Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — Automobile Boosters Were Here to Advertise Carnival. [ARTICLE]

Automobile Boosters Were Here to Advertise Carnival.

A half dozen auto loads of boost ers from Fowler were here Tuesday afternoon and the Fowler baud that accompanied them gave a short concert on the street. They were advertising a business men’s ear- 1 nival to be held in the city of Fowler from August 26th to s&th. The four days will be featured as follows, the first day, home coming day; the second, tractor day; a big band carnival on the third, and ending with a big aeroplane meet on the last day. The party eame here frqm Brook, and went from here to Monticello, where the Red Men’s pow wow was In progress. There will be a pow wow at Fowler, also. / Polite declinations of President Wilson’s offer of mediation between the warring powers of Europe have reached the state department, it was stated Monday. All the powers approached, with the exception of Russia, have informed the president that .much to their regret, they cannot accept arbitration by the United States at this time.