The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04
FIGHT GERMANS
WITH OWN CT UBs
ENGLAND DEMANDS REPRIsALs
UPON GERMANY
RUSS VOTE HELPS KERENSkY
More Peace Talk. Pope Criticized.
Japan Seeks Exchange OF Fav.
ors. Enemy's Goods. Taft
After Peace Balloons.


London, Oct England at last de-
cided that she must fight the German
forces with the Bouche's weapon OF
frightfulness.
The public demands reprisals over
Teutonic cities for the work OF the
Huns in their aerial combats over
London and the other coast cities and
That was the nations wide cry Today.
Authoritative reports had 1t today
that the government was preparing
military struggle and was awaiting on
ly the decision of the military authors
ties before putting out a formidable
reprisal program, against the enemy
forces.
The English people have come to
the conclusion that they will pay back
the Germans for the horrible fighting
in which they introduced gas against
the British and French before it was
used on their fields.
Another French Air Raid.
Paris, Oct. 3.-Badem one of the
most important cities In the Duchee
Baden was bombarded by the French
aviators today's official statement as
serted. Baden is approximately
ninety-fve miles from the French
lines and is the worlds most famous
watering place.
kerensky Wins in Russia
Petrograd, Oct. 2. (delayed) Pre-
mier Kerensky of Russia was victor
ious in all the Russian democracy con-
crosses today when they voted in fav-
or of collation. government for Rus,
STA.
The decision In favor of the col
lation government eliminates, for the
time being all OF the threatening
strikes between the revolution fac.
tions and it will probably cause the
establishment OF new government In
which the socialists of the democracy
will participate.
The Bolshekih however will not be
given representation.
No Separate Peace Proposed.
Amsterdam, Oct. 3.-Denial that Ger
many had made a separate peace pro-
posal to France and England was
made in an official statement issued
by the German foreign minister ac-
cord to dispatches received from Der.
lin today.
The reply was made to recent as
sertions of the Russian premier Ker-
ensky that the Russian allies have re-
jected Gernati offers to conclude to
separate peace at the expense Of
Russia.
The Foreign Minister'S statement
follows:
Germany has made no. proposals
whatever for a separate peace with
France and England. Kerensky .asser-
lions are an invention"
London, Oct. 3.-"Let us gnash
away all plans for peace until the
bloody war is done and victory is
ours" is what Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg replied to a telegram of con-
gratulations which was sent him up
on his SEVENTEEN birthday. according
to an exchange telegraph from Am
sterdam today la
Pope Draws Criticism.
Rome, Oct elimination that Pope
Benedict may be working through the
people of the belligerent nations as
well as the rulers in a quest for peace
caused chorus of criticism from the
conservative newspaper organizations
today.
One of the suggestions today made
by the Pope and his leaders was that
the papal diplomacy tends toward a
pink peace. this color being COM
bination of the socialist red and the
papal white.
Taft Now Opposes Peace.
New York, Oct. 3.--Former Presi-
dent William II. Taft will make q
tour through several states including
Iowa during this month, to crush out
! the German Peace Balloons"
The subject of the former presidents
address will be the menace of peace"
The Enemies Goods.
London, Oct. 3.--All allied confer
ences at Paris to deal with the treat
ment of the enemy goods in territories
occupied by the allies is shortly to be
held 1t was announced today.
Japan. Would Aid U. S.
| Toxic. Oct. 3.--Japan has offered
the United States the use of cargo
I vessels totaling one million tons in
return for modification of the Ameri-
can embargo on steel.