The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
DIARY KEEPING
IS FORBIDDEN
U. S. SOLDIERS NOT TO BE THE
SOURCE KNOWLEDGE.
TONNES ARE TONGUE TIED
Cost of Camp Food Runs Higher. Sen.
ator Kenyon Has No Faith in
Germany and Denies U. S.
Soldiers Intemperance.

Camp Dodge, Ia, Jan. 12.-All the
pretty diaries the Sammies here re,
ceiyed for Christmas presents will
have to go unused by the selectiye
service men and officers here. Reason
keeping diaries and note books by
the soldier is forbidden.
The war department has ruled that
the use of these books must be dis,
couraged Hence, fifty years from now
when the soldiers of the great war
tells his grandchildren how he sank
his teach in the kaiser's ear or booted
him through the HohenZollern roof
he'll have to reply on memory.
The Hun soldiers have been keeping
diaries and other notes and as re.
suit every time some Boche is taken
by the allies the officers know just
what has happened, why and where
The American commanders don't wan:
captured Americans to be SUCH sourc'
es of information.
The Boche too is letting up in his
mania for keeping diary evidently
through orders of the commanders
for recent captives from the Teuton
ranks have been without nole books
Tommies Held Mum.
London, Jan. 12.-General Byng's
successful tank advance on Cambria
was due, in the last analysis, to the
steadfastness of forty British Tom
mics.
The morning before the advance
was scheduled the Germans made
raid on the very sector behind Whlcf
$50 tanks were modified for the at
tack. Forty unwilling Tommies return
ed from the raid with the Boche.
When this was known at Byne's
headquarters gloom descended on the
camp like winter fog on London
"Wip icy put the Germans wiser
= the question on the lips of al
the staff and IF they do were lost,
was their own reply.
Next mornings triumph proved th'
men had kept their mouths shut dur
ing the usual German examination o
prisoners.
A high British officer, discussing the
incident, said the slightest tip abou
the tanks to the Germans would have
meant the total collapse of the tanl
offensive.
Cost of Feed Per Man.
Camp Dodge, Ia, Jan. II. - Th'
high cost of living climbed bit high
er here but the increase in cost ha
not been noticed in the rations of thu
Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota an
Illinois members.
The daily ration costs per man i
40.S cents per day. This is compares
with 1887 cents in December. The cos
of food this month is still under tn
cost of the soldiers beans and embel
lishments in November when the cos
was 40.67.
The increase in butter and bee
prices caused the boost in the per mai
cost. Other food products have moVe'
up anu down considerably while brea'
prices have dropped a fraction of
cent. But the butter and beef boos
resulted in the increase.
The increase of less than cent II
each mans ration costs is figures a
about $4,000 more this month than las
for the division.
Made a Hit.
London, Jan. 12.-The ground floor
of many office and apartment build
ings are thrown open for public shell
ter during air raids and on raid nigh
many of the shelter seekers console
themselves by singing popular songs
The other night in the United Pres
building there came noating up from
below the appropriate strains of TT
End of a Perfect Day"
Kenyon Denies Reports
Washington, d. c., Jan. 12.-Senato
Kenyon's address in the senate il
which he warned of the danger o
"nibbling at the kaiser's bait" ant
halted preparations by reason of pre-
mature peace talk, was the cause o
much comment among senators. H
was warmly congratulated at the clos
by a number of senator's, both demo
cratic and republican. He was espec
tally emphatic in denying reports
about drunkenness in the American
army and urged that such stories b.
not promoted. aM
General Pershing does not want I
drunken army" he said,
General Pershing does not want /;
diseased army" Let's quit this ant
leave the matter tc Pershing. If thi:
be treason to the prohibition cause
he said, make the most of it,"