Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-09
Io,Da Man Lays Bare
Horrors Of Big War

lean do It.. 1t Is true that France IS
hanging on by her finger nails put
| they have shown a wonderful staying
and recuperatiye power and are con-
fident they can not only Withstand the
Germans but can successfully carry
on an offensive.
Casualty Lists Great.
1--WE have reports OF great losses
among the Germans, but / am going
to be frank and tell you that the Ger
mans are taking a toll Of five to one
That Is to say for every German killed
they are killing five. They are doing
this by saving their men and fighting
defensiyely turnout. and that Is one OF
the reasons why the allies have the up
pc, hand. 1t Is because the offensive
has passed from the hands OF the Ger
mans to the allies,
"Thc great casualties have calloused
the men. When you kill your first
man you feel sick, but after you have
Killed several you become so calloused
that you pay no attention whatever 10
how many you kill. One German snip
err we caught had 126 notches in his
rifle GatE
| Bayonet Fighting Is Worse.
"Of all the Fighting which the men
fear worst. the bayonet charges lead
the list The Germans are now using
saw bayonet, which leaves fright
full wound when it is withdrawn Inc
object is got to put the man out OF the
battle only, but to kill him. nave
seen bayonet fighting which, for prim-
tive savagery, exceeded anything
have ever heard Of The men grappie
often in the Darkness with only the
wierd shaft OF the searchlishts on them
and battle for hours with bayonets
The wounded strew the field and the
yroans and the shouts are pitiable. The
Hast time / was wounded ] was cut in
| the right side just below the waist
and laid in the hospital for three
months.
| I'm. bayonet fighting, the French
were at first the best, but owing to
\ the new system of training and the
style of bayonet used. the British
Tommies are now considered the most
adept. They do little fourishing and
use a short quick jab straight ahead,
(which does the work. There are no
L NlOIc OI liS Niob6 osoS' 80 " -. -
the gun held in one hand.
Both Sides Kill Wounded.
| II think l Violate no rule in saying
| that the enemy wounded of both SIDES
are killed. This Is probably a fact
which the world knows by this time.
The wounded are Killed and even at
night searchlights play across NO
| Mans Land and anything living is
| promptly shot.
| 81 want to repeat that this terrible
| tragedy has not impressed America as
| 1t should The people have got to find
out the atrocities being perpetrated py
| the Prussian military system and put
| this system out of commission just as
soon as it can to secure any kind OF
! peace. Half of the atrocities In Bel
gium and France have not been told.
have eeen miserable families perse-
cuted beyond human endurance be-
cause they dared to do some trivial
thing which the Prussians had pro-
hibited.
Prussians Only Hated.
Il think you will find it true that
only the Prussans are hated In the
allied armies. You take the SaXons,
,Bavarians, Wurtembergers and other
south Germans and they are good fell
Flows. They are human beings, and
\ when we bring them into the camp az
prisoners we treat them fine. They
themselves have nothing but contempt
! for the Prussian militarists. Then
there are the Prussians. They are the
| hated ones because they foster the
military systenrathat is crushing Bel
GUM. We do not blame the south
Germans but We certainly hate the
Prussians. This feeling is general
among the allied troops,sI believe.
"As to losses am told that the
Germa ms have a half snilion dead.
| We are, never Certain Of more than
what occurs On our own short stretch
of front. u
American Action Stimulates.
! Before America entered the war'