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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06

Members Of the missionary society
Of the United Brethren church were
entertained Friday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. George Hines, sos North
First avenue. The hours were occu-
pied with business session and sew
ing, and refreshments were served by
Mrs. Hines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06

Heat, does not cause headache most
Of the time it Is caused from the eyes.
Eye strain makes one not only nervous
but irritable and it is right then that
the person SO annoyed should consult
an optician. You will find DR.. Single
ton thoroughly versed in the fitting Of
proper glasses for the eyes and the
treatment Of the eye. Dr. Singleton,
located corner Of South Second avenue
and Church street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06

The new Congregational church. on
Main and Fourth streets, is increasing
ly attractive and Worshipful. Morning
worship tomorrow at IL with the
theme, The Restfulness Of Christ's
Religion" At the evening service at
s O'clock Miss Winifred Chappell Of
Chicago, will speak on Social Ser
vice" Good congregational singing
and special music. Bible school at
9:45. Young peoples meeting at s: As.
The public is cordially invited. Broth
erhood
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06

Mrs. c. NJ. Fogg. and daughter, Mrs.
E. d. Carey. of Peoria, ILL.,. arrived in
the city Friday evening to spend a few
days at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06

What you need for your Sunday
motor ride is one Of the IRIS aliases
showing every automobile read within
forty miles Of Marshalltown. 1t is a
compilation Of road maps of Marshall
county and six other counties con-
tiguous printed from the plates used in
the SO atlas Of Iowa. To subscribers
who arc paid up one month in advance
50 cents, to others 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
100000 Voted
for Navy AirShipS
House Committee Plans Better
ment. Though Daniels
Urged Delay.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81. - Authority to
enlarge the aerial corps of the navy
was conferred upon the Secretary
of the Navy In the naval bud
get soon to be reported TO the House.
Testimony given by officers that the
American navy has the smallest air flo-
tla of any nation in the world. being
surpassed in this regard by the smalles;
countries. has prompted the House naval
Subcommittee To- adopt u new provision
authorizing an appropriation of $1,000. 600
for aircraft and for experiments with air
craft
When Secretary Daniels appeared be-
fore the committee he argued against 2
large appropriation for aircraft until ex-
periments now under way we've con-
cludod. He insisted that until the navy
had developed what was regarded As g
good type ~ ,trship no cousiicra-
BILE sum should I've expended on this
branch OF the service.
capt. Br!s ol who is in charge y
naval aerial matters, told the commit"
that he could expend with profit To tho
service about SI,rOU,n00 The sub-con-
mittec Will recommend 10 the fun COM
mittee that the sum named he included
in the naval budget i; is expected mat
the fun committee will follow the tecon-
menda,ion of the Subcommittee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
Keeps Death Threat
Because of Arrest
Charles Rodh Ties Woman :
Picture Above Heart and
InhaleS Gas.

Charles II. Rodh, So years Old. a sales
man. committed suicide IN a furnished
room AT la West Forty-siNth street
yest, rday 10y inhaliug gas. He Is bell vel
to be man describing himself as Charlie
r. Rhodes OF 1874 West Eightv-second
street, who. when he was arrested De-
ccmhcr H. on a charge Of shoplftinG.
threatened to XIII himself because %
tho disgrace
Rodh rented the room from Mrs Smith
on sunday He carried a N1liSo contain
ing a rubhor tube and a h3mmer and
nails. After writing fourteen letters To
relatives and friends. al. OF which he
scaled and stamped. he tore some towels
and sheets into strips and nailed them
over the cracks in the door. Then he
strapped the tube TO his head, got into
bed and turned on the gas
Mrs Smith did not smell the Sass until
she pushed a key out of the bedroom door
In an effort to arouse Rodh. Policeman
Healey forced open the door and found
Rodh dead In bed.
In a pile OF sealed envelopes We're found
letters addressed TO simon Rodh. 24i
Lcnox avenue MORT, Rodh. a22 Nine
teentn street Brooklyn. Miss Lorraine
Rodh, care OF Joseph Cohen, @3J East
Eighty-sevcnth street, AND Miss Amelia
Cohen, same address. There was a slip
of paper bearing a dozen telephone mum
bers.
Rodh left a note, which read as follows ::
kindly mail all these letters At onve to
some of my beloved friends. II tells them
| nave passed away and am now .u giro
hands OF an ever loving and forglVing
God"
Rodh had a picture OF n woman tied by
a cord so that IT rested over his heart.
When shown some OF tho names that
appeared on the letters, a woman who
keeps "a boarding house at IA West
Eighty-seCond street where "Rhodes,' the
shoplifter, lived, replied: Yes, that is
Ny, Rodh, lie went away and We have
been worrying about him" Rodh lived
at the house with his daughter The young
woman sent word downstairs that the
dead man was her father.
"Rhodcs" had 500 i'm cash and checks
representing divide nds in his pocket when
he was arrested lie said ne was unable
to explain his act, After he was held In
court aud gave $500 bail he said he would
XIII himself because OF the disgrace,
Mrs. Amelia Cohen of 235 East Eighty
seventh street said
mir. Rodh Il not tho man who was ar
rested for shoplftinc."
She added that Rodh's daughter. Lor-
ane who is fourteen, lives with her.
The chlld's mother Is dead, Mrs Cohen
said
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
ALLIES HAMMER BACK
GERMANY'S LONG LINE
French OMrinI Reports Tell Of Bts-
Rcst Gains So Far.

PARIS. Dec. 2l.-Thc Allies are ham
mering back the German line from the
Belgian coast to the heights of tho
Mouse and in the last two days Of hand
to hand infantry lighting and terrific
artillery ducls have made more progress
than in any similar period since thu
Germans lost the offensive
The Governments announcements
covering the operations of to-day and
yesterday are impressive in their sum-
mary of infantry and artillery slic-
ccsses. Now that the allied oifcuSi,e
is gaining momentum and Is powerfully
by the new Creusot batteries
the French have in the field the Ger
mans are being driven from their first
and second line trenches in district after
district along IA front of 200 miles.
Such advances as the French and
British made IN the last two days rep
resent only a few hundred yards h;,.
the Significance of the SUCCESSES Is that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
Hammond r., InventS
Great War Shell
Adapted to Siege Operations and
Sets Fire to Everything
lnflammable.

GLoucEsrER. Mass. Dec. 2l-John Hays
Hammond. Jr., whose radio controlled
boat was declared a success by army in
vestigators. has completed another inven-
ton, powerful projectile, for which. he
says, several of the belligerent countries
have made bids.
According to the description given by
Hammond. the projectile contains an
aluninothermic mixture. which, Ave sec
onds after the projectle leaves "A siege
gun. turns the steel contents into "a
white hot mixture Of 5.i0O degrees Fab
renhelt and when the projectile strikes
the liquid will set fire to whatever inaam-
mable material 1t encounters.
To prevent extinguishing OF the fire
there is also In tho piojectile a sepa-
rate chamber walking in hydrocyanic
acid. w.ose deadly fumes will dis
courage efforts to approach the vicinity
in whica the projectile explodes
Mr.. Hammond said the United States
Government Is experimenting with the
projsct!le at Sandy Hook, and that he
is in negotiation with some OF the Eu-
ropean nations now at war.
This missile" ne said. ''ts designed
for use in siege guns and II INTENDED
as a powerful aid in razing buildings
Of bes.eSed towns and also In destroy
ing dirigb le balloons
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
HOUR OF ATTACK HAS
COME, SAYS JOFFRE

Special cable Despatch TO TnE SCN.
LONDON, Dec. 2i.--A wireless dcs-
patch from Berlin gives the text OF an
order by Gen. Joffro which Is said to
have been found on a captured French
officer This order. says the German
army headquarters announcement, "cx-
plains the great activity shown by the
French along our entire front" Yes
terday II was announced in Berlin that
1t was believed the long expec; cd gen.
eral attack of the Allies had begun.
Gen. Joffre's orders is dated December
II and is as follows:
During three months the enemy
has made numerous fierce attacks
without being able to break
through our line. Everywhere he
has been VIGOROUSLY rerulsed.
The moment has now arrived for
us to make use Of the weakness
which he has shown. After hav-
ing reinforced ourselves with men
and material the hour OF attack
has arrived. We kept the German
forces in check. and II IS now our
business to clear the fatherland OF
the invaders.
Soldiers--More than ever be-
fore France relies upon yorr cou.-
age and your desire to conquer at
any cost You already have been
victorious in the Marine and on the
User. at Ypres, in Lorraine and in
the Nosges. You will know how
to conquer until the final triumph.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
ARMY AIRMAN
DROWNED; FOUR
MORE In PERIL
Gale Da>hes Mackay Trophy
Contestants Into Sea
Near San Diego.
PILOT ON LOST CRAFT
RESCUED FROM WATER

los ANGELES. Dec. 21.-Lieut. Fred
.,,cr / Gerstner Of the United States
Army Aviation Corps was drowned
Cant Hollis G. Mueller was injured and
several other aviators barely escaped
death to-day when they attempted a
flight from San Diego to Los Angeles in
III. face Of heavy gale along this coast.
Six machines carrying pilots and OBJ
servers which left San Diego this morn
ing we're expected to arrive here before
noon to compete tomorrow for the Mac
kay trophy, scouting for troops on the
march near san Diego.
The Curtlss aeroplane driven by
Cspt. Mueller and carrying Lieut. Gerst-
ner as observer struck heavy gale
al Ocean Side which forced 1t far out
over the ocean. Although carrying
motor capable Of driving at the rate OF
twenty-five miles an hour, the Curtiss
was dashed into the ocean.
Lieut.. Gerstner was caught in the
upright wires of the machine ana carried
down to his death. Capt. Mueller chung
to the aerop.ane, though often drawn
under water, and was finally hauled
aboard a rowboat by Capt. William l..
Patterson, observer GA a Burgess trac-
tor, who with his pilot, Lieut.. 7. ID.
Milling. had landed near Ocean Side.
Capt. Mueller was unconscious when
brought 10 shore, but was revived. Lieut..
Goeistener, the drowned man. came from
Av... lob fax ma no
Lieut.. Milling. plotting reconstruct!
Burg, IS, reported missing at first. re-
turned here tonight.
Lieut.. TaliaferTo, also reported missing,
nas ianutu sateiy ana with Capt. rvu-
lois observer. will continue their flight
To Los Angeles tomorrow. Lieut.. Gerst-
ners body was brought here tonight.
Lieut.. GerStner is the eighteenth aviator
to CIV his life in the interests of Gov
eminent aviation since Lieut.. Selfridge f~ll
10 his death at Fort Myer, Va, in 1908.
Fifteen army officers, two naval officers
and Two civilian instructors are these VINO
have died.
Lieut.. Gerstner was 20 years Old. He
was born In Michigan and was appointed
10 West Pom, In 1909. He was graduated
in 1913 ana was assigned to the Tenth
Cavalry, but recently was transferred 10
the AVIATION school at san Diego.
The Mackay aviation trophy was pre-
eHisd by Clarence II. Mackay through
the Aero Club of America. TO be awarded
annually for competitive merit IN adj
yaEc!rg the efficiency of aviation in the
United states army. Ii is competed for
BY army officers under rules made by the
War Department.
II was won at Encinitas, Cal, December
u, 1918 10y Second Lieut.. Joseph Il, Car
berry, Sixth Infantry pilot, and Second
Lieut. Fred Seydel. Coast Artillery Corps.
observer. The award is made by COM
mttee OF army officers and a represent
iatvc Of the Aero Club OF America, sub
Jet TO the approval Of the Secretary OF
War
The competitors are marked for accu-
rscy Of location, accurac. in estimating
troops from midair. character OF written
report, time of reconnaissance altitude
and landing accuracy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
BOSTON DOG TRUE TO THE HUB.
Mrs Frrschei's Terrier Lives on
beams and IentiIs

Boston Dee. ELL Mrs. VI. II. Fresche's
pei Yorkshire terrier Sister has never
shawcd a bone or eaten meat and does
~ care for milk. but Is very fond Of
vegetables
:. Ms Fr'schel who is president of the
hhernium Guild, has for twelve years
o''n a Vegetarian and has impressed her
teaching upon her dog Sister likes lem
W. peas beans, celery. carrots, radishes.
,riuo" apples, nuts, eggs, oatmeal and
hurered last.
Many of our diseases come from eating
n'tl says Mrs Frescheh land when
became vegetarian ! applied the prn-
mes 20 animals My Sister has never
ma d.s'vUper. II people would only
""oh 'hr.r animals to eat vegetables we
N'i,d ao' have this fuss over the diseases
o. dogs
.HS''r > yrars old and weighs three
snl ha,f pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
JEWELS STOLEN AS THEY DINE
Thief Gets $4,000 Loot at banker
Green's Home.

HEWLETT, l.. l.. Dec 2l,--While Harry
T S. Green, president of the International
Banking Corporation of so Wall street,
was dining with his wife and some friends
at his home here on Sunday night burg
lars entered Mrs. Green's bedroom on the
second floor by mounting a ladder placed
against the side Of the house and stole a
Jewel case containing about $4,000 worth
of Jewels. some OF them family heirlcoms,
MIR. and Mrs. Green discovered their
loss at 10 80 when they retired, The
window was partly open and the ladder
still rested against the wall, This morn
ing the empty Jewel case was found in a
nearby field. but the county detectives
were unable to find the burglars.
Just a year ago Payson Mcl'Rne Mer-
rill, who also has a home IN Hewlett lost
So. 900 In the same way. Mrs T.. =. Mills.
reading the next day OF the Merrill bur
giary. found that apparently the same
thieves robbed her of s2,200 worth Of
yaluables.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
BATTLESHIP TO MEXICO.
Delaware Gets Hurry Order to Salt
-Surprisc to Navy.

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 21.--Orders from
washington directing the battleship Del
aware to be ready to sail for Mexico by
sunday caused surprise In naval circles
to-day. The Delaware was preparing to
Join the Atlantic fleet for maneuvres in
Guantanamo next month.
Naval officers thought the recent state
ment from the Navy Department with
drawing all but small ships from Mexican
waters meant that no battleships would
be sent there.
Officers or the Delaware said they did
not know what caused the hurry orders
from the State Department to-day.
The Delaware began coaiing and taking
on provisions this afternoon. a portion
OF her crew on furlough have been re-
called.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
GREECE AND RUMANIA NEXT
Allies Assure Roth They Need Not
watch BULGARIA..

LoNDoN, Dec, - The Entente Pow
ers have given assure noes at both Athens
and Bucharest that Bulgaria will not
attack Greece in the event OF the latter
country assisting Scrvla, and viii not
attack Rumania should that : ate ac-
lively participate In the war. This as
surance followed the categorical state
ments by Bulgaria that she ingended TO
maintain strict neutrality In the war.
An official statement given out at Rer-
lin to-day sayH: Bulgaria has officially
notified Vienna, Nlsh and Bucharest OF
the departure of Hungarian steamers on
the Danube with war material for Bul-
garia,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
STOCKHOLDERS TO BE TRIED.
They Accepted the Account of q
Man Trading with stolen Money.

SAN Francesca, Dec. ELI C. Will
son. l. a Wilbrandt and FoSer T.
Burke of the failed firm Of J. {. VIII
son & Co, stock brokers. VINO accepted
the account OF customer trading on
stolen funds. are to be placed on trial
in the Federal court here February 90.
Charles f. Baker. formerly assistant
cashier OF the Crocker National Bank,
now In san Quentin penltentiary. was one
of the firms customers. Wilson, Will
brandt and Burke were indicted April
~. 1913, charged with criminal con-
spiracy 10 defraud IA United States de-
pository.
The prosecution contends that Baker
was known to his brokers, who cncour-
aged him TO plunge with funds they had
reason TO believe were not ms, and kept
the transactions in a special accoui&
under a fictitious name.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
MT. KANAKA NEWEST VOLCANO.
California Peak 5000 Feet High
Pours ont smoke

REDplNG, cal, Dec. 21.-Mount kanaka,
5000 feet Aigh. one of the lower peaks OF
t1e coast range. about sixty miles south
west OF Mount shasta, appeared yesterday
10 be- a rev although entirely unofficial
volcano, the newest in the world Smoke
streaming from its peak aroused the
oountrysido, and when the forestry sta
ton at M!nera! said that there were no
ssns Of forest fires the belief was
strengthened that kanaka had broken
l0Ost
Parties nave left here for the summit
b report on actual conditions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
Prussia Represented.

The significance and Importance Of such
Az event are so obvious that they need
only be explained briefly. FIRST OF all al
though the Holy See IL Officially recog-
nized by all the Powers Of the world. only
two non-Cathollr countries are dipoma;i-
cally represented at the Vatican Thsv
are Prussia and Russia. Each has an
envoy who permanently resides here and
forms part OF the Iios~ Sees diplomatic
corps England from time to time sent
ENJOYS 10 the Pope charged with special
missions. For instance. Sir John Sim
mons was sent TO negotiate with the Nati-
can the marriage question in Malta and
his mission was successful. Before this
mission England kept an unofficial agent
I'm Rome who served as an intermediary
between the Vatican and the British For
".rn Office. This agent, Mr. Harrington.
was recalled and never replaced
Questions between the British Govern
ment and the Holy See when special
mission was unnecessary were settled
through the intcrmcdiation Of some Eng
lish Catholic prelate residing in Rome
Archbishop Stonor. for instance, often
negotiated important questions with the
Vatican on behalf of the British Gov
ernmcnt. The Holy See OF course IS un-
officially represented In England by the
Catholic hierarchy, but special missions
were occasionally entrusted TO high pre-
ates who were regularly accredited to
the British Government, Thus Leo XIII.
sent Mgr Merry del Val to represent him
a. the coronation of King Edward VII.
and Plus y. sent Mgr. Granite di Bel
monte to represent him at the coronation
of Georve V. Negotiations toward the
establishment of permanent diplomatic re-
lations between England and the Vatican
were from time to time initiated, but
never successfully concluded.
Neither Prussia nor Russia. although
represented at the Vatican, has "A papal
nunCio, as the Vatican follows the rule
that reciprocity Is not necessary unless
the country represented Is under the gov
eminent Of Catholic sovereign or ruler
In the case of Great Britain the same
rule VIII apply. Apart from many other
advantages. naturally mutual that the
diplomatic relations between the Vatican
and England win bring about there will
be special advantages under present cir
cumstances for England to have a rep
resentatve at the Vatican,
At present Germany and Austria are
well represented too well perhaps, at
the Vatican. Austria has an Ambassa-
dor with n large stan and Germany has
two Ministers that of Prussia and that
OF Bavaria, The papal nuncio ut Bavaria
is a German. since the outbreak OF hos
Titles no efforts have been spared by
Germany and Austria TO influence the
Holy see IN their favor. Pamphlets about
the war printed in Latin were mysterl-
ously distributed among the Cardinals dur
ing the conclave, German and Austrian
lntrigues failed to bring about the cleo
Continued at Fourth Page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
NAVAL BATTLE RUMORED.
German Cruiser Reported Sunk on
Coast Of scotland.

LoSpoN. Dec. 2l.-perslstcnt rurnors
which the Admiralty will not confirm, arr
20 circulation here thai a naval engage
mcmt has been fought on the coast OF
scotland and that a German cruiser has
been sunk.
l; is reported that two British destroy
crs have arrived az Le!th. Scotland. badly
damaged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
Sir Henry Howard, British
Envoy to Vatican, Is in Rome
Special Cable Despotch to THr srN.

Special Gable Despatch TO THr SrS.
ROME, Dec. ell am informed
from an authoritative source that
the Pope will give "A solemn audience
to the Sacred College on Christmas
eve. when he will deliver Il most
important allocution about the war
and his efforts to hasten peace. The
pontiff announces that he intends to
make another appeal to the sove
reigns and chiefs of state in favor of
peace.
The Pope will also give an audience
to the Diplomatic Corps at the Vati-
can and will again urge the restora-
ton of peace.
Sir Henry Howard, the newly ap-
pointed British Envoy Extraordinary
to the Vatican. arrived in Rome last
night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22

LONDON, Dec. 21.-It is reported here
in dispatches from Amsterdam that the
return OF Emperor William 10 the front
was contrary 20 the advice OF his physi-
claws
The members OF tho General STAFF
strongly favored his presence with the
troops on Christmas Day and that de
cided him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
Both Infantry and Artillery
Hammer Foes First and
Second Lines.
FIGHT HAND TO HAND
IN STEADY ADVANCE
British Recapture Trenches
Lost on Saturday Near
La BaSSpe.
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS.

The general offensive movement by
the Allies is hammering back the Ger
man line between the Belgian coast and
he heights Of the Meuse, according TO
the latest announcements by the French
Government.
Advances were made In Flanders. Tie
British retrieved a previous reverse near
La Bassee. The French captured first
line trenches between Albert and Perorne
and stopped the German attacks in the
Argonne. Along the Champagne hills
particularly the new heavy artillery Of
the Frcnch destroyed or silcreed Ger
man batteries.
Germany admits that the Niles re
l,,-ss.u. tSo s;;;:c!; and ;.h!.cho5 wn;i:
purports to he a general order issued by
Con. Joffre on December IL informing
his troops that the hour for attack had
arrived and that the next business of
The Allies would be 10 clear France Of
the invaders.
The German War Office states. how
ever. that French and British attacks IN
Flanders and France have been re-
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