Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-21
MEMBER or GENERAL PLUM.
MER's STAFF HOME FROM
WAR CITES CONDITIONS.
GREAT NEED OF ALLIES
At PRESENT IS MEN
Holding Germany Now and Waiting
for America to Get Over There in
Sufficient Force to Give Huns Final
Smash--Germans May Dent Lines.
But That's Ali-Arntiss Wonderfully
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AInes. Feb. e1.-'Germany can not
be starved she is too efficient, said
Col. c. S. Lincoln member of General
Plummers stsf, recently returned
from France, in speaking to Scabbard
and Blade, a military organization AZ
a banQue, rendered him. Continuing
he said. The only nation that can be
starved is England France is too
much of an agricultural nation. What
the allies need are men They are
holding Germany ROW. simply waGns
for us 10 get over there
The Germans may break thru the
line for mile or two, but that Will
be OF little consequence. They can
not win unless the efec; is on the
whole line. l believe the line will hold
against the Germans. The allies would
be foolish to make an offensive until
we get into the war in good shape. lof
if this war is to be won. i, Is UP to the
United States to do Il.
There may be peace next week.
continued Colonel Lincoln. but 1t Will
be a military peace. II We have peace
before Germany is whipped, we viii
have the same thing to do again In
few years. She must be entirely put
out of existence as a military nation.
This peace iaik We hear in this coun-
try, strikes i'll Germany. and the de-
pietion Of the morale OF the Italian
army are merely the results OF Ger
man propaganda The sooner We real
;ze we are in this war to stay, the
sooner an end will be put 10 such
things.
Many divisions. especially the Brit
ish take no prisoners. You can not
trust a German. In one instance. a
German officer after seeing himself
captured az o., the ground supposedly
volver and shoot a general as ne
passed. yoa are not safe until Ger
man has taken his last breath
Armies Wonderfully Fed.
In speaking of the conditions at the
front Colonel Lincoln said the armies
a, the front are wonderfully fed. The
cities have a little scarcity for food.
bu: outside OF that there are goodiy
quantities OF IT,
When one arrives at -he front and
talks with the soldiers. Dc they Tom
mics or Frenc,unen- they are not VIII
ing TO lay down their arms until the
Germans are whipped.
The American forces are holding
the southern potion OF the western
front. The land here is heavily tim
bered and swampy. We lear great
deal about thu raids on our trenches
These are very common occurrences
and can no. help in so-ne prisoners
and dead. There Is much anticipation
as 70 where The expected German Of
fensive will strike. It IS very unlike
" that the Americans w:I be hit, for
che topography OF the country is very
unfavorable for such a rcve. 1t viii
no doubt be against the French sector.
This camouhage is graf stuff.
was standing IN field with eight men
ten yards away. and could not even
tell they were there On the British
front, noticed a beautiful tree.
was informed that this was steel
structure erected during the day TOT
the British en!pers and removed dur
irg the night and as yet had remain :
| ed unnoticed b. the boche."