The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
TERRIFIC ARTILLERY FIRE is
STARTED AT SUN DOWN
AIR SHIPS ARE IN USE TODAY
Object of the Action Is Not Given Out
But Officers Say II Has Been a
Success-Sky lurid
With Bombs


triumphed over the Germans in q
great duel which began at yester-
days blood red sunset and continued
until today's dawn.
1t has not yet been permissably
announced what the object of the
American firing was, but the bonn
bardment achieved its purposes it
was stated.
All night long the sky fiickered
and flashed as the gun shells danced
up and down the horizon.
No Mans Land Light as Day.
No Mans Land was almost as light
as day with the myrid star shells of
green, orange yellow and red from
the flying rockets which were coming
from the Boche trenches in an on
slaught of infantry. But there was
little infantry action during the night /,
and today. But the unusual demon
stration brought out a considerable |
number of allied and enemy aero
planes today. The striking was per-
iodical and brought out many black !
and white shell puffs.
Successfully British Raid.
London, Feb. 10 British forces
conducted a successful raid south
east of Hargicourt last night, taking
eleven prisoners, Field Marshal Haig
reported today. Heavy casualties
were inflicted nthe enemy in patrol !
encounters southeast of Lens.
Bombs Dropped On Nancy.
Paris, b.11-Three civilians were
killed and five seriously wounded /
when two German aeroplanes dropped |
several bombs over Nancy last night !
the war Office stated today.
There was mutual artillerying |
of Rheims this morning, |
the statement said.
Spanish Steamer Sunk
Madrid, Feb. 13-The Spanish stea- !
mer Iferino has been tOrpedoed it was
reported here today.
ThTty-seven survivors are said to
have been tOwed by the submarine
and landed on the Canary Islands.
Destroyers Are Busy
COpenhaen, Feb. ia number of
large destroyers, supposed German,
passed Mandal speeding westward it
was reported here today.
Many submarines have been seen in
that vicinity in the last few days.
Mandal is the northermost town in
Norway and is located on the Skager-
ack.
kieff Under Martial Law
Zuirck, Feb. IA state of siege was
proclaimed in Kieff according to dis
patches received here today from
Kieff is in southwestern Russia and
has been fought over for some time
by the Bolshevh and the Cossack
forces.
More Bodies Recovered.
a Scotch Seaport, Feb. IS. - The
American dead as result of the
sinking of the steamer Tuscania ap-
parently is at least 159.
Thus far las bodies have been bur-
led along the Scotch coast and four
teen additional bodies were recover
ed yesterday. Funeral services over
the latter will be held tomorrow.
The bodies of majority of the
Americans were identified by means
of metal discs which the men wore
and in the case of about twenty 9th
ers, which bore blank tags, Identified
ton was effected of most of them by
general description of the bodies or
by letters found in their pockets.
Prisoners Being Exchanged.
Berne, Switzerland, Feb. lex
change of German and Russian pris-
oners has begun, according to Berlin
dispatches received here today.
One thousand German prisoners
have arrived in Warsaw enroute to
their homes
Except in cases where the men
are wholly incapacitated it is consid-
cred probable that the German pris-
oners will Immediately be mustered
into the army. In this case Germany
will get the best end of it, as her
prisoners will become soldiers again
while the Russians have withdrawn
from the war, and this means that
the Russian prisoners will follow
civilian pursuits.l