Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-09

Davenport, June 9--"The most in
human war in history is the way p. Z.
Breckenridge, OF Davenport, otherwise
Ra ymond Bischoff, son of John Bisch-
off. No 1881 West Fourth street, de-
scribes the present world conflict rag
ing in Europe. Mr.. Breckenridge, who
left Davenport six years ago and went
to Canada, was among the first to leave
for'the front in 1914, going to Flanders
with the Princess Pats, a regiment OF
Canadians who have gone down into
history with an imperishable name ow-
ing to their heroic defense of the fpres
salient when but seven out Of the hoo
men returned alive.
breckenridge, unablc to get into the
Canadian army under his own name,
owing to its palpable German origin,
changed it and is now known as D. c.
Breckenridge.
breckenridge was in Davenport but
a few days visiting his father and
friends here. He left today for Mon
trcal and will rejoin his comrades who
were home on sick leave. He will prob
ably be sent back to his latest post at
Hill 1854, near Peronne( France, where
he was last wounded in a bayonet fight.
Say X Is Horrible.
"The terror and frightfulness of this
struggle has not yet dawned upon the
people of the United States he said.
eve do not understand here what we
have to do to crush Prussian milttar-
ism. We do not know what an awful
terrifying steam roller it is. For it is a
steam roller and anything that gets in
it's way is flattened out / speak now
of the system, for recently we have
been able to combat this steam roller
successfully although the cost has been
heavy and the price frightful.
"Over in Europe now among the al
lied forces. the most optimistic reports
are that the war will<last two wears
longer From fragments Of statements
we can pick up. we expect by that time
IN have the Germans driven back to
their own borders. They can then see
the futilityt Of further aggression and
will be ready to listen, to peace teams.
guess the allies have about given up
hope ofsSever driving the Germans. back
TO the Rhine because OF the fearful cost
such an enterprise would occasion. ff
NE can get them back to their own bor-
.ders, enough 4 will have been accom-
|. plished. al 4 n
y Tho Fight at Ypres:
Regarding that salient at Ypres
want to say that # was he'll. The
Canadians saved the line by holding on
IN til help came and thereby retaining
the salient you have read so much
.abofIt. 1t cost all but seven out of LOO
men totdo 1t because at that time. the
Germans gave us the first taste OF gas
an Il thes men were swept off as though
striIck by3a ;pestilence. We are now sue
tcassfully combating this gas by the
nsa9 Of various kinds Of masks but the
Germans persist in using it hoping to
catchsus without the masks; We carry
them all the time, however and the
ga sualties from this source, are fewer.
another fearful weapon is the liquid
fire. We call them the fire brigade be-
cause each man carries tank over his
shoulders from which there leads
short hose, Out of the nozzle, they
project a long stream Of liquid fire OF
q 900 ,degrees heat 1t has been known
ia melt the blue steel rifle barrels, so
:hnt was IT. There is one advantage TO
rs, however, In; this. The C;eEmans ca a1ss
not get enough tanks. as the tank q en a
used is unfit for seryices again 4
ss Frsneh Resources Low.
ut Is well known there now that
the man powerlof Ffance Is very low.
The country y short ofmen. their loss:
as having been about 100000. This
leaves about 100000 electives in the
vac
That is why the interference Of the
United States is so timely and why it
has given new life to the allies. Eng
land with 100000 men at home under
arms and 100000 at the front n
France Is able to give much help, but
the United States has got to get over
there with assistance. The Germans
plan, to Scrnshk France before America
can get busy but we don't think they