The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-10
HOSPITAL SHIP IS
SUNK BY GERMANS
ANOTHER ACT OF BARHARIsM BY
RUTHLESS HUNS
THE BRITISH WIN NEAR YPRES
General Haig Explains Why Ameri-
can Are Not On Firing Line.
United States Soldiers Get
Clean Bill by Chaplain

London, Jan. 9.-Another British
hospital ship has fallen victim to Hun
barbarism.
The admiralty today formally an
nounced its loss through the direct
torpedoing at midnight on Friday of
the hospital ship Rewa of seven thous-
and one hundred and sixty tons.
The ship was sunk in the Bristol
channel and was enroute from Giber-
alter. Three Of her crew were report
| ed missing
The wounded members aboard her
were transferred to patrol boats
The admiralty announced that she
carried all lights and markings to in
dictate that she was ahospital ship,
and that she had not been witnA
limits of the so called German barred
! zone.
Germans Driven Back.
London, Jan. ga British counter
attack Immediately elected from two
enemy posts German groups, which
they had entered to the North of
Ypres according to Field Marshal
Haig's report from the British war
front today.
To the south of Lens the British
commander in chief reported the sue
cessful carrying out of raids against
the enemy by the Canadian forces.
Two large machine guns were captur
ed
Germans Admit Defeat.
Berlin, Jan. 9.-Violent French at
tacls to the north of Flieny penetra.
ted the lines Of our isolated points
but the German forces succeeded iis
driving them back with their counter
attacking, the official statement an
norrced this evening.
The attack took place In the after
noon following violent bombardment
over front of about two and one-half
miles.
At the isolated points the enemy's
attacks penetrated the lines but their
attempts to get beyond broke down.
To Prevent Sacrifices.
London, Jan. 9.-This paragraph
from Field Marshal Haig's review to-
day of the past years fighting may ex-
plain to America why some of the
soldiers who were sent cover there"
months ago from America are not vet
on the firing lines in active service.
Il desire to lay great emphasis on
the important fact of adequate train
ing prior to placing the troops on the
firing line whether it is offensive or
defensive.
1t is essential that we prevent sac
rifice as mucn as possible. We must
assure them success before they go
into the battle.
That is the reason for their special
training under the officers who will
be their commander in the great tasks
which they are to perform
Clean Bill for Sammies.
With the American Armies in
France, Jan. 9.-"We have a very
clean army" was the eulogy of the
American fighting forces pronounced
today in concurrent reports of the
Catholic and Protestant chaplains
who are attached to the Sammies.
"All of the American soldiers in
France" said Chaplain declared, "are
in less morale danger than if they
were in active service in the United
States. We have found the morale
conditions most satisfactory. The mill
tary authorities are vigalently remov-
ing all of the temptations"
I Heavy Snow on West Front.
! With the British armies in France,
Jan. 9.-Another heavy snowstorm set
in Monday night along the British
front and by this morning several
inches of snow were added to the all
ready considerable depth on the
ground The weather turned colder to-
day and biting wind was piling up
snow drifts, rendering the movement
of traffic still more difficult.
There is little or no fighting going
on. but the men in the front lines
are enduring great hardships in their
bitter battle with the weather, and
they long for spring, even though II
means renewal of intense HOSTILE
ties.
| Notwithstanding the bad roads the
supply machine keeps on working me-
thodically. though somewhat slower,
, for the shivering men in the trenches
must be provided for and preparations
must be made for continuation Of
, the warfare.
II French General Killed.
/. Paris. Jan. 9.--The French General
. Liz, commanding the artillery on tho
$ Italian front. has been killed in az
Ition.