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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09

witnessing the massacre Of eight!
Turks, taken prisoner for two days and
living in the most troubled part OF the
country where even the newspapers
are prohibited from publishing any
thing without the inspection OF the po-
lice and where the Russian influence Is
the rule OF the town and every pass
port is at police station, is the exciting
every day life of Howell Cresswell an
Ottumwa boy travelling in foreign
land. The following letter has just
been received by Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Cresswell, and will prove very inter-
esting reading:
Salonica, Dec. 7, 1912.
This Is long delayed letter, but
many things have happened since last
wrote that have occupied my time and
thoughts. You may be interested IN
knowing some of my experiences. On
the 18th Of November, about 7:15 in
the evening while we were sitting in a
cafe filled with people the windows and
doors were suddenly thrown open by a
violent explosion. 1t was thought the
Bulgarians were busy with their bombs
again. All the cafes nearby were i'm
mediately emptied of their patrons. I
too was elected with the rest of the in
digestible elements. We looked about
but could find nothing. The explosion
was evidently some distance from us.
In few minutes it was rumored it
was up on Market street (street of the
shops). To investigate matters l start
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09

, iron door broke down. letting a mob OF
terrified creatures fall upon us. Our
soup was now furnished with neckties
shoes etc. The sisters of charity were
rolled over into the corner along with
myself and the Scotchman and we were
soon covered with all kinds Of mer-
| chandise that is sold by the hawkers on
the streets. To complete the tragi-com-
i edy one of the holder donkeys came in
| the door, stood for a while meditating
whether or not he should come in.
J After a few minutes order was again
! established. Where the disturbance or
| iginated no one knows
Today, after two weeks tranquility
not counting the daily assassinations
and robberies, panic again broke out
with the same result. ~ t.&3l a. 81,
! In the villages and Interior the an
archy is terrible Bulgarian bands are
! fighting Greek. Both are exterminating
Turks. Turks are still twisting the tail
of the Greek tiger near Janina in South
Albania. Austria and Russia are arm
ing to the teeth. The bodies of massa-
On each side Of the railway there are
hundreds Of dead lying, mostly villag-
ers who took the railway on foot, to
escape from Bulgarian and Greek
bands, both Christian and Musselman.
T The Russian consul Is the real gov
ernor of the town and as soon as he
recognized the occupation by . the
Greeks. that very day, the anti-Semitic
Pogroms began the reign Of terror"
Only Greek papers have the right to
speak their minds while the others are
conflscated. You can see the Greek
priests from Mt. Athos now joining the
ranks Of the bands. Their purpose Is to
straighten things out as they were be-
fore the Turks came. They have dis
carded their frocks, only carrying
black caps. Around their waists is a
belt Of cartridges. I can only say one
thing, that is. after 400 years Of Turk
ish rule, Salonica has been turned over
to the Greeks for Characterization. CA
Russian Cossack has just passed by the
table where l write with his large fur
hat.) All the young Turks Of Salonica
have been arrested on the ground that
they are free-masOns and may cause
trouble. They have been sent to Athens
and imprisoned. The greatest confusion
reigns here, politically, socially and
among the military.
always danger Of war with Austria and
Servia or Austria and Russia The Bull
garians Of Bulgaria are good people but
those of Macedonia are mostly bandits.
Russian influence Is the rule of the
town and my passport has disappeared
again and is at police station. The ex-
periences I have had here have been
most exciting, connected with the
street battle and massacre of eighty
Turks which I witnessed. The English
vice consul came to me and said, "An
Englishman would not have been so
easy on them as you were: if it had
been us, we would have landed a few
sailors from our war ships and taken
you from them by force If things be-
come any worse in the European situ-
atiSn I shall leave here soon.
Howell S. Cresswell
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to release me at I In the morning. but
detained me until 10, when they march
ed me through the principal street TO
the court martial and after an hours
wait (for no reason whatever) they
marched me back again. On the way
Mr.. Kehl (our consuD saw me ana
was very angry. remarking that those
fellows said they had released you at Z
this morning." He went to the court
house--raised big fuss there and
again apologizing, they allowed me TO
go. had not only been arrested, put IN
suited for trying to save fifty or sixty
people from being mastered.
TO go back. At the end OF the street
where I could hear fighting going on,
a most frightful thing occurred. but
before l tell Of 1t I must tell exactly
what happened that night. The ex-
plosion was caused by a bomb, one OF
the powder magazines being where the
camp Of Turkish prisoners was. The
powder house was guarded by Greek
soldiers, or supposed to be. The Bull
garians put the affair in this way: The
Greeks wanted the Turks to have these
barracks, which however, had been
given to the Turks, under conditions of
the capitulation Of the city. The Turks
protested, then the Greeks threatened
them. That night, the Greeks mined
the powder house and blew up from
three hundred to three hundred and
twenty five Turks and fifteen or twen-
ty Greeks went with them. That is the
Bulgarian version. The Greeks say the
Turks did it TO cause panic. 1t would
seem very strange that Turks would
plan to kill themselves, just to cause a
panic. At any rate the Greeks found a
pretext to make q demonstration and
entering town, began attacking the
cafes where Turks were congregated.
1t was this attack which I heard at the
end of the street: 1t was but min
ute's walk from our American mission,
under Mr.. Haskell. can use him as a
witness II necessary. In one Of these
cafes about twenty seven were massa-
cred. Opposite was another cafe where
an equal number were butchered. In
trying to run away they were shot
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09

ing an army officer might come and
save these Turks from being massacred.
The soldiers seemed little confused
at the sound Of the whistle and instead
Of shooting began breaking In the win
dows and entering. placed their bayo-
nets against the inmates.
At that instant managed to got
away; but behind me could hear cry
ing, and yelling, the noise Of broken
glass and the like. Running as fast as
could I arrived at the principal cafe
where there were many Greek officers
and their followers. most Of them half
drunk. quickly related to them what
had happened and begged an officer to
report Immediately at the command
ant the state Of affairs, but the con-
trary Of what I expected happened
From all sides came the words Liar"
you lie," You are a Turk" You are
q Turkish officer" etc. etc. Inside Of
Ave minutes there was such an
uproar, that to save myself trou-
BILE, I fastened off to my hotel and
while sitting in the lobby trying to
by big officer (general-coloneD with
white mustache and fiery eyes and in
his trail were ten Creton gendarmes
screaming at me, You low dog, you
scape-goat, you insult our army"
You liar" etc. l arose and told the
general I had told the truth and was
not liar He said You go to prison
and stay three or four months, by that
time you will find out who the Greeks
are"
I showed my passport to remind him
Of the capitulations (the Greeks are
bounds to observe them the same as
the Turks).- 1t forbits them to arrest
foreigners without first notifying the
consul I was taken to the court house
and sat in a chair for two days and
nights. The consul hearing Of it. order
ed my immediate release. He was very
angry and all were up in arms against
the Greeks. All papers are prohibited
from publishing any thing without first
allowing the police to inspect a copy.
just as 1t is in Russia. After the auth
critics had apologized thew promised
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09

down in the street, like rats. One Of
ficer afterwards boosted, II kill at any
time, any Turk, just as would a rat
Since the Greeks have taken Salonica
we have had what is known az the
reign Of terror" The first act OF the
Greek: was to release all the suffering
Christians ESQ called) from prison.
Most Of these were bandits. cut threats
and highwaymen, that had been In for
some time. Political prisoners, there
were practically none. They. with the
aid Of the soldiers. began to loot the
town. The soldiers were given full pow
er to search every one for arms. They
themselves considering the town as
conquered, did as they pleased. French
citizens English and all, were attack
ed in broad day light and robbed not
money Dnn S' a snsF wstehes People o
assassinated in broad day light and
robbed. A great deal Of 1t was due to
old grudges held against the people.
The Greeks, considering themselves
masters OF the town, did as they pleas
ed. Greeks who had never budged out
side Of the town, began to say "Oh. we
have taken the town and we can now
do as we please"
For fully two weeks all we could hear
about in Salonica were panics. You
might be standing on a corner and all
Of sudden, every one would come
running down the street (the streets
now are black with people). The iron
roller windows would thunder down.
closed by anxious shop keepers.
One could hear the screams Of wom-
en- and children on all sides. Horses
were running away, glass windows
were cracking and Gathering, followed
by a street practically emptied and the
soldiers hitting people wherever they
found them, because they were disor-
derby (?). .,.,@.t -. ...,
One day while in mosque with
and French sisters of char
ity. distributing bread and soup to the
poor, we suddenly heard screams out
side. A lot Of donkeys of the Bulgarian
army were stampeding outside, chill
dren were crying pitifully. and then the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09
BLOOMINGTON MAN
h DIED AT HOSPITAI1

George H. Berry Of Bloomington,
ILL.,, died at the Ottumwa hospital this
morning at 1:40 o'clock. The de.
ceased was taken sick while on Bur
lington train No. 178 from Des Moinea
enroute to his home In Bloomington
Monday. His condition became sert.
GUS and he was taken of the train
here and removed to the hospital.
where he grew steadily worse. Death
was caused by gall stones. Mr.. Berry
was in business in Bloomington, and II
survived by his wife and three children.
The remains were shipped this morn
ing on Burlington No. 10 to Blooming.
ton, where interment will be made.
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Jopling's ribs were fractured, which
caused an internal hemorrhage which
resulted in his death.
The jury also found that the patient
who inflicted the blows on Jopling
was wholly irresponsible and also that
the officers and employees of the hos
pital are not to be blamed In any re-
spect for the death Of Jopling.
The post norton examination was
made by DR.. Sternberg Of this city. and
DR.. Narnell, assistant physician at the
hospital. s TIL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09
GIRL SLEEPING
FOR TWO WEEKS
Arithmetic Lesson Sends Iowa Student
Into Long SIumber; Over.
study In Cause

Ruthven, Jan. S.-Edith Taylor a
school girl, who lives with her parents
in Lake township, Clay county fell into
deep sleep two weeks ago and has
not awakened. She was studying an
arithmetic lesson when sleep came
upon her 1t is believed that her Ill
ness has been caused by overstudy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-09
MASSACRE OF TURKS AND OTHER
INCIDENTS TOLD BY HOWELL CRESSWELL

Ottumwa Young Man, Now in Salonka, Writes to the
Courier About Some of the Incidents of the Bal
kan War in Turkey ">T
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
CASE. MAY BE KEPT IN
THE COURTS FOR WEEKS

MONTREAL, Sept. e.-An applica-
tion for bail will be the next move by
the lawyers for Harry z. Thaw, who
yesterday succeeded in securing from
Justices Cross and Geryais a writ Of
habeas corpus returnable in Montreal
September Is and an order preventing
the immigration officials from deport-
ing Thaw.
The legal contingent from Montreal
handling Thaw's case, accompanied by
"Gentleman Roger Thompson, the
chauffeur who drove the rescue car
from Matteawan, returned On special
train this morning.
In legal circles here tho belief is held
that the Thaw case is now safely
launched on its long trip to the privy
council
E. Blake Robertson, assistant super
intendent Of the dominion immigration
department, who passed through Mont
real on his way home TO Ottawa, said.
that"
Pressed for statement, Mr.. La
Flamme Of the Thaw counsel said:
"We licked Jerome and there Will
be no deportation That's enough for
"F'oreign lawyers. foreign sheriffs
and foreign bailiffs have hurt the dig
nifty Of the British courts Of law in the
Thaw cese,' said Justice Gervais, one
of the judges who yesterday issued the
writ Of habeas corpus and order pro-
hibiting the immigration authorities
from deporting Harry K. Thaw.
British sovereignty is quite capa-
BILE Of taking care of any person who
appeals to our sense Of Justice" con-
tinued his lordship. "It is not neces-
sary for any lawyer, sheriff, bailif or
any other foreign person to intervene
IN such a matter
"We are quite capable of looking
after any stranger that is within our
midst. Mr.. Thaw will appear before
the full bench of the court of appeals,
and his case Will be threshed out there,
according to It's merits
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THAW REGRETS THE
ARREST Of JEROME
Continued from Page one.)

(Courlnueo ITom rags On6.l
Mills. Vt, where he went yesterday by
automobile after being admitted to
bail He was considering the next
move to be made in the Thaw case and
for this reason did not deem it best
to return to Coaticook. where feeling G
against him has run high.
It was understood here tonight that
Jerome's case had been called to the
attention Of the minister of justice
and that counsel looked for quashing
Of the charge.
Tomorrow will mark Thaw's third
Sunday IN Canada. Since Wednesday
evening last he has been but nine miles
from the Vermont border, but fgura-
lively speaking he was tonight perha ps
further from Matteawap than at any
tine since his escape.
Hector Verret, representing Jerome,
announced late tonight he would en-
deavor TO have the Jerome case brought
into court Monday instead Of Thurs
day
The reason for this Is the desire of
those assisting Jerome 20 clear the mat.
ter up as soon as possible in order that
he may proceed with the Thaw case
unhampered.
An effort will be made to have Mag
istrate Mulvena Of Sherbrooke preside,
thus taking the case out Of the hands
Of Justice Mckee, who SO roundly de-
nounced Jerome in court today. IF
the pproposal goes through Jerome will
be asked to return from Montreal at
once
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
JEROME DECLARES HE
WILL ANSWER CHARGE

ISLAND POND, Vermont, Sept. g.
~ have no intention of jumping my
bonds at Coaticook, - said William
Iravers Jerome upon his arrival from
Norton Mills this evening. Mr.. Jerome
was asked whether be was going TO
return to answer the charges of gam
bling made against him at Coaticook
and he exclaimed:
'Of course I am. 7 shall return as
soon as can, but L may not be able
to get back there for few days. At
torney Verret will fix the date for me. -
Jerome, who came here in his motor
car, is going through to Montreal to-
morrow, he said, but refused to discuss
his plans.
You may be sure we're not going
TO sit back and let the other fellows
put something over on us,'' he said.
'.We II get ThaM wed. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
FREE WOOD PULP IS
PROVIDED IN BILL
CONTINUED from Page oue.)

tation Of works Of art more than fifty
years old. The provision, however, was
not amended.
Senator Cummins attacked alleged
determination Of railroad rates in IA.
vor OF importers, He declared it was
unfair to American manufacturers and
farmers to allow foreigners to have
| lower freight rates within tho bor1t rs
OF the United States. He gave figures
TO show that import rates on wheat
from Canada. like Duluth, were less
than rates within the United States for
the same distance.
The Cummins railroad rate amend
ment was defeated 33 to "a. Senator
Simmons, leading the Democratic forces
against the provision, said that the
Democratic programme for the next
session would embrace adequate con-
sideratfon Of trust and railroad ques.
tions and that the Democrats did not
want to load the tariff bill down with
important railroad rate legislation,
such as the Cummins provision pro"
posed.
Senator Penrose again ordered his
nti.dumping clause amendment which
would prevent exporters In foreign
countries from selling surplus goods in
this country at price lower than the
prevailing market price abroad A pro-
vision somewhat similar to this was in
the original house bill, but had been
struck out by the senate committee.
The amendment was defeated, 81 to
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
Income Tax Amendment,

Amendments to the income tax Sec
ton, as agreed upon late last night at
the Democratic caucus, were adopted
practically without debate when of.
fered by Senator Williams. The chief
amendment increases the income tax
rate from the limit of the original
house bill and makes the total income
tax amount to one per cent on incomes
from $4,000 to $4,000; two per cent
from $4,000 to $4,000; three per cent
from $4,000 to $4,000; four per cent
from $4,000 to 100000; five per cent
from 100000 to s25o,Oo six per cent
from $250,00o to 100000 and seven
per cent above 100000.
Senator Bristow gave notice chat he
would again oqer his amendment for
a graded tax running up to over ten
per cent on incomes above S1O0, 900.
The amendment will be offered when
the bill comes before the senate for
final action.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
REFUSES TO SHOVEL
COAL; SEEKS DIVORCE

SY International News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 6-That she
"as forced 10 shovel over twenty tons OF
coal In less than @ year. shovel out all
one aenes and keep g furnace for a large
apartment house going, while her hus-
~. "a nd sat at his ease bcssing the Job. Is
ene main charge Of cruelty In a divorce
complaint go Aled here today by Mrs, VII
nam II, Schock. wife of g. hardware rer-
cnant at $3.50 West Madison street. Chi
caso Mrs. schock says that her hus-
2and made her attend the furnace In
Los Angeles also when they ran an
isonth 10 support herself and 11-year- old
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
f}IIN|NELs :.
Fg|||1ED AWAY
. p.tssaivs' Looking
L. Discover "on'
Et,lps' Railway
4 S SENSATIONAL
4, d odsnt'l' and
4 I,,o This Country
kd dconpiraey'

a. a., a-Diseovsry Of an
- s,pu r,llray for spinting
i, Criminals and fuel.ives ses
I'D 10 old in the snsfsna'
;.ls ibis country Was 70 70.
,.,.s.Ivss ss work on the
,.,ja Sing. q Chinese meF'
!, .,s,ulrssy extends from ON
~ ssII,E - Eongkong and has
s% nav q cities Of this &C country t;y
4 srs in Mexico. TIE. The o,s, =.
: Issrdsd by the p0i''' S'
!, =; ii 'ou az rooms at tho rear
- ~ restaurant Is in North
], ''ss "a, West Illinois street. s.
a, Ian Issl was what the police
't,t'sSsEbock" tSl, of the gang,
4 4, alleged scheme in aid
4 y, learned
4 Agents.
\. !, ,Ipbsbetical order were
. "a agents Of the organ,
4, yrrious cities, the y names
\ 4. mos. notorious Chinese
/ tls country, the police
|iulstions written in Chi
"a The police are OF the
4 Il . murderer Of Sine es-
4, Underground A man
/ be feInurant his head
g vho il known TO have
Ihtsd With his white wife,
nv Gnce the night of the
y ,sies found many. letters
4 tIls man from twelve diff
d girls
bsd.
/ 40 AMONG the cities listed
|flbook" as stations on the
b."
ha Ftancisco end Bakers
!; Portland, Or; Seattle
I,ssver, B. c.; Ann Arbor
\ M.h.; Athens, Ohio; Bos-
1esidge, Mass; Butte,
|Q1a, Mss, valparaiso,
ksrsda, Mexico.
} instance Of an interprs-
! dynigation disclosed rec
J "blsckbook'' Of eonsign.
|gsn smuggled into this
Do svidsuce was called to
> Of the federal officers
lined to believe that the
Isd smuggling immigrants
1ftsr we're the main pur-
hug, carrying with them
ssr helping fugitive mem-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
FEW MOMENTS! NO INDIGESTION OR
SICK STOMACH -PAPE'S D|APEPS|A|

the indigestion and distress. Millions of
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needless to have bad stomach A lit
tie Diapepsin occasionally keeps the
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If your stomach doesn't take care of
your liberal limit without rebellion; if
your food is damage instead Of help.
remember the quickest, surest, most
harmless relief is Pape's Diapepsin,
which costs only fifty cents for q large
case at drug stores. tt truly wonder.
ful-it digests food and sets things
straight, 30 gently and easily that it is
astonishing. Please don t 60 on and on
with a weak, disordered stomach; it's
so unnecessary. Advertisement
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Digests all food, absorbs gases
and stops fermentation
at once.

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the dam
ags-do youf Well, dom bother. If
your stomach is In a revolt; If sour,
gassy and upset, and what you just ate
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gases and acids and eructate undigested
food; breath foul, tongue coated-iust
take Pape's Diapepsin, and in five min
utes you will wonder what became Of
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i I0l0G AUTO
] CANYON ROAD
. from Page one.)

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
VIII Represent King.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6-The king of
Spain has instructed the Spanish min
tster hore. Senior Riano. to act as his
representative at tho unveiling ct San
Diego, CAL September 27, Of the cross
in memory Of Father Junipero Sierra.
founder Of the old MISSIONS OF California.
and the dedication there OF the statues
of Balboa and CabrilIo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
Anxious Mother at Home.

CREsSON, Pa, Sept, 6.-Contrary to
expectations Mrs, Thaw did not leave
her summer home here this morning for
New York. the change in programme
hsvlng been caused by news from Can
az aaa That the latest tangle in Harry z.
Ihaw,s case would necessitate his pres
ence In the dominion indefinitely.