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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
UNREST. IN BERLIN.
Estate Of Siege" Proclaimed 40 Curb
on Rumor.


Amsterdam, Sept. 5.-rDelayed.l J.
Later advices show that the state Of
siege" in Berlin was proclaimed solely
to stop the spreading Of reports that
Germany was facing a disaster in the
west.
Berlin and the province Of Branden-
burg have been placed under the law
relating to state Of siege which pro-
vides for a fine or Imprisonment for
persons inventing or circulating untrue
rumors calculated to disquiet the pop
ulace." according to the Cologne Volks
Zeitung.
A notice accompanying the Decree
which is signed by General Won Lin
sfngen, commander of the Brandenburg
province. calls attention to the circu-
latlon of frivolous and sometimes mall
evolent and traitorous gossip. exagger-
ating the transitorX successes Of the
enemy and casting doubt upon Ger
many's power for an economic resist
ance and depreciatins the wonderful
achievements Of the German troops
who. it declares. are VIGOROUSLY with
standing the enemy
General Won Linsingen expresses the
hope that this admonition will suffice
and that 1t will not be necessary to
enforce the decree. The Volks Zei-
tung adds that similar decrees have
been issued in Breslau and other cities
all operative Immediately
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
YANks IN FLANK MOVEMENT.
Closing Slowly But With Certainty
Upon Strongly Held Position.
[By the Associated, Pr

IBy the Associated, Press.
With the American Army on the
Aisne Front. Sept 7.-Additiona forces
and supplies were brought up Nby both
the Americans and French last night,
and early today the Franco American
line was again advanced. The allied
artillery of both heavy and small cali
Der is being used to tear holes in the
enemy lines :.
The new forces were brought up
along the Aisne to the west OF Fismes,
where the Germans are. entrenched
along the canal The big guns behind
the Franco American lines were set in
play on formations far to the rear,
while all the cross roads were subjected
to Furnishing fire.
The Franco American line continued
to close slowly but with unerring GER
tainty about the German left flank that
had chung to the sector west Of Rheims.
Great resistance was displayed by the
enemy at the point in the angle made
by the line swinging upward toward
the Aisne. The Germans used their
artillery late on Friday with all possible
vigor and their machine gun crews de-
Tended the retreating army point by
point.
Nevertheless the. lines OF both the
French and the Americans were ad-
vanced early today.
Reports brought to headquarters in
dicate that German divisions in this
Sector are as certaiifly bound for the
Aisne as those already across that
river farther to the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
15o U-RoATs DESTROYED.
Britain Gives Out Figures to Substan.
tlate Claims.

tiate Claims.
London, Sept 1.--Althn the British
government doca not intend to a ;ri,t
practice of giving proof of official
utterances made by Its ministers. It
has been thought desirable to print
in to- days newspaper names of com
manding officers of $50 German sub
marines, disposed of III order to sub
stantiate the statement of Premier
Lloyd George in the house of COM
mons that II least $50 of these
ocean pests have been destroyed A
majority OF the $50 officers mention
ed are dead, some are prisoners Of
war; few are interned in neutral
countries, Among them are:
Kapitan Lieutenant Schweser, who,
while the command of the U-30 tor
pedoed the Lusitania in May. 1918.
The U-200 was lost on the Danish
coast in 1915. but Schweiger survived
and was in command Of the u-S0, lost
with all hands In September. 1917
Kapitan Lieutenant Paul Wagon
fukr, who sank the steamer Belgian
Prince. July 81, 1877. and drowned
forty OF the crew, whom he had or
dered to line UP on the submarines
deck when the g-boat was about to
submerge. His submarine, the U-44.
was sunk with all hands fortnight
later.
Kapitan Lieutant Schweimer. who
sank the Arabia. in 1915, p
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
Third Titular Tilt to Ring
Down Curtain For Dur
alton of War.
SCENE SHIFTS TO
BOSTON MONDAY
Yesterdays Triumph Makes Cubs
Favorites In Sporting Circles Today
Both Clubs Optimistic Regarding
outeoms-Hendrix to Oppose Mays
in Third Battle-6arrow to Retain
Able Seaman Thomas for Series.

Chicago Sept. THE curtain was
lowered on organized baseball in Chi
cago for the duration OF the war with
the third game of the world series be-
tween the Boston Red Sox and the Chi
cago Cubs, who faced each other on
even terms today. each team having
one victory.
Tonight the teams will ,entrain for
Boston. where the remaining games Of
the championship will be played.
With renewed confidence over their
to 1 victory over Boston. yesterday,
the Chicago National League cham
pions went into today's game deter
mined to add to their laurels, and
Manager Mitchell said he probably
would send Hendrix in to face the Red
Sox.
Mays TO Oppose Hendrix.
Manager Ed Barrow and his Ameri-
can League champions were equally
confident. Barrow planned to pitch
Mays.
I'VE are determined to return to
Boston and start Mondays game with
fatal second inning today" said Bar
row.
Cubs Arc Favorites.
The splendid pitching of Tyler in
yesterdays game, the sharp fielding Of
his teammates. and their attack on Joe
Bush's offerings when hits counted
made the Cubs favorites on the base
ball Rialto today.
This. with fair weather. was expected
to bring out the record crowd OF the
series here.
Saturdays half holiday for clerks
and factory workers was expected to
greatly increase attendance. The total
attendance at the first two games was
3s,314 which was approximately 5000
more than attended t1e flrst game of
the series last year.
Thomas Remains With Sox.
Manager Barrow expects to keep
Thomas, who Is on furlough from the
Great Lakes naval station, at third
base thruout the series The probable
batting order for today follows:
Boston: Hooper, right field: Shean.
second base: Strunk. center field:
Whiteman. left field: McInnis. frst
base: Schang, catch; Scott, shortstop:
Thomas. third base: Mays. pitch.
Chicago: Flack. right field: Hol-
locher. shortstop; Mann, left field; Pas
kert, center field: Merkle, first base:
Pick, second base; Deal, third base:
Killifer, catch; Vaughn, pitch.
Crowd Of $4,000 Present.
1t was estimated that the total at
tendance today would approximate
35.GG4 and for the first time since the
series opened every reserved seat .had
been sold at noon. The lines IN front
of the ticket windows before the day
started recalled the old ante bellum
DAYS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
GERMANS WITHDRAWING.
Begin Retreat on Riaht .of Front Held
BY Americans.

Begin Retreat on Riaht OF Front Held
by Americans.
[By the Associated Press.l
With the American Army on the
vesle Front, Sept e. Menaced by a
salient increasing in danger, the Ger
mans today began withdrawal from
the Vesle valley to the right Of the
Americans.
on. the west f,anh the Americans
held firmly while &he French exerted
sharp pressure on the rear. but there
has developed situation considerably
diffrent from that Of the past few days
In the region westward toward sois-
song.
The Germans fouEht more nearly in
the spirit OF their tfaattions but slow
ly continued to give way, leaving little
doubt that the line from near Rheims
to that now along the Aisne would be
quickly straightened. 5 .4s "
The strug1le - being rnade 70 the
American right ana has placed the
enemy in : pcsition where they are
subject to q heavy enfilade. especially
~ the artillery.
Face Dsadly Darrass.
q Despite desperate resistance the
Americans swung their line forward to
It's Junction with the French, where
the most determined resistance was
More broken II country
offers better opportunities for defense
and the GermAns have taken advan-
taxe Of every hillside and rnvine In
placing their artillery and machine.
gs1nuS 4, KS d35i \ ,ts "a /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
LUDENDoRFF Is BoAsTFUL.
ave Will Settle America" Says Ger
man War Chief.

Amsterdam. Sept. '.-Arnoricdu a.a
is Of great benefit to the allies but II
will not be sufficient to win the war
says General Ludendorff in an inter-
view published IN the Acct ard Te!e-
graph of Vienna.
THE Americans are here" said
Ludendorff and they are rendering no
inconsidcrahle assistance to the en-
tente in men and material. But the
idea that American assistance will be
the decisive factor in the war Is
erroneous.
The entente. especially France, has
lived in hope. France hoped In Russia
now she hopes In the Americans We
settled Russia and we will settle
America.
Our will to victory remains un-
broken and we shall break the encmys
will to annihilate u.s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
Organization of First Field
Army Takes Troops
From Battle Line.
NEW ORGANIZATION
ALMOST COMPLETED
Ninety five Per Cent Of Troops 1ri.
aaded With British and French A..
sembIed at Point Designated-Thirty.
second Only Division Now Engaged
in Forward Movemsnt-Faetories
Deliver 1900 Aeropiane. for Army.

Washington. Sept. - Organization
Of the first American field army In
France is progressing SO rapidly that
nearly IS per cent of the American
troops brigaded with the British and
French have been withdrawn and are
being assembled at point not desig-
mated.
This was disclosed today by General
March, chief Of staff, in his weekly
conference with the senate military
committee. and accounts for the fact
that only one division-the Thirty -sec-
ond-is engaged in the present forward
movement.
Characterizing the German retrograd
movement as general retreat" on a
100-mile front from Arras to near
Rheims. General March in his weekly
statsmentst today pointed out that the
German lines now are sixty mifes from
the French capital at their nearest
point. as compared with forty miles az
late as July Is.
The enemy's retreat was forced.
primarily. General March said. by two
operations. The first was that Of the
British on the Arras -Peronne front and
the other was the advance Of the
Franco American troops across the
Soissons plateau.
The Hindenburg line now is only ten
miles away from the advancing allies
at its farthest sector.
Allies Nearing ST. Quentin.
Official reports to the department
show that the Franco Americans had
reached the Aisne on ten-mile front
last night while the British troops last
night were within ten miles of st.
Quentin.
facilities continued to progress, General
March said. and the number of ships
in use is not only being increased but
the turn around" is being gradually
cut down.
Troops ships now are being unloaded
in French ports in three or four days
while the time for unloading cargo car
riers has been reduced until now from
ten to fifteen days are required
Deliver 1900 AirpIanes.
Further improvement in the airplane
situation was noted. Genera! March
said 1000 aeroplanes have been deliv-
cred from the factories so far. Latest
advices indicate. he said. that 500
American fighting planes now are in
France.
General Pershing has sent to the de-
partment report of minor casualties,
hitherto not reported because of their
trivial character. They totaled 10000
cases up to Aug. 20, most of them be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
NEAR BEER MAKERS HIT.
Substitutes For Beer May No Longer
Be Brewod

Washington. Sept. 7.--Manufacturers
of near-beers and substitutes for beer,
which have developed hourishing
business. it was officially explained to-
day, are just as much affected by the
decision to cut off brewing of beer as
those who make the actual beverages.
One Of the largest breweries in the
country recently erected sl,000.00o
nlant solnlv for the brewing % this
beverage
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
IOWA'S HONOR ROLL.
Three Casualties Reported in Night
list, Mono in Today's

Washington. Sept. mo Iowans
were listed In today's casualty report.
There Iowans are named in the list re-
leased for publication last night by the
war department. They are:
Musician Clifford G.. Olson. Garner.
and Private Cornelius F.. Dirks, Hol-
land, wounded severely Private AL
fred Skow, Esthcrvillo, wounded in
action, degree undetermined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
MUST PROTECT OFFICIALS
6olsheviki Authorities Responsible,
for Safety Of Americans,

Washington. Sept. 7.--Bolsehviki ,u-
thorities at Moscow have been warned
10y the allied powers thru the ministers
Of Holland. Denmark. Switzerland and
Norway that they will he held respor-
sibe for the safety of allied consulor
officers now detained In Russia.
Reports from Petrograd received
thru Stockholm say the Maximiigt
papers are openly advising the murder
OF French and English nationals in
Pctrograd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07

Aa deadly barrage. while barriers OF sas
were raised in every ravine down
which they might advance. An equally
deadly artillery response was made by
the Americans. however, and the men.
already tried in previous engagements,
advanced steadily. driving out the ma
chine gun nests one after another.
The Germans held their positions
along a machine gun line stubbornly.
many of them dying at their posts. but
the total mortality was not great.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
Tire Weather.

Icwa--Gcneraiiy fair tonight and
Sunday. slightly warmer tonight IN
north and west-portions.
Weather predictions for Iowa Tor next
week are: Some prospects OF showerss
Monday; fair remainder Of the week /;
cool first Of week rising temperatures
"Wednesday or Thursday: nearly normal
thereafter
Range or temperature at Marshati-g7
town; Friday. "A and 10; Thlrsday.
~ and AZ: Sept. 8, 1917, "A and 81 AN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
French en Nsw Ground.


London. Sept. 7.-Tergnier, three
miles west Of LaFere. has been cap
tured by French troops.
The French have advanced or a
twenty mile front to an average depth
of two miles and at some places to a
depth of four miles. They occupied
Tergnier without opposition.
The French troops also reached the
forest of Coucy and now are on big
stretch of entirely new ground.
British progress on practically the
whole battle front from Havrincourt
wood to the river Aisne continued this
morning with rather greater rapidity
than had been expected.
Pushing Toward Msssinss.
British troops advancing last night
on the front to the southeast and
northeast Of Peronne captured the
towns Of Hancourt, Sorel-le- Grand and
Metz en- Couture. says today's war Of
fice announcement.
Fighting their way toward the left
flank of.the German positions along the
Cal1 Du Nord from Havrincourt
northward, the British penetrated the
western part Of Havrincouft wood, TAX
.ine prisoners az they progressed.
In Flanders the British are pushing
toward, ,Iessines near the southern end
Of the Messines ridge, and they ad-
vanced their lines last night short
distance in the direction Of the town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
FIRST AIR MAIL At CHICAGO.
eis Crowd 0rssts the Pilot on Landiag
f in Grant Park

Chicago. Sept. I. The first aerial
mail from New York to Chicago was
delivered by Pilot Max Miller at Grant
park at tot o'clock last evening. i
was rushed from the airplane in u
motor truck to the postoffice. Police
cleared the streets to facilitate the pas-.
sage Of tn trick, ~ sac o'clock :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
U-BOATS IN NEW GUlSE.
Divers OF American Coast Disguised
as fishinq Vessels.

An Atlantic Port. Sept. Two
German submarines, disguised as fish
ing craft and carrying sails, are opcr-
atirg a few hundred miles off the A.
lantic coast, according to information
Transmitted to the naval authorities pH
officers OF British and French steam
ships arriving here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
The British Far Beyond somms

BY the AeSOclateu rTesS.I
with british Armies In France. Sept.
7.-British troops today advanced to
the east of Longavesne and Lieramont'
in the region northeast OF Peronne.
Other forces Of Field Marshal Haig
crossed the Burlu Fins road.
In the Lys salient the British north
of Erquinghem are pushing toward
the western bank 81 the river Lys. The
Britist, haye advanced north of hill SS
to lie Rossignol.
The British are. we'll to the east OF
Hancourt and are more :han nine miles
to the east OF the river Somme. Along
the Cologne river Tincourt has been
reached.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
DECLARE LENINE is DEAD.

Travellers From Russia Deny Reports
That Promier Still Lives.
Stockholm. Sept. 6.-Contrary to re-
ports from official bolshevik sources,
travellers who have arrived at Hapa-
randa. Sweden. from Moscow. assert
that Premier Lenine is dead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
jap Cavalry Occupies Krasnoyarski.

tBy The Associated Press.J
Toxic, Aug. 30.-%Japanese cavalry on
Aug. 23, occupied Krasnoyarski, on the
Ussuri river front in Siberia, sixty
miles northeast OF Lake Khanka, ac-
cording to an official statement issued
today by the war Office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
FlNNs TO AID HUNS.
Entire Man-Power at Gcrmany's Dis
posal as Result Of Treaty.

TBv Havas Agency.]
Paris, Sept. IA treaty Of alliance
has been concluded between Germany
and Finland. under which the entire
man power Of Finland Is put at Ger
many's disposal according to dis
patch to the Matin from Copenhagen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
British ca.uaItie. Increase.

London. Sept. 7.--Casualties among
the British forces reported in the week
ending today totalled 2o,s40 officers and
men. compared with an aggregate nf
l4,4s4 reported In the previous week.
The casualties were divided as fol-
lows:
Killed or died OF wounds, officers,
37s: men. 1928; wounded or missing,
officers, 1884; men, 15,600;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
carn,an 4 4 .,..r.per su.n.na..

Davenport. Sept. der Dsmokrat.
nm old German language newspaper. to-
iday announced Suspension oss publica Z
sti0n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
The German vsrslpn.

/, Berlin, via London. Sept. 7.--on the
heights northeast OF F'ismes, in the
vesle region, the German forces yes
terday repulsed renewed attacks by
the Americans, says the official state
ment issued today by German head
quarters.
On the somme and Oise rivers the
enemy followed the Germans retiring
by way Of Ham and Chauny and dur
ing the evening was engaged In fighting
the GermAnS rear guards on the line
~ 1Aubigny.villou Au Mont. b 8s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07

ing men who were so slightly wounded
that they returned to the ranks within
n few days.
Issue Detailed Casualty Lists.
In connection with this announce
ment General March disclosed that tn"
new policy of the department would he
to have General Pcrshing forward by
courier twice ii week lists OF all
wounded The con plete lists will be
made public from Washington when
the system is in effect and will include
only dead and mteing.
General March, explained that COM
plete data in each case will be included
In the list OF wounded, so relatives may
be advised fully as to the nature Of the
wounds.
Five iowans Cited.
Addresses Of officers, and men cited
for bravery as announced by General
Pershing Thursday. were announced
today by the war department. Among
them were:
Lieut.. John G, Christopher. Grant.
Iowa: Cergeant Byron w. Hamilton,
Fairfield, Iowa: Sergeant James b.
Lepley, Red Oak. Iowa: Corporal r..
Bousted. Woodbine, Iowa; Private Ait
c. Wilken, Atlantic, Iewa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07

The most widely spoken lanxuakA in
india il Hindustani, rather morc tho
%. 100000 persons using 4
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Paris, Sept. 7.-On The front between
the somme and the Disc the French
continued to press forward last night.
overcoming the resistance Of the Ger
man rear guard
Pushing east Of Ham. French troops
have occupied the towns of Dury and
Ollezy, more than three miles beyond
Ham.
North of the Ailette the French have
made a further advance. winning the
entire lower forest Of Coucy. North of
the vesle. where American troops have
been advancing. there is no change in
the situation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
,.r.ieu'.rly TO III. e... tow.

particularly 10 the east tow.
ard Rheims.
A. a whole, thru the campaign
inauguratsd by Marsai Foeh July
10. and in particular thru the
Franco British drive during Aug
ust, the German stroke Of March
81 now has been virtually cancelled.
The Germans have seen pushed
from all the territory they con.
quered except for a narrow strip
between le Fere and Cambrai.
Along his cid line tho enemy now
is facing an allied force that Is un-
der a unified command that, instead
Ct anxiously awaiting q powerful
German stroke. 10 on the a9res.
sivc and powerfully reinforced by
the imposing mass Of American
forces TRANSCRIBED to France since
early spring.
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Germans Bomb Rcd Cross Unit.
rpx- tho Ascoc;o<nd provc

by tne ASSOc18teO freSS.
With the American Army in France,
Sept. German aviators scored two
direct hits Wednesday night on the
large Red Cross" between the wings
of the French American hospital.
southwest of Scissors. There were no
casualties as the patients had heen re-
moved to nearby caves when the
bombing began soon after dark.
Eighteen bombs were dropped, two
striking the Red Cross. When the
alarm was sounded the attention Of the
attendants was turned to the wounded.
who were taken to caves. The slightly
wounded retired to shelter without aid
and there were instances Of slightly
wounded assisting attendants in carry
ing the seriously wounded to places Of
safety.
The first bomb struck near a tent
and the next the Red Cross. Owing to
the darkness due to the extingulshing
of all lights there was great confusion
but not a single patient nor attendant
was injured.
/ The hospital doctors related with
pride the bravery Of the women nurses
and the number Of instances where
nurses went to and from the caves to
the hospital beds during the raid to
make sure all the patients were under
shelter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07
viii Go Around Pivotal Point.

The Times, referring to the Franco
American arrival before the great
pivotal position of the enemy in France
for which the great forest Of Gobnin
forms the base, says a frontal attack In
this forest is out OF the question. and
now as last year the French doubtless
prefer to go around. but have some
very difficult ground to cover before
they are on the Chemin des Danes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-07

Kapitan Lieutant Schweimer. who
sank the Arabia. in 1915. n