The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-21
SOLDIER BODIES
DRAPED IN FLAG
TO BE SENT HOME WITH FULL
MILITARY HoNoRs
BAKER sINSpECTS TERMINALS
Hun Invasion Of Russia stirs Allies to
Doubled Effort. Destroyers Chris
tened Eagles. No Resentment
Toward Holland.

Washington, March 14.-American
soldiers who have given their lives for
their country will be sent home in full
Uniform and wrapped in their flag if
the war colleges adopts the new regu-
lations suggested by Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
Crowder testified today before the
Senate military affairs committee and
urged this provision to be adopted, in
view of the sending home from can
tonments, the bodies of some of some
OF the soldiers wrapped in the winding
sheets.
Choice Beef for Soldiers
Washington, March 15.-American
fighting men are receiving the finest
the freshest and the purest meats that
America can supply.
Sammies can sink their teeth into
every good red chunk with assurance
it's as good-and better-than the
folks back home are getting. 1t reach
es him ten-fold inspected and certain
teed' by the most perfect national
meat inspected service in the world.
Only selected meat from healthy
steers-not bulls or hei:ers-is allow
ed to go to the troops.
1t is shipped by the most direct
routes that it may arrive fresh.
From the steer on the hoof to the
time that meat drops into the mess
pot at the front, it is subject to con-
slant inspection by trained u S. Meat
Experts.
Terminals Inspected.
A French Port, March l5.-Secre-
tary of War Baker and General Per-
shing today began an inspection of the
gigantic docks the buildings and other
facilities of the terminals to which the
supplies are shipped to the American
forces in France.
The terminal is at the head of the
American built double tracks of the
railroads leading one hundred miles
into the interior. Four miles of docks
will be built capable of allowing the
loading of forty ships simultaneously.
The rest camps can accommodate
twenty-five thousand soldiers.
Spurred to Action.
Washington, March 15.--Germany's
plumber quest into the far East is do
ing more to spur the American-allies
to rousing war spirit than anything
else they have undertaken to date, not
barring the U-boat meance of war
fare, according TO the views of the Of
ficials here today
The capture of Odessa, which is the
key to a rich wheat country, by a
strong force of German troops who are
moving eastward, is far from causing
gloom here at home, but is only help.
ing to spur the spirit.
Game Little Rumania has aroused
the admiration of some of the officials
here and her fate has stirred their
ire .l. .-....,. 81.
Long extracts from Teutonic news
papers reaching here show that the
Germans doubt the wisdom of the mill
tary tactics toward Russia and Ru-
mania.
Are Game Birds.
Washington, March Is. Henry
Ford's new submarine fighters which
are being built in the Ford plant at
Detroit will be known as Eagles
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounced today.
Regarding Dutch Ships.
Washington, d. c., March 15.--The
United States and the Allies ii has
been said, were influenced to take over
the Holland ships before, but the
German submarine menace prevented
the putting into effect of the voluntary
agreement in Holland
This agreement provided for the
replacement of all the Holland ships
sent from this side, but the Germans
protested that they would attack and
sink all Holland ships which started
from this side of the Atlantic.
The proposal for the agreement laid
in London for two months before any
action whatsoever was taken on the
matter and then finally Germany de.
clared that she would close up the
narrow passage way and attack the
Dutch ships if an agreement was con-
Guided. No resentment was felt toward
the Netherlands by Che United States
and the allies but full explanation
by President Wilson was made in a
conference at the White House be-
tween the President and the Dutch
Minister.
II is understood that the Neither
lands acted under duress by the Ger
iii tn9mq Contracts let.