drew the ring
of farmers. Faster came the shots out
OF the woods and into It.
Presently Bert Neal saw the man, or
saw his head. and kneeling he took
aim with his deer rifle and fired once.
There came sudden stiffness from
the woods. The farmers stood where
they were for a few minutes. cautious,
waiting. Neal was telling his friends
there could be no doubt.
II know | hit him." he said.
So they walked to the body and turn
ed it over, and took the greenbacks
from the pocket of the coat. the money
for which the bandit had sold his life
The body was not identified.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
esrnstorH 5obs Up.
TBy ASSociathd press

Berlin. March 9-Public- opinion
must become the real sovereign in Ger
many. but it must be enlightened
opinion based upon democratic develop
ment and conscious of it's great re-
sponsibility. This was the central
idea Of speech made tonight by Count
Won Bernstorff, former German am
bassador to the United States at a
meeting to organize the democratic
club"
The former ambassador told his
hearers that when he returned to Ger
many from the Uniter States he en-
deavored to stop the ruthless sub
marine warfare. which. he said. was
responsible for Germany's downfall He
added:
The answer was that public opinion
was not such as to suffer any other
solution. I will not discuss whether
this Judgment can stand before history
but in any event it demonstrates how
highly public opinion was even then
regarded
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
TURN FROM rERRoRlsrs.
Methods Of Spartaeans Cause Rsvul-
sicn cf Eeeiinc In Germany

Wetnooe OF SpArtacano Cause HeVui-
:ien Of Feeling in Germany.
London. Mach 10.-Gefman govern
ment troops in Berlin made further
progress Saturday and Sunday In de-
molishing Spartacan strongholds In
tho northern and eastern sections of
the city. according to a German wire
less message received here.
In order to avoid unnecessary losses
the troops used artillery and mine
throwers thus being able to force the
Insurgents back without exposing
themselves Nevertheless the Spart-
acans have not given up and are at
tempting to transfer their field Of re-
distance to the eastern suburbs. The
dispatch says that thir terroristic ef-
forts have caused 4 revulsion OF feel
ing In favor Of the government every
where.
Railway traffic and other communi-
cation serices have been resumed, ex.
cepting on the electric street railway.
the employees or which are striking for
an ADVANCE IN wages in connection
with the local strike.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
CABLE CENSORSHIP CUT.

Agreement Between United States and
England Limits to Sender.
Washington, March 10.--Double CEN
sorship Of cablegrams is abolished un-
der the terms Of An agreement between
the United States and Great Britain
made public today. The two countries
agree that hereafter cables from or
through the territory of either country
will be subject only to the censorship
Of the country in which the message
originates.
An amendment to the agreement, de-
sires to discontinue cable censorship
entirely at the earliest possible moment
but "as long as the allies consider it
necessary to continue the blockade 1t
will be necessary to continue the CEN
sorship however as a modification con-
sistent with blockade"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Building and lot Bring $4,000

Fort Dodge. March 11.--An import
ant transaction in Central avenue real
estate took place recently when Henry
I.uebke traded the building and lot at
Central avenue and Eleventh street to
William Schworm Of this city for a
farm in Calhoun county near Pomeroy
valued at $4,000. The Fort Dodge
property also went In for $4,000. The
lot has frontage Of twenty-five feet
on Central avenue and is improved
with a three story brick building oc-
cupled by the Red Cross Drug store
and the Fort Dodge baths with apart
ments on the two top floors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
spartacans Murder Troops.
[By Associated PreSS.J.

Berlin, March 10.-Government
troops were busy today in driving
Spartacans back from various sections
OF Berlin and preparing for a deter
mined effort against the Spaptacan
stronghold at Litchenberg. a suburb
to the east of the city. Government
troops sent to Litchenberg Sunday
were annihiliated BY the Spartacans.
Many were tortured and killed in the
streets.
Reports Of Spartacan atrocities con-
tinue to pour in and resulted today in
the issuance Of an order by Herr
Koenag, minister Of defense, that all
found opposing government troops be
shot Immediately.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Mob Assaults Former kino.

Geneva, March 11.-Fortner King
William Of Wurttemburg had a mar
row escape from drowning today dur
ing scuffle that occurred when a
party of sailors from Kiel seized the
ex-king's yacht on Lake Constance.
The sailors took the yacht to use it as
a. fishing boat.
Disorders along the Rhine towns not
under allied occupation are continuing.
The German and Austrian councils
have been withdrawn from the Lake
Constance territory because of the
hostile attitude of the neighboring
peasants.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
low. p.f.... sao ! .r..
iul to T!r,es- Repmk!..esn.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa city. March 11.--F.ghting tooth
and nail. talon and spar, the Hawks
and Badgers vent to finish last night
on ths Iowa basketball floor and the
old gold was triumphant. 20 to q,
after the most spectacular battle ever
waged on the local grounds in a long
series OF exciting contests this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
GERMANY'S MlLITARIST|C CLAWS CLIPPED

sdact has addressed ap appeal to the
speedy conclusion OF peace with Ger
many.
1t is understood that the pontiff
states that the vatican possesses In
formation that the situation in Ger
many is very grave and that he fears
the spread of bolshevism with such
rapidity that it might result In tho
establishment OF a bolshevik state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Secretary Baker and. Gen.
eral March Ride in
Crowded Day Coach.
BRAKEMAN REFUSES
TO BE IMPRESSED
Tslls Aide eS General Msreh oscrs.
tariss and Others viii hsvs 70 Take
chaness-Jarmsd In With Cryins
Babies and ovs~uleus ChiIdrsn--
Baker and March Cancel Speeches
Before Joint Ssssien Of Assembly.

Des Noines, March 1i.-Newton ID.
Baker. secretary Of var. and Gen. Pey-
ton &. March. chief OF ssafY. faced u
heavy program when they arrived here
today for . visit TO Camp Dodge and
Fort Des Moines. They leave late 70.
night for Omaha.
Besides visits to the military camps.
the war department officials were
guests at a noon luncheon At Camp
Dodge and were to attend . banquet
here tonight. participated in by prom
iuent state and city officials ana prt-
yate citizens.
SECRETARY Baker and General March
arrived here at Is n m. and were
met by a committee Of citizenS headed
by Mayor Thomas FAirweather. The
entire party went Immediately %
Camp Dodge.
"Brakis" Not Impressed.
The last two hours Of the war de-
partment officials journey was oesard
a stuffy. two coach local train from
Ames. where they made connecaon
from their Chicago train. hut tls
officials saw tho humor In the eatuA-
ton and took It good naturally.
When Major Swing. aide to General
March, rushed frosn the Chicago trAin
over to the local and requested, the
brakeman to save Z seat for the
secretary OF war and the chteS sct
staff," he wSs met with:
Save nothiag: I amt got no sushcr-
ity to save no seaa for noNody;
YOU got any secrsta5ies with y0r.
they'll have 10 take their dhances on
seats Just like anybody slss.-
And the train-one day coach and
smoker-waa jammsd with the
variety Of passengers common to local
trains. with the usual quota Of cryins
babies and querulous children.
eaksr Rides In Smoker.
One day coach seat--half q seat In
fact-was discovered. and as tho
secretary declined It. General March
took il and Mr.. Baker soon went to
the smoker. which was not quite 20
crowde
The jerky. bumpy. Journey to Des
Moines proved full OF inciden0 that
brought humorous speculation from
General March, al more passengers
and milk cans were piled on at each
successive station. Then at one point
where the train travels two miles up
a side track to Polk City. IL backs out
to the main line again.
This aroused General Marchs
curiosity. He thought 1t might be =
desire to demonstrate that the engine
could travel both ways, and he
found his solution when the train
stoped, took on a passenger ana
started forward again.
See" he said. they passed up thar
fellow the first time" and he marveled
that any railroad could he so ac-
commodatins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Riqa Not Captured.

Copenhagen, March 1.-THE recent
ly reported recapture by Germans of
Riga, on the Baltic coast is denied in a
Berlin dispatch received here. The
German troops, it is stated. are still a
considerable distance from Riga.
EThe report of the capture of Riga
reached London March in q dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph. The GermaH
troops are said to have severely de-
feated the bolshevik and taken the
city:j
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
GENERAL KENLY RELIEVED.

vsfts to Rank of Artillery Colonel.
Washington, March 10.-Maj. Gen
William L. Kenly, director of military
aeronautics. was relieved Of that post
today and In his permanent srade of
colonel was ordered to report to the
chief OF field artillery for duty. Briga-
'dier General William Mitchell will be
detailed to command tho army aviation
service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
New School Board Wins.

Des Moines. March 11.-After the
warmest campaign in the history Of
school elections here, Des Moines yes
Iterday defeated the present school ad-
ministration. complete returns today
showed, electing the three anti i-admin-
istration candidates, Ed O'Dea, Earl
Mills and Harry G. Evans.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
MASSACHUSETTS, TOWNS GO WET
Eight ef Eleven Dry Towns Voting
LEGAL Option vote Saloons.

Boston, March 10.-Returns from
eleven towns that voted yesterday on
the question Of issuing liquor licenses
show that eight changed from dry to
wet. Three south shore towns, Wey-
mouth and bingham, which have been
no license places for more than a quar-
ter Of a century, and Scituate with a
dry record Of eleven years, shifted to
license. Liquor advocates maintained
that the result was q protest against
the national prohibition amendment,
while anti-saloon leaders asserted that
1t was mainly due to apathy on the
part Of voters. Three towns voted to
remain dry. . 5a,s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
RAINsows ORDERED HOME.
Division Receives Orders to Prepare
For Embarkation.

Washington. March H.--0ensfav
Pershins cabled the war department
Yesterday that he had issued orders
for the Forty-second (Rainbow) divis-
ion to prepare for embarkation. This
would indicate that the Forty-second
may be expected to sail between April
10 and Is. as the average period be-
tween such orders and enbafkatton
has been one month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11
Hull viii Aeoompa any Baker.

Washington, March 11.-Several Of
the members Of the house military
committee will accompany Secretary
Baker to Europe to inspect the Am
erican army and camps Representa-
tive Hull Of Iowa, Us one who has ac-
cepted the invitation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-11

Special to Times-Republic:in.
Washington, March 10.--In view OF
General Pershing's cablegram ordering
the Rainbow division to prepare for re-
turn home, embarkation officers of J (,
war department declared today that
the famous regiment probably would
begin to embark by April 10. 1t was
pointed out that full month inter
venes from the time the order TO pre-
pare for sailing and the actual en-
barkation of troops takes PLACE. This
would indicate that the old Third Iowa
boys would be on their way home early,
in April. After a welcoming review in
New York and perhaps in Washington,
the division will be sent to Camps
nearest their homes for rehabilitation,
the 16Sth infantry going to Dodge for
muster out.