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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
WHITE SOLDIER
HANGED FOR RAPE
Court Martial Sentence Carried Out At
Camp Macarthur, Tex, After Ap-
provaI Of Findings at Washington
Assaulted 11-Ysar.Old White Girl.

Waco, Tex, July 11.-Nat Hoffman, a
white soldier. was hanged at 5:45 a. m.
today at Camp Macarthur. He was
convicted of attacking a school girl last
April. The court martial sentence was
affirmed at Washington.
Hoffman was 25 years old and from
Pennsylvania. One evening last April
Hoffman met the 11-year-old girl in
company with a boy about her own
age. in lonely spot. The boy was as
[saulted ana ran away, after which the
girl was attacked.
The boy reported the affair to the
military police, Who soon captured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
GERMAN DEMAND COSTLY.
Two Austrian Drsadnaughts Destroyed
Left Base on Command Of Kaiser.

Two Austrian Oreadnau9hts Destroyed
Left Base on Command Of Kaiser.
Italian Army Headquarters. July 10.
-1nsistence by the German admiralty
upon German naval expedition for de-
struction Of the nets in the straits OF
Otronte, at the entrance to the Adri-
attic. and for An attack on the allied
naval fcrces was responsible for tho
departure from. Pola Of the two Aus
trian dreadnnnghts which were torpe-
doed by the Italians In the Adrlatic on
June 10, according to information
cleaned from prisoners taken by the
Italians In the recent fighting.
It is declared. by the prisoners that
the second Austrian dreadnaught tor
pedoed was the Tegetthoff (Vienna
admitted the loss Of the Scent 18TH
van}. They were unable to say what
the extent Of the Tegettboff was dam
aged but de.'ared 1t was certain she
was badly crippled.
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Paris. July 1L-French troops last
night captured the town OF Corey. on
the front northwest OF scissors. the
war office announced today.
In addition to gaining complete pos
session OF Corey, including thes Corey
railway station. the French took the
farm OF st. Paul. to the south of Corey.
The capture was effected in an oper-
alton for the enlarging of French posi-
/ tions east OF Retz forest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11

in that area The advance in Albania
Is serious threat to the right flank OF
the Bulgar armies In the region Of
Monastir. This Is evidently appreci-
ated by the enemy and, too. it will
have the effect Of bringing to the side
Of the allies rlany from the hill tribes,
the world. Every fresh success of the
allies will hearten the south Slav
races. who IRE already in revolt
against their Austrian rulers.
A further short advance will bring
the allies to Berat, the chief town of
southern Albania.
Far From Original Line.
The Semeni river, formed by the
junction of the Devoli and Osum, flows
into the Adriatic twelve miles north of
the mouth Of the Vojutza-tl1e original
Italian line.
The course Of the Semeni Is in a
general southwesterly direction. while
that of the Vojutza is northwesterly.
The greatest Italian advance between
these two streams evidently Is at a
point where they are about fifteen
miles apart.
Fieri ls Between Rivers.
Fieri, capture Of which was an
nounced in yesterdays Italian official
report. lies between the Semeni and
the vojutza. about eight miles from
the sea-
The Osum river rises in southeastern
Albania and flows northwesteriy into
the Semeni. It crosses the present bat
tie lines about forty miles from the
sea.
1t is evident that the Important city
Of Berat is about to be or already has
been encompassed By the Italian ad-
vance
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Small Amoun. Of Money raken.

Muskogee. Okla. July 11.-According
to w. p. Cotton. Kansas City. one OF
the mail clerks on the train looted near
Paola. Kan, late last night. the rob
bers secured but an insignificant
amount Of money from the mail and
express cars.
Four registered packages, none Of
which is believed to have been valuable,
were taken from the mail Goa ches. None
Of them contained currency according
to Cotton, who has spent thirty six
years on the Katy" and has been In
four train robberies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
American Steamer
Destroys Attacking
German Submarine

New York July ia German sub
marine which attacked the American
steamship Lake Forest, $500 miles off
Cape Henry While she was returning
from recent voyage to Europe. is
believed to have been sunk by the
steamers guns after two rour run
ming fight, according to information
received today in marine circ.es.
Capt. Herbert r. o. Johnson. United
States naval reserve officer, in COM
mand of the ship, has been COM
mended to the navy department, for
having sunk the U-boat.
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To Renudiate German Treaty.

London, July 1.-THE objects of the
new Siberian government include re-
pudiation of the Brest-Litovsk treaty
AMI tbs establishment of Russian re-
public with an autonomous Siberia. ac-
cording to declaration made by a
member Of the new government to the
vlaLivostok correspondent of the Nish-
imbu. says Toxic dispatch to the
Daily Press.
1t Is also proposed to rehabilitate the
army and send troops against Ger
many. Russia's national debt would be
acknowledged, Siberia assuming re-
sponsibility for her share.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
Insult to South Germany.

Paris, July 11.-Decision to accept
the resignation of Foreign Secretary
Won Kuehlmann was taken Monday at a
conference at German headquarters, at
tended by the emperor, Chancellor Won
Hertling and Admiral Won Hintze. says
a dispatch to the Matin.
The appointment OF Won Hintze Is
considered by Paris papers as the work
/! Of the general stan and a deliberate
insult to southern Germany.
La Homme Libre says the military
iparty Is stronger In Germany than the
diplomats and in overthrowing Won
Knehlmann n1flitarists show plainly
that they want a war to the end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
PAN-GERMANs IN SADDLE.
War Party Causes Downfall Of Foreign
Minister Who Talked Peace.

( w 0T EdTky SdoSSS SOVVbds W SsS'S'
! Minister Who Talked Peace.
| London. July 1.-THE fall Of Foreign
! Secretary Won Kuehlmann was ar
ranged by German army headquarters
and is regarded in Germany as the in
! PRODUCTION Of pan-German regime,
!. dispatches from Holland say.
1t is described as the biggest of pam
German victories. Reports Of the ap
pointment Of Admiral Won Hintze as
foreign secretary are accepted as final
! by the pan German newspapers, which
! contend that this involves no change of
Soliey.. This contention, however, as
well as the assurance that Won Hintze
lis not pan-German - false, according
to the correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph.
Won Hintze is described by him as a
swash- buckler and an intimate crea-
ture Of Admiral Won Tirpitz, the pam
German leader.
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Get Jewelry Shipment.

Kansas City. July 11.--Offlcials OF the
American Express Company said here
today that tho robbers obtained very
little property from the express cars.
It was said consignment Of jewelry
worth about $500 was about the most
valuable shipment in the car.
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Italian Adxanca Unchecked.

Washington, July 11.-Of1icial dis
patches from Rome today indicate un-
checked advances Of the Italian forces
in Albania. From the Voyusa the Ital-
ians have carried all positions to the
Semeni in an advance OF approximately
fifteen miles over fifty-mile front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
Italians Continue TO Advance.

London. July 11.-1talian troops on
their offensive in Albania continue to
advance, says dispatch from Rome
to the Central News Agency. The
Austro- HungaIans were falling back
on the Skumbi river, twenty-five miles
north Of Bera.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11

both sides OF the Somme river, the war
office announced today. =
In local operation carried out last
night south OF the Somme the British
positions were improved. says todays
war office announcement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
Tho Weather.

Iowa-Fair tonight and Friday: not
much change In temperature
Range Of Temperatures at MARSHALL
town: wednesday. SO Sc -ss.a 3. 81: Tneaday
7s and bs; July 10. 1911. IS and 50. At
I this morning. 20: yesterday. SO.
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Austrians Occupy New Line.

Vienna, July 11.-Austrian forces in
Albania are occupying new defensive
line which has been organized, accord
ing to today's war Office report. The
statement announces the repulse of a
French detachment in the Devoli val
ley,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
Bomb Kills Son Of Former Car.

London, July 11.-Swedish news
papers publish Statement by Swede
just returned from Moscow that Alexis
Romanoff, son of Nicholas Romanoff.
the former Russian emperor, has been
killed by bolsheviki soldier by means
Of a bomb. says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
German, Exterminatins Firms.

Germans DISCRIMINATING Finns.
Amsterdam, Jc!E 11-Since Germans
entered Finland $4,000 workren have
been arrested there and many executed,
declared Hugo Haase. leader of the
minority socialists, in a recent speech
in the reichstag, according to veE-
batm report published by the Hetvolk.
The deputy also criticized German rule
in Livonia and Esthonia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
FRESH OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE.

Higher Temperature Results In Six
New Cases of lnfantIe Paralysis.
Dubuque, July 11.-7A sudden rise in
the temperature Wednesday caused a
fresh outbreak of infantile paralysis
here. Six new cases were reported
Seven cases OF smallpox and two OF
diphtheria also were reported. No
deaths have occurred, however, since
Sunday, and the total paralysis cases
now are forty-two.
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Pioneer Advocate Of LEAGUE,

I'VE can not ask ourselves too often
what we are fighting for. President
Wilson has done more than any other
statesman to concentrate the minds Of
his own people, Of his allies and even
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-30

'ff'''' ,u'f' y" ''s
Copyright. 1918. bU Nctc York Times 60.
with the American Army In France,
Sept. 80.
folks back home must tip their hats
to the American aviator. lie has caught
up. Hindered by the early lack of ma
/ chimes and then further handicapped.
he had seen American infantry and
American artillery fight battles ION their
own while he was unable TO do his
full part. The American forces always
had TO have French or British airmen In
addition to those Of our service
in the battle.
Two weeks ago when the first Ameri-
can army struck the blow at st. Mihiel
salient. five-sevenths of the airmen who
were working witt the army were other
thai American. Blu in the present eff
fort of the first American army between
the Meuse and the Aisnc. we are using
only American airmeu. Fighters, OH
servers. pilots. bombers-all are Amcri-
can. II is the first operation of Ameri-
can troops in which this has been true.
And so say, the American aviator
has caught w.
OF course the greater part Of the
an pldlltS WINCH these aNllloGS are uSlHG
are not American made. hut more of
u planes are arriving every week
from the United states.
Win Air Supremacy
Not only are the airmen Of the first
American army taking care OF our front
between the Mouse and the Aisnc. but
they are also caring for tho front from
the Mouse to the Mosc'lc at the same
time. They are doing the toh excellent
~. We have air supremacy in an parts
Of the battlefront and for the first
six hours of the fight not one enemy
plane got over the American line.
In three days. despite 'the prevailing
had weather, the American ~aviators
downed sixty German airplanes and
twelve observation balloons.
our observers have made scores of
flights II taken hundreds of photo
graphs our day bOmbers have lone
immense damage at strategic points
far back of the Germa lines. Drawing
large swarmS of enem pursuit planes
and carrying out then dangerous mis-
sion.
Among the air victois in this battle is
Lieutenant Eddie ~ckenbacker, who
long became an ace by downing five
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METZ BUSY DODCINC SHELLS
Civilians Hunt Cellars and Other
Scurry From CITY

Amsterdam, Sept. 3O.-The Ameri.
can bombardment OF the fortress of
Metz Is getting on the nerves of the
German people. This is emphasized
by a correspondent Of the Rhenish
Westphalian Gazette, of Essen, who
visited Metz Thursday.
When the bombardment of the
fortress area started the Inhabitants of
the city believed an air raid was in
progress aid took TO their cellars,
When the truth became known many
persons left the city, but most of them
have returned.
Between September % and Septem-
Der 29, the correspondent says forty
shells fell I'm the outskirts of the city
twhere the forts are located, killing
a few persons and doing damage 10
property.
Other correspondents attempt TO APP
pease the anxiety of the Germar.s by
saying that Metz is fortified strongly
with all the latest devices.
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w 1HERE are the prehistoric
" stay = at = homes? Look all
W around you, among friends
and strangers, and you will find
every one ION the move"-in ante
bellum days it was called travelling.
Those who are here today will be
somewhere else tomorrow. but be-
fore leaving they should drop in
Hoskins, The Gift Shop of Chestnut
Street, and see their travelling bags
and trunks. For men there are cow
hide leather suitcases or bags at
various prices, and bags of genuine
walrus leather. hand sewed with
heavy re-enforced corners, and IL
light tan calfskin lining. Then there
are travelling cases of all descrlp-
tions. fitted with every necessity for
a sudden Journey and special cases
for men in the service. and last but
not least, small, substantial automo-
bile trunks with n or two trays.
RE we living in Utopia? If not,
the millennium must surely he
4 A neal. when shops voluntarily
restrict their own sales! In the
whole course of your life did you
ever hear of any one begging you to
put your hand in his po%cketbook and
cut his income in two? That is eX-
actly what is being done by the
simple little sign now appearing in
Whitman's window asking customers
hereafter to cooperate with the
| Food Administration by buying half
their usual amount of candy. They
even go further than mere asking
for they have agreed to limit the
sale of candy to n pound per per-
son on and after October lst--toc
morrow. After such an example OF
unselfshness there can be no doubt
in the mind of any that American
business men are more altrulstic
than materialistic.
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Americans Batter DOWn
Foes ArgOnne Defenses
Plunge Through Greatest Military Barrier
World Has KnOWn; HeU Path in Haze of Wire
and Overcome Masses of Steel and Cement
Bv EDWIN l., JAMES

give our rifles a chance. our dough-
boys pile through that wire fence and
through the uudcrbrush and stack up
against another fence ten feet further
on. The range has been ~telephoned back
TO the boche batteries and shells begin
to fan all around.
II takes stout hearts. It takes real
men TO stand this. hut n was through
two and u half miles Of this sort of
terrain that one American division tore
its way through the ArgOnue forest.
This was the worst part. Further on
The wire was less frequent, and our men
In the Argonnc, having crashed through
the Bots d'Aprcmont, are now reaching
a zone where the roads are good ana
the advance is easier.
II was hard To get up supplies and
ammunition 70 cur men In the Argonne.
II was four years ago that these roads
were used last. Small trees and bushes
filed the strips where the roads had
been. Shel. holes inuumerable and
mines set off by the Germans had further
ruined them. Automobile trucks had no
chance. II was muscle n hard backs
hat carried up the supplies. Now our
engineers are building mn the roads and
things will be brighter. for just beyond
where our lines runs through the Ar
gonnc the roads were used by the
bochc. In his advance zone he took his
supplies up by rails laid in concrete COM
munication trenches, avoiding all use of
the roads.
b""he Pleasure Resort
Since the French tried yain,y to take
IT in 1915 the Germans had used the
Argonnc forest aS a rest AREA sort Of
recreation ground for their war-worn
troops ana had hnlIt Sucl drfenSes as
."'E ,nouEul ""uId detN All attempts
lr"htaIIN' fof ihFee years the Argonne
hau Deen a klnd OF pleasure resort for
oocne nghters' u Is worth years OF any
ones ne 10 see what they had built
mere on 'ht pretty wooded slopes ana
"LouEh ''heIeS OF Nerdalt hoauty.
Ih're We're Underground palaces with
electrlc Illumination n with hotel
ranges 10 COOK TOT me oihcers. ON =
S,oPe' just q m'Ie PACK or IN" front line,
Nth -. s.a, No. INNS
stone. on which had been chased niilors
and other carvings. Above its big
portals was the word "onizierhaus" and
above that an enormous iron cross In
this club there was n large dining hail
and perhaps ton rooms. Tho inside was
lined with concrete and wooden floors
had been laid. At the dining table were
mahogany chairs. hlchcd from some
nearby French chateau. over the gen
erals place hung an electric call he'll.
and electric lights were strung down the
middle Of the table. Il represented the
luxury of war. This was just one Of
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one his own and the other two Germans.
He was unhurt. He leaves for America
in a few days.
American commanders with whom !
talked asked that full tribute he paid TO
u aviators, who measured up to the
highest standard and met every demand
made upon them.
Nothing that ! have said should be
taken TO mean that there is reason for
any let up In the most energetic effort
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to get airplanes from America TO France.
The army needs all II can get. II the
first American army Is well on with n
full complement of airplanes by a GER
tain standard, It would be twice as well
off with twice as many machines as It
had. II would be d%oubly\ fortunate to
have double that number. There Is no
limit to the number of airplanes which
can be advantageously used by the
American forces.
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u. s. AERIAL SERVICE NOW
HAS COME INTO ITS OWN
For First Time OF Var Control OF Skies in Great Battle Sector
Is Entrusted Entirely to american Fhers and
Enemy Is Routed
By EDWIN l.. JAMES
Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger hun.

huns. Now he has eleven 20 his credit.
The first morning of the battle our
airmen, knowing the German air centers
in the Briey-Longwy-Metz district, put
II Gordon along the Mouse River of a
hundred planes to meet the enemy on
his way to the battle scene.
Ten combats took place, IN which a
number Of Germans were brought down
and none reached our battleline before
noon.
In the meanwhile the versatile DE
Havilsnd fours, finding he mist too
thick for observation, attacked the Ger
man lines with machine guns. The of
fetal orders praise the effectiveness OF
this work. Two suuadrons Of pursuit
machines. finding nothing else to do,
went out bombing, which was rather a
new role for pursuit machines. This was
lone by hooking on TO each airplane 4iO
pounds Of bombs containing high eNplo-
sives, which were dropped on groups of
German soldiers. one of these machines
bombed "A battery while in action and
silcnced il.
our regular bombers dropped two tons
of bombs on Etain. scoring seven direct
hits on the railroad track, which could
be seen to be torn up in several places.
Day bombing Dangerous
bay bombing i" very dangerous work,
because it takes the airplanes far back
Of the lines in full visibility, and these
planes are less quick than the enemy's
present machines,
This fact led Friday to what perhaps
was one of the biggest single air COM
bats of the war. To a series of points
north of Vcrdun were sent ~thirty-four
bombing fours. They were attacked by
thirty-siX Fokkcrs N battle formation.
Under skillful leadership our planes kept
a solid formation. and in returning ac-
counted for seven Fokkers, Five of our
aircraft did not get back.
This way of bombing leads to many
thrilling exploits. Lieutenant Taylor
brought his machine back through Il bar
rage that caught him and landed unhurt
with three holes through the wings.
Lieutcnauts Merrick. Ford, Rummell
and Fuller were caught in an enemy
aerial barrage, but escaped. Fuller get
ting twelve holes through his airplane.
ON one present patrol one officer be-
came separated from the rest of the
squadron in a mist. An hour later lie
fell just inside our lines. and he reported
that he had brought down three planes,
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- OES it seem credible to you
that there never has been a de-
- partment in any of u shops
devoted exclusively to millinery
children from 5 to 10 years old?
Plenty Of places have them for in
fants or misses, but the intermedi-
ates have been sadly neglected, and
a new Juvenile Department at b: r.
Devices. 1922 Chestnut street, Ia
lust been opened to meet this need.
Sion in to see it. The charming
Young I'M in charge will be de.
lighted 10 show you what. she did
me: Velour hats in Copenhagen or
dark blue, black and beaver shades:
tailored hats for school or hard
wear. and the cutest little velvet
hats for dress-up, some trimmed
with a bunch of tiny French flowers,
and nearly all with come-fo!low-me
streamers of ribbon.
~HERE is no truer saying than
that history repeats itself. In
l. the middle ages men were en-
cased in armor, but threw it off as
useless with the development OF fire.
arms. Yet when the deadliest guns
ever known are playing havoc with
the human race many types OF pro
tective shields are again tried. The
newest and best, the one offering the
most protection and comfort to the
wearer, was perfected in England
and is now on sale at Macdonald x
Campbell's, 1334-36 Chestnut street.
Weighing only seven and one-eighth
pounds and measuring, when folded,
gxI2x2 inches, it is a flexible, scien-
tifcally made body shield to protect
the vital organs OF a non-mag-
netic material, it has officially been
proved capable of resisting veloci-
ties upward of 1900 foot-seconds,
grenades, ~bayonets, sabers, etc.
~ID you ever hear of a worse
name for a fruit than Alliga-
~ tor Pears? The mind pictures
some horrible, prickly mo~nstrosity
and one almost expects to hear 1t
howl in the refrigerator. The Span
ish name, Avocado" whatever ii
means), sounds much mor appro'
pirate for the highly polished green
fruit with soft butter-colored meat
sold by Henry r. Hallowell q Son
Broad street below Chestnut. Down
South it is called the "Salad Fruit
of the Tropics" and long ago it was
found to contain IS per cent of fat
lust the thing for one Of our wheat
less and meatless days! Some people
eat it as a breakfast fruit, with
sugar or salt, first taking out th'
seed and thin brown lining, but il
has more "pep" to it used as a salad
and the Hallowells know fourteen
y THE CHESTNUT s.