The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-04


the gun crew being killed. This
announcement was made officially
to-day.
With the American Army in France,
April 3.-The vigorous bombardment
by German artillery of Salvation
F, Army doughnut wagon has aroused
the interest and indignation of the
men in the trenches on the American
sector northwest of Toul. TIL" wagon
started to the front yesterday loaded
with steaming crullers, but was de-
tected by German sausage balloon
The chauffeur. in attempting TO dodge
shell hole, skidded into diIch. At
ter fifty-seven shells had landed with
in radius of 800 yards, he abandoned
the attempt to rescue the truck
In the evening Coy. Barker. com
manding the Salvation Army forces,
with two of his men and four regulars
renewed the attempt. They were de.
tected by the Germans and the shell.
ing started again. When volunteers
were called for today to make another
effort to rescue the wagon the entire
regiment responded.
Close Call for Premier clemenceau
Paris, France, April 3-Premier Gle,
menceau, while making his daily visit
to the front yesterday, ventured SO
near the first line that his automobile
was shelled vigorously by the Ger.
man artillery. All the windows were
broken, but M. Clemenceau was not
hurt. The premier returned TO Parts
enthusiastic and full of confidence in
the favorable issue of the present
great battle.
Paris Goes On Undisturbed.
Paris, France, April 3.-Though Par.
is is under bombardment by the enc
my's long range gun, life in the city
goes on undisturbed. The boulevards
are as crowded as in other times, and
it is just as difficult after the days
labor to find an empty table IA which
to sip aperitif (bitters) in the cafes
and terraces as in days of peace. Shop
ping in the city stores continues as
usual. Nothing can daunt the spirit
OF youth in France, while those who
were young in 1871 are familiar with
the sensation Of being within reach
of enemy Shells. These veterans re-
call the bombardment of that period
when from Meudon, not more than five
miles from Paris, Prussian cannon
sent shells into the French capital.
Then as now the Parisians endured
the bombardment with perfect sang
froid. Small gamins collected frag-
ments of shells which they sold hot
for s cents and cold for so cents.
Fearful Destruction in Church.
Paris, France, April 3.-Today | Wis
tied the ruins of the church which was
wrecked by a shell from the German
long range gun on Good Friday, when
the edifice was filed with worShipers,
for the most part women and children.
The interior is heaped with masses o.
the stone which fell upon the congre.
CATION from the vaulted roof smashed
by the shell.
One sees here and there blood spots
still fresh and signs of the mortal ter
ror that overcame the worshipers as
they saw the shell break with thun-
dering crash supporting arch send
ing the stone masses of vault pour
ing down upon them
Three Americans Killed.
Paris, April 3.-Further Identified
tiona show that three members of the
Landon family of New York who had
been residing In Paris were killed on
Good Friday when shell from the
church.
They were Mrs. Mary g. Longdon,
wife of Edward Fl. Langdon of New
York and his daughters, Mrs. Lucy
Landon Speed, wife of Captain Ralph
Speed OF the British Army and Miss
Ruth Landon.
secry. Baker at Venice.
Venice. Monday, April g. The desc
late condition of Venice, left so by
the evacuation of two.thirds of its pop.
ulation and the destruction of laany of
its churches and buildings by aerial
bombardments, was witnessed yester-
day by Newton ID. Baker, the Ameri-
can secretary of war.
Admiral Marzolo, naval commands
ant of Venice, sent hi schief of staff
and the admiral's barge to convey the
American party to the city
The trip was through the Venetian
lagoons, which Afforded a. view or the
region flooded by the Italian military
engineers in order to hold back the
enemy's advance.