Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-13
GERMAN GAR MOST
HEARTILY RECEIVED
German People Join i'll Enter
tanning Lieutenant koeppen
VIII lie in Town
CAR SPENDS NIGHT HERE
Leaves at 7:4o for West, Bearing New
Silk Flag, the Gift of Mrs. A. A.
Moore-kreis Ladies Call to See
Car-Koeppen Entertained at A.
Bowman Home.

No entertainment could have been
more royal thaa that extended Lieut..
Hans koeppen, of the general staff OF
the German army, upon his arrival in
the city on the German car Protos,
making the New York to Paris race
The Protos reached the Eldridge- Beeba
garage at $40 Thursday evening, and
spent the night here. The car left this
morning at 7:40 for the west.
Three. miles out of town Thursday
evening the Protos punctured rear
tire. and this caused II delay of a half
hour The trip from Cedar Rapids
here was uneventful and fairly good
time was made. The car leftsthe Rap
ids at Thursday morning, and was
out of Tama at $50. The roads are
drying up rapidly. but occasionally
there is found bad mud hole that
causes annoyances and trouble.
The Protos is driven by a Chicago
chauffeur, o. W. Snyder, and is carry
ing 5000 pounds. H. l.. Shillinglaw. OF
Cedar Rapids. manager of the Western
Auto Supply Company, piloted the car
into this city. and Vice President j. L..
Denmead, of the First National bank,
acted as pilot from here to Boone.
Shown Much Attention.
Lieutenant Koeppen was shown
much attention while in the city. He
man flag. made of silk, by Mrs. A. A.
Moore. which pleased him i'm
mensely. Mrs. Henry McNeely had
prepared a fine lunch for the entire
party, to be eaten on the trip today
That also pleased the lieutenant. and
he expressed his thanks personally in
the best English he was able to pre-
sent. The members of Der Deutsche
Undertakings Kreis. a local German
literary club went to the garage in a
body to see the car The garage was
thronged with people after supper and
from 1880 to 10 o'clock the building
was FULL
Reception at Bowman Home.
An informal reception was rendered
Lieutenant Koeppen at the A. Bowman
home, 307 East Main street, In the ev-
ening. the hosts being Councilmen A.
Psenicka and George Herman, and
Messrs. Bowman, Harry vogel. and
Fred Schultz. A fine German lunch
was spread b.. Mrs. Bowman, assisted
by Mrs. Schultz. A German chorus
composed of Miss Clara Bowman Will
liam and Theodore Adams. George
Hockridge. Allie Dunn. Louis Bowman
Andrew Bowm an. Jr., and Conrad Graf.
sang several hongs of the fatherland.
Lieutenant Koepuen expressed great
pleasure in the attention shown him.
and he was gratified to see the interest
taken in the German car by the Ger
man people of the city.
Lieutenant Koeppen is not motor
list. and is making the trip because Of
his love for adventure He is hand
some young fellow, 33 years old.
stands little over feet In. height
and CARVED 1875 pounds. He has a char
acteristic military poise and would be,
taken for soldier anywhere. In fact
1t was necessary for him to make this
trip to get permission from the kaiser.
The lieutenant's home is In Berlin.
Car Breaks Down.
After leaving this city. the German
car broke down three miles east Of
Nevada. A telephone message to the
city at O'clock said the car had got
started again and was on it's way to
Ames.