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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-23
Conva1e.ci,1g Czech y
Soldiers Enlisted
to Aid Y. in Russia
Correspondence Associated Press.l

CORRESPONDENCE Associated PresS.1
Vladivostok. Sept. 10-Demands upon
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton secretaries who are accompanying
the entente nations in their expedition
against the bolsheviki in Siberia have
been so great that they have been
compelled to enlist in Y. NJ. c. A. serv-
ice the convalescing Czechs and to
utilize the volunteer service of several
Of the Stevens railway corps from the
United States. Virtually all the Y. NJ.
&c. A. secretaries have been working
eighteen hours a day.
Unsteady of an easy march turnout
the country, the allied expedition devel-
oped into fight mile by mile. First
aid supplies were more pressing needs
than were monographs, games and
athletic equipment. The demands upon
the Y. NJ. c. A. canteen service were
so great that supplies which ordinarily
would have lasted month were ex-
hausted in a week. Cars have been
sent with each contingent of troops to
the furthest possible limit and from
them have been distributed free in
times Of stress, hot tea, coffee, cigar
CUES, lODdSSo, ClloNofeIIS' p'SSoAeS' Seee
age, and other useful supplies.
This service Is becoming indispen-
sable to the men in the field. The
Japanese soldiers appear to be as fully
appreciative as their western brothers.
A report of Secretary Head says:
"By 4 a. M, japanese soldiers come
knocking on the doors of the cars anc
no REFUSAL to open quiets them. There
is no chance for the secretary in charge
to sleep after they begin until the
days work is over and that is rarely
before one the next morning. Secre-
taries find 1T impossible to get more
than three to four hours sleep nightly.
To undress is a novelty apd food goes
uneaten because they cannot steal time
to eat"
A refrigerator car service has been
added recently: Thirty minutes after
the doors were opened, in the first. in
stance. $500 bottles of cold soft drinks
had been sold to and consumed by the
thirsty soldiers.
The philanthropy and non-commer-
cialism of the Young Mems Christian
Association is beyond the grasp of the
average new Russian mentality. Free
distribution Of foodstuffs and even
luxuries like chocolate and cigarettes.
to those not actually dependent upon
charity gives rise to speculation as to
where the profit comes in. The Y. NJ. G.
A. headquarters frequently has to dis
courage would be spectators who
figure that there must be some way to
buy from them in quantities What is
freely given away by the carload! /
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GETS e eggs 4 DkY
NOW, FROM u In
chas. c. White. WsiI.krswa ovee6oe
Tells How; cssts Nothing - ~.

II gave Don Sung 70 "a utility -
Orpingtons and tho egg yield increooed
from TO IS day. Don Surg = ,
wonder and am now giving it - ~
my hens regularly."--Chas. G. white.
Manager Cherry Hin Farm. FlackvilSe.s
Ind. sf
Mr. White Is the well known breeder
and exhibitor. He wrote the above let.
ter Dec, .. 1877. after his test hAd
shown gain OF 81 eggs a dap from
80 hens. We will make you the same
offer we made him. Here IL To-:
Give your hens Don Sung and watch
results for one month. II you don't
find that Don Sung pays for itself and
pays YOU good proft besides. simply
tell us and your money will be refund-
cd.
Don Sung tChincsc for egg laying)
works directly on the egg-laying ov.
gans and is also splendid tonic. II In
easily given in the feed. improves the
hens health. makes her stronger and
more active In any weather. and starts
her laying.
Try Don Sung for 30 days and II Il
doesn't get you the eggs. no matter
how cold or wet the weather, your
money will be refunded by return mall.
Get Don Sung from your druEgist or
poultry remedy dealer or send so cents
today for package by mail prepaid.
Burrcll- Dugger Co, f9t Columbia
Bldg, indianapolis, Ind.
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APPEAL TO RED CROSS.
Russians Have Strange Ideas Of Fune.
tions Of Society.

Russians Have Strange Ideas OF Fune-
tions Of Society.
Vladivostok, Sept. 1O.-(By MaiD-
Some Russians have a strange con-
ception Of the functions of the Red
Cross. The apparently intelligent
matron of vladivostok home for or
phans recently proposed that the Red
Cross take over management Of all or
phan's homes throughout Russia. She
thought this could be started with an
expenditure Of not more than 10000, 900
rubles.
Another modest request from an
other source was that the Red Cross
undertake the rehabilitation and repair
Of all towns throughout Russia which
have suffered from Russia's civil war.
The matron also asked the Red Cross
to make the nurses and, instructors in
her institution behave. She complained
that since the bolshevik reign in Vladi-
vostok all sense Of discipline had van
ished and the young men and women
were carrying on high jnks to the
detriment Of the orphans welfare.
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snipers to keep the foe at least partl
occupied.

snipers to keep the foe at least partly
occupied.
Surrounded by iowans.
While this was going on the Iowa
troops were filtering through tho
woods surrounding the hill. until they
had surrounded It, This was completed
just as daylight came, bringing a cold
rain from ieaden sky. With water
dripping from their tin hats, but keep
Ing their powder dry. the men OF tho
166th started up that hill from all
sides.
were 1900 Germans of guard
division. more than 230 machine guns.
and sevcnty-sevens. The Iowa boys
had not started before they struck
wire and back wire AMI Germans IN
trenches with rifles and machine guns.
No one wishes to talk to those
Icwans about noor German morale.
As they cut thru the wire the Ger
mans went at them with bayonets,
while others sent snipers and machine
gun bullets. On the slippery hillside
with the Germans upstairs took place
hundreds OF hand to-hand fights. Our
boys got the machine guns into play.
and they tell me that machine gun
duets took place at twenty yards and
less.
Five lines of wire had to be cut. 1t
cost Americans to go thru each one,
and II cost Germans to try to hold
each line. Our lads being we'll up the
hill by this lime. our artillery was
called off. There was no German ar
tillery. ard the fight went on hand-to-
hand for the rnost part.
Many lads who did the bravest of
fighting that did not come back to tell
of it, But those who came back tell Of
a sergeant who, when his lieutenant
was shot down, led on platoons, and
OF one platoon which did not even have
a corporal to lead 1t and was led by
private, who assumed command Yntil
he was killed in fight with German
captain who moment later. was
killed by the bunkie of the dead Amer
lean.
German Guns Killed Germans.
All of the two seventy-sevens were
pumping shells into the Americans.
but just as often they were hitting
Germans, until the gunners quit.
The fighting kept up six hours until
the Americans got thru the last wire,
past the latch trench. and there on
the tortured top of that hill they took
1G7 Germans. The rest of 1900 had
been killed or wounded. Our losses
were considerable, something more
than half Of the German losses-but
we got the hill and they lost it.
The general commanding the 42d
tells me that it was the toughest job
and the pluckiest bit of fighting that
any part Of his division as done.
I speak Of Iowa. New York, ana
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Ho,v the Io,ca Boys Took Hill 288

Alabama boys. and 80 on, but here "
should be stated that the workings OF
the war machine are fast obliterating
that identity. Requirements are sent
into these old regiments regardless OF
tho state OF their nativity. From these
seasoned regiments many men are
promoted and sent to command pia-
toons I'm raw regiments. Some are
sent back home to train troops, ana
then there Is the inevitable war toll OF
killed and wounded. | may illustrate
what I mean by saying that OF more
than 500 men who came TO France
as the l65th regiment, there are now
somthipS like 500 OF the original per-
sonnet, but the new men borrow the
spirit of the old ones. and the resi-
ments will fight nj, the drop Of the hat
II any one suggests 1t.
Father DuHy's Popularity.
And the new boys as much as the
old i'm the former Sixty ninth, the
Irish regiment from the Empire state.
love and respect their chaplain, Father
Duffy. whom all New York knows.
His care of his boys has endeared him
to them all beyond power OF words to
tell. His bravery under fire In the res
cue Of wounded. his tender care of the
dead and his solicitation for their de-
cent burial can never be forgotten.
They love to tell how when he finds
dead lad, If no burial squad Is con-
venient he will take pick and shovel
he has his own-and. under fire, IL
need be, put the body in its last rest
ing place.
Yesterday I ran across Peter ].
Hundt Of $50 East 1880 street, New
York, who wanted to saw a good word
about Father Duffy. Hes regular
guy" was the way he put It, Timothy
E. Nolan, hailing from 1925 Arthur
avenue, the Bronx. said his admiration
was no less.
John Neither. Of $50 East 134th street
was one of the few men of his platoon
who came back from the hill 2sS fight.
Asked to tell about the fight, he said
that all he knew was that he got
caught in a barrage, and that all he
saw was men being thrown In all d.
rections and up in the air. and that he
got out.
Attached to the Forty-second is an
engineer unit. among the members OF
WHICH Is " liltHi Il. LuSN' VI ShoA 49,
ton. S. c. Luck was a member of
platoon assigned to help the dough-
boys, get thru the wire near st.
Georges OF the entire platoon which
started for the wire he is the only man
WHO got there and back. The dough-
boys tell me that he was the first man
to reach the wire of the Kriemhilde
stellung on that sector. and that his
nippers made path thru a twenty
foot wide stretch of barbed wire Then
he took rifle from a dead American
and fought with the troops.
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NEW HORTICULTURAL WONDER
German Claim to Have Produced
Tomato Potato Plant.

New York. Oct ga tomato potato
is the latest wonder of German horti-
culture, according to German news
papers received here. According to
their accounts tomatoes and potatoes
have been raised on one plant. On a
strong branch of a potato plant was
grated a shoot Of n tomato, plant.
After n process Of hardening which
required one month the grated plant
was set out in the open. The two
branches then thrived as one.
From sixteen such plants it is stated
fortv-two pounds Of tomatoes and
twenty five pounds Of potatoes were
gathered. The plants require only a
rich loose warm soil, much sunshine
and ordinary care. German papers say
the achievement is not astonishing
as the tomato and the potato belong
to the same plant species that or
solanum.
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fault on her part as to capture, her
absence from duty should be excused
as unavoidable, and she be\treated as
in full pay status"
The original ruling classed army
nurses as civilian employees and de-
MED them any pay while in captivity.
Reconsideration of that decision was
requested by Secretary Baker, follow
ing protest against the ruling en-
tered by Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley.
counsel for the national committee to
secure rank for nurses.
This recognition on the Secretary's
part of what is due the army nurse
is taken by nursing authorities here
as an indication that rank soon may
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-23
NEW BLOW BY YANKEES?
Raioins Operations in Asaee Taken as
Significant.

WASHINGTON, Oct 23.--Now that the
Germans have been cleared out oil
Belgian Flanders and much of north
ern France, army officials believe a
new storm of attack may be about to
break against the enemy. This feel
ing grows out of a number of happen
inss uf u minor character III them
selves. but possibly important links In
chain of events soon to be disclosed.
To many officers it seems possible
that now events have so shaped the
lines that great drive may soon he
undertaken, calculated to upset the
whole German plan of retirement. Al
ready the allied lines have been short
ened so that considerable forces must
be available for the work, particularly
British. The time can not be FAR
away, also. when the American second
army, under Maj. Gen. Billiard. will be
put into play.
To some Observers it seems possible
that a wide attack may he made ny
the two American armies. both east
and west of the Mouse, the thrust be-
ing aimed at the great rail artery pass
ing thru Sedan and Montmedy. A
cooperating French assault west OF
the Arsonne would naturally be part
Of such thrust.
To other officers, however, recent
French raiding operations in Alsace
seen to have significance. Apparently
information is desired as to the Ger
man strength on that front and as to
| the character and quality of the troops
there. Such raids Invariably precede
offensive operations. altho they rarely
disclose by their locality the exact
place Of the proposed attack
Beyond doubt TIN German retire
ment in Belgium has slowed down.
However, it is not yet clear whether
this is due to the fact that the retreat
ing forces are nearing the whole
mort hern front the line which frequent
~ has been selected by military critics
as the tirst pausing place on the way
to the Meuse or the border, or to the
necessities of extending allied commu-
nication lines as the troops advance.
1t is probable, officers said, that there
is necessity for a breathing spell on
both sides.
There is little doubt here that the
German army is headed for nothing
short of the Mouse line. and that any
pause will be only temporary to per-
init readjustment Of the columns and
supply lines.
The. fact that the allied armies are
hampered by extending communication
lines gives opportunity for such halts
before Marshal Fochs forces can come
up in sufficient force to compel re-
sumption OF the rearward movement.
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. with the American Army In France.
Oct. IS delayed lone American di-
vision which has been in the line more
days than any other Is the AID. or
Rainbow division one OF the infantry
regiments of which Is the old Third
Iowa. This crack division fought on
the Marne, fought In tho st. Mihiel
battle, and has been In the thick OF the
fighting between the Argonne and the
Meuse, holding the center OF the Sec
tor of the First American army In the
vicinity OF Flanders at st. Georges,
high key position to the Kriemhilde
'stellung north of verdun. As usual. the
division has given an excellent ac-
count OF itself, Incidentally 1t Is oc-
cupying now the cath Divisional
headquarters that 1t has had since
coming to France.
The biggest Thing the Rainbow has
dcne in this sector was the accom-
plishment Of one Of the most difficult
Jobs assigned-to any Aerican division
the taking Of Hill 2ss at the north
ern end Of the Bots Romagne. near
Iandres ct st. Georges. Generally in
warfare the name Of some city or town
goes down in history as marking d
great fight. But in fact more often
there is some isolated point which rep
resents far more in effort and impor-
lance than the name OF some town.
= Bitter Battle For Hill 2ss.
For instance, America is thrilled at
mention Of tho name Of Chateau
rhierry. Yet the actual capture of
that town was not ne-hundredth part
so difficult as the taking Of unnamed
hills north Of the Ourcl. The taking
Of many villages by the Americans IN
this sector has given names to fight
nothing like so sanguinary as the con-
flict for possession Of bald top hill.
which for lack Of another name Is
called 2ss, because that is how many
meters high it happens to be.
When the 42d division was ordered
to take this hill it started against it
frontally. To make that part of the
story short. 1t did not get the hill: 1t
did not even get to the hill. But 1t
did find out that in the woods stretch
ing all around its sides the Germans
had line after line Of barbed wire,
trench after trench, hundreds Of ma
chine guns, and in the scrubble on the
crest some IT'S with gunners who
knew how to shoot them pointblank.
/ pass over the next four vain at
tempts to take that hill and come to
one rainy morning just before light,
when the 166th Regiment from Iowa,
with a New York regiment on the
right, started out on the sixth trial
Our seventy-fives started dropping
shells on top Of the hill with line
range, while the New York lads over
to the east used machine, guns and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-23
pres. Agents FOR Uncle Sam.

X Correspondence Associated Press.1N>
Archangel Sept. 20-Those. of the
American army contingent stationed
here who speak Russian are press
agents for Uncle Sam. In the troops
selected foo Russian service were many
Of Slavic birth. who are reviving their
old language now and using 1t with
the pretty Russian girls and more i'm
portant with the Russian worknlen
who are inclined to think. sometimes,
that the allies are quito imperialistic.
In odd moments between guard duty
one finds American soldiers telling
Russians that the United States Is here
to help them and that's all.
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Prison,er. Cheer, New captives.

Behind British Lines in France, Sept.
1S.-(By Mail.)--When the British
We're bringing back hundreds and
thousands OF prisoners in the last ad-
vance to the Hindenburg line often
times patches OF prisoners already IN
the cages would laughingly welcome q
new contingent One cage was situated
in a ravine and the Germans could see
more prisoners coming over the brow
Of the hills. AS crowds Of them came
In sight cheers would 30 up from the
prison cage and a. the men arrived at
the enclosure they would be greeted
with handshakes and smiles.
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mowers. pottery. padlocks. builders
hardware. step ladders, scales and bal
ances, sporting arms and ammunition,
cash registers. rat and animal traps,
talking machine needles, electric vac
uum cleaners. ice cream freeZers, silk
fabrics and allied industries, glass bot
ties and glass jars. matchmaking ma
chinery and cast iron boilers and rad
iators.
Most of the curtailments run as high
as 80 per cent though some are re-
duced only 40 or 33 1-3 per cent. with
variations in certain classifications.
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For Women Who Worry.

Worry and the blues" are usually
linked together and in many cases are
due to some functional arrangement
which if not corrected may lead to
more serious ailments. More out door
life, sleep. water drinking and few
weeks treatment with that good old
fashioned root and herb remedy. Lydia
r. 'Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
will revitalize and strengthen the sys-
tenn and work wonders for any woman.
If you are prone to worry and the
blues" try Acknowledgement.
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Summer Record Sho,us
More U-Boats Sunk;
Ship Loses Less

The record Of submarine activity for
the summer months. June, July, and
August, the period most favorable to
submarines, Is now practically mace
,lp. and shows two highly satisfactory
resilts-a steady fall in the allied
shipping sunk and steady rise in the
submarines destroyed.
In the tremendous arrivals this Sum-
mer period Is equally satisfactory. Not
one OF the incoming troopships was lost'
and every soldier was landed. Such
losses as have occurred have been on
out -going ships mainly freighters go
Eng back with little or no cargo.
AS the American naval convoy serv-
ice has borne the brunt OF this protec-
ton, the results achieved for. the first
summer are a notable tribute to the
American fleet. In the Mediterranean
there are five Of the allied navies CO.
operating in the protective service-the
French, British, American, Italian, ana
Japanese. Here on the Atlantic coast,
however, the French and American
fleets furnish the conveys and protec-
tive service, and along 300 miles OF the
front the American service has fore
most part, particularly in the huge
movement of troops and supplies from
America.
The record Of tonnage losses for the
summer will close around 26O,UoO TONS
or about $4,000 tons less than the
monthly losses at the opening OF the
year and 100000 tons less than the
losses in March. In January the losses
stood at about 100000 tons. They
mounted steadily thru, February and
March, until the March total was
around $4,000 Then a sudden drop
began, and in April the losses were
down to 100000 Again they mounted
slightly in May to 100000. Then there
was another fall to 100000. In July
they stood at 100000. and this has
been the level 70 the close OF the
summer.
The percentage of losses on the Al
lantic route since the convoy system
hogan May, rs last is less than that on
any other route In the Mediterranean
the percentage of losses is about IA
and on one exposed route 1T runs up
to is. But on the Atlantic route, where
the American convoy is chiefly con-
cerned, the percentage Of losses ls
around per cent.
AS to the loss Of submarines NJ one
fact known definitely is that 01U ~
being destroyed faster than they ~
being built. But there is not the sane
exact data as to the fluctuations o
losses as these are carefully concealed
BY the enemy, and the loss Of an under
water craft is much. less apparent than
that Of one on the surface. But a
pretty accurate check 10 kept ON those
which disappear and the new ones TAX
ing their place.
Among the new ones are the U-1S9,
U-141, and U-142, built at the Gernlania
Krupp yards at Kiel. They have
length Of about 315 feet. with sixteen
knots speed on the surface and nine
knots under water. They each mount
four guns and two machine guns. and
have four 500 -centimeter torpedo tubes,
two forward and two aft.
But the appearance Of new boats in
no way keeps pace with the loss of the
old ones. which are crippled or sunk.
or mysteriously disappear. leaving
hardly trace as the depth bombs do
their deadly underwater work.
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5 MARKET BARE OF FOWL.
Germans Fail in Efforts to Obtain
Geese From Poland.

New York, Oct 23.-German efforts
to obtain geese from Poland and
Ukraine virtually have failed and the
German maket is practically bare OF
the fowl, says the Cologne Gazette. An
organization charged with the duty OF
arranging imports Of geese from
Poland and other occupied territories
in the east stated that between 10000
and s00,0o0>geese had been ordered in
those districts but the actual reseipts
amounted to only $4,000. Ukraine had
promised to export 100000 geese but
owing to unexpected difficulties not
one was sent to Germany.
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Weary World for the Pup.

RUSSELL four, was delighted when
his grandma gave him puppy for his
birthday, so we were rather surprised
q couple OK days later when he an
nounced that he was going to send
'Dalsy" back home again to grand
ma. said, "Why. Russell. I thought
you liked your little puppy" He said.
~ do like her. mamma, but she's not
happy. She hasn't smiled since she
came."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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nected with British West Africa Les
lie Copper. general manager OF the
bank Of British West Africa. states
Mat the first step under the new loan
will probably be to repay the 1911 in
ternational loan. of which about
300.0 is outstanding. There is every
reason to believe he says, that develop
ments will reveal great natural re-