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El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
American Red Cross
Men Killed by Bombs

italian Army Headquarters IN
Northern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 29.-
(By the Associated Press.)-Two
Americans attached to the Red Cross
were killed at Mestre Sunday night
by bombs dropped by German raid
ers. They we're William Plat, OF
Pennsylvania, and Richard Cults
Fairfield, Of New York, and e
the first Americans to be killed on
the Italian front. One received a
fragment of a bomb in the heart
while the other was struck by three
fragments in the head, stomach and
legs.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
Former German
Vessels Safely
Rum Gauntlet
Vaterland One Of Big
Boats That Eludes
Submarines.

With the American Army In
France, Jan. S0.-(By the Associated
Press. )-4Announcement was made
here today that the total tonnage Of
former German steamships ready for
the high seas service, most Of which
are now bringing men and materials
to France. is approximately 100000.
Among the considerable number ~.
ready arrived safely In entente
allied ports is the Leviathan, for.
merly the Vaterland, and Is Of Ger,
many's largest ships. These figures
demonstrate the falsity Of recent
German claims and the publication
of this information is permitted for
that reason.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31

Now that the British and Canadian
Recruiting Mission is starting the
biggest drive for volunteers it has
conducted since Brig. Gen. w. A.
White started his campaign In the
/ United States, there is a splendid
opportunity for 100000 Canadians
and Britishers in this country TO join
their brave kinsmen IN the British
and Canadian armies. In one week
recently over 800 men Joined the
colors-men who felt that it was not
only q duty but a privilege to fight
for this wars issues side by side
with the soldiers of France, Italy,
Belgium and the United States.
In England there are a dozen
camps where regulars and territor-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
GERMAN WAR TACTICS
DESCRIBED IN. DETAI

L -
Telling some of his experiences in
Flanders last year berore he was
wounded in the battle Of Passachen-
daele, Major Massie declared that the
Germans had violated every rule gov.
ering the use of the white flag in an
effort to get up reinforcements. He
said also that one of their forms of
strategy was to bring up wounded
men on stretchers. The Canadians
could see M rather corpulent figure
on a stretcher; the body must have
weighed 400 pounds. Their machine
gun tripod rolled from underneath it.
That's their idea of carrying on the
war" he added.
Il have heard it said that the Brit
ish and French carried machine guns
under a white flag" the Major said,
but / have never seen q white flag
on our battle front" This sally
aroused much enthusiasm.
Other tactics of Germans were dis
cussed BY the officer, who said that
prisoners not infrequently shot their
captors in the back, after pretending
to be grateful that their lives had
been spared. He told of seeing the
body of a captured soldier Of the al
lies strung up to a tree with a bayo-
net run through his throat. Then he
declared that the only decent Hun
today is a dead one.
Few Officers Taken
That the Germans are keeping their
officers In the real and letting the
common Slider and the N. G. o. do
the disagreeable and dangerous fight
ing was also pointed out by the speak
en-. I'VE do not see many German Of
ficers among the prisoners" he said.
"In the past two years I do not think
/ saw half a dozen. They stay in the
ear and send the men in front of
them. So, | can not say much for the
German officer"
The German officers he had seen,
Major Massie said, appeared to be
beasts, and the nurses who attended
these officers in the hospitals said
they had been repeatedly insulted by
them.
The Major drew a picture Of the
Flanders battle front as 1t appeared
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31

ials ara trained as officers for the
artillery, engineers, cavalry, in
fantry, tank and flying corps. Regu-
lars are instructed at the Royal Mill
tary College, Sandhurst. the West
Point Of Great Britain. Many Of
them are volunteers and they put IN
a strenuous year Of work before they
become leaders Of men. The Royal
Military ..cademy, Woolwich, is an
other great officers training institu-
ton, and other camps are advan-
tageously situated in different parts
of Great Britain. ThetA sre a dozen
similar camps in Canada knd all the
large colleges are hard at work turn
ing out young officers. One Of the
principal centers of activity is the
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31

Royal Military College, Kingston,
Ont. Canadians enlisted in the
United States are trained in Canada
and Britishers IN Great Britain,
These men start as privates, but any
man in the army who shows his TT
ness may win a commission.
Brig. Gen. w. A. White is the gem
eral officer commanding the mission,
with headquarters in New York; Col.
]. S. Dennis, second in command, is
in charge of the Western Division In
Chicago, and Major c. S. Manchester
is the commanding officer Of the Pa
cific Coast Division. The Eastern
Division. headquarters in New York,
has as senior officer in command.
Lieut.. Col, +. z. Jameson.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
OUTLAW BAND OF
VILLA BLOWS UP
TRAIN AND KILLS
142 VICTIMS ON
MEXICO CENTRAL
Not Shot Down or
Burned Turned Over
to Executioner.
PASSENGERS ALL
LEFT STRIPPED
10y Leased Wire to New MsxIsasl

10y Leased Wire to New MexIoaHl
JUARF-, MEX, Jan. 3o.-conflrma.
ton o fthe dynamitine Of the Mexican
Central work train at DIax station, rs
miles south Of Chihuahua City satur-
day by Villa followers was received
here today. A total Of 142 men were
killed by the Villa band.
The entire train guard OF 100 federal
soldiers was annihilated, killed during
the fighting or later executed II. IL
now believed all but five Of the AZ
Mexican track worknen were killed,
that number having been taken back
to Chihuahua City.
Dynamite mines were planted under
the main line. The engines tender
was completely wrecked and the
other cars were set on fire by the Vii
la Francisco Villa was In per
sonai command Of the operations and
directed the fighting against federal
endorsements which were lent from
Jimenez and chihuahua City. He had
300 men In his command, the reports
Of the affair agree. The fight which
followed the wrecklng OF the train con-
tinued for eight hours. His Losses
were not known as he Withdrew to the
mountains, going north.
The work train LETT chihuahua City
early Saturday morning. It consisted
OF eight box cars, a wrecking crane
three coal cars and the locomotive.
The train was going to the point be-
tween Corralitos and Hellano to clear
up the wreckage from the train which
was held up, robbed and burned there
January 23. The train was passing
Diaz at full speed when the explosion
occurred under the engine. The Villa
followers had deployed and we're hid
den behind rocks on both sides Of the
railroad track. The guards were
caught between two fires and all who
did not surrender were killed.
Passengers all Stripped
The others were later executed.
Many of the workmen were killed and
their bodies thrown into the burning
ears. Others were executed. Five
escaped feigning death. Lupe Chavez,
a Mexican boy who was on the train
which was destroyed at Realano, Jan,
%, arrived here today. He said be
was whipped with sabres In the hands
Of the Villa men. He confirmed the re
port that all of the men, women and
children passengers were stripped OF
heir clothing.
The Mexican boy also said the en-.
CINE crew of the train wrecked at Rel
ano succeeded in escaping to ChihuA.
lua City. The villa followers I'm.
coupled the engine while they wert
through the train holding up the pas
'engers and looking for government
officials. While the passengers were
being robbed, he said the engineer
the locomotive and ran It away
70 mthe scene of the holdup.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
Grain Warehouses Of
Vienna in Flames;
Damage Enormous

LONDON, Jan. 3o+--The grain
warehouses Of the City Of Vienna are
Attire and enormous damage has been
caused, according to a Vienna dis
patch forwarded to Amsterdam hf
The Exchange Telegraph. Revolutions
aries are suspected o. having sAaFtad
the firea.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
ITALIANS CONSTANTLY
BEING REINFORCED

Vienna, Jan. S0,-The Italians who
arc attacking on the northern front
are being reinforced constantly by
large numbers of troops, says today's
official announcement. After a stub
born struggle in which the Austrian
troops are said to have made a he
foic defense, they were forced to
give up Monte Di Val Bella and Col
Del Rosso.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
HAVOC SPREAD AMONG.
ENEMY'G FRONT TRENCHES

Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy. Tuesday, Jan. 29.-
fBy the Associated Press.)-Italian
troops struck the enemy another
hard blow yesterday In the mountain
region west OF the Brenta river
where his efforts have been to push
down the Frenzela valley towards
BAssano. The action lasted through
out the day. the Italians making an
advance along the stretch from
Brenta to Asiago and capturing 1860
Of the enemy, including 90 officers.
War material also was taken and
havoc was spread among the en-
emy's forward trenches. The aerial
activity was especially lively during
the fighting, the Italians bringing
Concluded rpnl page three.)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
OYER 1900 PRISONERS
TAKEN BY ITAliANS

Rome, Jan. s0.-More than 260o
prisoners have been taken by the
Italians in their successful attacks
upon the Austrian lines on tho
Asiago plateau, the war office an.
nounced today, Six guns and 100
machine guns also have been cap
tnred.
The Austrians have been lombard
Ing with extreme violence the posi-
lions captured by the Italians. The
Italian fire has been powerfully cen.
tered on points behind the enemy
lines. Extremely heavy losses were
suffered by the Austrians, two Of
their divisions being almost com
pletely wiped out.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
BERLIN ADMITS THE
Loss OF POSTPONE

Berlin, Jan. 30.-The Italians OBJ.
tanned possession Of Col Del Rosso
and Monte D Val Bella on the
mountain front after a renewal OF
their attacks with strong forces,
army headquarters announced today.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
German Soldier Stranger to
Manhood's Code of Warfare

Wearing the uniform of a Canadian major, which accentuated his great
height-for the major must be six and a half feet tal-the man from the
western battle front aroused enthusiasm from the start with the declaration
that the American boys who have landed in France are the men who are o.
ing to give a good account of themselves when they get to the front line and
face "te Huns" as the British call the Germans, o. "the Boches" al the
FTenchmen designate them. "Babykillers' is IN expressive term applied by
the speaker last night
WHY MEN ARE NEEDED
On the way out here, the major said. he had heard people remark they
did not see why the States should be asked for men to fight the Germans;
sl Great Britain and France should be able to handle the job Remind
the speaker pointed out that the Hun has been actively preparing for the
present var fol 20 years or at least ten years and at the outbreak OF HOSTILE
hist artillery wa three to four times as strong as that of the British. He
had also four times the number Of machine guns.
HOW FRENCH "cARRIED oNn
"The French in their effort to stop them-and they did stop them-had
to oppose machine guns with rifles and bayonets," he continued. zone man
with a machine gun OF the western front can wipe out a battalion. The only
thing, therefore, that the French could do raj % hold ground as they did
The French soldiers went down in thousands but they meyer left the Job"
"At Vimy Ridge" the major said, "the French lost 10000 killed and the
country is one vast graveyard, the French soldiers lying five and six deep
a prepared Hun" he added. 1T was in 1916 that the allies began ito hand
back machine gun fire in the strength it had been given them" the lecturer
pointed out I'm 1917 the machine gun and artillery fire has increased ire
mendously. Then, when the Russian lines collapsed, the Germans were able
to remove much artillery to the western front and increase their activity four
or five times its former strength"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
ITALIANS
CARRY ON;
ANOTHER
VICTORY
Dauntless Latins Push
! Austrians Off Two
II aa More Peaks.
AGAINST >
COUNTER ATTACK
$500 Prisoners, Many
Guns Captured by
J Allied Drive.
(Hy Leased Wire to New MexIoau)

(Hy Leased Wire to New Mexlcan)
Italy is following energetic
ally her victory over the Aus
TRANS on the Asiago plateau.
Her troops scored new sue
cesses yesterday in capturing
and holding the important
peaks of Col Del Rosso and
Monte di Val Bella. Both Ber-
lin and Vienna today admit the
Italian victory on this front,
|conceding the loss of these val
liable eminences and the hold
ing Of them by the Italians
after they had repulsed heavy
attacks.
The Austrians took the two
positions on December 20, last,
just as their prolonged often
sive was reaching the limit Of
its extension SO that they sue
ceeded in holding on there but
more than a month. This
means greater difficulty in any
attempt they may make here
to push their way down
the Fren=zela valley towards
and the italian
plains.
a = u. o. o. HsL e. ~. - fT| L
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31
Strefchel- Bearer SlaycrS
And Baby Killers Not
CiUilixed Fighters
Story of Vimy Ridge Told
By Major MasSie To Tense
Audience of OUer 400
1.-THE only decent Hun today is a dead one"

''The only decent Hun today is a dead one.''
This was the declaration of Major Robert Massie, for over
two years in charge of a Canadian battery, which has been in
the thick of the fight in France and Belgium.
Back from the front, where he was wounded in the head by
shrapne, Major Massie told of his experiences last night in a
lecture delivered before 400 or more people who crowded the
auditorium of the New Museum, and again and again applauded
vociferously as the speaker gave examples of the heroism Of the
men who are fighting for democracy.
Governor Lindsey introduced the major as the soldier who
for two years or more has guarded what is known as HNo Mans
Land.'' He said he considered it a high honor to introduce "a
hero of the world war;,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-31

lcontinued on rage three.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-12
CALL FOR 1000 SUITS SENT OUT
FOR DISTRIBUTION BY
JULY 10.
ElGHTY-EIGHTH DIVISION
WILL DEPART SOON
Garments Must Be at State University
by 18th Of This Month For Special
Treatment - Government Plans to
Purchase $4,000 Suits For Immediate
Shipment to France.
Special to Times Republican,


Iowa City, July IA. "cootie gar
ment" for every Iowa boy in the
Eighty eighth division which sails the
last of the month is the new goal set
for the cities and towns Of the state
by Mrs. Frederick c. Eastman, head Of
the anti-vern1in garment work in Iowa,
This means that nearly 1000 garments
must reach Iowa City for treatment
before July 10.
Forty towns in the state responded
to the last call for "cootie clothes" and
200 were shipped to France this
month. almost all the towns have be-
come interested in this work" says
Mrs. Eastman, latter they have re-
ceived letters from their boys over
there telling Of the effectiveness Of the
garments. One Winterset young man
writes that he put his suit on in the
morning. and by night every 'cootfe'
had fled"
The report Of the first shipment has
been received by the war department
from General Pershing, and as a re-
SUI lue dClius Qudt SeHci 81
has written to Mrs. Eastman for a
sample suit of the Iowa anti-vermin
garment with the information that the
government intends to purchase 25.-
900 Of these suits for immediate ship
ment 1t Is possible that Iowa, pioneer
in the movement. will attempt to fill
this order, after her own boys of the
Eighty eighth are made safe from ver-
min.
With each garment shipped here
after will be sent a supply Of the
chemical with which it is treated. After
time the chemical evaporates and
the garments are useless without
further treatment. By providing the
soldiers with the means of dipping
their own garments. it will be possible
to make them of more durable mater
ial The first ones we're made Of
cheesecloth after the Canadian plan,
but light weight of unbleached mus
lin Is now preferred. declares Mrs.
Eastman.
The garments may be made accord
ing to the Red Cross pattern for pa
iamas, Mrs. Eastman announces. The
legs should extend only a short dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-12
STATE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE
EFFORT TO KEEP UP INTER.
EST IN FALL ELECTION.
WILL MEET DEMOCRATIC
j CENTRALIZED EFFORT
Opposition to Make Strong Campaigns
in Third, Fourth, Sixth and Ten Dis
triets-cook Becomes Publicity Man
For Democrats and Will Boost Por-
ter For Senator.

tDes Moines, July 12.-At meeting
held following the convention the state
republican central committee made
plans for the compaign The COM
n.ittee will not let interest in the fail
election lag bit will work to get out
q big republican vote this fall, espe-
cially in those congressional districts
where the democrats are making a
vigorous fight to elect a congressman
The democrats are perfecting their
plans for their state convention, to be
held here Thursday. July Is. 1t has
been announced that Claude Porter,
the democratic nominee for governor,
can not be present as The Is still tied
up in the prosecution of the I. w. W..
cases in Chicago. However, he is
writing a speech which will be read 10
the convention.
Politics Not Adjourned.
The democrats are Of course going
to piay hard on the matter of sup
port of the administration during the
war period and will make an especial
effort to elect congressman in the
Third, Fourth. sixth and Tenth dis
tricts. Louis ]. Cook two years ago
publicity director for E. T. Meredith,
democratic candidate for governor,
and since that time a political report
err on the Register and Tribune, has
again been engaged as publicity man
for the democrats and particularly for
Porter. Cook recently spent some
time in Chicago looking into the re-
cent activities of Mr.. Porter who, as
United States district attorney for the
southern Iowa district, has taken a
prominent part in the I. w. w. prose-
buttons. He plans to send out articles
for the newspapers soon setting forth
these facts.
No plans have been announced as
yet by Governor Harding as to any
campaign that he will make. The
governor continues to make a good
many war speeches over the state and
! it Is probable his work will be more
in the nature Of war speeches than
addresses OF political nature.
AS an aftermath Of the state con-
vention the friends here of Frank D.
Joseph. defeated candidate for state
superinte adent Of public instruction,
are laying his defeat to the action Of
stfe Polk county delegation, which
srlit it's vote after, it is claimed, it
had agreed to vote solidly for Joseph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-12
.Perring, head OF the German depart
ment, and two OF the college trustees.
Arthur c. Lyon and Henry Lyman.
YOUNG kNEppsR ELIMINATED.
Colt Player Put Out Of Chan, :
pionship Running.

Des Moines, July 1.-THE feature OF
the play at Grand View yesterday was
the thirty. seven hole contest in the
championship fight between Robert NC
Kee and Rudolf Knepper, which the
latter won on the last green.
Niece was up at the end Of the
morning play of eighteen holes. knep-
per came back in the afternoon and
shot 73,seyening up the match. and
was up on the 18th green. However,
Knepper blew on the eighteenth green,
aand Mckee won the hole again even
ing the score.
Mckee then won the 37th hole
and the match.
Yesterdays scores follows:
Championship Flight.
Third Round cas- Holes.
Robert Mckee (Grand View beat
Rurolf Knepper (Sioux city,, I up III
81 holes
James Hubbell Country Club) beat
Clarence Koneigsberger (Grand View,
and 3.
ASthur Bartlett (Ottumwa) beat ]. 3.
Terry Cedar Rapids, 10 and 9.
Ralph Rider beat Clark Tilden
(Ames). and~2.
The 1919 state golf tournament will
be held at Cedar Rapids. This decision
was reached Wednesday night at the
annual meeting Of the state Golf Asso-
citation, which accepted the invitation
Of the Cedar Rapids Country Club.
The Des Moines Golf and Country
Club also extended an invitation and
it is probable that the 1920 tournament
will be held on the local course.
Bert Mckee of Grand View. who has
served as secretary of the state asso-
citation during the past year, was elect
ed president. succeeding H. A. Knepper
Of Sioux City, who also has held the
same position in consecutive years. j.
E. Fitzgerald Of Waverland, was chosen
vice president and w. H. Dunshee. OF
Cedar Rapids. secretary and treasurer.
The directors elected were ]. E. Ker-
win ofsAudubon, A. H. E. Matthews of
Marshalltown. F. F. Wunder Of Harlan,
c. d. Van Dyke Of Sioux City and DR..
F. j. Jarvis of Oskaloosa.
In addition to honoring Bert Mckee
with the presidency the association
adopted a. resolution thanking him and
his club for the work done in making
this years tournament success and
in obtaining an entry list that broke all
records.
A resolution also was adopted thank
ing the Grand View club and Harry
Erase, park commissioner for the ex-
cef1ent condition OF the course, which
the visiting golfers have found In rine
shape for the meet.
The tournament committee which will
have charge Of next years meet was
given authority to deal with golfers
who. tho capable of qualifying in a
championship fight. place in lower
flights where the going will be easier.
The committee will have the authority
to place the player in the flight in
which he properly belongs or to handl
cap him in all his matches, as it sees
fit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-12
NEED NOT FEAR EPIDEMIC.
InfantiIe Paralysis scarss Local say
State Epidemioiosist. "a

Iowa. City, July IA general cpl
demic Of infantile paralysis following
the outbreak at Dubuque is not antici-
pated by DR.. John H. Hamilton, state
epidemiolegist and instructor in proven
tive medicine at the State University Of
Iowa. He would discourage unneces-
sary travel. however, for the disease
spreads always along lines Of travel.
"An epidemic of poliomyelitis. or in
fantile paralysis says DR.. Hamilton.
lis like forest fire. It can occur over
a wide territory only once in a number
of years. Most of the susceptible indi-
viduals contracted the disease IN tho
1916 epidemic, and it will be some time
before there are more
Six to sixteen are the ages given by
the state epidemiologist as the most
susceptible to the disease. The causa- ,
tive agent of poliomyelitis Is not
known to physicians, nor are they able
to distinguish carriers. Communca-
ton is by contact the germ being in
the secretions of the respiratory tract
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-12
The Doctor Away From Homo When
Most Needed.

People are often very much disap-
pointed to find that their family physi-
clan is away from home when they
most need his services. Diseases like
pain in the stomach and bowels collie
and diarrhoea require prompt treat
ment. and have in many instances
proven fatal before medicine could be
procured or physician summoned.
The right way is to keep at hand
bottle of Chamberain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. No physician can pre-
scribe better medicine for these dis
eases. BY having it in the house you
escape much pain and suffering and all
risk Buy it now; it may save life.