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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
OF Great Significance.

by Perry Arnold, United Press
Staff Foreign Editor, New York, Nov.
21.-The greatest surprise struck in
the war and one of the greatest sin.
gle strategic achievements of the
struggle and possibly the starting OF
a great victory, equal in Importance
as to that of the Marine is Field Mar
shall Haig's breaking of the linden
burg lines which was reported today.
Between the two north and the
south points which were mentioned
in the official statement there is a
distance of about eighteen miles.
Vital Spots Are Involved.
Over this whole front the British
soldiers have made an advance Of an
average of about four miles.
Haig's troops are now literally on
the threshold of the vital spot OF
the German lines of communication
The biggest town captured in the
drive was Marcoing which is just five
miles southwest OF Cambrei.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
.REV0LUTIONISTS IN REVOLT
Russian Factions Are Unable To Aqree
and the Situation in Petrograd
Becomes More Chaotic.

Petrograd. Nov. 21.-Maximalists
leaders today announced the rupture
of the negotiations with the moderate
socialists parties.
1t was reported that there was a
compromise government that was be.
ing negotiated between the Bolshevi.
XII and the socialist revolutionists OF
the left wing.
The soviets revolutionary commit
tee today proclaimed it's control"
over the Russian second army.
The Russian second army was last
reported TO be in the great part of
Russia and was around Tarnapol last
summer.
Panic and the wholesale desertion
of soldiers started a retreat in this
sector.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
DRYS WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
Prohibition Workers Meet and Plan
For Vigorous Campaign To Hold
Present Laws.

Des Moines, Noy. 21.- While the
state executive council was officially
pronouncing the death sentence upon
the constitutional prohibitory amend
ment yesterday dry leaders from all
over the state were meeting at the Des
Moines Y. NJ. c. A. planning for the
continuation of the dry activities in
Iowa in the next campaign.
A. U. Coates, veteran Iowa party
prohibitionists, and secretary of the
Constitutional Amendment association
for many years, announced that he
planned to retire from active temper
ance work on Jan. /.
Balance In Treasury.
The report of J. B. Weede, cam
paign manager at the last election
was received, showing that the cam
paign was financial success at leas
A total of $26,245 was raised, and the
campaign expenditures were $23,942
leaving balance on the treasury o
about $4,000.
Senator A. V. Proudfoot of Indianol;
presided over the meeting, and prob
ably the most important action takel
was the decision to continue the uniol
of the organizations.
Meeting In January.
A big meeting of drys will be he'll
in January here to plan work durin
the legislative and state campaig,
next year. An effort will be made /
insure the election OF dry Legislature
looking toward another submission Q
constitutional prohibition at an earl
Idate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
British Forces Penetrate First and
Second Lines of German
Defenses

France, witnessed the staggering
blow which the British struck at the
enemy.
At the moment when others were
saying. that the surprise attacks were
impossible and at the same time that
Prussia was thinking of doing the
same, the British tanks turned on the
enemy and inflicted heavy losses
against them.
There was no artillery preparation
The tanks were the only thing which
pulveriZed the strength of the Ger.
man forces.
Prisoners Confirm Surprise
The prisoners which were being
constantly thrown back of the British
lines this afternoon still seemed to be
dazed with the thoughts of the British
making such complete surprise at
tack upon them. They were utter
nabber ghaster."
While they slept in their trenches
the British made their advances, in
the concentration of their forces and
their guns.
Since the battle of the Arras the
Cambrei sector has been doing, be-
cause it had been said often that the
line was impregnable and the Ger
mans thought it certain.
They believed that it would take
more than the concentrated barrage
Smelling of the British forces which
did the trick.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22

With Anneux and Graincourt in
! the British hands the British now
have segment of approximately four
miles wide which is in the main ar.
terry of the German lines of communi.
cation.
A Surprise To the Huns.
Lavexquerc line is little to the
south of Cambrei. Fresquires is
bare five miles distant from Cam
brei and lies just beyond Haven
court which was also stormed and
captured by the British forces.
The British drive must have been
an overwhelming surprise to the
| Huns.
Climax of Long Campaign.
Ever since the 21st of September
the British forces have been concen-
trating all of their efforts on the lines
a little farther to the north in the
Flanders sector.
Haig made several localized at
tacks there not more than three days
ago.
SeTman(S Report OF Flght.
Berlin, Nov. 21.-The British att
tackers gained some ground around
the German lines in the Arras sector
today's official statement reported.
The statement said that the enemy
were unable to advance on TO Fon-
tame behind the foremost lines.
I'm the main field the enemy sue
ceeded in gaining some ground" the
statement continued. The reserves
of the German lines. arrested the
British advances in the rear posi-
tons.
Some of the villages in the fighting
zone among them were Graincourt
and Marcoing, were lost, and posi-
, tons being permanently established.
In First Line Trenches.
By J. w. Pegler, with The American
Battalions in the front line trenches
in France, Nov. q. A zigzag ditch,
walled with twigs, with the Sammies
standing on the first step.
This, is the American soldiers first
! line.
The twigs of scorn wild around the
| face of the hills. The Sammies are
peering over the tops of their trench
es very anxiously towards where the
Boche shells are sailing the whole
front line trenches.
| Sammies are Alert.
Americas front line in the land
banks for democracy are not just a
plain strip of ground, but they are
filled with dugouts, turns and are all
twisted, and to the Sammies they are
just like the streets of the city at
home.
He knows every dugout, every ira,
verse and every listening post.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
NEARING JERUSALEM.
British Forces Are Now Within
Twelve Miles Of City.

London, Nov. 21.-British troops are
within twelve miles of Jerusalem, &C
cording to the official report from the
Palestine front today.
The announcement follows:
General Allenby reports that oui
mounted troops occupied Belt Uret
Tahta, twelve miles northwest of Jer
usalem and our infantry, advancing
INTO the highland OF Judah, reached g
line fifteen miles west of Jerusalem
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
IN PURSUIT OF GERMANS.
Remaining Forces in Ea!t Africa Are
Hard Pressed.

London, Nov. 21.-Sustained pur-
suit of the remaining German forces
in German East Africa, during which
nearly 1000 prisoners were captured.
important positions occupied and the
last heavy gun remaining to the Ger
mans in the colony taken intact, is
reported by the war Office today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
EPIDEMIC KILLS HOGS.
Herds Near Neville Already Suffei
$500

Cherokee, Ia, Nov. 21.-More than
1000 head of hogs have died recently
near Neville, Iowa. from malady
known as necrobaclliosis and several
thousand more are said to be afflicted
with the disease. The loss has al
ready reached the sum of $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
REVIEW AT CAMP DODGE.
Governors of Two States Speak To
the Soldier Boys.

Camp Dodge. Nov 21.-With Gov.
errors J. A. Burnquist and w. L. Har,
ding of Minnesota and Iowa respect.
lively in the reviewing stand. all of
the drafted men from these two states
today passed in review before their
state executives.
In both their addresses to the boys
they fiayed the kaiser and urged the
boys to fight hard to make the world
safe for democracy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
ITALIAN LINES
MAY WITHDRAW
GROUND is NOT FAVORABLE FOR
DECISIVE BATTLE.
SOLDIERS And PEOPLE FIRM
Scenes of Recent Battle Indicate
That Invaders Paid Terrible
Price For Their Advance.
Death and Destruction

TOmmies march back to a "repose'
village, or to train for home, gypsy
like with these Yukon packs slung
over shoulders, and chanting 1.-THE
Long, Long Trail"
Physicians Attract Attention.
The soldierly appearance of Ameri,
can doctors, of our Medical Officers
Reserve Corps, who may be seen by
the hundreds in London and Paris,
has been often commented upon. They
salute with practiced snap and flour
ish. They stand as stiffly as il cor
setted. Their bearing is that of old
campaigners.
These young doctors try to adjust
themselves so quickly to wartime con-
ditions that, it is said, they make
purchases Immediately upon landing
of British Sam Browne" belts, now
regulation equipment for American
he Tommies and poilus use in the
trenches. 1t is fact that the doc
tors have exhausted stocks of these
lighters at many of the large military
Quitting shops. These lighters con-
sist of cord, bit of flint, and roll
er that sparks the cord. The length
Of service of the doctor may be easily
determined by his care in extinguish-
ing his lighter. A burning pocket
soon teaches him.
Girls Doing Heroic Work.
Thirteen villages in the blacklist
center of the German devastated dis
trict of France are now being cared
for by eighteen young women, COM
posing Smith Colleges First Unit of
Social Settlement Workers for the
War Zone.
Constantly within sound of the can
non, with German airplanes flying
overhead, living and working under
conditions uniquely difficult in the
worlds history, these eighteen young
women have undertaken a task that
constitutes one of the highest trib-
utes to American womanhood and
American altruism that the war has
which the Smith College girls have
taken over, harbOr Il population of
about 1900. Yet so thorough was
the German devastation that it can
literally be said that none of these
people have roof over their heads
at least house roof. They live for
the most part in cellars, in barns or
in sheds which were not Of enough
importance to attract the German
genius for destruction. But for the
portable houses they brought with
them, and barracks given them later
by the French military authorities,
the eighteen girls would fare but lit
tie better.
Venice Ready For Worst.
Venice, Nov. 21.-"The- italian gov.
ornment must declare whether the
queen of the Adriatic is or is not
fortified city," is the demand that
Austria has addressed to Italy through
the Spanish ambassador. This is
interpreted here as desire by Aus
tria to justify whatever destruction
may becaused during the forthcom-
ing operations.
All is in preparation here to meet
any eveItuality.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
stranaest Battle In History.

BY William Phillip Simms, with the
British Armies in the Field, Nov. 2l.-
The strangest battle in the world
history was that of Field Marshal
Haig in the smashing of the lines OF
Won Pindenburg.
There has never been another bat
tie like 1t in the annals of warfare.
Only the wooden horse OF Troy
would be comparison with the Haie
blow.
Pershing Witnes.
General Pershing, the commander
in chief of the American forces in
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
Martial Law in zurich.

Copenhagen, Nov. PA state Of
siege has been proclaimed at Zurich
on account Of the disturbances" an-
cording to the word which was re.
ccivcd here today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
SHOULD BE ON GUARD.
Allies Warned to Keep Up Political
Fight Against the Hun.

London. Nov. 21.-The allies shoulsl
not abandon their political offensive
against the Germans according 10
Arthur Henderson because ii Is in
many respects the most dangcrons
operations the house OF Hohenzolern
ism has to face.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
BIGGEST SUCCESS
. SINCE THE MARINE
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS AND
MANY GUNS TAKEN.
AN ADVANCE OF FOUR MILES
Breach Made Where General Won Hin
denburg Had Claimed His Lines
Were lmpregnabIe. German
Communication is Cut. ....

LolluoH, NOV. Zl.-tlelu Marshall
Haig, commander in CHIEF of the Brit.
ish fighting forces in France has brok-
en- the first line defenses of the Won
hlndenburg line.
After smashing the FIRST line de-
lenses the British commander and his
forces captured the second line which
is about one mile beyond
Official Statement.
Describing the action Field Marshal
Haig stated: Our infantry and tanks
We're successful in a forward drive
and we succeeded in capturing the
second line of defenses OF the linden
burg lines. ... 49,.
Around Lavacquerc the forlidiable
defenses which are known as the
Courlette woods were captured"
"Flesquires were entered and mum
Der of prisoners were taken. Havrin-
court was ! ,so captured.
British Advance Four Miles.
He reported that a great battle
which was aimed for success on the
Arras and the st. Quentin lines had
gained him this great victory" over
the whole front.
The British assaulting waves passed
through the German lines to depth
Of four miles over very wide front.
Thousands of prisoners and great
number of machine guns were taken.
German Communication Cut
All the indications today pointed to
the fact that the British drive was
on the city of Cambrei which is one
of the keys to the Hindenburg line of
communication, which is one of the
main detectives.
If this is the case the British troops
are now within sight of this vital cen
ter because the troops on the old lines
were only about eight miles distance
from the city.
Greatest, Victory Since Marine.
In many of the circles today this
great victory was regarded as the
most important military strokes which
has been achieved by the allies since
the battle of the Marine.
The actual penetration of the Hin
denburg lines, which the Germans
have led the people to believe would
be bar for the allies las proved a
complete impregnable line and it is
expected that the victory which the
British achieved will have a powerful
affect on the morale of the German
people, both in the field and at home.
Where Breach Was Made.
Field Marshal Haig has not as yet
completed his definite location in the
driving front but the German official
report named it as centering over the
Bapaume .Cambrei highway.
The Hindenburg line starts at Dro-
court lust to the northwest of Donai
and runs in fairly straight line
through the Vitregartois to the Queant
and Pronville thence to Boursies, HaV-
incourt and ST. Quentin.
The first of the upper line as 1t has
been called which runs from Drocourt
TO Queant has been named the Wotan
line. The lower part of that sector
has been called the Sighted line.
Both of them together form the
general lines of the Won Hindenburg
front line of deferses,
Their total length is about forty
miles.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
students Contribute $1,000.

Cedar Falls. Nov. 21.--Faculty and
students OF the teachers college here.
went over the top with $1,000 ri.
the Army X. N. G. A.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
Wide Section is Taken.

ITO the east of the canal road the
Villages of Graincourt and AnnuX were
stormed. West OF the canal the Whole
line TO the north of Bapaumc road
wGs stormed.
"Bamoines, Halmet, and Leleon
Woods were captured as very stiff
fighting.
ITO the east of Ephey near Bulle'
court important positions We're taken
The total number of guns. prisoners
and other material have net as yet
been estimated"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22
News Direct From Front.

By Ed. l.. Kean, United Press staff
! Correspondent, with the British Ar.
mics in the Field, Nov. q Field
Marshal Haig has broken the Hinden,
burg line.
At various points on a front of at
least score of miles the British COM
marder in chief today reported his
troops have smashed their way fur.
ther, distance of between four and
I five miles through the. first defenses
of the Hindenburg front lines.
British Tanks Penetrate Defenscs
The second line of defenses which
is more than one mile beyond the first
was also penetrated and stormed by
the British forces. The British tanks
tore down the German lines of de-
lenses.
Cambrci is now in the hands of the
British. The report of the victory
cannot as yet be fully established.
Not only have the first line dCfans-
es of the Germans as well as the sec
ond been penetrated AMI destroyed,
but also the British troops have ne
naced the main German lines of COM
munication, that of Gambrei and st.
Quantin.
Germans Were Surprised.
The surprise of the British drive
which carried out over the unpowerf1l
Germans was so complete and the
Germans were so utter in their re-
marks of the official statement that
the exact estimates of the number OF
prisoners which were taken ana the
quantity of guns, supplies and anlmu-
milton cannot be made at this time.
AFTER the capture of Havencourt,
the official statement continued, rap
id progress was made at all points.
1.-THE Masouries canal was crossed
and Marcing and Neuf woods were
captured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22

Tommies march back to 'repose"
village, or to train for home, gypsy
like with these Yukon packs slung
over shoulders, and chanting 1.-THE
Long, Long Trail"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-22

With AnneuX and Graincourt in
the British hands the British now
have a segment of approximately four
miles wide which is in the main ar.
terry of the German lines of communi.
cation.
The sun., 1917-07-09
HALICZ is MENACED.
Key to LemberE Virtually Under
Russian Guns.

LONDON, July S.-Halicz, sixty miles
to the southeast of Lemberg, capital of
Galicia and the key to that important
point, is now virtually under the guns
of Gen. Brusilofrs troops as the result
of the spreading of the Russian offensive
in eastern Galicia. Halicz Is the centre
of the new extension. Both to the north
and south of the town the newly reor-
ganized forces are pushing ahead
The information, which comes from
semi -ofiicial sources in Petrograd to-
day is taken as important. year ago
when the Russian advance was halted
Hnlicz was practically within the artn-
lery range Of Brusiloff's men. Taking
In front of more than thirty miles
along the Narayivka River three armies
now make up the attacking forces. With
each succeeding day the enthusiasm Of
the Russian troops is increasing.
Berlin admits tonight that in n re-
newal of their attack at Stanislau, south
OF Halic2, Russian troops have gained
ground. This Is announced In the sup-
Elementary statement issued from Ger
man headquarters,
A storming battalion organized by
500 sailors from Reval passed through
Petrograd to-day. The men wore ahoul-
der ribbons bearing the inscription '"ro
The sun., 1917-07-09
POLICEMAN HIT WITH HAMMER
Blow Fails to Prevent Arrest of
Alleged Burglar.

Patrolman jeremiah Meaney OF the
West 123d street police station saw a
man sitting on the front stoop OF the
residence OF Charles w. Dayton, Jr.. Is
Mount Morris Park West, last night
about 10 o'clock. Alongside the man
was a black travelling bag, and when
the policeman approached the man tried
to crawl back into the shadows where
he would not be observed.
What are you doing there? asked
Meaney.
Just sitting" said the man.
Meaney asked him what he had in
the bag, and the man refused to reply.
Meaney then came closer and started to
pick 1t up. As he reached forward the
man Jerked a hammer from his pocket
and struck the policeman over the right
eye. The blow knocked Meaney down,
but before the man could escape the
policeman got up and knocked him down
with his nightstck. Then he took him
to the police station, where the man
gave his name as Joseph Meyers, an
ironworker, of Boston.
According to Police Captain Louis
Hnupt. Meyers admitted he had forced
an entrance into the Dayton home and
stolen the bag, several articles OF cloth
ing and few small pieces of Jewelry.
The police say Meyers was released
from Sing Sing nine months ago after
serving seven years OF n ten year SEN
tence for burglary.
The sun., 1917-07-09
HOLLWEG MUST GO,
Is PEACE FORECAST


the subjects raised in Herr Erzberger's
speech.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg
was thus able, on the following day, to
refuse fatty to commit himself to the
programme Of peace without anneXations
or indemnities. and 10 ambiguous declara-
tions on internal reform. The air was
still full of electricity when the COM
mittee adjourned last night. but the
tension was far lower than at the OPEN
ing of tho session. The Clerical Ger
mantd, the organ OF the moderate middle
section Of the Catholic party, said that
DR.. Won Bethnann- -Hollweg's explana-
tions and appeals were crowned by
certain measure of success and that the
edge had been taken from the crisis.
Tomorrow alone will show whether
the Radical and Socialist forces. as
sisted by Herr Erzberger, are able TO
reinforce their attacks sufficiently to
score any material success. or whether
die out without results.
While Berlin issues no report con-
cerning the conference between the I'M
perial Chancellor and the main COM
mittee OF the Rechstag. 1t sends out a
lengthy statement regarding the crop
outlook which Won Backer, the head
of the War Supplies Department, made
to the committee. 1t is curious effort
to put the best face possible upon the
crop situation without such manifest
misrepresentation as to destroy faith
In the statement as a whole.
He said that June and July were the
most critical months. The drought. he
said. had interfered with the harvest
OF fruits and vegetables in one part
OF Germany. He promised to increase
the bread ration IN August but said
at the same time that the meat ration
would require reduction in order to save
the milch COWS. 1t was impossible, he
added, to say at this time what the
prospects were from the new harvests.