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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21


Didn't the revolution fail? Honestly,
Birsky, could find it in my heart to pity
that Teller the way he keeps throwing
good money after bad. Millions Of dol
lars that poor nebich has advanced
people for pulling off explosions Of
canals and bridges, understand, and
every time the only thing which has
blown up was the plans
Seemingly his money is tainted"
Birsky said.
Tainted amt no word for it, Zapp
declared. "The best a teller could ex-
pect that finances a scheme through the
Kaiser is an undetermined sentence,
Birsky. He is particularly Schlemdzel-
dich in the revolutions he's been back
ing. With the accommodation paper he
made and indorsed for the South Afrl-
can revolution he could of 1oated q
chain of department stores any one
which would make Marshall Field and
B. Altman look like new beginners a.
ready, and for all the good it done down
in South Africa, Birsky, he might just
so we'll of invested the money in Anglo
French 5s. Egypt and India was the
same way, Birsky, and now that the
Irish revolution went mechulLdh on him
for several million dollars money
loaned, Birsky, if he figures on finan-
cling any more revolutions against Eng
land. understand, he would do whole
lot better by advising the reyolutionlst
president to take out life insurance and
put up the policies with the Reichsbank
as security for a loan. The way revo'
lutions has been going recently, Birsky.
the Reichsbank would realize on the
policies within five days after the revo'
luton starts and it would keep the
Kaiser's name out of the affair
"Aber how do you know the Germans
was behind the Irish revolution!
Birsky insisted.
'In the first place everybody says 50,
Zapp explained, land in the second
place it sounds awful German to me.
Everything was figured out in advance
Birsky, in the regular German way
They had coins coined, postage starP
printed, president, vice-president' a
Cabinet, and, in fact, it was the LAST
word in what republic should ought 70
be, according to the opinion of PROBES
sor Won Spinngewebe, of the Depat'
ment of History of the University oi
Berlin. No pains was spared in WORK
ing out the details, Birsky, and nothing
was overlooked-absolutely nothing, en-
cept couple million English troops
about six hours away in England ana
several warships of the English navy
Yes, Birsky, the whole thing seems Ike
the gen-wine brand of German efficiency
the same as Verdun and the Battle O,
the Marine. It reminds you Of one o.
them surgical operations by S2CVV
professor, where he diagnoses the case
successfully, opens the patient success
fully, removes most everything he sees
successfully, closes the patient success
fully and brings him out of the ether
successfully, and the patient gets along
splendidly up to two or three days be-
fore his funeral"
But by your own showing, the Ger
mans did succeed in bringing about the
Irish revolution, Zapp," Birsky said.
Eyes" Zapp commented. "The opera
ton was successful, Birsky, but the pa'
tient died"
Copyright, 1916-The Tribune ASSN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
Whole Villages Razed.

Back Of the German lines hardly a
single house was standing. Embers
were still burning In the ruins Of two
villages as the correspondent passed
thru. Officers said there were no Ger
man troops In such places and that the
victims were mainly French civilians.
Whenever possible the Germans remov-
ed the wounded civilians. The popula-
tion of Boquoy was sent out Of town
at o'clock in the morning and the
bombardment began at S. BY noon the
entire village was razed.
The village of Rancourt met with a
similar fate The correspondent saw
a few hours later saw the town in
debris.
5,' Aviators Do Deadly Work.
British aviators have made several
attempts to burn the grain crop. appar-
emily unmindful Of the fact that 1t be-
longs to French peasants. One aviator
threw bombs among harvesting party,
killing two French girls and wounding
others. There is no safety anywhere In
the zone behind the front. What the
artillery does not reach is exposed con-
stantly To the bombs Of aviators. While
the correspondent was at Bugny eight
civilians were killed. Eighteen others
were wounded. At Cambrai four per-
sons were killed and two wounded on
the same night. A French civilian point
ed out that while the German soldiers
have built bomb proofs In which to
seek refuge the civilians have only Gel
lars. He begged that this be brought
to the attention of the British military
authorities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
JAPAN EQUlPs RUSSIA.
Cars Army Wearing Japanese Clothes
and Carrying Japanese Guns.

Cars Army Wearing Japanese Clothes
and Carrying Japanese Guns.
Paris. Aug. 16.-The extent to which
Japan issclothing, shoeing. arming and
munitioning the Russian army was
forcibly presented to a military OBJ
server who has just returned from a
trip along the Russian front.
Il was astonished." he said, "to find
great numbers of Russian soldiers
clothed from head to foot in equip
ment made in Japan. not only tn:
tunic and trousers, but even the leg
gings. They carried on their shoulders
Japanese guns. Their leather belts and
buckles were from Japan. And the
stout hob nail shoes they wear are
from hides gathered in Korea and
made into shoes in Japan. So that
there you see a Russian soldier in Jap
anese clothes. Japanese shoes, with
Japanese gun and Japanese ammuni-
tion and Japanese accoutrements."
1T is strange he went on, tina.
Russia went to war with Japan over
Korea, and Korea. the source Of at:
trouble. is. supplying Russia with the
shoes with which her soldiers are
marching tovictory."
"How did these supplies get to Japan
from the Russian front?" the observer
was asked.
1T Is noted" he said, that abou.
the only vital point where the Germans
had not been able to send their sub.
masines-Ras in ths9 waters of the .eas,
China sea, the straits of Koraa and TIC
sea Of Japan. These are the waters
separating Japan from Russia"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
Most Murder011s Battle of
All Time on So111111e Front

drum fire is unceasing day or night.
German officers who were in the Cham
payne offensives said no such artillery
fire ever had been developed previously.
Thousand Shells Minute.
An idea of the intensity of the fire
may be gained from the fact that on
certain British troops German guns
threw 1900 shells in one minute and
forty five seconds, resulting In a great
slaughter. Often the British assault
dies away before the German second
line, from which machine guns pour
out streams of bullets At one point
the Associated Press correspondent
stood within 500 yards of the British
trenches in Delville wood. Near by the
Germans had just buried 1896 British
as lul!s in the fighting permitted
Escape From HelI.'
Some 500 British prisoners whom the
correspondent saw plainly were still
dazed from the shock. They were a
sorry spectacle, glad they had es :aoed
from "hell'', as they termed it. Tie
correspondent visited the entire front
and everywhere found from talks with
Germans that they We're more deter
mined than ever to stand their ground.
The men are in capital shape physically
and of easy mind. altho .hey are look
ing upon death each time they go into
action. An officer pointed out that now :
adeys each man Is his own leader. AS
1t is often impossible under present
battle positions to transmit commands.
While the generals might still plaE the
actions, the officer said, it was plain
that the infantryman, acting on his
own Initiative in the presence Of death,
must save the day, a ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16

From staff correspondent of the As
sociated Press1 ps
German trenches opposite the Brit
ish Position at Gommecourt, on the
Somme Front. Monday. Aug. IA, via
Berlin and Sayville, Aug. 16.-Half
a million British have been engaged
in the effort to break the German
lines on the Somme front. Often, as
in the fighting between Gommecourt
and Hebutorne, the British outnum-
bered the Germans six to one. They
have gained ground to depth of
from three to five miles over a front
Of about eighteen miles but nowhere
have been able to break thru. More
than ever death has become common
place in this most murderous battle
of all time. Trenches are virtually
useless, for the heavy British shells
widen them into broad channels. af-
fording the men no cover of any sort.
The first line usually perishes.
Gains at Terrific Cost.
The advancing foot troops are no
better off, because the Germans re-
verse the process whens part of their
positions have been captured. After
the British artillery has elevated the
German trenches, the infantry rushes
In often to be thrown out again as
soon as the British artillery ceases
fire, which it has to do owing to the
proximity of the opposing lines. Thus
the battle has been gcing on for
weeks. the opposing forces gaining at
terrific cost and then losing with
similar loss the trenches taken.
The British offensive is carried on
from the Pozieres salient, where th@il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
COOLER WEATHER
AIDS LATE CROPS
Blight and Rust Damage on Late sown
Spring Wheat Continues But Ex-
tension Of Plague 10 Halted - Late
Corn Benefited by Rains.

Washington. Aug. 16.--"Damage by
blight and rust continued On late sown
spring wheat In the northern part OF
the spring wheat area and extended
into northeastern Montana. altho the
extension Of rust damage was checked
somewhat by the cooler weather." the
weather bureau today announced in re-
viewing the crop conditions for the
past week. Corn generally was BEN
Gifted by the weather. except in Kan
sas, Oklahoma and north Texas, where
little rain fell. f.
1T is feared that rain came too late
for most of the corn in Missouri. Early
corn was badly damaged in Iowa and
many stocks have failed to ear well.
but the rain will greatly benefit late
corn in that state. The rainfall was
very beneficial in Illinois. Indiana and
Ohio. The late corn crop improved in
Nebraska also"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16

5 Washin gton, Aug. 1S.-Navy officers
virtually had before them today tho
task Of carrying out the largest pro-
gram for building warships ever
adopted with a single appropriation by
any nation
Altho technically not completed, the
navy bill, carrying $315, 5,so0.oo0. had
been approved In it's main provisions
by congress and was In the hands Of
conference committee only to settl0
minor differences on navy approprla.
tions.
Anticipating speedy disposition OF rec
naming questions. the navy dcparts
ment already has begun plans to put
into effect provisions OF the building
policy and increased personnel fea-
lures approved yesterday BY the house.
The senate's building program was rat-
fled by 2S3 to 81. and the personnel In
crease by a viva voce vote. Senate in
creases in appropriations for navy
yards were disagreed to and It was
voted to send the bill back to CONFER
ence. Indications today were that the
conferees would reach an early agree
ment on the questions still in dispute,
and that the bill would bo laid before
the president for hisapproval In few
days.
Personnel Increased.
Increases written into the bill by the
senate and approved by the house pro-
vide for the construction Of l57 war
vessels within the next three years and
an enlisted strength Of 74.700 men.
Navy officials. including Secretary
Daniels, are greatly pleased with the
bill. In statement yesterday the Soc
retary characterized II a. . model Of
its kind He declared also that build
Ing authorizations were the greateet
ever passed in any country and would
place the United States second among
the worlds navies.
Revenue BlIi Reported.
BY a strict democratic vote the sem .
ate finance committee today ordered q
favorable report to the senate on the
revised revenue bill. calculated to raise
about $205.000.o00. Chairman Simmons
submitted the report and announced
that republican senators would be
given several days to study the meas.
ure.
Meanwhile. he proposed. after dispo-
sition OF the shipping bill. the senate
should take up the workmen's compen-
saton bill.
Altho some democrats are expected
to oppose features of the bill. Senator
Simmons said he could see no reason
why cong ress should not adjourn about
Sept. l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
PAGE ONE,

PAGE ONE.
Telesraphic News:
New Plan Proposed to Settle Rail
Dispute.
Special Commission Suggested.
Roads Preparing For Strike,
Russians Renew Activities in Car
pathians.
Uncl Sam to Have Second Largest
Navy.
PAGES TWO. THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa News:
Girl Tricked Into Marriage and Muir
dered.
More Rain Needed For Crops.
Fatal Fight in Hotel.
Danes Profit by War.
Manufactures Double in Ten Years.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
The Border Object Lesson.
Danger Of Frost.
Quoting Papers.
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes. %
PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
City News:
Packing Season Opens Next Week.
Pack VIII Be Largest in Years.
Ansons Win Double Header
Poor Children at Picnic
John Bobzine. Of Gilman, Dead
Story, The Stampede. Page Six.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Activity in Wheat Trade.
Corn in Demand.
Light Hogs at High Levels.
Cattle Steady to Higher.
Congress Votes Adequate Navy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16

way Age Gazette. who has Just re-
turned from New York, where he was
In touch with the conference COM
mittee.
when I was in New York last
week I knew the railway managers
never made any such offer" said Mr..
Dunn. II believe the report they had
done so emanated from the brother
hoods. The report from Washington
that President Wilson had suggested
such a basis OF settlement also came
from the unions. In my opinion II
was put IN circulation for the purpose
of preiudicing the case Of the rail-
ways with the public.
'Tt is ridiculous to say that rail-
ways had granted 90 per cent Of the
demands of the men and then haggled
over the remaining 10 per cent"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
sattl. With Grizzly Bear.

Cody, Wyo., Aug. 16.-Ned Frost, q
guide, and Ed jones, cook, were
brought here during the night suffer
ing from serious injuries received In
battle with large female grizzly bear
near the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone
National Park. Jones caught the bear
raidinS the cnmmissary department.
Frost went to his rescue. Both were
badly ciawed by the animal. The In.
jured men were brought here on a
two days overland trip. Both viii re-
cover
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
TOWN, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST le 1916
one aeroplane. Otherwise the entire
Franco Italian squadron returned safe
6ombard Italian Positions.

: Berlin. Aug. 16.-Further operations
OF Austrian airmen In bombardine po-
sitions behind the Italian front in the
Isonzo region are recorded in an Aus
tro- Hungarian admiralty statement to.
day as follows:
"On the night Of Aug. 1914, a naval
aeroplane squadron bombarded most
successfully the railroad station at
Ronchi and military objects and posi-
tions In the Chitre Vernegliano, Selz
and San Canziano and hostile bat
terry at the mouth of the Isonzo. MANY
excellent hits were obtained All the
aeroplanes returned undamaged."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Thorough prepa-
rations to meet the impending emer-
gency are being made by railroads in
Chicago. Every agency that can assist
in supplying men who can run trains
is exerting itself to marshal its force
of strike breakers.
Should President Wilson be unsuc-
cessful in his effort to bring the rep
resentatives Of the companies and the
four railway brotherhoods together,
the railroads expect to have enough
men to keep the mails moving. These
will be made up Of union men who re-
fuse to strike, former railroad men,
some retired employees. shop men. ap-
prentices, men whose training partly
fits them for ''railroadlng" and the in
experienced. Among the latter would
be many who have been referred to by
unionists in the past as professional
strike breakers
Enginemen Big Problem
The greatest difficulty would be in
obtaining locomotive engineers and
conductors The railroads believe a
large number of fremen and shop
men would seize the opportunity Of
fered to sit at the throttle OF an en-
gine. AS an Illinois Central official
explained the labor situation which
may develop:
1t takes two hours to make fire.
man. BrakenIen and porters do not
require special skill They can be
QUICKLY taught all they need to
know"
The Illinois Central. Southern Pa.
ciflc, Union Pacific, Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. and Santa Fe railways
have nonunion men in their shops,
ard most of the hostlers are suffi-
ciently trained 10 operate locomotives,
it is said. The Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy will appeal to its veteran
engineers IL Sufficient protection Is
furnished such tfainsfas they care to
Want Safety Assured.
No attempt will be made to run
trains by the Rock Island unless there
are enough guards to assure absolute
safety. This is the attitude of several
other lines, With practically the en-
tire regular army on the border and
uiuCl VI the militia from the middle
west also onsduty there, some officials
are puzzled to know just where the
men to police the yards and right Of
way are coming from.
Several weeks ago the PENNSYLVANIA
asked for pledges from all members
OF the brotherhoods who would re-
main. This line and the Santa Fe
have advertised for help and are said
to have received a large number of
responses.
The Erie, Santa Fe and Monon are
among railroads which have notified
the union men that If they disregard
strike order they will become senior
employees. Those who strike will lose
their seniority and pension rights and
what other privileges long service has
given them. II they apply for re-em-
ployment they must pass a rigid ply
sical examinati
Denies Eight Hour Grant.
Reports that the railways had
agreed to grant the men an eight
hour day were branded as false by
Samuel O.. Dunn. editor of the Rail-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
ANNOUNCE BRITISH LOAN,
Details Of New Loan Virtually a. Out
lined in Unofficial Summary,


lined in Unofficial Summary.
New York, Aug. 16. Formal an
nouncement was made today by J. p
Morgan & Co. as syndicate managers
OF the new loan to Great Britain, ac-
cepting s250.Oo0.Ooo to run for two
years at per cent interest. Associated
with Morgan & Co. are several Of the
leading banks. trust companies and
banking houses Of this city. Boston,
Pittsburgh and Chicago.
The details of the loan are virtually
the same as already have been pub
lshed In unofficial forecasts. It Is de-
scribed as a negotiation by the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land" and Is in the form OF gold notes,
dated Sept. /. 1916. The banking syndi-
cate will underwrite the notes ut 9S
and interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
MANY WITNESS MURDER.
ointment Missouri Woman sIays Rival
CAaA;as RlsAIaH.>

Prominent Missouri Woman Stays Rival
on Station Platform.
Maryr:!!e. Mo-. Aug. 16. - While
scores OF travellers at the Burlington
station looked on today. Mrs. @. u.
Gilmore. IS, fired four shots at Mrs
Ella Ships, 43. also Of Maryville. All
the bullets took effect. Mrs Ships died
few minutes later. Mrs. Gilmore
handed her revolver to a bystander.
walked to the sherifrs office and sur.
rendered. Jealousy Is said to have
prompted the shooting. Both women
are prominent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
WOMEN ROCKIES IN CAMP.
One Hundred Fifty Preparedness Ad
vocates Answer First Reveile.

Lake Geneva, Wis. Aug. 16.-The
first reveille some Of the women ever
heard called announced this morning
the opening Of the second days SER
vice school camp of the woman's di-
vision of the Navy League Of the
United States. 1t marked the begin
ming of the real camp work Of the $50
women who are seeking to be ready
for their country's call in event Of
war.
The advocates Of preparedness ar
rived yesterday and encamped on the
drill field Of the Northwestern Military
Academy,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
STORM WARNING ISSUED.

West Indian Hurricane Headed For
American Gulf Coast.
washington. Aug. A.--Warning OF
the approach Of West Indian hurri-
cane was sent to all points Of the gulf
coast and in the south today by the
weather bureau. The storm was CEN
tral this morning apparently about $50
miles northwest Of Jamaica, moving in
a northwesterly direction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
Move Against Teutons With
Aggressiveness After Pc
riod of Inactivity.
CAPTURE CHIEF
GATE TO HUNGARY
Jablonitza 10 Taken and Heights West
Of vorokhta and AIdzemcy Are Cap
tured-Germany to Take Over Task
Of Defending Trieste Against Italians
Berlin Said to Have Promised Rou.
mania Territorial Concessions.

The Russians, after consider
able period Of inactivity in the
Carpathians, are moving with ag-
gressiveness against the Teutons
there. After taking Jablonitza. one
of the chief gateways to Hungary,
they have captured series Of
heights west of Vorokhta and
AldZerlcy.
Along the French front, In the
Somme region, there was no marked
activity during the night. At Ver-
dun there was violent artillery
bombardment east Of the Meuse.
Raids by both Austrian and Ital-
ian airmen are occurring with fre-
quency around Trieste and Gorlzia,
where rival aviators are endeavor-
ing to inflict material damage be-
hind the opposing lines.
An effort is being made to induce
Roumania to play a more active
part in the war; Germany is said
10 have promised her territory at
the expense of Austria TO prevent
Roumania from taking a stand
against the central powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
Establish Self Government.

London, Aug. 16.-It is announced
from Vienna says an Exchange Tele-
graph Company dispatch from Copen-
hagen that 1t has been decided to es.
tablish system Of self government
in Polish towns occupied by Austrian
troops
A large number Of Polish citizens,
the advices state, will be released and
sent home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
RUSSIANS CAPTURE $4,000 MEN.
Take Many Prisoners During Drive On
Eastern Front.

Petrograd, Aug. 16.-Between June 4
and Aug. II, General f3russiloff's forces
captured more than 35s,00O men. the
war office announced today.
The Russians have captured a series
of heights to- the west of Vorokhta and
Ardzemoy, in rthe Carpathians. In the
Vorokhta and Delatyn regions, the
Austrians are retiring to the west.
Great numbers of guns also were
captured, says the report, which gives
the following figures:
Officers captured. 1887; men. 350,845;
cannon, 405; machine guns, 1926; mine
and bomb throwers, 33s; powder carts.
292,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16

All the steam railways In New Zea-
land are owned and operated by the
government. There are about 1000
miles Of road In operation. and new
lines are under construction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
Territorial Offer to Roum,r;a.

Bucharest, via London, Aug. 16.-The
Epoca announces that Germany has
offered territorial compensation to
Roumania at the expense of Austria in
return for Roumanian neutrality to the
end of the war;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-16
UItimatum in str,et Car pi.pu...
eashor,. Nan. CO., 8, r;.L..

Des Moines. Aug. 49,. Secretary Of
state w. 8. Allen today announced GER
tifcation Of nomination by convention
OF 8. H. Bashor, OF Black Hawk county,
as progressive candidate for governor.
Bashor was nominated at the recent
progressive convention.
A number Of Withdrawals are being
fled By progressive candidates for the
legislature. Mr.. Allen said.