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PEACE! PEACE!
NOW CRY OF HUN
REVERSES OF PAST FEW DAYS
MAKES SHOE PINCH
OFFER MADE THROUGH SPAIN
VIII Not Ask Any lndemnities or An.
nexations. Other treaties to
Stand. Freedom of the Seas
To Be Maintained.

Amsterdam, July 24.-Goaded by the
reverses of the last few days, Germany
has made a new informal peace Of
fer through Spain, according to the
Berlin Vorwaerts today.
The Socialist paper declares that il
obtained the information from reliable
sources and intimates the German
terms as follows:
mo annexations or indemnities in
the west
THE Russian and Roumanian peace
treaties to stand unquestioned.
"Belgium's future as well as other
small nations including the Belkans to
be determined at the peace confer
ence.
"All colonies to be returned to Ger
many.
Freedom of the seas to be recog-
nized.
Gibraltar and the Suez Canal de-
lenses to be dismantled and Germany
permitted to establish coaling stations
at these places"
Allied Agreement in Russia
London, July PA Russian wire
less message gives the text of an
agreement between Great Britain, the
United States. France and the Thurman
regional council, for the defense of
the Thurman region against the powers
of the German coalition"
The Russian forces will be under =
commander appointed by the council
but admission of Russian volunteers
into the allied forces will be permitted,
according to this message.
The three entente powers are to pro-
vide the Russian command with the
necessary equipment. They agree not
to interfere in the home affairs Of the
region.
In view of the impossibility of i'm
porting necessary food from Russia,
the three powers promise as far as
possible to secure food for the whole
population of the region, the distri-
button of which will be carried out by
trustworthy huSSldu ITOOpS.
They undertake, further, to secure
the importation of necessary manu-
featured goods and material for con-
struction work and other purposes.
The powers declare the only object
of the agreement is to guard the in
tegrity of the Thurman region for
great united Russia"
The agreement, it is stated, was
sanctioned by the Thurman regional
council on July and subsequently by
it's general assembly, without opposi-
ton.
Russian Forces Modifying.
Amsterdam, July 24.--General mo-
bilization of all military forces under
Bolshevik control in Russia was be-
gun July II, according to a Moscow
dispatch received here today.
No reason was assigned for this,
but War Minister Trotsky some time
ago announced that certain class
of the workmen, soldiers and peas
ants would be called out soon to main
tain internal order.
Gen. AIexiff to Command.
Copenhagen, July 24.-General Al
exiff. commander in chief of the Rus
sian counter revolutionists in Sibe-
ria, and near principal Russia, has
arrived in the city of Samara, the
present headquarters of the anti
BolSheViki forces
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Fresh Troops to stem Tide.

BY Frank ]. Taylor, with the Ameri-
cans in France, July 24.-The German
movement within the salient to the
north of Chateau Thierry which has
been to the northward ever since the
enemy retirement began was today re-
ported to be southwark. 1t is believed
that these are fresh replacement of
troops and that the Germans are pre-
pairing to make a stiff stand in that To-
cation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
Drawing In Requirements.
Allies Hold the Fort.
(By Lowell Millett)

With the French Armies in the Field
July "a, 6 p. m.-This has been an.
other day of hard fighting but of de-
cided success for the allies. Several
towns have changed hands a number
of times, but always finally to the ad.
vantage of the Franco-American fore
es.
Despite the enormous number OF
fresh troops drawn fro mall sources Il
now seems inevitable that the Ger.
mans can save themselves without
withdrawing from the scissors,
Rheims pocket.
Prisoners have been taken who be,
longed to forces known to have been
stationed near Ypres on the Flanders
front. Some of the German officers
made prisoners have carried commits
sions as Mayors of various French
towns which the Huns expected to
take in their big drive.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
Sub Sinks Big Liner
White Star Steamship Justicia Victim of
Torpedo. -Four Hundred SURVIVORS
Are Saved

New York, July 24.-The White Star
Liner received word here today that
the twelve thousand ton steamship
Justicia had been torpedoed and sunk
while on her way to the United States.
400 Survivors are Landed.
London. July 24.-Four hundred sur
vivors of the torpedoed liner Justicia
have been landed at an Irish port II
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
FISHING SCHOONER
VICTIM Of U-B0AT
is SENT TO THE BOTTOM OFF
NEW ENGLAND COAST.
AMERICAN FLAG WAS TAKEN
Before Pirates Deliberately Sent a
Bomb Into the "Robert and Rich
ard'-sub Commander Said He
Formerly Lived in Maine.

Kennebunkport, Me, July 24.-Ger-
man submarines have struck again
off the New England coast. This
time an undersea raider sunk with a
bomb the Gloucester fishing schooner
Robert and Richard, near Cashe bank,
siXty-five miles east by southeast of
Cape Porpoise on the southeastern
coast of Maine at 1870 o'clock Mon
day morning. This was approx
mately 100 miles south of the spot
fhere a U-boat sank four coal barges
off Orleans, Cape Cod, Sunday morn
ing, and the time was almost twenty
four hours later to the minute than
the opening of the Cape Cod foray.
The crew Of twenty-five escaped in
dories.
The first dory, containing three
men, landed here last night. The
men reported the others not far be
hind and motor boats were sent in
search.
The schooner had just stocked 100,-
900 pounds of fish. All of her dories
had been recalled and she was head
ed for Boston when the submarine
halted her just as she left Cashe
bank.
Pirate Lived in U. S.
Portland, Me, July 23.-The coal
steamer, Snug Harbor, arrived last
night with eleven men of the schoon-
DBL inh in Inn
Capt. Robert Wharton of the schoon-
err Wharton said the second officer
of the submarine, who boarded the
schooner, told him he had lived in
America for a number of years and
had had a summer home in Maine
since 1898.
Captain Wharton's story is as fol-
lows:
Shortly before noon Monday we
saw the submarine coming up astern
from the north. She was following
zig gag course and after looking
her over we concluded she was an
American patrol boat. We didn't
pay much attention to her after that
until she had worked up to within
mile or so of us when she sent a
shot over our bow.
1.-The commander, first officer and
seaman came on the deck of the
submarine.
Did Their Work Deliberately.
1.-THE first officer ordered us to
Isend boat alongside. | went over
! in my boat and rowed the three
Germans to the schooner and board.
! cd her with them.
"The first officer went down into
, the cabin to get the ships papers and
the American flag. When he came
up on deck he said: This is the sec,
ond American flag | have. One is in
my summer home in Maine and I'll
keep this to go with it some day
II opened my eyes at this state
ment and asked him if he lived in
Maine. He had lived in America a
long time. he told me, and had had
a summer home in Maine since 1896
He was big chap. He and the
sailor wore working clothes and were
a rather rough looking lot. The
captain was the only one in uniform
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25

Washington. July PA special
call for six hundred men to entrain
for service August l at Kelly Field,
San Antonio. Texas. was issued to-
day. General Crowder reported that
in the new call five men were from
Iowa. al
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Attempt on Kaiser Ramored.

Amsterdam. July Rumors that
the lives of the Kaiser and General
Won Hindenburg had been attempted
were denied in dispatches received
here today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
Chicago Aviator Killed.

London, July 24.-Malcolm Brown
of Chicago. who is an American avi-
ator., was killed yesterday when his,
machine fell from great height, n
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
was officially announced today.

was officially announced today.
German Version Of Sinking.
Berlin. via Copenhagen. July "a
The British steamship Justicia has
been ,torpedoed and sunk the German
admiralty announced officially today.
The submarine commanders report
that the Justicia was equipped with
large steel anti gun nests which .'ren-
dered her destruction difficult. w
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
Draining Requirements From Entire
Western Front For Stand
Near Scissors
SUDDEN CHANGED PLANS

Huns Fear Further WithdrawaI Would Have a
Disastrous Effect ON People at Home. Rear
Guard actions Continue, With Allies Hit
ting Hard EVerywhere. Many P,is-
oners, and Much Booty Taken in
Steady Advance
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
Fierce Counter Attacks RepuIsed.

FIeTCe SounIST NlkdCNe nePu'SSu'
Paris, July 24.-Artillery fighting is
progressing violently between the Ais
ne and the Marine and between the
Marine and Rheims the French war
Office statement announced today.
Fierce German counter attacks to the
west of Rheims were repulsed.
Between the Marine and the Aisne
and in the Coutor and Roi Woods both
artilleries were greatly active every,
where" the communique said.
West of the Rheims the Germans
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25

| didn't see any others of the crew.
1--WE were told to get back into our
boats and the Germans were the last
to leave my shin, taking spare
dory. We had pulled a mile away
and the submarine was a safe dis
lance away when the bomb went off
and that was the last saw of my
ship. We had to row 100 miles be-
fore we were picked up by the steam
err"
All Aboard Accounted For
Portland, Maine, July 24.-All mem
bers of the Richard and Robert boat
which was sunk by German submar,
inc have been accounted for today.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
TWO IOWA BOYS IN
FRANCE WOUNDED
J. r. REEDER OF Upton sUc.
cUMBS TO HIS INJURIES.
AVIATOR KILLED IN SCHOOL
Cedar Rapids Man Meets Death In
Accident American Aviators
Now PatroIling British Coast
Successful Air Raids.

Washington, July 24--Two Iowans
were listed in General Pershing's cas-.
ualty list which carried one hundred
and eight names as issued by the
war department today. They were
J. r. Reeder, Upton, Iowa, dead of
wounds.
c. NJ. Young, Valley Junction, Iowa,
wounded severely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
THREE DROWNED
IN SKUNK RIVER
TRIPLE TRAGEDY NORTHEAST
OF FREMONT.
TWO Die TRYING TO SAVE ONE
Doctor Osborne and Rev. 5runer Go
To Rescue Boy Scout and Are
Rendered HeIpIess.-AII Bodies
Are Recovered.

Fremont, July 24.-Claud Milllkin,
aged IA years, son of A. w. Millikin
residing east of town, Doctor L. A. Os-
borne dentist, of this place and Rev.
w. E. Bruner pastor of the First Bapt-
list church of Fremont are dead, the
result of drowning in Sunk river north
east of here this morning.
Go Down Together.
Millikin was in distress and called
for help. DR.. Osborne went to the as
sistance of the lad by whom he was
encountered. He could not swim and
he called for help. Rev. Bruner a good
swimmer, plunged to the relief of the
two struggling in the stream and was
by them pulled down. All three went
to their death together. The bodies
were recovered togther from a depth
of seven feet of water.
Lad In First.
Doctor Osborne, Scout master, took
party of twelve lads of Fremont and
vicinity, members of the Boy Scouts of
America to the woods on a hike and
camping trip. The Millikin lad was
supposed to be a good swimmer, so it
is said. He went in for bath before
breakfast but encountered trouble of
some kind. A lad named Charles Nc
n;,h II
| likin calling but supposed he was only
shouting some instructions. Millikin
did not appear to be in any distress at
the time. Doctor Osborne later noted
the lads struggle and plunged in the
water to bring him out. The Doctor
was rendered helpless in his effort and
Rev. Bruner struck out and reached
the struggling pair but they siezed
him and all went down together.
Bodies Recovered.
The alarm was given by others of
the party and assistance was soon
brought. The drowning occurred about
1870 o'clock. The bodies were rescued
about two hours later by Ralph Myers
and Walter Gilman. They first hooked
the body of the boy and ten minutes
later the bodies of the doctor and min.
lister were rescued. J1aG
Help From oskaloosa.
All efforts at restoration failed, as
the bodies had been in the water too
long. Soon after the word of the &C
cident reached here help was called
from Oskaloosa and the coroner was
notified.
The pulmoter from Oskaloosa was
hurried to the scene and the Hospital
ambulance was also called into ser
vice.
The place where the accident oc
Cured is on the John Miller farm
about FIVE miles northeast from tbs
town.
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Iowa Aviator Killed.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 24.-Lieut.
Richard Ristine, an aviation instruc-
tor at Gerstner field, Lake Charles,
La, was killed in an accident at the
! field according to word received by
his parents here last evening.
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Iowa Sailor is Safe.

Sioux City, Ia, July 24.-George
w. Farrin, of Akron, Iowa, listed
among the unaccounted for members
of the crew of the United States
cruiser San Diego, has wired his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farrin of
Akron, announcing that he was
saved and is unhurt.
The telegram stated that Farrin
was in immediate need of funds, ev-
erything he owned having gone down
with the boat
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25
U. S. Aviator Killed.

With the American Army in France
July 23.--The death was announced
today of Liedt. F. X. Hirth, who was
killedsin an aerial battle on July 16.
Lieutenant Hirth, as observer. was
flying with pilot who was wounded
while fighting two German machines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25

Icounter attacked. In the vrigny region
the French. forces broke up all the
enemy's counter attacks and maintain
ed their positions"
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Yanks Defend English Coast.

Somewhere in England, July "a
American aviators today took over
from the British one of the most inn
portant seaplane stations on the Eng
lish coast, from which they will do
continuous patrol duty over large
area of the sea
The American aviators stationed
on the English coast have heretofore
been working as part of the British
squadrons, and this is the first purely
American station in England.
British Air Raid Successful.
London, July 24.-Further details
of the air raid on TOndern, Schleswig,
prove that the results were better
than was at first believed. The early
reports justified the report that only
two Zeppelin sheds with the airships
inside were destroyed.
Later information obtained from
the pilots of the attacking aircraft is
to the effect that bomb was dropped
on fiat building, built partially I'm,
derground, one mile east of Tondern
and that from the nature of the build
ing and the violence of the explosion
that followed it presumably was a
magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-01
Polls.

catchy. popular songs, sung in pleas
ing manner. with clever and witty
comedy. and an attractively costumed
chorus, combine to provide an even
ing of enjoyable entertainment in step
This Way this weeks attraction of
the Musical Comedy Players at Polls
Theater. A large audience evidently
thought so last night.
The efforts of a Mrs. Henry Sehnfn,
whose husband-her third one-sudden-
~ comes in possession of fortune, to
get into English society and to marry
her pretty daughter to the nobility
furnish the plot. These efforts succeed
in continually getting her husband
into trouble. and provide the comedy
of the performance.
Lew Powers makes good Henry
Schniff. while Sarah Edwards imper-
sonates the ambitious Mrs. Schniff in
an approved manner. judging from the
laughter created by her humorous say
ings and actions. Louise Fink, Elise
Bartlett, Lillian Crosman and Eulalie
Young all sing with much success, and
Eulalie Young and Billy Lynn. in sing
ing sketches also won hearty applause
last night and were forced to respond
with several encores. Both are grace
full dancers as well. George Natanson,
as Duval. the French proprietor of
large department store. was well re-
ceived. and Jack Squires and Dudley
Lydston also did good work. An at
tractive setting has been provided for
the performance.
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the oisering out Of the ordinary and
make II worthwhile attractton- The
show opens with an exhibition by
GwAin's Cats and Rats. which 10 A. In
teresting to grown folks as L IL anus
ing to the children. The Cleveiands.
Claude and Marion. In still Argufy-
ing" make the big hit of the bill with
the versatile nonsense of Marion. who
sings sweetly and is also very funny.
Dorothy Kenton is an excellent banjo
player both of classic and popular
selections. and Frank Silk. The Man
From Nowhere is mono.ogist who
apparently knows how to catch the
crowd" Black and Tan sing. yodei
and entertain with comedy dialogue.
and the Rickfords have q novel comedy
sketch. THE MoIiycoddie."
The film features include the hve-reel
Tftagraph production, The Marriage
Speculation" with Mildred Mannin g
and Wallace MacDermott as the picture
stars; the Iaughable and thrilling Sun
shine comedy, Damaged. No Goods.
and the Hearst-Pathe News. Today.
rs on all holidays and Sundays. there
is a small advance in prices, but not on
other days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-01
Crandall's Savoy.

How an innocent girl is made the vic
tim of circumstance and becomes an
object of suspicion in the community
in which she lives is told in 'The Sc
cret of the Storm Country" based on a
novel by Grace Miller White, which was
shown at Cranda1fs Savoy yesterday.
Norma Talmadge. in the leading role.
presents an appealing and thoroughly
artistic Characterization as Tess, the
daughter of a shiftless man, who lives
in a howell In "squatter" community.
Her beauty attracts the attention of
Frederick Graves, who Is studying for
the ministry. who marries and forces
her to keep their marriage secret, and
then later abandons her. Fate weaves
a strange web, however, and she finally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-01
Belasco.

Thirteen guests were assembled at a
dinner party in room with windows
bolted and doors locked All the lights
then switched on again to disclose one
of the number murdered. All this is
mysterious enough in itself, but inject
into this situation suggestion of the
supernatural for the room was dark
ened and the exits secured for a spirit
ualistic seance, and you arrive at con-
ditions revealed In the play at the Be-
laSco last night.
1t was Bayard WELLER who assumed
dramatic control Of this situation,
which had its genesis in the Rosalie La
Grange stories of Will Irwin. If you
find keen enjoyment in sitting on the
edge of q. chair, having your ideas
about what will happen next upset
every few minutes, and attaining a
mental tension when the drop of a
program from a box makes somebody
scream. as it did one lady in the audi
ence last evening, Mr.. Veillers new
high powered melodrama is for you.
Annie Russell, as the medium" set
her impersonation in a half-humorous.
half mystical key. and De Witt C. Jen-
nings paid a long standing stage debt
to police departments by impersonat-
ing one of their organization as keen,
Intelligent, matter-of- fact Investigator.
1t is a third degree" play, only 1t Is
not the inspector who conducts the
third degree"
The murderer and a catfish member
of the dinner party were distinctive
parts; the rest of the cast mattered
little, though 1t was capably chosen.
An interesting way to see The Thir-
tenth Chair would be to see it again,
and find how cleyerly the author has
built up incidents and business which
point to the culprit. amid a maze of
circumstantial evidence that mfsleads
an audience as effectively as it did In
spector Donohue. This may not be feas-
ible The thirteenth stage chair was
about the only empty seat at the the
alter last evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-01
GERMANS TRY TO JUSTIFY
ATTACK ON RELIEF SHIPS
Say Belgian Vessels Pass Through
Barred Zones at Instigation
of England.

LONDON, December 16 (by mafD-Re-
cent German semi-oficial statements at
tempt to Justify the torpedoing Of Belgian
relief ships by asserting that these ves-
sells are destroyed only when found within
tho danger zone" The German state
ments add that "these relief ships are
now constantly found passing through the
danger zone. probably at the fnstigation
Of England"
From this it is argued that any short
age Of provisions in Belgium is blamable
on England alone.
When these statements were submit
ted to the British authorities the Asso-
ciated Press was authorized to state that
1.-THE German allegations are entirely
without foundation" The sailing instruc-
lions issued by the admiralty to Belgian
relief vessels do not permit such vessels
to pass through the German prohibited
zone and the admiralty has no information
Of any relief ship failing to observe these
instructions. II such a failure has occur
red In isolated cases 1t was probably due
to stress Of weather and the circumstances
can afford no possible justification for the
promiscuous German attacks.
1.-THE suggestion that the British au-
thorities encourage relief ships to enter
the so-called prohibited area it was said
'is too absurd to need refutaton.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-01

Alonzo Stage, director of athletics at
the University of Chicago, in answer
to some criticisms of varsity sports.
said this in an address at the recent
meeting of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association:
IF athletics have never accomplished
anything else. If they never do any
more good, they are worth all the time
and money spent on them for the one
thing they have already accomplished
since the start of the war-furnish
great majority of the leaders for the
National Army men so far selected
When the call to arms was heard il
was the college athlete who answered
and it was the splendid training he had
obtained on the various athletic fields
which enabled him to absorb sufficient
knowledge in three months to become
one of the leaders in the Army College
athletes sprang to fill the gaps. They
have done so. The Secretary of War
himself has said that it was the spirit
of teamwork and discipline from the
athletic fields which made these young
men adapt themselves so readily to
life of soldiers in the raining camps
and caused them to absorb, in such a
snort time. enough military knowledge
to make them able to fill commissions.
No other class of men has given so
many to the service and to such good
use"
stars from every branch of sport arc
now in the service, stars who had not
the war come on. would be occupying
prominent positions in the headlines on
sport pages throughout the country in
stead Of having become almost obscure
cogS in an enormous machine Over
ton OF Yale and Meredith of Penn and
brewer Of Maryland State, the great
est distance. middle distance and short
distance runners respectively in the
collegiate world. just short while
age; Not a college foot ball team of
1919 or l9l! that has not given It's best
to the service of the nation. So num-
erous are the gridiron stars in Army
and Navy ranks that the list Of thos..