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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Selection of Lewis Machine
Gun Would Have Meant
Quick Delivery.
WAR DEPARTMENT
AWAITED GUN TESTS
Head Of Savage Arms Company De.
fends Lewis Gun and Declares Gov
ernment Might Have Had 10000
More Guns Had II Chosen That
ModeI-Tests by Navy Proved Quail
ity Of Weapon, Witness Declares.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The govern
ments reluctance to adopt the Lewis
machine gun was described at length
by f. e. Boree, manufacturing head OF
the Savage Arms Company. testlfying
at the senate military committeeS in
vestigation today. .
When the Mexican border trouble
began. Mr.. Roree said he offered 1900
guns to the war department but got an
order for only $50 to use British am
munition.
Before the United States entered the
war he offered Lewis guns to the war
department and was refused orders
but got them from the navy depart
ment.
II went to the war department In
February but they would not do any
thing until after the tests ordered for
May (when the new Browning gun was
adopted). The navy department alsc
did not want to place any orders at
that time but did order some gun
mounts.
'.After war broke out we again Of
fered guns to the war department and
were told again the tests would DC
awaited.
Navy Orders Special Test.
"The navy department and marine
corps. however. ordered o special test
They did not want to wait for the wa,
department test and we had a test TO,
the navy April s. It was successfui
Admiral Earle and General Barnett
stated. The test was so successful that
the navy ordered on April 90 $500 guns
inside Of three weeks Admiral Earle
and General Barnett said they did moi
want to wait any longer under the
conditions.
ION April IL the war department or
dered 1900 Lewis guns to use with the
American ammunition, before the offi-
cial test was held, on the strength OF
the navy test. If the war department
had accepted the original offer and
saved time needed for manufacture. II
could have had 10000 more machine
guns early in the war"
Questions Browning Guns Superiority
The witness said his firm was ap.
preached early last summer to have Il
make the new Browning gun but the
firm declined unless the government
| could pay for the factory.
I'VE know what the Lewis gun viii
do, but nobody knows what the Brown
ing gun will do" he said 1T looks
good on paper and from a few tests
Mr.. Boree' said he had decided tc
continue manufacture Of the Lewis
gun, since II the United States gov.
ernment would not buy them foreign
governments would.
Statements that the Lewis does moi
syncronize thru airplane propellens and
that 1t can not be successfully USED
with American ammunition, NIr. Boree
said he decided to nail as IAN aIbso.
lutte falsehood."
Lewis Tells "Whole Story"
Colonel Lewis, inventor of tho cele-
brated machine gun bearing his name
told the senate committee "the whole
story Of his efforts to get the war de-
partment to adopt his invention.
Lewis, center of stormy contro-
versy Of years duration. told the
senators that he did not first offer, his
weapon to the British, but asked the
war department to accept it free OF
cost.
Colonel Lewis said that even las,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Berlin Paper
Warns of Social
Revolution

London. Dec. 22.-Acccrding to a
Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam,
vorWaerts, of Berlin, in . plain
spoken attack on the system Of
Herr Won Waldow. the German food
controller, declares that great
masses Of German people not only
are hungry but literally are starv-
ing. The paper adds that agrieuI-
turaI producers and rich residents
in towns are living in plenty aItho
hcarding is no longer prohibited.
"The war profiteer," the paper
says, "has his kitchen filled with
food, but 100000 Of the masses
are starving and are unlikely to sit
silent. We might have within
month an absolute collapse in Ger
many, even verse than that Of
Russia, resulting in, a German de-
feat and loss Of the war;"
The confusion and collapse in food
distribution in Germany, was sensation
ally confirmed in startling confidential
documents, which the Vorwaerts alone
of all the German papers published. 1t
takes the form of lengthy document
from the municipal council Of Neu
Koln (Berlin) to the war food dis
tribution department and publication
Of 1t will undoubtedly be a serious
bombshell for the government, while,it
will certainly make the position Of the
head Of that department, Herr Won
Waldow, untenable.
It shows how the government, de-
spite warnings, callously and deter
minedly shut its eyes against, and even
connived at the most brutal profiteer-
ing at the expense Of the workers. 1t
demonstrates, too. that big industrial
interests shared tremendously in this
heartless exploitation Of the working
classes. The document, which is so
lengthy that only broad summary, can
be given, begins by referring to the
increasing dissatisfaction among the
workers engaged in munition making,
regarding food distribution. In Neu
koln there are 1900 works engaged in
munition making and general war
work. Following the example Of such
large concerns as Krupp those fac
tories, thru their own buyers procured
vast quantities of foodstuffs and sold
them to their workers as their rations,
Invariably at prices high above those
legally nxed as maximum prices. So
deep-rooted was their species of rob-
berry that even the municipality was
compelled to sell the foodstuffs 1t had
at its disposal at prices above the
fixed maximum pricns. in order no. to
create discomfort among the workers."
Repeated requests were made. to tho.
government authorities to stop such
shameless procee dInCs bt1f "a IN reo,,esta
fell on deaf ears, The profiteering by
the big armament and Industrial firms
continued until in September great
unrest was noticeable among the
workers. especially as those big em-
ployers Of labor had obtained such
large quantities OF food that the work.
ers were entirely in their hands. The
government food distribution depart
ment is condemned as having com
pletely failed in its duty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Detail, Of Cruiser Sinking.

Paris, Dec. ga statement by the
ministry Of marine concerning the
sinking Of the old French cruiser
Chateau Renault says that the warship
with several other vessels was attacked
by submarine in the Ionian sea on
the morning OF Dec. IT, Continuing
the statement says:
1.-THE torpedo struck the starboard
side in the region Of the stokehold,
which it flooded Torpedo boat de-
stroyers which formed the convoy fired
shells at the point where the subma-
rine submerged.
"The submarine rose on the left and
fired a second torpedo which struck the
Chateau Renault and she sank quickly.
All passengers were saved but ten
members OF the crew are missing.
THE torpedo boat destroyers. over
loaded with SURVIVOR renewed the at
tack on the submarine on the surface
and after she submerged. Two sea
planes then bombed her. The subma-
rine probably was struck by shell
making 1t impossible for her I'd sub
merge for she immediately appeared
again. Her crew jumped from the :ves-
sci and the submarine went down like
a shell. The prisoners number twenty
two"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Rs::s,s;.%sa s:ssss;.' Peace ApEs I'M
Germans Reject Propc -
Teutons Attack Frer ~ lines.
Berlin Paper w, Government
Great Krupp Reported Burn
Swedish Ships Bear German Mes
sages.
Fight Over Gun Models Delays War.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Steiner Offers Resignation to College.
Big Indian Chief Visits Iowa.
New Food Regulations.
Harding's Reasons For Extra Ses-
sion.
PAGE FOUR.
War News and Comment:
Warning Against Premature Peace.
Huns Get Back Prisoners From Rus
sia.
Weekly Review Of War
PAGE SIX.
EDITORIAL:
Kellys Book and Lecture.
A Proposed Legislative Session.
Bring the Boys Home For Christmas.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGE SEVEN.
Miscellaneous News: g..
Review Of Sports.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Bears Still Dominate Corn.
Oats Easier in Sympathy.
Cattle Steady.
Hogs Continue to Advance.
Doomsday Book Will List You.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
ORGANIZE SALES CORPS.
Permanent Force Of Bond saIesmen
dy Nn;a$,;k.,&~ NJ>.s0>.->.

Permanent Force Of Bond Statesmen TO
sDistributs War Loansa
New York. Dec. 22.-As a step for
developing machinery , in distributing
future war loans. the federal reserve
bank here is planning to assist the
liberty loan committees by organising
a permanent force Of bonds statesmen
for the period of the war, It was
learned today. The reserve bank will
pay the salary Of these men.
When the two liberty bond issues
were floated. investment houses donat-
ed gratuitously the services Of their
bond statesmen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22

nounced It perfect. Half package
Of seed raisins, half a pound Of prunes
stewed with lemon juice. one-quarter
cup OF sweet cider, four tablespoons
brown sugar, are the ingredients. The
result Is said to be a meatless mince
meat
AS turkey does not violate the meat
less day. Christmas dinner may be
complete.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
FIRST CHILD BORN IN IOWA DEAF
Mrs. w. s. Mayne. Of Council Bluffs
Born Eiahty Years Aoo.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 22.--Mrs. w. ..
Mayne so years of age, the first white
child born in Iowa, died here last night.
Mrs. Mayne was born in log house
on the family homestead in vanBuren
county. She was the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Mangum. Her 1iug-
band and four children survive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Tretxkv fhreatens K.iseri,n,.

Z
Petrograd, Dec. 22.-Leon Trotzky.
the bolshevlki foreign minister, in ad-
dressing the council OF soldiers and
5w0rkmen, declared that II the German
emreror offered Offensive peace
terms, the Russians would fight against
It.
eve did not overthrow czarism to
3kneel before the kaiser" he cried. But
Il thru our exhaustion We had to ac-
cept the kaisers terms we would do
80 to rise with the German people
against German militarism."
II. Tchernoff. former minister Of ag-
ricuiture, and Nine. Catherine Bresk-
ovskaya and other social revolutionist
members Of the constitutional as
sembly. have proclaimed their deter-
mination not to submit to Premier
Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotzky.
but to convene the assembly and carry
out thru It peace and land freedom.
The total number OF members elected
to the assembly is 3s6. but only 4s
have been registered as members of
the bOlsheviki.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Iowa Supreme Court.

SpecfaI TO Tlmes-RepubIican.
Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The supreme
court today ruled as follows:
Hobbs VS.. Illinois Central Railroad
Company, Cherokee county, affirmed.
Boyd VS.. Buick Automobile Com
pany, Polk county. reversed and re-
manded.
In Re Estate of Fenton. appellants,
VS.. Bridge. ct al, Linn county. modi-
fed and affirmed.
Meyer. appellant, VS.. Stortenbecker.
Pottawattamie county, affirmed.
Watt, ct al, VS.. German Savings
Bank, ct al, appellants; Polk county:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Hoover's Appearance Postpo ned

Hoover's Appearance Postponed.
Washington. Dec. 22-Food Admin.
istrator Hoovers appearance as a wit.
ness in the senate sugar shortage In
vestigation was postponed today and
Instead western beet sugar producers
were called. Eleven growers were
ready to testify.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22

June IT went to the secretary OF war
and offered him my invention without
an amolument. The only condition l
made was that the official test should
not be made at the Springfield arsenal :
When Senator Hitchcock asked II
any Others were interested in his gun.
Colonel Lewis said the stockholders
Of the Automatic Arms Company. who
backed his early patents. were inter-
ested.
Did they offer their interests:" nc
was asked.
My offer wasn't even considered. 1t
was turned down nat"
+ Offered Shares and Royalties.
A letter dated Dec. II, last. renew
Ing his offer Of his gun to Secretary
Baker was read by Colonel Lewis. In
it he offered to turn over all his share
>-43 per cent--and all royalties. aggro-
eating 1000, 900 in existing contracts.
Colonel Lewis cited the success the
British had had with his arm and de-
clared that Of twelve Zeppelins brought
down by the British, ten were bagged
with the Lewis gun.
II want 1t understood that I am still
ready to give to the secretary my In
terests or my checks for royalties In
the gum" he declared.
Didn't Need the Money.
How he sent his checks for $1,000
and $500 of royalties, receipts and
certain contracts to the secretary was
detailed by Colonel Lewis.
Asked why he was willing to give MS
ROYALTIES, Colonel Lewis answered:
II suppose It's psychological. I don't
need the money. l hope my offer ulti-
mately will be accepted"
"You simply want patriotically to
help the government and because you
were in the service?"
"Yes. was educated by the gov
ernment I've been prosecuted by the
government. and I want to help the
government" e..
Pershine's Army Unequ'pped.
The ordnance equipment OF Gen
eral Pershing's army he declared is an
Outrage and disgrace" The forces
are without ordinary machine guns and
rifles, he said, and have only heavy ar
tillery borrowed from the allies.
"Who is responsible?" he was asked.
General Crozier is more responsible
for the inadequate equipment OF the
army than anyone"
Belgian Bankers Back Lewis.
After being rebuffeted by the war
department, he said. he went to Eu-
rope.
A group OF Belgian bankers, ne con-
tinued, bought the European rights to
his gun. The Belgian company, he
found in 1913. was drifting into Ger
man control and he ousted the German
directors. He went to Birmingham,
England. and in forty-eight hours
closed contract with British firm.
The guns used in tho Belgian and
British tests, which he said resulted in
its acceptance, were the same four
original models the American govern
ment refused to test In 1912.
Browning Gun "A Picture"
Senator Chamberlain asked why the
army should oppose the Lewis gun, and
Lewis replied:
"They want to kill II: to take the
label of It."
The Browning gun ne characterized
as a picture, a "fgment Of the imagina-
tion.",
IT'S true it got thru the arsenal test
but 1t has never been In the field"
Lewis continued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22

London. Dec. 22.-The report is re-
Aerated today that the Russian dele
CATION to the peace, conference has
been recalled, because the Germans
would not accept the Russian terms.
The meager news reports from Pet
rosrad Indicate serious division in
the peasants. congress. which has been
III session there for fortnight. The
right wing insists that all power shall
be- given to the constituent assembly,
which shall decide upon peace while
the left ID dominated by the soldiers
ss;:;s. delegates The latter
takae the positions that the soldiers
and sworkmefi's delegates shall be given
authority above that Of the assembly.
The left wing has d slight majority.
Officers OF the Baltic fleet have
adopted resolution protesting against
the latest reforms which placed COM
mRnd OF the feet In the hands Of
sailors. The resolution of protest de-
clares that II the reform is carried out
It Will paralyze the fleet because to
Russia peace will be dictated by the
imperialists Of the army.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Germans Unofficially Said
10 Have Turned Down
Bolsheviki Demands.
RUSS DELEGATES
REPORTED RECALLED
Trotzky Declares czarism Was
Net overthrown in Order to KnecI
ssfors kaissr-Threatens to Rise
With German People Against Mill
tarism-Division Among Delegates 20
Russian Peasant Congress.

Opposition by the Ukrainian.
and followers Of General KaIsdines
70 the bolsheviki movement TO-
ssthsr with m unoonfirmed report
that the Germans have rejected the
peace proposals. Of the bolshevikj
delegates continue to ovsrshadow
military operations in the war.
Il report Of an alliance between
the Ukrainians and the cossaeks
gives eredsnee TO a report that tho
ukrainian rada had definitely noti-
he'd the boIsheviki commissions
that il would not reconsider its
action in aiding the kaIsdines
forces.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
BAR BOOZE FROM CANADA.

importation Of Liquor Prohibited After
Monday.
Ottawa, Dec. 22.-Importation Of In
toxicating liquors into Canada after
Monday next IL prohibited and their
manufacture will be prohibited after q
date to be determined later. Premier
Borden officially announced today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
Italians Take Offensive.

Rome, Dec. 22.-ItaHan forces in the
region Of Monte Asolome on the north
ern italian front yesterday made fur,
ther progress after lively lighting In
spite Of adverse atmospheric condi-
.tions, it was announced today by the
war office. The statement reads:
"In the Monte Asolome region parties
Of Arditi despite adverse atmospheric
conditions kept the fighting lively,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22

resulting in some gains. Hostile coun-
ter attacks were almost Immediately
begun"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
German. Not to Act a. con.u,..

Germans NOT to Act as Consuls.
Rio Janeiro: Dec. pa decree has
been issued canceling the execuatuares
Of Germans acting as consul Of neutral
countries .in Berlin. The DEGREES are
entered aasinst the consuls of Austria
and Holland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
YARDS MEN DIVIDE STOCK.
Rsdistribution Begun .as Soon % In
curry 10 Promised;

washington, Dec. 22.-Redistribu-
tion OF shareholders Of the Chicago
Stock Yards Company was begun as
soon as the directors got wind OF the
coming INQUIRY It IL said 5000 shares
were divided into seventeen portions,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
BRITISH SHIP SAFE.

City of Naples, Reported Torpedoed,
Reaches Atlantic Port.
An Atlantic Port, Dec. .22.-The Brit
ish stec mship City Of Naples, reported
a lew days ago to have been sunk by
a torpedo off the, British coast, while
under convoy Of destroyers. arrived
here today. It was learned the vessel
was not attacked by U-boat, but
struck mine and put back to Brit
ish port. The damage was slight and
the ship resumed her voyage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
:TEUT0NS TEST
FRENCH LINES:
DRIVEN BACK
Activities on West Front
Transferred to Alsace
Sector.
GERMANS GAIN
LOST TRENCHES
Penetrate First Line Defenses and Are
in Turn Driven Out by French coun-
ter AssauIts-offens Movement
Instituted by Italians in Effort to Re-
gain Mountain Height Without Re-
suIt-Activity in Eastern War Area.

German attacks in AIsace are
reported by the French war office.
The chief Of these attacks at Hart
manns- Weller kopf took the Ger
mans into the first line French
trenches but in tho engagement
that followed they were driven out
with heavy losses.
At other points along the French
front artillery activities have been
intermittent except at caurriers
woods. Rheims again has been
shelled by the Germans.
In Flanders the Belgian war Of
flee reports artillery activity; tho
less intense because Of fog.
An offensive movement initiated
by the Italians, in which they
launched seven assaults against tho
enemy positions on Monte Aso ono,
is claimed by the German COM
nnunication to have been without
success.
In the region Of Doiran, In the
eastern war area, artillery activity
continues. In the same war area
British troops have carried out =
successful raid in the region Of
Lake 6utkova, capturing ono Off
Ger and ffty-one Bulgarian SOL
diers.
The publication Of kilograms sent
BY Count von Luxburg, former
German minister in Argentina, has
resulted in, riots IN. Buenos Aires.
WHARF, The populacs has. .sisn, anded
rupture Of relations with Ger.
many. A mob in the calIe FoIirado
was dispersed after . fight with
mounted police. Guards again have
been stationed around property
owned by Germans in the city and
police guard tho office Of La Union,
the newspaper for which Count Won
luxburs obtained subsidiary.
Congress .is expected 70 insist
upon an explanation by. the gov
ernment Of tho conditions revealed
in the Won Luxburg telegrams.
Paris, Dec. 22.-There was lively az
illery fighting last night in the re
ion Of Fayett, near st. Quentin, an
n the Verdun region, around Beau
mont and Chaumes wood, as well as i
he Apremont wood sector, the war OF
ice announced in today's official state
nent. A successful raid was carrie
ut by French troops near ,Moronviller
n the Champagne.
LulI on British Front.
London, Dec. 22.-The lull on tn
British front continues. German raid
t several points last night are til
My activity reported in today's com
which follows:
Hostile raiding parties were re
'ulsed4 during the night near the Ba
road, east Of ,Monch
e Preux and southeast Of Armentiere
nd there is nothing further Of specia
interest to report"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
SEAT HUNT 40 GOVERNOR,

Democratic Claimant Wins Contest II
Arizona Court.
Phoenix. Aris., Dec. e2-The supreme
court today seated g. W. r. Hunt a.
governor Of Arizona. Hunt contested
the election OF Governor Campbell. who
now holds the office. Hunt II = demo.
crat. & VIZ III; N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
BURGLARS ROB COURT HOUSE.
Steal Evidsncs 70 % Used In Boz

8tSaI EVldtHc6 70 30 Ut4d u B66z6
Cases.
Special to Times Republican.
y Council Bluffs. Dec. 22.-Burglars
entered the court house here last night
and secured and carried away q wagon
load Of liquors valued at over $1,000.
Dhe liquor was Of all kinds and was
secured IN avrious raids. Much OF It
was being held as evidence in cases in
the federal court. y. u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-22
RUSSO GERMAN PEACE APPEARS UNLIKELY
NEWS OF THE DAY
T..R. BULLETIN
The Weather.

Sun rises Dec. % at 1927: sets At %:S1.
Iowa--Increasing cloudiness and
somewhat warmer tonight; Sunday
probably rain or snow; somewhat
warmer in east portion
Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday night for the upper
Mississippi valley: Light snow In
northern portion first part of week and
against last part. Much colder Mon
day. moderating somewhat Friday or
Saturday. Cold first part Of week in
southern portion.