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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
EXAMPLE 81 HUN eAReAR,1r.
Nine Sailors. Dying Of Wounds, LETT
to Perish on Raft.

Correspondence Associated Press.
London, July 1S.-Nine sailors, four
OF whom were dying Of wounds, lert
by a German submarine commander
to perish on ramshackle< raft in the
North Sea, where eight of them died,
is the story OF Hun barbarity told by
Haakon Gibson, the sole survivor of
the Norwegian. bark Eglinton, now 10
covering in a British naval hospital.
When near death Ohlson was rescued
by British motor boat patroling in
Helgoland blight.
The Eglinto1 was carrying coal to
Norway when attacked by the subma-
rine firing shrapnel. The captains
right arm was shattered, the steward
was badly wounded in the leg, Sea
man was shot thru the body and the
second mates orm was torn by splin-
ters.
The ship filled rapidly but the crew
put out a raft made Of five planks
and supported by barrels. A barrel of
water and case of biscuits were
placed on the raft. The submarine
came up. hred into the sinking bark
and passed within twenty feet Of the
unfortunates as it circled about the
raft
Not word did the Huns say to
us. said Gibson, "altho they could see
our wounded and the plight we wen,
In. There was a stiff breeze blowing
and expected the, raft to break up.
Fhe submarine steamed away.
The wounded seaman died soon at
serward and we threw his body over.
board. The next moyning, after a
leepless night for all, the steward
lied and then the second mate. We
showed their bodies into the water
also. On the third day the captain
lied. Then I must have lost count OF
chief mate.
\ey found myself alone with the
did my best to cheer him up but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
ACTIVE ON U. s.. SECTOR.
Amer'sans In Lorraine Giving soehes
Something TO Do


Something to Do.
Washington, Aug. 19.-The interest
Ing new phase OF the Americans ag-
gressivoress On the Vosgcs mountain
line. az shown by their capture of the
OF military men here.
Lorraine has been a quiet sector. The
surprise attack by the Americans there
. II was believed here. would arouse the
Germans to the fact 1t Is the allies
policy to keep the enemy moving back
war all the way from the Swies border
to the channel
This brilliant american dash has
given unexpected exploits to the three
great divisions of the whole battle
line-in Picnrdy, held by French. Brit
isa and Americans; on the Vsle. where
there are French. British, and Ameri-
cans. and in the Lorraine sector, held
principally by Americans and Italians,
lsolidation of attack.
Rcr received by the war depart
ment !, we'd n consolidation OF at
tack" This. however. staff officers say.
is only the logical concomitant Of what
General March described as a CON
II was emphasized that the reports
for tae first time show gains on the
entire linessnd it was noted with pride
ny the general staff that the forward
movements are coincidental to the
activities of Americans. Most Of the
future actions. 1t Is evident, will be
participated in by our troops.
From the military point of view the
whole situation is encouraging To the
military mind the thrust northwest OF
Scissors is Of great Importance and
creates a new dent in the German line
that undoubtedly will be developed to
enable the allies to send large bodies
OF troops thru and around.
tn result, II Is belived will be
further Consolidation of the general
German retreat" The Germans, in
retiring. are decreasing the number of
lines OF trenches And ground covered
SO as to assume one great alignment,
according to General March. near the
line of lsl6-17.
Strainins to Got Reserves.
The latest news to officials here Is
that the Germans are straining every
effort to get reserves. The fact the
United States has entered tn war ac-
lively on the Italian front and is
mcnacing Austria has dissipated the
German hope that Austria would be
able to send the twelve or more divi-
sions to Macedonia.
Staff offers said Germany Is order
irs to the colors youths who would not
he regarded as fighting men until 1920.
Estimates based on population snow
that from this baby class the Germans
can get only about 10000 stripiings.
The hurry call for these, it is believed,
is to meet the growth of the United
States forces.
TIL best estimate is that America
will have 100000 fighting men on the.
western front by the middle of next
summer
Every Division Used.
The statement was made Sunday
that since March Germany has had in
action euAry division. Since March
most Of the divisions have ben shat
tered badly. but have been flied with
raw levies. The Generalization of the
German armies, notably since they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
NO TRANSFERS FROM PIKE.
Iowa Select Not to Be Returned "a
Camp Dodge.

Camp Dodge.
Des Moines, Aug. 1s.-Reposts have
come to Iowa that number OF Iowa
boys, sent with the recent draft con-
tingent to Camp Pike, Ark, may be
transferred to Camp Dodge for train
ing.
E. G. Dougherty. Washington CORE
spondent, following a request for In
formation, wired that Secretary Baker
and Surgeon General Gorgas say no
plans have been made for the trans
fer of large bodies Of troops from
Camp Pike to northern camps because
Of health conditions in the Arkansas
camp.
A. number of soldiers have written
letters home, saying that excessive
heat In the southern cantonment Is
having a bad effect on the iowa
boys. No official confirmation OF
such condition has been received In
Des Moines.
Army officers pointed out that the
fact that Camp Pike is replace
ment camp makes probable steady
transfers of men from Pike to other
cantonments II will be feeder TO
camps where divisions have been
authorized.
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he only said, I am going down into
the cabin to get my spipe,' and known
his mind was going. He died that
afternoon and l managed to get the
body clear of the raft"
One of the barrel buoys had leaked
and that end of the raft settled low
in tho water. Brine got into the bis
cults and into the barrel Of fresh
water.
Il was alone on the raft for fipo
days." Gibson went on. in didn't see
a single ship all that time. l must
have been little delirious. because d
lose count Of the hours. / was wet
thru. At night I'd hear the water
swishing round me and then I would
sleep
On the ninth day he heard distant
firing. He managed to get to his knees
to look about him. There was the
British patrol boat. When Ohlson
was taken aboard he collapsed.
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between sunset and a half hour befor<
sunrise being prohibited.
The Open Seasons.
The open seasons under the new
regulations are as follows:
The open seasons for waterfowl
Except wood duck, elder ducks, and
swans). coot, gallinules and Wilson
snipe or Jackenipe are as follows:
In Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont
Massachusetts. New York. Except
Long 1sfan6, Pennsylvania, Ohio
West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin. Illinois, Mime
sofa, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota,
South Dakota Nebraska, Kan
eas. Colorado. Wyoming, Montana,
idaho Nevada and that portion of
Oregon and Washington lying east Of
the open. season is from Sept I16 to
Dec. 81.
In Rhode Island. Connecticut. Utah,
and that portion of Oregon and Wash
ington. lying west of the summit of the
Cascade mountains. the open season ID
from Oct. l to Jan. IL.
In that portion of New York known
as Long Island, and in New Jersey.
Delaware. Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico. Arizona, and California the
open season Is from Oct 1S to Jan. 81.
In Maryland. the District of Column
bia, Georgia. Florida. Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Arkansas. and
Louisiana the. open season is from
Nov. to Jan. 81.
In Alaska the open season il from
Sept. / to Dec. Is.
The open season for coot and other
rails Except coot and gallinules) is
from Sept. 1 to Nov. 80, except as fol-
lows:
In Louisiana the open season is from Z
Nov. to Jan. ii.
. Daily Bag Limits.
The daily bag limits for one person
are as follows:
Ducks Except wood duck and elder
ducks) twenty live in the aggregate OF
all kinds: geese. eight in the aggregate
Of all kinds: brant. eight: rails. coot.
and gallinules. twenty-five in the ag-
gregate of all kinds; black-bellled and
golden plovers and greater and lesser
yellowlegs, fifteen in the aggregate OF
all kinds; Wilson snipe or jaclsnipe,
twenty five. woodcock. six; doves
(mourning and white winged), twenty.
five in the aggregate Of both kinds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
THRU HISTORIC FIELDS.
American Soldiers Spend Leisure Time
IN Historic Places.


CORRESPONDENCE Associated Press.l
Headquarters American Troops with
the British Forces In France, July 15.-
American soldiers during their brief
leisure moments are wandering thru
ruins and over fields made familiar to
students of history by centuries of wars
and revolutions. Some OF them have
already fought on the scene of some of
Napoleons operations in the region Of
the Marine.
Some are training over ground whel.
the Normans fought the French and
where the French fought the Spaniards.
Later they will, perhaps, be marching in
line OF battle over the country where
the French and the Germans have
fought again and again and where they
Will help the French and the British
and the last of the wars to devastate
the smiling valleys OF France for CEN
turtles to come.
Nearly the entire history OF, France
Is pictured all over the areas occupied
by the Americans in ancient, churches
which. along with object lessons in
history. will give the attentive soldier
an enlarged appreciation of art and
architecture.
Asked to what extent the men were
profiting from these opportunities. an
officer Of the American forces said that
after getting located the soldier takes
the first opportunity to explore the
neighborhood. To use one of the Brit
ish terms that are taking root among
the overseas men they push off, into
all the hooks and corners IF tbe;r
conceptions OF whattthey see are often
vague at first they Soon get the habit
OF observation which developes into
taste and in. goodly> number of cases
become Study.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
y. S. Embassy Staff
in Paris Increased
Eight Fold in Year

!, Correspondence Associated Press.l
Paris, july 16.--So great have been
the war demands upon the diplomatic
and consular services. OF the United
States in France since America entered
the conflict that the embassy has had
nearly to multiply eight times it's for
mer strength in Paris and the consul
lates all over France have doubled
their forces. In addition there have
been established in Paris, either in the
embassy or in close liasion with its
branches Of the war trade board, the
Hoover food bureau and the committee
on public Information.
The working force at the embassy
before the war began was about ten.
exclusive Of secretaries and attaches.
Today It is eighty. About seventy
clerks have had to be brought over
from Washington to take care of the
growing influx OF work.
At the embassy in pre-war times
there were two attaches-naval and
military. Today the naval attache has
four aides and a clerical force Of about
fifteen persons. while the military at.
tache IL surrounded by Ave aides and
from fifteen to eighteen employees. In
addition q new attaches post has been
created. that Of scientific attache, a
post hlled BY DR.. Frederick Durand.
He represents the board Of inventions
In France and investigates all. inven-
tons In France that may be used in
prosecuting the war successfully.
Tho establishment in Paris Of a
bureau Of public Information isanotherl
event Of recent occurrence. Headed by
James Kerney. the board employs a
star Of American and French news,
papermen who are both gathering and
disseminating Information about events
In France and are making itNdaily
clearer TO the Frenchapublic just what
America Is doing in the war. This
bureau works In liaison with and not
directly under the embassy.
The war trade board, Paris branch,
is another new feature. Headed by
William McFadden. with Clarence Stet-
son as assistants, the board here is in
cessantly active carrying out the direc-
tions Of Vance Thompson. head of the
parent board In Washington and in
general looking after American trade
interests In Europe.
DR.. e. Dana Durand, one time chief
OF the census. is at the head of the
Hoover food bureau that has recently
been established here. This bureau
follows ship movements. the food situa-
ton, gathers food statistics. and is re-
sponsible for the division of the food
supplied to the allies. BY keeping an
intensive watch on the various food
DEGREES promulgated by the French
authorities 1t is able to advise ac-
curately concerning the apportionment
OF food and the amounts to be sent
each month.
A passport bureau or Office after the
British model has been installed at 6s
Rue Pierre Charronn and to It were
transferred the stats Of the embassy
and the consulate that had formerly
done PASSPORT work. There are over
twenty clerks here today. under the
direction of Lee MerIweather, assistant
to Ambassador Sharp. Second Secre:
tary Ben Thaw aud Vice Consul Henry
P. Elliott.
The expansion of the diplomatic
activities is reflected in the physical
eYfen sim NJ tho an, h, .,.,,x
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
MAY ACT THIS WEEK ON DRAFT
Protest. Against Delay Pour in upo

Congress-
Washington, Aug. 19.-Efforts will be
made in congress during the coming
week to speed up the new man power
legislation and get it enacted in time
to prevent suspension of recruiting.
Congress is beginning to hear from
the country as a result of delays. Pro-
tests are coming against the refusal
Of Chairman Dent to call the house
military affairs committee and also
against the failure Of the senate last
week to get a quorum.
Both houses will meet tomorrow, De-
spite the opposition Of Senator Martin.
the majority leader, to interruptins
senator's vacations, it is believed there
will be a quorum present and the way
paved to take up the man power leg
islation Thursday.
The recess program in the house ex-
pred today. 1t Is under unanimous
agreement to meet tomorrow and give
its attention to water power, lesis,a-
ton. The house military affairs COM
mittee will hold its first meeting.
One OF Chairman Dents ideas which
would have delayed action on man
power legislation has been checkmated
by Representative Kahn and other
win the war congressman. Mr. Dent
had planned to call Secretary Baker.
Gen. March, Gen. Crowder. and other
witnesses to testify in elaborate hear
ings on the draft measure, notw,rn-
standing all these officials testified
few days ago before the senate COM
mittee. But Mr.. Kahn and others per-
suaded Mr.. Dent to call off extended
hearings
One of Mr.. Dents proposed amend
'mentsfs to compel the war depart
ment against the wishes Of Gen.
March and Gen. Pershing, to call out
all the men over 80 years of age be-
fore calling any under 81.
In spite Of the many distractions
thrown in the path of the bill thus
far tits reasonable to predict that SUI
fcient progress will be made within
the next few days to enable both
houses to take it up by the middle OF
the week and pass it in its final form
before Sept. l. This will afford just
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20

enough time to prevent any interrup.
tion to the arfny's recruiting plans. ms
Gen. Crowder has gone ahead with all
preparations for registration.
The American Defense society today
sent Senator Martin the following tele-
gram.
The public prints report the new
army bill delayed week by failure of
quorum in the senate Thursday.
Fully realizing that your absence and
that Of Senator Smith of MARYLAND
Shields, OF Tennessee. and owen of
Oklahoma must have been caused oy
imperative reasons. and fully aprr
clating your and their earnest desire
that the steps essential to the defense
of the land shall not be perilously de-
layed by accidental cause. we respect
fully urge you as the democratic floor
leader to move in the senate on Mon
day a suspension OF the rules in order
that the bill may beNtaken up forth
with. We are also telegraphing SEN
ator Trelinghuysem to this effect"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
International Action
Protects Game Birds

Washington, Aug. 0.-Regulations
governing the taking of migratory
oirds, adopted as a result Of interna-
,ional action binding on the United
states and Canada, have been promul-
aatcd by the president of the United
States. The new law gives effect to
the firms of the treaty which, efrectually
protects such birds in most of the
North American continent, and In the
main there are only slight changes in
the law as 1t existed before the treaty
Under Its provisions there is no
spring open season and the fall open
season Is made more uniform thruout
the country. Nevertheless the several
states have the right under the terms
of the act 20 make and enforce, their
own regulations, when these are not
inconsistent with the federal rulings.
but such state regulations may act only
to- afford additional protection to mi
gratory birds and not to extend the
open seasons beyond those just pro-
mulgated. nor to authorize methods Of
taking birds not sanctioned in the fed
eral act.
Main Features Of New Law.
The uniform open season in general
covers the period between Sept and
Jan. 81. with n period not exceeding
three and one-half months for individ-
ual species. tho there are slight excep-
tions to these dates and periods. az the
shore bird season in certain New Eng
land and middle Atlantic states. which
opens Aug. 16 and closes Nov. 30. The
sale Of migratory birds is prohibited
except of those propakated under per-
mits issued by the SECRETARY OF agricul-
ture. and uniform bag limits are set for
the entire country. Sportsmen may not
ship more than two days bag limit In
any calender week.
Some Wholly Protected.
The new law gives continuous pro-
lection to all insectivorous birds. band
tailed pigeons. cranes, wood ducks and
elder ducks swans, curlew, upland
plover. and all shore-birds. except the
black-bellied and golden plovers. Will
son snipe or jack snipe, woodcock and
the crater and lesser yellowlegs, and
to certain non-game birds such as
auks, gulls, grebes, guillemots.~ herons.
looms. puffins. terms. and the like.
No night hunting is allowed. the
killing or capturing Of migratory birds
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
U-BoATS AND SPIES.
Navy Admits Germans May Have Shore
Communications.

Navy Admits Germans May Have Shore
Communications.
Washington, Aug. 2O.-A new spy
menace appeared yesterday when the
navy department received reports that
German submarines are landing men
on the shores OF the United tSates.
The first officer of the American
steamer. o. b. Jennings. sunk recently
off the coast. reported to the navy de-
partment that ne recognized IN a New
York saloon. one OF the officers
OF thV submarine which sank
his vessel. The German officer recog-
nized him also. the American sailor
said, and escaped before he could give
the alarm.
Another story reaching here was that
the captain OF a coastwise vessel. being
ordered to the submarine with his
papers. was astounded to see on the
desk OF the German commander copies
of New York dailies Of the same date.
This reported activity of German
submarines caused more serious con-
Germ among naval officers than the
actual damage done by the Germans in
sinking coastwise vessels It is pos
able to obtain information Of troop
movements and transport sailinss by
personal visits on shore.
II was learned also from highest Off
cial sources Yesterday that one OF the
German submarines equipped with ca
BILE cutting apparatus hadsucceeded re-
Gently In cutting two cables from the
United States to the West Indies One
was French cable. These cables
were rpaired by a cable ship operating
under convoy.
FROM this same official source IT was
learned that three large German sub
marines of the Deutschland type have
been operating off the American shore.
These verssls are OF the cruising type.
900 feet long, armed fore and aft with
6-ipch guns. and with cruising radius
Of 1900 miles.
The navy department also has re-
ceived information that 200 German
submnrines have been sunk, by the
American, and allied fleets There is
official Information further that Ger
many has from 100 to $50 submarines
left. only few more than the 14O of
which the German navy boasted before
the war started.
AS now viewed here the objects Of
the German .U-boats are-shown to be.
first, to terrorize the navy department
into calling warships from European
patrol duty by carrying submarine OPP
erations to American waters. This
plan has Allied, because the navy be-
lieves It's convoy arrangements and
coastal patrol adequate to safeguard
troop shipments and protect larger
coastwise vessels from attack. and no
warships will be recalled from the Eu-
ropean fleet.
Second. to cut the United States off
from secret Geographic communication
with it's forces and allies abroad by
cutting cables. Officials said this would
fail. because II transatlantic cables are
cut they can be rpaired as easily as
the two West Indian cables were re-
paired. without further damage than
resulting from delay in use of the
cables during repairs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-20
OBSERVE FouRrH IN ARRAs.
Flags Hung on RoofIess Buildings and
Battered Walls Of City.

Paris. July 1s.-By MaiD.-Arras.
which has received over 10000 shells
in the last four year was not to be pre-
vented from celebrating the Fourth Of,
July.
The project of the department, who
has been forced to take up residence in
Boulogne. visited the ruins OF Arras on
Independence Day and found that some
fifty flags had been hung on its roof
less buildings and battered walls. The
Stars and Stripes floated from many
ruined buildings. Some of the towns
inha bitants had found means to return
or had never left as the project met
dozen in the streets.
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wero thrown back over the Marne has
been tue. II Is said, in appreciable de-
gree to the character Of the troops the
German staff has been obliged to use.
A staf officer said 1t was not likely
there would be any great battle within
the next month or so. as tie Germans
We're moving the great mass of their
troops to form q compact army far in
the rear OF positions now occupied.
This is not being done voluntarily:
the allies are forcing the foe, and in
the prooess3 of forcing there will be
many sharp encounters The main point
however. has been gained. he
emphasized-tae offensive. with no
other objective than the destruction of
the German armies is on to finish. =