Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
VETERAN IOWA SOLDIER THINKS
DASH is NEEDED TO FIGHT
GERMANS ~
BELIEVES AMERICANS
WILL CHANGE TACTICS
Trench Warfare Objectionable If for
No Other Reason Than Fact Ger
mans Want Allies to Fight That Way
Lincoln Has Three Sons in Service
Who Have Attained High Rank-one
Severely Injured.

Boone, Jan. s.-Recsaly Hon. A j.
Rarkisy, No. ses Boone street, received
very interesting letter from e former
BeonsAero resident, Gen James Rush
Lancol-. Of AaaS This letter IS given
below IN full:
A-aaes. Ian. : 1sls-My dear asr
RarkQsss Thought ! woGld write
s-ou &zz SAY 1aat NV three sons who
are commissioned Officers IL the Tssa-
lar Arzsy and Aavs E41ae regulations N
them, grade. A-e th7ss brothers who
ware bora = BcoasooTo or II TIE
Faar1A ward 0. Boone.
Counties ere claiming thstc sons IN
tia army. - though: would SE1Ie
yo4 and = Boone count! claims ss1
sons. give sou their names,
Lieut. Col! Charles = Lincoln, CHIEF
Of STAT OF ,As ssh Division camp
Dodge, Iowa
Major Francis Il Lincoln. c. a &.
Fort Monroe, Va He IS IN charge a.
the Officers training camp for the
heavy artillery and director
Major Rush 5. Lincoln Signal corps
Waco. Texas, in charge Of the aviation
SS-tlQA u kAC S-SA-Sh- 80 k'~f
Arthur.
Narrow Escape From Death
Charlie Is with General Plumme- n
France, observing the work there, and
will not be back for couple Of
months This is private. (Th!s has since
became public.-Ed.) Francis mas
turned out $500 officers and has
class of about 1000 to start this Week
He was up in an air plane on Nov -,
when the machinery went wrong ano
they fell $500 feet. They fell into .
feet of water in Chesapeake bay. when
saved their lives. II the water had been
depeer they would have been drowned
The fusilage box knocked Frances IN the
head rendering him unconscious, MS
nose was broken. also two ribs, anu
his right ankle badly bruised anc
sprained. His pilot was not much hurt
and as soon as he could be got IRAN
els up out Of the water when TWO
boats came to their rescue ana saved
them He is on duty, but 1t Will De q
couple Of months Yet before his ankle
viii be right. He Gays it was wonder
full sensation falling thru the air ana
that the rush of the air was some
thing terrific. The rudder went wrong
too. so they could not help themselves
BY spralling, but had to drop straight
down. 1t seems almost like miracle
that they were not killed. OF course
had they struck ground they never
would have lived.
Good College Record.
Our college has sent over 500 cadets
to the army and navy and many more
TO go.
] don't like the way they are running
: Ibis war, we need more Byngs. I don't
believe in trench warfare. If for no
other reason than because the Ger
mans want US to fight that way. II
Haig had properly supported Byng.
Z think the Won 'Hindenours line would
have been broken. Simply killing men
does not win wars. We need a pusher
who goes ahead, never minds his
guard. but goes FOR the other fellow
and ticks him. In a word. We need an
other Grant, and have hope that
= when our army gets to work that 1t
wi, make a rusH that will bring re-
suits / tell you this is awful having
10 stay at home. really feel ashamed
of myself and yet they say ! am too
old and can not go.
hope you are well. Ny wife joins
me in best wishes for happy New
Year for Mrs. Barley and yourself.
Respectfully,
James Rush Lincoln.