Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-25
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
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James Powers. the 2i-year-old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. James Powers, oil
Duncombe, died Monday ut Ames after
a two weeks illness with influenza
and pneumonia. The young man. who
was a member of the training corps,
was taken III shortly after his arrival
at Ames few weeks ago. His parents
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powers. were
summoned sunday when his condition
became serious.
Cedar Raplds.
A telegram received by Mrs. Jay
Mann, of near Marion late Tuesday
evening reported the death OF her nus
band. Private Jay Mann. who was the
stepson Of W. a. Spencer, OF this CITY,
and who was killed in action on the
western front Sept. 20. 1918. Mann was
in the first draft contingent that LETT
this city. He was first sent TO camp
Dodge in Des Molnes and from there
he went to Camp Deming. from when
place he sailed for France In Febru-
airy of this year. He arrived in Europe
in the early part OF March and was
sent almost Immediately to the front.
Letters written since he has been on
the firing line state that he has been
in practically all OF the hard fighting
since the time that he arrived at the
front. He was cheerful and made light
of his hardships, saying that he had
come thru some of the hardest battles
OF the war without scratch. He also
spoke Of the rapidity with which the
Germans were losing their morale and.
the way in which they ran from the
Americans.
Waterloo.
II. r. Kelly. former secretary Of the
chamber of commerce, now Y. NJ. Z.
A. secretary in northern Italy, tells OF
seeing a wounded soldier who could
not Danish from his mind the sight OF
n dying German woman soldier who
was bayoneted to death as she was
strapped to a machine gun. Il had
strange experience while helping I'M
load some of the wounded soldiers.
Mr.. Kelly writes to his wife. "One Of
them. badly hurt, was unable to get
out OF his mind one incident of the
hand to-nand fight in which he was
engaged. Charging a machine gun
nest. he ran his bayonet thru soldier.
AS the latter dropped TO the ground
the helmet fell off and the American
realized he had killed q woman who
was chained to a machine gun. The
soldier raved continually about the in
cident while delirious. He said he
could never forget the sight of the
woman's long yellow hair which fell
about her shoulders as she dropped to
the ground. We have read Of the
hellish practice of claiming women to
guns, but now l know it is true
Waterloo.
Mrs. T. J. Stillman. 311 Locust
street, is a niece of Bishop Samuel
FallowS. the noted ChiCago divine OF
the Reformed Episcopal denomination.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Stillman saw
her uncle in a building in Waterloo. He
spoke and she was about TO speak t"
him. altho at the time Bishop Fallows
was in Chicago. Puzzling as this may
seem it is gospel truth without black
art accompaniment. Here is the eN-
PLANTATION: Mrs. Stillman was an OBJ
server of a moving picture film in
local theater. The scene was the de-
diCation Of monument to mothers. AL
the psychological moment who should
step forward and begin to speak but
Bishop F'allows. He looked straight at
his niece, spoke apparently to her and
even extended his hand. The effect
on the Waterloo lady was literally
paralyzing. She was In the act Of cry
ing out and rushing to the front, when
as is usually the case. the scene
changed and Bishop Fallows was back
in Chicago Mrs. Stilnan insists,
however, that the visit was worth
several times the price 81 admission.
Charles City.
The Y. NJ. c. A. forum opened its
seasons course at the opera house last
Sunday Carl kuehule will give the
next address. For the merit few weeks
the forum Sunday afternoon entertain
ments will be of a patriotic nature and
in line with the wartime events Of the
day. Later there will be musical en-
tertainments and lectures by some OF
the best lecturers and musical COM
panies taat can be obtained. The "Y"
forum Is self-supporting. no admissions
are charged so that all expenses are
paid by free will offerings taken after
the entertainment, and there is al
ways enough contributed to meet al
the expenses. Last year there was
even a good sized surplus. The forum
has been running for there years. from
October to April each year, and has
become widely known not only in the
state but in other states as well. It Is