Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1918 — Not Afraid of Hangman. [ARTICLE]

Not Afraid of Hangman.

There are said to be about 20.000 Czechoslovak troops In a single group with” the* Italian artny. , They were trained near the hill town of Perugia, and then moved to the battle front. They are mostly deserters from the Austrian army, and their uniform cheerfulness, in view of the fact that a hangman’s rope possibly .them, should they <be captured, is remarkable. But Italy is taking no chances with these invaluable additions to her fighting force, who, though

they wear the Italian gray-green untform. carry on their collars the stripes, red and white, of their national Bohemian colors. They are to be used only when Italy strikes her next blow, and can advance instead of retire. Judging by the way things are going for Austria, the smiling, singing Bohemians ought soon to be finding their hands fuIL Thoroughly dry bran will quickly cleanse, the finer velvet and woolen fabrics. ’

- - Manless Bombing Plane Invented. Jacob Weisbaum of Cincinnati. Ohtou lias Invented wnat he calls the “Weisbauin manless bombing plane.” He claims the machine, without the aid of human hands after It leaves th* ground, can be propelled through th* air nt terrific speed toward an objec-. tlve upon which It will automatically* Japanese claim to have Invented; matches that will light perfectly event when wet. .