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The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
ITALIANS CHEERED
BY THE AMERICANS
ARRIVAL OF U. S. TROOPS GIVES
NEW HEART.
VICTORY over FOE ENLARGES
Two Austrian Regiments Were Com
pIetely Wiped Out. Colonel and
Entire, Staff Killed in Hand
to Hand Fighting.

Rome. July 3.-Formal announce
ment that American troops shortly
will take their place in the lines was
cheered by Italian soldiers many of
whom have relatives fighting with the
American armies according to dis
patches from the front today.
Italian Victory Grows.
With the Italians in the Field, July
3.-The previous estimate of fifteen
hundred Austrians killed in the recent
Mountain fighting has now consider
ably increased it became known today.
Two Regiment Wiped Out.
1t is known that two enemy regi-
ments one of which was an entirely
fresh one were entirely wiped out
Every member of the regiments were
either killed or captured.
Czecko-Slavs in hand to hand fight
ing killed an Austrian Colonel and
his entire staff.
italians In New Offensive.
London, July 3.-The Italians have
undertaken a new offensive on the
Lower Piave it was learned from au
lucrative sources this afternoon.
The Italians on the new Piave line
have advanced from two thousand Il
thirty-fve hundred yards or about
eight miles it was stated.
Another Big italian Victory.
Rome, July 3.-"At the head of the
Lorenzo Valley we carried out success
full raids with the aid of our batteries
and captured more than six hundred
and twenty one prisoners and much
material the war office statement an
nounced today.
On the Asiago Plateau the French
made surprised attacks in the Zocili'
region which resulted in prisoners be
| ing taken.
The Austrian Version.
Vienna, July 3.-"After fighting al
day at the mouth of the Kiave the en-
envy was unable to succeed excep
slightly near Chesa.Nuova" the wa
office announced today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
Reasons For
Celebrating The
Glorious Fourth

Washington, D. c., July 3.-on
every hand Americas first million
mark thrilled Members of Con-
g,ess who had been bitter at the
Early delays and the mistakes of
fhe war work, hailed the an
nouncement, as a signal for ac-
chievement.
America also has two million
five hundred thousand men under
arms and will call one and one
half million more.
Fourteen destroyers will be
launched tomorrow.
About one hundred merchant
ships will also be launched to-mor-
row.
Americas fighting men have ar
rived in Italy.
American sailors Joined with
the British and the French forces
on the Thurman coast and their
number may be augmented.
American soldiers have Just
achieved another. stirring victory
near Chateau Thierry.
War department officials are
hopeful that close to two million
men will be across by the time
winter sets in.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
TW0 I0Wa Boys
In Casualties
Listed Today

Washington, July 3.-Two Iowa
boys were included in the list of
eighty-fiVe oversee casualties of
the army announced today by the
War Department.
Private D. C. Waite of Daven-
port was listed among those Sc
Verely wounded, and Private n. C.
Horton of MarshalItown, reported
missing in action
The casualty list was rivided
as follows:
Killed in action, 10; died of
wounds, g; Of disease, 4; of acct
dent 6; severely wounded, -,
and missing in action, SO.
MORE HONOR CROSSES.
Washington, July 3.-Sixty-three
more American soldiers have
been awarded the DISTINGUISHED
service cross for bravery in &C
ton, General Pershing announced
today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
SENATOR TILLMAN is DEAD
Noted Representative of South Caro-
lima FamiIiarIy Known as "Pitch-
fork" Dies Of Paralysis.

Washington, July 3.-Senator Ben
r. "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman, of South
Carolina, died at four.thirty o'clock
this morning.
The Senator had been i'll for sew
eral days, as the result of apoplexy
and paralysis, and all hope for his re-
covery was abandoned Sunday. Mem
bers of the family were with him at
the end.
The death of the Senator from
South Carolina marks the passing
away of one of the most unique and
interesting members, who has ever
held seat in congress.
He represented the state of South
Carolina for nearly twenty-four years.
and as was his hope, died in action"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
LORD RHONDA DIES A HERO
Great Brtain's Food Controller sue
cumbs as Result of Gold Plunge
to Save a Child.

London. July 3-Lord Rhonda, Great
Britain's Food Controller, died at nine
o'clock this morning.
Rhonda has been in failing health
for several weeks as the result OF
overwork in handling the food situa
ton.
He succeeded Lord Davenport as
Food Controller in June of last year
Rhonda died at his home at Elan
wern Park, Wales. He had suffered
with rheumatic fever for several
years which was brought about by his
leaping into cold water to rescue q
child.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
HUN
PLANES SMASHED
THREE OBSERVATION BALLOONS
ALSO BROUGHT DOWN..
So TONS OF BOMBS ON ENEMY
British Airmen Score Great Victory
On the Western Front.-Eight :
Allied Machines Were Lost in
the Operation.

IL Lonon, July 3.-Forty-three German
aeroplanes and three observation bal
looms were accounted for Monday
Monday night and Tuesday according
to the official aviation commurique
issued today.
Eight British planes are missing
More than thirty-five tons of bombs
were dropped on enemy positions.
"On July 1, our aeroplanes were very
active" the statement said. twenty,
five German machines and three Ger.
man balloons were destroyed during
the day. Fifteen other hostile planes
were driven down out of control. In
addition two enemy hostile flying
night machines landed behind our
lines. Eight of our machines are miss.
ing ...
"Thirty-five tons of bombs were
dropped during the day and thirteen
tons during the night"
Germans Regain Ground.
London, July 3.-The Germans last
night recaptured most all of the
ground won by the British to the
northwest of Albert on Sunday, Field
Marshal Haig announced in his Of
fetal report today.
Huns Make Big Claims.
Berlin, July 3.-Since the beginning
of the German offensive in March,
1911 ,454 allied prisoners have been cap
tured by the Germans, according to
an official statement from the war of.
fee. OF these, the statement says,
94,939 were British, S9,099 were
French and the remainder divided
among the Portuguese, Belgian and
American forces along the front.
British Loss Heaviest.
The statement reads:
After the conclusion of investiga-
lions, it has been found that the num-
Der of prisoners passed to the rear
through our collecting stations since
the beginning of the attack on March
81, up to the present, not including the
wounded passed back to hospital es-
adjustments, amounts to 191, asa. OF
these the English lost 94,939, incIud.
ing four generals and about 300 Of
fcers.
The French lost 5000, including
two generals and about 300 officers.
The rest were divided among the
Portuguese, Belgian and American
forces.
2,476 Cannon Taken.
Cannon to the number of 2,476 we're
taken and 1904 machine guns were
brought back from the battlefield by
the booty collecting stations"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
NEW GAS ORDINANCE.
Fixing Charges in ottumwa at $3.50
Per 1000 Cubic Feet.

Ottumwa, July 3.-An ordinance
fixing the charges for gas in Ottumwa
at $3.50 a thousand cubic feet was in
troduced at the meeting of the city
council this morning by Commissioner
II. J. Phillips and was passed to its
second reading. An ordinance to
extend the city fire limits was passed
to it's third reading. An ordinance
regulating buildings in the fire limits
was passed to its second reading.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
NO BREAD; NO MORE FIGHTING
Austro-Hunsarian Troops Were In An
Ugly Mood When Their Rations
Were CurtaiIed.

Geneva, July 3.-Seyeral regiments
of Austro-Hungarian soldiers quar-.
tered at Prague and Gratz mutinied
when their bread rations were elimi
mated, according to the Prague Tag
geblatt.
The mutineers announced that they
had enough cartridges to shoot down
their officers whereupon bread ra
tions were re-established and the re
volt ended.
The spirit of the mutineers due to
the food shortages is now spreading
throughout the country and even if eff
fecting the troops on the Italian front
the newspaper stated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
PULLMANS ARE TAKEN OVER
Government Will Operate Sleeping
Cars and Pay Employees More
Wages. Hours Unchanged.

Washington, July 3.-The Pullman
companies will operate under govern
ment control, the Railroad Admins
tration announced this afternoon.
In the ruling today it was specified
that Pullman conductors, maids and
porters were not benefited in the pass
ing of the eight hour day recently, as
were the railroad workingmen.
At the same time the nineteen
thousand employees in the service
were extended wage increase of
twenty-one million, seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars year, including
back pay from the first of January.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
DR.. ROBERTS GUILTY.
Man For Whom Grace Lusk Murdered
Mrs. Roberts is Convicted.

Madison, Wis, July 3,--Doctor Dav-
i'd Roberts was found guilty here to-
day on statutory charges, growing out
of the Lusk-Roberts triangle and was
sentenced to one year in prison.
Testimony brought out during the
trial and conviction of Grace Lusk for
the murder of Mrs. Roberts. was the
basis for the prosecution of Doctor
Roberts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
new HINT OF PEACE IN LONDON
Germany and Austria Said To Have
Expressed Willingness At The
Hague Prisoner Conference.

London, July 3.-In connection with
the return of Sir George Carve from
The Hague, it was rumored today that
peace terms were mentioned by the
Austrians and Germans at the confer
ence for the exchange of prisoners in
that city. There is no confirmation
of the story.
Carve. who is secretary for home
affairs, headed the British delegation
at the convention.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
EXTRA!
ANOTHER IOWA CALL.
Three Thousand More Men Ordered
To Report Today.

Des Moines, July 3.-Three thous-
and two hundred and siXty-five Glass
men were called into service today
in the seventh call on Iowa since June
LIST.
The men will report for three days
beginning July 29 and will entrain for
Camp Forrest, Georgia.
This call will have taken from Iowa
twenty-five thousand men since June
LIST.
But for the fact that twenty-one
yearold men registered on June 9th
last, Class men would have had "a
be used to fill up the quotas
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
GERMANY DENIES
SINKING SHIP
HOLDS MINE RESPONSIBLE FOR
LLANDovERY DISASTER.
PIRATES TOLL EXCEEDS zoo
Only Two Dozen Passengers On Hos
pital Ship Survive-other Vessels
Are Sent to the Bottom
BY Submarines.

Amsterdam, July 3.-Germany de-
MES the sinking of the Canadian hos
pital ship LlandOvery Castle, accord
ing to semi-ofiicial statements issued
in Berlin today.
Like similar British admiralty as
sertions it is probably incorrect that
submarine was responsible for the
sinking of the Llandovery Castle" the
statement said
Apparently no one observed the
submarine. The cause may be at
tributed to British mine"
over 200 Were Lost.
London, July "a thorough search
of the waters in the vicinity of the
sinking of the Canadian hospital ship
Llandovery Castle by a German sub
marine has resulted in no further sur
vivors being found. An official state
ment issued by the admiralty says it
may be assumed that only twenty-four
out of the 258 persons on board were
saved
Will Take No Chances.
Washington, d. c., July 3.-Plans
for the sailing of the American hos
pital ship Comfort, which it was pro-
posed to send through the submarine
zone without convoy have been de-
layed by the ruthless destruction of
the Canadian hospital ship Llando,
very Castle.
Danish Steamer Sunk.
An Atlantic Port, July 3.-The Dan.
ish steamship Indien was sunk by a
German submarine with a loss of q
members of the crew off the Azores
on March 31.--Nine survivors arrived
here today.
The vessel, bound from France to
an American port, was sunk by shell
fire, after the crew had taken to -four
lifeboats. Three of these boats were
lost in storm.
Belgian Ship Is Sunk.
Washington, d. c., July 3. - The
| Belgian steamer Chilier was sunk /,
400 miles off the Atlantic coast, or
June q. the navy department today
announced. Twenty-Five survivors
were picked up by sailing vessel OF
June 81.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
$4,000 Germans in Finland.

Copenhagen, July 3.-More than fiji
ty thousand German soldiers have
been sent into Finland, evidently for
purposes of participating in the Ger
man-Fiunish compaign along the Muir
man Region Holsingfors dispatch de-
ciared today
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
New Paper Man Chosen.

Washington, July 3,-Thomas E.
Donnelly of Chicago has been appoint
ed chairman of the pulp and paper
section of the war industry board to
succeed w. B. Colvep who was forced
to resign because of his increased du.
ties as chairman of the federal trade
commission.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
More Nurses Needed.

Washington, July 3,-The council of
national defense today issued state
ment of necessitw for thirty-five thous
and student nurses, to take the places
of the nurses who have gone over the
seas with the army
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
Suffrage Again side.Tracked.

Washington, ID. c., July 3.-An eff
fort by Senator Fall of New Mexico
to bring up the woman suffrage reso-
luton failed in the senate today, the
vice president ruling the senator out
of order.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
STORE ROBBED BOTH TIME.
In the Latest Theft, Friedman Broth
e.s Lose $500.

Kansas City, July 3-The store of
Friedman Bros. grocers, 540-542 Main
street. was robbed last night Thrift
stamps amounting to $4,000 and ST.
100 in cash were taken from the safe.
said the store had been robbed eighty
times,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
Home Eor N.wspaper Men.

New York. July 3---A home for news
paper men will stand as q memorial
for James Gordon Bennett publisher
of the New York Herald and the New
York Evening Telegraph according TO
ter1as az win madp puhl5s here To-
dny. Tha home WIN MI hulIl a. Man
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
BUSY BuRYING HEINlEs.
German Raid Unsuccessful According
To Co. G Soldier.

0ttumwa, July 3.-Sergeant Clar.
ence Fielder, in letter home, writes
about the Germans making raid
with the result that not many of them
got back alive. Our forces have been
burying dead Germans for the Iasi two
days" Helsi psitsd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
OVER A MILLION
MEN IN RANCE
GREAT AMERICAN RECORD MADE
DURING MONTH OF JUNE.
CAUSES GREAT SATISFACTION
Record of Accomplishment Since May
1871, is Astonishing-New World
Record Strikes Terror to the
Heart of the Hun.

Washington, d. c., July3.-Americar
troops sent overseas numbered 1913,
155 on July 1.
This was made known today by
President Wilson, who gave to the
public letter from Secretary Baker
disclosing a record of achievement
which the president said must cause
universal satisfaction" and which will
give additional zest to our national
celebration of the Fourth of july
Secretary Bakers Statement.
The presidents statement, with the
letter from Secretary Baker and his
reply, follow;
II have today received the following
letter from the secretary of war which
seems to me to contain information
which will be so satisfactory to the
country that it's publication will be
welcomed and will give additional zest
to our national celebration of the
Fourth of July:
War Department, Washington,
July 1, 191S.-My dear Mr.. President:
More than one million American sol.
diers have sailed from the ports in
this country to participate in the war
in France. In reporting this fact to
you, feel that you will be interested
in few data showing the progress Of
our overseas military effort.
1.-The first ship carrying military
personnel sailed May s, 1917, having
on board base hospital No. 4 and mem
bers of the reserve nurses corps.
The Arrival Of Gen. Pershins.
General Pershing and his staff
sailed on May 90 1917. The embark
atoms in the months of May, 1917, to
and including June, 1918, are as fol-
lows:
"'1917-May, 1,71S; June, 12,261; July
1888; August, 1928; September &c..
523; October, 3S,259; November, 23,-
Ole; December, 4S,S40.
191S-January 46,776; February,
4S,O27; March, 1881; April, 117,212;
May, 244,345; June, 276,372.
Marines, 1854.
'Aggregating 1,O19,115.
1.-The total number of troops re-
turned from abroad, lost at sea and
casualty, is S,165, and of these, by
reason of the superbly efficient pro-
lection which the navy has given our
transport system only POI have been
lost at sea.
1.-The supplies and equipment in
France for all troops sent is, by our
latest reports, adequate and the out
put of our war industries in this coun-
try is showing marked Improvement
in practically all lines Of necessary
equipment and supply.
Respectfully yours,
Newton d. Baker
The Presidents Reply.
ITO which | replied
1.-The White House, Washington,
July 2, 191S.-My dear Mr.. Secretary:
Your letter of July !, contains very
significant piece of news and an equal
" significant report of the forwarding
of troops during the past year to the
other side of the water. II is record
which I think must caure universal
satisfaction, because the heart OF the
country is unquestionably in this war
and the people of the United States
rejoice to see their forces put faster
and faster into the great struggle
which is destined to redeem the world.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson
Hon Newton ID. Baker,
Secretary of War >"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
MILK UP TO 10 CENTS.
Drought Is Responsible for Advance,
Dealers Say.

Kansas City, July 3.--The large dis
tributing companies advanced the
price of milk today to 13 cents
quart. The drought, resulting in
burning up the pastures, is given as
reason.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
BANK CALL ISSUED.
Reports Asked for at Close Of Bust.
ness, June %.

Washington. July g. The comptrol-
Ter of currency issued call for state
ment of the conditions OF all the ma
tional banks at the close of business.
June goth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
FORTY-E|CHT DEAD
SIXTY INJURED
AND VALUABLE PROPERTY is DE-
sTRoYEo NEAR SYRACUSE, N. Y.
NEARBY HOMES ARE WRECKED
Survivors Wonder About in Adjoining
Fields in Utter Confusion. Force
of Explosion Rocks Big City
Buildings in Syracuse.

Syracuse, N. Y, July 3.-Forty-eight
dead are at the county morgue, some
are still believed to be buried in the
ruins, more than sixty are injured, of
whom ten or fifteen are so seriously
hurt that their recovery is doubtful,
and property loss estimated at three
quarters of a million dollars are the
results of a fire and explosion at the
T. N. T. plant at Split Rock last night
Firemen and scores of wOrkmen,
were close to the scene when the
blast came. The bodies of one group of
firemen were hurled high into the air.
Explosion Felt at Syracuse.
Terrific conclusions from the explos-
ions of the war powder rocked large
buildings in the center of the city,
smashed plate glass windows and
caused a panic in the residential dis
trict.
The explosions followed a fire that
had raced beyond control and spread
to the "T. N. T." watts.
Workers were buried under an ava
lanche of debris and flames Five hun
dred workers were in the plant when
the fire broke out. Its origin has not
been ascertained. The workers fought
the flames and when they ran to safe
ty were caught in the first explosion.
Men were hurled in all directions.
Two, caught between burning build
ings, were blown through a wall. Still
alive when picked up, there was not
shred of clothing on their bodies.
Residences Collapse.
The second explosion came fifteen
minutes after the first. Building in
the vicinity crumpled The homes OF
workmen across the road from the
plant collapsed Burning timbers were
blown to the roofs of buildings across
the railroad tracks which divide the
plant.
Families fled across the fields in
confusion. A woman, hysterical, car
ried tiny kitten clutched to hel
! breast.
Most of the small explosions were
due, according to workmen, to the con
tact of flames with small "nitrefiers,'
''pulverizers."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
NINETY-sEVEN
PRISONERS TAKEN
AMERICANS NOW HOLD OVER six
HUNDRED HUNS.
60 MACHINE GUNS CAPTURED
Following Up Their Successes Of Yes
terday the Yanks Hit the Enemy
Another Staggering Blow
French People Grateful.
(By Lowell Mellet.)


With the American Armies on the
Marine, July 3-The American forces
utterly demolished an attempted enc
my counter attack on the new posi-
tons west of Chateau Thierry last
night, taking ninety-seven additional
prisoners.
A large number of machine guns
were taken in this sector, raising the
total number taken since Monday
night to more than sixty.
Over Six Hundred Prisoners.
Final checking up of the Boche pris-
oners taken in last nights and yester-
days operations are expected to be
more than six hundred.
Last nights advance progressed fur
Their at some points than 1t was at
first reported.
1t is now estimated that the maxi
mum penetration was about one kilo-
meter and half, about one mile.
American Airmen Win.
While German counter attack was
under way this morning eight Ameri-
can flying machines successfully en-
gagged nine Boche machines directly
above the scene of last nights battle.
The fight lasted thirty-five minutes.
The warm feeling towards the
American soldiers in this region by
the French population is evidenced
by joint letter from the mayors of
Meux district to the Commanding
General.
French People Are Grateful.
"The people will not forget the be-
ginning of June when the invaders
threatened our homes and the Ameri-
can troops stepped in and virtually
won a complete victory over the in
truders," the letter said.
"The mayors and the eye witnesses
of this generous efficious deed send to
the American Army their fullest adj
miration and gratitude"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
Thirty-Five Women Emploved.

Waterloo, July 3.-Thirty-tiye WON,
en- are employed in local foundries as
core makers. the FIRST experiment py
the kind 70 be made n khIa q||Y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04
The Austrian version.

Vienna, July S.-"After fighting all
day at the mouth of the Kiave the en-
envy was unable to succeed except
slightly near Chesa.Nuova" the war
office announced today.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Watch for the Detroit Tigers to make stirring bid
for the American League pennant this coming season!
Though nearly dozen Tigers have either enlisted or
been taken in the military draft only two regulars
have been lost, Howard Ehmke and George Burns.
Ehmke was considered necessary for the mound
strength of the Jungaleers but George Burns sowness
was keeping him from the front trenches hast year
and might have resulted in his giving way to younger
faster player during the 1918 campaign. To make Up
for this pair of Tigers, Eric Erickson, the big pitcher
who starred in the Coast League last year, and Bert
Ellison who can play both the infeld and the outfeld
will be with the Jennings tribe at Waxahachie, Tex.
The Tigers will open the season with veteran team
In this # will have something every club in the
league with single exception Of the Chicago White
5ox. champions world With the strength
they the Tigers should be danger
the very beginning of the campaign down to
Their OF beating the White Sox de-
pend wholly upon Sam will do to Rowlands
team Urban Faber remains with the champions and
not called military service, the Tigers will probably
have to be content for second place against
the Boston Sox II Faber is taken from the White
So1 the Tigers may close coping the flag.
Howard Ehmke pitched 206 innings in 35 games for
nfteen defeats Erickson pitched 44S % innings in
50 games for Francisco winning 81 contests and
meeting with He ranked first in efficiency
of all the League pitchers and third in victories
If he can even approach this with the heavy
Tigers Ehmke will be forgotten.
Ellison was with st. Paul last playing 81
1snea at second base outheld. At bat
K. cbed a of .2TS 130 respectable