The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-04
WHEN SHELL FROM LONG RANGE
GUN HITS PARIS CHURCH
sYAQPS
DURING GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
U. S. Wounded Being Removed From
Paris to Make Room for Later
Casualties. lrish-American
Spelling for Revenge.

shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon and was kept up for several
hours. Seyenty-fve persons were kill
ed and ninety wounded, most of them
women and children when shell fell
on church while Good Friday seryic-
es we're being held
Same Church Hit Last Sunday,
Among those killed was H. Stroeh-
lin, counselor of the Swiss legation in
Paris.
The same church was struck by a
shell during the celebration of high
mass last Sunday and many casualties
resulted.
Paris is Furious.
President Poincare visited the
church, where he met Premier Glenn
enceau, Cardinal Annette and the rec
tor. who had already arrived. The
president afterward visited the
wounded in the hospitals.
The killing of the women and chill
dren who were praying in the church
has caused feeling of horror and in
tense Indignation in Paris. The Ger
man explosive missile fell amid an
assemblage OF peace-loying people.
who were beseechlng heaven to send
an enduring peace on the day they
were commemorative the greatest
sacrifice eyer offered that peace should
reign on earth
Feeling runs high in Paris today.
Ii is no peace crowd that walks the
streets or congregates in the cafes,
theaters and churches.
The American Red Cross once more
distinguished itself in rescuing in
jured persons from the edifce.
Previous Fire Ceased Monday.
This is the first time the city has
been under fire since last Monday.
Tit long range bombardment began
Saturday and continued over Sunday
and Monday. Monday, however only
four shots were fired before the can
nonadng ceased. II was announced of
ficially at that time that the cannon
had been located in the forest of st.
Gobain seventy-six miles from the
French capital.
U. S. Wounded From Paris.
Paris, March 30.-American soldiers
wounded along the Chemin des Danes
are being removed from American
Red Cross hospitals in Paris to make
room for British soldiers injured too
seriously to be moved a great distance.
Twenty-seven Americans suffering
from gas poisoning have reached Paris
on their way to a large base hospital
behind the front. They are ali New
EnglandeTs.
One OF the number, private OF Irish
extraction whose home is in Bridge
port, Conn, waiting for the time when
ne can get in action again, said:
Il was gassed on March II just
when expected leave for the ST. Pat
rick's Day celebration behind the lines
The worst of it was, it was yellow gas,
which added insult TO injury.
Il believe will be all right within
a few days and God help Fritz when
get back and get crack at him
with my machine gun"
All of the twenty-seven will recover.
Civil Population Being Removed.
Paris, Thursday, March 30.-The en-
tire civil population in the region of
the German advance has been taken
ont, Edward Eyre Hunt of the Ameri-
can Red Cross reports TO Red Cross
headquarters here. Quakers of the
Smith college unit and Red Cross
workers from the Philadelphia unit
labored for a week under shell fire,
Mr.. Hunt says. A group of Quakers
from Smith college was at Montdidier
mad later at Beauyais.
Allies to Have One Plan.
Paris, France, March 30.-one of
the great results of the German of
fensive up to the present time is the
definite establishment of a single com
mand for the armies of the entente.
In the future the allies forces will
work unitedly under one plan and one
executive. This fact alone is OF the
most vital importance to the final sue
ces OF our armies.
Enemy Plans Fail.
Paris, France. March S0.-The very
latest news from the stupendous bat
tie I'M the north is that the German
drive has slowed down. The army
massed BY Germany In France for this
offensive constitutes practically the
bulk of the empires fighting forces
The purpose Of the attack was tc
break the British line at its place Of
iuncture with the French army. but