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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
Portal p.partmsint Honors Dewey.

Postal Department. Honors Dewey.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Orders for the
placing at half mast Of flags on all
postofssccs .hs,cnt the nation in honor
OF Admiral Dewey were issued by the
postmaster general today, who direct
ed that the postoffice department be
closed all day Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
cIeARETs COME HIGHER.
Pill Ussrs to Fssl Effects Of the High
Cost of Smoking,

New York, Jan. 19.-Increased prices
of cigarets were announced here to-
day. Advances by the United Cigar
Company, to become effective next
Monday. range from to cents box
of a dozen cigarets. The higher cost
Of labor. tobacco and wrapping paper
is given as the reason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
freezing.
viz. Awaits Rsinforesnsnts.

e FL Paso. Tex, Jan. 19.--F Francisco
Ssi .s=ss..irsE=GesI5of@C8
huahua, yesterday, awaiting reinforce
ments. according to reports received
here. A column Of Villa troops wasI
expected to join him today from the
state, Of Durango and another column
was moving towards his command
from Santa de Rosalas. nifty miles
south OF Chihuahua CITY. 5S15
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
J Russ;ans Take Many Pr;.oner..

London. Jan. 19.More than 428,O0O
officers and men were taken prisoners
by the Russians during the last year
and SIS guns captured, according to
the Russian service organ, as quoted in
q Central News dispatch from Petro-
grad today. The Journal closes its re-
view of war operations during the
year with the following figures of men
and booty taken:
Officers. s,770; men, 100000; guns,
525; machine guns 1.161: trench NOR
tars and mine throwers. 421. More than
80 per cent Of the foregoing was yield
ed by the operations Of General Brus-
silo6.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
DIET, IN ROLE oFcRITIc.
Prussian statssmsn Discuss War Blu,
Will Not interfere at Present.

Prussian Statssmsn Discuss War But
Will Not Interfere at Present.
Berlin. Jan. 1s. The Prussian diet
took upon itself today the role of critic
of the government. Nevertheless the
prediction which was heard yesterday
that the session Of the reichstag would
be marked by vigorous attacks on
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg
turned out to be incorrect. The speech
OF DR.. Heydebrand, the conservative
leader, who Is associated with the
centrist and national liberal parties in
favor Of a. more unrestricted use Of
submarines vas far more moderate
than on earlier occasions and was not
characterized by attacks on the United
States.
Paul Breitenbach. minister Of public
& works. and the chancellor's second in
the Prusstan cabinet. said In q care-
fully worded declaration in behalf of
the government:
This graye and difncult epoch ~
Quir6s eyer renewed discussion OF whaS
ways and means are to be adopted
He added, however, that he consider
e any expression of the governments
view at present to be undesirable. The
responsibility for decisions. he said,
rested onathe chancellor and he appeal-
ed to the house to support this diff
Hculty Of this task to refrain from
criticising his policies. It was COM
mented that even DR.. Heydebrand in
advocating unrestricted warfare de-
gmanded IT only at such time as the
emperor and Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg found It to be advisable.
He said: .If we are to win a VIC
tory il is imperative to use the weap-
Oii5; p,ss!eiiisy OF
winning victory against the tough
est and strongest adversary England.
E II our military authorities and the en-
perOr find it necessary to make use of
the unlimited engines Of warfare, the
people should be prepared to bear the
consequences."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19

1916. IL above and below. At this
morning is above: yesterday, 10
above.
PAGE ONE.
Telsgraphic News:
German Raider Has Assistance.
Leak Inquiry Causes Row in House.
Russians Hold New Line.
New Method to Settle Rail Dr. ,se.
First Primary Bill Appears in +,
PAGES TWO, THREE AND
lows News:
Stage All Set For Dry nent.
Document Editor SaveH doney.
Booze Shipments to ST Two
Thirds.
New Railroad Cross > arnings.
Councilmen Offerf e.
PAGE !, -.
s.e-y: 49,
The Lone Star Ranger.
PAGE six.
Editorial:
Thrift and It's Counterfeit.
The Guard and the Department.
The Drying Out Arrangement.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN,
City News:
Another Street Car Holdup.
Lone Bandit Attempts to Rob Trav-
cling Men.
Motorman's Shots Brighten Him.
John Banzhaf, Pioneer Contractor,
Dead.
Getting Ready For Short Course.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Changes in Wheat Narrow.
Corn Gains Because Of Scanty Of
ferings.
Cattle Trade Weak.
Hogs Sell Higher.
Farm Loan Act to Help Farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN


Sun rises Jan. 20 at 7:25. sets at
Ass.
Iowa Unsettled tonight; probably
light snow and somewhat warmer in
east portion; Saturday cloudy and
colder.
Range OF temperature at Marshall
town: Thursday, % and . above:
Wednesday, 80 and 10 above; Jan. Is,
1916. IL above and below. At this
morning rs above: yesterday, 10
above.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
sax Russian At...k. ,E.,,.a

Say Russian Attacks Failed.
Berlin. Jan. 19.-The Russians made
attacks yesterday on German positions
along the Roumanian front north OF
the Suichitz valley. These attacks
failed with heavy losses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
STARVATION CAUSES
DEATH OF SO, 900

Mor0 IMAM 1alf Mftti0n Syriano PeriSh
Because Of Lack of Food-Number o.
Suicides Increasing TO Appalling
Proportions.
Rome, via Paris, Jan. 19.-About
10000 persons have died OF starvation
in Syria, according to information re-
received by the Corriere d'Italia.
Lebanon Is said to have suffered par
ticularly. while at Beyrout inhabitants
are said to have been picked up on the
streets nearly dying with hunger The
number of suicides is increasing to ap-
ipalling proportions.
Similar horrors are reported as yis-
ible in Palestine. S d,
American Refugees Number 1000
Washington, Jan. More than
1000 Americans have petitioned Ann
bassador Elkns at ConAtantineple to
Aetsfhsua c4tso8s 6lpr1as and P1aesfspslssS
The aifbsssador eabled TIC state de-
partment today that tie original esti-
mate Of 500 has more than .trebled Since
the sTurk kish military authorities had
acceded to strong representations by
the state department that American
citizens be allowed to leave. From Jaffa
and Jerusalem alone an increase OF
over 500 American. refugees has been
noted while the remainder come from
scattered localities. q,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
COLLEGE IN WAN WORK
Gr;nnsli Joins With osl,sr Schools II
I Providing Club Heuse Tor Soldiors s

Grinnsli Jo;ns With osl,sr schools II
!. Providing Club HOUSE for Soldiers +
Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Dsc. 12.-Grinnell CoIlege
has Joined with other colleges and uni
versities throughout tho country In
forming the American lJnivessity
Union. the purpose Of which u to pro-
vide headquarters Tor, American usn-
versity and college men In military SER
vice in France. s.
The Royal Hotel In paris hAs been
rented by the executive committees q
the home OF the organization and .
branch has been established Ia London.
One Of thu essential aims Of the
union buildings win be TO msin4ain the
conveniences OF q club for the ssea
who are back from the lines On fur
loughs. headquarters WIN provide .
dining room, bedrooms. and baths. Flf-
" American dailies, aside fYsm . NUM-
Der OF collsge papers, ana Nnglish and
French Journals. viii be furnished In
the library rooms. Smoker. rscsp-
tons, entertainments. ana ath1e&1c IA
cilities will provide much needed Te-
taxation.
The union building win also ~ head
quarters for information bureaua ana
many of the bureaus which have al
ready been established win DO bruught
together here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
ITALIANS IN NIGHT ATTACK
Raid Upon slsesins Fee and .Extesssi
nake Entire Command

Raid Upon Slseping Fee and .Extossyst.
nate Entirs csanssaHd,
L Italian Army Headquarters ia North
ern italy. Monday, DISC. 1o.-A brilliant
night adventure was EXECUTED last mid
night by the Thifa hlttaliosl Of the
Twc Hundred Twenty.siwth Areaao
brigade in completely reljsvin1 Z
Threatened Italian position On tho low
er Pave river. Most OF the a,eckion 10
nrntected by !nundAtion but the Aus
tro- Hnngarians seariy yesterday sue
ceeded In occupying q small blidgehead
ct Capo Silc. a few mfle6 belsw Dona
Piave. The CHIEF danger Of this was
that II led to the sile canal, running
70 Port Grande with Venice . short
distance beyond.
s TIE Arezzo brigade was ordered to
clear out the enemy's bridgellead. At
2 o'clock tlis morning the Third hatta-
lion threw outsa reconnaissance party,
which on returning reported the Aus-
trian CAMP asleep around th,s bridge
head. The enemy camp was taken GONE
pletely by surprise and could make no
effective resistance.
The lighting In the darNsess was
short ard terrible. What enenS
troops were not hayonetted ana killed.
We're taken prisoner and the last vest
ige Of the Bridge and hridgeheads wefs
destroyed, The. resglt Of the operation
Is that tho only point seriously naen-
aced on tie lower Piave has been made
solid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

Every living being who showed him
self in the street was shot. The artil-
lery on its side had done good work
an this time, and when. toward 7
o'clock in the evening, the brigade
advanced to the assault to relieve us
1 was in position to report that
Saint Die. had been cleared of the
enemy.
Later on I learned that the regi-
ment of reserve which entered Saint
Die further to the north had tried The
same experiment The four civilians
whom they had compelled in thu same
way to set out in the street were killed
by French bullets. l myself saw them
lying in the middle of the street near
the hospital. A. EBERYEIN.
First Lieutenant.
Letter published on Oct. Z, 1914. in
the Vorabendhlatt of the Muenchner
Neueste Nachrichten.
Impose Heavy Fines.
From the beginning Of the war the
Germans have violated their pledges
under The Hague conventions with re-
gard to fines. As soon as they invaded
Belgium heavy fines were laid upon in
dividual communities as reprisals for
some act against the German army or
its regulations which was committed
within their boundaries. The invaders
levied on cities, towns and villages for
varying amounts. Thus in December
1914, they demanded 10000 900 francs
($s, 000.0 O0) a month, to be paid by the
Belgian provinces Jointly.
The German authorities were not
satisfied with this impoverishing
levy. In November. 1915, one month
before the expiration of the twelve
month period fixed for the levy. they
decreed that this contribution Of 49,
100000 francs a month should be paid
for an indefinite period. In Novem-
ber 1916, they increased the levy to
5o.000,000 francs month. In addition.
faithful to the methods laid down,
the German authorities have con-
tinued to levy fines upon towns and
villages for acts committed In their
|neighborhood, altho they had no proof
that these acts had been committed
by any inhabitant Of the city or viii
lage thus fined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
FINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTowN IOWA: DECEMBER L 1917
sheet Infant In A,,....

Shest Infant In Arsas.
tOf tho massaafes q Tamines and
other places he addsl:
But whether their hands were cut
of or not, whether they were impaled
on bayonets or not children wers shot
down. by military order. in cold blood.
In the awful crime Of the Rock OF Bay
ard, there. overlooking the Mouse be-
low Rnant infants In their mothers
arms were shot down without mercy.
The deed. never surpassed in cruelty
by any band Of sava9es, Is described
by the Bishop Of Namus himself.
One scene surpasses In horror all
others-it is the fusiuade Of the Roch-
err Bayard near Dinant. It appears
to have been ordered by Colonel Meis-
ter. This fusillade made many vic
tins among the nearby parishes. es-
pecially those Of Des Rivages and
Neffe. 1t caused the death OF nearly
ninety persons. without distinction Of
age or sex. Among the victims were
babies in arms. boys and girls, fathers
and mothers of families, even old men.
1T, was there that twelve children
under the ago of s perished from the
fire of the executionees. six Of them
as they lay in their mothers arms:
The child Fievet, 3 weeks old; Mau-
rice Betempts. II months old; Nelly
Pollet. II months old; Gilda Genon, Is
months old: Gilda Marchot, 2 years
old: Clara Struvay. years and {
months.
"The pfle Of bodies comprised also
many children from to II years.
Eight large families have entirely dis
appeared. Four have but ono sur
viver. Those men that escaped death
and many Of whom were riddled
with bullets-were obliged to bury in
q summary and hasty fashion their
fathers mothers, brothers or sisters:
then. AFTER being relieved Of their
money and being placed in chains
they were sent TO Cassel PRUSSIA"
Civilians 40 hostaeos.
The massacres described above
were = part Of the German system Of
frightfulness. Another feature Of this
system was the use OF civilians a.
hostages and for screens. Here Is .
specimen pFoclasnAtion. addressed to
the population Of Rheims:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

In order to insure sufficiently the
Afety Of our troops and the tran
guilty Of the population Of Rheims.
the peroons mentioned have been
seized a. hostages by the commander
OF the German army. These hostages
win be shot II there is the least dis
order. On the other hand, If the town
remains perfectly calm and quiet these
hostages and inhabitants will be placed
under the protection Of the German
army.
The General Commanding.
Rheims. 18th September, 1914"
Beneath this proclamation there
were posted the names of eighty-one
hostages and a statement that others
had also been seized as hostages The
lives Of all these men depended in
reality upon the interpretation which
the German military authorities might
give to the elactic phrase )" the least
Disorder" In tho proclamation.
Citizens ~ Sersena
Tho Germans also found It conven-
lent on many OCCASIONS to secure ci-
villains. both men and women. who
could be forced to march or stand in
front Of the troops, SO that tho coun-
trymen Of the civilians would BE- com.
PEELED first to kill their own people II
they resisted the Germans This usage
10 illustrated in the following:
LETTER OF LIEUTENANT
EBERLEIN.
"Oct. Z 1914.
"But We arrested three other civil
lians,' and then had a brilliant idea
We gave them chairs and we then
ordered them to 80 and sit out in the
middle Of the street On their part,
pitiful entreaties: on ours. IA few
blows from the butt end OF the rife
Little by lhtle one becomes terribly
calloused at this business At last they
were all seated outside in the street.
I do not know what, anguished
prayers they may have said. but I
noticed that their hands were con-
vulsively clasped the whole time. /
pitied these fellows, but the method
was Immediately effective.
THE Hank fire from the houses
quickly diminished. 30 that we were
able to occupy the opposite house and
thus to dominate the principal street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
ment will not pay to the dependents
OF any man more than $50 month.
". 1900 No MaAnkiah PesadAeu

ment will not pay to the dependents
Of any man more than $50 month.
No Mawkish Prudsry.
No mawkish prudery entered into
the drafting Of these provisions: by
soldier may secure for It the fun gov
ernmental allowance, the only provision
being that If it = born after dec 81,
1917, It must be born in the United
States So In the case Of q wife. there
need be no legal marriage Il there
IL proof that they have lived ti,gether
- man and wife for two years prior
to enlistment.
Uncle Sam also sees to It that his
soldiers do not throw all the burden
OF caring for dependents on his broad
shoulders by making it compulsory for
each man who has left wife tr child
behind 10 pay over to them thru the
treasury at least SIS q month and as
much more al will equal the allow
ances which Uncle Sam makesi up to
half q mans pay. Thus for the man In
service abroad who has lett . wife and
child behind. the man win have to as
sign to them at least $19.sO Q month
to which the government VIII sdd SIS.
making total Of $3.50 whk.h they
are sure to receive.
! The old pension system Is wiped out
BY the new and far more equitable
system Of compensation for death and
disability. IS
This compensation differs from that
provided In any other law. It takes the
family az the ,lnit TINT 10 snArvin1 The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

shot, 200 kept prisoners. Inhabitants
returning to ;,:ese.
aug. "a. At noon with thirty six
men on sentry duty. Sentry dutJ IS
Al, no post allocated to me. Our oc-
cupation, apart from bathing. Is eat
ing and drinking. We live like God in
Belgium" (From the diary of job.
van der School. reservist Of the Tenth
Company. Thirty ninth Reserve In
fantry Regiment, Seventh Reserve
Army Corps.)
eeoasure in leotins.
"AnS. ~. IN the afternoon had
a look at the little chateau belonging
TO one of the kings secretaries (net
at honey Our men had behaved like
regular vandals. They had looted the
cellar first, and then they hal turned
their attention to the bed-r IONS and
thrown things about all over the
place. They had even made fruitless
efforts to smash the safe open. Every
thing was topsy-turvy-magn ificen,
furniture. silk and even china. That's
what happens when the men are al
lowed TO requisition for themselves. l
am sure they must have taken away
= heap Of useless stun simply for the
pleasure Of .ootinx =
Aug. % Our men came
back and said that at the point winery
the valley Joined the Meuse we could
not set on any further AZ the village
were shooting 1t 40 from every house.
We shot the whole iot-sixteen of
them. They were drawn un in three
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

France. (From the diary Of Private
Fischer, Eighth Bavarian Regiment OF
Infantry, Thirty third Reserve Divi-
sion.)
Little Children Slain.
Other German soldiers. too. we are
glad TO sse, show their horror at the
foul deeds.
Tho iahahitantsi have fled in the
vmage. It was horrible. There was
dotted blood on all the boards, and
ve1at faces one saw terrible to be-
hold! The dead. sixty in all. were at
once buried. Among them were many
old women. some old men and Z half
delivered woman. awful to see; three
children had clasped each other and
Died thus. The altar and the vaults
Of tho church ere shattered. They
had telephone tfere TO commune
cat9 with the enemy. This morning,
9sp& :, al tae survivors were ex-
pslle6 ana saw four little boys car
Tying . cradle. with Z baby i've or six
months old In It, on two sticks. All
teis Was terrible to zee. Shot after
xAot! Thundesbolt after thunderbolt!
Everything b given over to pillage;
fowls and tie rest al killed. saw a
mother. too. with her two children: one
had . great wound on the head and
had lost IN eye" tFrom the diary Of
LA0co Corporal Paul Spselmann of
Dnakz First Brigade of Infantry Of
- 0uaed)
We Lks Lil,s oed.s
N the night the inhab-
HDD Il Aa0o became mastinous.
psR0 psaDono Waso not and f6<een
howss 6eunoiislaed, tsn ssadiess shot.
Tho sights hero make you cry.
ION the 13fd Of August everything
quisS The Inhabitants have 20 far
given In Seventy students were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12

! Only One Aeromo ouininss
To get the genuine. call for fun
name Laxative Bromo Quinine.' Look
for signature of E. w. Grove, Cures
cold in one day. 80 cents.
Made of stiff1y crimped material, q
rihless umbrella has been invented by
resident of New York state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-12
GERMAN CRUELTIES
K,lt.r Carries Blood and Fire Across Belgiun-In-
fants in Arms, Mothers and Fathers
Shot to Death in Homes.
ARTICLE No. ?.

ARTICLE No. 2.
ITAe Sscsnd Of . series Of atrocities
prepared ny Dana G AnnEa 1 Prince
ton University, George G. Scenery. Of
the University q Wasonnsin. and Au-
gust C. KreG. Of tl,s University Of
MinnasoAA for the onnmlttee Of pub
lie information Of Tie United Staten
governmant.J
Ffightfulnes - Aaaght BY the Ger
man leaders held fun sway In Belgium
This = proved by official German
witnesses and proclamationa ana BY
soldiers Letters and diaries, as well AZ
by archives Of the State Department
in Washington.
Evidence from diaries Il especially
clear, - the keeping Of diary records
is urged on German soldiers by the
official RULES for Field Service"
Evsey One Was Shot.
During tho nieht Of August 1916
Ensineer Gr gave the alarm in
the town Of Visa Every ono wax
shot or taksn prisoner. and the houses
were burnt The pFiaonen we're made
to march and keep Mp with the troops"
(FSom the diary OF Observation-Disclosures
onicer Rsinhoid Koehn Of tho Second
Battalion Of Engineers. Third Army
CorpR)
"A horsdbis bath Of bloow. The
whole VILLAGE burnt. the French
thrown into me blazing houses. ,civili-
ana Nth tho rests sfEhnm TIA AaiY-v
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06
Rlg Litncy Dance TonIght.

A good time is assured every one
at the jitney dance at Happy Canyon
tonight, given by the furnishing COM
mittee of the women's clubs of Pen
dleton for the purpose of raising
money to buy chairs for the audito-
rum of the new library. Everybody
is invited and urged to attend and
there will be plenty or dancing and
plenty of floor managers to see that
every body who wants to dance gets
to dance. Sawyer's six-piece orches-
ira will furnish the music and the
most popular young men of town
will sell tickets and take them up.
and the ladies have arranged for
plenty of ticket takers so Interrupt
ton in the dance will be the very
shortest possible. ana the dances will
be longer than usual. Punch will
be served The pavilion has been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

The case of the state of oregon
VS.. James Clark, William Stanley
and Susan Walker, charged with the
larceny of calf from Ben Colvin.
came up for trial today and will
probably take several days. 1t took
all morning to select jury. At
1870 this afternoon the attorneys
made their opening arguments. after
which the taking OF testimony be-
gan. The jury selected consists of
W. II. Pooher. A. b. BIanela, F. A.
Berlin. w. r, NuckoIs, f. l.. Jack
son. Arnold Wood. George O'DanieIs,
P. Fl. Buchholz. Frank Duff, W. H.
Gould. Frank Kopp and Elmer
Spike. Stanley is not present. he be-
ing already in the penitentiary on
A charge of horse stealing. The case
is considered of Importance mas
much as Clark is well known
stockman of the John Day country.
He and Susan walker are being rep
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

ID. c. Sanderson. veteran Freewa-
ter editor believes his home precinct,
No. 6. set a record at the election
Monday and at the registration yes
terday that will not be eclipsed by
any other precinct in the state. The
total registered vote in that precinct
is l79 and yesterday 80 of that num-
ber, more than one-fourth. appeared
for registration. He states there are
many young. progressive men in the
and declares their pres
ence is responsible for the vote Of
g. to 15 in favor of the bonds Mon
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-06

He rose raDidlv and beca ne wea.-
tty through his development of gold
mines in A1"r4lia Later he vas en-
gagged in e>p!, Is ton in "I.!Ia when
the Boxer rebellion broNe cur
At the outbreak or the war he WIS
living in l. ',,ior. where he carried IN
MS mining enterprises liz Burnah
Mexico, Australia, China, California.
and Russia He gave up all these
to take charge of the Belgian food
situation.