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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
Huns Use Chain
Rockets to Combat
Entente Auidtors

fCorresponderce Associated Press)
Behind the British Lines in
France, March 2l-One OF the Ger
mans favorite devices for opposing
British airmen on night raids or re-
connaissances, is a barrage OF the So
called "chain rockets -" These consist
of long chains OF brilliantly luminous
balls. bright green in color, which
are sent upwards like skyrockets in
strings OF thirty or forty, and which
hang suspendeds in the sky for con-
sidera Bile time. apparently for the
purpose Of catching the airplane and
setting fire TO it.
The rockets must be driven UP
with tremendous force. probably
from gun. for they rise to a
height of 10000 feet, and can be
placed with great accuracy. The fire
balls appear to be about a foot in
diameter AS they rise they are often
caught BY the wind and assume beau
tiful curves. Simetimes the whole
line topples and turns before it van
ishes. floating for a few moments
like row of strange green Japan.
csc lanterns It is supposed that the
balls are supported in the air b!
small parachutes.
Thousands Of these chain-rockets
are fired by the Germans on every
occasion when the entente airmer
attack town or camp. They are par
of the regular shrapnel barrage
which is used TO hamper the attack.
spectacular effect than the burst
~ I'll, q.
momentary flash in the sky anC
then is gone.
If machine is caught by a search
light, hundreds of the chainrocket!
are straightway sent up towards if
They make a remarkable spectacle
as they are seen climbing up the SKY
and passing one by one across thu
beams Of light and finally appear
ing in their appointed station in thu
upper darkness.
British airmen declare that til,
sensation of having these chain
rockets fired at them is rather pleas
ant than otherwise. 1t is difficult u
believe that anything so fantastic
beautiful and fairy-like, can be real
ly dangerous On a cloudy night, /
is said, nothing is pleasanter than t.
float oyer the rolling clouds an
to watch the green chainrocket
pierce the mist here and there, cast
ing weird radiance over tn
mountains and valleys of cloudland
In the midst of a really vigorou
barrage the chain rockets thread tn
skies in scores of fiery chains, float
ing past the invading machine on CIV
cry side, leaving behind them thi
trains of scented smoke
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
WEED OUT UNFIT AIRMEN.
Psychiary Boards Developed In Avi
alton Training Camps.

Dallas, Texas, April Necessity
for the mental poise that is q requi
site of the successful aviator has de-
veloped a psychiatry board in each
aviation training camp in Texas. 1t is
the function of those boards to
strengthen the balance of the cadets
and weed out those who show OBJ
vious unfitness for the trying work
in the air. The aviation service re-
Quires great mental alertness and
many prospective ayiators have been
transferred TO other branches of ser
vice
This war, physicians say, has de-
ve!oped greater reaction Oil the mind
than has any previous conflict Such
results are due 10 shell shock, un-
derground living. the constant view
ing of death and the high develop
ment of the instruments of warfare.
They are manifest some times by an
inclination TO desert after months of
training which is a symptom of men
tai deficiency, officers say. Ordinar-
lily soldier disciplined and trained
for months, responds to orders au-
tomaticaliy. 1t is the mission of the
psychiatrist board to weed out men
who are likely TO fail in critical NOM
ents.
The testing OF the students minds
is going on constantly. often without
their knowledge Some tests appear
foolish and provide great amusement
to the students A cadet is sometime s
required to shake his head violently
from side TO side six or eight times
III nl@
amnded to touch his nose with his
right fore-finger. Inability to touch
the nose indicates lack of the sense
of balance in some degree. This does
not imply a mental deficiency and
the desired sense of balance often
can be developed in those at first
lacking it.
Problems to test mental alertness
are given for instant solution
series of circles is made on a white
sheet of paper by the men and they
then are ordered to draw a continu.
Gus line over the first two, under the
second three, over and then under
and so on. A mans poise is rated by
, his ability to follow the confusing
directions. which are given at high
speed.
Sometimes a cadet is sent on ar
errand with instructions to do mum.
| erous things. He is rated on his abil
| jty to remember them all and on the
| sequence in which he performs then
in regard to their relative impor
lance. Often a group of men 1!
marched by crowded table and or
hdered to record later what they saw
on the table in their hurried glance
| in passing it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
Nav Not War ON Bulgaria.

1t is expected that President Will
son will soon appear before Congress
with recommendation for a declar-
alton of war between the United
States and Bulgaria.
Congress has been ready since De-
cember to declare war on both Bull
garia and Turkey. 1t only refrained
from including these countries in the
declaration against Austria because
the president did not then consider il
Immediately practical.
However, now that is has been OF.
ticially announced in Paris that Gen
Pershing's offer of American aid hat
been accepted by General Foch ant
also announced officially that Aus
trian and Bulgarian troops have. beer
identified as being on the Franco
British front. it is believed the pres
ident will take action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04

five gives $3.50. Dropping the fifty cents
from the result and subtracting the Sc
from $40 it is found that s34 is the a0-
vance in wage. Thus, under the plan
suggested, the man now receiving
$3.50 is to be advanced to $3.50.
In computing the wage of the man re-
ceiving $3.50 or more a month it will be
seen that there is no wage advance.
Taking wage of $3.50. for example,
and subtracting $50, which leaves $500,
and dividing by five, the result will be
$40. Then. suhtracting the quotient.
40. from $40 yleaves nothing to be
added to the original salary.
There !s no authority for the state :
ment that the above plan has been
adopted but that of some of the en-
ployes, who claim to have been in
formed by persons in position to know
what decision had been arrived at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
TO MILL NORMANDY ORE.
France Preparing for Great Indus
trial Activity After War.

Correspondence Associated Press
French Front, March 20.-Nor-
mandy is believed to be destined to
become one of the great centers of
French industrial activity as soon as
hostilities have ceased. One metal
lurgical company. working under the
auspices of the French government,
already has taken the matter in hand
and is constructing a large series OF
blast furnaces to turn into steel the
immense layers OF iron ore found in
lower Normandy.
Just before the war the whole re-
gion with its mineral wealth was in
danger of falling into the hands of
the Germans, as Thyssen. one of the
German steel kings, had acquired the
Soumont mine. about fifteen miles
from Caen. with the intention Of
| working it in conn ection with blast
furnaces he proposed to construct in
the vicinity OF that city. His idea
was to furnish coal from his West
phalian mines and to obtain iron
ore for the German blast-furnaces
along the Rhine
ThysseA was unable to obtain a
| concession for the construction of a
j oiAR oou ilOLl li4C " tIC Poi L
| OF Caen except on the condition of
| uniting his interests to those of a
! French company. This condition was
accepted and company was formed
| which at the end Of. 1912 started i'm
portant works ON the right bank of
the river Orne.
! Ten million dollars had been ex-
| pended when the work was inter
rupted by the war and the part be-
longing to Thyssen sequestered. The
French government thereupon, in
view of the great demand for cast
! iron and steel for the purposes of the
army, decided to step in and hasten
| the construction of the works. The
two great national armament works
Creusot and Saint-Chamond, inter
ested themselves in the project and
established a new company. which
now has works covering more than
LOO acres near Caen.
A railroad has been laid connect
ing the works with the Soumont ore
] mines. fifteen miles distant. From
| these mines, it is expected, iron ore
will be obtainable for an indefinite
period while coal will be brought
from England for the present anG
later from the northern departments
of France and from Belgium by can
al Sinkings are also in progress fol
] the discovery of the prolongation o.
the English coal-layers.
The works are now employed or
munitions for the French army. bu
as soon as the war has terminated
they are to be utilized to t7rn the
district into a gigantic steel work.
and transform the province into al
industrial center.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
cooD. Nsws..
Many Marshalyltown READERS Have
Heard Il and Profited Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and the
many bad back sufferers in Marshall-
town are glad to learn where RELIEF
may be found, Many lame, weak and
aching back is bad no more, thanks to
Doans Kidney Pills, Our citizens are
telling the good news Of their expert
ence with this tested remedy. Here
is an example worth reading:
Mrs. A. v. Hubert, 10 Bromley
street Marshaltown, says: ~ had
backaches,, felt dub and languid and
tired easily. also suffered from fire.
quent headaches. Ny kidneys acted ir-
regularly and had Inflammation of the
bladder. I got Doan's Kidney Pills at
Elders Drug Store and they relieved
all symptoms OF kidney complaint
Price so cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get,
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Hubert had. Foster Milburn Co.
Mfgrs., Buffalo. n. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04

strongly as the corpse ship" 1t is a
huge barge piled high with native
corpses, many of them several years
old, which are being carried down
the river to rest in cemetery near
the whitened bones of the Prophet.
The bodies are piled on deck,
packed tight in straw cases, on top
of which the Arab attendants sit
nonchalently and play native game
resembling dominoes Some OF the
corpses are comparatively new, 9th
ers old. 1t all depends on how long it
took the family of the dead to save
enough money to pay the cost of
transportation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
When Itching Stops

There is one safe, dependable treatment
that relieves itching torture and skin irfi.
tation almost instantly and that cleanses
and soothes the skin:
Ask any druggist for a CSC or 81 bottle
of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, pimples,
blackhesds, eczema. blotches ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating, satisfy.
ing liquid, is all that IS needed, for Il
banishes most skin eruptions and makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The E. w. Rose Co, Cleveland, O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
Hun WEATHER FoRECASTERs.
Submarines Believed to Furnish Re.
ports OF Conditions in England.

London. March II (By MaiD =
How do the Germans obtain the ac-
curate knowledge which they are
known to possess of weather condi-
tons in England is often asked here.
This knowledge is essential for them
In, their air raids and captured doc
uments show that their meteorologt-
cal reports are fairly complete des.
pite the fact that no publication OF
weather data or forecasts is permit
ted in English newspapers.
An English meteorological expert
declares that the answer to the ques-
ton IS not through ANY system Of
spies and land wireless but that the
data is derived from observations
taken by submarines.
The important point for the Ger.
mans, he says, is to know the wea.
Their conditions off the northwest
coast of Ireland and he thinks that a
submarine working at that place is
detailed to send weather reports to
Germany by relays through the wire
less apparatus working around the
British Isles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
BABY eoNosr RETAINED.
Certificates Of $50 Will Not Be Side
tracked For War SAVINGS Canbaion

Certificates Of $50 Will Not Be Side
tracked For War Savings Campaign.
Des Moines, April 4.-The new lib
erty bonds will be issued in denomina-
tons of $50. 500. $500 and $1,000, as
in the first and second loans.
This statement disposes Of reports
that the $50 Baby Bond might BIZ
abandoped in the third loan for the
sake OF encouraging investments oi
such small amounts to war savings
stamps.
The function of the war savings or
carnations has been clearly defined by
Secretary McA doc in a statement tc
liberty loan and war savings workers
Both are to cooperate. The wal
savings campaign is not to be neg
lected. but sale of liberty bonds Is to
be the main objective.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04

military men here in the natiOnT
! capital are looking forward to 9
! great matching of wits between Fool
and Won Ludendorff.
! 1t was no surprise here whom the
announcement came from Berlin and
Amsterdam that it was Luderdorfi
who had panned the German often
sive which was TO drive tie allies
back in a week over ground that had
been fought for the greater part of
two. long years.
Ludendorf is the brains of the
German army: Hindepburg is but the
Drawn Lundendorf is the quiet. eff
ficient member of the imperial staff
who has held the German army to-
gether during the four years of the
war and who but recently broueh' II
up to an offensive power greater
than in the days OF 1914 and far be-
youd ANYTHING The allied command
ers thought possible.
Knew "Brain>" Of Kaiser.
There never has been any doubt on
the part of the British and French
commanders as to who it was on the
German staff with whom they had to
deal Ludendorf is student OF the
higher phases OF military knowledge
as we'll as an organizer of extreme
ability. And there is no question that
it is the splendid organization back
of the actual fighiire men that has
accounted for the initial success of
the hig German drive
Hindenburg cane into sudden
fame as q result Of the campaign in
the Ma-urian Lafes.
Planned Big Campaign.
The campaign was organized by
Ludendorf, but Hindenburg was the
general in command in the field. so it
was natural that in search of hero
the German PEOPLE should have
chosen the man in the saddle rather
than the directing genius closeted at
great headquarters.
The kaiser saw the appeal that
HindeIburg made to the deluded
German people and he was quick to
turn this idolatry to the best advan-
tage. Hindenburg has been extolled
and exalted times without number
and all for the effect this exaltation
would have upon the German mind.
Hindenburg has been put forward
as sort Of cigar-stoSe Indian
brave 10 look upon, but very wooden
as 10 any initiative or inherent abil-
ity Hindenburg is pictured in the
allied armv REPORTS as. the selfish
and self-indulgent. having greater
capacity TO celebrate a victory than
to plan one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
MARSHALLTOWN PEOPLE
SHOULD EAT PIE DAILY

Pie Is wholesome combining both
fruit and grain. Those who have
trouble disesting pie shsiid take ONE
SPOONFUL simple buckthorn bark.
glycerine, etc. as mixed in Adler-i-ka.
removes foul matter which poisoncdl
your stomach for months and reHeyd
ANY CASE sourystomach. gas or coz
Leaves stomach in condition to d.
gest ANYTHING. B. A. Morgan,
Druggist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04

Hassana. on the eastern side OF the
Sinoi peninsula one of the British
soldiers received wound which
necessiIated an immediate operation.
An airman at once volunteered to
carry the wounded man to the near
est hospital. "A miles away across
the desert. BY this trip the mans life
was saved
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
Useful Palm.

In the lowlapds Of the delta Of the
Orinoco river the natives build huts
suspended between trunks OF, Aauritia
fiexuosa. a palm. They also eat its
fruits, Its farinaceous pith, it, sac
charine juice. and uSs the 0bsrI Of ~.
leaf stems for making ropes, ham
mocks. etc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
AIRPLANE AS AMBULANCE.
wounded Soldier Transported
Aerial Route to HOSpitaI,

Aerial Route to Hospital.
Cairo, Feb. % (By MaiD-The
British official correspondent on the
Palestine front gives an account Of
an instance in which an. airplane
was employed in actual service as an
ambulance. When little mobile
Y0rce rounded up the Turkish post at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
BURY BONES. NEAR PROPHET.

"Corpse Ship" One Of Strange
Sights for Visitors to Arabia.
Bagdad, Feb. 2s (Hy MALI
Nothing in the land OF strange things
strikes the European visitor SO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-04
Boobies, Bio tdea.

Bobbie dining out with, his mother.
In CHASTITY whisper --"Oh. ma, nip
me your powder pun; I've spotted the
tableclot-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
APPROVE ALL ACTS
OF PHONE DIRECTORS
Stockholders At Annual Meeting En-
dorse And REFLECT Board; Spent
$35, 900 On Reconstruction

Entire approval of the efforts OF
the directors in rebuilding the lines
of the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co
was voiced at the annual meeting OF
stockholders Monday in Belliagham
The stockholders endorsed every
thing the directors put before them
reelected the came board of officials
and advised them to proceed along
the same lines for the improvement
of the system.
That it has cost lhe company
thus far nearly thirty-five thousand
dollars to rebuild the lines damaged
in the silver thaw, and to improve the
system, was the substance of re-
port presented to the stockholders.
The report showed the following eX-
pendi.ures:
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
MAKE PLANS TO SELL
CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS
Guarantors Meet With Representa-
i've OF Company; Great Wartime
Program Will BE Offered

Arrangements for the ticket sale
of Lynden's Chautauqua were made
at meeting of the guarantors Wed
nesday night with representative of
the Chautauqua company. The big
war-topics program that the Chau-
tauqua offers this year makes it of
vital interest to the community, and
a swift disposing of the season tick
cts is a foregone conclusion, in the
opinion of the local guarantors.
Chautauqua guarantors this season
are Mark Hammond, E. Edison, Geo.
Worthen, DR.. B. V. Mounter, Will
liam Weber, DR.. F. L. Wood, R r.
delder. H. H. Jameson, S. II. Lew
is .. C. De Long. Marion Biehler,
w. f. Jones. C. 3. Bay.
w. H. Jackman, w. H. Waples,
George C. Blonden, Is. W. Loring,
W. H. Elder. J. L. Dickerson, sr.,
George W. Frick, William McDon-
nell, c. R. Axling, b. H. Crabtree.
John c. Anderson, Frank Blonden,
William lie Compte, A. NJ. Riddle,
James D.. Zylstra, Fred Neidhart,
Christian Seemuller, Emma Bennett,
Mollie Stark Williams, Charles NJ.
Gehrman, D. L. Beckes, George B.
Taylor, DR.. Walter Wilbur, l.. A.
Jones. w. Garland Boggan, Paul H.
Ashby. Percy H. Davies, Henry Sha-
gren, S. T. Jaekman, Ray Hoekstra,
RAY H. Slade, A. bunker, H. A. Van
Os, R. l.. Averill.
W. l. Baker. Archie Palmer. Cliff
ford Worthcn, p. M. Serrurier, Ken
sington Club, Y. II. Tromp, c. l..
Banks. F. E. Knapp, R. B. lie Coco,
James Powers. II. J. Feenhouse.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13

People of our Mission Circle" Mrs.
George Begley, Seattle
-10:00-Address Mrs. J. A.
Weeks, Lynden
-1O:20-Address Prayer as
a Missionary Method" Mrs. J. E.
Noftsinger, Mount Vcrncn
1O:20-10:40-Addr Mrs. Geo
Foster, Seattle
10:40-11:0O- Address, Mrs. Lou
Use Campbell. Kaying, China
11:00-1130-Open parliament; Of
fering to defray the expense of the
women.
11:SO-12:00 = Bible Study, Rev.
D. NJ. McPhail, Bei.nlgham
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Convention Session
2:00-5: :00-The afternoon session
will be in charge of the Convention
officers.
Rev. J. E. Noftsinger, president !;
Rev. Robert Gray, Acting Secretary !;
Rev. NJ. E. Tull, Colpourter-A.B.P. P.S.
Rev. VIM. F. Roberts, State Evange-
list
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
HOLDS CLOSING PROGRAM

The Lynden Christian School held
its closing program Friday at the
Fair Grounds. An afternoon of mer-
ry games followed the formal enter
tainment.
Many pretty drills and sons were
given by the yariohs classes, with
recitations by the following: Jake
Dykstra, August Zoet, Benjamin Zyl-
stra, Gertie Bajema, Margaret Ottens,
Winnie Bode, Cornelius Van Leeu-
wen.
The program marked the termin-
alton of seven years with the school
of Jerry Albers, principal, and he de-
livered an address, expressing his
regret at leaving. John Slotemaker
responded eloquently for the school
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED
AT GERRIT TOP RESIDENCE

A pretty home wedding was sol
omnized Thursday evening ct $40
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
rit Top when their daughter, Anna,
was united in marriage to Isaac G.
Neevel. The Rev. H. X. Pasma pre-
formed the ceremony.
The home was beautifully decorat-
ed with maidenhair fern, Scotch
broom, roses and snow balls. A.
tending the bridal pair were Miss
Minnie E. Schuyleman as bridesmaid
and George Neevel as best man.
A dainty luncheon was served af-
ter the ceremony to sixty guests.
Miss Mimic E. Schuyleman visited
at the G. Top residence a few days
last week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
w. c. T. L. HOLDS ALL-DAY
INSTITUTE AT Nj. Il. CHURCH

The w. c. T. L. held an all-day in
stitute at the NJ. E. Church Thursday.
Mrs. Mary E. Brown, state president
gave interesting talks during the day.
Rev. Myron Cooley delivered an ad-
dress in the afternoon. Lunch was
served at noon.
Miss Frances Asam gave piano
solo during the afternoon, and in the
evening, the following was the pro-
gram:
Piano trio-MiGses Mary Tremain,
Ruth Handy and Dorothy Pace.
"Why Place the Flag in Churches
Albert Booman.
Piano duet-Misses Mary Tremain
and Ruth Handy.
Vocal solo-Mrs. Ferguson.
Reading-Miss Bessie Biehler.
Violin solo-ElZie Tremain.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
HELP WANTED!

The Surgical Dressing department
of the Red Cross has a rush order Tor
dressings to go to the front by June
20. They have 13 sacks of moss
which must be picked over before it
dries. This work can be done by any
one, male or female, young or old.
The call is imperative, the time is
short, let everyone take this as a spe-
cial call and be at the Red Cross
rooms in the Williams building on
Tuesday evenings. Wednesday after
moons, Wednesday evenings or Satur-
day afternoons or as often as possi-
BILE. Girls. bring your boy friends
Boys, bring your girls.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-06-13
A RED CROSS DREAM

Il have social duties and household cares,
And there's recreation's plea
Let other folks work at the Red Cross Rooms,
There is work at home for me-
But that night l dreamed that somewhere in
France"
The bloodest battle Ger,
searched thru the slain while the Red Gross Dogs
Ran eagerly on before.
And nurses with surgical dressings knelt
On the bood-soaked ground that night,
To bandage the wounded and bleeding lads
By the bursting flares of light.
And then the gauze dressing supply ran short
Oh-there was face knew
begged them to bandage his bleeding wounds,
But what could the nurses do?
No bandage, no tampon, to staunch the flow
From heart that was dear to mine,
raised his dark head to my knee and watched
Mid the bomb shells sickening whine.
There was only light where the nurse had been,
And only the cross shone bright
''If you had but worked at the Red Cross Rooms
He might not have died tonight"
Evelyn M. Scrimger, Lynden