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T~ MARSHALLTOW FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917 < » - NUMBER 184

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GERMANS • fefe;

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INTO BRITISH e FRONT LINES

Germany Aware of

Ultimatum Which Set

;; r All Europe Aflame

Gain Footing On Infantry i Hill On Arras Front in

Night Attack. t m

HAIG'S FORCES SOON ! REGAIN SOME GROUND

British Quickly Recover Part of Po-- sitions Lost—Artillery Duels of In-

- tensity Continue During Night But ' Gorman Guns Are Less Actlvo Today

Unfavorable, Weather Prevents Ac­tivity on Flanders Front, -

The Flanders front, where the groat offensive launched by the en­tente on Tuesday is still being held up by unfavorable weather, re­mains the center of interest. On other Motions of the line, however, there ie notable activity, suggest­ing attempts to deflect the direc­tion of the entente effort.

Today's reports Indicate that last night the Germans delivered an attack on the Arras front, bit­ing into the Britieh line on In­fantry hill, an Important eminence efcat of Momchy le Preux. • There was a swift reaction by General Haig's forces and by this morning part of the lost ground had already boon regained.

Likewise on the French front in the Alsne region there has been a violent Gorman attack. The f rench wore ready for this, however. The stroke was delivered on a front of about half a mile in the vicinity of

. Co my. It failed under the French fire, the orown prince's troops suf­fering heavy lossee.

On the-Ruesian front the Aus* trian orownland of Bukowina •gain has boon virtually overrun byAuet re-German forces, which were enabled to advance by reason of the reoont disastrous break in the RllSSiiin, lines to the, north. A

''.--rHHWti CunMMu; the capital, ontie more in Austrian hand a, while Petro-grad announces that Klmpolung, Irs southern Bukowina, haa been evac­uated. Csernowitx hae changed hands frequently in the ebb and flow of the fighting during the course of the war, but wae consid­ered to have beoome Rueeian vir­tually beyond dispute when Gen-oral Brussiloff swept all of Buko­wina free from Aitotrian forces laet year and advanced far west­ward from the Bukowina border. It remained for the dieorganization that developed in the Ruesisn armiee laet month to upset these calculations.

; ? fBy the Associated Press.J r « British Front in Belgium and Franco,

L A nr. 3.—'Artillery duels of intensity continued last night on the front in Flanders; but generally speaking the German guns were less active this morning and the situation was un-changed.

At daybreak the Germans concen­trated a heavy gun fire on the newly

• / acquired British positions in thd area south of the Ypres-<Menin road and they have been actively shelling these

- defenses since that time. During the night the enemy launched counter attack on a small part of

the front held by- the Australian and New Zealand troops in the Hohebeke-

.< La Baesee Ville line, but were forced to retire by the British artillery.

Washington, Aug. 3.—Germany had possession of Austria's ultimatum .to Serbia fourteen hours before It was delivered to Belgrade, according to in­formation which has reached here and made public today for the first time.

It was stated that former Foreign Secretary Zlmmermann admitted this himself when pressed very closely as to Germany's foreknowledge of the action of her ally .which precipitated the European war.

Germany has maintained that she was not consulted by Austria as to the ultimatum, which practically denied Serbia's independence and that she even did hot have knowledge of the step.

Former Secretary Zlmmermann's ad­mission is taken to show that Germany had time to stop action on it if she felt it essential. .Her inaction, how­ever, is felt to have proved her an ac­complice of Austria, whom, she had al­ready told she would support in any decision -she might make.

This fact fits in very closely with the recent statements first advanced by Deputy Cohn in the retchstag and since adopted by the allied govern­ments that German and Austrian leaders held a war council at Potsdam on July 5, in which it was practically decided to plunge Europe into conflict The Interpretation placed on this coun­cil has been that Germany had full knowledge of all of Austria's plans and stood unreservedly behind her. Ger­many, however, has repeatedly denied the holding of such a conference.

circulating Maximilist propaganda in the eleventh amy.

State of Slsge in Attica, Greece, London, Aug. S—A state of siege has

been declared in the whole Greek de­partment of Attica, Including Athens and Piraeus, according to a dispatch from Atheiui to the Exchange Tele­graph Company. >

U. 8. 8hip Eludes Submarine. An Atlantic Port, Aug 8—An Ameri­

can tank steamer loaded with gasolene was engaged in a running fight with a German submarine on July 10, near the French coast, and escaped destruction by superior speed after a torpedo had been launched and twenty-one shots fired from the XT-boat, according to of fleers of the vessel, which arrived here todfcy.

From a position several miles astern the bombardment took place but none of the, shots reached a mark. The American gunners on the tank fired slxteen-shots but without results so far as could tffc ascertained/

Italisns Bomb Pols. Rome, Aug, 3—Large squadrons of

Italian aeroplanes yesterday elective ly bombed thje arsenal and military works of Pola, the ehlef naval station of Austria-Hungary on the Adriatic, the war department announced today.

secretary, in a strike that has been threatened.

ITALY INCENSED AT U. S.

IMPROVEMENT Drastic Measures Adopted

Against Desertions Hay-ins: Effect.

REGIMENTS RETURN TO RENEW FIGHTING

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Austro-Hungarian Troops Cspture

Czernowitz, Capital of Bukowina,

Scene of Some of Most Bitter Fight­

ing of War»Russ Government R«u

fueee to Recognize Finlsnd's Declar­

ation of Independence.

London, Aug. 3.—Camilla Huya-mai>s, the Belgian eecretary of the international socialist conference, in an interview today with a cor­respondent of the Dutoh newspaper Handeleblatt declared Russia and Austria-Hungary are on the verge of coming to an underetanding, ac­cording to a dispstch from Copen-hagen.

DRAFT RESISTERS TO GIYE BATTLE

French Repulse German Attacks. - Paris, Aug. 3.—Troops of the German crown ^prince, after an intense artillery

f.j , bombardment last night, delivered sev-B^.'eral violent attacks against the Frencft ,v*positions near Cerny, in the Alsne re­

gion, along1 a front of atxftit 1,600 yards. The French official statement says all the attacks were repulsed. On the Bel­gian front the bad weather continues;

British Regain Lost Ground. i London, Aug. 8.—'British troops, ac-

lrL<" wording to the official statement to­day already have regained part of

' the ground lost when the Germans , .penetrated the British front-line

• trenches on Infantry hill, east of Mon-cfiy le Preux, on the Arras battle front, last night! ; ' • „

^Switzerland Seizes Cereal Crop. Berne, Aug. 3—The Swiss government

n^baa Issued an order sequestering the satire cereal crop with the exoeption

: the quantities required for the per-sonal consumption of the producers and

;-.fdr seed' purposes.

^ Americans Injured. \ ;v

American Training Camp In France, *—.An American Interpreter and

ji lieutenant were slightly wounded and a French instructor was bruised when

. a live grenade fell near a box of gren­ades during practice. # , \

Russian Officer in Disgrace. Iiondon, Aug. 3—A dispatch from

-rPetrograd to Reuters Limited an-, nounces that the military authorities at Kiev have arrested Ensign Krylea*

T'Jco>' a member of the central executive commitiee of the council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates on a charge of

\£k:

Band of Thirty, Believed to Have Shot Deputy Sheriff and Destroyed Bridge, Establish Themselves Near Saaa-kawa to Resist Attack.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 3,—Thirty al­leged draft resistera, who are believed to have shot Deputy Sheriff J. W. Cross, yesterday, and to have fired or dynamited a 'Frisco trestie between Francisco and Ada, last nlghit, are re­ported to have established themselves near Saaakawa, to resist attack. Posses have started to give battle to the band.

Another report from Ada stated that tho men are proceeding to iSasakawa to storm hardware stores and seize guns and ammunition.

Members of' tho band are. heavily armed pd are said to be forcing inno­cent boys and men to go with them.

Two men escaped from the mob last night and are seeking protection of of­ficers at Add. According to their story it is the plan of the organisers to burn all railroad bridges In this section of the country and' draft sufficient men into their organization to enable there to offer organized ^resistance to en­forcement of the selective service draft.

Cursed Flag | le Jslled. Salt Lake City, Aug. 3.—With a deep

bayonet wound in his iback, received when he resisted national guardsmen who arrested him, Gustaf L. "W. Long-tars, an admitted Industrial Worker of the World, is in the iSalt Lake coun­ty jail. Bis arrest was effected at jjIng­ham, after, it is alleged, he had cursed the government and damned the United States flag.

COMPLETE WAR TAX BILL. ;

Revenue Measure to Be Reported to Senat* by Monday.

Washington, Aug. 2—The war depart­ment tax bill, increased from $1,672,-000,000 to approximately $2,002,000,000, virtually was complied today by the senate finance committee and will be reported to the senate tomorrow ot Monday.

In preparing the final draft for the printer the'Committee reduced the tax on beer by 25 cepts a barifel, to $1.50 a barrel, in addition to the tax under the present law, and-.Increased rates on wines io avout the present tstxe* estimated to yield'$17,000,000 addition­al.

Of the $2,002,000,000 proposed new taxes, about $720,000,000 Will be secured from corporate and individual Incomes, $746,000,400 from war excess profits, about $ 200,000,000 from rectified and distilled spirits, $45,000,000 from fer­mented and malt Unborn and $23,000,• 000 from wines^fiw^

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London, Aug. 3.—The Times corre­spondent at Russian headquarters on the southwest front, under date of July 31, confirms reports of improvement in morale in the Russian army as a con­sequence of measures against deaer-tiqps and panlos. Disaffected Russian regiments have returned to the front.

Emperor William and Field Marahal von Maokensen, according to the sum dispatch, made a triumphant entry into TarnopoL The weight of the Ger­man offensive, the dispatch adds, ap­pears to be directed toward Kamenets Podolsky en route to Odessa;

CZERNOWITZ FALL3.

Capital of Bukowina in Possession of Auetro-Hungarian Troops.

Vienna, Aug. 3.—i4ustro-Hungarian troops have entered Csernowits,, the cap t t a l ^ fB t tko in iwr^ ^

[Csernotwlts has- been the scene of some of the most bitter fighting of the war and. the Bukowina capital has changed from Teuton to Russian Hands altogether tein times. Csernowitz was ftrst captured by the Russians from the Austro-Hungarians on Sept. 4, 1914, only to be evacuated a few weeks later. In November of that year the Russians again occupied the city and held it until February, 1$16. In the follow­ing month the Russians after a ter­rific battle drove the Austrlans out. This time the Russian# held the posi­tion for only two weeks. Twice in January, 1916, the seat of the crown-land changed hands, and in June of that year it was again captured by the Russians and held until the pres­ent time. The city Is on a hill south of the river Pruth and Is about 140 miles southeast of Lemberg, the capital of Galicla. Before the war it had d population of about 70,000.1 :

Russians Evacuate Kimpolung. Fetrograd, Aug. 3.—Kimpolung, In

southern Bukowina, has beep evacuat­ed by the Russians, the war office an­nounced today. The Russians are now engaged with the Austro-Oerman forces on the river Bystritza. Between the Dneister and the Pruth the Rus­sian retirement Is continuing.

The Russian foroes in southeastern Galiola, the official announcement say* after a battle with the Auatro-Ger-man. retired across the river Zbrocs at its confluence with the river Dniester.

» 1 ml I FINLAND UNRECOGNIZED.

Provisional Government Withholds In* dependence Acknowledgment.

Petrograd, 'Aug. 3.—The provisional government has refitted to acknow­ledge Finland's Independence law. In­stead it hss issued a manifesto dissolv­ing the landtag and appointing a g» eral election on Oct 1, declaring that the government when the landta# meets will submit its own law regulat­ing Russo-Finnish relations.

The late of Finland can be decided only In agreement with the Russian people, the manifesto declares. The minister for Finland took the mani­festo to Helslngfora and delivered It to Governor Genero) Stakovich, who read it to the senate, after which he made a friendly speech' in which he said:

"This manifesto is the most-demo­cratic action yot performed by - the revolutionary government for it makea Finland's people masters ot their own destiny."

The landtag is expected totdeclde Its bourse at. action tonight. The socialist majority threatens to dejfy the mani­festo and continue in session while the non-socialists expect to obey It. It ts said the members of the high court have telegraphed to Helsingforsi de­claring that they would refuse ^/ad­minister any future landtag eiwut-jsents n«MAd under an unconstitution­al Independence law.

Vote to 8upport I. W. W. Strike.' Virginia, Minn., Aug. 3—Indignation

over the lynching of Frank Little, I. W. W. agitator. In Butte, Mont, was es:-presaed at a secret meeting of the met­al mine workers' branch of the organ­isation last night It was support W. D. Haywood, y < i. . . ----v-vr

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at- galina '<55riiz>tty an Amencan gun» j f°ur's epeech in the house of commons boat They were the survivons of ln which he apoke of the nationalism more than 200.colonists who left for j'' Austria-Hungary determining the -tho island ln SVibruaiy, 1»1'4. The re- j edurse of their future development, mainder died from scurvy or were k

drowned.

Failure to Win Supplies und Money Brings Clash With Allies.

Washington, Aug. 3.—Italy Is dis­pleased with.lier failure to get from her allies—particularly America—sup­plies she says are deed 3d and which she claims could swerve the war bal­ance.

This displeaeure apparently has caused a delicate situation, on which allied diplomats here are now laboring.

For several days the English, French and Russian ambafeador.s have con­sulted at length with the Italian envoy, evidently ln an effort to i&suage his feelings.

The Italian viewpoint of recent days Is known to be One bordering on re­sentment over the fact that her pleas for materials and money have gone virtually unheeded..

Meantime-Italian propaganda Is try­ing to force the United States to war on Austria and has spread the word that Italy could win the war if she 1—d coal, munitions and money for an Aus­trian offensive. ,

Allied and American military men say, however, that Italy's situation is "Impossible" from the military stand­point and aid now would be only a drain on America's resources.

The ambassadors evidently are try­ing to dissuade Italy from standing pat on her insistence: that the United .States declare wra On Austria, while at the same tinw tbey aro working out a solution of tKeiupply question.

REMOVAL OF MAYOR

TO KEEP NERVE German Chancellor Urges

Public to Make No Sign of Weakness.

PEACE PROSPECTS NOT IMMEDIATE

People Warned Msnifestations of Un­

rest During Reoent Crisie Encourages

Enemies—Peace Not in 8ight But Un­

expected Developments Might Bring

War to Sudden Close, German Publio

la Informed—«Fear American Intrigue

Ottumwa Executive Charged With Mis­conduct and Misladministration of Of­fice in Petition Filed by State De­partment of Juetice.

•Copenhagen, Aug. 3.—According to a published account of conversations in Dresden, Chancellor .Vlichaells said that while he was ready to accept any

D A T f f f f W A C I T r r t opportunity given him to secure, an rAl LiEiMNl AolkEjD I honorable peace, the requirement of

the hour for Germans was to avoid any manifestations of nervousness to prove to their c.pponentc that Ger­many's.might wan unweakened.

Germany's opponents, Dr. Mlchaelis Isaid, had been greatly tncnuraged by

, . „ _ , .'the exhibition of nerves In the inner Des Moines, Aug. 3-Removal of, cris,s and „y the ,onglng for

Mayor Pat Leeny, of Ottumwa, was peace, which was interpreted abroad asked in/a petition filed today in the! as a sign of weakening of the German Wapello county district court by the!people. Peace was brought no nearer, state department of justice, chargingj.he said, by such things, adding that

the government would continue efforts for peace but would avoid earlier mistakes.

The chancellor intimated that the prospects for a speedy peace were not bright but that unexpected develop­ments might at any moment bring the Question to a head and produce tan­gible results. He appealed for unity and declared that the entire German

NEWS OF THE DAY

T.-R. BULLETIN The Weather.

Sun rises Aug. 4 at 4:54, sets at 7:18. Iowa—Fair tonight; warmer ia

south and extreme west portions; Sat­urday fair and warmer.

-liange of temperature' at Marshall-town: Thursday, 79 and 61; Wednes­day, S6 and 53; Aug. 2, 1916, 96 and 69. At 7 this morning, 69; yesterday, 66. Rainfall Thursday, .02 of an inch.

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willful misconduct and maladmlnlstra tion in office an<f corruption, it was announced bjr Attorney General Hav-ner. An application has been made to the ehief Justice of the state supreme court for appointment of a trial Judge outside the districts

MANY JMC ON ISLAND.

8urvivors of. Ill-Felted Colony Saved ; Press '"ust baek the government ln all After three Y«*« of Hardship. - —

Mexico Crty,' Aug. 3^—(Eaeewr .weel-ca^n. women an^ chlldreni||jged, from prfibable death on ItaJiirrtn Cllp-per^ ton ieland u -4tws

vital (jueetions.

Germans Fear American Intrigue. . Amsterdam, Aug. 3.t—Couftt von Re-

the Mexloan coast *eftf' !andfid today M& miles off^wontiow, in jtMC ArtluBt .Jn the Tage*

Zeltung referring to Arthur J. Bai-

1 t«slis hte readers of widespread mech-

The colonists waited months for the arrival of a vessel with supplies and

ianiems of American agents in Austro-I Hungary, started by former Ambassa­dor Penfleld, long before the Austro-

when their food was exhausted they j American breach lived on fish and the eggs and flesh of The ttrtlcle says that Americans be-sea birds. Scurvy set in and mor& *ore the breach talked confldentiaUy of then fjpJf tjhe colonists died. In 1915 l the complete isolation of Germans in Captain Arnaud, governor of the la-] Austria, while in Hungary secret or-land, With three men, put oft in a row.: gaj.lzuUons of Americans and citizens boat to Intercept a vessel that had been sighted, but their boat Capsized and its occupants were drowned.

The party on the island then num

of entente natons soon would bear fruit.

Both predictions have been fulfilled, says the count, who darkly adds "how

bored flvf women, seven children and ! l°nE the former ambassador to Con-a negro light house tender. The wo­men lived in terror of the negro, who continually threatened them. He mur­dered one of the women, but another woman, unable longer to bear his out­rageous conduct, beat out the man's brains with a hammer. The small party was In a precarious state when the gunboat arrived and took them off the island.

DEPEND ON ROUMANIAN CROP.

Occupied Territory to Feed Austro-German Armies and Civilians.

Zurich, Aug. 3.—Ther Vienna Neue Freie Presse, in estimating the world's harvest for the year, says that Rou-manla, after supplying the needs other home population and of the Austrian and German armies, will be able to send 100,000 carloads of cereals to Ger­many and Austria-Hungary.

The newspaper admits that grain ln Germany and Austria has suffered from the heat and drouth, but considers that the/harvest will be an average one, ex­cept as to barley, the crop of which will be poor.

Taking the harvest as a whole, the Neue Freie Presse declares the supply of bread, flour and potatoes for the fourth year of the war Is assured, al-tho hard times will be experienced un­til the new flour Is put on the market

WEALTHY YOUTH KILLED.

Son of .Former Cincinnati Mayor Dies When He and Pilot Fall.

Mew York, Aug. 8.—Charlea Flelach-* mann, son of Julius U Flelsohmann, former mayor of Cincinnati, was in­stantly killed last night when the hydro-aeroplane ln which he Was fly­ing collapsed in Great South bay* Harry Wits, pilot of the machine, also was killed.

Fleischmann, who was a member of the First battalion, aviation! corps, ha>l left the naval station at Bay Shore, Long Island, for a ride with Witz, who gave exhibition flights. Tfcey hqd risen to a height of about 100 feet when the machine was seen to turn over Fleischmann was thrown out, fall­ing In shallow w«t«r. Wit*, who was strapped to his seat, went down with the piane. '

Baron Monoheur In Boston. ' • -Boston, Aug. a—Baron MoncheuiV

head of the Belgian mission, which ar­rived for a two days' visit this morning, latto addressed the constitutional con­vention. Later ft visit was made ; to the battle ground of Concord and Lexlng-

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stantinople, Elki\s, remained in Vienna, or is'atill there, we do not know."

Balfour's idea, says Count Revent-low, is the dissolution of the Austria-Hungarian monarchy, which squares exactly with the aims of the Czechs and Poles.

Toll Exacted From Liege, Amsterdam, Aug. 3.—According to

the Echo de Beige the city of L>lege has been fined 500,000 francs for dis­obeying an order given by the German authorities to demolish buildings dam­aged by fire on the Qual des Pecheurs.

[Liege, capital of the Walloon dis­trict, Is the Belgian city which offered such determined resistance to the Ger­mans at the outbreak of the war when they invaded Belgium for the purpose of avoiding the French forts from Ver­dun to Belfort and of outflanking the French northern and eastern armies.]

Division in France. Paris Aug. 3—The position of Albert

Thomas, minister of munitions and member of the French war council, has been affeoted by the vote last night on the motion of Deputy Klotz, which was passed by a vote of 392 to 61, most of the socialists having withdrawn their support from the government.

M. Klotz asked that the chamber of deputies confirm the rote of June 5, by which a resolution was adopted de­claring that peace conditions must In­clude the liberation of territories occu­pied by Germany, the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France and Just reparation for damages done in the Invaded re­gions. , , .

Believes Entente Cause Weak. Berlin, Aug. 3—The North German

Gazette, sees in British interest in the fulfillment of French war aims an in­dication of a precarious condition of the entente allied cause. It says:

"A notable indication of the pre­carious condition of the entente allies Is found In England sturdily cham-pionlng of French lust for Alsace-Lor­raine and in English interest ln the fulfillment of French wishes.

"A perusal of the text of Balfour's speech, as it has come to hand, would seem to lndloate that this interest Is 'only valid if, as he assumes, the war —r«ll fayorably for England. '; "So long as the entente prospered and French fervor required no stimu­lant England was unconcerned regard-Ing French war ilms. Now that Franco is revealing signs of exhaustion Eng­land Is attempting to aave this ally by jtevivifying its avarice. In - keeping with her unscrupulous politics, Eng­land hope* to benefit from mlsmom-

PAGE ONE. Telegraphic News:

Germans Bite Into British Front Front Lines.

Russian Army Morale Shows provement.

German-Americana Loyal. Cerman Chancellor Appeals

People. PAGES TWO, THREE AND FO^.»

Iowa News: ^ Seven Indicted ln Wallace C? o Gift of $100,000 to Wesleyan c» <<e. Greatest Crop In Iowa's HiptdkJ. Girls Warned to Shun Des Moines. Havner Makes Tama County Bone

X>ry, Iowa Not Awake to War's Gravity.

PAGE FIVE. Story:

Cap'n Warren's Wards. PAGE 8IX.

Editorial: Davenport -Ashamed. The President's Opportunity. "There's a Reason." Topics and Iowa Opinion.

PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN.

City News: To Oil Two Main County Roads. Supervisors Contract For Work. .To Organize Cow Testing Associa­

tion. Alisons Defeat Crippled Reporters

With Ease. General and Brief City News.

PAGE TWELVE. Markets and General:

Shorts ln Corn Uneasy. Wheat Tends Lower. Cattle Trade Unsettled. Hogs Strong and Higher. Fear Russia May "Defeat Food Em­

bargo.

IHI Reiterates Confidence

People of Teutonic X „ yod in America.

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OP 1917 PIT AS THOSE OP 1801

bered continental Europe. Such poli­tics, however, will suffer shipwreck on the rocks of a free German endpire, which did not provoke the war in con­trast to the allies fighting for con-quest." ,

Kaiser Profuse in Thanks. London, Aug. 3.—A Copenhagen dis­

patch to Router's Limited, contains the following message telegraphed by Em­peror William to Field Marshal von Htndenfburg.

*7t Is a need, of, my heart* mr dear field marshal ait the oonclusion of the third year of this mightiest of all wars, in which you Incessantly with brilliant strategy and art, have defied the ene­my's superior, forces and cleared the way for our armies for victory, to ex­press anew to you my inexhaustible thanks. I grant you tho erose and star of the high command of any royal or­ders of the house of Hohenzollern. The badges will be posted Immediately."

HEAT WAVE ENDS; ANOTHER COMING

Conditions in Northwest Indioate Re­turn of Warmer Weathers-Relief From Condition in East—Light Rains in Some Sections.

Washington, Aug. 3—"Tho heat swoli is at an end in all parts of the coun­try," the bureau today said "altho con­ditions in the northwest indicate a re­turn to warmer weather in the near future. Light rains fell ln the mlddlo west and in portions of the east gulf states. It will be slightly cooler tonight ln New England and the middle Atlan­tic states and a little warmer on Sat­urday."

WOULD DRAFT IOWA WEAITTH.

Meeting Held to Urge Special Session of Legislature to Meet Situation.

Special to Times-Republican. Cedar Rapids, Aug. 3.—'Representa­

tives and senators from the Fifth Iowa district met here at 2 p. m. to discuss the advisability of presenting to the legislature ln a special session urged to be held this year a bill to draft money from Iowa by additional levy on wealth if another bond issue is taken by the government. The bill would authorize the executive council of the state to purchase government bonds and to levy on the property within the state to make the fund available. The state would guarantee against loss to any one by the Issu­ance of a government warrant to each person to covtk- the amount of his srfare.

EIGHT U. 8. GUNNERS LOST.

Clxteen of Crew Alao Perieh With Sink­ing of Steamer Montano.

London, Aug. 3.—Eight naval gun­ners were loat when the American tank steamer Motano was sunk by a sub­marine. Sixteen members of the crew also perished.

[The Motano was 2,750 tons gross, and was sunk by a German submarine on July 31. It was announced from London on Aug X that twenty-two eurvivors had been landed.) ^

INOREA8E RESERVE CORPS.

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Call For 20^300 Men For Second Offi csr*4 Training Camp.

Washington, Aug. An increase of SS per cent in the number of candidates to be admitted to the second officers' reserve training camp opening on Aug. tl has been ordered by the war depart­ment. Sixteen thousand were to have been admitted The number has been raised to JQ(S00, ...

Scattered Reports From Boards Show Exemptions <For Physioal Disabilities No Larger Than in Civil War Perisd —District Draft Bosrda of lows in Conferenoe to Formulate Rules ef

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Washington, Aug. 8.—President Wil­son, ln a letter to Representative Dyer, of Missouri, reiterated his confidence in the loyalty of the great body ol American citizens of German blood.

Representative Dyer complained thai federal officials had discharged with* out hearing and simply on statements of affidavits cltisens of German blood ir. Si. Louis, whose loyalty had been questioned.

"Tour letters have struck a respon­sive chord ln my mind," the president wrote. "I have been made aware from various sources of the unfortunate position ln which a very large num­ber of our loyal fellow cltisens are placed because of their German origin or affiliations.

'a am sure that they need no further assurance from me of my cbnfldeocd in the entire Integrity and loyalty ot the great body of citizens of German blood. Tou know that mahy times X have expressed this confidence. I do not like to make another occasion to express It because It would —nt to -indicate on my part doubt as to whether the country has believed my previous assurances to be sincere. Iby I not suggest that it would ba easy' to make use of the passages t bars referred to from my former niliTi sag to do something, I hope not a Jlttl^ to offset the evil influences Wat aft ':a¥!

work." (First and scattered reports trdan to-

c«i boards do not Indicate any thcretasie ln physical exemptions from the draft over the average of £6.77 estab­lished in 1803, it was announced today. Drastlo Dealing With Allen 8laokara.

Drastic dealing with Alien slackers Is proposed by a bill agreed on today by the house immigration committee and slated for pushing in the house.

Allen slackers who do not wVsh to take military service in the American forces would be deported; the entry of others to the country would be pro­hibited. Any person who claims ex­emption from military duty on the ground that he is an alien never could become a naturalized citizen.

Aliens of any class could be drafted for work on farms, in industrial plants and for other home duty.

Iowa Draft Boards Meet. Des Moines, Aug. 8.—Iowa's supreme

draft exemption boards for tho north­ern and southern judicial districts met today in the office of Governor Hard­ing upon call of the latter, following a request for such a meeting from Pro­vost Marshal General Crowder.

Tho purpose of the meeting was to formulate a uniform plan for the work­ing of the boards in cases of exemption and appeal. The appeals from decisions of tho local boards as to exemptions for dependent families are to receive especial attention. Occupational and agricultural exemption claims also wore discussed at length by the boards, which will act alone on such claims without action by local boards.

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Gompers' Stand Pleases Britieh. London. Aug. 3.—Tho cable message

from Samuel Qompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, to M. Jounaux, of the general trade unions, refusing to participate in the interna­tional socialist conference, is wel­comed by the Post In an editorial tho Post describes Mr. Gompers* message as admirable ln sense and delivered with admirable emphasis, adding:

*^Onoe again the allies have to thank America for a kindly lead. While our ministers haven't the 4 courage to act on their conviction Gompers has. As­suredly an International conference without America would be too feeble to Justify any further cringing to Ram­say (MadDonald and his confederates.",

m Woman Hit by Train.

Special to Times-Republican. -- Nevada. Aug. 3.—(Mrs. Jennie "Car­rier, of Cambridge, was struck by a Stock Island train and injured while walking down the tracks south of Shipley.

She had come up from Mars hall town and not finding any connections on the iRock Islan<| for the south had started to walk home_ She is deaf and when this side of Shipley was over­taken by a southbound freight, did not hear Its approach until It almost upon her and then failed to get far enough from the rails and wan, struck by me engine. Siie to one side. The trainmen picked her up and took heir on to Cambrldgei Hi# examination of a physician showed no broken bones but it is feared that she may be injured internally. She make* her home with her mother, 3Cta. WIN

'liam Buby, in Cambridge.