Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-28
.9R' FRENCH SEES
BATTLE IN ALSAC[
I D"..-- :" "'0''''
MARsHALITOWN MAN WIT.
NEssEs STRUGGLE BETWEEN
GERMANS AND FRENCH.
is INTERVIEWED BY a. P.
UPON ARRIVAL AT LONDON
Dr.. and Mrs. French Reach London
THURSDAY From Basel, Switzerland
Sol Seeiis Receives Letter From Ger
many Tina. Brings Nothing But Sad
NESS to Relatives Here.

That al least one MarshaItown man,
DR.. F. f. French, witnessed q battle
in the European war. IS indicated in &
telegram from the Associated Press 70
the Times Republican, sent out Thurs
day night Dr.. French reached London
Thursday fro--, Basel, Switzerland, and
at London was interviewed by the AS
sociated Press correspondent
DR.. French saw from Base the mill
tary operations II what was probably
The first Battle Of Muelaaussn. IN AL
SAGE. shorty after wa- was declared
This struggle was between ths Ger
mans and the French. FOR the posses
sion % he Alsau2a point when IS
near the French border, and snort
distance northwest Of Basel
Tells Of Battle
The interview with Dr.. French. sent
OUT By the Associated Press, follows:
London AoS. 2..-DT. r :. French,
of Ma-shalltown who, with his
wife. has been in Europe, was one OF q
party Of Americans arriving here to-
day. They were N Eassl at me OUT
MueIhausen. DIT. French said: - heard
the roar OF guns for many days from q
hill near town. saw many buildings
blown up in order to clear the ground
for military operations. The country
was subjected 20 awful devastations.
The Swiss are determined 10 resist
invasion az all hazards and are tortity-
ing frontier points. saw a charge OF
dynamite planted under 9 bridge so Il
could be quickly demolished # necas-
sary 10 prevent the enemy crossing Z.
School houses were transferred into
barracks and hospitals ana made ready
for the wounded
Seelig's Letter Full OF Sadness.
A letter that brought nothing but
sadness 10 Sol w Seelig and MS uncle.
Henry Pappe. was received Thursday
by Mr. Seelis from mis- brother, Ivan. of
Aix-la- Chapelle, Rhenish Prussia.
The letter was written on Sunday.
Aug. >. and its chief mission was 10 bid
good bye TO the brother in this coun-
Try and request that, in the event Of
the writer's death. 1ne brother in this
country return TO his native land 10 be
a comfort TO MS aged parents IN their
last days.
hurlaps and grain sacks al Aix-la
ChapeHe Rhenish Prussia. He was
married only seven months ago. and
refers sadly in MS letter 70 being com
PEELED TO leave his young wife and his
finely established business. He i
happy IN the thought. however that
his situation differs from that Of q
friend known also 20 MS brother II.
this country. who is also responding to
the colors and is leaving behind MIN {
young wife who Is approaching moth
erhood.
Many Relatives in Army.
Ivan Seelig said he vas 70 leave AK
la -Chapene on the following Tuesday
10 join lis regimen in the in.antry.
His brotaer-in-laH Jacob Berg. q man
ufacturer Of cloth a. .A3x-la-Chap-lle.
with a Dig factory al ChapelIe
and another az Verv.ers. Belgium, Rss
10 leave the next day, AIonday. aug ,.
for his post with he German pioneers,
Engineering corps
Mr.. Seeiig writes thar -wo brothers
OF Fred Bodies. 0. Lake City. rfrst
cousins OF Sol Seeligj had responded 70
the coIors. Jean Bodies Is sausage
manufacturer az Breslau. Silssia and
116X SOlCcS OWES a E4CLIl.g StOTe
Kassel. Eessen. Two other Ars- cous-
ms Of Sol SesIig. Hans Dorm. OF Ber-
liz, and Hans B-aunsb4sg. OF Terden.
fnvhews O. Mr. PaSoe. sons Of Mr..
Papp.-s sistsrs) ap also IN tFle army
Ivan Seelig sd that the XAVIER
would mobilize IN army o, 5000 800 1ner
and that eve-y one looked for victory
for the German army we hope very
much from japan" was q Significant
statement in the letter. and verifes
the story sent out by the Associated
8 Press when Japan Issued its Ultinatur
TO Germany. to the effect that the Ger
mans had az first depended on Japan as
an ally on the ground OF Japans for
mer animosity' toward Russia
William and Bertha Seelis Of En-
den. Germany. are the parents Of Sol
and Ivan Seelig and Mrs. Berg The
parents are getting OLD. Mr.. Seelig be-
ing about at the point Of pension by
the government after many years as
the principal OF the government school
at Emden. The aged couple has given
to the German colors one OF their two
sons, and their only sin .n-law, and
Mrs. Seelig has at at the front her two
nephews. mentioned IN I-an seeIiz's
letters. and two first cousins, the
Bodies boys.