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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
FORMER CONSUL TO PRISON.
Franz Bopp and Assistant Given Tw,
Year Terms and Bio Fines.

San Francisco, April 3O.-Maximum
sentences Of two years Imprisonment
and fines Of 10000 each were imposed
today upon Franz Bopp. former Ger
man consul general here, and r. Fl.
Won Setback, former else consul, follow
ing their conviction last week on
charges Of conspiring to foment revolu-
tIon against the British government in
India.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
HUNS Defeated
OF YPRES
British and French Halt Latest Drive in Force Checking
1 Germans Almost in Their Tracks-German Losses
Said to Have Been Heaviest in Single Day Since
Great Battle Began on March 21-Hinden-
burg Sends 175,OOO Men in Battle.

Todays news from the Flanders front only to
emphasize the completeness of the victory of the Anglo
French forces yesterday in wthstandng the tremendous
Teuton assault which they hoped to cut their way
ward the channel ports.
The situation to have been Of the entente
high command deciding to make stand after
forcing the Germans up tens of thousands OF men
in fighting their way forward as far as they have
! The decision made, the stand was taken and the
(ermans stopped they have been previously on
other fields since the great offensive opened on March H.
S The enemy threw about 175,000 men in attack on
this twelveme 'front.' but despite furious assaults was
ieid almost tracks everywhere At te" points
there slight enemy penetration but the line was
largely rectied late yesterday During the night the
French in dashing counter blows drove the Germans
from the small stretches of ground they had gained
The most welcome feature Of the news is the an
nounceent that the French crucial part of the line
Locre have not lost part OF the hold on this strate
gc position They have undisputed possession OF
town Of Locre for the first time in several days and
apparently have killed the enemy efforts to edge in around
Y m,t place.
importance Of Locre lies in the fact that II guards
approach to Mount Rouge, Of the most valuable
the defensive line which not be taken in flank
k4s long as Locre remains in allied hands.
Similarly the allied troops have stopped the drive to-
ward Scherpenberg by holding LaClytte while the Bel
pans who had two additional German divisions to face
north or YpreS, dealt WITH JneH successfully du pre-
vented any breach in the line toward the sea.
All the evidence points to the probability that the
Germans suffered we'll nigh the heaviest casualties OF any
day Of the fighting the northern 'front.' wave after
wave Of the attacking forces moved down by artl
er and infantry fire. They We're so exhausted that they
remained virtually inactive all night while reports have
come thru today indicating any resumption, OF major
activities on their part.
South on the Somme front, the British carried out
local operation last night further improving their posi-
tions before Amens by advancing their line somewhat
east of Villers- -Bretonneux.
Ypres yet to be attacked directly from the east but
from the intensity of the enemy assaults south and south
west it is evident the Germans desire most take the
hill positions west Of Mount KENNEL Tohod these hills
would not only the entire allied position in Flan
ders and eastward toward Dunkrk but virtually would
compel evacuation Of Ypres.
On the Picardy battle field, where American, British
and French troops await the next enemy move only the
artillery has been active The Germans have not repeated
their local attacks against the French at Hangard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-30
sell Deception,

SELF Deception,
Most people fancy themselves inno.
cent OF those crimes Of which they cAAs
not be convicted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
PLAN TO STARVE
LEMBURC-CLAIM
Ukrainian Troops Reported Prepar-
ing to Lay Seige to City Which
Is Held by the Poles.

Vienna, Monday, Dec. . BY the
Associated Press Travellers ar
irving from Lemburg state that
Ukrainian troops are preparing to
surround and starye out the city of
which the Polish forces are in con
troll. The Uhainians are said to
have already cut the railroad and
are being reinforced by suffi cient
troops returning from the Italian
front to make a fight against the
Poles.
The UkTainians deny that they
are BOlshevists, but say that when
the Austrian empire was broken up
they felt they had a right TO the
capital city of Lemburg, the Poles
having other capitals Difficulties
are also anticipated between the
Poles and Czecks over the posses
sion of Oderberg, a town in Aus
trian SILICA
Conditions in Galicia and SILICA
are said to be worse than they were
during the war. The several new
organizations are gaining recruits
from soldiers returning from the
various fronts and are paying them
several dollars per day for fighting.
Officers are also being well paid for
engaging in hostilities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Explain Cause of
Hardness Shown
in Casualty Lists

Washington, Dec. Secretary
Raker, appearing before the senate
military committee today to explain
the delay in completing pubIica-
ton of American casualties over
seas. said he thought most of the
dnTGp ported names were those Of
rnen slightly wounded, and would
come by mail
Senators were unable 10 under
stand why only something over
100, 900 names have been published,
when 1t has been officially an
nounced that the casualties number
262, ,693. The secretary said every
effort consistent with accuracy was
made to prevent delay, and that
General Pershing had been urged
repeatedly to expedite his lists,
sending the names of the dead first.
General March, chief of staff and
Assistant Secretary keppel, were
with the secretary. Mr. Keppel
said the system of obtaining and
verifying casualty reports in
France had been slow at first and
if it had to be done over again, it
probably would be done differently
General March, discussing de-
mobilization, said General Pershing
was selecting units for the occu-
pational force Of about 1,250,000
men and that all the other Amer
lean soldiers in France would be
brought home as rapidly as ship
ping could be provided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Wounded Yanks to
Go to Hospitals
Ffrciir4 Kin

Washington, Dec. 3-Plaus un-
der which all wounded men return
ing from France will go to hos
pitals within three hundred miles
of the homes OF their nearest rela-
tiyes were announced today by the
war department
To this end base hospitals at
training camps have been turned
over to the surgeon general, pro-
viding 70 hospitals with facilities
TO care for l04,23 men. Fifty
thousand men are expected to be
sent to these institutions within
the next four months.
Use OF the training camp facili-
ties will make it possible to re-
turn to their owners Immediately
properties which were to have been
converted into general hospitals.
They include:
Field museum, Chicago: City
sanitorium. St Louis, Mo; Ford
building, Des Moines, Iowa; and
St GATHERINGS Home, Des Moines,
Iowa.
The 70 hospitals to be employed
do not include those at the ports Of
debarkatiQn, New York and New
port News There the wounded will
be received on their arrival from
ETaHcc in % Institutions now ready
for them with bed capacity Of
- Cos. From the ports the men
viii be taken on specially
trains to one Of IS localized hos
pital groups, where assignments
Will be made in such d way that
each of the wounded men will go
back to the region from which he
entered the service. The groups in
clude:
No. General hospitals at Fort
Benjamin Harrison and West
Baden, Ind, and base hospital at
Camp Taylor.
No. 10-GcneraI hospital. De-
troit and base hospital, Camp Gus
ter.
No. Hooper Monatha hotel.
Chicago; general hospital Fort
Sheridan, and base hospital Camp
Grant
No. General hospital Hot
Springs and Fort Logan. Herots.
Ark. and base hospitals, Camps
Pike, Beaurcgard and Shelby.
No. l3- General hospitals Forts
Des Mo!nes and Smelling and base
hospital Camp Dodge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
WILSON LEAVES TO BOARD PEACE SHlT
$500 Americans,
Held in Foe Camp,
Well; ; to Be Freed

Washington. Dec. Twenty
three hundred American prisoners
Of war at Camp Rastatt. Germany.
We're reported well organized, well
clothed and morale excellent" in a
cablegram today to the American
Red Cross from Lem G. Levy Of the
prisoners relief section. who has
just visited Rastatt.
The German authorities, Mr..
Levy reported, are willing to re
lease the prisoners at once under
charge of 19 American officers, to
be transferred from the prison at
Karlsruhe. and he recommended
that a train be ordered sent for
them at once.
Washington, D c.. Dec. Al
though a list of prisoners in Ger
has been released, long lists of
prisoners continue 20 be announc-
ed Today's list includes the name
Of Private Jacob Judnich of Joliet.
H.. VINO was a prisoner at Camp
Rastatt Dennis Patterson Of Ell
Gria. III was reported at Reserve
hospital No. /. Bayreuth
The following were reported in
good health at camps, The names Of
which were not given
Fred c. Cargille. Mason City. Ill;
Herman y. CuTley. CurlOw, Iowa
James Christensen. Eagle Grove,
Iowa, Harry r. Davis. Elmhurst
III. Charles Daniss. DermOdy, Le-
banon, Ill, Glenn Becker, Corydon,
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
WILL GO TO new YORK THIS
EVENING FROM where He
SAILS AT NOON TOMORROW
After First Sleep
in Germany Yanks
Hike Out for Rhine

American Army OF Occupation.
Monday, Dec. 2-(By the Associated
Press. After their first nights
sleep in Germany. the American
troops of the army of occupation
we're ready at dawn this morning 70
resume their march toward the
Rhine
In advancing toward Coblenz,
the American forces are moving
ahead astride the Moselle, travelling
IN d northeasterly direction
Across the Rhine the American
army will take up a line a little
over sixty miles in length. 1t will
describe an are of a semi-circle
having COblenZ as a center and
with a radius eighteen and six
tenths miles in length. This circle
piyoting upon Coblenz is the bridge
head which the Germans conceded
in the armistice The line leaves
the Rhine at a point northwest of
,'OblenZ, swings eastward through
Rahms and Oberlahr and turns to
the south just beyond Rossbach. II
continues through Woelferlingen,
N'olsberg, DieZ, Schonbron, Katie
nelnbogen and Welteroth, and
reaches the Rhine again at Caub
Along the Rhine the Americans
will occupy a line about forty
three miles in length. The front
will extend a few miles beyond
either end of the semi-circle de
scribed above thus overlapping in
rlaces the lines of the British on
tie left and tre French on the right.
During til 2 lvance toward Cob
IenZ, the American lines extend
about twenty miles on each side of
the Mosclle The Americans expect
to travel seven to nine miles each
marching day with a day or two of
rest intervals The rest days will
be decided upon by the command
ers as the advance continues. Much
will depend on how the men and
nlalalls. Is. sand. .the~trip anduthe. way
the supply service keeps up with
I the troops
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
WAR COMMITTEES
TAKING UP PLANS
FOR PEACE WORK

Atlantic City, N. J., Dec g.
Three hundred eighty-one war SER
vice committees which cooperated
with the government in mobilizing
Industry and conserving production
TO help win the war, met in sep
aTate sessions here today to con-
slider the proposed plan of having a
centralized board of committees
representing all Industries and bus
mess in the country TO work out
the problem of re-adjustment fol-
lowing the war.
The question TO be decided is
whether the war service commit
tees shall be federated into one to
act independently, or whether it
shall be organized and function
under the laws of the Chamber Of
Commerce OF the United States
which called the reconstructlon
congress to meet in this city.
Sentiment appears to be divided
as to which is the better plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
CAR MEN STRIKE
TO HAVE FEMALE
WORKERS FIRED

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 2.-To en-
force their demand upon the CIeve-
land Railway company for the dis
r-issaI OF women employed as con
ductors since last August, 2,400
motormen and conductors went on
strike at , o'clock this morning.
Mayor Davis left for Washing
ton last night to put the question
before the war labor board for ar
bitration after the street car EN-
LlOyes voted down a proposition by
the mayor to defer action until the
war labor board could consider the
que estions at issue
The carmen rejected an offer Of
mediation by the city this morning
and the situation was one of abso-
lutte deadlock
Up to II O'Clock not a car moved
from any barn in the city Hun
dreds of thousands Of persons had
to walk to work. The company ad-
vertised for men and women 70
operate the cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
ENEMY DESTROYS
DOCUMENTS THEN
ASKS WAR PROBE

Paris. Dee 3-The German for
eign Office destroyed by fire all
documents in Berlin which might
he useful in placing responsibility
for the war on the German govern
meat, Herr Melkenbuher, a former
Socialist member of the reichstag.
declared in a speech in Berlin, ac-
cording 10 advices received here.
The revelations Of Melkenbuher,
the Paris newspapers declare.
throw singular light on the pro-
pUsal OF DR. Solf the German for
eigu secretary. TO have "a neutral
commission inquire into the origin
of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
LATE BULLETINS

London. Dee. 3.-The diplO-
matte corps in Berlin has ASK
ed the German government for
protection against the anarchis-
tic propaganda OF the SparticUS
group which is agitating for
the general arming of the pro-
letariet, according to an EX-
change Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam.
Washington. Dec. Belgium
was given another credit of
S12.0OO.0OO by the treasury to-
day. making her total loans
from the United States S2l0.-
l20.WIO and the total OF the al
lies loans SS.196.596,666.
Springfield. ILL.,. Dec. 3. To
check threatened recurrence OF
a general influenza epidemic
Dr. {. II. Clair Drake, state
health director. ordered all H.
Iin0is health officers today to
begin immediate prosecutions
in all instances where regula-
tiOns are being infracJed.
Madrid. Spain. Dee. 3. The
Spanish ministry resigned to-
day
Copenhagen. Dec. S.-A Brit
iSh fleet arrived yesterday al
the pors Of Libah in tOurIand
on the Baltic. says 4 Wolff bu-
reau dispatch from Berlin to-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
MEDDLING WITH
WILSON OPPOSED
MANN DECLARES

Washington, Dec. 3.-In a state
ment today declaring factionaI
strife should not be permitted to
interfere with President Wilson's
mission abroad, Representative
Mann of Illinois, Republican leader
in the house, said there would be
no concerted effort on the paFt Of
the house Republicans to embar-
rass the president and that he did
not believe the American people
would tolerate any meddling IN
that which so yitally concerns
them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
GIRL LEAPS FROM
FOURTH FLOOR OF
HOSPITAL; SAVED

Chicago. Dec. Hereafter when
she has a nightmare Miss Eva Sibel.
a nurse at the German-American
hospital, will live over again a
struggle she had before daylight
yesterday and will be clinging to
the finger tips of a delirious patient
about to fall TO death from a fourth
floor balcony.
The patient was Miss Lucille
Kimbrough. 80 Bellevue place. At
> O'Clock in the morning Miss Sibel
took Miss KimbrOugh's tempera-
ture, marked it on her chart and
lay down on her cot for a nap.
Hardly had she closed her eyes
when she heard the window open
stealthilv. She Ieaped up just as
Miss KimbroUgh dove through, car
rying the screen with her The
window opens on balcony.
Miss SibeI dove after the patient
and was just in time to see the lat
ter leaning from the railing, about
TO drop. AS the nurse leaped for
ward Miss Kimbrough released her
hold and began to drop. The nurse
seized her by the hands and hung
on But let Miss Sibel tell it:
For 10 minutes-it seemed like
ages-my patient tugged, pulled,
screamed and prayed. Again and
again I was nearly dragged over.
Then I got a better grip and added
my screams to hers.
Let 90 and let me die" she
cried
Il braced myself and held on
rf1hror Pur II was a homeless ia SIX
10 pull her back again. | could
only cling TO her until help arrived
and II seemed it never would come
The wOmen's screams finally at
tracted Miss Charlotte Sibel, Eva
SibeTs sister, and Miss Hazel Biven,
otner nurses. who came running up
Just a> the police arrived below.
The heroic nurse collapsed as she
saw her charge lifted over the rail
ing TO safety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
THIS IS ILLINOIS
DAY AT CHICAGO'S
LIVESTOCK SHOW

Chicago, III, Dec. This is
Illinois day at the International
Live Stock Exposition and Horse
Fair and thousands Of visitors from
al parts of the state were in at
tendance. Judging Of all classes Of
fancy bred stock was one of the
features of the days interesting
program
At the horse fair a feature was
the competition among hunters
CARRYING over 40 pounds TO hounds
for the challenge cup presented by
Nom bers of the British remount
comm ssion of Canada and Amer
lea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
BOYS OF NEW YORK
REGISTERING FOR
ARMY SCHOOLING

New York, Dec. Boys in New
York state, between the ages Of l6
and 10 years, are registering today
for military training under the mil
itary training law II is estimated
that the number Of reg1strants will
total 100000
Every boy will get a certificate
assigning him to an armOry or
school. where drills will take place.
Without such a card boy cannot
work or 20 to schools. and if he Is
decided to do nothing he viii be ar
rested as a vagrant The training
will take up one and one-haif hours
each week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
ANNUAL MEETING
BY NON PARTISAN
LEAGUE IS BEGUN

St. Paul. Dec. 3.-Before the Ma
tionaI Non-Partisan league was
called to order here today. il was
announced that all the sessions
would be executive.
Forty-oue delegates from -
states. mostly in the northwest
have convention credentials. II is
understood that legislative matters
and plans for extending the activ-
tiles OF the league to other states,
ere 10 be discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
DECEMBER TERM OF
COURT Is STARTED

Springfield. Ill. Dec 2.-The De
cember term OF the Illinois SUI
preme court opened today
Oral arguments before the court
in the case Of Edgar Strause If
Peoria, sentenced 10 serve p years
for staying Herne NJ Meade, cash
Ter of the bank OF which Strauss
was president. are set for Dec IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
WE'LL, HERE'S GOOD
NEWS: DROP TAKEN
BY TOBACCO MART

Owensboro. ky. Dee 3 Iu the
Owensboro loose leaf tobacco mar
ket which opened Yesterday. 100000
pounds sold a. an average price OF
Sl4 10 "a hundred pounds. which was
S2.5A lower than year ago Sav-
eral hundred disappointed growers
held meeting 30 urge other grow
ers 20 withhold their product from
'Ae market Tho slump SIS said fo
lave been due TO drop OF $500 "a
hundred in trash" tobacco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
WOULD FILL SEAT
OF PRESIDENT IN
ABSENCE OF CHIEF

Washington Dec. Senator
Sherman of Illinois. Republican, in
troduced his resolution proposing
that the Office Of president be de
clared vacant upon President vii
sons departure for Europe and that
the vice president assume the exec
utive's duties. He was given unan-
imous consent for an address criu-
cising the president s course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
DELAY OF LEAGUE
OF NATIONS PLAN
ASKED IN SENATE

Washington. Dec. . Postpone
meut until after the peace confer
ence If questions regarding form
ing a league Of nations and any
sweeping changes in ancient in
ternariOual laws OF freedom Of the
seas is proposed in a resolution in
troduced today by Senator Knox of
PENNSYLVANIA. Republican secretary
Of state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
4,753 YANKEES
SAIL FOR HOME

Washington. Dec. 3.-The steam
ers Empress of Britain and
Adriatic sailed from Liverpool yes
jerday for New York with return
ing American troops. the war de
partment announced today. The
Empress of Britain carries 70 ofHc-
ers. 20 nurses and 2.3S9 men. The
Adriatic carries so officers and
= 20S men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Steam Up on Boat Ready
for Start-Delay of
Farley Expected?

Washington. Dec. 5.-PreSi-
dent Wilson IL expected 10 leave
Washington this evening for
New York, from which port ne
and the ether representative
10 the peace conference will
sail on the liner George Wash
ingtOn for Europe.
1t was understood that the regu-
lar Tuesday cabinet meeting would
be held this afternoon. and that fact
precluded the departure OF the pres
ident before evening. il was gen
orally believed that the president
would leave Washington this even
ing, arriving in New York early to-
morrow. so as to sail probably to-
morrow noon.
Ship Ready 10 Sail.
New York, Dec 81 President Will
son and party will enjoy a sort Of
sun -parlor during their trip 10 Eur
ope on the George Washington. The
ship, with steam up at her dock Ia
Hoboken, has been painted a battle
ship gray and handsomely redec-
Grated. Three hundred men were
used in preparing the ship for the
voyage, and not the least OF their
tasks was enclosing the promenade
deck in glass. making n great sun
parlor. where the passengers Will
be safe from wintry gales.
Three Rooms for President.
Particular attention was paid to
fitting up a suite OF three rooms for
the president across the hall from
the suite of Mrs Wilson Forty
nine staterooms have been fitted
up for other passengers. The din
ing cabin viii accommodate 40 per
sons. The cuisine will be managed
by the chef OF a we'll known New
York hotel. He will have 80 as
sistants. including walters. The
RaEV -y.aEd- -haad has been delegated
to provide music.
Farley to BE Delayedl
Paris, Dec. at appears the
Germans will be unable 90 hand
over all the 5000 locomotives stip-
ulated in the armistice agreement
by Dec II, according TO the Matin
and it is possible that the allies
will grant more time TO the enemy.
This will have the effect Of delay
ing peace negotiations since they
cannot begin until the armistice
conditions have all been fulfilled.
Discussions between the allied
delegations 10 the peace conference
probably will begin on Dee 20, with
President Wilson taking part per
sonally.
VIII Visit Pope.
Rome. Monday, Dec. . PTesi-
dent Wilson during his stay az this
capital, will pay a visit TO Pope
Benedict, it Is announced by the
newspapers here. He will 90 tO
the Vatican, it is stated. from the
American embassy, instead Of the
quirinal, where the president and
Mrs. Wilon will be the guests Of the
4 king and uuepu while iu Rome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
WILL OBSERVE QUAKES.

WasLiugt0U. Dec 3-"TtOTgeL0Nn
university has decided TO establish
q branch seismOgraphical obaerva-
tory in Guatemala. which is the cen
ter Of an area subject TO earth
quakes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
DIsCHARGE ODJECToRS.

Washington. Dec -Conscien
uOus Ob5ectors who refused non
combataut duty and are retained IN
army camps. were ordered dis
charged by the war department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
RELGIIMS IOSs FsTIMArrn-

BRUSSELS, Dec. s. Bclgtums loss
through German military occupa
ton and seizures OF machinery and
raw material were placed an 5000 !
$500 francs by the central Indus.
trial committee OF Belgium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
NAT GOODWIN LOSES EYE.

New York Dec Nat G.. Good
win. the actor. submitted 20 an op-
Grafton for the removal OF one OF
his eyes.