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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
slNN FEihERs CALM.

Threaten Action When couser;ption
Bill 10 Agreed Upon.
London, April 11.-Absolnte calm
prevails among the Sim Feln party, /,
says . dispatch from Dublin. but, II
Iis understood orders have been given
TO the volunteers tor the action to be
taken Il ,conscription for Ireland is
agreed on.
Strong resolutions have been passed
against the application Of the man
power bin to Ireland.
Irishmen maintain the right to say
whether they shall be conscripted or
not. Capt. William Redmond. son Of
the late John Z. Redmond, declared
today in speech In the house Of
|,:ommons.
In 1914, ne said Ireland was almost
ablaze with enthusiasm on the side CT
the allies but the sentiment Of the
irish people had since changed toward
the war owing to the distrust Of the
British government and in the words
Of British ministers.
BY the governments present action
the Ireland Tomorrow would be in
open hostility in the war; 1t would
require armies in Ireland to recruit
battalione.
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They viii be issued in denomina-
tions Of $50. 800. $500 and $1,000 and
can be registered in the name of the
owner whereupon checks for interest
payments will come direct to the
registered owner or in coupon bonds
payable to bearer whereupon the in
terest coupons must be taken to some
bank and cashed when due to be for
warded to Washington by the bank
for collection the same as any bank
draft would be handled.
Terms for four partial payments.
May 4. May %, July 1s and Aug l5
will Ne granted by the government or
the banks will loan on the bonds for
any period not to exceed six months.
Bonds Of the first liberty loan at 3k
per cent interest can be converted
into now bonds at AZ per cent any
time before Nov. 8, 1918 but the new
bonds. altho bearing the higher rate
Of interest, would mature in thirty
years from June Is, 1917 and interest
would be paid on same dates as pro-
vided for the finst issue. They would
lose the tax privileges of the first
issue and take .on only the tax
privileges of the new issue. These
avs. howevex, can be held until
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-11
HUNS ABANDON PARIS HOPE.
3Tenuton Dsad Form Ramparts % High
40 Man, Officer Says.

Washington, April 10.-BeforG the
launching Of the German offensive IN
France, the Anglo French armies had q
lrreponderance of men on the western
front, as. shown by figures oistalaed
from an official quarter. placia. the
German strength at 100000 nIen aaisi
the Anglo-Frenchr at 5, Coo
~ BY rapid concentration on g. tif;ga
mile sector. where the drive Was To s,e
made. the Germanss achieved man
power superiority OF two to one. this
tactical movement being accompanied
at the same time by the concentration
Of guns and munitions in ever more
overwhelming quantities.
By taking advantage OF the early
season, the ground being prepared
where the drive was to be made. the
Germans ran practically no danger OF
offensive on either eFeme of the
Franco Flanders front on accounts OF
their seasonal nature.
The German command, according to
information obtained. began the great
battle with shock troops in over
whelming force, these troops having
undergone special .,-a.ning fer se.era.
months.
hS 1<ohAOh AdilS <uaii SctS s1SA
many is combing out every available
man even from the munition factories
and drafting them into fighting ranks.
Some works either have been closed
or are employing only few girs
while raw materials have ceased to
arrive in usual quantities at certain
works.
A neutral reaching Holland had a
conversation with German returning
from the western front He put the
German losses at roughly 2,5eo.ooo., and
added:
| Nobody any longer believes We
shall now reach Paris. We were simply
mown down by machine guns. At one
place the French made a rampant OF
German bodies as high as man.
| 1t is also very noticeable. the net !,
| trail said. that. in Germany the women
are getting out OF hand as tales OF
losses increase and as trainloads OF
wounded return
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HUNT FOR TOLEDO FARMER.
Demsnted Man Found in aHymow Il
critical Condition.

Demented Man Found in aHymoW in
Critical Condition..
Special to Times Republican.
s Waterloo. April. 11.--After thirty
six hours search for James Raymond,
a prominent farmer living four and a
half miles northeast Of Toledo, who
LETT home 1nysteriously earl Tues
day morning was found in q hay1now
b a searching party at $3.50 o'clock
last night.
Mr.. Raymond it appears became
demented over the war situation and
left his home. When he failed to put
in his appearance at noon Tuesday
his family became alarmed and a
searching party was organized.
This party made a, fruitless search
Tuesday afternoon and mighty The
section for miles around was secured
but without success. The search was
resumed at daylight Wednesday.
Bloodhounds were secured from
Waterloo and an extended chase
the barn on the farm Of the. missing
man. Arriving at the barnyard the
doys accended TO the barn, loft and
led the party to q large pile Of hay
A search Of the hay failed to locate
the man but further search revealed
the missing man in a hay bin. which
was used for feeding the stock.
On investigation it was accertline6
that the unfortunate man was. alive
but was in a demented and critical
condition. He talked incoherently
about the great war land it's conse-
Quences.
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ToLEt,o HohoHs DEAD SOLDIER
People Of Town Cease Business Durini
Services For pprl Applsaate.

o<hvteeS ~ Or PpT AppIe0ave.
Special to s-Repnbl,can.
Toledo, April 1.-THE body Of Puri
s. .Applegate. Of Toledo, a member pf
headquarters troop Eighty eighth di-s
vision, who died of pneumonia Sunday
at the base hospital at Camp Dodge,
was brought Aonday to Toledo. and
accorded = military funeral Wednes-
day afternoon. The services were held
ct 2:sO o'clock from the United
Hgethren church. During the funeral
the stores Of the city were closed and
1laass were at nalf mast
Private Applegate. was the son OF
Ihil Applegate. and was born ct Ge..
win II, August, 1894, but was reared
in Toledo. He went to Camp Dodge
with the first contingent Of drafted
men last September.
i3esiaes his father. he is survived by
two brothers, Harry and Charles A.
AppleGate, Of Toledo and sister. Mrs.
Nellie Kenyon. also Of Toledo.
a party OF fifteen Narshalltown peo-
pla sttAnded the funeral. which was In
chsrxe Of DR.. 7. d. Critics. The G. A.
Aw =. c. and high school students
Attended the service and the church
MS crowded beyond capacity. The
oal;bc,ixe1 were Lieutenant Hanna,
Jasco Friday, Lester kn9ka. Carl and
Nk,bey. Lyon and Lester nIericle, all
forsncr scsloolrAtes. There was q pro-
s.:siou OF floral tributes. 4 short mil
ltilry service was held st :ho crave in
sNooGA1n cssnnsgy.
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ALLfOWN, IOWA, THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1918


Yates Bennie K. Sellin, Allen.J. Dur
ward, Charles w. Eppie, Tobe Brack-
cite. Leland Johnson, Frank Sheppard.
Is Wounded slightly--Lieuts. Patrick j.
Ddwling, Eugene Hanfill. Sergeants
August Hahn. Bernard J. Leayy, VIII
liam B. Montross, Timony J. sullivan.
Corporals Dell Shmutt, John Farrell,
Harry lngham, William p. Neacy. Ar
bic Spears, Harry A. Welcome. Mech
anics Thomas J. Fleming, Privates
Tom B. Plunkett. John l.. Sullivan, Jo-
|seph Panyou, Neil Meurin, Clifton
Bell. William ID. Burke. Vernon C..
Buxton. Edmund Cassidy. George Con-
oelyea. Michale de Fago, Lawrence
Finnerty. James H. Fraser, Frank Gus
tave. Robert johnson, John A. McDyer.
Ernest Porter, James Tracey.
Severely wounded--tieuts. L. B..
Vaulek, James Frederick Leslie; Ser
geants Otto II. Lemke, John p. Mohr,
Joseph r. SENEGAL, Corporals Albert @,
Lange, Thomas W. Fainter, Thomas f..
Sullivan. Roy w. Watson. Frank J..
Wheeler; Mechanic Herbert r.. Sosc.
now; Bugler Lester w. Ormsby; Pri-
Yates ]. w. Alias. Adolph Baier.. Fabian
bdTDeu. UUlIaIu II. IAIIkHeCntt, lteu-
ben o. Boelke, John +. Cowden, Earl
Doty. William Dousherty, William
Duer. Melville Eaton. Casper II. Fair
banks. George J. Ford. Roman Cola,
George r. Cove. John r. Gowdy. Roy
Griffith. Gus w. Gueths. Carl A. Hans
gen, Frank w. Harnacker, Paul r. Hell
ler, Robert X. Hellerton. Woodie JOHN
son. Lloyd S. Kindness. Stanley Koss,
Otto L. Lange. Frank G. LasaEe.
Edelbert Lepine. Leo Pipinski. Michact
r.. McGarth, Jack Madison, Joseph
Malinowski. James Martin. Michalc j.
Masroski. Charles F. Nenn. Otto Neu-
'endorf. Raymond Panger. Ben Pilorski
George, Reibdew, George r.. Roble.
Adam j. Schalla, George H. Seibei.
Samuel r. Shackeliord. Emil Shimek.
Henry B. c. stroup, Fred Saber.
George Sampson. John L. Scheibach
Pearl Evan Smith. Herbert Sonnen-
berg. Leslie r. Timmian. John n. Two,
hig. Leo ]. Tulman, TheadoFe A.
Weede. Lewis Witkokscki. Max wesch-
nick. Walter A. Wustt Fred Zeenk.
Missing in action-Capt Francis J..
Cahill, Privates Thomas Connolly,
Michael Holmes, Charles a. lwiggin.
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Dismemberment by German.
i Intrigue Costly to For
~ mer Great Empire.
MANY INDUSTRIES
COMPLETELY LOST
ons- Third Of Eneirs Population Nov,
Under German Dominion-Third OF
Railway Lines and Numerous Man.
ufaeturins Embellishments and Large
Revenues Come Under con.roI-Ire
land Threatens Rebellion.

& Petrograd. April. 1O.--Under the
terms OF the peace treaty, it is an
nounced Russia has lost 7s0 square
Aiioneters OF territory with Sc, 600, ,o0l
Inhabitants. Or 80 per cent of the
entire population Of the country. :
I The announcement says Russia also
has sustained the following losses:
one-third Of her total mileage of
railways, amounting to 21.4so kilo-
meters (13.l50 miles,: IS per cent
OF the total iron productiotn. 50 per
cent Of the total coal production. 26s
sugar refineries, 91s tile factories. 574
i'reweries. 1873 tobacco factories. 1856
.distilleries, 244 chemical factories
els paper mills, 1908 machine fac
tories.
The territories which now become
German formerly brought in anpual
revenue amounting to s45.23s, 900
rubies. and had $500 savings banks,
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CONFERENCE.-THE REPORT agJEcTzp.
Espionage Measure May Go Back For
Recommendation.

Washington. April uThe confer
ence report on the bill providing sew
ere penalties for destruction Of or in
terfercnce with production Of or in
tial war materials. containing the
clause giving workingmen the right to
strike for higher wages or better con-
dtions. was rejected today by the SEN
ate. "a to 25.>
The vote, taken Immediately today
upon reconvening Of the senate and
following yesterdays bitter denunci-
alton Of labor's attitude toward the
war in the war contracI wofA. may
cause reconsideration of the bill.
While the senate was rejecting the
much discussed provision, Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, was denouncing.
in a speech. the effor. to place in the
law provision against strikes and
walkouts.
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HER CHECK REFUSED.
Woman Seeks to Give United States
$1,000.

Peoria, ILL.,, April 11.-zWhen Minnie
E. Peterson, Of New Windsor, ILL.,,
found she did not have to make re-
turn under the income tax law she
sent to Internal. Revenue Collector Nc
Cabe here a certified check for $1,000,
saying she wanted to contribute that
to the government to help win the war.
The check was returned to her with
the thanks of the collector and the
suggestion that the best way to help
the government with the money was to
invest in third liberty loan bonds.
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front from LaBassee canal to the
Ypres- Confines canal
On the front north OF Armentieres
heavy lighting was continuing last
night There was little change in the
British positions. The statement fol-
lows: -
The battle is continuing on the
whole front from LaBassee canal to
Ypres- Confines canal.
Severe fighting has taken place in
the neighborhood oAthe Lave and l1ys
canals from Lestrem to Armentieres.
Our troops have been withdrawn from
Armenteres, which is full of gas.
North OF Arlnentieres there - lietlG
change in the situation. Heavy fight
ing was continuing at late hour
last night in the neighborhood Of
Plogesteert.i Messines and wytscsaete.
'on the Remainder of the British,
front there Is nothing to report"
Huns Driven Across River.
!, The Germans pushed on yesterday
from Croix du Bac. southwest Of Ar
nentieres. and parties Of them are re-
ported in the aefsh5orhood of steen-
wreck (about five miles west Of Ar
mentiereslA. Reuters correspondent at
British Headquarters reports.
Yesterday noon the enemy occu-
pied Lestreln, but in, the, course of the
afternoon the British drove him out
and across the river Lave.
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Artillery Duel IN Progress.
MORE AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
One Hundred twenty Fouor Names on
Per,hina's Latest LIST.

One Hundred Twenty Fouor Names on
Psrshins's Latest List.
Washington, April IL Today >
casualty list from General Pershing
gives 124 names. AS announced it
showns one man was killed in action.
two died Of wounds, Ave died Of acci-
dent and thirteen Of disease. Sixty
nine men were severely wounded, thir-
ty slightly wounded and four were re-
ported missing. The following officers
were named in the list:
Major Edward r. Kimball. died of
wounds; Capt. Francis ]. Cahill, miss
ing in action; died Of accident, Lieut..
Charles D. Zward and Cadets William
J. Whyte and c. A. Braden: slightly
wounded. Lieuts. P. j. Dowling and
Eugene Hamill.
List of Casualties.
The list follows:
Died in action-Private John Pslkey
Died Of wounds-Maj. Edward r.
Kimball, Corporal Thomas J. Roberts.
Died Of accident-Lieut. Charles D.
Seward, Cadets c. A. Brader. and Will
liam ]. Whyte: Privates Frank Bellizi
and Leland A. Mathews.
Died Of disease-Corporal Furman
Peoples. Privates Leo Francis Farrell.
Elmer William Shemaker. Morgan
Taylor, William F. Brakeman, Isaac
Simms. Bugler Andrew Dickes, Pri-
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Ate Poisoned Candy.

SpeClal 10 4iIueS.ttepup1lSdu.
Thurman. April I.LGeorge W.
Pierce. has been for many hours
near death as result of poison con-
tanned in candy which he ate. Mr..
Pierce purchased the candy at local
store and shortly after eating a
chocolate. was taken violently ill and
for more than twenty-four hours was
momentarily expected to die. 1t is
now thought he will recover.
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ceaehr,an subseribes $500.

Special to T1mes-RepNblican.
Darlington, April 11e-Charles Simp-s
SON, ., native Of Sweden. and for many.
years coachman in the family OF the
late Judge David Rorer, did his bic
this morning when he subscribed for
$i,ot,0 in liberty loan bonds
'IIow many bonds will you take,
ChaSley?" asked the solicitor, expect
ing $50 subscription.
.1ll take 1900 worth" answered
Chssies.
When the salesman recovered his
eAuIIibrium he asked on what plan he
desired to make payment.
'ton this plan," replied Simpson.
handing in check for $1,000 on =
local awnings bank
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The Weather.

1owa-Partly cloudy tonight aand
Friday; probably unsettled in west
portion; warmer tonight in north
central portion.
RangeSof temperature at MARSHALL :
town: Wednesday, So and 10; Tues
day, 80 and 10; April 10, 1917. 6s and
80. At this morning, 20; yesterday,
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sw,FTs HIT BY HOOVER.
Deal in Eggs, With Iowa End TO H.
Costs Packers Pretty Sum.

Costs Packers Pretty Sum.
Washington, April Flood Admin
istrator Hoover ordered Swift & Co.
to suspend all dealings in eggs in New
York for thirty days and donate to the
Red Cross the profit received from the
sale Of twelve carloads Of cold storage
eggs for its part in what Mr.. Hoover
characterizes as an egg profteering
deal. a 81.
Swift & Co. bought the twelve car
loads OF eggs from Wood & Co.. Of
Moultbn, Iowa, thru the brokerage firm
of Zfnn & Co, OF New York.
Neither the Swift company nor the
linn company made an excessive pro-
fit, but the price they paid to the Iowa
Arm was held to be excessive and they
were penalized for assisting profiteer.
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| With the American Army in France,
April 10.-The Germans attempted an
attack on American positions north Of
Toul at sunrise and were completely;
repulsed. II
Two German prisoners said the en-
,emy planned the attack With SEQ men,
but It was stoppeda effectively by
American artillery. One Of the Ger
man prisoners died later. of wounds 1
America1 troops on a certain sector to-
day repulsed the heaviest attack yet
made on All American force.
Brilliant work by American sunners
dispersed- the German, infantry before
they reached the wire entanglements
and those Of the enemy who got into
the wire were accounted for with ma
chine gun and rifle fire. The German
attack came after a violent artillery
l'bombardment Of three days. Large
numbers Of the enemy are believed to
have been killed.
eombardmsnt intense.
For seventy hours before their ef-
fort the Germans had been firing gas
shells at the American positions. At
noon yesterday the enemy began a haI !.
!assing fire against one of our strong
points and kept. it up Throughout the
might. dropping hundreds Of shells Of all
icaliber on front and rear positions. I he
American artillery replied vigorously,
the artillerymen working with their gas
masks on for two or three hours at a
tstretch
At five o'clock this morning the
enemy sighaled for a barrage and
Etarted for the American front line The
American gunners laiS counter bar
rage almost Immediately The attackers,
Especially trained for the operation,
were selected from three regiments.
They were preceded by shock platoons
but theAmerican barrage. caught them
before they reached our wire entanglc-
ments. ~
| II Artillery Duel in Progress.
The Germans probably suffered
severe casualties, as several bodies
were seen hanging across the barbcd
wire after the enemy retired. The
attack was made in heavy morning
lnjst,N but the American gunners did
wonderful work considering the poor
visibility.
American infantrymen climbed iron,
their trenches and attacked the enemy
with heavy machine gun and rifle fire.
The attack was followed by violent
artillery duel. which was still going\ on
at late hour tonight.
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lowAN IN cAsuLTY LIST. J

Clarence e. Mines, Of West Branch,
Dies In France.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, April 11.-A cablegram
to G. A. Mines, of West Branch, an
nounces his son, Clarence E. Mines,
died in the line of duty in
France. April Z. Mines eplisted in
Company b. Nineteenth engineers at
Philadelphia, and sailed for France
last August. He was Is years of age.
His brother George also is serving in
ESrapce
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Frsnch Lines Reetifi.d.

With the French Army lin France.
April 9.-The prearranged rectifica-
ton OF the French lines to the south
Of Barisis gave to the Germans scarce
" a shadow Of value tactically. while
it costs them great losses. Since their
advance they have beeh much har-
assed by French outposts.
Strong concentrations Of German
troops have been observed behind the
German lines at several points today
but their movements were interfered
with by French aviators and gunners.
The second phase Of the gigantic
battle, which row has lasted twenty
days. began April g.. The Germans
were unsuccessful in their Dive
against the, French front hut farther
north the British were forced to t,ede
an unimportant piece Of territory sast
Of vIllers-sB sBretonnAux.
Such II the actual situation. with
the allied commanders fuzzy conntIsnt
regarding the future.
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Americans Defeat and Drive
Back Eight Hundred
Germans.
HEAVIEST DRIVE
AGAINST SAMMIES
Violent eonbardment. Lastins
sevsnty-Twe Hour. Pr.esd.. As
.au't % American Sector North Of
Toul-Gunners and lnfantrymen
Drive Back Attackers in Disorder
Germans Leave Many Dead.

American gunners and infantry
mon holding q certain sector on
the front in France drove back, in
disorder on Wednesday 4 strong
German attack. The enemy at
tack was the heaviest yet made
against a. American position, but
the Germans did not get thru the
wire sntansiements and suffered
severe Casualties.
), After q violent bombatdmsnt Of
seventy two hours, in which gas
shells were used, 4 strong German
force was moved against American
positions. The enemy were re-
pulsed, and were forced 70 rstirs,
leaving several Of their number
hanging TO sths wire entansls
ments.
On The northern front American
soldiers have Joined the 9ritish
army. The first force was only a
battalion strong, but other units
are moving forward rapidly.
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CRITICAL PACKING SITUATION

Meat Board to Study High Price and
Possible Famine Problems.
New York. April 1.-THE ,new meat
commission, appointed by President
Wilson at the request Of Food Admin
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British Line. Holding.

With the British Army in France
and Belgium. April 1.-THE fighting
was still progressing north Of Ar
mentieres. With the British still hold
ing Wytschaete and yimy ridge.
During the day the enemy succeeded
in entering positions at Niepe and
Hollebeke. Vigorous counter attacks
forced the enemy from these places.
The Germans this morning were in
possession Of about half the village, Of
Ploegsteert and Plo systeert wood on
the Flanders battle front just to the
north Of Armentieres.
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Hon. Halt.d = .champaane. J,

Paris, April IA Gerrran attaek IN
the Champagne last night was broken
up by the French ire On the pr,n-
cipal battle front there was heavy ar
tillery fighting between Montdidier
and Noyon.
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VIOLATED ESPIONAGE ACT.

Minnesota Socialist Leader Faces
Long Term In Prison.
Minneapolis. April lii. o. Ben
tall. one time socialist candidate for
governor. was found guilty on two
counts of. violating the espionage act
by a, jury in federal court here today.
He will be Sentenced next Friday.
Bentall now is under fifteen years
sentence for obstructing the draft.
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Reports From Eight Dls.
tricts Show $212, ,Ooo, 900
Subscribed.
EXCELLENT PROGRESS
IN NEW YORK CITY
Subscriptions Double Thess u Sans
Period in Second Lean Campaign
Workers Out to Rsaeh >Maximun
Set for. Greater city-Feur Districts
Still unhe.rd From, and Figures
Late Today Expected e s~slI Tseao

Washington. April 1i.-Libefty loaa
subscriptions, officials reported today,
frome eight districts, amounted to
a212.o05. go. Tie New York district
contributed sts7.2oo.ooo. Districts not
reporting were Dallas, Minneapolis.
Richmond and Philadelphia.
Subscriptions by districts were -