Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
(By II a DouSnerty.l

CBy II a DouEherty.l
Washington. July 1s.-Bafore seo-
rotary OF War Baker and Chief Of
Stan March ana others Of the hier-
archy Of the American army at the war
department can be placed at . min
ute's notice. maps. hand books. and
complete data Of . military nature on
every country on the globe. by reason
| OF the activities OF the army's intelIi-
gencs service.
During the war the division of MILL
tary intelligence was the only govern
mental agency that studied radical
and revolutionary movements in the
United States. The department of
Justice merely dealt with individual
| cases OF offense against the laws. A
feature OF the intelligence service
work was the making OF ''bolsf,ev-
Xxi map" on greater New York, show
Ing where the bolsheviki and allied
groups congregated and held their
meetings. A great mass OF data was
| collected regarding all the radicals"
German Spy System Fails.
The Germans planned to have n spy
with every American division. brigade
and regiment. Owing to the work OF
the intelligence service they did not
get very far with their system, but q
| number Of officers and enlisted men
| representing 1t were apprehended and
| tried by court martial.
The Germans even now are persist
emily trying to break down the morale
Of the American army in Germany. or
at least were doing so before the pelca
treaty was signed.
The army intelligence service con-
sisted Of two officers and two men at
the outbreak c: the wa- Conse-
Quenuy the United States entered the
war blind" 1t had not even made
use Of information that attaches with
the European armies had gathered
since 1914, vast quantities of valuable
reports being allowed to lie PRACTICAL
ly unopened. including one which gave
the complete outlines Of the French
system of liaison between infantry and
artillery. the result being that General
Pershins landed in France without anv
knowledge of this Important feature
OF warfare.
Informed sup to the Minute"
Today the United States is informed
up to the minute on every military
activity in the world. In 1916 our army
knew nothing about Mexico. Now II
has comprehensive information. There
are eleven armed combats now going
on. concerning which 1t Is completely
informed. including all the Russian
conflicts. Handbooks are kept con-
stantly corrected for immediate print
Ing. covering full information as TO
every sensitive point" in the world
Brig. Gen. Marlborough Churchill,
chief Of the division Of military In
telligence Of the army. recently In pre-
sentfng the need OF the division for
funds to carry on it's work. declared
that the service compares fdvorably
with any in the world, citing by way
Of illustration the Siberian and Muir
mansk expeditions.
Information For General Graves.
IT was in a position to know several
weeks ahead" he told the committee
of the Siberian expedition under
General Graves. concentrated my
organization on n Siberian handbook.
with the result that General Graves
had a complete book OF information
relating to all the Siberian railway.
which has been continually added to
by other handbooks. extending much
farther than General Graves Is likely
to go. We got out the first map OF
Siberia with English names and we
supplied General Graves with fifteen
officers who were specialists on
Siberia. OF those seven had lived
there and spoke the Russian Language
We have handbools, aliases and
~ NJ ira Aho an - b.,
world where we are likely to carry on
military operations. The compiled and
digested Information includes data
about roads. bridges, topography and
the characteristics Of the people. in
Guiding suggestions as to how best to
manage them. Special attention is
given to the morale and psychology Of
armies. For instance all our material
information about a bolshevik army is
Of little value unless we know the
character and capacity of the COM
mander and the morale OF his troops
We have all that. In the Murmansk
campaign ours was the only intelli-
gence service that secured a map Of
the Murmansk railway. We had our
agents in Germany and knew their
morale was breaking. Our service at
the front was good. One OF its de- |
vices caused the Germans to withdraw
four divisions from the ST. Mihiel apex
before Pershing struck"
Homo Sleuth Work Ends.
General Churchill made 1t clear that
the intelligence service ceased all
"sleuth" work in the United States |
except that Of purely military |
nature. taking the position that. In
time Of peace In a free country the |
army has nothing to do with civil !
affairs. 1t has investigated 1858 cases |
Of alleged graft In connection with |
army affairs, has caused 507 arrests |
and secured 1876 convictions and rccov
cred moneys or property to the |
amount Of $4,000, he said.
Opon Hs~ County Home. !:
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, July 19-The board Of su-
peryisors announced today that they |