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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19

review Of every contract by boards OF
control scentralixing of purchases,
Standardization of contract clauses, a
daily fiscal review, and provisions for
public information on war department
needs.
A new division of the general staff
has been organized to centralize the
purchase of commodities, falling in the
same classification, in the hands of one
bureau. Under this system one bureau,
instead of FIVE, as heretofore. pur-
chases all leather goods for the whole
army, and similarly for cotton. hard
ware and the usual trade classification
of materials This has eliminated COM
petition among the, bureaus. has CEN
tered technical purchase among expert
purchasers in each commodity. and has
reduced the personnel engaged in spe-
cialized purchase. 1889 eNs
In each bureau there are boards of
awards, the ultimate authority on all
important contract awards, composed
of officers other than those who have
conducted the actual negotiations. "A
board OF officers and civilians from war
department contract divisions Is work
ing out o form of contract clause 10
safeguard government interests.
Z" To check extravagant purchases and
keep expenditures within appropria-
tions, bureau has been created to
show the precise status of each con-
gressional appropriation at the close OF
the preceding days business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19

The Cossacks of Grodekova have
Joined in the uprising against the boil
sheviki.
Vladivostok and Nikolsk Is being linn
tied to military uses.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
at Hardin, under date of July IL. says:
General Semenoff, when interviewed
by me at his Trans Baikal headquar-
ters, said:
Il have just heard the news that
the czechs have captured Vladvostok.
with the czechs holding the railway
from Chalyabinsk to Irkutsk, a glorious
opportunity Is offered for the allies to
reconstruct the eastern front Alter
natively, delay is dangerous. The Rus
sian people, despairing of help, from the
allies, will turn toward Germany
Excessive modesty is not conspicu-
Gus on either side Of the Semenoff front.
At regular intervals the bolsheviki and
Semenoff politely invite one another to
surrender with the remark that further
fighting is useless. Quite a ceremony
is associated with these amenities,
which. while leading to nothing, do
serve the purpose Of preventing ennui
during the months when outposts are
not scrapping. For instance, when
Semeroff received a telegram announc-
ing the fall of Vladivostok to the
czechs. he Immediately ordered his out
posts to deliver a facsimile Of the tel
egram to the bolsheviki with his com
pliments. accompanied by delicately
worded note inquiring what time would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
XIII Huns Until
They Cry Enough
Order to u. S. Army
[By the Associated Press. ]

On the French Front in I"ranace, July
1S.-Gen. III. J. f. Gouraud, in command
Of the French and American troops east
of Rheims and in Champagne, in an
order issued to his soldiers before the
German offensive began SAID
I'VE may be attacked al any moment.
You all feel that a defensive battle
never has tecn engaged in under more
favorable conditions. You were warned
and are on guard with powerful rein
forecements of infantry ;ini artillery.
You will hght on .ha ground you
have transformed by yous- hard work
into redoubtable fortresses. which are
invincibe if the passages are properly
guarded.
THE bomEardnent will be lerrio,e,
but You will stand it without weaken
ing. The assault will be violent in
clouds of smoke, dust and gas. but Your
position and armament are OTiIiiua Die.
I'm your breasts beat free mems
brave. strong hearts Nobody viii 10 ,k
behind nor rece lie a pace Gach OF
YOU will have one thought-to kill and
kill many until they cry enough
For this reason VOW grneral
saws you will b,ea!i this assault, ana
it will be broken qloriuslT.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
JBLIcAN, MARsHALLTOWN, IOWA, JULY 10 1sl
Nobody Yet Really It in Siberia

be convenient for them to lay down
their arms
Japs Need Not Intervene.
Tokyo. July l9.--"There Is no reason
for Japanese intervention in Siberia.
former War Minister Gen. kusunose
was quoted as saying in an interview.
The general combated the arguments OF
the intervention advocates, adding:
There Is no need to act In the pro-
lection Of our interest as II Is evident
that order will be forthcoming as re-
suit OF the czecho-slovak activities.
Even If they are unsuccessful, the
Semenoff group or some other element
will be able to restore the country
without military aid If interventiohs
were intended as move against the
Germans a force of 10000 or even loO,-
900 would be insufficient. A million
men would he necessary. From any
viewpoint Japanese lntervction is
not needed now, However If our ma
tional existence were threatened we
would stake all"
| The new Siberian government pro-
claimed by Gen. Horvath contains some
strong men among them are Gen.
F1uc. former military governor of
| vladivostok: Mr.. Vostrotin. a former
member of the duma, and NJ. Taskin.
who was a member Of the government
established by Gen. Semenoff.
The other members of the govern
ment. Okorokoff and Kurhky, are re
ported from Hardin to have entered
into negotiations with the czecho-
Sloyaks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
[Ry the Associated Press


Picking, July 19.-The British. French
aand Japanese ministers to China have
strongly protested to General Horvath
the anti bo.ehevfst military Com
mander, who has formed a temporary
war cabinet for Siberia asking him to
withdraw his dictatorship proclamation
on the ground that it is unwise and
untimely.s
The proclamation. the ministers say,
is calculated to cause situation which
may impede the movement of the
Czechcslovaks, which movement at the
present time Is all-important. General
lomatic protest
Declaration has been made by the
Hardin and Vladivostok groups of the
-bolsheviki in Siberia that they will
proceed to re-establish order and clear
the far east of the bolshevilsi without
foreign intervention. Afterward ac-
cording to their plan, provisional
duma will be assembled. of which an
all-Siberian constituent assembly is ex-
pected to be an outgrowth. These
groups are endeavoring to enlist vol
unteer army.
The possibility is apparent that the
Horvath group will consolidate with the
vladivostok party and avoid friction
1t appears that the city duma of Vladi-
vcstok passed resolution on June 80
for acknowledgment Of the autonomous
government which General Horvath de-
clares was elected in January by the
Siberian provisional duma.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19

BUTLER COUNTY QUOTA 11e.
Selectves to Report For Training al
Camp Pike Are Named.


Camp Pike Are Named.
Special to Times Republican.
Greene. July l9.-The following are
the young men who have been called by
the draft this month and will entrain
from Allison next week for Camp Pike.
Ark:
Jake Argos. John Sidmore, James w.
Peterson. Evander Nestal. Carl G.
Grapp. Sherman f. Maier. Francis G..
Kocher, John Wcarda, Lloyd Depew.
George DeBuhr, Joseph Korinke. Joe
Johnson, Claude Richardson, Leo w.
Bowen. John Lupkes. Guy Lawrence,
Willie Einfelt. Sesse Carberry, William
II. Schrage, Oliver w. Townsend. Ben
&. Depew. Harry w. Matchan. Mont
Clifton. Ray Messerschmidt. William
f. Weltner. George Bosnia, Jr.. Fred
Decher. Warren Sommers. Leslie Rem.
Ben Wildeboer. Henry w. Dallman,
John NJ. Young. Ben +. Stafford. John
Ibling, Fled Wilson, Harm Frey, Kurt
Wcltncr. Clabe Bowles, theodore
Abkes, Henry Walters. Jacob Fred
Stricliler. Fred Weigman, George Peet.
lrcoh l:e;ncrs. Carl Folkers. Emo Evers.
Walter Schmidt, Darrell kirgcry, Ned
Wiley Bert Chapman, Jerry -Arnnds.
Loren TANKER, Henry NeInCScT, Me'le
Hickman, Ruloff Becker. John Dale.
Moritz Bnrkhousen. Robert DERRICK.
Arthur Nessen. Fred Penrose. Herman
Alderman. Herbert Hillegas, Wilbur
Elliott, Carl Thompson. Harold Brogue,
Nels Jensen, Martin Pitts. George
Cockman. Herman Frey. Darrell Flora.
John Peters, Fred Stock, Howard
Buchanan, Levi Schuer, Hand Brood.
Fred Heldenmuier, Peter Kramer.
Aarold Corolus. George Einfelt, Clar-
ence Shannon. Hand Eliason. Otto
Wilkins, Forrest Wilson. Albert Hart.
August Ellerman, Edus johnson. Albert
Ahrens, Vincent Poe, George Roos. Roy
Merfeld. J. 3. Weirs. Percy Olmsted.
Jake Schaffner, Joe DeVries. Henry
Pfaltzgraff. Grant Forbes, Lemuel
Wygle. Robert Clarke. Adolph Paulson.
Lawrence Bowen. John Hovenga. Edgar
Steppe, Herbert Chambers. Claude
Phillips. Christian Leyen, Ernest
Schrage, Eppe Arends. Otto Dieke.
Marshall Christensen. Dana wilder.
George Bowen, Floyd Modlin. George
Metcalf. Derk Swygman. James Skillen
William Yost, John Nieman and Henri
w. Reinking.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
One Hun U-Boat
Commander Shows
Mercy For Wounded

|Correspondence Associated Press.J
London, June 90 One instance
in which an enemy submarine COM
mander, after sinking British vessel
amazed the survivors by giving them
bandages and liniment for their
wounds stands out in sharp CONTRAST
with the brutality or Indifference TO
suffering practiced by the German sea
pirates. Nevertheless the survivors tell
a story of extreme hardship endured IN
small boats for six days and nights.
Seventeen are missing Of the ship S
company of ninety five.
Five hundred miles from the irish
coast large British steamer, out
ward bound in ballast received tor
pedo death blow. No time was lost
by the ships company in getting away
from the sinking ship.
Many Of the crew had been wounded,
especially among the engine room
force. With difficulty the injured We're
placed in the boats.
The submarine suddenly appeared
nearby and the commander came on
deck. He noticed the wounded and
calling the boats alongside his craft, he
went inside, returning with bandages
and liniment which he handed to th6
surprised officers in charge of the
boats. This act of kindness saved sew
eral lives.
A steamers smoke was seen on the
horizon and the U-boat made off rap
idly. The small boats shaped a course
toward land, but the wind was light
and unfavorable.
Only a small store Of biscuits was
carried. There was water enough 'fez
very limited ration and in the days
that followed the suns heat was al
most intolerable. Wounded Lascars
succumbed one after another and were
consigned to the sea.
On the fifth day a vessel hove In
sight and bore down toward them
Then it seemed to change it's mind and
steamed off in another direction. Prob
ably the ship thought the small boats
were German submarine decoys.
Torture reached it's limits the next
day. Previously the officers had re-
sorted to physical force to prevent the
Lascars from drinking the salt water
Now nothing could restrain them anG
they eagerly drank the brine. Soon aft
erward two died of their suffefings.
Hope had almost died when late that
evening vessel sighted and picked
them up. They were landed in Ireland
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
Would Dominate Black Sea.

Amsterdam, June 10. (By mail.)--
1.-The Turkish policy is at present en-
tirely dominated by desire to possess
the upper hand In the Black Sea-"
writes the Balkan correspondent of the
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant, ~and
practically nothing else is discussed in
the Turkish press and leading political
circles. The proposal that the Russian
fleet captured at Odessa and Sebast-
opol shall be handed over to Turkey is
warmly supported by the whole press
Of the capital. The grand vizier told
q deputation recently that the porte
was busy negotiating with Germany
with a view to the realization Of this
universal national desire and that
every effort would be made to that
end"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
RESCUE sEAPLANE CREW.
Two American Aviators Save BrItons
From Drowning.

CORRESPONDENCE Associated Press.]
An American Aviation Base. Some
where in England, June 14.-The feat
of two American aviators IN resculhs
the crew of a British seaplane which
ra been forced to land on the surface
of the North Sea after an encountef
with a group of German airplanes. re-
ceived mention this week in British
communicate. The official statement
however, said only:
TN one case a stray bullet shot
away a control, and the British ma
chine was forced to alight. The crew
were subsequently, rescued by another
British seaplane, which had been sent
to search for them
The rescuing machine was manned
by Ensigns Benjamin Lee and ). ).
Schieffelin, Of the American naval
aviation service. Ensign Lee gave
the Associated Press the following ac-
count of the flight:
Our commanding officer and two
men left the station at $3.50 In the
morning on flight toward the Dutch
coast. Shortly after sunrise they saw
on the horizon, five spots which rap
idly assumed the outlines Of German
seaplanes.
give to one is hardly a fight, 80 the
commanding officer after first div
ing charge thru the enemys forma-
ton, showed down the nose Of his
plane and headed homeward. His two
men fired sharply from the after guns
forcing the German scouts to keep
their distance. They were getting away
all right, even leading the enemy into
dangerous territory, when suddenly
chance shot from one Of the Ger
mans took away a control and the
flying-boat crashed nose down. The
three men fought clear Of the wreck
age and got hold Of a floating spar
while the Germans, realizing that they
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
DEMOCRATIC KING GEORGE.
EneIand's Sovereign Ever Close TO
His People.

Correspondence Associated Press.1
+ Paris, June 15.-Gcorge Y. is de-
scribed as democratic king by n
woman correspondent Of the Petit
Parisien who writes of her visit to
buckingham palace on the occasion OF
an open air investiture.
The sight of King George In the
midst of his people at this ceremony
filed me with mingled astonishment
and admiration" she asserts. when
the American labor representatives
said that with King George they had
no impression of being in the presence
Of a king, they bestowed the highest
praise on one who is only, and who Is
quite content to be only. the first
gentleman of his kingdom.
There is no difficulty about getting
in for one of these investi'ures. 1t Is
unnecessary to use any influence or
provide oneself with letter OF intro
duction or even ticket Of admission
the King OF England is to be seen by
everybody.
II noted the simplicity OF his cos
tune. There is nothing to distinguish
him outwardly from all the others.
while God Save the King is being
played he stands at the salute, holding
himself quite straight. his grave frank
coUntenance fun at once of dignity and
kindness. There is no hysterical en-
thusiasm but in all eyes may be seen
the kind'of trust and esteem and affec-
tionate pleasure with which one looks
upon a kinsman or & friend OF whom
one is proud.
I'VE have here n truly democratic
sovereign, one who instead of impoS-
ing his will upon the people feels that
he incarnates their sentiments and
wishes, who associates himself with
their labors and shares their anxietes
and ordeals, who fulfills his difficult
role simply and unconsciously'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
,anserou. country. scooted

n i ISIS -
were, in dangerous country, scooted
away homeward.
1T was four hours later, when the
patrol was long overdue. that We were
sent out to search for them. we
searched the horizon as we speeded
along eastward. covering, at the wish
bility. a band about twenty miles vide.
Finally one of us picked UP a black
speck. which soon grew into piece
OF wreckage With three men on 1t.
Dropping our bombs at safe dis
lance, we ,hrottled down our motors
and landed near the crashed seaplanc.
II was a delicate operation but we
| managed to taxi over 10 the wreckagc
and pick Off the four mon. meanwhile
sending back the good news by wire
less.
The only comment tho commanding
officer had to make on his experience
was: What's n duckingT' Just bit
of experienced"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19

sector the Germans drove ahead for
about the same time, but did not make
as great a distance. Striking at the
Chemin des Danes. the crown prince
pushed the allies back for twenty five
miles in about week, and it was not
until the Germans tried to reach Com
piegne that they began to show signs
of staleness and their progress became
so slow that there was no anxiety on
the side of the allies after the first two
days of fighting.
Altho the French and Americans
have made something like record for
holding the enemy on the first day Oh
the fifth phase, conjecture about the
future will be idle until we know no"
many divisions the Germans are using
in the new drive.-New York Tines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19

Greene, July 19.-Private Claude w.
Tack, of Greene, was the first Butler
county boy to lose his life who had
been in actual service in France.
He enlisted at Charles City. April IL.
1917, in the regular army, and sailed for
France in June, 1917. He spent about
one year there and died on hospital
ship while being returned home after
being confined to the hospital there for
some time. He was Is years old when
he enlisted and Is when he died. The
body was brought to Greene for burial
He was the oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs
Abe Tack. of this place. and lived all
of his life in Greene and vicinity prior
to his enlistment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
LIcHNOWSKY is EXPELLED.
Candid German Dropped by Prussian
House of Lords.

A dispatch from Switzerland says the
Prussian house of lords, after series
Of secret meetings, which lasted several
DAYS, decided to expel Prince Lichnow-
sky who was German ambassador to
England at the outbreak of the war.
The prince recently asserted that the
war was caused by the German war
party and could have been avoided.
His revelations caused sensation in
Germany and for a time it was believed
that he had been arrested by the i'm
perial government. He has lately been
in Switzerland and has reiterated ms
statements. 1t was said the kaiser had
interviewed in Lichnowsky's behalf.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
HALE NAMED AS PRESS AGENT.
Noted American Accused As Hun
Press Agent Before War.

DR.. William Bayard Hale. who, when
this country entered the war was the
Berlin correspondent of the Interna-
tional News Service, and who was
among the last of the Americans to
leave the German capital, was named
the other nisnt by Deputy Attorney
General Alfred J.. Becker. as the man
who was the editorial chief Of the pro-
German news service which operated
in this country in the first years Of
the war under the name Of German
Information Service. The service
printed daily q large sheet which con-.
tanned from three to a dozen articles,
all of pro- German nature. and as
rule bitterly init ally. particularly so
Tar as the British were concerned Mr..
Becker sid that DR.. Hale received a
salary in the neighborhood of $4,000
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
STOP CLOTHES FRIGHTENING.
War Industries Board Takes Hand in
Keeping Wooden Prices Down.


The Hoolens section of the, war in
dustries board has taken hand IN
checking proliteering in mems clothes
which threatened to send the price OF
winter suits up to minimum of sou.
H. E. Peabody, chairman Of the WOOL
ems section, made the announcement
that he had The situation in hand and
hoped that moral suasion and public
ity would stop profteeripg. There IS
no shortage OF woolens and there is
no excuse for exorbitant prices, Mr..
Peabody asserted.
1.-THE profteering had developed in
the recent few months" said Peabody.
II believe we've stopped it. We shall
do everything possible to keep the
price of woolens and of clothes down
to a reasonable basis. It would be a
public calamity to have the minimum
price Of mems suits at $50, neverthe-
less that's where the prices would go
if these Inscriptions brokers had
their way"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
JAPs TO BUILD THIRTY SHIPS.
Contracts Net 253, 900 Tonnage; 10000
Tons in September.

Announcement was made recently OF
the awarding Of contracts for thirty
vessels to thirteen Japanese yards. All
of the ships will be Of $500 tons or
more. and the total tonnage will be
$4,000. These ships are in addition to
$4,000 tons purchased from Japan,
and 100000 tons chartered at total
cost Of s7s,000,JO0, Of which $20,0Oo,OOo
has been expended.
First contracts awarded by the
United States to a Chinese yard were
made public Saturday, calling for the
building of 10000 tons at a cost OF
approximately s30.0O0,O00.
Japan will deliver to this country
about 10000 tons of ships by Sept. !.
Altogether about $4,000 tons of steel
will be sent to Japan:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
EXAMINE ARMY CONTRACTS.
Committee Formed to Guard Against
Graft in Munitions.

Washington, Iuly 19.-Following dis
closures by the department Of justice
of graft in army contracts. Secretary of
War Baker announced a system of con-
troll. designed to protect the govern
ment in the procurement of war mate
rails, practically has been completed.
The first step taken after the graft
revelations was an order by the gen.
oral staff that no contracts be made
with sales agents, except in cases of
Immediate necessity, and that all war
department purchases be negotiated
either with the manufacturer or with
recognized jobbers carrying the stocks
from which they wished to supply the
army.
The new system also provides for a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
Remove Paintings From Pantheon.

Paris, June Is. (By Mail.)-The au-
thorities are busy with the removal
from the walls Of tho Pantheon of the
magnificent mural paintings which
decorate them. notably the paintings
by Puvis de Chayannes,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
Division Of Allied Troops.
by the Associated Press.


Shanghai. July ia dispatch to
the Daily News from Picking says the
allies have decided on joint interven-
ton in Siberia in the landing Of Brit
i5h, French, japanese and American
contingents, however, who will only
occupy Vladivostok so as to permit the
Czecho- Slovaks to operate inland. The
correspondent adds that he under
stands the aggregate allied force will
not exceed one division
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
Boches Ran Like
Hell Reports U. S. 4.
Army Commando,

With the American Army in Franco.
July 19.-In reporting the advance Of
the Americans the American cam-'
mander sent the following report to
headquarters:
Met the boche on his line O. de-
Tense. Sharp lighting. Boche tGrne
tail and ran like hell pursued by onr
troops. Hope ~ have more prisoner"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
FIRE THlRTy-FIvE SHOTS.
First Mention Made Of Shots Fired il
Single Day In Paris Attack.

=
New York July 19.-The first men
ton in German newspapers received
here of the number of shots fired in
the long range bombardment of Paris.
within specified period, is made in a
special despatch from the western
front published in the Cologne Gazette
of May %. which. in review of the
days activities, concludes with the
statement that thirty five shots we're
fired at Paris
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19
Influenza Epidemic In Belfast.

InHUenza EpIdemtc IN BeIfaSt,
Belfast, Ireland, June 10. (By Mail.)
Belfast recently suffered from an
epidemic Of the acute form Of in
fluenza which was SO prevalent in
Spain a few weeks ago and afterward
developed in other countries. The
spread CT the disease was checked here
and did not assume alarming proper
tons.