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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Cannon 200 Feet in
Length Declared to
Be Guarding Berlin

Chippewa Falls, Wis, MAY r.
Monstrous guns, hidden forty to fifty
feet deep and I25 TO $50 feet apart,
form a veritaDle labyrinth Of defenses
around Berlin. according TO John
Erickson, native Of Sweden, here to-
day.
For five years from 1907. Erickson
says. he worked on the outer defenses
of Berlin and prior 10 that worked fer
the Motla gun works of Warmland
county, Sweden. turning out heavy
ordnance for Germany.
Guns surrounding Berlin range
from % TO s2 inches n diameter said
Erickson. Many are Of the large type.
Some are more than eco feet long.
Their foundation is set in seven feet
of solid granite sunk in the bottom OF
the pits in which the guns are hidden.
Two circles OF these guns surround
Berlin. One is seven miles from the
cicy's outskirts. the other is eleven
mills. A screen roof is now laid over
the guns. A layer Of two feet of dirt
covers the top. Grass trees and crops
are planted over the instruments to
prevent their being detected.
ELECTRICITY controls the huge guns.
Wren the guns are needed, the roof
may easily be throw off and the guns
would be hoisted to position by cleo
tricity Subways IN which electric
railways have been built for carrying
ammunition, supplies and reinforce
ments, connect the gunpits and heart
OF the city of Berlin. The guns throw
shells twenty FIVE to thirty miles.
"On the wall of each gun pit Is
placed a chart with a map and dial,
indicating just where each shell is
going to fall. This destination Of each
shell is determined ny the elevation OF
each gun.
For years prior TO the war the gun
works in which ! was employed IN
Sweden, as well as every other gun
works in that country was busy day
and night attempting to I'LL orders
from Germany. Plans for the defense
Of Berlin. were laid twenty years be-
fore | participated in executing them.
Berlin formerly was defended by three
forts Nilitarists of Germany planned
the fall of Nanu- and Liege years be-
fore war was declared and thus they
plaNU"L lIidL Del nm must ia w
lenses stronger than those OF Namur or
Liege.'
The Motla gun works. he said, turned
out 4,Q00.0CO automatic rifles for Ger
many just before the war was de-
clared. For years prior to that this
works, which employs $500 men, had
been making every sort of gun and
cannon for Germany.
Several cities in Germany other than
Berlin are similarly protected, Erick-
son said he heard while working at
Berlin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
vhic hto supply the civilian trade.

whic hto supply the civilian trade.
1.-THE writer had the pleasure OF
meeting the war garment industry
committee at Chicago who advise that
the government must have at once a
great number Of overalls and jumpers
for our soldiers now in the trenches
and in training overseas. In order TO
meet this emergency all overall manu-
facturers have been requested to give
up their entire production to the gov
eminent for the next Ave weeks from
denims on hand and In transit.
The governments needs, according
to instructions already received. will
amount to approximately 2S,O00,00O
garments.
After meeting this emergency de-
mand and later requirements of the
government, you can very readily see
that there will be very small percent
age OF denim available for civilian use;
consequently 1t will be necessary for
the overall manufacturer to pro rate
what little goods he may have on hand
in excess of government requirements
among his various customers. accord
Ing to date OF shipment.
II there is any portion Of your or
der that we ar A.! from the denims on
hand, OF the kind not used by the gov
eminent, we will be glad to start work
on same as soon as the government
emergency order is completed. This
promise. however, is subject to with
drawal without further notice in case
the government again draws, on our
production"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22

Ex-President William Howard Taft,
If he had his way, would have the draft
law amended at It's tail end to read
thus:
The president is authorized. in his
discretion and at such time as he may
determine, to raise by draft and begin
the training of an additional force or
additional forces of men, in increments
of such size as he may determine, duly
organized officered and equipped, pro-
vided that the total number OF men
drafted and to be drafted on or before
Jan. /, 1920, shall not be less than
>, 10000
That is how Mr.. Taft concludes an
editorial in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger on how this great democracy
has created its new army. He wrote
what follows:
The problem of how great democ-
racy OF 100, 900, 900 shall select its
army has been solved in this war, We
have never solved it before. The cher
ished view that Il can be done by
purely voluntary system was exploded
in our civil war, and its failure was
confirmed in the experience of Great
Britain
The effective the just, the demo-
cratic method is 10y the selective draft
Secretary Baker and President Wilson
were in the outset opposed TO this, but
they were convinced of their error, and
to them and a part OF their followers IN
congress and TO the republican minor
ity we owe the. great boon OF the pres
eut CONSUMPTION law Without abatins
in the slightest the credit of those who
put thru the bill, il is not too much to
say that the real inventor OF the sys-
tenn, the man VINO has done more than
any other one person in the govern
ment practically to carry ii out, IS
Mas Gen Enoch H. Crowder, the judge
advocate general OF the United States.
General Crowder has had peculiar
~ fl preparation for the work. A grad
uate of West Point and an officer III
the cavalry of the regular army, he
studied law and became a member Of
the bar His aptness in the profession
led 10 his transfer TO the judge advo-
Gates department.
When Major General Macarthur was
military governor OF the Philippines
and had thrust on him the quasi civil
duty and responsibility of formulating
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Ho,v America Has Created Great Army

lied in the law, 100000 were selected
and $4,000 in specially drafted units
This was the new laws contribution TO
the present army, which numbers with
the regular army and the national
guard 1000, 900. This is the army that
has been training since September,
1917, and is the army which is now be-
ing hurried to France.
After the rush was over. the provost
marshal general took steps to secure
better organization and more detailed
and useful information in respect to
the registered men. BY system OF
Questionnaires, of most searching
character, complete classification or
the then uncalled registrants was
brought about. so that now we know
who are available for the army at once
and who, in successive order OF avail
ability can be called. The answering
of these questionnaires was an enor-
nous task.
In round numbers there were 1900
600 in Glass l. That includes only un-
married men without dependents, or
married men with no useful occupa-
ton. OF these, 100000 were sent to
camps last fall after the first call 6oo,-
900 have been called for April and
May: 10000 will be called before Jan.
/. 1919, so that we shall have an army
of $500 900 men by that time. This Will
reduce the uncalled of Glass l to $780,
600. With those who have become 81
since the passage of the consumption
act OF May IS 1917, drafted, we shall
be able to add at least 10000 eligibles.
Thus the number in Glass l will be-
come 1900, 900 again by Jan. l, 1919. II
a new registration of men becoming u
in May, 1919, is had in that year, there
will be added 700, 900 more, or those
left in Glass will then be increased to
100000, or more than enough to make
an army OF 100000 men Jan. !, 1920,
without going out of Glass !. Consider
the small drain this 100000 will be
upon our nan-power MS compared with
that upon Frenchmen and Englishmen,
because this 5000, 600 will be made up
without any men having dependents at
home.
We need great army. We see now
how easily il can be selected under our
system. Let US declare our national
purpose 10 have such an army ready to
strike on Jan. !, 1920.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Medieval Strategy Fails.

Some time ago an order signed by
Ludendorff himself forbade mass at
tacks or efforts ito compel victory by
mere weight Of numbers" But what
ever the high command may say, II
seems that the regimental command
ers still believe In the virtue of masses.
In one recent attack the first wave
OF men came carrying pipes or tubes
twenty feet long. each borne by two
men and charged with explosives for
blowing up wire entanglements. Ap-
preaching the belts of wire. these ad-
vance troops were to thrust their pipes
uderneath and. saving themselves as
best they could, explode them in order
10 ablast a way for the waves coming
behind. 1t was one of those crude
medieval !ngenuities the Germans
love, and the only drawback was there
was no opportunity to use the wea-
pons Either there was no wire right
there or the men were shot down be-
fore they could carry out the rather
elaborate proceedings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Why He waa Not Decorated.

During the past two months the
Germans have had more than $50 di-
visions engaged in their carefully
planned offensive In the west Ac-
cording 70 some prisoners captured
recently the kaiser himself was pres
ent at the attack on the Belgian front
on April II with such disastrous fall
ure. his intention being. says the war
CORES pendent of the London Times
to decorate the commanding officer OF
the flrs. landwehr division which took
the chief part in the operation with
the Order Of the Eichenlaub II it was
successful Needless to say. the COM
manding officer did not get his decora:
ton and the admirable fighting of the
Belgians added one more to the long
list OF occasions on which the emperor's
presence appears to have brought bad
luck to the German army.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
JAPAN TRUE TOTS WORD.
Its Ambassador in London Refutes
Talk in German Propaganda.

The I.c~ oress in general is urg-
ing the Y Of allied Intervention
of a prompt nature in Russia if what
is alluded TO as the rapid strengthen
ing of German grip on the country IS
to be successfully combated.
In some instances the advocates OF
Intervention reterate the earlier pleas
for allowing Japan TO act. The insist
ence upon Japans disinterestedness IS
renewed, as is japanese loyalty to the
alliance.
Baron Chin1a, japanese ambassador
to Great Britain, speaking at lunch
cen at the Foreign Press Association
in London. said that the warning oy'
Lord Curzon. who had spoken against
enemy propaganda, reminded him
keenly of disruption offensive" AS
cording to last report. the foreign Of
flee at Berlin was said 70 have issued
a pamphlet in a very cheap edition,
entitled Worlds Future War in
which Japan was depicted in lurd
colors as fighting against England.
That vas one means of their propa-
ganda Another thing he heard, ac-
Cording to a ,ate report, was that the
press at Berlin was taking up and
discussing the question of future alll-
ances between Germany and Japan.
You can see thru all these machI-
nations" he proceeded They are
meant. of course, to ALLEVIATE Japan's
feeling from Ter allies and to breed
mistrust in the minds CT other allies.
do not deem il necessary for me to
refute these allegations because they
are so nonstrous, so preposterous.
They carry in themselves their own
refutation, but l want to state that
whatever other national faults or
shortcomings may be laid at the door
of Japan, assuredly disioyalty to our
plighted word is not one. We have
shown that already by our deed.
You remember the reason why we
went into this war. Japan was one OF
the earliest who made common cause
with you. except the principal powers
Of Europe. What was the cause? The
object for which Japan went TO var
and the object for which Great Britain
declared war on Germany are almost
the same. II is the highest sense OF
honor to live Up TO our pledged words.
Your case was to maintain your
guarantee Of the neutrality of Bel
GUM. and our case Vas TO live up to
the terms Of the Anglo Japanese alli-
ance.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

When you wash your hair. be careful
what you use. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali,
which Is very injurious. as it dries the
scalp and makes the hair brittle.
The best thing TO use is just plain
mulsifed cocoanut oil. for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all TO pieces. You can
get this at any drug store, and few
ounces will last the whole family for
months.
Simply roisten the hair with water
and rub il in, about a teaspoonful is all
that is required. II makes an abund-
ance of rich, creamy lather. cleanse
thoroughly and rinses out easily. The
aair dries quickly and evenly. and IS
soft, fresh looking. ulight. fluffy. wavy
and easy to handle. Besides. il loosens
and takes out every particle Of dust,
dirt ind dandruff.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
REoRGANlzlNG U. s. ARMY.

General Pershins Places Rainbow
Division in Among Field Troops.
Washington, May 22.-The First field
army has been organized along expert
mental lines in France, according to
information received by army officials.
Two corps, each of three divisions,
form this First field army. Maj Hunt
er Liggett Is understood to have been
named as commanding officer, with
Maj. Gen. Charles r. Menoher, the
rainbow division commander, in COM
mand of one of the corps.
Official information is lacking be-
cause General Pershjng has not re-
ported his action to the war depart
ment. General Pershing only reported
that he Is restudying the organization
OF army corps to reduce the size of
the corps from the six division
strength first favored. The news
reached staff officers in letters from
members Of Pershings staff.
An American division has a strength
of $1,000 odd. In addition there are
10000 corps troops assigned, such as
signal battalions. field artillery
cavalry, pioneer regiments, heavy
artillery and aero squadrons. Inc
strength Of the First field army as
organized along experimental lines by
General Pershing is said to number
approximately 100000 men.
Col. A. w. Bjornstad, who was ap-
pointed to West Point from Minnesota
and who as a member of the general
STAFF was largely responsible for the
organ ization of officers training camps.
is chief of staff of Pershing's First
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Kaiser Says He Didn't Will 1t.

Amsterdam, May 22.-"I have rock
like confidence that my people will be
equal to the great tasks OF the future,
the Cologne Volkszeitung quotes En-
peror William as saying when inspect
ing the graves Of soldiers during his
visit to Aix-la -Chapelle. The soldier
who has struggled thru the iron time
Of the world war will be a teacher and
leader Of the growing youths at home
in building UP and consolidating the
reborn empire. Wars bloody sword
will he reforged into plowshares in the
work of peace and civilization and in
the new imperial forge we must. as
united peoples of brothers, show our
selves worthy-of comrades in eternity.
The emperor further is reported as
saying: Truly, il was not my VIII
that the war has come"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
FEW DROPS AND
CORN LIFTS OUT
Says there Is no excuse for cut
ting eorns and Inviting
lockjaW.

Sore corns. hard corns, soft corns or
any kind Of a corn can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers If you
will apply directly upon the corn a few
drops of freezone. says Cincinnati
authority.
1t is claimed that at small cost one
can get a quarter Of an ounce of freez-
one at any drug store, which Is sutfi-
cient to rid ones feet of every corn
or callus without pain or soreness, or
the danger of infection
This simple drug, while sticky, dries
the moment it is applied, and does not
infame or even irritate the surround
ing tissue.
This announcemnt will interest many
women here. for il IS said that the
present gh-heeled footwear IS putting
corns on practically every woman's
feet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22

rules of government and executing
them. he made Colonel Crowder mill
tary secretary Of the government, and
Colonel Crowder there developed a
facility for formulating rules and plans
for the regulation Of civil community
under military government that
spoke the real jurist and statesman.
When it became necessary to take
over the Cuban government after Its
first stumble, and to provide new laws
in that country which should ooViate
the difficulties that had brought disas-
ter. especially in the matter OF cleo
tons, General Crowder was summoned
by the secretary Of war to take charge
of legislation in that island. After two
years he formulated most of the laws
which have had successful operation
ever since and have secured the pros
pcrity of that gem Of the Antilles.
When we declared war and the Ques-
ton of the proper method OF raising an
army was before the war department,
the general staff was consulted and so
was the Judge advocate general. They
both submitted plans and General
Crowder's was adopted; and the action
Of the administration in adopting 1t
has been triumphantly indicated by
the result. AS provost marshal gen.
eral, General Crowder has issued ali
the regulations and formulated all the
machinery by which our drafted army
has been selected and called. 1t is a
most pleasing instance of trained fit
ness to dwell upon.
Now for the results. In devising the
mechanism needed, General Crowder
showed his broad vision and complete
confidence in the self governing ca
pacity of the American people. He
called for the voluntary action Of state,
county and city officials and for the
formation of committees Of unofficial
persons TO execute the law. Thru these
agents. in a marvelously short time.
nearly 10000. 900 men between II and
81 were registered
Exemption boards, $500 in number,
and district boards. 200 in number,
with the duty of selection and exanli-
nation. were created. and the amount
Of free and valuable service rendered
by them speaks volumes for the pa
triotic spirit Of their members.
Under the first call. which was OF
the first increment of 100000 author
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22

times those prevailing before the war,
has resulted" Lieutenant De Man told
the delegates. in forcing the Germans
to keep whole army corps out OF the
fighting line TO attend to tasks tina;
ordinarily would fall to the lot OF the
working classes.
The people OF Belgium would rather
starve than work for the Germans, anu
they would starve were it not for out
side relief from America and other ma
lions -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Ailments of Women.

There Is no denying the fact that
thousands of American women drag
along day in and day out suffering
with these ailments peculiar to their
sex, which make life q burden. II
women who suffer from dragging down
pains, infammatory, ulcsrated or ca
tarrhal conditions would only give that
greatest Of all remedies. Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. trial,
they would readily find relief from
such suffering, as the IIlariy letters OF
commentator constantly being pub
lishsd prove s--
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
QUIT HUN FACTORIES.
Million seIeians, Facing Starvation, Go
on Strike.

Boston, May ?2.-One of the greatest
strikes in the history of the world now
is being fought out in Belgium. where
900, 900 members of labor unions re-
fuse to work for the Germans, even
when threatened by starvation. says
Lieutenant Henri De Man. Of the Bel
gian army, a member Of the executive
board of the Belgian Federated Trades,
who addressed the Boston central labor
union here.
This unyielding refusal to bow to
the will Of the invaders, even in the
face Of brides of wages three and four
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
COMMANDERS ovERALLs.
Government Requires $1,000 900 Gar
posnte AID civilians Must Matt

A clothing mechant in Marshalltown
who had placed an order for 500 dozen
overalls received the following circular
letter sent out to its trade by the war
saw Overall Company, of Warsaw. Ind,
which announces that the government
has Communicated all the overall fac
tories for the present. The letter reads:
Gentlemen: You probably have seen
from the public print that all deHim
mills have been Communicated Tor
practically their entire production for
,he re:sa ii.lef of the year This means
that the overall manufactures will not
receive any denims from the mills with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Scott and His Secretary.

Sir Walter Soott's amanuensis ana
much esteemed friend, Willy Laidlaw,
often found 1t dimcult to keep up with
the rapidly OF his diction, though on
one occasion. having to wait for sec
oad OF two, he said: Come, get on,
snd was answered: "Oh, aye, 1t Is
very easy for you, Willy, &c say Get
on, but you forget l have every word
to spin out Of my brain. P.s
Weekly, London.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
German Money in Ireland.

The London Evening Standard OF
May Il quoted e colonial visitor to
the effect that the Sim Feiners have
heaps Of money, and continues: BE
yond question, it is from the Huns
that they continue to draw supplies,
the visitor is credited with saving. The
paper proceeds: The enemy was GER
tainly never more active than in Ire
land. where British sovere;gns of the
1871 mintage, part of the French in
demnity for that year. paid in British
gold and stored in the tower of Span
dau, are said to have made their APP
pearance mysteriously in certain parts
Of Ireland, brought hither, perhaps. by
subm arines'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
l o,don AboIi,he. Me.tI... Days.

Meatless days in London restaurants
were abolished. beginning Saturday.
Restrictions on eating meat in restaur-
ants have been made unnecessary by
the meat rations system now In force
in the British capital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
Corn Belt Route"
MINNEAPOLIS & ST LOUIS

Effective April I o17
NORTH FOUND Ieav,
No. 1-Albert Lea Mail. (ey-
cept Sunday ......... s.;3s m
No. 9--Mason CITY Mall lex
cept Sunday . s:ano m
No. 5-Eorth Star Limited
daily ........ I:ana ~
Local Freight Except SUM-. s:2Oa m
~OUTH BOUND
No. 2-St Louis and Kansas
City Mall Eek. Sun
day. .....-....... $40 ~.
No. io-Peoria EXP. Eek. SUM- s:1aa n,
No. s-North Star Limited
tdeilyl 40! r.
Local Freight Except SUM. 7:O0a N
STORY CITY BRANCH
~ ieavS Arrive
s:46 D. m. Passenger daily s:2b a IA
$50 .. m. except sunday. s:'5 2 N.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Savannah, Mo-. Oct. -, 1915.

Il used bottle OF Chamberlain's Col
ic and Diarrhoea Remedy about nine
years ago and it cured me Of fux tdy-
sentery). l had another attack OF the
same complaint some three or four
years ago and a few doses Of this rem
edy cured me. I have recommended
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy to dozens Of people since first
uaed II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22
Mrs, Burns Letter.

Here is letter that is contain to
prove Of interest to people in this vic-
nifty, as cases Of this sort occur in al
most every neighborhood and people
should know what to do in like circum-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22

A rotating poppet valve is said to
eliminate the Necessity OF waive grind
ing This will be welcome news to the
automobile owner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-22

First English Medals Issued.
Medals as decorations for military
service we're first issued in England
by Charles l In 1913,